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2003 INFINITI I35 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

crash · 551859 · 2005-08-29

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
I35
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Miles at failure
31,350
Speed
12 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE CLOSE TOGETHER. WITH MY SIZE 12 FOOT, IT IS EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY HAVE MY SHOE ON BOTH PEDALS. THE CAR HAS ENOUGH ENGINE POWER TO OVERCOME THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND LEAD TO A COLLISION. WITH THE ABS AND TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) ON THIS CAR, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INTERACTION TO LIMIT POWER IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. MY REAR TIRES WERE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR (ALMOST DRAGGING) AND WITH THE CAR UNDER POWER (BOTH PEDALS DEPRESSED) THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED BUT I WAS STILL ACCELERATING FORWARD. IF THE TCS WAS LIMITING THE POWER, I WOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP OR HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REMOVE MY RIGHT FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REPOSITION MY FOOT CORRECTLY AND FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10134622
Machine
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