Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / SENTRA / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030782 Incident Date: Jul, 26 2005
Consumer's City: REDMOND Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: SENTRA Model Year: 2000
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#: 3N1CB51D9YL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 26 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 02 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Ever since i've owned my 2000 nissan sentra (owner since april 2003), i've noticed that the car hesitates when the accelerator pedal is pressed. this causes me to press on the gas harder making my car lurch forward. this morning i rear ended someone and while the nature of the collision is my fault, i believe there would be far less damage to my car had it not hesitated due to the accelerator pedal getting stuck. my sister also owns a nissan sentra (2001 year) since july 2003 and she has experienced the same problem with her car hesitating because the accelerator pedal gets stuck. i looked on the internet and there are several other people who have noticed that their accelerator pedal gets stuck as well. http://consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_sentra.html i called nissan and they said that it's because i have an automatic transmission. however, this is not an acceptable justification. just because my car is an automatic, does not mean it's okay to have a stuck accelerator on my car.