← NHTSA complaints

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 911310 · 2012-03-23

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,200
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB WHICH WAS FIVE INCHES HIGH AND FIVE INCHES WIDE, SMASHED INTO A FENCE AND CAME TO REST ON A SCATTERED PILE OF BRICKS. I HURT MY KNEE WHICH HIT THE DASHBOARD. THIS INJURY DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION ALTHOUGH I WAS IN A STATE OF SHOCK.THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHICH IS NOW IN THE BODY SHOP. IT WILL TAKE THREE WEEKS AT LEAST TO REPAIR THE CAR. IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING A RENTAL CAR. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A CASE OF UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED BY AN ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION. I THINK THIS ACCIDENT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10452802
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown