# 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `782742` · 2010-04-20 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 26,660
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS BACKING UP & SLIGHTLY HIT A CEMENT PILLAR, CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE'S BACK BUMPER.  I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO MOVE SLOWLY FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SPACE I HAD LEFT SO THAT I COULD CHECK THE DAMAGE.  THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 8-10 FEET BETWEEN THE PILLAR AND THE PARKING SPACE.  THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN AT A VERY FAST SPEED.    I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR EVEN WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR.  IT HIT A SIGN AND TREE CAUSING APPROX. $5600 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE.  I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A DEFECT IN THE GAS PEDAL CONNECTION.  (I CHECKED AFTER THE ACCIDENT TO SEE IF PERHAPS A CAR MAT HAD GOTTEN UNDER THE PEDAL, BUT THE MAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR HOLDER WHERE IT BELONGED.)  I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE AND CAUSE A FATALITY. *TR
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