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2015 INFINITI Q50 — POWER TRAIN

fire · 1918170 · 2023-08-11

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
Q50
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2015 Infiniti Q50. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle began to overheat and smoke was present coming from under the hood. After stopping to inspect the vehicle the contact opened the hood and flames were present in the engine compartment. The contact immediately extinguished the flames using water. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact indicated that prior to the fire the vehicle had also experienced transmission shifting failures and the front driver's side and passenger side seat belts were locked in the retracted position and could not be used. The cause of the failures was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11537944
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown