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2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT — POWER TRAIN

crash2 injured · 1460165 · 2018-04-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE SPORT
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
2,400

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS SLOWLY CROSSING THREE TRAFFIC LANES AND TURNING LEFT. NO ONE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT, SO I APPLIED THE THROTTLE IN THE INSIDE LANE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT LEFT ME IN THE ROAD AND I WAS T-BONED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND I HAVE HAD NECK ISSUES. WE COULD HAVE BOTH BEEN KILLED. THE CAR HAD STALLED ONCE BEFORE. I HAD THE CAR TWO MONTHS WITH 2,400 MILES AND NOW IT WAS DECLARED TOTALED. I REQUESTED THE BLACK BOX TO BE REMOVED AND REVIEWED. IT SHOWED THE SPEED AND TIMING MADE SENSE, BUT WHY DID THE CAR NOT TAKE OFF? I GOT THE TICKET - "FAILURE TO YIELD FROM A PRIVATE DRIVE". VERY, VERY FRIGHTENING. I DID NOT CALL THE HYUNDAI DEALER TO TELL HIM ABOUT THE CRASH UNTIL I HAD BOUGHT A NEW CAR OF ANOTHER BRAND. NO MORE HYUNDAI EVER. THE BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEER WHO READ THE BLACK BOX REQUESTED I CONTACT YOU AFTER I FULLY EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. IF YOU NEED PDF FILES, I WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SEND THEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11083897
Machine
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