1997 NISSAN MAXIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 NISSAN MAXIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Start: 2005-08-19

fire · 552534 · 2005-09-01

Vehicle

Make: NISSAN
Model: MAXIMA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Miles at failure: 102,000

Severity

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

Narrative

1997 MAXIMA SE. I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I LIFTED THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. IT DRAINED THE BATTERY. AS I REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10135103
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown