# 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `944919` · 2012-10-16 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ELANTRA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SIGNS AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION WHILE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.  . ..UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF     THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED SINCE THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY ERROR CODES. THE CONSUMER STATED, MORE RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN TO PARK, WHILE CHANGING GEARS TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SHOT BACK AND HIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND IT.  THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN, IN OCTOBER OF 2009. UPDATED 12/07/2012*JS
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