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2017 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1430099 · 2017-12-04

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
900

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE STATIONARY ON "AUTO-HOLD", THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING AT 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. AFTER THE CONTACT RELEASED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SKYLAND COLLISION IN STANTON ISLAND, NEW YORK. ISLAND HYUNDAI IN STANTON ISLAND, NEW YORK WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE CRASH AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE INHIVORATOR SWITCH OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 10776147. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
11052267
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