2012 Hyundai Accent

THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER 2019, MY 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT HATCHBACK WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION( VIN [XXX] ) HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CLEANED EVERYTHING BETWEEN GAS PEDAL AND COMPUTER, AND THE PROBLEM AMELIORATED FOR A WEEK OR SO. NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. IN NORMAL DRIVING, LIFTING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES SLOWS THE VEHICLE AND OTHER TIMES IT MAINTAINS SPEED OR ACCELERATES. (THIS IS WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED). WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, IT WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED. WHEN PARKING IT OFTEN RED-LINES AS SOON AS [UT INTO NEUTRAL. SO FAR MY REMEDY HAS BEEN TO TURN THE KEY OFF. HOWEVER, MY WIFE IS NOW TOO FRIGHTENED TO RIDE IN THE CAR. I SEE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN YOUR DATABASE. HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO WAKE UP TO A SERIOUS DEFECT? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FLAMES EXPANDED TO THE WINDSHIELD, ENTERED THE VEHICLE, AND BURNED THE FRONT SEATS. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND FIRE REPORT NUMBER: 19-141990 WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO EXIT VEHICLE. I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND USE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. MY WARRANTY WAS 2 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS EXPIRED. DEALERSHIP WANTED $140 JUST TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS. MY SON REMOVED THE DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND A BROKEN PLASTIC CLIP THAT NORMALLY WOULD ENGAGE AND OPEN THE DOOR. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY, I WOULD BE UNABLE TO DO SO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT HEARD KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET THE LIGHT CHECKED FOR A CODE AND WAS TOLD THE KNOCK SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO CODE AND NO HISTORY OF A CODE SO THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AFTER I TOLD THEM HOW TO REPLICATE THE KNOCKING. DEALER RELEASED THE CAR. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED KNOCKING. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND FIND A CODE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE CODE AND THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED APPLYING A PATCH TO THE KNOCK SENSOR AND, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER "SEE WHAT HAPPENS". THE DEALER PERFORMED THE PATCH AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO ME. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ODOMETER WENT FROM 3000RPM'S TO 0. WHILE I COULD TRY TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR AND COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REV NO RPMS REGISTERED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN IDLE STATE AND WOULD NOT REACT. CAUSING MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE IT BECAME STATIONARY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR A DOZEN TIMES AND THE RPM'S WOULD NOT REGISTER STILL.CAR HAS NOW BEEN WITH THE DEALER WHO HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF AN ISSUE HAPPENING AFTER APPLYING A COMPUTER PATCH IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED NOR DISCUSSED WITH THE MANUFACTURER.