1999 Buick Regal: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Feb 28, 2017 · Engine · DE · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 buick regal. After driving and parking the vehicle, smoke and flames appeared. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. There was a recall regarding the failure, but the contact received the notification too late. The recall information and failure mileage were unknown.

Filed Feb 10, 2017 · Engine · TX · fire · 1 injury

The engine caught on fire no more than 3minutes after I parked the car. The valve cover recall was repaired in 2016. Car was running fine. I just happened to go back out to the car to get my cell phone when I saw smoke. I open the hood and saw flames. I used a fire extinguisher to out he flame out. Now the car starts but runs too rough to even trust to drive it! Why have the recall if it was going to catch fire anyways!

Filed Oct 30, 2016 · Engine · 100,000 miles · OR · fire

On 10/28/2016 my wife had drove the car about 3 miles to the store did some shopping for approximately 30 minutes. She returned home the 3 miles parked the car in the driveway in front of the garage and went in side. She was in the garage a few minutes later and saw smoke filling the garage. She went out the back door and around the house and the car was in flames. Neighbors had all ready called 911. It took about ten minutes for the fire department to arrive. The entire engine bay and front of the car was destroyed. The paint was burned off of the garage door and blistered paint and soot on the house. The hood strut exploded and put a hole in the garage door.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Engine · 175,000 miles · WI · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 buick regal. The vehicle caught fire while the contact was parking in front of his house. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was engulfed in flames before the police and fire departments arrived. Police and fire reports were filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling) and 04v375000 (exterior lighting). The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.

Filed Sep 9, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · KS · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 buick regal. While driving approximately 20 MPH in march, smoke appeared from the front end of the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the road and the contact walked home to call her husband. When the contact stated and her husband arrived back to the vehicle, it had caught fire and burned to the ground. The police and the fire department were at the scene and reports were filed. There were no injuries. The remnant of the vehicle was towed away. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. On september 7, 2016, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling) and 99v356000 (exterior lighting). The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Sep 6, 2016 · Engine · 145,000 miles · IN · fire

On 9/1/16, the engine caught on fire while parked, turned off, and unoccupied. Half the car burned--total loss. I learned shortly after that it was under recall for under hood fires--do I have any way to recover my losses from gm? I only had liability coverage, so there won't be any insurance money.

Filed Jun 2, 2016 · Engine · NC · fire

1999 buick regal. Consumer writes in regards to engine oil deposited on exhaust manifold can cause engine compartment fire recall notice. Consumer seeks compensation for new vehicle after recalled vehicle caught fire.

Filed May 25, 2016 · Engine · FL · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 buick regal. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle caught fire and smoke appeared through the vents and under the hood. The driver pulled to the side of the road and exited the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts to do the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was not provided. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed May 23, 2016 · Engine · 71,000 miles · PA · fire

4th engine service recall 15757 was performed at dealership on march 25, 2016. On may 13, 2016, attempted to started car which was parked on suburban street at 5 a.m. The vehicle had not been driven for several days. Loud bang sound. Engine ignited. Flames shot out onto street surface. Driver was able to evacuate and contain flames until police and fire department responded to call. Battery had to be disconnected. Engine casing was blown off top of engine.

Filed Mar 9, 2016 · Engine · TN · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 buick regal. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle jerked. In addition, the contact noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment of the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the spark plug wires had caught fire and there was oil leaking from the valve cover gasket. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The contact sustained minor hand injuries but did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. However, the contact independently replaced the spark plug wires. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Feb 25, 2016 · Engine · 153,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 buick regal. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire without warning. The contact observed and smelled smoke under the hood of the vehicle and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a report was not filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 153,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2016 · Engine · MA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 buick regal. The contact stated that the engine caught fire. There was no fire report filed. The fire was extinguished by the contact. There were no injuries. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. Vin tool confirms parts not available.