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2007 NISSAN VERSA — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

fire · 1697315 · 2020-10-04

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
VERSA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
221,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN SEPT.2006. NEVER HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS AND HAVE KEPT IT SERVICED, ON OCT 02, 2020 I WENT TO STORE AND BACK HOME ABOUT 8 MILES TOTAL, PARKED IN YARD, APPROX. 10 MINUTES LATER ALARM WENT OFF AND KEY FOB WOULD NOT DISSARM IT SO I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE WHOLE FIREWALL WAS ON FIRE, AND FLAMES BELLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH, I IMMEDIATELY RAN AND GOT A FIRE EXTINGUSHER ANDD COMPLETELY USED THE LARGE CANNISTER TO PUT FIRE OUT. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND VERY SCAREY AND UPSETTING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN FROM A PARKED CAR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11362631
Machine
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