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2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — STEERING

crash · 815533 · 2010-09-21

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
58,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE. THIS TIME IT SURGED AND I BACKED INTO MY FRIENDS VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY. ESTIMATED DAMGE WAS $4000.00 WITH BOTH CARS. AFTER THE BODY REPAIR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR AN HOUR THEN WENT OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS AND THE DEALERS I WENT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS THERE WAS A ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE CODE TOLD THEM THEY HAD TO REPAIR THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY AND CENSOR. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT I COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE DEALER HAD TO ALSO REPLACE THE STEERING CHASSIS BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING ROUGH AND I AM STUCK WITH THAT UNTIL IT SEND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10356738
Machine
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