Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Nissan Altima

2019 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regards to issues with unintended acceleration.

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Acceleration problems, caused the car to accelerate through a stop sign. The car was in motion, I was proceeding to stop at a stop sign on a city street and the car all of sudden accelerated through the stop sign cause me to swerve to gain control, eventually I ran over something in the street.

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While parallel parking on the street next to my home, my car experienced a sudden acceleration. I had pulled into the space between the two vehicles in the photo provided. While my foot was on the brake, and the car stationary, I placed the gear selector into reverse in order to back away from the car in front. As I started to release the brake, my car unexpectedly accelerated. I pressed against the brake. With the wheels skidding along the asphalt and having the front wheels turned slightly, the car hit the curb and the car behind me. All cars pictured are family members cars. I have contacted the Nissan complaint hot line. They informed me that there is a update for the control unit, but that what I had experienced is not a condition for the update.

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Owner of a 2003 Nissan Altima. On 2/18/2016, I took my vehicle to a car wash in linden, NJ. When the car wash was completed, I put my vehicle on drive and proceeded slowly towards the car wash employees as they instructed me to stay on my left side, as the other vehicle was on the right side. While I still had my foot on the brakes, and as the employee placed the towel to dry out my vehicle, my vehicle immediately started to jolt twice while I still had my foot on the brakes and immediately unintended accelerating at a high speed. Smoke started to come out of the front hood and air bag came out. I had to control the steering wheel not to hit any one as there were several parked vehicles and people vacuuming/cleaning their vehicles. Not sure how many parked vehicles were hit and my vehicle hit a parked SUV. Ambulance and police arrived. I was in shocked, surprised and cried and told the police about my vehicle unintended accelerated so quickly without any warning while my foot was still on the brakes. All I kept saying is OH my god, how could my vehicle unintended accelerated while I still had my foot on the brakes. Were there any recalls? I told the officer that my foot was on the brakes and the more I pressed on the brakes, the faster my vehicle unintended accelerated at a high speed with no control of stopping. There were no indicator lights. My vehicle was totaled and taken away by the tow truck. I had injuries swollen/bruised on my knees, ankles, head, neck, should, hands and back. Police report was taken and not available as this takes a couple of days.

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Issue: unintended acceleration conditions: 2pm/clear/parking lot while making u-turn to the right, brakes did not respond. Stepped again on brakes, more firmly, but did not slow car which continued to roll slowly forward about 7 mph. Suddenly, loud revving, car continued forward roll. Immediately, added left foot to brake, pressing with full weight. No response. About 2-3 second after revving/hard braking, the car opened full throttle and hurtled forward about 1-1/2 to 2 car lengths; slammed into wall. Airbag did not deploy my car had only 25290 miles (only about two years of normal usage) at the time the system failed. My left knee sustained small gash from the underside of the steering column when I was slammed back after impact threw me forward, forehead knocked the upper steering wheel. Note: about 1 month prior to accident, the audio controls on my steering wheel honked the horn instead. The next day, they were ok. The same thing happened when tested at the collision center after accident; it's on tape. The rep at the collision center was informed of the switch problem from the start. When I them tested days later, the audio controls worked properly. Also, an indicator on the dash went from showing the mpg with a bar as I accelerated or slowed, then switched to a digital report of 18 mpg/city. It kept shifting between these indicators without my interference. Finally, the airbag failed to deploy although impact clearly exceeded 15 mph. I believe there was a severe failure of the electrical system; the cvt system with its sensors, etc. Is dependent on it. My account parallels reports I have uncovered about sudden acceleration. I noted that often an event was precipitated by a slowing, and a turn. When I recently talked to a Nissan tech about the switches, airbag, indicator failures, he mentioned pinched harness could be a possibility.

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The accelerator pedal became stuck causing unwanted acceleration.

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I was entering a parking space when the car suddenly accelerated causing me to drive over the parking curb and into a shrub. I was pulling slowly into the space and the car just lurched forward, I quickly hit the brake. Fortunately I was not hurt and there was no damage to the underside of the car.

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The contact owns a 2004 Nissan maxima. The contact stated that while backing up into a parking space driving approximately 2 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently and crashed into a brick pillar. The contact shifted into drive and the vehicle accelerated forward. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the brakes would not respond. After depressing the brake pedal a second time the vehicle came to a stop. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000. Updated 12/18/12.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward. The vehicle jumped a curve and hit a tree. The air bag failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest injuries do to the accident. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer manufatcurer was made aware of the failure who decided to send out an engineer to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage was 76,141. Pmb.

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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.

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.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Altima. While the contact was driving in a parking lot approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle lurched forward with an unintended acceleration. The vehicle would not slow down and crashed into two unoccupied parked vehicles. There was no personal injury. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle sustained moderate damages to the front end. The vehicle was in the process of being inspected by the insurance company. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

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The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact attempted to tap the brakes but the vehicle just accelerated faster. The vehicle jumped over a ditch and finally landed in a canal. The contact suffered severe injuries including open wounds, fractured ribs, two cracked disks, head injury and incidents of loosing consciousness. A police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000. Updated evoq 07/20/10. The vehicle was inspected and the consumer was informed by the technician he found an electric crossover connection between the brake and accelerator pedals and may have been computer related. Updated 11/23/10. Updated 12/07/10. Updated 12/21/lj updated 12/30/10 updated 01/10/11. Updated 01/12/11. The consumer stated it was a clear day and traffic was very light. He had just left his home and was less than 2 miles from his home, driving about 40 mph, when his vehicle suddenly accelerated. He tapped the brake several times; each time the vehicle accelerated faster. The vehicle jumped over a ditch and finally landed in a water-filled irrigation canal. The consumer sustained severe injuries. The vehicle was totaled. Updated 01/13/11.

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.

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.

Wife was parking 2008 Nissan Altima coupe at a retail business. She had pulled into a parking space, stopped ,had her foot on brake and was going to shift to park when the car suddenly accelerated forward jumping a curb and hit a retaining wall.

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.

The contact owns a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact experienced unintended acceleration in the vehicle. While traveling less than 2 mph, the contact attempted to stop the vehicle. When the vehicle came to a complete stop, it suddenly lunged forward at high speeds. The vehicle crashed into a tree. The contact was uninjured. The vehicle was towed to the nearest Nissan dealer for repair, which was covered under his insurance. The current and failure mileages were less than 33,094.

I was slowly pulling into a parking spot in front of my apartment building. As I reached the front of the spot (the end where the front of my car would be), my 2005 Nissan Altima bucked backward slightly, then suddenly accelerated. The car hit a tree, then continued forward until it stopped in the bedroom of my downstairs neighbor. My foot was on the brake the whole time. I am sure of this, as this is the second time in a year that this has happened to me. The first time, I was pulling into a parking spot in a parking garage, and the car accelerated into a concrete pole. Repairs to the auto body (only) were completed, but it seemed as though the engine was downshifting very hard. I had Nissan check it out, and was told there was nothing wrong. I am not nuts. I am not senile. I am not elderly (52). I have been driving for 34 yrs. And have had an excellent driving record (until now). The car was bought in December 2004, and in less than 18 months, I have had 2 almost identical accidents (same malfunction; same approach to the parking spot).

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Sudden acceleration.

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While driving, the vehicle stopped in heavy traffic with the engine still running and without any warning, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer engaged from drive to neutral.

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Car suddenly accelerates when stopped or stopping. There was no possibility my foot was on the brake and accelerator at the same time. Car was shifted to neutral and engine turned off. On restart engine performed normally.

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The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, in which the seat broke.

Consumer contacted dealership for sudden acceleration. Dealer has been unable to locate source of problem, please provide further details.

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On three occasions vehicle would suddenly accelerate and deaccelrate while driving between 30-60 mph. Vehicle at dealer shop. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.

Car automatically rapidly accelerates when stopped. The anti-lock off light appeared. This rapid acceleration has happened to me three times in a two week period. I am 50 years old and have never had an accident. Now I have rear ended two people when I was completely stopped. The first time, the car stopped when I hit the car in a drive through mcdonald's. The second I was stopped 2-4 feet behind a pick up truck at a light and my car accelerated and hit him. I had to put my car in park to stop it after I hit him. The third time it occurred I was the first one in line at an intersection. I did not hit anyone, but had to shut the car off for it to come back to a complete start. The dealership has had my car on two occasions and it did not malfunction when they had it in their possession. However, the service manager told me that they have had problems with the sentra model. I now am fearful of driving my car and put it in park whenever I stop. I am going to write to the president of Nissan. This is my third Altima and I love my car I am just petrified to get behind the wheel. The next time it happens it may be when I am dropping my son off at school.

As driver applied brakes, car suddenly accelerated while foot was still on brakes. During this acceleration, the car made a "roaring" noise and the number of engine revolutions increased. This acceleration caused the driver to hit a stopped school bus in front of him.

Consumer was approaching a red light applied brakes, and vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed while foot was on brakes, causing vehicle to hit tree/ rocks, and ran into a canal. Upon impact, airbags deployed, and consumer unbuckled seatbelt. Also, jumped into canal from passenger's side because driver side door was stuck.

Sudden acceleration resulting in collision, no deployment of air bag during impact.

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While backing out of driveway a loud noise occurred followed by fumes from under the hood. Seconds later, vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph and hit a brick wall, cause unknown. Please give any further details.