NHTSA Complaint #11109956 — 2017 NISSAN ALTIMA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11109956
Vehicle	2017 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 6, 2018
Date Filed	July 6, 2018
Mileage	5 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

FIRST DAY OF MAJOR HEAT WAVE. FIRE ON SIDE OF TRAVELED ROAD AS TRAFFIC STARTS TO MOVE THE 2017 ALTIMA 3.5 ENGINE CAR WITH ANOUT 9500 MILES ON IT SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOOSES POWER AND GAS PEDDLE HAS NO RESPONSE. CAR FELT HEAVY ROLLS BACKWARDS TOWARDS EDGE AS IT SEEMED IT HAD SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. TRY TO RESTART AND WON'T START UNTIL 4TH TRY. STILL HEAVY WITH LOSS OF POWER. MANAGED TO DRIVE PASS THE DANGER AREA NOT KNOWING WHY A NEW VEICHLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT NOTICE. DOING SOME RESEARCH NOW AND GETTING SCARED.IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO OTHER NISSAN VEICHLE PROBLEMS.WORRIED THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE

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