Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / SENTRA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003197408 Incident Date: Jan, 21 2003
Consumer's City: NEW BERN Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: SENTRA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 26 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My car lost power,i had to drive maybe (6) six miles to the dealer.went i got there i got out and noticed that there was smoke coming form trunk.i open trunk and saw that the carpet was smoking and had melted.there was a burnt spot where the carpet was.my point is that i had three quarter tank of gas in my car.i could have been blown-up in that car if i had to go much farther.it really burnt that carpet good.the cause of the problem was that it was the exhaust manifold and the converter,which comes together and cost $901.87 to repair.i bought this car only a week prior to the incident,from the nissan dealership on hwy 70 east no dought.