| Issue ID | 1219330 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10763505 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | JUKE |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 21/05/13 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While parked in our driveway for more than 30 hrs, my 2013 juke burst into flames. The fire dept did not find any evidence of arson or tampering and there was no weather occurrence to explain why it became engulfed in flames. The fire started in the engine compartment at 12:40am. Nissan has said that they examined the car and their technical specialist found " no evidence of a product problem, failure, or malfunction that may have caused or contributed to this incident". Nissan will not tell me why the car burned up, just they're not responsible. Why would a low milage, well maintained vehicle catch fire unless there was some kind of product failure? I was lucky that only property was damaged but i feel nissan usa is not taking the incident seriously. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 7387 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SACRAMENTO, CA |
| VIN pattern | JN8AF5MR1DTXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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