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2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1265296 · 2016-03-03

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
9,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I 2/2/2016WHEN PARKING HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2013 IT SUDDENLY BARRELED FORWARD COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL OVER THE CEMENT MARKER AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE. PER INSURANCE INSTRUCTIONS CAR WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER.AFTER A VERY EXPENSIVE FRONT END REPAIR THE SERVICE DEPT "TESTED" THE CAR AND PRONOUNCED IT IN GOOD CONDITION-NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR.THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS HE DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY OTHER 2013 ELANTRA HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS A MENACE TO ME AND TO OTHER MOTORISTS. WHY WON'T HYUNDAI ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND INFORM THEIR DEALERS OF A NUMBER OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10839639
Machine
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