Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006082082 Incident Date: Oct, 13 2006
Consumer's City: ORONO Consumer's State: ME
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1999
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 14 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 12 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I had driven the vehicle about an hour's distance with no problems, and one half hour stop along the way. i parked the vehicle and there were no warning lights on and no smell coming from the car. i walked away to a neighbors house for about ten minutes and when i came back the entire engine compartment was on fire. this quickly spread to the interior of the car, totalling about 2/3 of the vehicle. the entire front end was just metal, it melted out the wind shield and both front windows, caused severe damage to leather interior, melted the entire dashboard, melted off one of my rear view mirrors. the local fire department came and put it out, which saved the rear fenders, bumper and trunk. all four tires were melted off, front rims damaged beyond repair.