NHTSA Complaint #11675687 — 2022 NISSAN ROGUE

The contact owns a 2022 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while waiting in the front passenger seat for her husband, she extended her left leg to depress the brake pedal and start the engine. Soon after starting the vehicle, the contact felt the vehicle slowly moving backwards while the vehicle was in park(P). While in a state of panic, the contact opened the passenger door and screamed to her husband that the vehicle was moving. As the vehicle continued to accelerate backwards while on an incline, the vehicle ran over a curb and eventually hit a tree, which stopped the acceleration. The contact stated that no warning lights had appeared on the instrument panel as the vehicle remained in park(P) during the failure. Several bystanders came to the contact's aid to assist her after the failure. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's right knee and right inner calf were bruised; however, the contact did not seek medical attention. A police report was not filed, and no damages were reported. Despite the failure, the contact's husband managed to drive away from the scene. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V457000(Power Train), which she linked to the failure. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.