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2008 NISSAN ALTIMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 860457 · 2011-06-07

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A HIGH WAY. SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING MORE AND MORE. THEN I NOTICED I DID NOT HAVE SPEED CONTROL OF MY CAR. I TRIED TO STOP, THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND . I BRAKED AS HARD AS I COULD WITHOUT SUCCESS. I AVOIDED TO CRASH OTHER VEHICLES GOING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND VICEVERSA. I GUESS I AVOID TO CRASH THREE OR FOUR VEHICLES, INCLUDING A BIG TRAILER. IN OTHER WORDS, IT HAPPENS TO ME LIKE THE LAST TOYOTA RECALL FOR GAS PEDAL ISSUES. I FELT LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. FINALLY, MY CAR OUT OF CONTROL CRASHED OTHER CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10405441
Machine
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