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2020 HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID — Complaint #1938355

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NHTSA Complaint about EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:VEHICLE CONTROLS:SPEED CONTROL filed October 25, 2023

NHTSA complaint #1938355 (ODI reference 11551859) concerns a 2020 HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID and was filed on October 25, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on October 21, 2023. The vehicle had 37,859 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Washington based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as equipment adaptive/mobility:vehicle controls:speed control, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.

The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: yes, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.

Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID cohort independently describe similar equipment adaptive/mobility:vehicle controls:speed control failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2020 HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2020 HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID
Component
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:VEHICLE CONTROLS:SPEED CONTROL
Crash
Yes
State
Washington
Mileage
37,859 mi

Complaint Description

The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Ioniq. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH with the adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist features activated, the check engine warning light suddenly illuminated and the steering wheel seized causing the driver to lose control of the steering and the vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier. After restarting the vehicle, the check engine warning light was no longer illuminated and the vehicle operated as normal. No injuries were reported and no police report was taken. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,859.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 1938355
ODI Number 11551859
Date Filed October 25, 2023
Failure Date October 21, 2023
VIN KMHC85LC3LU

Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.