NHTSA Complaint #10631728 — 2003 BUICK LESABRE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10631728
Vehicle	2003 BUICK LESABRE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 1, 2014
Date Filed	September 8, 2014
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

WELL I'VE ALREADY PUT IN ONE COMPLAINT SO HERE'S ANOTHER..NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE ANOTHER VALVE COVER GASKET,,THIS WILL B THE SECOND ONE WITHIN A YR..ITS DRIPPING ALL MY OIL OUT&ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE. IM SCARED OF THE CAR NOW..I WAS ALREADY SCARED BECAUSE OF THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING IN OR COMING APART...YALL MIGHT NOT DEAL ITS SERIOUS,, BUT I DO LAST TIME YALL WANTED ME TO PAY FOR BUICK TO LOOK AT MY CAR&I FEEL THAT IS WRONG.. I SERIOUSLY NEED SOMEONE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ME ABOUT THIS MATTER... *TR

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