NHTSA Complaint #10381610 — 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10381610
Vehicle	2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	February 11, 2011
Date Filed	February 11, 2011
Mileage	163,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED HYUNDAI SANTE FE (2002). I'M STILL ON MY FIRST TANK OF GAS AND TWICE NOW I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. BOTH TIMES I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOPLIGHT AND GOING VERY SLOW WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BOTH TIMES BUT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. *TR

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