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2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalcrash · 948337 · 2012-11-07

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (RENTED). CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WERE THERE ANY RECALLS ISSUED RELATED TO DEFECTS IN THE STEERING, ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, SUSPENSION PROBLEMS OR BRAKE PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH. UPDATED 01/15/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE A POLE. THE CONSUMER THEN CROSSED THE MEDIAN, AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, KILLING THE OTHER DRIVER. UPDATED 01/28/13 UPDATED 02/07/13 UPDATED 12/23/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 42 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE SWERVED, HE HIT THE BRAKE, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGED, INSTEAD THE VEHICLE INCREASED IN SPEED. UPDATED 07/07/14 UPDATED 09/24/14 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10484202
Machine
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