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2012 NISSAN ALTIMA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 958724 · 2013-01-18

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
4,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PURCHASED MY NEW ALTIMA S2.5 CONVIENCE PKG PLUS 1ST OF AUG 2012. I BOUGHT NEW CAR TO BE SAFE THIS WAS MY 3RD ALTIMA. MON. DEC 31, 2012 @ 11;15 A.M. I MADE RIGHT TURN INTO HOME DRIVEWAY. MY DRIVEWAY IS STEEP HOUSE SITS DOWN WAS PROCEEDING FORWARD DOWN DRIVEWAY TO ENTER GARAGE. I HAD BRAKES NO WARNINGS OR INDICATORS ANYTHING WAS WRONG. TOP OF DRIVE HAD BRAKES ON, THEN LET OFF LITTLE TO ALLOW CAR TO GO FORWARD. AS I EASED OFF LIITLE ON BRAKES DOWN CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO FAST SO TRIED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND WENT TO FLOOR, STARTED PUMPING BRAKES AND NOTHING CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN TO AVOID GOING THROUGH GARAGE DOOR OR SIDE OF HOUSE VEERED TO RIGHT STEERING WAS LITTLE TIGHT ALL COULD THINK WAS KEEP PUMPING BRAKES! CAR WENT OFF EMBANKMENT AIRBORNE LANDED ON NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY EMPACT SHOOK ME. CAR IS PROCEEDING THROUGH THEIR BACKYARD STILL PUMPING BRAKES NO RESULTS I SEE HUGE TREE HEADED FOR FRANTIC TO STOP CAR NEXT I KNOW I AM DASED AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAR IS ON DRIVERS SIDE UP AGANIST TREE SEE SMOKE COMING OUT FRONT. EMA HAD BE PULLED OUT BACKSEAT THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE. CAR WENT OFF 6' STRIAGHT RETAINING WALL TIRES PULLED CINDER BLOCKS DOWN KEPT ME FROM HEAD ON TREE. MY BRAKES FAILED PERSON TOWED MY CAR WHILE INCLINE SAID HAD NO BRAKES, BUT BODY SHOP SAID HAVE BRAKES THEY'RE NOT GOING TOTAL CAR OR CHECK MASTER CYLINDER $13,000 DAMAGE IT CAN BE REPAIRED, BUT CAN'T DRIVE THIS CAR IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME. MY BRAKES FAILED. I BOUGHT NEW 2012 ALTIMA MY 3RD ONE, CAR 4 MOS. OLD

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10493467
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