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1999 INFINITI QX4 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 930636 · 2012-07-27

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
QX4
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
160,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1. STEREO AMPLIFIER FUSE BLEW. (15 AMP) 2. FUSE REPLACED 3. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SMELLED SMOKE. 4. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT BLACK. 5. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD. 6. CAR REMAINED RUNNING, HEAD LIGHTS FUNCTIONED. 7. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE CAME FROM BEHIND AND UNDER THE DASH BOARD. 8. CAR WOULD NOT START AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NON RESPONSIVE. 9. INSPECTION OF DASH WIRING HARNESS REVEALED EXTREME MELTING AND DAMAGE TO INTERIOR WIRING HARNESS IN THE AREA OF THE FUSE BOX AND ALL CONNECTIONS TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. 10. VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND AT DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. 11. COMPLICATION VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FOR NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND IS NOW REGISTERED AND DRIVEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST (MANAMA, BAHRAIN) NOT SURE IF NISSAN MIDDLE EAST WILL BE AWARE OF ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS WITH NORTH AMERICAN SPECIFICATIONS. I AM FROM THE USA AND THE PRESENT OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, SUBMITTED BECAUSE CAR WAS BROUGHT FROM THE USA TO MIDDLE EAST. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10467900
Machine
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