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2013 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1526905 · 2018-12-28

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
62,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED, UNCONTROLLED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. I STARTED THE VEHICLE, MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT TO DRIVE AND IT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS IT RACED ACROSS A PARKING LOT, JUMPED A CURB, RAN UP AND THEN BACK DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CROSSED BACK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT UNTIL THE ACCELERATION CEASED. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HYUNDAI AMERICA AND THEY HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THEIR RESPONSE WAS "WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY MALFUNCTIONS OR DEFECTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AS YOU ALLEGE. NOR WAS OUR INSPECTOR ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION THAT YOU INDICATED CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDINGLY, WHILE WE SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU ABOUT THE INCIDENT, FROM THE INFORMATION WE HAVE, WE MUST RESPECTFULLY DENY ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENT."

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11163836
Machine
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