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2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 782567 · 2010-04-20

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
50

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THIS WAS THE THIRD CRASH RESULTING FROM UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATION WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED BY SWITCHING THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10326596
Machine
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