NHTSA Complaint #11501418 — 2020 HYUNDAI KONA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11501418
Vehicle	2020 HYUNDAI KONA
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	December 28, 2022
Date Filed	January 12, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

I have a 2020 Kona SE AWD and have a problem with a Check Forward Collision Sensor error that happens infrequently. When it happens, you get a ding then on the dash in a large graphic "check forward collision sensor" then BANG the brakes are applied for a split second and the car violently drops into a lower gear and revs until you turn the car off and "reset" the system. This has happened 4 times in the last 2 thousand miles. Been to the dealer twice and they cannot recreate the problem, so they can not fix anything. When this happens, its feels like a collision. It is scary and magnified at highway speed. It has happened at highway speed and low speed, both day and night.

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