Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / MAXIMA / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005126430 Incident Date: Jul, 17 2005
Consumer's City: HENDERSON Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: MAXIMA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN1DA31D03T Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 12 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 25 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After driving and parking car in garage i detected strong smell of gasoline. returned to dealer and was told that this happens when temperature is high (120f that day) and that there is no fix. since car is parked next to a gas water heater i found this answer unsatisfactory and i contacted the nissan office. i was told same and "not to worry, temps. rarely are higher than 115f". obviously drivers in s. nv and arizona are expendable! only fix seems to be to park outside until it cools down. problem is related to the evap. system , i was told. *tr