Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
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