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2004 NISSAN MURANO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 603939 · 2006-11-24

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
25,500

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON OCT. 23, 2006 I PUT MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO INTO DRIVE GEAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR TOOK OFF AT A HIGH SPEED WITHOUT ME CHANGING MY FOOT TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING. AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE I WENT THROUGH A NEIGHBORS GARAGE AND HIT THE BACK CINDERBLOCK FOUNDATION WALL WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10174154
Machine
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