| Issue ID | 1386624 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11000713 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 22/06/17 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Please contact me immediately my business number is [xxx]. I am not here to bash hyundai because i been a loyal customer for 10 years. The 2013 hybrids have a big problem when accelerating. I am not sure what exactly but i will try my best to type it accurately. When you are driving and u come to a red light or a stop sign or even jus braking do to traffic the engine stall and does not accelerate . I almost died 3 times in this car because of this issue . I was at a stop sign and a truck was down the street to my left there was no in coming traffic to my right i proceeded to hit the gas but the vehicle rolled slowly and i still had my foot flat on the pedal , it took almost 17 seconds for my engine to actually move my car which was almost flipped by the incoming truck driver who thought i was going to turn and keep going left in the opposite lane so he didn't hit brakes from early and my engine kicked in and acted like i was doing a burn out meaning for example at a dead stop and i floor the pedal causin the car to take off faster than normal safe operator practices . But i almost died today and the check light comes on and off i have a bunch of videos of this problem. Please help information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PALM BEACH, FL |
| VIN pattern | KMHECA45DA0XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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