# 1994 NISSAN PATHFINDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `212384` · 2000-05-08 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** PATHFINDER
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL STUCK AND WHEN TAPPED TO FREE IT, SURGED FORWARD AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED OVER A CURB, OVER THE TOP OF A FENCE WALL (ABOUT 18" HIGH AT PARKING LOT LEVEL) AND THROUGH A CYCLONE FENCE,  DROPPING ABOUT EIGHT FEET TO THE SIDE OF A RAILROAD TRACK. THE DISTANCE COVERED TO GO OVER THE WALL WAS ABOUT FIVE FEET AND OCCURRED SO RAPIDLY THE BRAKES COULD NOT BE APPLIED.  *AK
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