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2013 HYUNDAI SONATA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1398041 · 2017-08-06

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 5/24/2016, MY VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION. I WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND FLUNG ME FORWARD INTO A BRICK WALL. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PARKING SPOT AND THE WALL WASN'T FAR BUT IT CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE AND UNFORTUNATELY MY CROOKED INSURANCE NEVER TOTALED IT. NOW SINCE THEN I'VE DEALT WITH NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND I STILL BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE THAT CAUSED THIS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. MY CAR WON'T START UNLESS I PUSH THE BRAKE AND PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO PARK BEFORE IT STARTS. I'VE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP COUNTLESS TIMES. REPLACED A STARTER. FIXED THE RADIATOR AGAIN. NOW I'M ABOUT TO GO AND TELL THE DEALER TO FIX THE INHIBITOR SWITCH OR NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. I'M NOT MADE OF MONEY AND I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH FINANCING AND I CAN'T GET RID OF THIS DEATH MOBILE. MY INSURANCE HAS INCREASED BECAUSE THEY BLAMED ME FOR THE ACCIDENT BUT I KNOW I DIDN'T DO THAT. I HAVE A GOOD DRIVING RECORD AND AM NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO MISTAKE THE GAS FOR THE BRAKE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11013142
Machine
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