NHTSA Complaint #10272573 — 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND THE FRONT END CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000, WHICH STATED THAT IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 53,000.