2009 Hyundai Elantra VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ACCELERATION FAULTY CRUSE CONTROL

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TODAY GOING ABOUT 20MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED SPEEDING UP. I STARTED BRAKING, BUT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO JUST WANT TO GO. I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND CARS WERE COMING SO I JUST TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AND IT STOPPED. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT SEEMED NORMAL AND I DROVE VERY CAREFULLY HOME. I AM GOING TO TRY TO RENT A CAR TILL THIS GETS CHECKED. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

CAR ACCILERATER GETS STUCK AND WILL ACCELERATE WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED, WHETHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. GAS PEDAL WILL STICK. SEEMS TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. I TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WOULD UN-STICK AND IT ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH SPEED AND WAS STUCK UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. ACCELERATION DROPPED DOWN SLOWLY AFTER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND LEFT IT IN PARK. RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SURGED WITH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND INDEPENDENTLY CRASHED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE STICKING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY CONFIRMATION THAT THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE OTHER THAN REPLACING THE PARTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR MAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 04/16/15*LJ UPDATED 11/2/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN KNEE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY WARNING CODES THEREFORE A DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE DEALER FOUND THE THROTTLE CABLE BINDING. UPDATED 02/14/14

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, WENT TO PASS A CAR, MY VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. I PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AS THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES , NO LUCK, PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND COASTED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN TO PUT IT IN PARK, I HAD TO FIGHT WITH IT AND THE ENGINE WAS JUST SCREAMING. I GOT IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF AGAIN. IT WAS VERY SCAREY TO HAVE NO CONTOL OF THE SPEED. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME THE AR WOULD NOT START AT ALL, HE SAID THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. NOW I'M WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HIT A CONCRETE WALL RESULTING IN $4,227.40 IN DAMAGES. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE CAUSING THE SURGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,135. ..UPDATED 11/09/12 *BF UPDATED 11/14/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS ALSO INCREASED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.