NHTSA Complaint #540685 — 1988 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	540685
Vehicle	1988 NISSAN SENTRA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	September 4, 1998
Date Filed	September 9, 1998
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

CHECKED OIL AND FILLED UP THE OIL HOLDER, 200 MILE IN THE TRIP A LOUD CLANKING SOUND WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD, LOST POWER, NO RESTART, AFTER OPENING THE HOOD SMOKE WAS EVERYWHERE, TECHNICIAN REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE SIMPLY BURST FOR LACK OF OIL, NO INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON.

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