Tata Nano On Fire!! Edit: Now Many More!

[jayadev]

by Jsri on March 17, 2011 - 11:55 pm
I bought Tata Nano LX from Concorde Motors, Chennai Oct 2010. Run 3000 kms in 5 months. Last week got a call from Concorde Motors to take car to OMR Check point as there is “Recall Notice” for the wiring kit. It was replaced free of cost. The very next time I was driving the car out, the rear of the car burst into flames. People nearby poured sand etc to put out the fire. OMR Checkpoint came and towed the car to their place. After “investigation” they say that a “foreign object” namely a plastic sheet was found inside the engine compartment which meleted and caused the wiring kit to burn. And they blamed me for the foreign object and hence are asking me to pay for the repairs . And I do NOT even know how to open the engine compartment!!!. It is obvious that they have left behind the plastic sheet carelessly inside the engine compartment when they changed the wiring kit and now they are blaming me. And the manager rudely asks me to either pay up now or tow the car home. How do I fight a giant like TATA? Is this how Tata treats their customers?

A newly purchased Nano car that was parked in a housing society in Ahmedabad reportedly caught fire on Sunday morning. No one was hurt in the incident. The car, whose registration number is GJ-1KA-4648, was parked at Vaibhav Gokul bungalows behind Rajpath Club on SG Highway. Local sources said that some technical fault in the car battery had triggered the fire.

Another Tata Nano catches fire; this time in Ahmedabad

One More Tata Nano Fire Accident Near Vadodra

ANOTHER TATA NANO GOES UP IN FLAMES, THIS TIME IN ANAND, GUJARAT!

-Written by Motoism News Saturday, 05 March 2011 14:57

નેનો કાર સળગી ઉઠી આણંદ શહેરમાં: લોકોમાં ભય વ્યાપ્યો-anand gujarat

Source: Agency | Last Updated 5:44 PM [IST](03/09/2011)


Interestingly, many Nano fires have been reported from Gujarat than any other place so far and this is the second instance of a Nano catching fire in Anand.

 

[jayadev]

Within last two months there there has been two serious car fire incidents in Kannur (my home town) . Both happened inside the city while on the move.
Both of these incident were shown in front headlines of local regional Newspaper.


1.The first one was Maruthi Wagon -R just a month back- 2 months old car.

2. second one happened day before yesterday -a Santro .

Both of the car caught fire due to electrical short circuit as explained by Technicians from respective company.

 

[autosafari]

Within last two months there there has been two serious car fire incidents in Kannur (my home town) . Both happened inside the city while on the move.
Both of these incident were shown in front headlines of local regional Newspaper.


1.The first one was Maruthi Wagon -R just a month back- 2 months old car.

2. second one happened day before yesterday -a Santro .

Both of the car caught fire due to electrical short circuit as explained by Technicians from respective company.

Dear Jayadev,

Thats not a serious issue for discussion since it has happened to Maruti Susuki and Santro.

Its a real issue if it was Nano and people will jump with comments like - "I told you so.... its a cheap product.

If you see the interior of an Alto and a Nano, there wont be much difference in quality of parts. And Nano is not as flimsy as Alto or M800.
Ride quality and build quality is also better. Still without even seeing any logic or reason people shout from roof top that Nano is cheap quality.

 

[jayadev]

Thats not a serious issue for discussion since it has happened to Maruti Susuki and Santro.

Those who are gaining benefit out of it is difficult to stop them .

But we "slightly Educated Auto enthusiasts"have to be transparent, whether any fault with the car or manufacturer or total blasphemy .
This is no good etiquette to enjoy the pleasure of false criticism or negative publicity.

Personally I do not see any serious Issue with Nano, Kerala is one of the biggest market for nano and you can find lots of them on road presently and if I am correct there was no fire incident yet reported from Kerala.

I have always loved concept of nano and its vfm factors and most Importantly it is an Indian Based company whom gifted it to world. everybody praised we Indian's for 2000 Dollar car, not because it was so cheap but it was good too, but now it has all evaporated.

Correct me, If a company like Tata fall in India it wouldnt it be a big loss for ourselves.
Nano have a great potential to take over international market but unfortunately they got messed up in homeland itself.

OT,
I remember an incident mentioned by my friend, whose relative have a safari and Innova and two other cars too(rich retired gulf employee).
He just loves his safari so much for its age ,ruggedness and feel but uses it for special occasion and long tours.
OTOH his Innova he use it for general commute ,2 years old broke down twice (he bought it just because his daughter demanded.)

My friend mentioned how ironical his behavior gets when he is in tata service centre vs toyota SS.
In tata SS he stands impatient, bossing around , loud,bashing everybody, shouting et al. and quarreling for single penny.

where as in Toyota service center he stammers, doesn't dare to open his mouth and pay whatever payment bill shows.
even funnier is toyota Bill always came heavy on his pocket and that is what is one of the reason for his special love towards safari.

 

[drifter]

Jayadev, this discussion gets on my nerves too. I have test driven the Nano and I like it. Yes,it is a cheap car, but it is an engineering achievement.

Is it now 5 Nanos that suffered fire? This is many, isn't it. And it is so tragic that nobody actually suffered physical harm. It should make every day world news I think.

But then nobody bothers that Toyota had to recall 1.15 crore in less than 2 years with hundreds dying and some burnt death. But this is not many as people say.

I think a lot of people need to get their words right.

 

[Knightrider]

+1 to Jayadev & others.

If it is a Nano, it comes in news instantly. But if it is some other car, no one even knows about the incident.

I have driven the Nano & IMO there are many positives & a true VFM car. The space inside such a small chassis surprises me every time.

 

[Surfer]

Well let it be Nano or any other car.This issue should be solved as it is related to life.
Even I like nano very much and 1 day I will have it as a second car for city driving.Its truly VFM

 

[Umang]

Interestingly, many Nano fires have been reported from Gujarat than any other place so far and this is the second instance of a Nano catching fire in Anand.

do you think it can be someone's conspiracy against nano??

 

[drifter]

do you think it can be someone's conspiracy against nano??

It is more likely to be people who have no life trying to run down things.

 

[point_city96]

+100 to jayadev,
I'm tired of saying nano is a good car to my mates and some friends.

OT:When did that santro burn happen.

 

[jayadev]

OT:When did that santro burn happen.

I think day before yesterday or so. somewhere near Training school Kannur, My brother informed me about it.

Hope you read the news about Wagon -R incident at Pallikkunnu?
It was in Mathrubhoomi paper front headline.
I thought of going to see it but too much of traffic in early morning ,by the time i reached there the car was removed.
I thought of posting the picture cutout of newspaper here in TAI but second thought came as why to make use of already a bad fated one.

do you think it can be someone's conspiracy against nano??

More likely .
Either competitors or Dealers or Owners themselves taking advantage of the situation, as nothing much to loose and a news ticker for media.

 

[point_city96]

Wagon r one was in page no.3 in manorama I think.I think wagon r incident was in thalap,let me confirm it later.

 

['venom']

Hi, its not only in india. Tata nano cab caught fire in sri lanka !

http://www.autoslanka.com/news/tata-nano-catches-fire-in-colombo-sri-lanka/

 

[Surfer]

OMG thats really bad news, this can damage nano's image a lot.

 

[Vishwas]

Hi, its not only in india. Tata nano cab caught fire in sri lanka !

Now this seriously calls for setting right the issue whether to stop the production or make the changes in engine or body,or even change the quality of the parts.