Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062672 Incident Date: Apr, 04 2006
Consumer's City: MAZON Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WF5216W1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 15 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Parked and turned the vehicle off; was informed approximately 5 minutes later that the vehicle was on fire. the engine was engulfed in flames by that time. fire dept unable to put out the fire with extinguishers, the truck had to be brought in and the car hosed down. was told that it was an electrical fire. the vehicle was totaled by the insurance company. *nm