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2007 INFINITI G35 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 848063 · 2011-03-21

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
G35
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
49,542

Severity

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

Narrative

2007 INFINITI G35X PREMIUM 4DR ACCIDENT ON MARCH 13, 2011 IN PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH; AFTER I PARKED THE CAR, BEFORE CHANGING THE CAR TO PARK AND TAKEOFF THE SEAT BELT TO GO TO CHURCH. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL; ACCELERATED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I TRIED THE BRAKES ' AND IT JUST KEPT SPEEDING UP FORWARD, TOWARDS THE CHURCH BUILDING WHICH MAY HAVE KILLED THE ATTENDEES OF THE CHURCH SERVICE. I FINALLY TRIED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WHICH WORKED, HIT A TREE, A CAR AND VAN THAT WERE PARKING IN FRONT OF CHURCH AND FINALLY STOPPED THE INFINITI. AS OF NOW INSURANCE & INFINITI DEALER CHECKED AND REPORTED THE CAR BODY DAMAGES, DID NOT CHECK ANY SOFTWARE SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTION. THEY WANT ME TO APPROVE THE FIXES. I WANT A TRUE INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE SPEED CONTROL ISSUES OF THIS MODEL OF INFINITI G35X 2007. KINDLY UPDATE ME WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATION --------- I FOUND SIMILAR CASES ON THE NET... TOYOTA PRIUS HTTP://WWW.SATISFICE.COM/BLOG/ARCHIVES/420 HTTP://WWW.SATISFICE.COM/BLOG/ARCHIVES/426 HTTP://MONEY.CNN.COM/2010/03/15/AUTOS/TOYOTA_PRIUS_PRESSER/ HTTP://WWW.CLEVELAND.COM/NATION/INDEX.SSF/2010/03/FEDERAL_AND_TOYOTA_INVESTIGATO.HTML INFINITI HTTP://CAR-AND-SAFETY.COM/INFINITI-G35-SAFETY/INFINITI-G35-2004.HTM HTTP://CAR-AND-SAFETY.COM/INFINITI-VEHICLE-SPEED-CONTROL.HTM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10392422
Machine
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