Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / MAXIMA / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006071180 Incident Date: May, 03 2006
Consumer's City: GAINESVILLE Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: MAXIMA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4BA41E84C Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: May 4, 2006 i was traveling on west academy/green st. northbound. the clutch had just been replaced for the second time and it malfunctioned again. (it literally sucks to the floorboard with no play to disengage to neutral, this had happened to my husband twice prior, i panicked didn't see the red light or stopped traffic and slammed into the car stopped in front of me at an estimated speed on 40 mph never hitting the brakes. the damage to the car was severe with an insurance pay out just shy of $10,000.00 dollars. the damage was only to the front of the car, no airbags deployed (there are eight airbags in the front passenger compartment) i was restrained by the seat belt. it was not enough for me not to be injured, i hit the steering wheel and gear shift causing severe bruising to my arms, legs, chest and a bump on the head. *jb