Hyundai Sonata: Brakes

Affects Hyundai Sonata · 2006 — about 70 vehicles.

The hazard

On certain vehicles, while cornering under conditions where Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation may not be needed, a sensitive ESC may cause the engine to reduce power and the brake at one of the wheels to be applied without brake pedal application by the driver. 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. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the ESC Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU).

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational