# 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `860457` · 2011-06-07 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ALTIMA
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## 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
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