NHTSA Complaint #10397277 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10397277
Vehicle	2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
Date of Incident	April 23, 2011
Date Filed	April 24, 2011
Mileage	10 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

A FEW TIMES I HAVE NEARLY HAD ACCIDENTS, INVOLVING BOTH CARS AND PEOPLE BECAUSE THE HORN CANNOT BE HEARD! I THINK A HORN IS A SAFETY DEVICE, TO WARN OTHERS, BUT THIS ONE CANNOT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS FROM A MOTOR SCOOTER. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE WILL PROBABLY END UP BEING HIT, INJURED OR EVEN KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I HAVE HEARD THAT HYUNDAI, IN EFFECT, ADMITTED THE PROBLEM BY RE-DESIGNING THE HORN ON LATER 2011 MODEL YEAR CARS. ALL CARS SHOULD GET THE NEW HORN. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAPPENS EVERYTIME SOMEONE PULLS OR WALKS OUT IN FRONT OF ME AT THE LAST SECOND, AND I AM UNABLE TO PROPERLY WARN THEM WITH THE HORN. *TR

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