| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006059149 | Incident Date: Mar, 11 2006 |
| Consumer's City: OXFORD | Consumer's State: CT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: ELANTRA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN45D11U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 13 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Car accelerated beyond control to ~90 mph before steering lock and car went into jersey barriers. according to tsb from hyundai this is an electrical component know issue call a tps(throttle position sensor) for 2001 hyundai elantra's with a "1" in the 10th position of the vin number. the tsb number is 01-36-027. before we contact hyundai , i wanted to see if this was on recall or safety check and i was not able to find any info. *jb |
