NHTSA complaint: 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — POWER TRAIN
RETURNED HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, GOT OUT AND GOT GROCERIES FROM PASSENGER SIDE. WENT INSIDE AND ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES LATER WAS INFORMED BY NEIGHBOR THAT MY CAR HAD ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS A 55 MPH STREET, AND THROUGH DITCH INTO NEIGHBORS YARD. WHEN MYSELF AND THREE OTHER PEOPLE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE WE WERE ASTONISHED TO SEE THAT THE E-BRAKE HAD BEEN ENGAGED AND YET THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY WITH NO SIGNS OF TIRE DRAGGING. IT IS AS IF THE E-BRAKE COMPLETELY FAILED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THERE ARE OTHER HYUNDAI'S OF SIMILAR BUILD RECALLED FOR "PARKING BREAK ISSUES CAUSING DRAGGING WHILE DRIVING AND POSSIBLE ROLLAWAY WHILE PARKED". SADLY HYUNDAI IS NOT HELPFUL BECAUSE MY EXACT CAR DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT RECALL GOING. I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE THAT IS A DEFECT OF THE CALIBER THAT CREATES THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES NECESSARY TO RECALL A MODEL OF VEHICLE. DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE PARKING BRAKE IN MY CAR. MY VEHICLE HAS INCURRED ABOVE $3,000 WORTH OF STRUCTURAL AND BODY DAMAGE FROM ROLLING AWAY AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP AND I AM PURSUING A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR THE SAFETY OF CONSUMERS. AN INSPECTOR SHOULD BE OUT TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, CIRCUMSTANCE, OR FAULT. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO AVOID PAYING FOR MY CAR THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO IF THIS MALFUNCTION COULD CAUSE HARM AND PROPERTY DAM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation