The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Sonata | 2006 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Sonata | 2006 | 1,047 | 9 |
Other electronic stability control recalls in 2005
4 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the electronic stability control; HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed 48 campaigns in all.
| 05V177000 27 Apr 2005 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
| 05V120000 29 Mar 2005 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V119000 25 Mar 2005 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005