# 2018 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1633627` · 2020-01-02 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
2018 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD    THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED OVER CONCRETE PARKING BARRIERS INTO AN EMBANKMENT WITH SHRUBS AND WAS STOPPED BY A TREE ANGLED UPWARDS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*