NHTSA Complaint #10732421 — 2014 NISSAN VERSA

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10732421
Vehicle 2014 NISSAN VERSA
Component SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 20,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

RETURNING FROM STATE LINE MY MOTHER AND TWO AUNTS WHERE DRIVING BACK TO LA ON THE FREEWAY WHEN TRAFIC SLOWED BEFORE APPROACHING A DOWNHILL GRADE WHEN MY AUNT WENT TO BRAKE WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A TOTAL FAILURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOR. SHE THEN CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES STILL NOT STOPING SHE PUT THE CAR ON NUETRAL AND PULLED ON THE SHOULDER AND WAITED FOR THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN THE CAR STOPED THEY BRAKES WERE STILL NOT WORKING. THE CAR STOPED WHEN THEY ENTERED AN UPHILL OFF RAMP. THEY THEN CALLED AAA AND TOWED THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. THE VERY NEXT DAY JULY 6 I TOOK MY MOTHETS CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN N THEY PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE CAR ONKY TO FIND "CLIENT STAYESAT TIME BRAKE IS HARD/PADEL GORS TO THE FLOOR" THEN IT SAYS "TEST BRAKE SYSTEM, OK. NO LEAK. UNABLE TO DIPLOCATE THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME." I DID SOME REASEARCH AND FOUND ARTICLES RELATED TO THE 2014 NISSAN VERSA BREAK FAILURES AND PROCEDED TO THIS WEBSITE. HERES MY QUESTION WHAT IF THE NEXT TIME A NISSAN VERSA BRAKE FAILURESRESULTS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE. MY MOTHER THIS NISSAN VERSA IM DESCRIBING WITH INCIDENT IS MY MOTHERS. RECALL IT AND MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL YOU AND I BOTH KNOW IT WILL.

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