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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005051701 | Incident Date: Sep, 11 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH BEND | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: XG350 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHFU45EX3A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 13 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The car has a problem with lurching/accelerating/jumping while the foot pressed firmly on the brake. i had this happen to me three times within a period of two years and 17k miles and i was able to duplicate it intentionally after a dozen tries. the third and last time it happened it almost killed my wife. i had the car in reverse and the car completely stopped with my foot pressed hard on the brakes. when my wife opened the passenger door to get into the passenger side of the car, the car lurched violently backward and pinned her between the door and a chimney, then pushed her further back and pressed her against an old refrigerator which is stored in the garage. luckily the car stopped. we had to take my wife to the emergency room. she suffered several bruises extreme swelling and needed surgery to drain the fluids in the swelling areas. *nm |
