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2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 790640 · 2010-06-01

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
PATHFINDER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 5-23-10: PULLED IN TO NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY GOING APPROX 5 MPH, WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD APPROX 10 FEET AND CRASHED INTO HOUSE. ON 5-24-10: WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 50MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HOWEVER WHEN PRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. ONCE PEDAL WAS PRESSED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BUT ONLY AFTER ONE ATTEMPT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, WHO REFUSED TO INSPECT OR DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEMS, AND REFERRED ME TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10334069
Machine
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