Owner asks for Mercedes after parked Nano catches fire. EDIT : One more on page 5!

gostel · 14th September 2009, 15:09

Why did the guy ask for a Mercedes? Maybe he mistook Jaguar for Mercedes. Was it a case of greed stoking fire or fire stoking greed? Ahem.

harry10 · 14th September 2009, 15:32

Haven't we heard of any esteem,santro,city etc catching fire recently. Any car can catch fire so lets not flame tata without knowing the actual cause which in this case looks like greed on the owners part.

Joy · 14th September 2009, 19:44

There must be something fishy about the whole thing. The guy has neither complained to the police nor contacted the insurance for claim.

Yes, we should blame tata for a one off thing. Let's wait and watch whether any other car has this sort of problems or not.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 14th September 2009, 21:56

I googled for "nano catches fire" and the 2nd result is "iPoD nano catches fire".

Here is another report about the incident

India TV :: National News >> Parked Nano Catches Fire In Ahmedabad

rishab.k · 14th September 2009, 22:11

There seems to be something fishy here.I saw the news on TV.The fire seems to have emanated from behind the steering wheel.
Now, what could possibly have caused a fire behind the steering wheel in a Nano?

14000rpm · 14th September 2009, 22:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by rishab.k

There seems to be something fishy here.I saw the news on TV.The fire seems to have emanated from behind the steering wheel.
Now, what could possibly have caused a fire behind the steering wheel in a Nano?

bad wiring for Keyless entry/ICE. only these two alien wiring go under there. otherwise, they all go through the in built harness and would have a fuse to protect the short circuit.

vkochar · 14th September 2009, 23:25

I'd love to see this news on INDIA TV.

Imagine what their Hindi Dialect for this breaking news would be

PAVAN KADAM · 14th September 2009, 23:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by emkay456

Nano having its battery below the driver seat is quite a dangerous thing.

I am getting finicky of the wiring now.

Buddy, Millions of VW Beetles sold all over the world had Batteries under the rear seat, with a liittle less than an mm in contact with the seat springs.

There are no such incidents of catching fire, unless with neglect.

This report seems to be tooo fishy, Further probe might get the whole truth out.

suhaas307 · 15th September 2009, 00:41

Hold on a tick!

The car caught fire, and instead of going and registering a complaint at the nearest police station and then claiming insurance, the man had marched straight to the dealership demanding a rather unreasonable replacement.

Sounds like the man who always wanted a 'big' car but had to settle for a Nano as his bank balance wouldn't agree with that prospect.

greenhorn · 15th September 2009, 00:54

being the seasoned tata critic that I am, I normally would have seized this as yet another oppurtunity to bash them, but this is way too suspicious. This man is behaving very strangely.

Maybe he thinks he's lucky, given the fact that he managed to get a nano allotted to him in the first place

SirAlec · 15th September 2009, 02:16

all this time we have heard dealership harassing customers, now this is new for a change.
a customer harassing a dealership. balle! balle!

spadival · 15th September 2009, 03:12

Wonder if the chap knows that replacing the 2 ORVM's and other spare parts on the Mercedes would cost him about the same amount as buying a Nano!!

Its not about whether you have enough money to buy it.. you should have enough to maintain it as well.

null · 15th September 2009, 12:15

Slightly off topic: I happen to get struck in a traffic jam (nothing new here in Bangalore) because of a Nano. It was my first sighting of a Nano & wasnt a impressing one - to see a broken down Nano in the middle of the road, causing traffic jam.

Last friday, I saw this Nano stopped in the middle of the uphill road with buses lined up behind it. The road (near Devaiah Park, Malleswaram) is undergoing all kinds of mods - thanks to the Metro work. The road is dug up on both sides with barely 2 lanes possible & this Nano stopping on the road had caused a chaotic scene. They were trying to push it off the road, to the dug up area. I was wondering if it would have been easier for them to lift it & keep it aside instead of all that struggle to push it (not sure what was the problem). Appeared like a mechanical problem as there were 4-5 people trying to push it aside.

Sad to see a newish nano broken down & being pushed off the road - did not leave a good impression about Nano, this being my first sighting of a live nano on the road.

Should have tried to take a snap & given it to TOI to publish as - A Nano creates a Jumbo Jam

beejay · 15th September 2009, 12:23

All this is is not good news for the Nano, if it is true.

The thread already contains two incidents that put the Nano in bad light. The authenticity of the claims need to be verified.

amitk26 · 15th September 2009, 15:36

We do not know the reason till now , Mostly people blame their xyz vehicle burned and swear that nothing was modified but it is always other way round.

OT :

My cousin's Indica got burned full engine compartment was charred to ashes and fixed in 75000 Rupees ( apart form insurance) the culprit was 130 /110 headlights which driver left turned on and parked it under sun in month of May.

This was car for business use and spending any $$$ more then absolutely required is unwarrented for them. In my recent visit we discussed the incidence and i mentioned about fitting relay and higher gauge wiring etc. but they insisted that switching off while parking is enough

.

My cousin runs a business related to electrical / mechanical parts and as you know no one can advice anything related to electricals to such people so I did not try reasoning any further.

14th September 2009, 15:09	#16
gostel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 192 Thanked: 107 Times	Why did the guy ask for a Mercedes? Maybe he mistook Jaguar for Mercedes. Was it a case of greed stoking fire or fire stoking greed? Ahem.
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14th September 2009, 15:32	#17
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,713 Thanked: 3,624 Times View My Garage	Haven't we heard of any esteem,santro,city etc catching fire recently. Any car can catch fire so lets not flame tata without knowing the actual cause which in this case looks like greed on the owners part.
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14th September 2009, 19:44	#18
Joy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 305 Thanked: 25 Times	There must be something fishy about the whole thing. The guy has neither complained to the police nor contacted the insurance for claim. Yes, we should blame tata for a one off thing. Let's wait and watch whether any other car has this sort of problems or not.
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14th September 2009, 21:56	#19
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	I googled for "nano catches fire" and the 2nd result is "iPoD nano catches fire". Here is another report about the incident India TV :: National News >> Parked Nano Catches Fire In Ahmedabad
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14th September 2009, 22:11	#20
rishab.k BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lucknow Posts: 171 Thanked: 13 Times	There seems to be something fishy here.I saw the news on TV.The fire seems to have emanated from behind the steering wheel. Now, what could possibly have caused a fire behind the steering wheel in a Nano?
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14th September 2009, 23:25	#22
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	I'd love to see this news on INDIA TV. Imagine what their Hindi Dialect for this breaking news would be
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15th September 2009, 00:41	#24
suhaas307 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,830 Thanked: 12,251 Times	Hold on a tick! The car caught fire, and instead of going and registering a complaint at the nearest police station and then claiming insurance, the man had marched straight to the dealership demanding a rather unreasonable replacement. Sounds like the man who always wanted a 'big' car but had to settle for a Nano as his bank balance wouldn't agree with that prospect.
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15th September 2009, 00:54	#25
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,397 Times View My Garage	being the seasoned tata critic that I am, I normally would have seized this as yet another oppurtunity to bash them, but this is way too suspicious. This man is behaving very strangely. Maybe he thinks he's lucky, given the fact that he managed to get a nano allotted to him in the first place
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15th September 2009, 02:16	#26
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	all this time we have heard dealership harassing customers, now this is new for a change. a customer harassing a dealership. balle! balle!
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15th September 2009, 03:12	#27
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Wonder if the chap knows that replacing the 2 ORVM's and other spare parts on the Mercedes would cost him about the same amount as buying a Nano!! Its not about whether you have enough money to buy it.. you should have enough to maintain it as well.
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15th September 2009, 12:15	#28
null BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paradise (wish it was) Posts: 434 Thanked: 333 Times	Slightly off topic: I happen to get struck in a traffic jam (nothing new here in Bangalore) because of a Nano. It was my first sighting of a Nano & wasnt a impressing one - to see a broken down Nano in the middle of the road, causing traffic jam. Last friday, I saw this Nano stopped in the middle of the uphill road with buses lined up behind it. The road (near Devaiah Park, Malleswaram) is undergoing all kinds of mods - thanks to the Metro work. The road is dug up on both sides with barely 2 lanes possible & this Nano stopping on the road had caused a chaotic scene. They were trying to push it off the road, to the dug up area. I was wondering if it would have been easier for them to lift it & keep it aside instead of all that struggle to push it (not sure what was the problem). Appeared like a mechanical problem as there were 4-5 people trying to push it aside. Sad to see a newish nano broken down & being pushed off the road - did not leave a good impression about Nano, this being my first sighting of a live nano on the road. Should have tried to take a snap & given it to TOI to publish as - A Nano creates a Jumbo Jam
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15th September 2009, 12:23	#29
beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,963 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	All this is is not good news for the Nano, if it is true. The thread already contains two incidents that put the Nano in bad light. The authenticity of the claims need to be verified.
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15th September 2009, 15:36	#30
amitk26 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,089 Thanked: 715 Times	We do not know the reason till now , Mostly people blame their xyz vehicle burned and swear that nothing was modified but it is always other way round. OT : My cousin's Indica got burned full engine compartment was charred to ashes and fixed in 75000 Rupees ( apart form insurance) the culprit was 130 /110 headlights which driver left turned on and parked it under sun in month of May. This was car for business use and spending any $$$ more then absolutely required is unwarrented for them. In my recent visit we discussed the incidence and i mentioned about fitting relay and higher gauge wiring etc. but they insisted that switching off while parking is enough. My cousin runs a business related to electrical / mechanical parts and as you know no one can advice anything related to electricals to such people so I did not try reasoning any further.
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