| Issue ID | 649188 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10206815 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 21/10/07 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving north on i15 at the el cajon pass in calif., my 2007 nissan altima stalled. I pulled to the side of the road and tried to restart it. It would not start so i was going to get out of the car when black smoke came out of the air conditioning vents. The passenger and i got out of the car and, at that moment, flames came out from under the hood. We got away from the car and called 911. With in a minute the car was fully engulfed in flames. As we continued to walk away from the car, the hillside next to the car caught on fire. We moved to the median, but the fire jumped to the median which surrounded us in fire and smoke. A truck stopped and drove us out of the situation. After getting home, i found on the internet that there was a recall (june 2007) of my model of car because it might catch on fire. I was not told of this upon purchasing the car, when i had it in for service 3 months later, or by mail the entire time i owned the car. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 4000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LAS VEGAS, NV |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL21E67NXXXXXX |
| 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 | 2 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 28/06/07 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | U |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| 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 | DOUGLAS NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | 702-558-5800 |
| Dealer's city | LAS VEGAS |
| Dealer's state code | NV |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 89014 |