Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. While driving various speeds or making a turn, the vehicle would sputter and then stall without warning. In addition, the vehicle experienced a drastic reduction in speed. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, it traveled to the floorboard, and then the vehicle would suddenly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (bob brady auto mall, 4025 e boyd rd, decatur, IL 62521, (217) 876-3800) where it was awaiting diagnostic testing. The contact stated that a possible cause of the failure could be the wastegate actuator. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was awaiting their response. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

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The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated that the vehicle was driven into the garage and stopped for approximately 10 seconds before experiencing an unintended acceleration and crashing into the garage wall causing significant damage to the home. During the incident, the driver had depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle continued to surge forward. Also, the front passenger side seat belt malfunctioned causing the front passenger to become injured suffering a mild concussion that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.

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This vehicle has sudden unintended acceleration as well as continued acceleration after the foot is completely removed from the pedal. I have experienced several near accidents as a result of the problem while the vehicle was in motion. The dealer has been unable to fix the problem, which has been reported several times over the life of the vehicle and still has not been fixed.

On sat, oct 1, at about 1 pm I was about to complete parking the vehicle in the parking lot of the huntington beach branch of chase bank. I fortunately selected a site on front of a planter section with bushes, as otherwise there could have been injuries or property damage. I was almost stopped and was about to put the gear in park, the car suddenly revved up the engine and accelerated violently and with great force, propelling the car over the cement curbs of the planter and landed in the bushes. The car could not be reversed out of the bushes as the wheels were lodged inside the planter area. The front bumper, position lights and undercarriage were seriously damaged. Aaa road assistance had to be called to pull the car out of the planter. The incident is extremely similar to other such incidents of sudden unwanted acceleration documented in youtube videos. We have opened a claim with Hyundai, case # 962 9876.

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