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Hyundai Sonata Electronic Stability Control Safety Report | Apr 25, 2011
Reported on Apr 25, 2011
| ENGINE STALLED AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER. CHECK ENGINE AND ESC (TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT WERE ON. RESTART THE ENGINE APPEARED TO RESOLVE THE LOST POWER PROBLEM BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE STILL ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN THREE WEEKS WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WAS QUITE DANGEROUS. DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Sonata |
| Manufactured by: | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BRIGHTON MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5NPEB4AC0BH |
| Mileage: | 5700 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | |
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