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2002 NISSAN ALTIMA — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

1 injured · 1173434 · 2015-04-10

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Miles at failure
189,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS TURNING MY CAR ON THE CORNER OF MY BLOCK. MY PASSENGER WHO WAS ABOUT TO GET OUT THE CAR STEPPED ONE FOOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE OTHER FOOT WENT THROUGH THE CARPET AND LANDED OUTSIDE OF MY CAR UNDERNEATH. I GOT OUT THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE UNDERNEATH WAS RUSTED AND HAD A BIG HOLE IN IT. I THAN LOOKED ON MY DRIVER SIDE AND SEEN THAT SIDE WAS THE SAME BUT NOT AS BAD. I WENT TO GET AN ESTIMATE AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD BE $800 TO FIX MY 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET MY CAR FIXED. I TRIED TO SELL IT BUT NO ONE WAS INTERESTED IN BUYING DUE TO THE HOLES. RIDING AROUND IN THE WINTER WAS VERY COLD AND WHEN IT RAINED IT WOULD SOAK UP THE CARPET THAT'S HANGING AND FELT LIKE IT MADE MY CAR RIDE HEAVY. I WOULD HOPE THAT NISSAN COULD LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND SEE HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO DRIVE A CAR WITH HOLES IN THE BOTTOM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10704884
Machine
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