NHTSA Complaint #10531856 — 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND THEN LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR DID NOT SHUT DOWN,BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR, EVEN AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN AND RE-STARTED, WOULD NOT GAIN THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE CAR NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH WAS PERFORMED. TWO DAYS AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER, THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES OCCURRED. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTING, THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE, HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HEADING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TONITE. AS I DO ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND THIS IS A CLEARLY UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR