| Issue ID | 1249439 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10816893 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 09/12/15 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On december 9, 2015 i was on route 9 driving south, the speed limit is 40 mph, i applied the brake, as a school bus was stopped in front of me to drop off a child, the accelerator was racing, i kept pushing on the brake and the car finally stopped. I was a few inches from the back of the bus. Fortunately no accident. Then on december 24, 2015, i was pulling into a parking lot applying the brake and again the car accelerator was going so fast, i picked my foot up and slammed it on the brake and the car would not stop. The car sounded like it was going to take off, it was racing so fast. I put the gear into neutral and the car rolled another half a car length into a lane but fortunately no one was there. Again no accident but it scared the you know what out of me. I took the car to the dealer the following monday and they hooked it up to the computer and road tested it and told me everything was fine and nothing was wrong. I started raising my voice and told him you are damn lucky i wasn't in an accident. But i am afraid to drive this car. It only has 30,000 miles on it. The consumer stated the sporadic acceleration occurred 7 times. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure dates are 12/15/2015, 12/28/2015, 1/16/16, 4/18/16, 6/24/16, 6/30/16, and 7/9/16. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30000 |
| Number of Occurences | 7 |
| Source of the issue | CONSUMER LETTER |
| City and State | CLIFTON PARK, NY |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEB4ACXDHXXXXXX |
| 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 | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 31/03/14 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 40 |
| 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 | LIA HYUNDAI |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | ALBANY |
| Dealer's state code | NY |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 12205 |