| Issue ID | 646098 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10204327 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 26/09/07 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I leased a nissan altima 2007 five months ago. The vehicle had about 7000 miles on it when last night i was driving on the nj parkway and my accelerator wouldn't work, so i coasted to the shoulder dodging cars along the way. At this point the check engine light came on. When i reached the shoulder i could see flames under my hood. Within ten minutes the entire car was engulfed in flames and had several small explosions. Please help me to find out what i can do. Since this i have found that there have been 30 similar complaints about the car and when i contacted the car dealer they tried to act like they have never heard of this complaint. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 7000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | EATONTOWN , NJ |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 10/05/07 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 65 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | NISSAN WORLD |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | RED BANK |
| Dealer's state code | NJ |
| Dealer's ZIP code |