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2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1059953 · 2014-04-25

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
GENESIS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
55,603
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FORTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER PICKING UP MY NEW ( TO ME ) CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IN AN INSTANT I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES HARD BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. UPON DOING SO THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I CRASHED INTO THE TRUCK. AFTER THE CRASH I RESTARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT STOPPED NORMALLY LIKE IT SHOULD. I WAS LEFT WITH THE FEELING THAT I HAD NO BRAKES FOR THAT INSTANT. TOTALLY UN AWARE OF A BRAKE RECALL ON THE NEW CAR, WHEN I FOUND OUT LATER THAT NIGHT ABOUT THE RECALL I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT A WELL ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS DEALERSHIP WOULD SELL ME A CAR AND NOT HAVE MENTIONED OR EVEN TAKEN CARE OF IT. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT I CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR OF AMERICA TO VERIFY THAT MY NEW TO ME GENESIS HAD NEVER BEEN RECALLED (REPAIRED YET ) . HYUNDAI SAID THEY WERE SORRY AND SENT ME OUT AN INVESTIGATION PACKET THAT I AM CURRENTLY FILLING OUT AND GATHERING INFORMATION FOR. THEY ALSO ASKED ME WHAT I WAS SEEKING FROM HYUNDAI. I REPLIED. I WANTED MY CAR FIXED PERFECT. THE TRUCK I HIT REPAIRED. MY RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AND WOULD LIKE SOME SORT OF STATEMENT OR DOCUMENT STATING THAT MY CAR WAS PRONE TO BRAKE FAILURE SO I CAN APPEAL THE SIR CHARGE I WILL RECEIVE FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AT 500-600 PER YEAR FOR AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS TOWED AWAY TO A BODY SHOP WITH

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10584993
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