# 2021 HYUNDAI SONATA — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1973937` · 2024-03-10 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
## Narrative
WAS PARKED IN BANK PARKING LOT.  STARTED ENGINE,  PLACED CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. (LIKE I WAS IN A DRAG RACE!!)  APPLIED BRAKES, WHICH DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN.  DID NOT STOP UNTIL I RAN INTO A PARKED CAR.  WHOLE INCIDENT TOOK JUST SECONDS. CAR HAD BEEN IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT THE DEALERS ON [XXX].  NOW HAS 16,597 MILES ON VEHICLE.   CAR TO BE SERVICED AT RACHELS COLLISION, 720 S NOVA ROAD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL ON MONDAY [XXX]. IF I HAD NOT RAN INTO A PARKED CAR, I WOULD HAVE ENTERED [XXX] IN DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, FL WHICH WAS CROWDED WITH MOTORCYCLES.... FRIDAY NOON DURING BIKE WEEK.  INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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