2019 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems

“One morning, my father turned on the car. It was still in Park. He and my mom heard a noise, as if my dad was pushing on the gas pedal, but he was not. They turned off the car, turned it on again, and everything seemed fine. After driving for a bit, my father was back home and parking the car. Because of the way the parking lot is, you have to go slowly, less than 10 miles an hour, pushing on the gas a little to go up and incline and then turn right to slide into the parking spot as you break to finally park. …”

“What component of system failed or malfunctioned? Sudden deceleration, not sure what system this is a part of. Is it available for inspection upon request? No, I don't know what is causing the problem so have not been able to have the specific system looked at. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I have been driving on the highway and experienced sudden deceleration of the vehicle multiple times over the past four years. Not being able to control deceleration puts me and the people around me at risk for collision. …”

“While attempting to park and depressing the brake the car made a sudden acceleration without input and hard braking did not slow the car. The car then impacted the curb. On another occasion while stopped at a red light the car began to move forward while the break was depressed. Pressing the break with additional force did not stop the vehicle and it continued to roll forward.”

“The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 72 MPH with the cruise control activated, the cruise control button became stuck, causing the vehicle to accelerate unintendedly. During the failure, the cruise control could not be disengaged using the cruise control button or while depressing the brake pedal. The contact stated that the vehicle would decelerate while depressing the brake pedal; however, after releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle would independently accelerate. …”

“The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Ioniq. The contact stated that while attempting to park into her son's parking pad, the vehicle independently accelerated reverse while in the reverse(R) position. The vehicle initially hit a gutter on the side of the house; as the vehicle continued to accelerate, the contact forcefully depressed the brake pedal but to no avail. The vehicle continued to accelerate in reverse as it hit a porch column which swung the vehicle around and off the parking pad. The vehicle then hit a tree as she stood up on the brake pedal which finally stopped the acceleration. …”