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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1043463 · 2014-03-06

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
28,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPOT TO A DINER, THE CAR UNINTENDED ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF THE DINER. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE DINER AS I WAS NO MORE THAN 3 FEET FROM THE BLDG. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ENTERING THE PARKING SPOT AT NO MORE THAN 5 MPH PLANNING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND EXIT FOR LUNCH. MY LEG HIT THE HOOD LATCH AND I OBTAINED A NASTY CUT ON MY SHIN. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, SUCH AS THE TIRES AND TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED, WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF SMOKE AND RUBBER BURNING. UPDATED 11/16/15. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10567650
Machine
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