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2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1755285 · 2021-07-02

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

Location: Apartment complex , driveway This morning I went to drop off my son at my parents place and when I made a U turn to turn around, the car accelerated on it’s own, I stepped on the brakes and it was too late, I hit the neighbors car on the corner and my right tire was on top of the sidewalk. Keep in mind the speed limit in the apartment complex is 5mph. I was going at 6mph and when the car accelerated it felt like if it was going 20mph! I bought my car last year on August 2020, since then my car has been giving signs of hesitations on the acceleration but never would of thought my car would actually drive off on its own. I have a 1yr old son and after this accident happen I don’t feel safe driving my car at all or even trust it at this point, I don’t want to be driving and it happens again and it could be worse.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11423230
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown