Issue ID | 954177 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10487588 |
Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor Company |
Brand | HYUNDAI |
Model | ELANTRA |
Model Year | 2009 |
File date | 03/12/12 |
Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I was driving home from work on sun night prior to my accident went around a curve and car started loosing control was able to regain control and headed home. Next morning was driving vehicle noticed esc light was on and would not reset even after shutting car off. Driving down another road at approx. 40-45 mph went to negotiate a slight turn to the left when car started sliding out from under me tapped brakes trying to get them to grad and car under control but had no response car did a 180 and slammed in a telephone pole on passenger side vehicle seemed to hit with more force than 40 miles an hour. Thankfully i had no passenger because they may not have made it. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 37000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CHAMBERSBURG, PA |
VIN pattern | KMHDU46D99UXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 05/12/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
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Vehicle speed | 40 |
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