Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / MAXIMA / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005048375 Incident Date: Jun, 17 2005
Consumer's City: SIMPSONVILLE Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: MAXIMA Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN1CA21D0VT Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 01 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 23 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My wife backed the car out of the garage and noticed a burning smell. she turned off the engine and got me. when i opened the hood there was smoke and a burning smell. the alternator had started to burn as well as the wiring harness. this issue was covered by nhtsa campaign id 02v171000, but nissan says my vin was not among those affected and my car is not covered by the recall. *jb