2009 Hyundai Santa Fe VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1.) Throttle Control failure, and is available for inspection 2.) My and the public saftey was put in risk, as I lost control of the vehicle an almost had an accident, and could have hit another vehicle or person or building. 3.) The problem has not occured again other than the multiple times on 10/10/2023. The problem has not been confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. I had O'Reilly Auto Parts check for failure codes on 10/10/2023 and found none. 4.) The vehicle or component has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others. 5.) There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. The next morning when I started the vehicle the "Cruise" lamp was on. While idling in heavy traffic, vehicle throttle began over revving with my foot on the brake, I was not using Cruise Control, I had not used Cruise Control for over a week. I did not see the Cruise indicator on. I had to push hard on the Brake to keep the vehicle from lurching forward, I almost could not keep the vehicle from ramming the car in front of me. I pulled off of SR 32 in Eastgate, OH into a parking lot and it did it again, I put the vehicle in park and turned off the ignition. After a minute I started the vehicle again and it did it again, I turned off the ignition and waited longer. I started the vehicle again and within an hour, vehicle did it again in Covington, KY, I had to pull into a Motel parking lot and stomp on the Brake and throw the vehicle into Park with Throttle Running away. I turned the Ignition off and waited. Vehicle then acted normally.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI OF NEW PORT RICHEY LOCATED AT 3936 US-19, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34652, (727) 477-8644, WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,053.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR MORE THAN TWICE WHEN DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE TACHOMETER INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABOVE 90 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO REDUCE THE SPEED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER (HUFFINES KIA MCKINNEY, 1201 N CENTRAL EXPY, MCKINNEY, TX 75070, (888) 450-2260) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AGAINST A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN WRIST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CAMELBACK HYUNDAI (1500 E CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014) AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,600.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE TURNING ON TO A BUSY INTERSECTION, TWO OTHER INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON CITY STREETS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. VERY LEARY OF DRIVING CAR.

I ENTERED A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WILDLY WITH NO CONTROL OVER SPEED. I TRIED TO BRAKE THE CAR BUT IT KEPT ACCELERATING. I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE WAS OVER-REVVING FRIGHTENINGLY SO I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION.I FELT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COME UP OFF THE FLOOR AND TAP THE SOLE OF MY RIGHT FOOT. AT THIS POINT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT ON MY 4 WAY FLASHERS. I ESTIMATE MY TOP SPEED TO BE ABOUT 75 MPH DURING THIS INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT CONTACT ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR OBJECTS. MY WIFE WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES,I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT BEHAVED NORMALLY. WHEN I REACHED HOME I CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. *TR

I WAS LEAVING TO GO TO WORK, MY HUSBAND WALKED ME OUT OF OUR HOUSE SAYING GOODBYE, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, TURNED MY WHEEL TO GO AROUND OUR OTHER CAR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SANTA FE FORCEFULLY ACCELERATED (NOT BY ME HITTING THE GAS ON ACCIDENT) HITTING MY HUSBAND THROWING HIM TO GROUND (WHICH HE IS A STURDY GUY) AN THEN HITTING MY OTHER CAR, IT WOULD NOT STOP I HAD BRAKE PEDEL DOWN AND PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE ON PUT IN REVERSE AND YET NOTHING JUST GOING FULL FORCE IN THE BACK OF MY OTHER CAR. I EVEN TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT THE GAS PEDEL. IT WAS SO SCARY I DID NOT KNOW IF MY HUSBAND WAS BEENING CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS. I WAS SO SCARED THAT MY KIDS WOULD COME OUT AND GET RAN OVER TRYING TO HELP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR (WISH I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT SOONER) AND FINALLY AFTER PUSHING MY OTHER CAR AT LEAST 5 FEET IT FINALLY STARTED WINDING DOWN AND MAKING A LOUD HISSING SOUND. I FOUND MY HUSBAND LYING ON THE GROUND THANKING GOD I DIDNT KILL HIM . I CALL THE POLICE TO REPORT WHAT HAD HAPPEND, TOOK PICTURES OF ALL THE DAMAGE THAT THE SANTA FE DID. WE TOOK THE SANTA FE BACK TO DEALERSHIP STILL UNDER WARRENTY JUST PURCHASED 8 MONTHS AGO ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT, THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. ONLY THING THEY SAID WAS POWERSTEERING LINE CRUSH AND WHATEVER DAMAGE DONE FROM THE INCIDENT, AND TRIED TO CHARGE ME $120.00. SO NOW ITS AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, BUT SEEMS NO ONE CARES WHAT HAPPENED. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM, WHERE I WORK I PARK IN A COLLAGE CAMPUS AREA WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND ALL THE TIME, I"M AT MY KIDS SCHOOL AT LEASE 8 TIMES A WEEK, WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS AT THE SCHOOLS? SO WORRIED THAT THEY WILL SAY ITS OKAY NOTHING WRONG,( WHICH ALREADY HEARD THAT!) BUT NEXT TIME MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. NEED HELP PLEASE!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO STICK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,956. UPDATED 8/12/14*CN

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ESC LIGHT & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAR LOST POWER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, CAR RESTARTED AND RETAINED POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THIS YEAR, THE CAR HAS DUPLICATED THE SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES WITHIN A MONTH, AND WHEN FOOT ON BRAKE IN DRIVE, THE CAR SURGES SO BADLY THAT AT TIMES I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD BUMPED THE REAR OF CAR. I TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN , WOULD OFTEN HAPPEN THIS YEAR WHEN VEHICLE WAS SLOWING, SO THAT MAKING A LEFT TURN PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE SENSOR SEEMS TO HAVE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING MY WIFE'S CAR AROUND 40 MPH AND FOR NO REASON THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND I HAD TO LAY ON THE BRAKE BUT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE IT AGAIN STARTED ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING VERY HIGH I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. TALKED TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK AND IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE ENGAGED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THREE YEARS LATER THE CONTACT COMPLAINED OF AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR BRAKES, WHICH WERE WORN TO THE SCREWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE DEALER RULED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED. THE POLICE WERE PRESENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEMATOMA AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE HER FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND LIFT THE PEDAL OFF OF THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

I GET ACCELERATION PROBLEM IN MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2009., WHENEVER MY CAR GETS SLOW IT SEE CAR IT GOING BY IT SELF EVEN THOU MY FOOT IN MY THE BREAK. IT ALSO GIVES MY FEELING THAT CAR IS STOPS AND GO SOMETHING LIKE CAR IS JERKING OFF. I EVEN SEE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN MARCH 201, MY WIFE GOT IN TO THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. BUT, WE DID NOT REALIZE THAT AT THAT TIME. AND, MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT WE DID NOT BELIEVE IT AT THAT TIME. NOW, WE ARE FACING MORE PROBLEMS. DEALERS ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEMS. CAN YOU GUYS REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED OR GET IN TO THE ACCIDENTS. HOPE YOU CONSIDER OUR GENUINE COMPLAIN ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEM COMPLAIN FOR HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2009. *TR

ON MONDAY, AUGUST 22, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN PEWAUKEE ROAD, I DECIDED TO GET IN THE LEFT LANE TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK. SUDDENLY I HEAR THE CAR ENGINE REVVING AND THE CAR'S SPEED WAS ACCELERATING. AS THERE WAS A CAR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME AND THE SEMI TRUCK TO THE RIGHT, I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY COULD. THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND FOR A BRIEF TIME I WAS IN THE ON-COMING TRAFFIC LANE. ALL I COULD THINK OF IS GET ON A SIDE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT REACT TO THE BRAKES. I TURNED ONTO A SIDE ROAD, AIMED MY CAR AT A ROAD SIGN AND STEEL BOLLARDS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO THEY COULD AT LEAST STOP THE CAR, THREW THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY OFF (I AM NOT SURE IN WHICH ORDER I DID THE LAST 2 STEPS). FORTUNATELY THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A WINDING NOISE. HYUNDAI ROADSIDE SERVICE PICKED UP THE CAR. THEIR SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SUGGESTED I HAD THE FLOOR MATT BUNCHED UP UNDER THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS. GIVE ME A BREAK! I'M NOT A COMPLAINER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER LODGED A CONSUMER COMPLAINT. BUT I WAS SCARED TO DEATH AT THE TIME AND I AM VERY HESITANT ABOUT GETTING BACK IN THAT CAR TONIGHT (MY HUSBAND IS PICKING IT UP FROM ARROW HYUNDAI). I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT HURTING MYSELF -- I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER GET OVER IT IF I HURT SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. SO HYUNDAI CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DID ANYONE THINK THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO? THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS HYUNDAI DOING ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. WHAT IS HYUNDAI GOING TO DO WHEN A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM KILLS SOMEONE? HYUNDAI DID NOTHING FOR ME. THEY INITIALLY SEEM VERY PERPLEXED ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TODAY WHEN MY HUSBAND ARRIVED WITH A HAND FULL OF PRINTED BLOGS ALL THEY WANTED TO SAY WAS THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. I DON'T TRUST THAT THEY WILL SO I AM DOCUMENTING THE PROBLEM MYSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT DIDN'T MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE WHEEL WAS TURNED AND STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEN TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/22/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AN THE PEDAL REMAINED STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, I ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND WHEN I PASSED SAID VEHICLE AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE PEDAL REMAINED STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO FORCE THE BRAKES THROUGH THE FLOOR TO GET IT TO STOP. IT WAS STILL REVVING MADLY. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE IT WAS REVVING SO HARD. I STOMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE IN NEUTRAL, HARD, 3 TIMES AND IT POPPED BACK UP AND BECAME UNSTUCK. I AM 4 MONTHS PREGNANT AND AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME IN THIS VEHICLE, BUT MORE TESTIMONY CAN BE FOUND @ HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1F4E72/79. *TR

I JUST HAD MY 2009 SANTA FE START ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS GOING TOWARDS A LIGHT AND HIT THE GAS HARD. AFTER SPEEDING UP, I LET GO OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW BUT AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. I WENT THREW THIS PROCESS 3 TIMES IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. SO, I POPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP WILDLY. I THEN BRAKED AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE. IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. I'M CONTACTED THE DEALER RIGHT NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION UP TO 60 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WERE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,225. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN UPDATED 04/28/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR COMPUTER MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

PURCHASED 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE FROM HERRNSTEINS HYUNDAI OF CHILLICOTHE, OH. IN JANUARY 2010. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; ONCE IN MARCH, AND ONCE IN JUNE ON 315 COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE FIRST TIME IT OVER ACCELERATED I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. I ACCELERATED TO PASS AND THEN WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW BACK DOWN WHEN I HEARD THE ENGINE REV AND FELT THE VEHICLE SPEED UP. I DO NOT AND DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE BREAKS ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE I COULD NOT GET IT STOPPED. I DID MANAGE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTARTING IT WAS OK. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE, UPON COMPLETION OF THE MERGE I ATTEMPTED TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND SLOW DOWN. AGAIN THE ENGINE REVVED, AND I FELT THE VEHICLE SPEEDING UP. I APPLIED BREAKS FORCEFULLY LIKE BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED A BIT BUT SPED BACK UP I CONTINUED TO BREAK USING BOTH FEET AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND WAS THEN OK. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME IT OCCURRED. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IT DID NOT SHOW A CODE. AFTER THE SECOND EVENT HERRNSTEINS HAS SHOWN CONCERN AND REALIZES THEIR IS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE HYUANDI CORP. HAS TAKEN THE STANCE WITH US THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SUA IN THEIR VEHICLES AND THAT OURS IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I SUPPOSE BECAUSE I DID NOT GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE THAT I CAN NOT PROVE IT HAPPENED. *TR

STOPPED AT RED LITE GIVE THE CAR GAS AND THE ENGINE REVS UP AND TAKES OFF HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL MOVE TO SHOULDER WAITED A FEW MOMENTS RESTARTED CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. VERY UNNERVING HOPE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS CALLED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM..HAPPEN WITH ONLY 6700 MILES ON SUV WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER FOR 7500 MILE CHECKUP AND WANT HIM TO DOCUMENT THIS FOR MY RECORDS ON THIS SUV. *TR