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Vehicle Speed Control complaints
10 reportsClear category filter19,910 miles · Dec 3, 2011
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Engine And Engine CoolingVehicle Speed Control
VEHICLE "JERKS" WHEN UNDER LOAD & THROTTLE IS APPLIED. REPLACED 4 IGNITION COILS, & THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. NO CHANGE IN VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT ACCELERATE OVER 3000 RPM'S. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING APPLICABLE SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS LIKELY THE PROBLEM, WHICH I DID. NISSAN SAID…
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VEHICLE "JERKS" WHEN UNDER LOAD & THROTTLE IS APPLIED. REPLACED 4 IGNITION COILS, & THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. NO CHANGE IN VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT ACCELERATE OVER 3000 RPM'S. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING APPLICABLE SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS LIKELY THE PROBLEM, WHICH I DID. NISSAN SAID THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALLS APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE. I TOLD MECHANIC THIS, & HE INSISTS THAT THERE MOST CERTAINLY IS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10438449
28,000 miles · Jul 27, 2005
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA (OWNER SINCE APRIL 2003), I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS CAUSES ME TO PRESS ON THE GAS HARDER MAKING MY CAR LURCH FORWARD. THIS MORNING I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND WHILE THE NATURE OF THE COLLISION IS MY FAULT, I BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE FAR …
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EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA (OWNER SINCE APRIL 2003), I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS CAUSES ME TO PRESS ON THE GAS HARDER MAKING MY CAR LURCH FORWARD. THIS MORNING I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND WHILE THE NATURE OF THE COLLISION IS MY FAULT, I BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE FAR LESS DAMAGE TO MY CAR HAD IT NOT HESITATED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETTING STUCK. MY SISTER ALSO OWNS A NISSAN SENTRA (2001 YEAR) SINCE JULY 2003 AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER CAR HESITATING BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTICED THAT THEIR ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK AS WELL. HTTP://CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_SENTRA.HTML I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE JUSTIFICATION. JUST BECAUSE MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC, DOES NOT MEAN IT'S OKAY TO HAVE A STUCK ACCELERATOR ON MY CAR.
NHTSA ODI #10130291
43,000 miles · Jun 24, 2004
Seat BeltsVehicle Speed Control
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. AS A RESULT WHEN TAKING OFF AFTER A STOP, THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK (THROTTLE PLATE STUCK) THE PROBLEM NEVER SEEMED TO BE CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO FORCIBLY PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS…
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THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. AS A RESULT WHEN TAKING OFF AFTER A STOP, THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK (THROTTLE PLATE STUCK) THE PROBLEM NEVER SEEMED TO BE CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO FORCIBLY PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO FIRST GEAR, FROM REVERSE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND THE GAS PEDAL FELT AS IF IT WERE BINDING. *SC *JB
NHTSA ODI #10073910
Mileage unknown · Mar 17, 2004
Electrical SystemVehicle Speed Control
CONSUMER BELIEVED SOME OF THE BURDEN OF COST FOR REPLACING THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR SHOULD BE BORNE BY NISSAN. *PH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT STILL OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS GOING BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE T…
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CONSUMER BELIEVED SOME OF THE BURDEN OF COST FOR REPLACING THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR SHOULD BE BORNE BY NISSAN. *PH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT STILL OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS GOING BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE MADE A CHIRPING SOUND SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. *SC
NHTSA ODI #10065121
60,000 miles · Aug 14, 2003
Vehicle Speed Control
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. TO GET THE CAR MOVING WE HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL HARD WHICH CAUSES A FASTER THAN NORMAL ACCELERATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10032846
Mileage unknown · Dec 10, 2002
Vehicle Speed Control
HAD STOPPED VEHICLE, FOOT ON BRAKE, READY TO REVERSE TO PARALLED PARK, AND VEHICLE STARTED RACING FASTER AND FASTER. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AFTER THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WAS REVVING UP TO MAX RPM. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT END OF STREET, NOTHING AND NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT LURCHED, MY FOOT O…
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HAD STOPPED VEHICLE, FOOT ON BRAKE, READY TO REVERSE TO PARALLED PARK, AND VEHICLE STARTED RACING FASTER AND FASTER. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AFTER THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WAS REVVING UP TO MAX RPM. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT END OF STREET, NOTHING AND NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT LURCHED, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE DIDN'T STOP IT. HAD TO SHUT MOTOR OFF. DT
NHTSA ODI #770671
Mileage unknown · Nov 30, 2001
Air BagsVehicle Speed ControlCrash
ENGINE STARTED RACING WHILE GOING 3MPH. CAR JUMPED CURB AND WENT INTO A CEMENT PILLAR AT A STRIP MALL. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
NHTSA ODI #755126
Mileage unknown · Oct 29, 2001
Vehicle Speed Control
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STOPPING, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES SURGING HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE HARDER THE BRAKES ARE APLLIED, THE MORE THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE, THE RPMS ALSO INCREASE, CONSUMER STATES THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS BY RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #898393
Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 2001
Vehicle Speed Control
WAS AT A FULL STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO FULL THROTTLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN, AND NOTHING WAS FOUND.*AK
NHTSA ODI #895775
Mileage unknown · May 14, 2001
Vehicle Speed Control
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #888095
Official recalls
6Dec 10, 2003
ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK'S BALL JOINT BRACKET MAY BREAK FROM STRESS CONCENTRATION AT A NOTCH CREATED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND THE SHAPE OF THE MATERIAL CUT-LINE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Nov 17, 2003
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S). VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN, 01V357, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THAT CAMPAIGN ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Nov 14, 2003
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE QG18DE ENGINE OR QR25DE ENGINES, THE FOAM MATERIAL USED FOR THE INTERIOR LINING OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) BOX EMITS SULFUR AS IT CURES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF ONE OF THE RESISTORS INSIDE THE ECM HAS A CRACK ON THE SURFACE COATING, THE GAS MAY CAUSE CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR. THIS COULD CAUSE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO COME ON, POOR DRIVABILITY (IDLE INSTABILITY, POOR ACCELERATOR), OR THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE INSIDE LINING MATERIAL FROM THE ECM BOX. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Nov 16, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 1.8 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE COULD STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT COMING ON OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Aug 29, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COOLING HOLES IN THE STEEL WHEEL MAY HAVE BURRS ON THEIR EDGES AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER MANUFACTURING. THESE BURRS CAN CAUSE CRACKS AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE BETWEEN ADJACENT COOLING HOLES. IF ENOUGH CRACKS DEVELOP BETWEEN THE COOLING HOLES, THE WHEEL COULD FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING HUB WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR CRACKS AND REPLACE THE WHEEL IF CRACKS ARE DISCOVERED. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. THE FIRST MAILING BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2001, ASKING OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS. ANY WHEELS WITH CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN IN EARLY DECEMBER, AT WHICH TIME NISSAN WILL HAVE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT WHEELS, REQUESTING OWNERS TO RETURN TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
May 23, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OR MORE OF THE THREE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH EACH FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE BODY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTURED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE BOLTS COULD FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 30, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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