Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / XG / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288760 Incident Date: Jul, 05 2004
Consumer's City: SHEBOYGAN Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: XG Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHFU45E82A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While backing out of a parking space vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably. consumer was not able to maintain control of the vehicle. placed foot on the brake pedal but vehicle continued to accelerate into a pole. then the consumer put the shifter into drive to move forward when the vehicle accelerated forward into a wall. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. no injuries reported. vehicle was towed to the dealer.*ak the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the mechanice indicated that while talking with other hyundai mechanics they stated that the electronic drive wire or electronic sensor could be the cause of the problem. *nm