# 2003 HYUNDAI XG350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `568035` · 2006-01-03 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** XG350
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 17,000
## Narrative
THE CAR HAS A  PROBLEM WITH  LURCHING/ACCELERATING/JUMPING WHILE THE FOOT PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES WITHIN A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS AND 17K MILES AND I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT INTENTIONALLY AFTER A DOZEN TRIES.      THE THIRD AND LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IT ALMOST KILLED MY WIFE. I HAD THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED WITH MY FOOT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKES. WHEN MY WIFE OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR TO GET INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, THE CAR LURCHED VIOLENTLY BACKWARD AND PINNED HER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND A CHIMNEY, THEN PUSHED HER FURTHER BACK AND PRESSED HER AGAINST AN OLD REFRIGERATOR  WHICH IS STORED IN THE GARAGE. LUCKILY THE CAR STOPPED. WE HAD TO TAKE MY WIFE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. SHE SUFFERED SEVERAL BRUISES EXTREME SWELLING AND NEEDED SURGERY TO DRAIN THE FLUIDS IN THE SWELLING AREAS.  *NM
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