Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / LESABRE / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004271344 Incident Date: Mar, 11 2004
Consumer's City: SENECA Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LESABRE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HP52K4XH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 20 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 13 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A fire ignited from under the hood and vehicle exploded. vehicle was parked and turned off when the explosion occurred. the fire was caused by a ruptured intake manifold. *ak the vehicle had not been started the two days prior to the fire. when the consumer turned the key in the ignition she heard a loud explosion which was followed by smoke a flame coming from under the hood. the vehicle transmission shifted hard and shuttered when in overdrive. the dealer replaced the converter assembly, valve body, pressure control and reprogrammed the power train controller. *nm