| Issue ID | 1096366 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10620642 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 01/07/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Failure to accelerate from a full stop with accelerator petal partially or fully depressed. Malfunction occurred three times and persisted each time for between one and a half mile on two occasions and for one half mile on one occasion. On july 11, 2014 automobile was left with dealer for warranty repair of the malfunction and has remained there as of this date, august 3, 2014, with no repairs having been done. This is a very serious malfunction and could quite easily result in an accident with serious safety consequences. This is a new vehicle with only 1100 miles on it. The malfunction has occurred randomly during routine driving followed by a return to normal operation of the vehicle after driving the distances noted above.. All three instances occurred after making a left hand turn from a full stop. Vehicle slowly increased speed without any appropriate response from accelerator position. Driver had petal fully depressed in one instance and tried flooring and pumping the petal in two others with no response. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 800 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | VALLEY MILLS, TX |
| VIN pattern | KM8SN4HF8EUXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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