Hyundai Motor came out on top in the number of sudden unintended accelerations (SUA) among domestic car brands.
Hyundai Motor accounted for 43.6 percent (210 cases) of the 482 reports of SUA in cars from 2010 to the end of July 2015, Rep. Kang Dong-won of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), who’s on the National Assembly Land Infrastructure and Transport Committee, said Thursday during an annual parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport.
Hyundai was followed by Kia with 78 cases (16.2 percent) and Renault Samsung with 71 cases (14.7 percent).
Of the SUA complaints, 43.4 percent (209 vehicles) were accompanied by airbag malfunctions -- 88 Hyundai, 33 Kia, 33 Renault Samsung and 17 SsangYong Motor vehicles. Among foreign car brands, Mercedes Benz and Toyota were responsible for 4 and 5 reports of SUA in cars, respectively.
An analysis of vehicles with SUA problems also revealed that vehicles manufactured in 2006-2010 made up 40.5% (195) of the SUA complaints and those manufactured in 2011-2014 41.7 percent (201). By fuel type, gasoline-powered vehicles took 49.0 percent (236), diesel-powered ones 24.3 percent (117) and LPG-powered ones 24.1 percent (116).
