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2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

crash2 injured · 877060 · 2011-08-31

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
VERACRUZ
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

NORMAL DRIVING HABITS ON THE 2008 VERACRUZ. AFTER HEARING A LARGE CLUNK GOING SPEEDS VARIABLE FROM 5-45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR IS UNRESPONSIVE AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. RESTARTED ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES TO WORK "NORMALLY" AGAIN. IT APPEARS THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SUGGESTS REPLACING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR ($41.00) AND AN UPGRADE THE VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME, SOMEONE COULD DIE FROM IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10422794
Machine
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