Consumer Complaint Detail
NISSAN / PATHFINDER / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001066935 | Incident Date: Feb, 23 2001 |
| Consumer's City: CROFTON | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PATHFINDER | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 09 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Sudden unintended acceleration (sua) on feb 24, 2001. after coming to a full stop with transmission in "drive" and remaining stopped for approximately five seconds, the engine speed suddenly went from idle to 5000-6000 rpm. vehicle remained essentially stationary due to spinning tires on wet pavement and the immediate harder application of brakes, but a collision would have resulted had the pavement been dry. engine continued to race for approximately five seconds. i set the transmission to "neutral" in reaction to the sua which may have stopped the sua or may have just been coincidental with the sua stopping on its own. i took the vehicle to the nissan dealer in annapolis, md on feb 26, 2001; dealer found no stored error codes and could not duplicate the problem. both nissan consumer affairs and the dealer told me that nothing more could be done until dealer could repeat the sua. nissan consumer affairs has a record of the incident, as does the dealer. this not a case of throttle/brake pedal misapplication. i suspect that the cruise control system is the cause of the sua because i rarely use cruise control when driving this vehicle. i was using cruise control for a prolonged period of time immediately before the incident approximately 25 miles/20 minutes uninterrupted. cruise control was most likely set to on when the incident occurred but i did not think to verify this at the time of the incident. also, and very notably, there have been two separate occasions after the sua incident where the cruise control on light was illuminated when the engine was started (cruise set light was off). the cruise control on light should be off whenever the engine is initially started. i will provide vin upon request. i dont have the vin available at this time. other vehicle particulars: automatic transmission, se model.*ak |