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Nissan Altima Electrical System Safety Report | Nov 11, 2013
Reported on Nov 11, 2013
| RE: KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEMS. THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR SO I DON'T KNOW VIN OR MILEAGE, OR EXACT YEAR. I RENTED A CAR LAST WEEK IN SAN DIEGO, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH KEYLESS IGNITIONS. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ONE DAY AND WAS NOT USED TO THIS SYSTEM. LATE AT NIGHT I PARKED CAR, PUSHED THE IGNITION TO OFF STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, WHEN CAR STARTED DRIVING FORWARD BECAUSE I HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUT IT IN PARK. I WAS KNOCKED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, IT WAS PITCH BLACK OUTSIDE, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING, UNTIL I SAW THE CAR DRIVING AWAY. I MANAGED TO CHASE THE CAR AND JUMP BACK INSIDE BEFORE IT HIT ANYTHING. HOWEVER, MY KNEE WAS TORN UP REALLY BAD, AND I AM STILL DEALING WITH THE INJURY MORE THAN A WEEK LATER. NOT HAVING ANY WARNING/SAFETY MEASURE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK, COUPLED WITH A WHISPER QUIET ENGINE, IS A TOTALLY DANGEROUS COMBINATION, AND CLEARLY DEADLY FROM MANY ON LINE ACCOUNTS I HAVE READ. DON'T KNOW HOW THIS RIDICULOUS IDEA EVER MADE IT TO FACTORY, MUCH LESS APPROVED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SYSTEM IN PLACE. I HATE THESE CARS AND THINK THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. AT LEAST IN A REGULAR CAR THE KEYS WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION OF THE CAR IS NOT IN THE 'PARK' POSITION. I AM LUCKY THE CAR DID NOT RUN OVER ME, OR SOMEONE INNOCENT BYSTANDER. BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACCIDENTS LIKE MINE THAT ENDED MUCH WORSE. LIKE I SAID, THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. *TR | |
| Make: | Nissan |
| Model: | Altima |
| Manufactured by: | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ENGLEWOOD CO |
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| Speed: | 2 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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