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2005 INFINITI FX35 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 684268 · 2008-08-20

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
FX35
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2005 FX 35- I WAS T-BONED, PROCEEDING TO STOP AND HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. CAR HAS BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO BRAKES/LINES EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY HITTING THE SIDE OF A TREE. PRIOR TO THAT I TURNED KEY OFF AND PLACED INTO PARK, I COULDN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF ROAD I WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER MAJOR INTERSECTION. I DID NOT WANT TO HIT ANYONE OR BE HIT AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED, I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND EVEN AFTER VEHICLE IS FIXED, WILL MY BRAKES FAIL AGAIN. I DID SLAM ON MY BRAKES AFTER BEING HIT, THEY WENT DOWN TO FLOOR, I KEPT TRYING AND TRYING....NO BRAKES. I HAVE READ THAT SOME OF THE 2003 HAVE HAD BREAK FAILURE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10239094
Machine
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