1998 Nissan Altima

1. WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 101 IN CALIFORNIA AT 60 MPH. 2. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW CAR DOWN, ONLY RELEASED AN ODOR AS THE PADS APPEARED TO BE SMOLDERING. ACCELERATOR APPEARED TO BE FROZEN AND FOR A COUPLE MINUTES ACTUALLY ACCELERATED. 3. APPLIED BRAKES REPEATEDLY, PULLED ON HAND BRAKE, PRESSED ON CRUISE CONTROL ON OFF SWITCH, PRESSED ON CRUISE CONTROL CANCEL AND SET SWITCHES. UP UNTIL THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL ANYWAY. BUT, IT APPEARED THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND NON-RESPONDING TO THE BRAKES. WENT PAST EXIT AND CONTINUED DOWN HIGHWAY TOWARD GILROY, CA WITH NO ABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES, CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN BY ITSELF AND I EXITED. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, ON THE SAME DAY, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND STOP IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAFFIC BY PULLING FORCEFULLY ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AT THE AUTO SHOP, I WAS SHOWN COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED BRAKEPAD ON THE LEFT AND A PAPER THIN BRAKEPAD ON THE RIGHT. BOTH ROTORS WERE 80% COVERED WITH LARGE BLACK BLOTCHES. BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONE WEEK LATER. *TR

I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT IN MY STATE BECUSE A NOISE IS COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I WENT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM TO LISTEN TO THE NOISE AND HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL(I HAVE THE PAPERWORK TO PROVE THAT I WAS THERE). I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE NOISE IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED. I DONT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I AM A SERVICEMEMBER ON A TIGHT BUDGET, I HAVE TO DRIVE CROSS COUNTRY ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND I AM AFRAID EVERYTIME I GET INTO THIS CAR THAT THE WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF. I AM OUT OF WARRANTEE ON THIS CAR SO ANY REPAIRS THAT THE DEALER WILL MAKE I KNOW WILL BE COSTLY. AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT UNTIL I KILL MYSELF IN A FREEWAY ACCIDENT BEFORE NISSAN WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THIS IS THE FIRST NEW CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, SHOULDN'T THERE BE SOME TYPE OF POLICY THAT DEALERS NEED TO INFORM THEIR COSTUMERS ABOUT THE WARRANTEE ON THE VEHICLES? I DIDNT KNOW THAT I COULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO ANY OTHER DEALER ACCROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. I DO NOW. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. I'LL STICK TO BEEFING UP AN OLD CHEVY FROM NOW ON.

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 7/98, I'VE HAD TO BRING MY CAR IN TO THE SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 7 TIMES. RECENTLY, I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANICE THAT MY COOLANT AND THE TRANSMISSION ARE LEAKING. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN ONCE, AND WROTE LETTERS TWICE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN ESCALATED. PLEASE HELP.