Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / MAXIMA / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001085602 Incident Date: Dec, 20 2001
Consumer's City: ATLANTA Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: MAXIMA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage and cable
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JN1CA21D4TT Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 20 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This car was parked on a driveway on the side of a home. the car was facing the street and the driveway had a slope downwards towards the street. the car has a five speed manual transmission. the car was parked with the parking brake pulled up and the gear in 2nd. about 45 minutes after the car was parked in the driveway and the driver went into the home, the parking brake cable failed and the car rolled into the street causing an accident - a car that was travelling on the street hit this car on the side as it rolled into the street after the parking brake failed. the car finally stopped by hitting a hill on the neighbor's front yard accross the street. some of the neighbors noticed that the parking brake was in the up position (engaged). after this accident, the parking brake was found to have no resistance at all further supporting the claim that the parking brake cable failed. this is a serious malfunction in the car and should be pursued.