# 2018 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1772963` · 2021-10-12 · 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
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
## Narrative
The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while braking and pulling into a parking space, the vehicle reeved up, accelerated forward, and crashed into a wall. There were no reported injuries, or air bag deployment. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where they were unable to duplicate the failure after a road test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.  The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.  Consumer stated crash was due to electronic malfunction. Auto will be assessed by Hyundai Corp case still open.
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