| Issue ID | 1362794 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10960348 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2016 |
| File date | 11/03/17 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | As we were pulling up to stop light car died, would not start back up. Smoke started coming out from under the hood and immediately flames. Total loss of car burned the complete motor all the way back to the dash. We were on a city street intersection. We had just been to nissan having car serviced, oil change. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11060 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MUSKOGEE, OK |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL3AP9GCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 3 |
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