Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V043000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 07/26/2001 to 10/12/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 39000 | 03/11/2002 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 02/12/2002 | 02/14/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles equipped with an electronic throttle control system, the stopper for the accelerator pedal will prevent excessive movement of the accelerator position sensor. if the driver applies overly excessive force to the accelerator pedal while at the same time pushing it to the right, the pedal can over travel due to the design of the pedal stopper. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This will cause the engine malfunction indicator lamp to come on and the engine speed to be severely limited. if this occurs unexpectedly, it could lead to a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a new accelerator pedal stopper. owner notification began march 11, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261 or infiniti at 800-662-6200. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| ITB01064 | 10/19/2001 | 625920 | Information regarding mil | 12/11/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/17/2010 | 160000 | ||
| Traveled approx 25 miles. was first in line to approach a red stop light. as the accelerator was let up and brakes applied, the car did not stop. as the car crossed into the intersection of on-coming traffic, i took the automatic transmission from drive into neutral. the car stopped and rpms increased indicating a stuck accelerator. i tapped the accelerator peddle twice and the car went to idle. i had the car towed to the infiniti dealership who still has it and has not been able to duplicate the problem. although nobody was hurt, if anyone would of been in the crosswalk, i would of killed them and it was a matter of a few feet from cross traffic so a very close call indeed. | |||
| 12/02/2010 | 129990 | ||
| Experienced sudden loss of accelerator control and lost nearly all power while merging onto the highway. lost all power in second lane. there were no warnings. absolutely no response when pressing down on the accelerator. car was only idling. nearly was rear ended while trying to get onto emergency lane. car was towed to mechanic. a faulty throttle body sensor was identified as a root cause of the sudden power loss, which yields the accelerator unoperational. | |||
| 04/17/2007 | 65895 | 3 | 10/02/2004 |
| Our 2002 infiniti i-35 has accelerated on its own 3 times. the first time we were turning around in our friend's driveway and it took off in reverse. the second time we were first in line at a stop light. the third time, i was moving the car in our driveway and it went through our neighbor's fence causing $8,000 damage to our car. the dealer in grand rapids said they never heard of such a thing. the dealer who sold the car and infiniti have not answered our e-mails. infiniti corp headquarters pretty much told us too bad on the phone. *tr | |||
| 08/16/2004 | 59000 | 2 | 01/10/2002 |
| 1) traveling at high speeds 50-60 mph for a considerable time frame, one-two hours. on a highway with stop lights-when trying to stop, my infiniti i35 (yr.2002) accelerates while i am trying to brake. the car lurches foward with the engine going from 1500 rpm to 7000 rpms. the incident repeated itself later on 8/16. we were traveling from baltimore to virgina on route 50--good road accomodating high speeds but has lights as one passes through eastern shore towns. the car was towed to infinite's nearest dealership in va beach. according to that dealer's shop, no error messages or issues were reported per their computerized testing. according to them, their road tests , two tests, a drive for 15 minutes and the other was to get the car's speed up to 80 mph on an in-shop rolling machine, revealed no errors. *ak my contacting infiniti's national consumer affairs office resulted in no tangible assistance. the dealer drove the car to baltimore, 8/20/04 and reported no problems. interstate 95 was used (its not the same as route 50 with high speeds and frequent, quick(er) stops. the car is not working and needs to be corrected; it is dangerous. infiniti will not proceed since computerized analysis reports no error messages. in june, 2004, we had taken the car to jba of ellicott city complaining that the car was demonstrating problems: at stop signs, on occasion, the car would not move forward, the engine would race, then the car would lunge forward. that dealership again commented that there was no problem registering on its computer testing, therefore, no problem. it seems that the firm's testing methodology isn't either comprehensive enough or limited to only computer analysis. the car has a defect and this firm can't or won't reach out of the box to try and solve it, excusing any effort on their part because their computer results disclose no error message. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/08/2005 | 44000 | 2 | 03/30/2002 |
| First incident occurred april 29th,2005. tempted to accelerate onto the highway and car lost all power. ould go no faster than 15miles per hour.contacted infiniti dealer and told to have car towed in.accelerator pedal replaced.told problem was resolved. on august 8th,2005, was attempting to park car in space at blockbuster,when car accelerated quickly and hit the brick pillar at blockbuster.both airbags deployed.currently the car is at the body shop for repair and i have notified the infiniti dealer that i would like it inspected before i drive the car.*ak | |||
| 10 | |||
| The vehicle experienced the following:the engine shaked, and was noisy, front end shaked and pulled, the door locked by itself when it was slammed, the acceleration pedal did nothing when driven in high speeds, the clock knob was inoperative, front dash had electrical problems, gas mileage was abnormal, cd player was inoperative, and there was a rattle noise inside of the vehicle. the consumer had loss control of the vehicle due to the front end problems, there was excessive play, when going over bumps, the dealer stated the vehicle was normal. scc *jb | |||
| 11/21/2001 | 100 | 11/01/2001 | |
| When pressing gfas pedal front end pulls strongly and dagerously to one side or another. front end palys freely, shaes, vibrate, woble and steps with a very rough and uncontrolable drive. brakes in speed higher that 30 doesn't stop car. sometimes when i prees gas pedal nothing happen and car die on me. *ak | |||