# 2009 NISSAN MURANO — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1382405` · 2017-06-04 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** MURANO
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 103,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
ON 2 JUNE 2017, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON JIMMY LEE PARKWAY IN HIRAM, GEORGIA.  AS I WAS APPROACHING  INTERSECTION OF JIMMY LEE PARKWAY AND METROMONT DRIVE, I WAS THREE TO FOUR CAR-LENGTHS FROM THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT; THEREFORE, PUT ON MY BRAKES TO STOP.   TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT AND MOVING SLOW DUE TO THE RED LIGHT.  HOWEVER, WHEN I PUT ON MY BRAKES, MY BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO HAD SLIPPED AND WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR BOARD.  REGARDLESS, MY CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE ' NEVER STOPPED.   WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, I PANICKED AND BRACED MY LEFT HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL.   ON IMPACT INTO THE REAR OF THE SUV THAT WAS SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT, MY LEFT HAND TOOK THE ENTIRE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT.  CONSEQUENTLY, MY HAND IS CURRENTLY SWOLLEN TO DOUBLE ITS NORMAL SIZE.  THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN REAR-END DAMAGE TO THE SUV STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT AND EXTENSIVE FRONT-END DAMAGE TO MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO. POLICE OFFICER WAS NOT AWARE OF MY BRAKES.  IT WAS NEVER DISCUSSED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.  AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE CITED ME FOR ''.FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE'' ' WHICH IS INACCURATE AND WAS NEVER THE CASE.  HOWEVER, HE INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE HOME SLOW WITH MY BLINKERS ON DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO MY FRONT HOOD AREA.      AS I WAS DRIVING, I CAREFULLY AND DELIBERATELY STAYED AT LEAST 10-20 CAR-LENGTHS BEHIND THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO BRAKE SITUATION.   BECAUSE, WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO SLIP TO THE FLOOR-BOARD; BUT THE 
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