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2000 NISSAN QUEST — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 981462 · 2013-05-25

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
QUEST
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
74,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AS COULD BE SEEN. I BOUGHT IT OFF THE LOT AT 72,000 MILES. I STOPPED IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND THE CAR JUST STALLED. I SAW BLACK SMOKE AND THOUGHT I WAS OVERHEATING BUT THERE WHEN I LOOKED IT WAS NOT. I WAS AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I DECIDED EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T OVERHEATING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE. WHEN I GOT OUT UNDER THE HOOD WAS ALL ORANGE FROM FIRE. IT THEN PROCEEDED TO BLOW UP THE WHOLE INSIDE AND IT TOOK ABOUT 10-15 MINS. FOR THE FIRE DEPT. TO PUT THE ROARING FIRE OUT. I THANK GOD WE WERE NOT INSIDE. I LOST THE WHOLE ENTIRE CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10513485
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