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2013 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1183485 · 2015-05-18

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR REVVED TO BETWEEN 4 AND 6 THOUSAND RPMS WHEN I WAS PARKING IN MY WORK PARKING GARAGE. IN THE PROCESS I ENDED UP HITTING TWO SUVS AND DID OVER $5,500 IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO OUR HYUNDAI SERVICE TO HAVE THE ENGINE LOOKED AT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON FRIDAY, MAY 15 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON RT 70 AT THE TOP OF BRADDOCK MOUNTAIN MY CAR REVVED AGAIN FOR NO REASON. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE REV HAPPENED. THIS REV HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10717040
Machine
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