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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001095360 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2001 |
Consumer's City: EASTON | Consumer's State: MD |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
Model Name: MAXIMA | Model Year: 1997 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: JN1CA21D5VT | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 02 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2098 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I put the car in the garage and went inside the house. i came back out to the garage to get something else out of the car and i smelled a horrible smell, like plastic burning. i opened the hood and saw the flames. my neighbor helped me push the car out fhe garage. i ran a hose over the engine to put the fire out. had i not gotten the car out of the garage, my car could have caught fire, burned my brand new house down and possibly killed me. i am apalled that i found out about this recall more than 1 year after my incident. i thought it was isolated until i read about it in the newpaper. it cost more than $650 to replace the alternator and fix the damage to my car. i am going to contact nissan for reimbursement. i am very lucky that my situation did not end up killing me.*ak |