10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 850 miles
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At 5:15am, 5/29/14, my Xts while parked in my residence driveway spontaneously caught fire. The fire emanated from the engine compartment and destroyed the entire front 1/2 of the vehicle. North farmingdale fd responded and extinguished the fire. No injuries were caused. The nassau county pd and nassau fire marshalls office also responded and after a visual and photo examination determined that the fire started in the area of the brake booster pump. Cadillac had issued a recall for this vehicle type on 4/12/14 with the warning that a defect in the brake booster pump could cause a fire and in my case this is exactly what occurred. The oil spillage and vehicle debris also caused extensive damage to the driveway resulting in a complete replacement of the driveway.
- Massapequa, NY, USA
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