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2011 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 904730 · 2012-02-12

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
VERACRUZ
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AT A LOW SPEED; THERE WERE FOUR PUMPS IN LINE. AT THE FIRST ONE A CAR WAS BEING FUELED SO I WANED TO MOVE TO THE SECOND PUMP. WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD THEN I WAS PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STATIONARY CAR. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT HER DAMAGE WAS MINOR; MINE WAS MODERATE. THE OFFICER STATED IN THE REPORT I WAS INATTENTIVE REGARDLESS OF ME TELLING HIM TWICE ABOUT THE BRAKING AND/OR ACCELERATION PROBLEM. HYUNDAI SENT AN "INDEPENDENT" TECH AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I REQUESTED THAT COMPANY INSPECTION FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE ACCIDENT; I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE; MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE THAT MORNING. WORRIED DRIVER............. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10447654
Machine
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