# 2003 HYUNDAI XG350 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `568456` · 2006-01-07 · 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:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 17,000
## Narrative
I HAVE A HYUNDAI XG350 2003.  I HAD THREE INCIDENTS WITH IT:  TWO SUMMERS AGO, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP FEW FEET AND STOPPED TO LOOK IF IT WAS CLEAR TO CONTINUE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WAS  STOPPED, THEN SUDDENLY IT LURCHED BACK, STOPPED THEN LURCHED BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN, FINALLY IT STOPPED.  I REPORTED IT TO THE SERVICE PEOPLE AND THEY SAID NO WAY THAT WOULD HAPPEN.  LAST SUMMER, IT DID IT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT LURCHED BACK ONLY ONCE.  LAST SEPTEMBER, BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, I STOPPED, PRESSED HARD ON  THE BRAKES TO LET MY WIFE IN. SHE OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR HALF WAY AND THE  CAR LURCHED VIOLENTLY BACKWARD, WITH MY FOOT STILL PRESSED HARD ON THE  BRAKES. THAT CAUSED THE DOOR TO PIN MY WIFE AGAINST THE CHIMNEY, THEN SLID  AND PINNED HER AGAINST AN OLD REFRIGERATOR STORED IN THE GARAGE. LUCKILY THE   CAR STOPPED BUT NOT BEFORE IT CAUSED INJURIES TO MY WIFE.  I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS OF HYUNDAI XG350 REPORTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS.   *JB
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