NHTSA Complaint #11517313 — 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11517313
Vehicle	2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 14, 2023
Date Filed	April 16, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I just started my drive and my car seems to have rebooted while I was driving. The whole ordeal only lasted a few seconds. Things I noticed: 1) The steering locked (Guessing the electronic controls were down) 2) A few telltales were triggered and then the instrument cluster went blank 3) A the same time, the infotainment system went blank. Both the instrument cluster and the Infotainment came back after a few seconds 4) The engine revved up a bit at some point This has never happened to me before. I suspect it may be because of a new build software that was flashed to fix a security issue with Hyundai cars but I'm not sure.

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