NHTSA Complaint #10380893 — 2005 NISSAN XTERRA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10380893
Vehicle	2005 NISSAN XTERRA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	February 6, 2011
Date Filed	February 6, 2011
Mileage	70,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

TWICE IN THE LAST DAY THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. FIRST WAS IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ABOUT 30 MPH AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE BARELY SLOWED THE CAR. WENT TO BREAKDOWN AND JUST MISSED ANOTHER CAR. SECOND TIME THIS AM. STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE TOOK OFF AT 3000 TO 4000 RPM. FORTUNATELY IT WAS ON SNOW IN DRIVEWAY AND NO ONE WAS BEHIND. COULD NOT STOP THE WHEELS FROM SPINNING. EVENTUALLY GOT IT INTO PARK. ONLY WORK ON THIS ENGINE WAS RECALL WORK DONE 2 WEEKS AGO INVOLVING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

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