WHEN DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK (AM/PM) THE DBC (DOWNHILL BRAKE CONTROL) AND ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND REMAIN ON UNTIL I STOP AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I STOP, I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK. WHILE IN A PANIC, I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EACH ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED IT AND PUT IT IN PARK IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. I MAY HAVE TO TRY THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I AM ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST DATE. ALSO, WHEN I SHIFT GEARS A LOUD MECHANICAL CLUNK SOUNDS WHICH JERKS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THIS EVEN HAPPENS WHEN I START OFF DRIVING AND IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND SCARY. I HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY STOP. THEN AFTER ABOUT THREE DAYS IT START ALL OVER AGAIN. I SEE THIS AS A DANGER BECAUSE I COMMUTE 56 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK AND I THOUGHT I WAS PURCHASING A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE BUT APPARENTLY NOT. *TR
2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THIS WAS THE THIRD CRASH RESULTING FROM UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATION WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED BY SWITCHING THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000.