NHTSA Complaint #11030081 — 2002 BUICK REGAL
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11030081 |
| Vehicle | 2002 BUICK REGAL |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 89 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
SECOND TIME AROUND MY BUICK REGAL CAUGHT ON FIRE AS IT SAT IN DRIVEWAY MY CAR HAS BEEN A VIN THAT FIT THE SAFTEY RECALL SINCE 2007 3RD OR 4TH ONE SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM DEALERSHIP MY CAR HAS 5 RECALLS WHICH 3 ARE RECALL CAMPAIGN SO DEALER FIXED ONLY PART OF THE RECALL IN FEB 18 2016 I WAS SENT ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL LETTER ASKING ME TO GO BACK TO GET EXTRA WORK DONE OR NEWER PARTS DEALER SAID NO SO NOW IT'S SEPTEMBER 25/26 2017 AND FIRE HAPPENS AGAIN THIS TIME WAS A BIGGER ISSUE HAD FIREDEPARTMENT CALLED OUT ALL THE FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE BEAUTY COVER AND VALVE COVER LEAK WHICH WAS A RECALL FOR SEVERAL YEARS THEY FIXED WITH BETTER PARTS BUT STILL HAVE A FIRE DEALERSHIP SAID NO GET MY CAR OUT THERE SHOP AND AGM TELLS ME SORRY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR U BECAUSE MY CAR 2002 OLD NO WARRANTIES BUT IT'S A SAFTEY RECALL ALMOST EVERY YEAR SINCE MY CAR WAS BOUGHT NO PARTS AVAILABLE NOT SURE Y I GET ONLY HALF RECALL DONE AND NOT DO THE FULL RECALL CORRECTLY THERE FOR THEY SHOULD BE HELP RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE SINCE THEY NEVER TOOK MY COVER OFF THEY WERE VERY AWARE OF THAT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THIS ISSUE I HAVE HAD 7 CLAIMS SINCE FIRST TIME CAR ON FIRE JAN 6 2016 AND CLAIM #11 CLAIM STORY FOR NHTSA CALLED EVERYONE I COULD EVEN MY LOCAL NEWS BUT NO ONE WILL HELP ME BECAUSE IT'S A FIGHT AGAINST GM IT'S SO WRONG NOT FAIR THAT THIS HAPPENS TO PEOPLE I DON'T WANT MONEY OR BIG DEAL I JUST WANT A CAR THAT DOESN'T CATCH FIRE EVERY YEAR I NEED HELP PLEASE !!! ALSO I WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ON WHAT CAMPAIGN MEANS FOR THE SITUATION !?
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