2007 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2007-09-24

fire · 642322 · 2007-10-16

Vehicle

Make: NISSAN
Model: ALTIMA
Year: 2007
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 4,000
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING A NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID WITH APPROX. 4000 MILES AT 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE/GAS PEDDLE WAS NOT RESPONDING AND SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10205888
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown