Consumer Complaint Detail
BUICK / PARK AVENUE / 1991
1 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000057524 | Incident Date: Sep, 14 2000 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: PARK AVENUE | Model Year: 1991 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4CW53L2M1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 26 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1995 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle caught fire with occupant locked in the vehicle. car was being parked in the garage at home after a trip to the store. fire caused vehicles door and window openers to fail. since this incident i have heard of similar incidents in other vehicles. i am trying to determine if this is happening in other vehicles and what can be done to ensure that other people don't get locked in their vehicles when a fire starts and knocks out the door openers and windows. this would have been a fatality had my mother not spotted the smoke coming from the garage in time.please call or email me if you require further information. *ak |