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2014 NISSAN SENTRA — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1134304 · 2014-11-25

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
7,050

Severity

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

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER PARKED ON A SLIGHTLY INCLINING DRIVEWAY AND WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. SHE JUMPED BACK IN THE SEAT AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR BUT STATES " THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK". THE CAR WAS OFF AND THE KEYS WERE IN HER HAND. THE CAR ROLLED ALMOST 100 FEET BEFORE HER STILL-OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR HIT A PARKED SUV WHICH STOPPED THE CAR BEFORE IT ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET. THE DOOR WAS BENT COMPLETELY BACKWARDS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL I CAN GET IT REPAIRED. I WILL ADD THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO WITH 6651 MILES ON IT. CARFAX REPORTED A MINOR REAR END ACCIDENT THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE WARY OF! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10660758
Machine
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