2007 Nissan Altima Cruise Control Problems

DRIVING HOME FROM A PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENT, I ENTERED MY STREET APPS 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOUSE. I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO GO UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AS THE GAS PEDEL WAS TOTALLY DEPRESSED. THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING. OUT OF FEAR FOR OTHER DRIVERS, I TRIED TO TURN TO A SIDE STREET ON THE RIGHT, AN 1/8 OF MILE FROM MY HOUSE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOTHING ON THE GAS. THE CAR FISHTAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO SEVERE A TELEPHONE POLE AND A STOP SIGN ON THE END OF THAT STREET. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. I WAS NOT CITED BY THE POLICE.

ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT # 11090355 FILED 4-26-18: WHEN PROBLEM W/ACCELERATION OCCURRED 4-25-18, NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE SIGN(S) CAME ON TO ALERT ME TO ENGINE DIFFICULTIES. COPY:2007 NISSAN ALTIMA W/ LOSS OF ACCELERATION AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVING FOR 1 HR ONLY; GOING 70 MPH UPHILL ON FREEWAY TO DALLAS, TX .SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING ONLY 55-60 MPH W/ACCELERATOR PEDAL PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE A SYSTEM PROBLEM; NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS MADE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 75 DEGREES. WHEN DRIVING ON LEVEL ROADS, ACCELERATION OPERATES FINE AT THIS TIME, IGNITION & BRAKING SYSTEMS ALSO WORKING CORRECTLY AT THIS TIME. WHEN DRIVING UPHILL ON BUSY FWY. W/SEMI'S & OTHER VEHICLE'S ON THE ROAD, VERY UNSAFE WHEN HAVE NO ACCELERATION ABILITY TO CHANGE LANES. THIS WILL BE REPORTED TO NISSAN HEADQUARTERS: THERE ARE NO RECALL NOTICES ON NTSA SITE AS OF YET, HOWEVER THERE ARE MULTIPLE ENTRIES OF SIMILAR PROBLEM(S) ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES.

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA W/ LOSS OF ACCELERATION AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVING FOR 1 HR ONLY; GOING 70 MPH UPHILL ON FREEWAY TO DALLAS, TX .SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING ONLY 55-60 MPH W/ACCELERATOR PEDAL PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE A SYSTEM PROBLEM; NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS MADE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 75 DEGREES. WHEN DRIVING ON LEVEL ROADS, ACCELERATION OPERATES FINE AT THIS TIME, IGNITION & BRAKING SYSTEMS ALSO WORKING CORRECTLY AT THIS TIME. WHEN DRIVING UPHILL ON BUSY FWY. W/SEMI'S & OTHER VEHICLE'S ON THE ROAD, VERY UNSAFE WHEN HAVE NO ACCELERATION ABILITY TO CHANGE LANES. THIS WILL BE REPORTED TO NISSAN HEADQUARTERS: THERE ARE NO RECALL NOTICES ON NTSA SITE AS OF YET, HOWEVER THERE ARE MULTIPLE ENTRIES OF SIMILAR PROBLEM(S) ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES.

I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY CAR BEGAN STALLING AND I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ROAD AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC.HAD I BEEN ON A BRIDGE OR BEEN FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY ANOTHER CAR IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PLACED IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED.I CALLED PETRO NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED AS IF THE CAM OR DRIVE SENSOR WAS GOING OUT. I DROVE CAUTIOUSLY TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER(MOSSEY) IN HOUSTON. THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON IT BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE IN BATON ROUGE I APPROACHED AT 70MPH BUT ON THE BRIDGE I COULD NOT GET THE ACCELERATOR TO RESPOND TO KEEP ME ABOVE 50 MPH. I FELT I WOULD HAVE STALLED HAD THE BRIDGE BEEN ANY STEEPER OR LONGER. IT WAS VERY SCARY BUT I MANAGED TO MAKE IT OVER AND EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO PETRO THE NEXT MORNING ON THURSDAY AND IT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR RE PRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS. TODAY, THEY ARE CONSULTING NISSAN FACTORY ENGINEER. *JS

SLOWLY ENTERING HOME GARAGE. BRAKING. VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED INTO GARAGE STRIKING AND DESTROYING WORK BENCH AND DAMAGING REAR GARAGE WALL. LEFT RUBBER BURN MARKS WHERE FRONT (DRIVE) WHEELS SPUN AFTER IMPACT AND DRAG MARKS ON FLOOR WHERE REAR WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP AND DRAGGING. FILLED GARAGE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF CAR WITH SHEET ROCK DUST FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE INTERIOR WALL. DO NOT RECALL WHEN ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE BUT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND BACK AWAY FROM DAMAGE AREA. CAR WAS DRIVABLE AND OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER RESTARTING. DEALER ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO CAR AT $2667.99, REPORTED INCIDENT TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS ASSIGNED CASE #[XXX]. I WILL NOW DRIVE THE CAR WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND DISCOURAGE MY WIFE FROM DRIVING IT. WAITING FOR RESPONSE BY NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE, WHICH WAS PROMISED WITHIN TWO WORKING DAYS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE RPMS STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE TRYING TO PARK. THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS OCCURRED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN ENGINEER FROM NISSAN WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER ALSO STATED THE CONTACT MAY NOT HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/25/11

ON 01/25/2010, I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK AND WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO STOP TO A LIGHT,THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR ANYMORE. THE CAR SLID, AND HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE BACK,BUT BECAUSE THE SPEED WAS LOW, THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR. AFTER THAT, THE CAR WAS FROZEN ; THE POLICE CAME AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUTOBODY SHOP; AFTER THE OUTSIDE DAMAGE WAS FIXED, THE CAR WAS TRANSPORTED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE.(THE SOFT WARE WAS MESSED UP,AS THE DEALER TOLD ME).AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THE SOFTWARE WAS RESET. THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE THOUGH THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND EXPLAINED THAT THIS CAR HAD A GENERAL INSPECTION LESS THAN 2 MONTHS PRIOR THE ACCIDENT AND THE ANNUAL REVISION LESS THAN3 WEEKS PRIOR THE ACCIDENT, AND NOW, EVEN THE CAR WAS FIXED THE NISSAN DEALER CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER DECIDED TO SENT THE CAR FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALER THAT COULDN'T GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. AT THIS POINT, I AM AFRAID DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL SET LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY, WON'T SHUT OFF JUST FLASHES CRUISE CONTROL SET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AS IF THERE WAS A HARD SHIFT, THE RPMS DROPPED, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. I THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND I WAS STILL DECELERATING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WITHIN 30 SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THROUGH THE VENTS. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WENT TO SAFE PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THE CAR COMPLETELY FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE. WITHIN A MINUTE THE FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE THAT WAS JUST COMPLETING A ROUND TRIP OF 180 MILES. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 93 DEGREES WITH A HEAT INDEX OF 100. HE VEHICLE WAS RENTED THROUGH ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR. THE AGREEMENT NUMBER ID D-590774 WITH CLAIM NUMBER 76J52. *AK