2004 HYUNDAI XG 350 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS DEFECT TO HYUNDAI DEALERS AND CORPORATE OFFICE TO NO AVAIL. U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD, MARCH 2010, ANNOUNCED TWO MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS DESIGNED TO ANSWER SAFETY ISSUES OF UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION FOR ALL MANUFACTURES. WHAT HAVE YOU AT NHTSA IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED AS POTENTIAL VEHICLE-RELATED CAUSES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION?

Mileage: 69,241

CAR EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION ENDING IN ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED VEHICLE. BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT CAR IN DRIVE, TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE, DIDN'T YET ACCELERATE, CAR JOLTED WITH HIGH RPMS AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHERE A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG AND ACCELERATION FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE SPEED AND TRANSMISSION TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 03-18-08 *BF UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND BRAKING THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME . I HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAD BUMPER DAMAGE. HAVE HAD THE CAR IN 5 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE LAST TIME THE FACTORY REP CHECKED IT AND SAID HE COULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DO IT THEN. AS OF 4/20/06 THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS 8 TIMES. IT IS LIKE DRIVING A TIME BOMB. *NM

Mileage: 3,629

DT: THE CALLER STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATE AND . HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CALLER SAID THE VEHICLE REVVED TO VERY HIGH RPMS. KEPT LURCHING FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE CALLER APPLIED THE BRAKES UNTIL SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. PEOPLE IN OTHER VEHICLE SAID THEY WERE HURT. THE POLICE CAME AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. CALLER WAS TICKETED. DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING IF THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

THIS IS AN UPDATE OF MY PREVIOUS REPORTED FOUND ON YOUR ODI NUMBER 10118222. MY CAR ACCELERATED WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MY 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS USE A DRIVE- BY- WIRE SYSTEM. I HAVE FOUND OVER 300 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON COMPANIES THAT USE DRIVE- BY- WIRE. THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS AND INCLUDE 2002-2005 HYUNDAI, KIA, TOYOTA,AND MITSUBISHI. IN MY CASE TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI ENGINEERS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR CAN PROVE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL WHEN TRYING TO STOP, BUT NO LUCK. SOME INJURIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AND PERHAPS THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE KILLED WHO CAN NOT REPORT THEIR ACCIDENT. THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE KILLED IN MY AREA DRIVING HYUNDAI CARS. THE REPORT IN OUR NEWS PAPER OF THE ACCIDENT READ AS IF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM CAUSED THE ACCIDENTS. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU OPEN UP AN INVESTIGATION ON HYUNDAI CARS THAT ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKING. ALSO IF AT ALL POSSIBLE THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD INCLUDE ALL CAR MANUFACTURERS THAT USE DRIVE- BY- WIRE SYSTEMS. THESE CARS ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO PROVE IT. THE CARS ARE POTENTIAL BOMBS AND A DANGER TO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. SOME ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL INJURIES AND POSSIBLE DEATHS FROM THESE CARS. *JB

Mileage: 8,000

1) ON MARCH 25, 2005 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY DOCTORS OFFICE AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE CAR ENGINE REVVED- UP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. I WENT THROUGH THE PARKING SPACE ONTO A GRASSY AREA. I DO NOT REMEMBER HOW I GOT CONTROL OF THE CAR TO STOP IT. MY WIFE WAS LEAVING OUR DEVELOPMENT AND HAD TO CROSS A DUAL HIGHWAY. WHEN SHE GOT TO THE CENTER STRIP SHE HIT THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THE OUTER LANE. SHE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND WOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR AFTER THAT. ON APRIL 15, 2005 I WAS HEADING SOUTH ON ROUTE 41. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 100 FEET FROM A TRUCK THAT HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, I STARTED TO GRADUALLY FEATHER THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND ALMOST STOPPED, I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP BUT THE ENGINE REVVED-UP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT WAS CONSIDERABLE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHOULD HAVE. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR IF A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS CAN NOT BE FOUNDED FOR THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE CAR IS AT THE FORT MYERS HYUNDAI DEALER BEING REPAIRED AND INVESTIGATED. *NM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CONSUMER WOULD APPLY BRAKES TO EITHER SLOW DOWN OR STOP VEHICLE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF ACCELERATION.*AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY OVER FILLED GAS TANK. LEFT BLINKER HESITATES OR AT TIMES DOES NOT BLINK AT ALL. *TS *PH

Mileage: 1,900