# 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `911310` · 2012-03-23 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 1,200
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## 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
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