Dashboard Camera Catches 80 MPH 'Sudden Acceleration' Hyundai Crash

[Monseratto]

2009 Hyundai Sonata

You can see the car sped to 117kph on the GPS display on top. And chilling moans of the victims at the end of the video... Maraming SUA cases mga Hyundai pala...

By RANDY KREIDER

May 15, 2012


Korean officials are now investigating whether dashboard camera video that shows an elderly Korean couple speeding through crowded city streets and then plowing into another vehicle at 80 mph is evidence of sudden, uncontrolled acceleration by the vehicle.

Footage of the May 6 crash, in which 17 people were injured, was posted on an internet forum by the couple's son, who told Korean media he didn't think that the police or the auto manufacturer would believe that the crash was caused by sudden, unexplained acceleration.

The incident, which occurred in heavy traffic in Daegu, one of South Korea's largest cities, was captured by a camera mounted on the Sonata's dashboard and facing forward. In the 29 second clip, the car accelerates quickly from a complete standstill. The driver weaves in and out of traffic, trying to avoid impact as his wife blurts, "Oh my god, what is going on?" The driver then slams into the back of a stopped car at 129 kilometers per hour.

On Monday, the Korean government said it planned to investigate the incident, and that it is also investigating several other incidents of alleged sudden acceleration.

In a statement to ABC News, Hyundai Motors said, "The Vehicle is being inspected by the Korean National Forensic Service. There is no time estimate for the conclusion of the investigation."

On May 5, Hyundai announced that all its cars are now manufactured with brake override systems, which are designed to stop sudden acceleration incidents. According to Korean media reports the vehicle from the Daegu crash was a 2009 Sonata.

[baludoy]

holy crap! that was scary :shocked2:

[ben_david19]

done some researching and I also found this in youtube (aside from another genesis coupe)

[Monseratto]

Not only Sonata, but also Santa Fe. So much for "first World" engineering...

Sudden Acceleration Problem with 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe - Car Talk

[Ry_Tower]

Bakit yung MS SUA walang may video?

[renzo_d10]

^ Kasi di naman uso dashcam dito? Hehe.

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BTW, ang haba pa ng tinakbo nung sasakyan. Bakit hindi nakapag-brake yung driver???

Walang presence of mind, IMO. It's just like him waiting for the car to crash on something for it to stop.

[spotdog11]

There are a lot of those incidents involving Hyundai.. just the same with other manufacturers.
Anyone experience Sudden Unintended Acceleration in a Santa Fe? - Car Forums - Edmunds

[Starex_Gold]

May nangyari na kaya dito sa Pilipinas?

[Starex_Gold]

done some researching and I also found this in youtube (aside from another genesis coupe)

Where's the Genesis Coupe SUA?

[CVT]

Handbrake?! (and turn the steering wheel if it is slow enough)....

15.6K:weathermanf2:

[chua_riwap]

^ Kasi di naman uso dashcam dito? Hehe.

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BTW, ang haba pa ng tinakbo nung sasakyan. Bakit hindi nakapag-brake yung driver???

Walang presence of mind, IMO. It's just like him waiting for the car to crash on something for it to stop.

oo nga. nai-guide pa nung driver yung saskayan.
dapat nag-preno na.

o baka nauna nerbiyos, kaya nagkaganun.......

[crazy_boy]

kaya important na din ang dashboard cam ngayon. para recorded lahat ng nangyari.

[mda_]

kaya important na din ang dashboard cam ngayon. para recorded lahat ng nangyari.

at least buo pa yung passenger cabin nung kotse even after crashing at 100++ kph. hirap din niyang "sudden acceleration" issues na ganyan, yung iba driver error lang talaga, yung iba after a lawsuit lang. toyota, mitsubishi have had their shares of this, even honda may actual person na kilala ko na nangyari sa kanya (2000 civic ek). best is to know what to do if this happens to you.

dapat yung binangga na lang nung driver yung unang kotse nung pa-accelerate pa lang siya, kung wala na talaga siyang control

[coiter]

kaya important na din ang dashboard cam ngayon. para recorded lahat ng nangyari.

true. sana isama na as standard equipment especially sa PUVs and trucks.
sana meron ding 'pedal cam' para mavalidate nga yung SUA

[renzo_d10]

at least buo pa yung passenger cabin nung kotse even after crashing at 100++ kph. hirap din niyang "sudden acceleration" issues na ganyan, yung iba driver error lang talaga, yung iba after a lawsuit lang. toyota, mitsubishi have had their shares of this, even honda may actual person na kilala ko na nangyari sa kanya (2000 civic ek). best is to know what to do if this happens to you.

dapat yung binangga na lang nung driver yung unang kotse nung pa-accelerate pa lang siya, kung wala na talaga siyang control

Tama. At least hindi na sana siya umabot ng 80MPH.

[Mguy]

I would have gone for the first wall I would see. At the start of the acceleration, you could hear the driver apply the handbrake. I would still wonder though why would the car manufacturers let ECU access to accelerate the car. I know they do that to increase/decrease idling but there should be a hardware to limit any acceleration initiated by the ECU.

[crazy_boy]

i wonder what would have happened if the driver shifts the gear to P immediately.

but everything happened so fast na its difficult to decide on what to do na.

[shibby75]

once i accidentally changed gear to reverse on my corolla lovelife a/t while running at 60kph. The engine just died, had to tottaly switch off the key at full stop to restart it again.

[cocoy]

these are the reasons that i would still buy a manual car for as long as my left leg can push down on the clutch pedal.. i read this article and it got me thinking..

Manual Transmission? What

[meikey]

sir renzo, same sentiments here..

for that long stint of horror, hindi pa rin niya naisipan to pull the emergency brake, nor step on the brake as hard as he could...

Otherwise, he should have rammed the car in front of him. The impact could have been less... But again, sh!t really do happen, kaya presence of mine talaga... But honestly, mawawala rin siguro concentration ko, esp. my wife beside me is screaming like h3ll. hehehehehehe...