# 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1432844` · 2017-12-14 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA HYBRID
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 39,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/Z4THV5A3LRK    DYNAMIC CRUISE CONTROL THAT STOPS AND STARTS IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC IS WHAT SOLD ME ON THIS CAR. LAMENTABLY, I DID NOT KNOW HYUNDAI EXCLUDES AEB FROM HYBRID LTD ULTRAS. AS THE VIDEO SHOWS, FRANTIC BEEPING FROM THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY ANY BRAKING AT ALL. I SLAMMED ON THEM TOO LATE.    I WAS IN DCC MODE WHEN THE WARNING SOUNDED. DCC CAN GRADUALLY SLOW FROM FREEWAY SPEED TO A STOP AND RESUME, BUT FCW APPARENTLY CANCELS DCC'S BRAKING! THIS MUST BE NO MORE THAN A DIFFERENCE IN SOFTWARE BETWEEN GAS-ONLY AND HYBRID LTD ULTRAS BECAUSE ALL SENSING AND CONTROL HARDWARE ARE IDENTICAL.    HYUNDAI'S RESPONSE TO MY INQUIRIES ARE JUST REPETITIOUS CONFIRMATIONS OF WHAT I ALREADY DISCOVERED THE HARD AND EXPENSIVE WAY.
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