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2019 NISSAN SENTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1740195 · 2021-04-10

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
4,800

Severity

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

Narrative

I PULLED INTO A CHICK-FIL-A DRIVE THRU. THIS FAST FOOD CHAIN HAS EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE THAT COME TO YOUR CAR AND TAKE YOUR ORDER. THE GUY THAT CAME TO ME ASKED ME IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. HE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS RACING. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT UNTIL HE MENTIONED IT. WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE LINE WAITING TO PICK UP MY FOOD, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WASN'T RACING AS BAD AS IT HAD BEEN. WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVE THRU LINE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HIT ANOTHER CAR AS THE CAR LEFT THE PARKING LOT AND RAN INTO THEIR FENCE. THE FENCE WAS THERE FOR SAFETY MEASURES, TO KEEP YOU FROM GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THERE ISN'T A POLICE REPORT. THE POLICE DIDN'T COME BECAUSE IT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY I CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION, (IF REQUESTED) FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY DECLARED THE CAR TOTALED ON 4/9/2021.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11407440
Machine
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