Three problems related to accelerator stuck have been reported for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2006 Sonata.
I had just left the stop light and was going up a hill when the accelerator got stuck at 55 mph, had both of my feet on brake to stop car but only slowed down to 40 and again accelerated to 55mph, there was traffic in front of me which I tried to avoid from hitting but could not avoid due to accelerator kept accelerating and brakes would not stop vehicle which I then caused an accident. Forced car to park after the accident and turned off car, car was smoking from driver side under the hood.
I had just left the stop light and was going up a hill when the accelerator got stuck at 55 mph, had both of my feet on brake to stop car but only slowed down to 40 and again accelerated to 55mph, there was traffic in front of me which I tried to avoid from hitting but could not avoid due to accelerator kept accelerating and brakes would not stop vehicle which I then caused an accident. Forced car to park after the accident and turned off car, car was smoking from drive side under the hood. I was told my floormats got stuck under gas pedal by the dealership, but my floormats do not move.
- while driving up a hill at a speed of 30 mph, the contact was applying the brake pedal to slow down, but the accelerator pedal became stuck, causing the engine to roar loudly. The vehicle accelerated unexpectedly and the contact tried to apply the brake pedal, but the pedal would only go down approximately an inch. The contact continued to apply brake pedal with both feet, but with no results. At this point contact went to the middle lane of the road changing the vehicle from automatic transmission to manual mode. The contact down shifted from 5 to 4 gear while the engine was still revving . At this point contact turn the ignition off, but the engine didn't go off causing the contact to rear end another vehicle at a speed of 30 mph. Twice before this accident, the contact experience the battery losing power to the vehicle. The first incident occurred 24 hours after purchasing the vehicle and the second was in December 06. When the contact took vehicle to the dealer they stated that there wasn't anything wrong with the vehicle. The contact can provide copies of invoice repair and police report. Updated 02/21/07.