# 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `371591` · 2002-09-03 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ALTIMA
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 7,800
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ON  HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON  DASHBOARD, INDICATING THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.  *AK  THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, THERE WAS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND AS IF IT WERE COMING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, THE OIL LIGHT, AND THE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED.  *CC
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