NHTSA Complaint #11234884 — 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11234884
Vehicle 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 95,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State OH

Consumer Description

YESTERDAY, I NOTICED DRIVING THAT 3 SENSORS CAME ON IN MY CAR . THE SENSORS WERE ABS, ECS, AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND STATED THE PROBLEM THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME TO COME IN THURSDAY JULY 25TH 2019 AND THAT IT WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC . THURSDAY MORNING I AWOKE AND TRAVEL 30 MINUTES AWAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON 15 MINUTES FROM MY DEPARTURE A 4TH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD (EPS) I BEGIN TO FEEL TENSION IN MY STEERING WHEEL . ONCE I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP I INFORMED THEM THAT DURING MY ROUTE HERE ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING . HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A BAD ABS SPEED SENSOR AND THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD AMOUNT TO ROUGHLY $600 R. WE ASKED TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES IF IT WAS SAFE FOR US TO EVEN DRIVE THEY BOTH STATED YES I DEPARTED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND ONCE I MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY HEART DROPPED AS I SEEN A NEW LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON MY DASHBOARD AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT LOCKED UP ON ME I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE GROUND I WAS ABOUT 20 FT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SHOULDER I WOULD HAVE CRASHED NOT ONLY WERE MYSELF AND MY FIANC'S LIFE AT RISK BUT MY UNBORN CHILD ALSO AND THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED AT 60 MILES PER HOUR THIS HAS ME VERY UPSET AND ANXIOUS BEING I ALMOST GOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT 2 WEEK BEFORE MY EXPECTED DUE DATE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NO CAR SHOULD BE DOING THIS UNEXPECTEDLY, WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THANK YOU SINCERELY, [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

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