Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Nissan Maxima

The contact rented a 2015 Nissan Maxima. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated to 75 mph while departing from a car wash. The vehicle crashed into two vehicles and a wall. The front passenger and driver side air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered injuries to the back and chest. The driver suffered injuries to the legs. Medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed to the rental company. A police report was filed. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

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I drive the car and it is hard to shift gears. When I put the car in drive it jerks very hard. Called the dealership and it was said by the dealership that it is not the transmission but instead it was the motor mounts that were the problem. Once the motor mount was fixed, the problem still persist. I call the dealer back and they have yet to give me a response. When driving, in between 1st and 2nd gear it shift to the 4th or 5th gear causing the car to jerk forward if suddenly accelerated. Complicated situation.

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My car began jerking and shifting unexpectedly. It accelerated unexpectedly which caused me to lose control of the vehicle. My car crashed into my friend's home. After doing research I found that many people are having shifting problems. This is a definite safety issue.

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The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle unintended accelerated while driving at various speeds. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal to accelerate the vehicle would hesitate to respond before suddenly surging forward at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

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The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while entering a park area. The rpms increased to 6,000 abnormally as the contact applied the brake and shifted into park. The vehicle returned to normal function. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 28,000. Updated 03/05/lj updated 03/08/12.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated and when trying to engage the brakes the vehicle would jerk. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle identification number was not available. The failure and current mileage was 101,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that when shifting into drive, the engine exhibited an abnormal increase in rpms. The vehicle then rapidly accelerated at full force. The contact stated that the failure was a sporadic occurrence. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 87,830.

Unintended acceleration 3 times, each more violent then the first time, of a new 2006 Nissan Maxima, only 26,000 miles on it, this is the 3rd. Time it has happened, on sept. 18, kahului, maui. Terrifying, I could not stop the car at the stop sign of intersection, this was the worse of the past two accelerations that I had with this car. My husband was with me on the passenger side of car. It took off like a "race car" I could not break it or stop car from going. Had to pull the keys out and put in neutral, then reverse to get it to stop. ! took it to the dealer, jimfalk, the service dept. Could not find what is wrong, kept car for a week, driving it to "recreate" the problem, but it seems to do it after so many months, not back to back, something triggers it off it seems. We are stuck with his car now, it is dangerous to drive, as the problem cannot be found. Nissan sent a independent investigator to maui to check the car out, Nissan headquarters in tennessee said it will take 6-8 weeks to get a answer back to us, meanwhile we are stuck now with a rental car bill as our warranty onlycovers a loaner if there is a problem with the cars to be "fixed" and so far, the problem annote be found, so we are up the creek so to speak and technically have to wait for another "acceleration" to take place in which event we could be killed. What can we do? we have rights! some one must be able to find this death feature in our car! help!.

2010 Nissan Maxima. Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumer stated as he approached a stop sign, the vehicle began to accelerate as he applied the brake. He experienced it two more times, before he took the vehicle for its initial check-up and maintenance. The dealer was unable to find a problem. On March 29, 2012, as the consumer was pulling into a parking space, the vehicle began to accelerate again. He immediately stepped on the brake and barely avoided a collision with a concrete wall. The engine started revving, so he put the car in neutral and the engine roared for a second or two before going back to normal. The dealer stated the vehicle was operating according to factory specifications. The dealer reported the vehicle was operating according to factory specifications. Updated 06/19/12.

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The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact was parking when the vehicle suddenly accelerated, jumped the curb and crashed into a tree. There were no injuries and no police report filed. The vehicle was in drivable condition and the contact planned to have it inspected at the time of the complaint. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a claim. The current and failure mileages were approximately 67,500.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. While idling at a stop light with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 20 mph. There were no warning lights present during or after the failure occurred. A police report was filed. The vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. Both vehicles were damaged. There were no injuries. The vehicle shut off after it was placed in neutral, however, it kept attempting to accelerate as if the pedal was depressed. The contact drove the vehicle to his residence with the emergency brake applied. The failure did not recur. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The failure mileage was 14,450 and current mileage was 14,500. The consumer stated the throttle actuator was replace at his expense however, he does not feel this was the problem with the vehicle. Updated 10/16/07.

1. I was parking near downtown seattle at a curb parking spot. While aligning my car to the curb with my foot on the brake, the car suddenly accelerated from idle speed to full throttle. By pressing the brake pedal very hard and shifting to neutral from drive position, I was able to stop the card from lurching forward and hitting the car in front. The car returned to idle speed after shifting to neutral. 2. I had stopped at a stop sign at a four-way intersection on mercer island, wa behind another car. My foot was on the brake pedal. Suddenly, the car accelerated forward with the transmission in drive position from idle speed to full throttle. I had to push very hard on the brake pedal to prevent my car from hitting the car ahead and put the transmission in neutral position after which the car returned to idle speed.

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While stopped for 30 seconds at a red light my 2002 Nissan Maxima se suddenly accelerated (4000-5000 rpms) and surged forward. My foot was on the brake pedal only. I applied full pressure to the brake and applied the emergency brake. The engine revs dropped down and increased two additional times. When the revs dropped for the third time I quickly put the car into park and shut off the engine. When I turned the car back on the engine ran normally. I was very fortunate that there was adequate distance between myself and the car in front of me. I took the car to a Nissan dealer the same morning and no trouble codes or stored data was found in the computer. Nissan headquarters told me a factory rep will come to diagnose my problem only if the car is involved in an accident.

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I bought a 2001 Nissan Maxima brand new in June 2001. One day while driving in 2004 I experienced sudden acceleration and the engine racing. It did stop after a few seconds but I took it immediately to my neighborhood car mechanic. He couldn't duplicate the problem but found a defective air pollution part and replaced it. The next day, while waiting to take a left turn at an intersection, the engine suddenly raced again and with me practically standing on the brake we slid across the intersection headed towards oncoming traffic. Luckily people slowed enough for me to slide across the intersection with rubber burning, engine whining, etc. A few seconds later it stopped. I was only about a mile from the dealer that I had purchased it from so I immediately drove there and pulled into the service dept. Area. I explained the problem and they told me that they couldn't look at it today but come back tommorrow. I said that I wasn't about to keep driving it with this problem and they said that I could park it in their lot and they will look at it tommorrow. I said "you can park it in your lot, I'm not driving it. " the next day they called and said it must be something with the onboard computer and they would have to change it, cost $1100 not under warranty. What could I do? so of course I did it and complained but it appears to have fixed it since it hasn't happened again. I still own it.

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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.

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The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration and crashed through a wall. Scc.

Air control valve is not working properly vehicle will unexpectedly accelerate at high speeds. Contacted dealer. Please further information.

While pulling into a garage vehicle unexpectedly accelerated forward while foot was still pressed on brake. Please provide any further information.

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.

While driving transmission will not shift into gear. Consumer had to stop to allow transmission to shift again, and sometimes engine will stall without prior warning, consumer could step on brake pedal, but the engine will suddenly accelerate, it was impossible for consumer to keep control of vehicle.

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