NHTSA Complaint #10160820 — 1997 BUICK LESABRE

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10160820
Vehicle	1997 BUICK LESABRE
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 22, 2006
Date Filed	June 26, 2006
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BACK FIRED CAUSING AN EXPLOSION WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TURN VEHICLE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED UN-DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERS FOR SERVICE. THE DEALERS DETERMINED THAT A LEAKY FUEL REGULATOR CAUSED THE BACK FIRE THAT DESTROYED UPPER INTAKE OF MANIFOLD, WHICH COULD ALSO LEAD TO FIRES. THE DEALERS REPLACED THE FUEL REGULATOR AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED TO SEE IF VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURERS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *JB

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