| Issue ID | 1263669 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10837681 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2012 |
| File date | 31/01/16 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle lunged forward without warning, continued to accelerate, and crashed into a power pole. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure and stated that the vehicle was working up to specifications. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 53,000. Updated 04/13/16*lj updated consumer stated on 1/31/16 drove to church pulled into parking spot while braking slowly and stopping when cat lurched over curb and sped across church lot hitting 2 signs and electric pole before stopping- in sept 2015- it lunged and took it to dealer to have oil changed and had them ok the problem- dealer said nothing was on wrong. On 10/15 when parking car lunged again and hit a tree- consumer did nothing, consumer fixed the car herself because dealer would not admit there was a problem. Updated 06/05/18*jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 53000 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | EAGAN, MN |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEB4AC9CHXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| 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 | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 12/08/13 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | LUTHER HYUNDAI |
| Dealer's telephone number | 952-881-5100 |
| Dealer's city | MINNEAPOLIS |
| Dealer's state code | MN |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 55420 |