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2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1347449 · 2017-01-10

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE ESC (TRACTION CONTROL) RANDOMLY COMES ON WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON STRAIGHT, LEVEL, DRY ROADS (OFTEN ON INTERSTATES). SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHTS ALSO LIGHT UP. BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND POWER TO THE ENGINE IS SUSPENDED MAKING THE CAN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL PROPERLY. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW UNDER WARRANTY FOR OVER 60 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI CANNOT DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. AFTER REPEATED REQUESTS TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE ASKED HYUNDAI TO DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE OF THIS REPEATED MALFUNCTION IN THE ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID ANOTHER MOTORIST. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 20,185 MILES ON IT AND CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 22K MILES AND IS UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10944056
Machine
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