NHTSA Complaint #10524210 — 2008 NISSAN VERSA

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE 10 FREEWAY HEADED EAST NEAR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, MY CAR'S BRAKES SUDDENLY DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE CAR'S BRAKES WORKED FINE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT THEY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I TRIED MULTIPLE WAYS TO GET THE BRAKES TO "BITE" BUT ALWAYS GOT A DEAD PEDAL AND NEVER GOT THE CAR TO STOP UNTIL I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT AROUND 20 MPH. THIS CAR HAS SOME FLAWS ON IT THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT INCLUDING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH DOES NOT RESPOND VERY WELL TO DRIVER INPUT, THE LAZY TRANSMISSION, WHICH HESITATES TOO MUCH AND DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX, THE IGNITION/STARTER, THE FLIMSY BODY THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE OUT OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS TOYS AND ITS AXLES THAT CAN'T STAND EXTENSIVE CITY DRIVING. *TR