2003 Hyundai Elantra Vehicle speed control Problems

“I started the car in the driveway, put the car in reverse and let the clutch out normally and the car just roared in reverse, down the driveway. I had one foot on the brake and at one point I pushed in the clutch and nothing would slow the car down. I hopped the 8 inch curb across the street and slammed into a 12 ft high bush and then the car finally stopped. The car is really in bad shape. There are skid marks in the driveway and the street.”

“After driving my 2003 Hyundai Elantra gls about 60 miles on aug. 18, 2010 my check engine light came on. I took it to be serviced at a shop and waited until the next day for the purge valve and the control valve (both acquired directly from the manufacturer) to be replaced. 2.5 hrs later, approaching a stop sign, my car began accelerating despite my repeatedly hitting the brake. I put the car into n, pulled up the emergency brake & continued to rev/accelerate until I turned the key off and cruised into an empty intersection. …”

“Consumer purchased vehicle on 01/02/03. While driving approximately 35mph on highway consumer noticed car was continuing to accelerate without any additional pressure to the throttle pedal. Consumer decided to pull and applied the brakes, but engine continued to surge and RPM increased. Consumer applied parking brake to slow vehicle to a stop and turned off ignition. Car currently being serviced by dealer. Ts”

“Car was coming up to speed on the highway when the traffic started to slow down. The brakes were applied with the vehicle speed at approximately 45 MPH and then there was a sensation of suddenly being pushed forward. The car speed seemed to increase even though the brakes were being forcefully applied, which resulted in the tires leaving skid marks on the pavement. The car did not come to a stop before rear-ending the vehicle in front of it, which resulted in damage to the front bumper of our car being caused by the other vehicles tow hitch mount. …”

“The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the accelerator pedal became stuck and she was unable to release the pedal. The contact was able to stop without incident and the vehicle was towed. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000. The VIN was unavailable.”