TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, GAS SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. FUEL WILL ONLY ENTER THE VEHICLE 30 CENTS AT A TIME. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V178000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR WAS PURCHASED LATE 12/2012. BETWEEN THIS DATE AND LATE 11/2013 THERE HAVE BEEN 9 INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. 1.BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT AT STORE 1/1/2013CAR ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD. 2.IN 2/2013, ENTERING OUR HOMES GARAGE, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 2MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD. 3.IN 5/2013, WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD. 4.AROUND 9/2013, WE WERE MOVING SLOWLY,їLESS THAN 10 MPG- AND TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD. 5.AROUND 10/6/2013 WE WERE PULLING INTO OUR SONS DRIVEWAY. WE WERE MOVING SLOWLY WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ITS FORWARD MOVEMENT WHEN IT HIT A DECORATIVE STONE COLUMN. REPAIRS WERE APPROX. $1750 TO REPAIR. 6.LATER IN 10/2013, WE WERE SLOWING DOWN AS WE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN THE CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD. 7.IN 11/2013, WE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR EVENT AS IN #6 WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. 8.LATER IN 11/2013, WE WERE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE WHEN THE CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD. 9.AGAIN IN 11/2013 WE WERE ACCELERATING AS WE WERE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE DRIVER'S FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE EVALUATED WITH ENGINEERS; DRIVEN WITH THE MAIN DRIVER TO INSURE IT IS BEING DRIVEN CORRECTLY. *TR