# 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> NHTSA complaint `877060` · 2011-08-31 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** VERACRUZ
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## 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
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