NHTSA Complaint #10746042 — 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID

MY 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID STARTS OFF VERY SLOWLY WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN LAUNCHES FORWARD ONCE THE GAS MOTOR STARTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT I'M GOING TO GET REAR ENDED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE SLOW START OR I'LL LOSE CONTROL AS IT LAUNCHES FORWARD. EITHER WAY, I DON'T FEEL SAFE. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM SAID THAT IT'S "NORMAL" AND THAT "ALL HYBRIDS PERFORM THAT WAY". I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP AND CONTINUE TO IGNORE MY COMPLAINTS. THIS VEHICLE, I BELIEVE, IS UNSAFE FOR ME, MY FAMILY, AND FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I WOULDN'T DRIVE IT, BUT I HAVE NO OTHER CAR AND I NEED TO GET TO WORK.