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
2004 Hyundai XG350 acceleration complaints
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Tl* - the contact owns a 2004, hyundai xg350. The contact stated that a number of times when he applied the brakes the vehicle accelerated. The contact stated that on 02/16/2007 when he applied the brakes the vehicle kept accelerating and he hit the vehicle in front of him. The vehicle struck the bumper of the second vehicle and there was no damage, a police report was not filed. The contact stated that the roads were slick and wet and he was going uphill. The contact stated that there was slush on the road, and he was slowing down for a turn doing 5 MPH. The contact stated that mechanic believed the failure was in the computer that controls how much gas flows into the engine. The current and failure mileage were both 30000.
I bought the 2004 hyundai xg350 in february 05. In summer of 06 I began having problems with the digital reading of miles togo before "e". It does not reset when gas has been put in, it takes a few turns of the key to register. I was driving my son to school one morning and as I tried to accelerate to go up a hill the car began to studder, check engine light appeared,it felt like something wasnt catching in order for the vehicle to move. When I stopped a the red light and slowly took my foot off the brake it would lunge forward. I ended up having to have it towed to the dealer. Of course the problem didnt happen when they test drove. They changed the sensor and it hasnt been symptom free. Still slow to reset gas mileage, still studders, check engine light. When it starts to studder I am able to drive under 60mph, shifting drive 1-2-3 like a stick shift. Once I try to go over 60 miles per hour (highway) can not do it without continuous studder.
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.
Dt*: the contact stated the brake and accelerator pedal were close enough to each other to depress simultaneously. The dealership stated there was no problem with the vehicle; therefore, no repairs were made.
Dt: the contact was traveling on a very busy street at a low speed. He was directly behind a delivery truck. He was constantly braking and then moving slowly, the contact's foot was never on the accelerator pedal. The engine suddenly accelerated without warning and the contact hit the back of the truck at about 3 MPH. The brakes were applied, but the vehicle failed to stop before hitting the truck. The front of the vehicle sustained heavy cosmetic damage and the hood was damaged as well. No police report was taken at the scene. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was seen by the service dealer for diagnostic testing, and the results were negative. Therefore, no repairs were made. The primary concern of the contact was that he saw a similar complaint filed by another vehicle owner online.
Dt: the contact complained about sudden acceleration. The problem occurred when slowing down or after the vehicle came to a complete stop. The vehicle was involved in an accident. The contact was pulling into a parking space when the vehicle accelerated and ran into a building. The only damage to the vehicle was to the front bumper cover. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. The consumer was wear his seat belt. No injuries were sustained. The contact took the vehicle to the dealership. They could not duplicate the problem and no repairs were done. *ak updated 1/11/2006 -
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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