# 2014 HYUNDAI GENESIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1389325` · 2017-07-04 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** GENESIS
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 32,000
## Narrative
ON JULY 4 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM ET I WAS WAITING TO PARK AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED, MOVING THE CAR FORWARD AND CRASHING INTO THE PASSENGER REAR BUMPER OF A PARKED FORD F-150.  I PRESSED EVEN HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AS IF IT WAS SLIDING ON ICE; IT CREATED TIRE SKID MARKS FROM MY FRONT TIRES - SUPPORTING THAT THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED.   I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV FASTER. THE NOSE OF MY CAR WAS LOWERED DUE TO MY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AND AS A RESULT THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WENT UNDER THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK AND BEGAN LIFTING THE TRUCK UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP.  THE CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND THE ASPHALT WAS DRY.     ON FRIDAY JUNE 23 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00PM ET I WAS BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH HAS A SLIGHT VERTICAL DECLINE, SO THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED.  THE CAR'S ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET; ONCE AGAIN, IT FELT AS IF I WAS SLIDING.  THE BRAKES WERE FULLY ENGAGED.  I WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP.  I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE.    REGARDING THE JUNE 23 INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6-8 DAYS.  RELATING TO THE INCIDENT ON JULY 4; THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN WAS ON JUNE 23.  FROM JUNE 23 THROUGH JULY 4 THE CAR WAS PARKED AT THE AIRPORT.  THE ONLY PARALLEL THAT I CAN DRAW BETW
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