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2013 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

crash · 1021024 · 2013-11-11

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
950
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRST OCCURRENCE I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO MOVE, CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITH AN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. SECOND OCCURRENCE I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO PROCEED THROUGH, STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS IN KANSAS AND MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING. IT SURGED AGAIN AND WE BOTH NOTICED IT. FOURTH OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IN RINGGOLD GA ON 10-28-13. I WAS STARTING TO PARK IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH, THE CAR SURGED FAST AND I TRIED TO STOP IT WITH MY BRAKE, BUT IT CONTINUED INTO THE CONCRETE BUILDING RESULTING IN MY SERIOUS INJURY AND $6,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. WITH GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THIS CAR, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY HAD EVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND THEY SAID, "NO". *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10551773
Machine
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