| Issue ID | 1454045 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11079716 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 11/03/18 |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The esc off indicator light will appear on the dash and stay on steadily. When this happens, the engine will remain on, but will not accelerate. No amount of pressing the gas pedal will get the car to accelerate. This happens during normal weather and road conditions without warning. This has happened while driving through intersections and while driving on the highway at 75 mph in the left lane, causing a traffic jam and me having to cross over 4 lanes of traffic with no engine power to get to the right shoulder. There were no adverse road or weather conditions when this occurred. This is completely dangerous. I have a 2007 hyundai sonata se 3. 3l v6. I believe this to be an issue of a faulty electronic stability control system. This has occurred multiple times but the incident where i was on the highway on sunday march 11th 2018 was by far the most dangerous occurrence. The only way the car will accelerate is on ence the esc off light indicator is no longer lit on the dash. And the only way i am sometimes able to get this light to turn off, is by disconnecting the negative cable from the battery for 20 minutes to an hour or so. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CROFTON, MD |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEU46F67HXXXXXX |
| 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 | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 75 |
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