2008 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE
Start: 2018-01-10

fire · 1439374 · 2018-01-11

Vehicle

Make: NISSAN
Model: ALTIMA
Year: 2008
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE
Miles at failure: 124,000
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

LOUD BANG AND OIL COOLER BUSTED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH, IT STARTED SMOKING AND THEN FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I PULLED OVER TURNED OF THE IGNITION AND GOT OUT AND THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN MINUTES

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11062088
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown