NHTSA Complaint #10385065 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10385065
Vehicle	2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	February 22, 2011
Date Filed	February 24, 2011
Mileage	10,500 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

I DROVE TO THE LOCAL TOM THUMB STORE AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. I MASHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AS THE CAR JUMPED THE CURBED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE STORE FRONT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE UNTIL I SWITCHED OFF THE KEY. SKID MARKS WERE EVIDENT ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE BRAKES TRIED TO HOLD THE CAR WITH THE ENGINE RACING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL INVESTIGATOR DID NOT ISSUE A CITATION STATING THAT THERE "WAS AN OBVIOUS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION".

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