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2023 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID — POWER TRAIN

crash · 2043809 · 2024-11-27

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA HYBRID
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
POWER TRAIN
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The push button shifters do not shift gears, unless the brake is depressed. On a slight incline, it is natural to shift from forward to reverse without braking leaving the driver in the wrong gear. So I have often started forward expecting to go backwards. I accidently ran over a portable toilet trying to quickly reverse out of a driveway on a slight incline. I hope no one has run over a person this way. I have had other close calls. This system is far more dangerous than lever style shifters. Even a little mistiming between brake and shift can leave the car going the wrong way.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11627724
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown