# 2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1460165` · 2018-04-08 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SANTA FE SPORT
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 2,400
## 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.
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