Accelerator Pedal Sensor Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

Car was in park at take out window, when I put the car in drive and took my foot off the brake, the car lunged forward without my pressing down on the gas pedal. The car was hard to control. I was able to pull it over and stop, when I did the engine light came on. I shut it off, waited a few minutes, started it up, drove around the parking lot slowly and it seemed to be back to normal. The engine light stayed on for 2 days while it was parked in my yard, not using it. I drove it to my automotive shop to be looked at and while driving there, the light went out. They did a diagnostic on it and found the accelerator pedal position sensor was out and suggested the whole pedal assembly be replaced. They said it was an intermittent problem and would happen again. I had it towed to a Hyundai dealership as it was under warranty. I was told they could not find what was wrong and tried to return the car to me without fixing it. I have refused to pick it up until it is fixed to prevent a future accident or injuring someone. This is a major safety issue that needs to be resolved. The car was dropped off on 2/25/19 and they still have it today on 3/6/19, with no communication from them since 3/1/19 when they told me to come and get it.

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The accelerator pedal position sensor had just been replaced. Three blocks from the mechanic, while stopped at a red light, the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration. The brake pedal was applied to no avail. The e-brake was applied. Vehicle kept lurching forward against the restraint, then died. Ten minutes later, vehicle started and was returned to mechanic to avoid accident or injury. No cause has yet been found. Approximate mileage was 95,000.

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There is a problem with the accelerator on the Hyundai Santa Fe 2007 version. After the second repair attempt the dealer called the regional person and they offered a third solution because that person "had seen this problem before". The third solution did not work as well. The problem is that without notice you simply have no acceleration. Engine runs and there seems to be power but there's no acceleration. It's happened to my wife 3 times pulling out in front of traffic. They have replaced: a pedal sensor and entire gas pedal assembly, repaired a connection to the aps sensor, and as directed by the regional person they replaced the "throttle body assembly" and today, 4/29, the car would not accelerate at a stop light and then violently lunged forward.

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