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1997 NISSAN QUEST — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 432770 · 2003-09-30

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
QUEST
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
53,220

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO REAR END OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE IDLE WAS RACING SO FAST THAT THE BRAKE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. IDLE KEPT RACING UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN RESTARTED THE IDLE WAS BACK DOWN. CAR HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENTLY SIGNIFICANT FORWARD SURGES WHEN THE A/C COMPRESSOR KICKED ON. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES. ALL TIMES THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10040970
Machine
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