Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / ALTIMA / 2007

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110632 Incident Date: Jun, 29 2007
Consumer's City: BLOOMINGTON Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: ALTIMA Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4AL21E27N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 02 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 27 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima. while driving 55 mph, under normal driving conditions the vehicle began to jerk. the check engine light came on and contact pulled over, placed the vehicle in park, and the emergency lights illuminated. the front end of the vehicle quickly caught fire on the front drivers side and consumed the vehicle along with it's contents in less than five minutes. the contact stated that the vehicle did not loose power while it was on fire, but before the vehicle stopped it did loose its gas pressure. while the vehicle was on fire the contact could see liquid burning from the vehicle. the contact did not smell gas before the fire. the driver received bruises exciting the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the mechanic. the current and failure mileages were 3,500. the contact has pictures available. updated 02-01-08 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was on fire when he stopped. updated 02/01/08 *tr