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2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1 injured · 795007 · 2010-06-22

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
15,500

Severity

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

Narrative

ON APRIL 24,2010 I WAS UNLOADING MY 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE SUV AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE SUV ROLLED FORWARD A FEW INCHES. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TOOK IT OFF AND WIGGLED MY BODY TO SEE IF IT WOULD HOLD. I EXITED THE SUV AND SPENT THE NEXT 10 MIN, UNLOADING IT. WHEN WE WERE FINISHED I DECIDED TO LEAVE SUV IN DRIVEWAY AND OPENED THE DOOR TO REMOVE THE KEY. I LEANED IN AND GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND REACHED OVER TO PULL OUT THE KEY. SUDDENLY THE SUV STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND DRAGGED ME WITH IT. IT THREW ME TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER MY RIGHT FOOT AND LEFT KNEE AREA OF MY LEG AND KEPT ON ROLLING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10339549
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