HYUNDAI SONATA 2006: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 05V316000
| Make | Model | Year |
|---|---|---|
| HYUNDAI | SONATA | 2006 |
| Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
| 2005-07-29 | 2005-07-07 | 2005-07-13 |
Manufacturers Involved: Hyundai Motor America
Manufacturer Campaign Number: 070
Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 1970
Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.3 LITER ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL "ESC", THE ESC MAY HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED TO BE OVERSENSITIVE TO THE ONSET OF OVERSTEERING WHILE DRIVING ON BANKED CURVES, CAUSING INADVERTENT APPLICATION OF THE FRONT OUTSIDE BRAKE WHEN ESC ACTIVATION MAY NOT BE NEEDED.
THIS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SLOW AND MAY AFFECT THE PATH THAT THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSED BY INADVERTENT ESC ACTIVATION MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ESC HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 070.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
