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2007 Hyundai SANTA FE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1459513
Internal NHTSA #	11084245
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2007
File date	09/04/18
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I had just gotten on the interstate and the car started and continued accelerating on its own. I had the wipers going; cruise was not turned on or set, there was nothing obstructing brake or accelerator petals. I turned the lights to auto then down to running lights then to the on position. Just at that moment when i put the lights in the on position is when it took over the accelerator. I tried stepping on the break and it did nothing as the vehicle continued to accelerate. I made it to the off ramp to get off the interstate immediately. I tried turning cruise on then off and down shifting. Then i put it into neutral and it stopped accelerating but i still could not brake. I started to push on the emergency brake and we started to slow down until we coasted into a gas station and shut the car off. I called roadside assistance and was towed to a garage. I called hyundai service and they told me if nothing is found or it can't be fixed that i should contact consumer affairs. I did some research and found over 50 complaints for this same thing. Apparently this has to do with the fact that the throttle control is driven by the computer/electric. Because of this something like a power surge happens that causes the acceleration and the brakes to not work. If this would have happened to me with more traffic, i would have crashed. It appears to be fine now but i understand it is intermittent and can't be duplicated; therefore, hyundai will not do anything about it. The fact of the matter is they don
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	99450
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ST FRANCIS, WI
VIN pattern	5NMSH13E77HXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	90
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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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2007 Hyundai SANTA FE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Hyundai SANTA FE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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