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2016 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1610916 · 2019-10-10

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
29,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

- SUDDEN ACCECLERATION SURGE WHEN RELEASING BRAKE. WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING AND WHEN LIGHT TURN GREEN AND RELEASING BRAKE. - SPURATIC ACCELERATION DECREASE WHEN DRIVING... MOST RECENT: PULLING INTO PARKING STALL ( LEFT) AS I PULLED FOWARD AND RELEASE BRAKE TO MOVE UP ANOTHER FOOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CAR WENT OVER PARKING BLOCK ( 1-2 FEET IN FRONT OF ME) THEN JUMP OVER INTO A TREE. ( 1-2 FEET IN FRONT OF PARKING BLOCK). FORCE OF SURGE LEFT SKID MARKS ON PARKING BLOCK. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE (APPROX 5K)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11267606
Machine
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