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1994 NISSAN PATHFINDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 317698 · 2001-10-12

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
PATHFINDER
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, CONSUMER RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, AND CONSUMER FELT THROTTLE STICKING, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN EVEN AFTER CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, CONSUMER USED BOTH FEET TO APPLY BRAKES, WITNESS STATED REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING, VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, DEALER CLEANED CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE CHAMBER HOUSING, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE, THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN SEPTEMBER 1997, SAME REMEDY APPLIED. *AK THE VEHICLES BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
897691
Machine
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