NHTSA Complaint #11084245 — 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

I HAD JUST GOTTEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR STARTED AND CONTINUED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I HAD THE WIPERS GOING; CRUISE WAS NOT TURNED ON OR SET, THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR PETALS. I TURNED THE LIGHTS TO AUTO THEN DOWN TO RUNNING LIGHTS THEN TO THE ON POSITION. JUST AT THAT MOMENT WHEN I PUT THE LIGHTS IN THE ON POSITION IS WHEN IT TOOK OVER THE ACCELERATOR. I TRIED STEPPING ON THE BREAK AND IT DID NOTHING AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I MADE IT TO THE OFF RAMP TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE IMMEDIATELY. I TRIED TURNING CRUISE ON THEN OFF AND DOWN SHIFTING. THEN I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING BUT I STILL COULD NOT BRAKE. I STARTED TO PUSH ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL WE COASTED INTO A GAS STATION AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. I CALLED HYUNDAI SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME IF NOTHING IS FOUND OR IT CAN'T BE FIXED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OVER 50 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME THING. APPARENTLY THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL IS DRIVEN BY THE COMPUTER/ELECTRIC. BECAUSE OF THIS SOMETHING LIKE A POWER SURGE HAPPENS THAT CAUSES THE ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKES TO NOT WORK. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME WITH MORE TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. IT APPEARS TO BE FINE NOW BUT I UNDERSTAND IT IS INTERMITTENT AND CAN'T BE DUPLICATED; THEREFORE, HYUNDAI WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THIS CAUSES ACCIDENTS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN VEHICLE. COMPLAINTS/INVESTIGATIONS/RECALLS WERE FOUND ON: NHTSA.GOV, FORUM.EDMONDS.COM UNDERSTANDING ISSUE FOUND ON: SUDDENACCELERATION.COM