NHTSA Complaint #11203433 — 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE SIDE COLLISION AVOIDANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. ON A SECOND OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO VEHICLE CLOSE BY, THE BRAKES APPLIED ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOSEPH AIRPORT HYUNDAI (1220 W NATIONAL RD, VANDALIA, OH 45377, (937) 665-1777) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE WARNING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.