64 of the
364 complaints filed about the Hyundai XG350
are about the throttle and cruise control —
18% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2005.
64
Complaints
18%
Share of all complaints
19
Crashes
0
Fires
Acceleration & Cruise Control complaints by model year
MY 2005 HYUNDAI XG350 HAS EXPERIENCED SUA, (SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION) TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND THE NHTSA TOO MANY TIMES. TWICE, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT , EVEN WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE VERY HARD. I WONDER WHY, AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND THE NHTSA, THAT THIS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE DIDN'T WARRANT A RECALL, SINCE THIS PROBLEM GOES BACK TO 2006.
NHTSA complaint #11152103 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE FOLLOWING A LINE OF CARS THROUGH A LOCAL CITY STREET MY CAR ACCELERATED COMING CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT. I BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I USED ALL MY STRENGTH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR RESPONDED BY GOING FASTER. TO AVOID A COLLISION, I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE DRIVEWAY. HOWEVER, I HIT THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THIS FINALLY STOPPED MY CAR. I READ ON A WEBSITE THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?
NHTSA complaint #10702985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HELLO. I WAS SOLD A LEMON BY [XXX] OF AL'S MOTOR SALES LOCATED ON 1126 N. MONTELLO ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301.WHEN I WENT FOR INSPECTION I GOT A REJECTION STICKER BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDED A CATALYTIC CONVERTER, TIMING BELTS, AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON, HEADLAMPS AND A BACKLIGHT, AND WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL! ONCE I RAN A VIN SCAN REALIZED THAT HE RECEIVED THE CAR LIKE THIS BUT NEVER DISCLOSED THAT TO ME. HE ALSO LEFT THE INFORMATION OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS IN THE VEHICLE. RATHER, HE TURNED OFF THE O2 SENSOR LIGHTS AND LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE CAR COULD PASS INSPECTION. I TRADED MY 1998 INFINITI I30 FOR A 2005 HYUNDAI XG 350 SO THAT THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER BE $3500 BUT $2400. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. [XXX] HAS AVOIDED MY CALLS AND GOTTEN VERY VERBALLY AGGRESSIVE IN PERSON WHEN I SPEAK TO HIM ABOUT HIS ACTIONS. HE HAS AGREED TO REFUND MY MONEY, INFINITI, CAR KEYS, $2400.00 AND BRAND NEW BATTERY I PUT IN THE HYUNDAI, BUT KEEPS PUTTING OFF THE TIMES WE'RE TO MEET. I BELIEVE HE IS TRYING TO BLEED OUT HIS TIME WITH THE LEMON LAW SO THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE REFUND. WHEN ASKED TO READ THE TERMS OF HIS OWN FEDERAL BUYERS GUIDE, HE COULDN'T! I WOULD LIKE HIS WHOLE OPERATION INVESTIGATED AS HE IS NOT BEING TRUTHFUL AND KNOWINGLY ROBS PEOPLE CONTINUALLY. HE HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS GOING ON 4 WEEKS. MY TRUST AND RIGHTS HAVE BEEN RAPED AND I WOULD LIKE JUSTICE. AS A SCHOOL TEACHER I NEED THIS CAR TO GET WORK AND INSTEAD, I TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHILE PAYING CAR INSURANCE. THIS DEALER IS ILLEGALLY SELLING VEHICLES THAT ARE COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF OTHER MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE MATTER BEFORE IT EVOLVES INTO A TRAGIC FATALITY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10691959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS ALMOST PARKED AT THE CURB IN FRONT OF A DRUGSTORE WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE EASING INTO SPOT WHEN CAR LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB AND VIOLENTLY CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL ABOUT 6-7 FEET AWAY. WALL, NOT BRAKE, STOPPED CAR. PEOPLE CAME OUT FROM STORE AS CRASH WAS HEARD/FELT INSIDE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE SEATBELT ON. AS IT WAS, MY CHEST WAS EXTREMELY SORE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS FROM SEATBELT. AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED THANK GOD AS I WOULD NEVER DRIVE IT AGAIN. SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH SAME ISSUE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. HYUNDAI LINE IS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN CAR WAS CHECKED BY THEM AFTER ACCIDENT SO IT IS DRIVER ERROR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND STILL CONSIDER THAT I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT NOT SURE OF INSURANCE COMPANY'S STAND IF I BUY ANOTHER CAR, IF I CAN FIND A SAFE ONE AFTER ALL OF THE RECALLS. THIS SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10651156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING AND RUSTED SUBFRAME COLLAPSED CONTROL ARM & RIGHT AXEL BROKE ALSO POWER STEERING BELT BROKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER NEARLY HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED IN 2010 AS PER RECALL YET I TRIED TO PUSH FOR SUB FRAME REPLACEMENT OVER REPAIR AT THAT TIME WITH NO LUCK. I BELIEVE THESE SUB FRAMES THAT WERE REPAIRED SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!
NHTSA complaint #10559216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350L THAT IS HAVING ACCELERATOR ISSUES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE STOPPED / IDLING, OR SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THIS IS WHILE THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. I CAN BE SETTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE ACCELERATOR, ( I DO NOT DRIVE WITH BOTH FEET LIKE SOME PEOPLE INCORRECTLY DO : ) AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL REV UP AND TRY AND ACCELERATE FORWARD. IN OTHER CASES, I CAN BE SLOWING DOWN WITH BRAKE APPLIED, AND AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD. I HAVE TO REALLY "MASH" THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. ONCE I BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, AND THE CAR IS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I CAN LET THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, RESTART IT, AND IT WILL USUALLY BE BACK TO NORMAL. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, AS SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE POSTED COMPLAINTS HAVE......YET. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, IT HAS BEEN JUST THE OPPOSITE..........I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL JUST STOP ACCELERATING & GO TO AN IDLE. YOU CAN PRESS THE GAS PETAL TO THE FLOOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND. THE CAR WILL REMAIN RUNNING, BUT WILL ONLY IDLE. I ONCE HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 8 MILES, IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, AT AN IDLE SPEED OF ABOUT 5-10 MPH TO REACH MY DESTINATION : ( THESE WHERE ONCE SPORADIC OCCURRENCES, BUT NOW HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASES. I JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED BY THE "ACCELERATOR PETAL POSITION SENSOR"; HYUNDAI PN:35357-3B011. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS ISSUE W/ ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS W/ THE XG350, SONATA & SANTA FE, THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I HAVE READ OF CASES W/ HYUNDAI ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE CAUSED DEATHS.
NHTSA complaint #10554931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2005 HYUNDAI XG350L. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO PARK IN AN ANGLE PARKING SPACE ALONG THE WEST SIDE, GROUND LEVEL, OF THE PARKING GARAGE, SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A SEVERE COLLISION WITH THE CONCRETE WALL. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FORWARD, THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS SHE COULD. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #10502944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. MANY TIMES WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT (OR FOR A FEW HOURS) AND THEN START IT BACK AGAIN, THE GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE GEAR ENGAGES SUDDENLY AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES WHILE I AM DRIVING. SO WHEN I AM MAKING A TURN, AGAIN THE CAR HAS TO START FROM ZERO, SO IT WOULDN'T MOVE FOR THE FIRST FEW SECONDS AND JUST JUMP FORWARD. THIS CAN BE VERY RISKY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ON TURNS. ONCE THE ENGINE IS HEATED UP, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OTHER PEOPLE FACING SAME ISSUE BUT NOT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM YET. I WISH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COULD BE FILED AGAINST HYUNDAI.
NHTSA complaint #10499490 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO SHATTERED KNEE CAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS STILL HOSPITALIZED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/24/2012 *LN
NHTSA complaint #10399821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, A ROAD TEST DRIVE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM NUMBER 54264 WAS FILED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 04/22/11
NHTSA complaint #10384759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THIS 2005 XG350 IN 2007 WITH 11,600 MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY AND TODAY'S MILEAGE IS 62,600 MILES. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE TODAY HUSBAND STATED CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH AND I SAID IT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE WE PUT THE NEW BATTERY IN DECEMBER 2010. WE DROVE 30 MILES AT AVERAGE OF 55-60 MPH WITH LITTLE STARTING OR STOPPING. AFTER TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT WE HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 200 FEET TO PARK. HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP. THE ENGINE PROGRESSED TO 6500 RPM'S AND COULDN'T SHIFT TRANSMISSION OUT OF DRIVE, HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKE AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF HOOD. WHEN HE FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WASN'T GOING TO STOP IT HE THEN TURNED OFF THE KEY AND FRONT WHEELS CONTINUED TO ADVANCE FORWARD AND TRIED TO CLIMB THE SIDEWALK AND EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN. AFTERWARDS HE STATED HE FELT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACTUALLY MOVE UNDER HIS FOOT AND THEN TOOK HIS FOOT OFF AND PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. WE WERE EXTREMELY SHAKENED BY THIS EVENT AND FEARFUL FOR THE RETURN DRIVE FOR OUR SAFETY AND OTHERS WE MAY ENCOUNTER. WE RETURNED HOME SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT BUT VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY IN FUTURE. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. HOWEVER I DID REPORT TWICE TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT DECELERATION PROBLEMS. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, IT HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. FIRST TIME COULD TURN OFF CAR AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTART AND WOULD RUN FINE. SECOND TIME DROVE 1/2 MILE AND TURNED OFF CAR. WHEN RESTARTING THERE WASN'T ANY ACCELERATION POWER OVER 10 MPH HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF CAR 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE IT RAN FINE. THE 3RD TIME HAD TO TURN OFF CAR 3-4 TIMES TO GET IT TO RUN CORRECTLY. DEALERSHIP DID TAKE OUT BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER TO CORRECT PROBLEM HOWEVER NOW I'M HAVING THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT IS VERY SCARY. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT BUT IT WAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY CLOSED AT 1PM. WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION, IF ANY.
NHTSA complaint #10384634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE IT WAS STOPPED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. ONE OF THE FAILURES RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ONCE WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
NHTSA complaint #10382617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350, ON AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN OCCASIONS, WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER ON 10/20/10, THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, THEY REPLACED IT, SAID IT WAS FIXED. YESTERDAY, 11/28/10, IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME WE WEREN'T AS LUCKY. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO STOP AS HE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND HE RAN INTO THE FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR HAS MINIMAL DAMAGE, OUR HOUSE HAS A HUGE DENT IN THE FRONT OF IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, HE WASN'T INJURED, BUT HE OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT AND HYUNDAI SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL OF CAR, SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE TO FIND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. SOMEONE IS COVERING UP THIS PROBLEM SOMEWHERE, I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT.
NHTSA complaint #10368264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON THREE OCCASIONS OVER ABOUT 4-5 MONTH PERIOD ENDING JULY 2010 I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH MY 2005 HYUNDAI XGL350. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. I ALREADY HAD THE BRAKE DEPRESSED FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP AND HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM TAKING OFF. THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION SURGE LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN ENDED. THE CAR DID MOVE FORWARD BUT IN BOTH CASES I DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGES. I DID NOT TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AFTER EITHER OF THESE INCIDENTS. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JULY 25, 2010 IN NORFOLK, VA. I WAS PARKING BETWEEN TWO CARS IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. THE PARKING SPACE FACED A CURB WHICH BOARDED SOME FLORAL LANDSCAPING. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES I VERY SLOWLY PULLED IN AND STARTED BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP THE CAR ABOUT 3 - 4 FEET FROM THE CURB. BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IT BEGAN TO UNEXPECTEDLY REV UP AND ACCELERATE FORWARD. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE BUT THE CAR'S FRONT WHEELS MANAGE TO CLIMB OVER THE CURB AND MOVE THE FRONT OF THE CAR INTO BUSHES BEFORE THE ACCELERATION ENDED AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED DOWN OVER THE CURB. ON THAT SAME DAY I DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS RETURNING FROM VIRGINIA TO NEW YORK AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I PLAN TO BRING THE CAR INTO THE HYUNDAI SERVICE ON JULY 27, 2010 TO INVESTIGATE AND HOPEFULLY FIX THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10345289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2005 HYUNDAI XG350L - INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS WILL SURGE FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AND UPON REMOVING FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A 10" CURB AND TOOK OUT A SUPPORT COLUMN. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
NHTSA complaint #10328828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE: 2002 HYUNDAI XG350 SEDAN, EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM AND ANTI-SKID DEVICE. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: SINCE 2003, ON THREE OCCASIONS THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED- WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR ACCELERATED. ON THE FIST TWO OCCASIONS NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE CAR STOPPED ON HITTING THE CAR AHEAD. ON THE THIRD OCCASION,IN SEPTEMBER 2009, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND OTHERS. ON THIS LAST OCCASION I HAVE THE IMPRESSING THAT MY RIGHT FOOT WAS FIRMLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, NOT THE ACCELERATOR. IN SPEAKING WITH COMPUTER SPECIALISTS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE MAY BE A FEEDBACK PROBLEM IN THE COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE BODY DAMAGE TO ALL CARS HAS BEEN REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #10315990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HYUNDAI XG350 YEAR 2004 MODEL HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AS EVIDENCE BY MY DAUGHTER. I TRIED TO BREAK NUMEROUS TIMES, AND FINALLY THE CAR GOT CAUGHT UP ON A BUSH. IT WAS AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT STOP, AND IT WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE CAR, BUT REWROTE THE LOAN WITH THE 10 K ORIGINAL DOWN PAYMENT GETTING LOST IN THE PAPERWORK. REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW OF THIS FORUM BACK THEN. CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY, BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE WITH THE MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #10313987 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IS ERRATIC AND CANNOT BE PREDICTED ON OCCASION. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP QUICKLY AT THE SMALLEST TOUCH OF THE ACCELERATOR AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT MOVE FASTER THAN ABOUT 5 MPH NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE THROTTLE IS PRESSED. THIS CAUSES SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AS ENTERING A ROADWAY CAN BE DANGEROUS WITH LITTLE TO NO POWER AVAILABLE AT TIMES. IT ALSO MAKES NAVIGATING A SMALL AREA SUCH AS A PARKING LOT UNSAFE WHEN THE POWER IS DELIVERED FAR TOO QUICKLY. INCIDENTS TYPICALLY HAPPEN 3-4 TIMES PER DAY (MY TYPICAL COMMUTE IS ABOUT 60 MILES PER DAY). THE INCIDENTS USUALLY NEVER LAST MORE THAN 20 OR 30 SECONDS.
NHTSA complaint #10310836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE AT SLOWER SPEED TRYING TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING BRAKES ,CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN..SEEMS LIKE BRAKE HAD NO EFFECT TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR..AS I WAS ABOUT TO HIT CAR IN FRONT OF MINE , I SHIFTED AUTO TRANSMISSION STICK OF MY CAR IN PARKING MODE WHILE FEET ON BRAKE..I WAS SCARED HELL..NEVER HAD HAPPENED LIKE THIS EVER DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10306220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.