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2007 NISSAN ALTIMA — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

fire · 995965 · 2013-07-22

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRST, NO PROBLEMS BUT AT REGULAR OIL MAINTENANCE, THEY SAID WE HAD AN OIL LEAK. HAD IT FIXED. ENGINE STARTED STALLING. NO WARNING LIGHTS. SAID HAD AN OIL LEAK OF SOME KIND. FIXED IT AGAIN (SO WE THOUGHT). HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MONTHS LATER - CAR STARTED STALLING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT TIME. TOWED IT NISSAN. SAID HAD AN OIL LEAK. FIXED IT (AGAIN WE THOUGHT). TWO MONTHS LATER RIDING DOWN ROAD AT LOW SPEED, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. GOT IT PUT OUT BEFORE ENGULFED BECAUSE OF A GENTLEMAN PASSING BY HAD A COOLER FULL OF WATER. ENGINE IS NOW TOTALLY NO GOOD AND HAVE ANOTHER YEAR TO PAY ON THIS CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10526246
Machine
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