| Issue ID | 548523 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10126951 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MURANO |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 26/06/05 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULA |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | (1) i drove from chapel hill, nc to washington, dc the morning/afternoon of the alternator failure. I was sitting idle (with car and a/c on) in front of the vienna, va metro station waiting for a friend. I was driving myself and 3 other people to a concert being held that night (sunday june 26 2005) at nissan pavilion in bristown, va. (2) as i placed my car in park to drive away with my 3 friends inside i noticed that the car would not go over 1 or 2 mph. I stepped on the gas pedal, but the enginer would not rev. I placed the car in reverse... Same thing. I placed the car in neutral and the car revved. The battery and parking light were on. After a few more attempts to get the car moving i decided to shut it off for a few minutes and try again. This time around the engine would not start. (3) i had the car towed by aaa to the nearest nissan dealer. They fixed (replaced?) the alternator and i was able to pick it up again that evening. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 21200 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WASHINGTON, DC |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 03/08/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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