Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2004

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005086297 Incident Date: Oct, 05 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: WY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SC13E84U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 23 2006 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 22 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There is a safety defect (the vehicle lunges forward when the gas pedal is lightly depressed) with our 2004 hyundai sante fe which we have reported to pohanka, 5200 jefferson davis highway, fredericksburg, va 22408 on more than three occasions: dateinvoice no.dealer comment october 6, 2005353592cause: c40, 39106f00 pcm reprogramming (04-36-012) march 6, 2006364047operating per specifications april 20, 2006367165could not duplicate the concern the reprogramming done in 2005 seemed to help for about a month. since that time the problem has gotten progressively worse. we think the vehicle is unsafe to operate because it can rapidly accelerate without warning. *nm updated 12/15/06. *jb