| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037348 | Incident Date: Sep, 02 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SPRINGFIELD | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: REGAL | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WF551111 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 28 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I returned home from a short trip to the store on 9/3/05, turned off the car, and parked my 2001 buick regal gs in the driveway. about 5-10 minutes later, my husband said he smelled something burning. he looked out the front door, and smoke and flames were coming from under the hood of the car. i called 911, and my husband attempted to contain the flames until the fire department arrived. the engine tried to start, on its own, while it was burning. the car radio came on. the engine was engulfed in flames when the fire department arrived. the car appears to be a total loss. in addition, the heat from the flames melted the vinyl siding on my house, inasmuch as the car was parked in front of the garage next to the house. *nm |
