Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004296355 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2004
Consumer's City: REYNOLDSBURG Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SC73D43U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 18 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Santa fe has problems with the location of the gas pedal and the brake pedal and the sonata has problems with the engine operation. *mr the consumer experienced problems with the santa fe (suv) vin#[xxx] and a sonata gls vin#[xxx]. these were both new vehicles. the sante fe displayed extended stopping distance and the vehicle surged forward intermittently. the brake pedal and accelerator pedal were similar in height. the sonata gls displayed problems, the first to second month with a backfire and or explosive noise upon the starting the vehicle. the vehicle would stumble when speeding, and felt as if the a/c compressor was turned on. *sc *jb information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr