NHTSA Complaint #10883004 — 2001 BUICK REGAL
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10883004 |
| Vehicle | 2001 BUICK REGAL |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 300,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
I DROVE TO LITTLE CEASERS TO GET PIZZA, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INSIDE, APPROXIMATELY 5 MIN LATER AND SOMEONE CAME INSIDE AND SAID THAT SOMEONE'S CAR WAS SMOKING, I WENT OUTSIDE AND IT WAS SMOKING HEAVILY FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, A WITNESS CALLED 911, BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES, A TIRE EXPLODED AND THE FIRE DEPT WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS COMPLETELY BURNED DOWN, I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE RECALLS MENTIONING POSSIBLE FIRE HAPPENING EVEN WHILE THE CAR IS UNATTENDED, IT WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN FIRE STARTED AND IT DROVE FINE ON THE WAY THERE, WAS NOT HOT OR SMOKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT THE FIRE DID NOT REACH THE GAS TANK. I AM AT A LOSS ON WHAT TO DO AND NEED HELP.
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