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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034171 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: INDIANAPOLIS | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: MURANO | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JN8AZ08W05W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 04 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Incident: 2005 nissan murano purchased on july 5, 2005 from collins nissan in indianapolis, indiana. vehicle id # [xxx] i was driving west on interstate 86 through ny state on the morning of august 1, 2005 . a few miles west of corning, ny i noticed the smell of gas. stopped at a rest area and noticed gas leaking on the parking lot. i proceeded to jamestown, ny (50 miles) to take the car to the closest nissan dealer.. signature nissan 716 664 0175 discovered that something had gone through the gas tank and i would need to replace it. he showed me how the gas tank drops down and has a smooth unprotected surface facing forward where (what ever it was that hit the tank) went through the plastic surface. i delivered the damaged gas tank to collins nissan and it is being held at there service department for further inspection... for over 50 years of driving , i have never had anything like this happen to me while driving many makes of cars. i am concerned about the way the tank hangs down, has a vulnerable surface, and is not protected from road hazards....the leaking gas could have caused much bigger problems. i am concerned that this could happen again with much worse results. *nm updated 07/19/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) |
