# 2002 INFINITI QX4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `789066` · 2010-05-23 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** INFINITI
- **Model:** QX4
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 120,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
2002 INFINITI QX4  IN A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 5MPH.  INTENDING TO PARK STRAIGHT AHEAD AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL.  ONE CAR LENGTH BEHIND THE PARKING SPACE.  BEGINNING TO BRAKE. SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROPELLED THE CAR FORWARD AND HIT THE WALL HEAD-ON, DESPITE EFFORT TO BRAKE.  THERE WAS A SURGING POWER SOUND AND THE CAR WAS CLEARLY ACCELERATING.  AT LEAST ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO REVOLVE UNDER POWER AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED AGAINST THE WALL. *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*