# 2006 NISSAN MURANO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `764488` · 2010-02-19 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** MURANO
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 54,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
ON A VERY FOGGY MORNING, WAS DOING ABOUT 45 M.P.H.,REALIZED I WAS COMING UP ON A  STOP SIGN IN MY 2006 MURANO. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, LIKE USUAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AFTER NORMAL PRESSURE DIDN'T  WORK. MY CAR FAILED TO STOP AFTER I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AND FAST AS I COULD. I SLID I THINK THE BRAKES LOCKED. I SKIDDED THROUGH A STOP SIGN, RESULTING IN BEING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. THE OTHER DRIVER'S CAR WAS MOST LIKELY DESTROYED, ALSO.  MAYBE, I IMAGINED IT, BUT IT FELT LIKE MY CAR SPED UP, IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKES FAILING.  I HAVE WHIPLASH INJURIES AND GOT  BADLY BRUISED. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE (OR HAD) AN EXCELLENT DRIVING RECORD. TWO DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY MIGHT BE FADING. THERE WAS NO SCRUBBING NOISE, OR THE HIGH PITCHED WHINE WORN- OUT BRAKES HAVE. THE CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 54000 MILES ON IT , AND WAS "MY BABY", SO I TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT.   ANOTHER REASON IT WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. I HAVE 12 INCH RODS IN MY SPINE, AND DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE TO PROTECT ME.  YES, THE AIRBAGS, ETC. WORKED, BUT  I BELIEVE THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE WRECK.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR
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