Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/08/2011 | 30000 | ||
| While pulling into parking space in parking garage the car suddenly accelerated while foot was on brake. struck concrete pillar causing airbag to deploy causing minor injuries to driver. | |||
| 09/23/2011 | 16000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. the contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph, she applied the brake and the pedal depressed to the floor. the vehicle surged forward until crashing into a tree and a metal pole. the contact was not injured. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop. the failure was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would send an inspector to examine the vehicle. the failure mileage was 16,000. | |||
| 09/23/2011 | 16000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. the contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph, she applied the brake and the pedal depressed to the floor. the vehicle surged forward until crashing into a tree and a metal pole. the contact was not injured. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop. the failure was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would send an inspector to examine the vehicle. the failure mileage was 16,000. rvk | |||
| 05/12/2011 | 39000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. while driving approximately 5 mph, the contact attempted to park when the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the brake pedal was depressed. the vehicle went over a curb and crashed into a row of bushes. the vehicle sustained body damage yet there were no injuries. the police reported to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was driven to the dealer where the technicians were unable to diagnose a failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 39,000. | |||
| 05/12/2011 | 39000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. while driving approximately 5 mph the contact attempted to park when the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the brake pedal was depressed. the vehicle went over a curb and crashed into bushes. the vehicle sustained body damage. there were no injuries. the police reported to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was driven to the dealer where the technicians were unable to diagnose a failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 39,000. ds | |||
| 05/01/2009 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. while driving at any speed, the contact noticed that the vehicle would accelerate forward without warning intermittently. the failure began in may 2009. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were unable to duplicate a failure. the manufacturer was notified who advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer but did not offer any additional assistance. the current mileage was 24,023. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was unavailable. bw | |||
| 03/19/2010 | 4260 | ||
| When the brake pedal of my 09 altima 2.5s sedan is pressed, the car slows down as it should and then all of a sudden accelerates until the brake pedal is pressed harder when it comes to a complete stop. this does not happen always and the amount of sudden acceleration varies from time to time. today around 12:30pm, i tried to stop the car by pressing the brakes and it suddenly accelerated and hit another car. the police arrived, listened to what happened, and reported the accident as my fault. when i told her (officer dick) about the brake malfunction, she made fun of me saying -- are you trying to pull off a toyota here? i find the brakes of my car very unpredictable and that was the reason for today's crash. hope nhtsa will take this report seriously and do the needful. | |||
| 02/22/2009 | 1900 | 1 | |
| Bought car new in 2009. it has surged forward out of control three times at slow or parking speed since i had it. *tr | |||
| 02/22/2009 | 1900 | 3 | |
| Bought car new in 2009. it has surged forward out of control three times at slow or parking since i had it. *tr | |||
| 02/10/2009 | 900 | ||
| 2009 nissan altima 2.5s cvt.....sudden excelleration. | |||
| 02/14/2009 | 1000 | 1 | |
| In a rented 2009 nissan altima i backed out of the garage, lightly tapped a tree on the side of the driveway and then came to a full stop. i put the car in drive to realign it and the car accelerated uncontrollably crashing through the closing garage door and came within inches of the wall of the house. the car only stopped when it hit the edge of the stair leading into the house. airbags deployed and the passenger suffered a broken rib. all of the recent problems with toyota made me believe even more that this was an uncontrollable acceleration problem. hertz examined the car but claimed nothing was defective. my car insurance premium has risen as a result of this accident (my first ever) and i worry about others driving this model. this took place in plymouth, ma. this was a harrowing accident that could have ended with far more destruction and serious injury. i don't know if nissan has had other reports like this one, but i felt it important to file a safety complaint. *tr | |||
| 12/29/2009 | 1700 | 1 | |
| Leased a new 2009 nissan altima on september 5, 2009 and on december 29, 2009 while my wife was pulling into a parking space at her company's parking lot our car suddenly accelerated jumped a side walk, skimmed a tree and crashed into a second tree. this was view by a witness who saw her brakes lights on when the car accelerated. this is also the second accident within a four month time frame. she was very luck and not injured even though the air bag deployed. to date nissan usa has taken the position there is nothing wrong with the car. *tr | |||
| 09/13/2009 | 500 | 1 | |
| Leased a new 2009 nissan altima on september 5, 2009 and on september 13, 2009 while my wife was pulling into a parking space at a local supermarket our car suddenly accelerated and crashed into the wall of the market. she was burnt on an arm because of the air bag deploying and suffered from a blood clot, both of which have healed. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2009 | 200 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 nissan altima. while entering a parking space, she experienced unintended vehicle acceleration. as a consequence, she crashed into a building and sustained moderate injuries. the vehicle was towed to a dealer, and was in the process of being repaired. she notified the manufacturer, and is waiting for a response. the failure and current mileages were 200. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 3 | ||
| S10 appropriate handling- copy of a letter to nissan re acceleration problems with his 2009 nissan altima 2.5 sl *tgw the consumer stated when she merged onto a major highway, she applied the accelerator pedal, and soon discovered the vehicle was decreasing in speed, instead of increasing. the consumer stopped to a repair shop, but they were unable to find any problems. after approximately an hour and a half of driving at a constant speed of 60 mph, the acceleration problem returned. going up hills, was extremely difficult and the top speed of going up a hill was 45 mph. the vehicle was towed to a dealer and the next day the consumer was informed they were unable to diagnose and fix the acceleration problem. the consumer continued to experience the same problems. the consumer took the vehicle to her local dealer, and they were unable to diagnose a problem as well. *jb | |||