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2019 NISSAN ROGUE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1592249 · 2019-08-08

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ROGUE
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
2,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF A HOME DEPOT. I TURNED RIGHT INTO AN AISLE WHERE THERE WERE AVAILABLE SPACES. AS I APPROACHED A SPOT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO LET THE CAR SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND RESTED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL GETTING READY TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO BRING IT TO A FULL STOP ONCE I WAS IN THE PARKING SPACE. AS I APPROACHED TO SPACE THE CAR RESPONDED PROPERLY BY SLOWING DOWN. I TURNED LEFT WITH MY FOOT RESTING ON THE BRAKE LIGHTLY PRESSING DOWN GETTING READY TO FULLY APPLY THE BRAKE FOR THE FINAL STOP. HOWEVER, AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE CAR KEPT ROLLING AHEAD ON ITS OWN. I THEN PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER AND HARDER BUT THE CAR KEPT ROLLING AND I PRESSED WITH ALL MY STRENGTH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT KEPT ROLLING, NOT STOPPING UNTIL IT HIT THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. IT APPEARED THERE WAS LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR, JUST SOME SCRATCHES AND INDENTING OF THE AREA BELOW THE TRUNK LID. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED IN THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AREA WITH SOME BENDING AT THE HEADLIGHT AREA. THE FENDER IS ALSO MISALIGNED WITH THE HOOD. ALTHOUGH WE DROVE IT HOME, PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL WHENEVER WE WERE SLOWING DOWN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR EVER AGAIN. WE WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC FRONT BRAKING, WHICH OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T FUNCTION AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE OVERRIDDEN MY ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY APPLY THE BRAKES. WE WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WANT NISSAN TO REFUND OUR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11242474
Machine
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