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2020 HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 2113192 · 2025-07-23

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
IONIQ HYBRID
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid. The contact stated that while idle, releasing the brake and pressing the accelerator, the vehicle would jolt forward before accelerating. The failure would occur intermittently and had become progressively more pronounced. There were no warning lights illuminated. During the most recent occasion, the vehicle jolted forward so aggressively that it caused the contact to have whiplash. The contact had to refrain from work due to the whiplash symptoms sustained, such as neck pain and nausea. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice, and the dealer was not able to diagnose the cause of the failure. The dealer was able to experience the failure described when inspecting the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed the vehicle was not covered under warranty or recall. The manufacturer filed a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11675641
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown