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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2014 Hyundai Equus Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
8%of 36 total for the year
Median mileage
53,445miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2014 Hyundai Equus, 8% of the 36 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 53,445 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Car starts accelerating on its own after long highway drives once cruise control is disengaged. Message appears 'service engine immediately. Vehicle speed limited due to malfunction' when in fact vehicle continues to accelerate. Placing car in 'park' causes engine to rev out of control. Restarting the car does not solve the problem. This has happened to me four times in the past six months, only after driving approximately 3 1/2 hours. I've read nearly identical descriptions online. …”

NHTSA complaint #11269083, filed 2019-10, 53,445 miles

“Sporadically in wet or damp conditions the car on startup my rev past 5000 RPM and will not stop. Touch accelerator with not change, must turn off and restart several times. Car will also while in motion display service engine immediately vehicle speed limited due to malfunction. Speed is not limited the car will accelerate on it's own. Hit brakes and release and acceleration will reoccur. …”

NHTSA complaint #11172301, filed 2019-01, 76,327 miles

“Takata recall. The car has about 48000 miles. 1) when driving at highway speed, brake self applies forcefully at times when passing or being passed by other vehicles on the adjacent lanes on both sides, almost creating rear-end collisions on a few occasions. 2) when resetting the cruise control to the previous setting, it continues to accelerate past previous setting (over 100 MPH) until being manually disengaged. …”

NHTSA complaint #11231361, filed 2019-07, 46,798 miles

Related service bulletins

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015111%
201438%
2013220%

Other parts of the 2014 Hyundai Equus

Seats
7 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Other or unknown
6 complaints
Exterior lighting
4 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Hyundai Equus

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology