# 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `977261` · 2013-05-04 · 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:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
THROTTLE BODY GOT STUCK WIDE OPEN THERE US A PIC OF THIS IN GETTYSBURG TIMES I GOT VIDEO OF THE CAR GOING WILD MY CAR DROVE INTO A SUPPORT LINE AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. HAMILTON HYUNDAI - CHAMBERSBURG, PA HAD A FEW MECHANICS COME AND THEY TOLD ME TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE  CAUSE IT WAS STICKING I HAVE NOT DONE SO AND WILL NOT UNTIL THEY ADMIT THERE AN ISSUE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.  *TR
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