# 2014 INFINITI Q50 — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1203930` · 2015-07-29 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** INFINITI
- **Model:** Q50
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 6,004
## Narrative
I LIVE IN A ONE FAMILY HOUSE WITH AN ATTACHED GARAGE.  MY WIFE PARKED THE CAR,WITH 1/3 OF A  TANK OF GAS,IN OUR GARAGE ABOUT 6:30 PM ON AUGUST 17.  SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND EXITED THE CAR TAKING THE SMART KEY WITH HER.  ABOUT 9 THE NEXT MORNING, WHILE WALKING MY DOG, I FELT HEAT COMING FROM THE GARAGE AND OPENED THE DOOR.  IT WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH.  I THEN TOUCHED THE CAR AND BURNED MY HAND.  I CALLED OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE.  THE CAR WAS SO HOT, A CD IN THE DOOR COMPARTMENT MELTED.  THE FIREMEN EXPLAINED THAT  MY WIFE AND I AND OUR DOG, COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED BY CARBON MONOXIDE AND THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE COULD HAVE BURNED FROM THE HEAT.  I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT.   EVEN IF THE SMART KEY IS NOT NEAR THE CAR, IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL IT IS OUT OF GAS.
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