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2009 NISSAN MURANO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 896223 · 2011-12-20

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
34,000

Severity

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

Narrative

10 MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WITH DOORS LOCKED AND WINDOWS ROLLED UP, MY WIFE WAS ALERTED BY A PASSERBY THAT HER CAR WAS ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED IN THE FORWARD PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND SPREAD THRU THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT VERY RAPIDLY. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. VEHICLE HAD NO AFTERMARKET WORK AND HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. ALL SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY A CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALER ON SCHEDULE.PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND OWNER NOT TO BE AT FAULT (CLAIM #[XXX] WAS PAID). I HAVE REQUESTED NISSANS INTERNAL INVESTIGATION ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS REPORT TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE, BUT THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE INFORMATION TO ME. I FEEL THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE . NISSAN POC[XXX] SHE WOULD NOT PASS ME UP THE CHAIN AT NISSAN SO THAT I COULD SPEAK TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN HER. CONCERN IS THERE MAYBE OTHER INCIDENCES OF NISSAN MURANO FIRES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE HOME AND NOT IN THE GARAGE AT MY HOUSE WHERE IT IS ALWAYS PARKED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10440613
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