10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
87,000 miles

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problem #1

Jan 262015

DeVille 8-cyl

  • 87,000 miles
At about 12:30 - 1:00 am in the morning the car was parked at my home in the driveway directly in front of the garage. [xxx] the owner gets up to get something to eat when he looked outside the patio, he saw his car smoldering and than immediately burst into flames at the engine area. Called the fire department immediately and in the meantime tried to suppress the fire but not successful. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Brooklyn, OH, USA

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