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2006 NISSAN XTERRA — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1023443 · 2013-11-23

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
XTERRA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
105,168

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED TO QUICKLY MERGE TO MY RIGHT SHOULDER. I HAD PLENTY OF GAS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY POWER PAST THE 2300 RPM. AS I WAS MERGING, I NOTICED THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE BEHIND ME WAS APPROACHING FAST. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND COULD NOT, HE HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE AND I THINK HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. AT THIS TIME I WAS ALREADY IN THE EXIT LANE WHEN I LOOKED OVER, GOT LUCKY I WASN'T HIT HARD AND BARELY MADE IT OUT OF FREEWAY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10553528
Machine
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