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2020 HYUNDAI KONA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1651580 · 2020-03-04

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
KONA
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,450
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2020, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL CVS STORE SHORTLY AFTER 5 PM, ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHIFT INTO PARK, WHEN MY 2020 HYUNDAI KONA SUDDENLY AND INEXPLICABLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE POLICEMAN, THEN THE CURB AND RAMMED INTO THE WALL OF CVS STORE. MY AIRBAG WAS ACTIVATED AND THE CAR ROLLED BACK AFTER THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE WALL AND THE SHERIFFS DEPUTY WHO ARRIVED AFTER THE CAR'S EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED DID NOT MAKE A REPORT SINCE THE EMPLOYEES AT CVS DECLINED TO PRESS ANY CHARGES. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED MEDIUM DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, BUT WAS DRIVE-ABLE. I SUSTAINED A VERY STRONG BLOW TO MY UPPER CHEST AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS BREATHING. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE AREA BUT DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR THE SAME EVENING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 12 YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE ACCIDENT OR EVEN A TICKET IN ALL THIS TIME AND I AM 100% CERTAIN I DID NOTHING WRONG!!! PLEASE RSVP ASAP !!! THANK YOU.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
11315963
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