# 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `275652` · 2001-02-22 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ELANTRA
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
## Narrative
CONSUMER HAS REPORTED 5 TIMES TO DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OVER IT. ON 02-21-01, VEHICLE KEPT JERKING FORWARD WITH  FOOT ON  BRAKE, IT WAS VIBRATING.  EVEN IN PARK  VEHICLE KEPT DOING IT. IT WAS SO STRONG THAT LAP SEAT BACK WAS SO TIGHT THAT  IT BRUISED AND  INJURED  CONSUMER'S WAIST. MOTION OF  VEHICLE CAUSED A SPRAIN ANKLE WHILE TRYING TO HOLD  BRAKE DOWN.  DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE  PROBLEM,  AND CAN'T FIND A REMEDY. *AK   *SLC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*