Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ELANTRA / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004296076 Incident Date: May, 12 2004
Consumer's City: KARTHAUS Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ELANTRA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN45D72U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 07 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When pressing on the brake pedal it was so close to the accelerator that consumer pressed both at the same time. the consumer stated that he was almost involved in an accident. *ak the engine would exceed the braking power and the vehicle would speed up instead of slowing down. the consumer would have to step on the brakes harder with the vehicle speeding up even more. *sc the brake pedal and gas pedal were too close together. *jb