1997 Nissan Pathfinder Cruise Control Problems

THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE SECOND TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A TREE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED REAR END DAMAGE. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL STICK TO FLOOR IN A DOWN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. BUT, NO SOLUTION HAD BEEN FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ACCELLERATOR STICKS BADLY! DURING COLD STARTS AND IDLE TIME (EG. AT STOP LIGHT OR CRUISE CONTROL ON) YOU GO TO PRESS ON THE ACCELLERATOR PEDAL AN IT'S STUCK. YOU PUSH HARDER WITH YOUR FOOT TO LOOSEN IT UP, AND THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND LURCH FORWARD BADLY. I'VE HAD 3 (THREE) NISSAN PATHFINDERS, ALL DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. 1987, 1992 AND 1997 ALL THE SAME PROBLEM! NISSAN SUGGESTS YOU REPAIR BY A CLUTCH ASSEMBLY KIT, WHICH COSTS $200+ INSTALLED. BUT IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, IN ALL NISSAN VEHICLES, WHY DON'T THEY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM PERMANENTLY??? ANY IDEAS OR HELP, CONTACT LPEDO@WI.RR.COM - THANK YOU!*AK

THROTTLE STICKS WHEN STARTING FROM STOP/IDLE. NOT IN CABLE LINKAGE FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. APPEARS TO BE IN THROTTLE BODY. SERIOUS CONCERN WHEN PARALLEL PARKED, OR IN STRING OF VECHICLES AT STOP SIGN. HELP!*AK

I'M JUST WONDERING IF MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PART BRAKE. NISSAN IS OFFERING TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR THEM SO I WANT TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A RECALL ITEM. THEY ALREADY HAVE A "NOTICE" OUT ON THE PROBLEM. THE THROTTLE STICKS AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SO WE ARE NOT DRIVING THE CAR TILL THIS BECOMES RESOLVED. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO A BRICK WALL. *AK

GAS PEDAL STUCK OCCATIONALLY

GAS PEDAL STUCK OCCATIONALLY

GAS PEDAL STICKS AT A STOP OR WHEN THE PEDAL HAS BEEN AT A CONSTANT SPOT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE THE PEDAL IS TO TAP IT WITH YOUR FOOT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD. *AK

SUMMARY OF THE INCIDENT: IT WAS A NEAR-MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED FROM THIS SCARY EXPERIENCE DURING THE RUSH HOUR LASTING OVER A MILE OR LONER STRETCH FOR MANY MINUTES. THE CAR HAD UNUSUAL, UNCONTROLLABLE, AND VERY DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SITUATION WAS SO BAD THAT IT ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A FEW OTHER CARS AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS.EVENTS:(1) WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY RAMP, GRADUALLY ACCELERATING (WITH SPEED AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH), THE ENGINE HESITATES. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ROARED AND ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WITH THE CAR QUICKLY GAINED SPEED ABOVE 55MPH - WITHOUT APPLYING ANY GAS PADDLE. NO CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED OR TURNED ON. THE DRIVER TRIED TO APPLY SERVICE-BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE WAS VERY STIFF WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE EVEN WITH EXTRA EFFORT. THE DRIVER NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS AT 6000RPM.(2) THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THOUGH THE SHIFT-LEVER-POSITION DID ENTER THE "NEUTRAL" INDICATION, THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM STILL STAYED AT THE "DRIVE" AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND GAINING SPEED. (THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO USE SERVICE-BRAKE ALL THE TIME TO NO AVAIL.)(3) THE DRIVER TRIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR ("2"), THE CAR SPEED SLOWED DOWN VERY GRADUALLY. AT THAT TIME, THE DRIVER APPLIED EMERGENCY HAND-BRAKE.(4) EVENTUALLY THE CAR STOPPED USING THE HAND-BRAKE. RIGHT AFTER THIS, THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE LEVER TO "PARK" THEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY (AND IMMEDIATELY) SHOT UP TO 6000RPM AGAIN - AND THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO RE-ENGAGE AND MOVED THE CAR FORWARD WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY TURNED-OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKING. *AK

CAR WILL SURGE IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES NOT ABLE TO FIX. *AK