# 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `462017` · 2004-04-20 · 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:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 42,840
## Narrative
THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD.  THIS OCCURRED  ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.  THE FIRST TIME UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE SECOND TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE.  THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A TREE.  THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR END DAMAGE.   *AK   *SC  *JB
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