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2005 NISSAN MURANO — STEERING

crash1 injured · 882541 · 2011-09-28

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
MURANO
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TRAVELING ON A CURVE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN APPROACHING THE EXIT/CURVE, HEARD NOISE ON FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. RELEASED FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND WHEN I TRIED TO STEER I COULD NOT MANEUVER IT AS I WANTED. I HIT THE CONCRETE DIVIDER ON THE ROAD, ROLLED OVER AND ENDED UP ON THE OTHER LANE ON THE DIVIDER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS BUT I SURVIVED. I BELIEVE SOMETHING POPPED RELATED TO THE STEERING OF THE CAR. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. *TT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10427803
Machine
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