2006 Nissan Altima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ONCE SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36831 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37600.UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TEN PREVIOUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. HE HAS BECOME SO USED TO THE FAILURE, THAT HE CAN FEEL IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY OCCURS. HE APPLIES THE BRAKES 30 FEET BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES TO AVOID A REAR END CRASH. THE CONTACT MUST ALSO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO SOLVE THE FAILURE ON HIS OWN. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,500.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING WHERE I WORK. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT OVER THE CURB, IT ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME AND SPED BETWEEN TWO TREES, THEN BETWEEN A TREE AND BUILDING AND ENDED UP FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE PARKING SPOT ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE CAR BASICALLY DID A FULL "U" FROM THE PARKING SPOT TO THE SIDEWALK. MY FEELING IS THAT I HAD THE WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO PARK IN THE PARKING SPOT AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO STRAIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL SO THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO TO THE RIGHT, HENCE THE "U". THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. I HAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS EXPERIENCED THE CAR HESITATING WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND THEN RESUME AT A NORMAL SPEED. ONCE THE CAR RESUMED SPEED, THE CAR SEEMED FINE. *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND SPUN SIDEWAYS. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT WAS FACING THE TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON 7/31/06. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CRUSING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO GET DIM SECONDS BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ROLLED TO A STOP. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN PARKED, ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP NORMALLY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE AFTERNOON DURING DAMP ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 05/26/06 WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE CONTACT WAS PUTTING BAD GAS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 06/09/06 AND 06/17/06 WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND PARKING MY CAR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED. I HIT MY FRIENDS HOUSE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO STOP THE CAR. THEIR WAS DAMAGE TO MY CAR, MY FRIENDS GARAGE, THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, A FREEZER, AND A BRICK WALL. MY CAR TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN I WOULD BE AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND WOULD GO TO TAKE OFF, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MILES PER HOUR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST SOMETHING THE CAR WAS SET UP TO DO. I FEEL THAT'S WHAT HAPPEN TO MY CAR THAT DAY. MY CAR WAS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD. *NM