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2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 1868263 · 2023-01-25

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
24,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while reversing out of the driveway, the vehicle failed to accelerate despite depressing the accelerator pedal numerous times. The contact then firmly depressed the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle experienced an unintended acceleration at approximately 35 MPH. The vehicle drove into the neighbor's yard and crashed into the neighbor's house. No air bags were deployed. No injuries were sustained, and medical attention was not received. A police report was not filed. The contact was able to drive away from the scene. The insurance company had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic for inspection. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11503660
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown