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2006 NISSAN ALTIMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1128677 · 2014-11-08

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
113,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IN BOTH ACCIDENTS, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH OTHER, THE CAR WAS STOPPED, IN PARK ONCE AND IN NEUTRAL THE OTHER. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON BY ME AND PUT INTO DRIVE GEAR, IT SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AT TREMENDOUS SPEED, WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, COLLIDING WITH THE ANOTHER VEHICLE. I REPORTED IT TO NISSAN SERVICE AT THE TIME. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND DIDN'T PUT IT IN THEIR SERVICE REPORT. THREE DAYS AGO, THE TOW TUCK DRIVER SHOWED ME THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR CAUSING THE CAR TO ROAR INTO LIFE AND GO FROM 1000 TO 2000 RPMS IN AN INSTANT. NISSAN ALMOST CAUSED MY AND OTHER'S DEATH! I DROVE THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE EACH TIME I STARTED IT. CRIMINAL! HELP! UPDATED 12/17/14. *JB UPDATED 01/21/15.*JB UPDATED 01/26/15.*JB UPDATED 04/15/15*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10653599
Machine
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