# 2003 NISSAN MURANO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `975417` · 2013-04-23 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** MURANO
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 142,410
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL ROAD, I DECIDED TO TURN BACK, I PERFORMED A LEGAL U TURN AND WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT PERFORM ITS DUTY. I WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND  HIT THE DIRT CURB AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE CLIFF IF I HAD NOT PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INCIDENT. AS I GO ON THE FREEWAY I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE FROM TIME TO TIME BECAUSE THE STEP MOTOR CANNOT PERFORM ITS DUTY IN MAKING SURE GEARS SWITCH AT A PROPER TIME. I WENT TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEP MOTOR WHICH AFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PART IS IN CHARGE IN MAKING SURE GEARS SWITCH PROPERLY.  I WENT ONLINE AND I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD PASSED THE 120K MILEAGE MARK THEY COULD NO LONGER SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION WITHIN THE WARRANTY LIMITS. THIS MEANS I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $2,140.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION NOT INCLUDING LABOR.  *TR
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