I WAS DRIVING IN MY OWN LANE WITH MY SEATBELT ON AND LIGHTS ON AND I DIDN'T SEE THIS BUS COMING SPEEDING WITH NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL HE SCRATCHED MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND HE ALL MOST TOOK THE MIRROR OFF I HIT THE BRAKE AND IT SLOWED TO 55 AND I STILL HIT HIM I WAS GOING SPEED LIMIT THE RADIATOR BROKE AND THE CAR ALL MOST EXPLOD…
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I WAS DRIVING IN MY OWN LANE WITH MY SEATBELT ON AND LIGHTS ON AND I DIDN'T SEE THIS BUS COMING SPEEDING WITH NO LIGHTS ON AT ALL HE SCRATCHED MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND HE ALL MOST TOOK THE MIRROR OFF I HIT THE BRAKE AND IT SLOWED TO 55 AND I STILL HIT HIM I WAS GOING SPEED LIMIT THE RADIATOR BROKE AND THE CAR ALL MOST EXPLODED ALSO THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF AND THE SPEED MPH WAS ABOUT 5 OFF THE STEERING PUMP ALSO FAILED. I ALL MOST DIED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10691996
142,000 miles · Jul 21, 2014
EngineVehicle Speed Control
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. TRIED PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE IT, CAR STILL ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID LITTLE GOOD. WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, THEN INTO NEUTRAL AND UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO CUT THE ENGINE. SOME PROBLEM HAP…
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WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. TRIED PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE IT, CAR STILL ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID LITTLE GOOD. WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, THEN INTO NEUTRAL AND UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO CUT THE ENGINE. SOME PROBLEM HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP. WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10614958
184,000 miles · Feb 15, 2013
Vehicle Speed Control
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE ABNORMALLY AS THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.
NHTSA ODI #10498224
70,000 miles · Jan 26, 2011
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND SHE MERGED INTO THE LEFT LANE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND SHE MERGED INTO THE LEFT LANE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
NHTSA ODI #10378800
56 miles · Feb 11, 2009
Vehicle Speed Control
WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE CRUISE WILL NOT WORK. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DONT GO OFF. *TR
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
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