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2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 875055 · 2011-08-20

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
GENESIS
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
2,175
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 8/16/11, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A COUPLE OF HILLS ON MY BRAKES, APPROACHING A CAR & STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION A LITTLE OVER 2 BLOCKS AWAY, I PRESSED DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR, A NEW, 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS, WOULD NOT STOP. I CONTINUED TO PRESS HARDER AND HARDER ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. IT JUST CONTINUED AT TO MOVE AT THE SPEED I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL, APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CAR ROLLED DIRECTLY INTO THE CAR SITTING AT THE STOP SIGN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10420792
Machine
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