NHTSA Complaint #10628568 — 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST THE FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT TURNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO PICK UP MORE SPEED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY, NOT MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.