2014 Nissan Murano

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A METAL RAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

STARTED TO DRIVE MY 2014 NISSAN MURANO WHEN A HEARD A HUGE WHOOSING NOISE AND A HUGE RUSH OF AIR. I THEN SAY PIECES OF MY SUNROOF COMING OFF THE BACK OF MY CAR, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON MY SIDE OR IN FRONT OR BACK. OPENED SHADE TO SUNROOF AND FOUND THAT GLASS HAD EXPLODED UPWARD AND SHATTERED. CLOSED SHADE AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STILL HAS VEHICLE.

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT. AS THE REAR POWER LIFT GATE WAS COMING DOWN TO CLOSE, I QUICKLY REACHED IN TO PUSH A TARP OUT OF THE WAY...THE LIFT GATE CAME DOWN ON TOP OF MY HEAD AND DID NOT AUTO REVERSE. IT CONTINUED DOWNWARD AFTER STRIKING MY HEAD SENDING ME TO THE GROUND. THIS BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO MY HEAD RESULTED IN PERMANENT VISION LOSS TO THE MACULA OF MY LEFT EYE CALLED A SCOTOMA (IS/OS DEFECT.)

PURCHASED THE 2014 NISSAN MURANO NEW FROM NALLEY NISSAN DECATUR, GEORGIA. TIRES WEARING TREAD QUICKLY; 50% AT 12800 MILES. TIRES ARE EASILY PUNCTURED. TWICE THUS FAR. RESEARCHED TO FIND THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS TIRE RESULTING IN SOME CASES TWITH BLOW OUTS. SEE WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/TIRES/YOKOHAMA. DURING SERVICING AND TIRE ROTATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIRE DOESN'T USUALLY COME ON THE MURANO FROM FACTORY AS IT IS CONSIDERED SUB-STANDARD. I WAS TOLD TO INFORM NISSAN. LONG STORY SHORT. BOTH TIRE MANUFACTURER AND NISSAN REFUSED TO ASSIST ME TO REMOVE THESE TIRES. TIRES ARE CONTINUING TO WEAR QUICKLY ON MY FRONT WITH NO ALLIGNMENT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES. A NISSAN SPECIALIST SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE BBB IF I A NOT HAPPY.

I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT THE RESTAURANT AND THE TRUCK JERKED FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PAD AND QUICKLY NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. I SAID OUT LOUD, ITS NOT STOPPING! THE PASSENGER IN MY TRUCK THEN LEANED OVER AND NOTICED THAT MY FOOT WAS IN FACT ON THE BREAK PAD. I MADE THE STATEMENT AGAIN, ITS NOT STOPPING! THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK AND PROCEEDED INTO THE BUILDING. I WAS PUMPING THE BREAK PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR AT THIS POINT. I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE ACCELERATING AS I WAS PUMPING THE BREAK PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I YELLED UNCONTROLLABLY BECAUSE I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I REMEMBERED YELLING OUT LOUDIT WOULDNT STOP.OOOO GOD.IT WOULDNT STOPWHY DIDNT IT STOP!