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2006 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

firecrash3 injured · 648884 · 2007-12-06

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
14,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA ON JANUARY 10TH 2007 IT ONLY HAD 30 MILES ON IT, I LOVED THE CAR HAD MINOR PROBLEMS WITH NOISE ETC, HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON TIME THROUGH THE DEALER I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL? A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR SO MY FRONT END HIT THE SIDE OF HIS CAR AND MY CAR INSTANTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE? THE POLICE/FIRE DEPT CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 35 MPH? THEY THINK SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT I SHOULD LOOK INTO A RECALL OR DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE I WISHED I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE OIL RECALL BECAUSE MAYBE THIS IS WHY MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IT IS A TOTAL LOSS I HAVE NO CAR AND NOW AM FIGHTING WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO GET A NEW CAR I DO NOT WANT A NISSAN ALTIMA AND THIS CAR WAS MY WISH CAR I REALLY LIKED THE ALTIMAS? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10211087
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