Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/26/2012 | 30000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated on its own. the contact attempted to shift gears, but the vehicle would not shift gears. the contact then had to apply the brakes to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for a diagnosis. the dealer was unable to diagnose a failure. the manufacturer refused to look into the failure. the failure and current mileages were 30,000. | |||
| 07/26/2012 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle accelerated on its own. the contact attempted to shift gears, but the vehicle would not shift gears. the contact then had to apply the brakes to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for a diagnosis. the dealer was unable to diagnose a failure. the manufacturer refused to look into the failure. the failure and current mileages were 30,000. sm. | |||
| 07/26/2012 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. the contact stated while driving 60 mph when she felt her vehicle accelerated on its own. she tried to shift the gear and it would not shift. she had to push down on the brake in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. the dealer stated they did not find any failure with the vehicle. the manufacturer was stated that they would look in to the issues. the failure and the current mileage was 30,000.jp | |||
| 10/30/2010 | 40000 | ||
| While driving our vehicle the throttle had stuck, i pulled on the floor mat as i was applying the brakes thinking this was the problem. this was not the case as the car wasn | |||
| 05/27/2010 | 35029 | ||
| After slowing down around a corner and slowing down to park, my engine surged and the car jumped a 6 curb and was stopped by a large bush. i also had my brake down. this occurred on the university of notre dame campus and was reported to notre dame security. | |||
| 10/21/2008 | 30000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owned a 2008 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that they experienced a sudden acceleration in the vehicle. while attempting to pull into a parking space the vehicle surged forward. the contact tried to use the brakes to stop the vehicle, to no avail. a crash occurred and the vehicle was destroyed. the vehicle was traveling 25 mph. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileages were 30,000. | |||
| 01/27/2010 | 19000 | 1 | 04/01/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. while driving 2 mph out of a parking space, the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated and crashed into a building. there were no injures. the current and failure mileages were 19,000. updated 3/12/10 *cn the consumer stated when the air bag deployed, it struck her in the chest. updated 03/04/10. *jb the consumer stated she was pulling into a parking space at 1-2 mph with her foot on the brake, when the engine surged with a great roar and the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a wall. updated 05/06/10 | |||
| 08/04/2009 | 14000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sonata. the contact was driving approximately 65 mph on normal road conditions and without warning, the speed reduced while pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal; followed by no power response. the driver was able to drive into the emergency lane. the engine was shut off and restarted. the vehicle resumed normal operation. the failure continued to occur intermittently at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. the technician repaired the vehicle and stated that the failure was contributed to the throttle control sensor. the contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. the failure mileage was 14,000 and the current mileage was 15,000. | |||