2000 NISSAN MAXIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2003-08-06

fire · 425138 · 2003-08-14

Vehicle

Make: NISSAN
Model: MAXIMA
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Miles at failure: 61,700

Severity

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

Narrative

BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION TURNED ONE CLICK TO "ON" POSITION. VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE. HEARD A BOOM WHEN I TURNED KEY. OPENED HOOD TO SEE SMOKE AND A DAMAGED BATTERY. CAPS WERE BLOWN CLEAR, TOP OF CELL WAS CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. BATTERY ACID SPRAYED HOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10032840
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown