While driving vehicle caught on fire. Consumer experienced a strong smell and smoke from under the hood. She then pulled over, and the smoke errupted into flame. The vehicle was totaled. Fire department has advised consumer that fire was fuel related.
1991 Nissan Sentra: fire, smoke or burning smell
7 of the 63 complaints about the 1991 Nissan Sentra describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
While driving driver saw smoke coming from under the front hood. Driver pulled vehicle to the side of the road when it caught on fire in the engine compartment and burned. The fire was put out by the fire department. The vehcle was totalled.
While driving 30 MPH the vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Consumer parked the vehicle in the parking lot and went into the store, when she came out she saw smoke coming from vehicle. Consumer stated that someone called the fire department and they came. The flames were small, then it burst into a bigger blaze. Fireman told the consumer that it looked like a fuel injection hose leakage. Underneath the hood was totally damaged, insurance company is investigating the incident. Consumer has not contacted the dealer.
Vehicle caught on fire, thinks that it came from the fuel injection system. Dealer said that tey will investigate the vehicle but have not done so yet.
While turning on ignition switch, owner smelled strong odor, noticed smoke coming from underhood, turned off ignition, checked underhood, flames shot out from radio noise condensor.
Stopped at traffic light, vehicle stalled, restarted it, vehicle stalled again, tried starting again, noticed odor, smoke and flames coming from vehicle,
Service bulletins that may apply
- 12 volt battery testing for in-service vehicles service information
- Silicone-based lubricant or grease CAN damage electrical components service information
- Vehicle key not detected / authenticated, engine will not start
- Intelligent key replacement or swapping between vehicles
- Radio intermittently reboots during audio playback via bluetooth connected iphone
- Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Nissan Sentra fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1991 Nissan Sentra?
7 of 63 owner complaints about the 1991 Nissan Sentra (11%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1992.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Nissan Sentra?
There are 0 recalls and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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