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2002 NISSAN MAXIMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 584689 · 2006-06-11

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MAXIMA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
53,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MAY 22, 2006 WHILE PROCEEDING TO PARK, MY THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. WHILE RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR THE 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS I DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE PEDAL STOP SENSOR. ALTHOUGH MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM EARLIER. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE. I FEEL THAT OTHER MODELS WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10159543
Machine
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