# 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1252886` · 2016-01-14 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
EMAIL LETTER FROM CONSUMER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR RE HYUNDAI'S FLOUTING OF THEIR AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA BY REFUSING TO HONOR THE SONATA RECALL FOR SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER HAD PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, WITH HER FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LURCHED FORWARD AT SIGNIFICANT SPEED AND HIT AND BROKE A SPLIT-RAIL FENCE AND POST. *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*