Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / SENTRA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006065994 Incident Date: May, 17 2006
Consumer's City: ALBANY Consumer's State: GA
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: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3N1AB41D0WL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 22 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 26 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: To whom it may concern: i purchased my 1998 nissan sentra xe/gxe january 27, 2005, from a used auto car dealer. may 18. 2006 defect on the vehicle occurred that caused my vehicle to go up in flames and caused it to be destroyed. the fire started with the head light and leading to other parts of the motor. the fire department was called out to the scene. the description of the fire was that it started from the right head light which had a shortage in the wiring and set off a box behind the light which caused the fire to melt the transmission fluid box which caused the fire to spread. *jb