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2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

crash · 1273638 · 2016-04-07

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
43,645
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE ESC SYSTEM DID NOT HELP PREVENT AND MAY HAVE EVEN CAUSED MY CAR ACCIDENT. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A RECALL ON MY YAW-RATE SENSOR, WHICH IS THE KEY COMPONENT TO THE ESC SYSTEM...UPDATED 05-19-16 *BF ON MARCH 2, 2016, HYUNDAI NATIONAL CUSTOMER CARE REFUSED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TESTED IN ITS POST ACCIDENT CONDITION. ON MARCH 26, 2016, SOUTHERN STATES HYUNDAI OF RALEIGH REPLACED THE YAW-RATE SENSOR AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. HYUNDAI SENT A LETTER TO THE CONSUMER, STATING THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE YAW-RATE SENSOR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 06/13/16.*JB *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10854049
Machine
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