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2002 INFINITI I35 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 550120 · 2005-08-17

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
I35
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
44,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APRIL 29TH,2005. TEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND CAR LOST ALL POWER. OULD GO NO FASTER THAN 15MILES PER HOUR.CONTACTED INFINITI DEALER AND TOLD TO HAVE CAR TOWED IN.ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED.TOLD PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. ON AUGUST 8TH,2005, WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK CAR IN SPACE AT BLOCKBUSTER,WHEN CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND HIT THE BRICK PILLAR AT BLOCKBUSTER.BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR AND I HAVE NOTIFIED THE INFINITI DEALER THAT I WOULD LIKE IT INSPECTED BEFORE I DRIVE THE CAR.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10133227
Machine
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