NHTSA Complaint #10859891 — 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD AT HIGHER SPEEDS (>65 MPH ON A FREEWAY) OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, REMEDIATED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND BRAKING HARD WITHOUT PUMPING. THESE ACTIONS DISENGAGED THE ACCELERATION WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN, IN THE LATEST INCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ON A CITY STREET, HOWEVER CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP EVEN WITH FULL WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE, AND WHILE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL SOLVED THE IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP. DRIVER ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL CARS WHILE TRYING TO DODGE TRAFFIC AS CAR ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN HAD A TRAGIC ENDING BUT FORTUNATELY ONLY RESULTED IN A MECHANICS' VISIT.