10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 111,686 miles
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Car accelerates on it own this afternoon in both forward and reverse. Had to constantly use brakes to control it to bring it back to the driveway. This occurred from a parking position on a public street as soon as the car was put into the driving modes (both forward and reverse).
- Vancouver, WA, USA
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed into a cinder-block wall. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained unknown injuries and did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed. The contact was uncertain of the diagnostic results. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,000.
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Leaf. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact then coasted over to the emergency lane and observed the floormats were not the cause of the failure and there were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that there were three brake codes present. The contact was uncertain of the diagnostic results. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,670.
- Chillacothe, OH, USA
- Largo, FL, USA