10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 17,700 miles
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While traveling at a speed of less than 30 mph in the left turn lane I heard a loud grinding noise that felt like the gears stuck. The car then suddenly and without warning, revved up, speed forward with the steering wheel locked to the right. The steering and brakes were non responsive, and I had no control. My car, at a high rate of speed, crossed three additional lanes striking a telephone pole(actually split the pole in 2 places), transformer, fire hydrant, and finally rolling down a hill where it came to rest in a parking lot. There was fire from the power lines touchin and water gushing from the fire hydrant at the same time. My father was two cars ahead of me and witnessed the entire accident. We had just left from getting the annual emissions checked on our vehicles and had traveled less than a mile towards home, when the accident occurred. I was told by the paramedics that they never saw anyone walk away from an accident this severe. I suffered whiplash, minor cuts and a 2nd degree concussion but this malfunction could have resulted in the death of me or someone else.
- Canton, GA, USA
Vehicle lunges forward when stepping on brakes, sometimes, like stepping on gas pedal. Very dangerous.
- Staten Island, NY, USA
2003 Pathfinder with only 14,000 miles. Bought new. Front brake judder leading to steering wheel vibration.
- Barnehat, NJ, USA
Consumer took vehicle to dealer five times for brake problems. When depressing the brake pedal vehicle pulsated and made a rubbing noise. Dealer rotated and replaced the rotors, ABS actuator, and the whole braking system.
- Snellville, GA, USA
Problems with brake system. Steering wheel shakes when brakes are applied.. when the brakes engaged, the vehicle vibrated and pulsated at speeds above 20 mph. The rotors were turned twice, however the problem continued.
- Scottsdale , AZ, USA
- Mahwah, NJ, USA