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2005 INFINITI FX35 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1292982 · 2016-06-27

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
FX35
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
125,899
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MONDAY, JUNE 20 AS I WAS DRIVING UP THE RAMP TO GO TO THE GW BRIDGE, THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND WE WERE IN A SLOW MOTION. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR BUT MY CAR KEPT ON ROLLING AND THEREFORE IT HIT THE BUMPER OF THE ACURA CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WAS THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED 3 MONTHS BEFORE, BUT STILL IT DID NOT WORK AND I WAS VERY SURE THAT I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL BUT STILL IT DID NOT STOP!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10876765
Machine
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