you won't believe this....

Post by **07wHiTE 3.5SE 6sPD** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:33 pm

Hey guys listen to this, i got into manhattan around 9 pm where i usually park to wait for my fiance' at baruch college. All is well and then the unthinkable happens, my accelerator pedal goes missing like a bad dream... then i look down at the floor and whip out the handy dandy flashlight and see the pedal laying on the floor, thinking wtf happened and why is my accelerator pedal on the floor?! i then went down below the instrument panel and noticed that the damn thing is made of plastic and it broke. Ran over to the home depot at w23rd st and 5th ave they were closed. I spotted a duane reade, purchased some crazy glue and glued it up for a temporary fix for a drive home. I can't believe nissan made the pedal construction of nothing but plastic. Just wanted to share my experience with you guys.... here is a pic of me holding the pedal in my hand....

Post by **malnevets** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:30 pm

hooooooolllyy cow

this is insane!!! the crazy glue held the pedal okay?

man that is mad dangerous. u probably taking it to the dealer asap right?

off topic but, where in queens you live?

Post by **marlin29311** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:35 am

how the hell did the pedal come off?!?!?!

Post by **ZeroR** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:13 am

Wow that's really crazy! wouldn't this be a safety issue? I am going to inspect my pedal right away.

Post by **07wHiTE 3.5SE 6sPD** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:32 am

it just broke off, just like that... its really a poor design in my opinion, the entire accelerator pedal assembly is plastic, the brake and clutch is steel or some type of alloy. I live in south ozone park, queens... The krazy glue held great to my surprise. I dropped it off at the dealer this morning. I'm waiting for service to call and let me know whats going to happen. I was parked getting ready to pull out its a good thing it didn't happen while trying to merge or getting out of a emergency situation in which i needed to accelerate quickly, it may have been worse.

Post by **malnevets** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:27 am

07wHiTE 3.5SE 6sPD wrote:it just broke off, just like that... its really a poor design in my opinion, the entire accelerator pedal assembly is plastic, the brake and clutch is steel or some type of alloy. I live in south ozone park, queens... The krazy glue held great to my surprise. I dropped it off at the dealer this morning. I'm waiting for service to call and let me know whats going to happen. I was parked getting ready to pull out its a good thing it didn't happen while trying to merge or getting out of a emergency situation in which i needed to accelerate quickly, it may have been worse.

that is for sure

Post by **LongBeachCoupe** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:56 am

Thats messed up man!

Plastics are very reliable though, just suprised it snapped like that!

Post by **07wHiTE 3.5SE 6sPD** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:13 am

That's true plastics are strong... i think they tried to incorporate ridges in the design for a more sturdy structure but i believe the plastic thickness was a bit thin on the design... maybe it had a hairline crack and kept spreading until it finally let go... it was funny though, i was laughing like crazy as i stood on the sidewalk with my accelerator pedal/arm in my hand on the sidewalk.... lol

Post by **kuhan** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:43 am

Wow...Did you use all of your body weight whenever you pedal it down or what?

Post by **Rmuth25** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:53 pm

Well well well, this gives an entirely new definition to the phrase "lead foot"

Post by **dangeris** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:37 am

That's just messed up

Post by **One Crazy Max** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:23 pm

damn dev, like you press that pedal hard too much or what.

yo we need to meet up one day man, and chat about these cars that we have. i need to ask you some questions!

Post by **07wHiTE 3.5SE 6sPD** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:26 am

lol... the ironic thing is i didn't even press it hard, i was now pulling out from a parking spot and the thing jus fell off... yea definitely, we should be able to link up soon. just let me know. If this thing has private messages i'll send my phone number.

Post by **One Crazy Max** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:49 pm

07wHiTE 3.5SE 6sPD wrote:lol... the ironic thing is i didn't even press it hard, i was now pulling out from a parking spot and the thing jus fell off... yea definitely, we should be able to link up soon. just let me know. If this thing has private messages i'll send my phone number.

nah this ting nah get private message, lol!!!

hit me up on aim. screename is the same as my forum name!

hit me u bro!!!

Post by **iGROOCK** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:58 pm

wow...good thing everyone is safe

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