# 2012 NISSAN ROGUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1260702` · 2016-02-13 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ROGUE
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 44,000
## Narrative
ON 12/26/2015 AT 4AM MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY CARPORT. MY DAUGHTER AND I COULD HAVE DIED HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR MY 2 GOLDEN RETRIEVERS ALERTING US. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF A OPEN RECALL ON 1/26/2015 INCLUDING MY VIN FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IN WHICH IT COULD SHORT AND CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND OVER $10,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO MY HOME. NISSAN BEGAN THEIR INVESTIGATION ON 1/20/2016 AND ON 2/12/2016 THEY CONTACTED ME VIA FEDEX THAT THE HAVE NO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT. I AM TOTALLY BAFFLED BY THIS BECAUSE VEHICLE FIRE IS CONSEQUENCE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON MY VIN. AND YES I HAVE INSURANCE ON BOTH MY HOME AND VEHICLE, BUT THERE IS $500 DEDUCTIBLE ON MY HOME. AND THERE IS A BALANCE AFTER MY INSURANCE PAID OFF WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. AND I HAD TO PUT MONEY DOWN MONEY TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. SO I'M LEFT WITH ALL OF THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILTY AND NISSAN HAS NONE. I AM LIVID!!!
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