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16 messages, Last post on Aug 30, 2007 at 6:27 PM
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My wife hit a cow with the front of my Nissan '06 Titan truck about 1 month ago. Yeah I know how the heck does that happen!! The cow lived but the truk soon went on fire by the front driver side area. Luckily wife and 2 1/2 yr old son ok. Apparently the cow got was not secure in pen at night and was crossing the road on a very sharp bend. The front of the truck sustained considerable damage to bumper, grill, hood, headlamp and driver side quarter panel. The impact with the cow was around 25 - 30mph. Airbags did not deploy. My wife had noticed minutes after putting on the flashers, both flashers and headlights went out and then orange glow came from front driver side quarter panel. The one headlamp on drivers side was pointing down after the impact. Nissan took information and gave me claim number but has not returned any of my calls anymore. From the many pictures i took it looked pretty certain that fire started in and around headlight housing where bulb & wiring were. Nissan never sent any investigators either and are being quite silent. They didnt want to provide me with email address to forward them the pictures i took either. Be curious if anyone else has had any experience with fires near the headlight on this year and model truck.
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Replying to: shhenry (Apr 11, 2007 1:58 pm) |
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I have a 2006 Nissan titan crew cab LE with 7000 miles. On 4/16/07 the driver side rear door caught on fire. My 2 year old son and myself were outside the truck while my 4 month old slept in the back seat. I noticed smoke coming from the door handle and around the window seals, so I rushed over and opened the door. Upon opening, the wind fanned the flames and the entire inside door panel was engulfed. I got the baby out and then poured water on the fire, no luck it came right back. I disconnected the battery and a neighbor put it out with a fire extinguisher. The baby was taken to the hospital but was released without a scratch. The only reason this wasn't a tragedy was that I was standing right there and saw the smoke.
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Replying to: kokojoe (Apr 18, 2007 11:29 am) |
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Replying to: kokojoe (Apr 18, 2007 11:29 am) I am so happy you were next to the vehicle when it happend, and was succeeded in getting your baby out safely. Your story had me thinking some terrible thoughts based on what could of happened in both of our situations. I apologize but I stopped monitoring this email thread after the other person had provided his disparaging remarks. I don't claim to be any expert, but I did take electrical engineering in school. My thought would be that if things were functioning correctly, a fuse would have blown when it sensed an electrical surge through the wiring. Apparently that is not the case here. I have always been a Nissan fan and in fact I bouth 3 new Nissan vehicles in my life. All I was asking from Nissan was an explanation as to why things happened and if it was expected. Since they stopped returning my calls and left me the cold shoulder, I have decided I may take all my HD video clips, photos, and recorded documentation and start a class action lawsuit. I am not the type of person that seeks to cause problems for any company, but this has got me concerned now. I am so happy nothing tragic happened to your family...thank you for your information. regards, shawn
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Replying to: shhenry (May 11, 2007 6:24 pm)
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Replying to: razorthunder (May 16, 2007 6:39 pm) I called Nissan yesterday to make them aware of this situation. The conversation was odd at best. After reading this discussion, I am betting I don't hear back from them.
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Replying to: msloff (Jun 19, 2007 3:25 am) I have had three separate conversations with Nissan Consumer Advocates. (Believe me, this name is an oxymoron.) The first person was in over her head, which given the circumstance, I guess I could understand. The second was a "trained professional." Not once, did he express concern or compassion towards my wife, my daughter or the seriousness of this situation. I spoke to this person twice last week. I would have thought Nissan would have been all over this situation to make sure there was not a manufacturing issue. Not the case. Rather, this person stated he did not know when there technical investigator would "get to this". Also, he indicated that my insurance company had not indicated to Nissan that they were going to pursue this as a vehicle defect. (Not the case, I have a copy of the letter in my possession). At the end of the day, I was hoping Nissan would have reacted in professional manner, so far, it has been deny, deny, deny. I was not asking them to admit any fault, only to treat this with the diligence it deserves. Does anyone have any other thoughts on how to get through to them?
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