NHTSA Complaint #10438470 — 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10438470
Vehicle 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 1 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TN

Consumer Description

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, THAT IS CONSTANTLY 5-7 MPH OFF. I AM GETTING CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS A HAZARD AS I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY THE LOCAL CITY POLICE FOR ME TO PICK UP MY SPEED A LITTLE AS I AM RESTRAINING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BY DRIVING AT OR BELOW WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE SPEED LIMIT. ALSO, I AM REALLY CONCERNED SINCE THE FACTORY TELLS YOU TO USE A CERTAIN SIZE OF TIRE, WITH ME USING THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THIS WILL CAUSE THE WHEELS TO SPIN FASTER THAN WHAT I AM ACTUALLY REALLY GOING, THUS SAYING I AM TRAVELING FARTHER (MILEAGE) THAN WHAT I TRULY AM. THIS, I BELIEVE IS EFFECTING MY GAS MILEAGE AS MY TIRES ARE HAVING TO SPIN FASTER THAN WHAT IS NEEDED AND THUS CAUSING ME TO USE MORE FUEL. PLEASE HELP ME CONSIDER MY OPTIONS OR DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SPEED SENSOR, DRIVE/POWERTRAIN, WHEELS, ETC. SOMEONE WHO DRIVES 10 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IS A HAZARD, I BELIEVE. I AM HAVING ALL KINDS OF VEHICLES AND SEMI-TRUCKS PASS ME ON THE INTERSTATE AND I FEEL THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS AT RISK IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. (MY CURRENT MILEAGE (SUPPOSEDLY IS: 43500 MILES) I MAY HAVE TRAVELED LESS THAN THAT. CAN YOU HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED? HERE IS A CBS STORY ON THE ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/STORIES/2007/03/13/EARLYSHOW/MAIN2562144.SHTML PLEASE HELP, MY FAMILIES SAFETY COULD BE AT RISK AS WELL AS OTHER PASSENGERS WHO OWN OR ARE ON THE ROAD AROUND THESE CARS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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