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1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 769840 · 2010-03-03

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
PATHFINDER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
110
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS I WAS APPROACHING THE END OF AN EXIT ' I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BUT INSTEAD THE CAR TOOK OFF AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED WHILE I WATCHED IN HORROR AND FEARING FOR MY LIFE. IT KEPT GOING UNTIL IT HIT A FREE . THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT I HAD DROPPED COLLISION A FEW MONTHS BEFORE SO NOW I'M OUT OF A CAR AND ABOUT $6,000.00 FOR WHICH THE CAR WAS MORE OR LESS WORTH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316351
Machine
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