NHTSA Complaint #10662434 — 2013 INFINITI JX35

I PARKED IN MY DRIVE-WAY ABOUT 9PM ON SUN, NOV 22, 2014. UPON EXITING THE CAR, I SMELT AND SAW FAINT SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I WALKED TO THAT SIDE AND SAW ORANGE FIRE BEHIND THE FOG LIGHT IN THE LOWER PASSENGER BUMPER (INSIDE WHERE THE BUMPER HAS A FLAT LEDGE). I RAN IN THE HOUSE FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND MY HUSBAND AND WE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT WOULD RE-IGNITE. WHEN WE REALIZED WE COULD NOT EXTINGUISH, WE CALLED 911 FOR THE FIRE DEPT. WE ALSO RECONNECTED THE WATER HOSE TO KEEP RUNNING WATER OVER THE FIRE (THE HOSE AND PIPES HAD ALREADY BEEN WRAPPED FOR WINTER SO IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES). WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE CAR, THE FIRE HAD GROWN AND FLAMES STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE GAP BETWEEN THE QUARTER-PANEL AND HOOD. THE WATER KEPT THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL UNDER THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED. THE FIREMEN ASKED IF I HAD ANY RECENT WORK DONE ON THE CAR AS THEY BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. I THEN REALIZED I HAD JUST HAD A SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE DONE AND THE PASSENGER FOG LIGHT REPLACED THE WEEK BEFORE ON SAT, NOV 15, 2014. THE FIREMEN MENTIONED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESS GREASE LEFT ON THE BULB WHEN CHANGED AND THAT MAY BE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, BUT IT IS STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND MY INSURANCE AND BOTH HAVE HIRED C&I SPECIALIST TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO SEE IF ANYONE WITH MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE HAPPEN TO THEM TO HELP DETERMINE IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE OR RECALL ISSUE. ANY COMMENTS OR RESEARCH SUPPORT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR