← NHTSA complaints

2003 NISSAN ALTIMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 862938 · 2011-06-21

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
123,358

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL RAPIDLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,358.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10407706
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown