# 2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `988879` · 2013-06-24 · 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:** SANTA FE
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
ON JUNE 11, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE.  I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD PULLED INTO A PARKING PLACE.  I WAS STOPPED AND PUTTING MY CAR INTO PARK.  AS I REACH NEUTRAL MY CAR ACCELERATED FAST...THIS WAS MORE THEN A LUNGE FORWARD, IT WAS MORE LIKE A POWER SURGE. MY CAR CONTINUED FORWARD AT A VERY FAST SPEED, DESPITE MY BRAKING ( THERE WERE SKID MARKS) AND  HIT A WALL.  I ENDED UP WITH LOTS OF MASSIVE BRUISING AND SPRAINED MUSCLES. PLUS I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED. THERE WAS LOTS OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR.  IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED IT.  IT IS SILL IN THEIR BODY SHOP.  A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM.  THERE WERE LOTS & LOTS OF EXAMPLES OF THIS, SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM, WITH THE 2011 SANTA FE.  I DON'T SEE ANY RESPONSES FROM HYUNDAI.  THIS PROBLEM HAS TO BE DEALT WITH.   *TR
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