NHTSA Complaint #836978 — 1998 BUICK LESABRE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	836978
Vehicle	1998 BUICK LESABRE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 17, 1998
Date Filed	April 21, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING WOULD NOTICE ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & VEHICLE KEPT OVERNIGHT. MECHANIC HAD NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, NEXT DAY. WAS INFORMED GASOLINE ODOR COULD HAVE STARTED FIRE AROUND IGNITION SOURCE. ALSO, DOME LIGHT KEPT COMING ON/OFF BY ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK

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