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2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1455928 · 2018-03-21

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
26,253
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. AFTER WHICH TIME THE CAR ACCELERATED THROUGH MY GARAGE AND HIT ME, PINNING ME AGAINST THE WALL OF MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THE ACCELERATION THEN SUBSIDED AND THE CAR SLIGHTLY BACKED UP AND REMAINED STATIONARY GIVING ME ENOUGH ROOM TO WEDGE OUT BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE GARAGE WALL. I'VE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND OTHER TIMES THE RPMS SWING WAY UP AND THE VEHILCE LAGS CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AT FASTER SPEEDS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11080410
Machine
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