Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / NISSAN / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004312784 Incident Date: Dec, 12 2004
Consumer's City: MERRITT ISLAND Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: NISSAN Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:power window devices and controls
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4AB41D8VC Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 12 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving my 1997 nissian sentra to work in the morning and was appoarching the guard gate. pushed the switch to rolled down the passenger and drive side automatic windows. smoke started coming out of the switch assembly. pull over on the side the road and turned off the car. ran up to the guard gate and obtained a fire exterisher. turned to the car and saw a two to four inch flame coming out of the switch assembly. i put out the fire. checked the fuse block for a blown fuse and there was none. the fuse did not blow for the automatic window circuit. pulled switch assembly and disconnected the wire harness connector. planning on replacing the switch assembly and side panel.