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2009 NISSAN SENTRA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 775388 · 2010-03-18

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
10,462
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WITH ME PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD. I HAD STOPPED TO GET THE MAIL IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, SO HAD MY SEAT BELT OFF. I HAVE TO ALSO OPEN THE DOOR JUST A TAD, BECAUSE THE PAPER CONTAINER IS DOWN LOWER. WHEN IT WOULDN'T STOP AND MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IT WAS GOING ACROSS WAS SLIGHTLY HILLY, THE DOOR CAME COMPLETELY OPEN AND I GOT DRAGGED AND THEN I TURNED LOOSE AND THE CAR KEPT GOING. FORTUNATELY THE FRONT RIGHT MIRROR GOT CAUGHT ON A TREE AND IT STOPPED RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF MY NEIGHBORS YARD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10320820
Machine
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