This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I was driving in my own lane with my seatbelt on and lights on and I didn't see this bus coming speeding with no lights on at all he scratched my passenger side door and he all most took the mirror off I hit the brake and it slowed to 55 and I still hit him I was going speed limit the radiator broke and the car all most exploded also the airbags didn't go off and the speed mph was about 5 off the steering pump also failed. I all most died.
While driving on the freeway the car started accelerating on its own. Tried pumping the gas pedal to release it, car still accelerated. Brakes did little good. Was able to down shift into first gear, then into neutral and utilizing the emergency brake was able to get the car slowed down enough to cut the engine. Some problem happened immediately when I turned the car back on trying to get it off the freeway off ramp. Was able to stop safely in a parking lot without hitting anything. Had the car towed to the dealership, where they said it was a problem with the throttle.
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that when shifting into park while driving at any speed, the engine rpms would increase abnormally as the vehicle would independently accelerate. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact shifted into neutral to coast to the shoulder. The engine was shut off and when restarted, the vehicle returned to normal function. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who performed a diagnostic but was unable to locate a failure code. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 184,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph on a 2 lane highway and she merged into the left lane when the vehicle suddenly spun out of control crashing into a concrete wall. The driver received minor injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who did not diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
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