NHTSA Complaint #11101116 — 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING MANUALLY PUSHED OUT OF THE ROADWAY, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. MATTHEWS NISSAN (LOCATED AT 185 OLD STATE RTE 76, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37043, (931) 552-7555) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE PLACE IN TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 31560003. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.