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2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 1012319 · 2013-09-25

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TIBURON
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
106,213

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AFTER STOPPING BEHIND A LINE OF STOPPED CARS, I SLOWLY REMOVED MY FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL (HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND LOOKED INTO MY REVIEW MIRROR AS CAR IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN MOVING. SUDDENLY I HEARD MY ENGINE RACE AND IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE I COULD REACT. MY CAR LOOKS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING GOING AT LEAST 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS ONLY 6 - 8 FEET IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I HAD STARTED TO REMOVE MY FOOT OFF MY BRAKE PEDAL. ALL HAPPENED SO QUICKLY - WAS AS IF MY CAR JUST "LEAPED" FORWARD. STATE POLICE AND TOW OPERATOR BOTH STARTED UP MY VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT ENGINE RACING WHILE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS IN NORMAL POSITION. I DID NOT RECEIVE A DRIVING VIOLATION TICKET BECAUSE OF NOTED THROTTLE ISSUE. TOYOTA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE NOW WITH TIBURONS? *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10545436
Machine
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