1997 buick regal. Consumer writes in regard to safety recall engine compartment fire notice . Consumer writes vehicle caught fire and manufacturer stated there was no proof for cause of fire. *as
1997 Buick Regal: fire, smoke or burning smell
17 of the 136 complaints about the 1997 Buick Regal describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- typical mileage
- 150,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owned a 1997 buick regal. While parked, the vehicle caught fire under the hood. The fire was extinguished by the contact. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 1997 buick regal. While parked, the vehicle burst into flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure recurred two weeks after the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 195,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 buick regal. While attempting to start the vehicle, it caught fire. The contact stated that the fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Fire started in the engine, resulting in the car exploding in about 10 minutes total. Total loss. Caught fire to my friends garage. The car was parked and running while we ran inside to pay for some stuff. Heard an explosion and went to investigate, and saw the hood and dash and the engine on fire. My friend jumped on his tractor and pushed it away from the garage, and started dumping snow on it. Fire dept came and put it out.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 buick regal. The contact stated that the engine caught fire while driving. The fire department extinguished the fire and stated that the fire originated in the engine compartment. The contact was not injured. The contact received a notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 1997 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle was destroyed. No further details were available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 buick regal. The contact stated that the lights on the dashboard shut on and off along with the radio and the vehicle started to smoke. The contact drove onto the emergency lane and within a few minutes the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was not made aware of the recall when the vehicle was purchased. The contact was informed by the salvage lot that there was a recall for the engine and engine cooling because of an oil leak that caused the fire. The recall campaign id number was 08v118000,engine and engine cooling. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owned a 1997 buick regal. She stated that the vehicle was parked and suddenly caught fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A fire report was available. The vehicle was towed to an undisclosed location. The contact stated the failure was directly related to the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 buick regal. The contact stated that she received recall notice # 09v116000 (09v116000). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired according to the remedy referenced in the recall. However shortly after the repair the vehicle had an engine compartment fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the flames. The manufacturer was not notified. The current and failure mileages were 158,000.bl
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 buick regal. The contact placed oil in the vehicle and noticed that the engine was on fire once he arrived home. The vehicle quickly became engulfed in flames and his neighbor extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed by the time the fire department arrived. There were no injuries. The fire department filed a report. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 200,000.
I left work on my break drove a half mile to home got out my car and came in the house for about five minutes. Then a officer was at my door and told me my car was on fire. The flames were very bad under my hood. The police was telling everyone to move there cars and stay in there apartments. It took about ten minutes before the firemen to get there. When they arrive and open the hood a ball of fire shot out. They put it out. The car was burnt up badly. So I call gm and gave a fire report. It was a recall on my engine and gm sent me a letter to go and get it service. And I did go to mikes buick on 04/09 and they fix the recall. And on 05/25/09 that's when my car caught on fire. Mikes came out and towed my car to there shop. They call me about five days after that and said they could not do any thing for me. Now I have no transportation to work they just don't care about there mistake. My car was perfectly fine until they worked on it and then it just badly burnt up. I really need some help with this problem I am a single mother of 5 and now I have no transportation for work or school. Please help us. Thank you very much.
Service bulletins that may apply
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- Subject regarding clusters - replace circuit board
- Information on the base and gage clusters - circuit board update
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Buick Regal fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1997 Buick Regal?
17 of 136 owner complaints about the 1997 Buick Regal (13%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
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There are 0 recalls and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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