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2017 HYUNDAI SONATA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1391790 · 2017-07-13

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
500
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE SENSORS FOR BRAKING DID NOT WORK. I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A TRUCK. THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, ONLY SLID INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET WHEN AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE TURNED ON SIRENS AT THE LAST SECOND. THE TRUCK STOPPED AS IT SHOULD HAVE. I BRAKED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING UNTIL IT COLLIDED INTO THE TRUCK. I HAVE READ REPORTS ON THE 2017 SONATA WHICH STATES THE CAR WILL STOP WHEN IT SENSES IMMINENT DANGER. THIS ONE DIDN'T. MY CONCERN IS- IS THERE MORE CARS LIKE THIS ONE OUT THERE THAT DON'T WORK AS IT SHOULD. I PURCHASED THIS CAR 02/2017. HAD ONLY 23 MILES. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICING THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL AND STILL HAVEN'T. SUPOSSEDLY THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE INVOICE SHOWS THE RECALL WAS FOR ALTN SCREW. IT SHOWS IT WAS FOR SANTA FE SPT/SONATA.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11005068
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