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1997 NISSAN QUEST — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 379754 · 2002-10-30

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
QUEST
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure
88,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER HEARD THE VEHICLES HORN BLOWING AND WENT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. UPON REACHING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INDICATED THAT THE WIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE LOOM SHORTED AND MELTED OTHER WIRES IN THE LOOM,WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE 10 AMP FUSE BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLES DASH INDICATORS (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE) TO STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES *TS *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8021888
Machine
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