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2006 Hyundai SANTA FE Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1276655
Internal NHTSA #	10859891
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2006
File date	16/04/16
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Four separate incidents within a 30 day period at higher speeds (>65 mph on a freeway) of unintended acceleration, remediated by shifting into neutral and braking hard without pumping. These actions disengaged the acceleration without having to come to a complete stop and turning the ignition off. Unintended acceleration occurred again, in the latest incident while traveling at 40 mph on a city street, however car would not come to a complete stop even with full weight on the brake, and while shifting into neutral solved the immediate acceleration problem, the ignition had to be turned off to bring the vehicle to a full stop. Driver almost wrecked several cars while trying to dodge traffic as car accelerated very rapidly. This could have been had a tragic ending but fortunately only resulted in a mechanics' visit.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	220000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SCOTTSDALE, AZ
VIN pattern	KM8SC13E86UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Hyundai SANTA FE Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Hyundai SANTA FE Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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