Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Nissan Frontier

Drove for an hour, parked for 20 mins started proceeding south drive about 500ft to make right turn when vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control reving up swirving out if control on the northbound lane almost hitting cars and a tree. Finally I got it to stop by breaking and parked at the side of the street in the southbound lane. I thought I was about to crash kill some onw and die. This was an unnerving terrifying experience.

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Vehicle was stopped, foot on brake, exiting a public parking lot, when suddenly engine accelerated rapidly and wheels were screeching. The passenger of vehicle had to place transmission in neutral, then park to stop vehicle from moving forward. This action did not stop engine from revving at extreme high speed--rather, the engine would slow down after about 3-5 seconds. This happened 5 times, within a 10 minute 4 mile drive, but not consistently. Driving approx. 15-25 mph between stop signs: brake would be applied and then engine and truck would race forward. Each time the passenger was required to put shift lever in neutral to avoid hitting vehicles or objects in front of vehicle. The driver would clearly state that foot was not on the gas pedal.

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As I pulled into my parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, and before I could stand on the brakes it had jump forward about 6 feet onto the sidewalk in front of my building. While standing on the brakes, the engine continued to accelerate, rear tires spinning and smoking, until I shut the engine off. Note that I was just turning into my parking space, running at an idle and preparing to stop when the sudden acceleration occurred. Fortunately, I had my foot on the brake when this happened and I was able to stop before slamming into the building.

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The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while stopped, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact mentioned that smoke was emitting from the tires and in order to stop the vehicle the engine had to be shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem and informed the contact that the computer did not record failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

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The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Frontier. While driving approximately 45 mph, the engine rpms increased and the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently to approximately 80 mph. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not respond. The contact shifted into neutral and continued to apply excessive pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The contact was eventually able to stop the vehicle on the shoulder of the road. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice for diagnostic testing. The technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

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While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated. Driver applied the brakes, but the brakes had a delay in response. Extended stopping distance was necessary based on poor performance of brakes.

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