Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / PATHFINDER / 1994

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000037205 Incident Date: May, 05 2000
Consumer's City: EAGLE CREEK Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: PATHFINDER Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN8HD17Y0RW Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 07 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1994
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The vehicle's gas pedal stuck and when tapped to free it, surged forward at considerable speed over a curb, over the top of a fence wall (about 18" high at parking lot level) and through a cyclone fence, dropping about eight feet to the side of a railroad track. the distance covered to go over the wall was about five feet and occurred so rapidly the brakes could not be applied. *ak