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1998 Infiniti I30 Electrical System Alternator Generator Regula Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	553168
Internal NHTSA #	10130434
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	INFINITI
Model	I30
Model Year	1998
File date	19/07/05
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULA
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After went through a drive-through to get a sandwich, i noticed the brake and battery light on my 1998 infiniti i30 came on. I drove to a nearby gas station and noticed that my car started smoking slightly. I checked my temperature light, it was normal. When i got out of the car and opened the hood, there was a small fire that was shooting straight up about 3-4 feet out of the alternator. After approximately a minute, there was a small explosion that caused coolant to spread all over the engine. This put out the initial fire. By this time, the fire department came and investigated. By the time the firefighter walked to the car, another fire in the same place started up. The car had been off the whole time (through the first and second fire). When the insurance company got involved, we towed the car eventually to my local infiniti dealership. During this time, i saw two nhtsa recall notices (02v171000 and 99v129000) dealing with alternator shorts for my year and model of inifinti. In talking with the manufacturer, they indicated my car was not part of the recall campaign because my vin range wasn't in the ones covered). At this point, they know it was a short in the alternator, but they don't know anything beyond that and are not willing to look further. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	167000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HILLIARD, OH
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	20/05/98
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Dealer's name	SHEN INFINITI
Dealer's telephone number	65-369-4000
Dealer's city	REDWOOD CITY
Dealer's state code	CA
Dealer's ZIP code	94063

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Infiniti I30 Electrical System Alternator Generator Regula Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Infiniti I30 Electrical System Alternator Generator Regula Problems, Complaints and Defects

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