Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 1998 Nissan Maxima

Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 1998 Nissan Maxima. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 03/05/2004

Vehicle came to a stop and suddenly accelerated. Vehicle crossed the intersection and hit two residential walls, went through a lawn, and hit a lamp post. The impact from the lamp post caused the vehicle to turn over on its side. The driver died on impact.

2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 09/29/2000

The vehicle has experienced two incidents of sudden acceleration forward and backward, on 9-29-00 causing damage of over $11,000, 12-4-00 while backward the vehicle almost hit three people, no injuries involved in the incidents.

Other Vehicle Speed Control related problems of the 1998 Nissan Maxima

Car Accelerates On Its Own problems	2
Speed Control Linkage problems	1
Vehicle Speed Control problems	1
Speed Control Cable problems	1

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