Desperate Teen Drives Car With Gas Pedal Stuck at 120 MPH

A Texas teen took cops on a terrifying 90-minute high speed chase after the accelerator pedal in his car jammed.
Frightening dashcam footage from the police car pursuing 16-year-old Elez Lushaj shows him weaving his Hyundai Elantra in and out of traffic at 120 mph on busy Interstate 30.
Audio from 911 operators hears him saying: "I'm stuck in my car, I can't stop. Please just do anything."
It ended after 113 miles when, swerving to avoid a truck, the car left the road and flipped four times. Fire crews had to tear off the car's roof to free him.
Incredibly, Lushaj walked away with only minor injuries.
Details of the incident, which happened in December 2012, are only emerging now.
WFAA reports that Lushaj called 911 for help on realizing the pedal was jammed. With a cop car in pursuit, operators even tried to call a Hyundai dealership to find a solution.
But no one could think of an answer.
Hyundai, the maker of Lushaj's car,says that the chances of a total system failure like the one alleged to have happened would be "almost impossible."
Hyundai now says that the chances of a total system failure like the one alleged to have happened would be "almost impossible."
A spokesman told CBS 11: "It is extremely unlikely there would be simultaneous and spontaneous failure of the braking, acceleration and transmission all at the same time."
He added that the Lushaj family had not contacted them.
The spokesman said: "We have a never heard from the driver, his family nor their representatives and have not had a chance to inspect the car in order to determine what went on here."
Audio from 911 operators hears the driver telling police: "I'm stuck in my car, I can't stop. Please just do anything."
And he added: "We would like to speak with the parties involved and take a look at the car. And we'd like to find out why this hadn't come to our attention for almost three months."
The National Traffic Safety Board said it may yet pursue an investigation.

[@reggiesmith1626]

“glad we were able to help him” car fucking rolled 5 times

[@danielchappell1672]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@damiandiaz6861]

Bro what can u really do at that point brah besides end up killing him trying to save him lol

[@hopehart5687]

I don't get it either. They practically just talked to him for over an hour until his car flipped

[@jennab.8811]

Well they were able to stay with him and get him out immediately rather than him being stuck in the car while waiting for them to arrive

[@hopehart5687]

@@jennab.8811 That's a good point

[@natekidren]

Teen: “I almost died” Hyundai: “cool story bro.”

[@biking7747]

crying 😭

[@omarm6678]

Forget Hyundia, even I don't believe this story.

[@primitiveanxiety7135]

"highly unlikely"

[@nyakuonyriek5498]

@@omarm6678 cool story bro

[@beautifulbeaner]

@@omarm6678 someone owns a Hyundai

[@cam-yg8dk]

This kid is a genius he found a way to legally speed down the highway absolute genius

[@aloedg3191]

My favorite map from doom is e4m2

[@HelipOfficial]

😂😂

[@cole009productions7]

Lmfaoo, these “incidents” will skyrocket now

[@dogshake]

@@cole009productions7you realize this video was posted 10 years ago…

[@cole009productions7]

@@dogshake I actually didn’t, the upload date slipped my mind

[@kodyedmonds1318]

“the car flipped 5 times” “yeah im glad we were able to help him out”

[@obeseperson]

honestly lucky the police didnt take him out, seen at least one case where the police decided to pit out of control vehicles, sending them crashing. police fucking suck

[@karjalatakaisin]

What's wrong with that? Are you saying the police should have been able to stop the car from flipping?

[@Sastrak]

You really think the police has some sort of telekinesis that can stop the car from flipping over. This ain't some bollywood shit

[@garylennon5115]

​@@Sastrak 😂

[@LatinW321]

What is wrong with what the officer said?

[@PaintraSeaPea]

The cops should have gotten a few miles ahead and dumped a comically large bucket of glue onto the highway to bring the car to a stop

[@jeremiahwilson5]

😂😂😂😂😂fr tho

[@INTJenny]

Modern day problems require modern day solutions

[@N2r6S]

Best comment in the history of KZbin

[@Kamaji__]

Did not expect to see you here

[@--TOM--]

Comically*

[@jacksherman5166]

plot twist: he called the cops so that he could speed without suspicion

[@danielsklogsv2327]

Was thinking the same thing 😂 not seriously tho haha

[@megakirbyx]

Must've been really commited to the bit considering he almost died

[@BLEVLS]

@@megakirbyx he crashed, I think almost died is an overstatement

[@megakirbyx]

@@BLEVLS did you hear the report? The car flipped 4 times. I think it's safe to say he almost died

[@DanC8111_]

@@BLEVLS yes I’m sure going 120 on a free way and crashing is very safe

[@cellogs2432]

Teen: “I almost died!” Hyundai: “But you didn’t.”

[@eyden1562]

Honestly, 120mph is 193km/hr. That is INSANE speeds, my old '88 Blazer topped out at 170km/hr, and that was intense for short stretches. Good job on this kid for not only lasting 90 minutes, but not injuring anyone!

[@ismaelgoldsteck5974]

Greetings from Germany, we drive at least 180km/h on the Autobahn

[@eyden1562]

Lol I know about the autobahn, I think it would be super cool to experience it. However, not only are the laws in the USA different, but most people have never driven at those speeds, and the road itself isn't made for it. The lanes are narrow, or the stretch of road isn't long enough for speeds like that lol. Also, most Americans can't even drive safely at the legal speed, let alone THAT fast. Lol I'm seriously impressed with anybody who can unwillingly do almost 200kmph in an emergency without wrecking.

[@sgt.miningdrill2680]

170 is nothing bruh

[@eyden1562]

@@sgt.miningdrill2680 Well, congratulations on your speed tolerance then. Your comment is unnecessary. Considering people have died in crashes doing the speed limit, yeh, 170 is fast. Especially for a teen who's a new driver, and isn't doing it on purpose... Hell yeah, that is dangerous as fuck. Minimizing the speed because YOU think it's fine, is irrelevant. That is an insane speed, for a teen, who *isn't trying* to speed.

[@sgt.miningdrill2680]

@@eyden1562maybe thats too good car for a teen car that cant be put in neutral or turned off

[@joaquinlizarondo6735]

Imagine the car landed back on its wheels after flipping and hes back to driving 120 mph again

[@robinmokha99]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@TheChrislewis1989]

Lmfao!!

[@rjs3590]

Liiiiiiike a glove!

[@nikhillingem]

yeah the engine wouldn’t have ran after being upside down but that woulda sucked

[@Xx0ME0xX]

@@nikhillingem also the impacts from rolling luke that likely would have broke so many other things and screwed the tires up so it wouldnt have been going that fast if that did happen anyway

[@natehaskey9300]

I love how Hyundai was like “nah, we don’t buy it”

[@Kinnectxfollower]

Cuz the kid is lying

[@koripaganucci6227]

@@Kinnectxfollower why would he be lying though

[@DieSonderschuela]

@@koripaganucci6227 clout

[@koripaganucci6227]

@@DieSonderschuela How much clout do you think this coulda got him? Not much just about 5 seconds of fame, totally not worth it as i’m sure someone checked out the car after and could probably tell if he was lying or not.

[@Globerson]

Because the kid’s lying 200%

[@blueboat9581]

This happened to me when I was 14 and just got my driver's permit. I took my dad to the hospital and the gas pedal got stuck on the way home and I was by myself. I put it in neutral, pulled over and turned into a parking lot. I was praying the entire time. I was doing 70 in a 30 mph at one point

[@codymoe4986]

@Beliomob...Pretty sure they said "driver's permit". And depending on his birthdate, that priviledge was available at 14 years old.

[@Train_Chaser-KeiTruckUrbanist]

It could also be in another country with lower aged

[@pezvonpez]

@Beliomob car dependency

[@Kalash74]

​@Beliomob some states and countries have different age requirements

[@davidlundmark9359]

In my place you can get drivers permit at 12

[@phileeepaye1641]

What a load of ...... you're telling me the clutch, foot brake, hand brake, ignition AND throttle all just stopped working? BS.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

The car probably has automatic transmission, so no clutch. Hand brake only stops the rear wheels and the car probably has front drive. Turning off the ignition makes you loose power steering. Not saying using those ideas would not work, but there is a definite risk.

[@fr0xk]

​@@schwarzerritter5724He could have shifted into neutral, no?

[@schwarzerritter5724]

@@fr0xk It is not an intuitive idea when you are used to driving automatic. Automatic drivers don't know what happens when they switch into neutral at high speed or if it is even possible.

[@fr0xk]

@@schwarzerritter5724 Wow. I'm Indian, and I learned and obtained a manual transmission license in the UK. My 2006 Hyundai is manual, while the 2019 Maruti commuter is automatic. These are basic skills to know regardless of the transmission type one is driving. It's sad to know that some people driving automatic transmission don't know these. Even on a bicycle, when one shifts gears, they lift the weight of their foot from the pedals, mimicking that kind of clutch action. Same with cars, calmly shift to neutral, brake gently, turn off the engine, and safely pull over while activating hazard lights

[@schwarzerritter5724]

@@fr0xk When you never need to shift the car into neutral while driving, you don't know what happens if you try. Hazard lights are actually a great example. Most people never need to use them, so they are a big red to make them easier to find.

[@BigEvan96]

The car flipped 4 times. College essay: The car flipped nearly 5 times.

[@spyinsecret0075]

It was the day that my world turned around.

[@HubbaPlayz]

The car barrel rolled off the highway almost 5 whole times, coming to a complete stop sideways.

[@kylelong7706]

@@HubbaPlayz the vehicle, in possession of the young driver, veered off the asphalt into the grass fixture to the right of the highway where the Toyota Corolla spun on top of itself close to five times.

[@HubbaPlayz]

@@kylelong7706 The sedan, of a gray variant, containing a young driver, managed to stay on a major highesy for over an hour, without funtcioning braking systems, until it finally rolled approximately 5 times, and came to a final resting position leaning on its side.

[@alexj.5207]

@Caleb Bessler car spin

[@dedede5586]

literal 16 year old: "your car almost killed me" hyundai: "source?"

[@claytonpotts01]

Maybe he was speeding for fun and realized he was going to get in big trouble so he made up a story about the car not working right...😱🤦

[@H3llfire320]

@@claytonpotts01 whaaaat no way, there's no way somebody uses excuses to get themselves out of trouble

[@joey.steely00]

@@H3llfire320 i mean this would be a pretty retarded situation if that was genuinely what was happening. Im not saying this isnt odd, but for a person who is speeding to call the cops on themselves literally makes no sense lol

[@Toons595]

@@H3llfire320 Dude must've been really dedicated to flip his car 5 times

[@okaydudes]

@@claytonpotts01 you can hear gim try to grind it into neutral....

[@lewdogzombies]

Imagine driving at 120mph for 90 minutes straight knowing that if you hit anything or anyone, you’re dead. The guy will probably never go in a car again after that terrifying experience

[@charmio]

Options: • Turn key to off position. • Brake hard. Avoid breaking slowly or brakes may overheat. • Neural gear. If unable then gradually shift to lowest gear available. • Handbrake. • Use feet to check for objects around pedals. Do not look away from road. It seems logical that the kid had either never driven before or came up with the story to avoid blame.

[@Cheezy_Bunz]

“I paid for the whole speedometer so imma use the whole speedometer”

[@PizzaDelivery4uProductions]

I mean, you have to take advantage of the things you buy, you know?

[@andymanson3836]

Looks like the same car I got and that thing goes to 140MPH.

[@JustSpeakingFacts_]

That’s a good one

[@johnchase4408]

Lmmfao

[@slumptgodtgc2116]

Badger reference?

[@embassy1010]

I think the most surprising thing about this whole incident is that a Hyundai can go 120 mph.

[@thevik4946]

NAHHHH 😭😭😭

[@rossjones306]

Lol

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

Lol

[@eliasziad7864]

Lol

[@penti8345]

that’s exactly what i was thinking. i’m surprised it didn’t disintegrate at that speed

[@danielm3835]

This is nuts! There is truth to Hyundai’s statement though. I’ve been working on transmissions for years and years and for the shifter to be unable to go into neutral, AND have a fuel system issue simultaneously is super unlikely. Possible, but sooo rare. His brakes more than likely applied but got waxed because the car kept accelerating. But man if he wasn’t faking it, that is an insane coincidence. Glad he’s alright.

[@geshscale6068]

Most likely It was his inability to shift into neutral, not the cars.

[@cherriberri8373]

I love how people were so seething with rage at a 16 year old for... making a mistake and trying to fix it? but being unable to as he is literally not even what we legally call an adult. Its pretty wild, considering the fact he wasnt suicidal and that it went on for so long its even safer than ya know, simply not assuming, to say that he, while likely could hve done something, had no idea how to fix it. The fact he drove for so long at 120 is a testiment to the fact he drove well enough for a 16 year old, and the important thing is that he lived through.

[@subsloth3180]

"He said the teen kept calm with his eyes on the road" Title: DESPERATE TEEN

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sounds like a P Hub Title

[@Triadii]

the way the internet works: clickbait

[@hmm0009]

@@Triadii the way news works*******************

[@ilyakarakotov4065]

Why aren't you subscribed to Greg Doucette

[@Owlbolt]

HARRY DIDJA PUT YA NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIYA?

[@TheAmm72899]

Kid loses control of the car flips 4 times: officer “I’m glad we were able to help him out”

[@crysb5099]

Same thing that rolled over in my head when he said that...

[@DGwildDog]

All in a days work lol

[@ShinyFood]

exactly my thoughts lmao tho im not sure what theu could have done

[@Junksaint]

Cult of brute tactics

[@zombiefinatic7033]

@@ShinyFood I woder how effective pulling in front and trying, control crashing the back of the cruiser and trying to break from there or if at those speeds he would loose control anyway

[@Rascon5]

Imagine if he just wanted to go on a joyride then blame it on a failed gas pedal 😂

[@mayoniezz]

That sounds horrifying! I had that happen to me once on an indoor go-kart track. I got up to 45mph but and almost crashed in to a parked cart, but spun out in a curve which made me stop so I was fine. I hope the guy was able to recover!

[@ruenvedder5921]

"Last December" HE'S STILL GOING

[@deannelson1388]

rofl...

[@Punicia]

He’s still rolling

[@Iku00]

Legends say that they still see him rollin' and they still hatin'

[@KotnisYT]

@@Iku00 😂😂

[@Hexagonian]

@@deannelson1388 rolling on the floor laughing? More like Rolling On An Autoroute At 120 MPH Looking Straight Ahead And Not Looking Left Or Right Or Trying Any Manoeuvres

[@LosmiPZS]

The kid is a pro. He managed not to crash for more than an hour driving 120mph on the highway.

[@Glockmog2007]

Kid cant even shift a car into neutral he shouldn't even have a drivers license.

[@EKT209]

@@ohno5565 So does common sense. The throttle being stuck has absolutely nothing to do with your transmission not shifting BACK into neutral. The only reason an automatic transmission wouldn't shift from drive to neutral would be mechanical blockage. In other words a physical, internal break. So his throttle stuck at the same time his tranny broke in such a way his gearshift wouldn't move at ALL? The odds of that are so slim it shouldn't be worth considering. But you sound like you know what you're talking about, maybe you can explain it to me.

[@Glockmog2007]

@@ohno5565 Wow that was a good one. Looks like you don't understand how cars work either. Please do the world a favor and stay off the road.

[@Glockmog2007]

@@ohno5565 "if the neutral is stuck". lol please continue to show us how little you know about cars. Tell me, how come he couldnt turn off the ignition genius?

[@Glockmog2007]

@@ohno5565 Lol. Wait do you think that brakes and steering don't work when the ignition is off? No please continue you are making yourself look extremely intelligent.

[@whatupcuz3688]

if this happened to me on the highways where i live i would be screwed. there is always some guy in the passing lane going like the same exact speed as the guy next to him

[@datahigh]

People show their inner child when they drive... it's pathetic.

[@khalidhassan9423]

id be screwed as well, if it happens during the day where i live. the traffic is horrendous

[@owenmoriva7753]

There’s no way nobody thought of just turning the car off😂

[@connorsoares8058]

How would you do that?

[@Oceanicbill]

Even if he was able to turn the key to turn the car off the steering wheel would lock up and make the situation even worse

[@HI-sc4um]

@@Oceanicbill no if he would of just turned it to accessory is will keep the steering unlocked and cut the ignition.

[@-Arv]

​@@Oceanicbill Doesn't work like that. You feel it "locked up" because the car is standing still and those tires have to much friction when turned off. When you gain speed, the wheel can be turned easily, a little more harder without hydraulics, but still manageable. I used to turn off the ignition at highways on my dads old jeep because two of the cylinders would usually go off, and I had to restart the vehicle to reset them.

[@shokingblazemangaming]

The brakes too hmmmm I think it said the brakes failed too but idk just turn the key ohhh nvm no brakes no turning key or just put in park i have no clue lmao just disconnect the battery lol

[@user-ei3qr9un9x]

'he was just starting straight ahead, not looking left or right or trying any maneuvers' No shit he's scanning the horizon what's something left or right gonna do at 120 mph

[@gokuuzamaki9884]

My exact thought lmao... not much is going to catch him on the road at 120+

[@derdimi927]

@@gokuuzamaki9884 laughs in Germany

[@notyousama5845]

@@derdimi927 tbh I always find these vids of Americans thinking 120mph is a high speed really entertaining. Seems soo alien XD.

[@MaryamMful]

@@derdimi927 160 normal bei uns 😂

[@LateDude96]

Yeah, the cop was complimenting him for doing just that.

[@reallyryan_]

*car almost kills teenager* Hyundai: *oh no, anyway*

[@Polyglot_English]

Determinism is Freedom 🤙

[@mankind8807]

I mean imagine the daily amounts of deaths complaints they recieve, people die in car accidents everyday, they couldn't care less really.

[@kakyoin9355]

“Almost killed?🤨 ... Chile anyways so”

[@Adomas_B]

@@mankind8807 but that was a problem on their part, the driver was innocent

[@hampusstenlund1278]

7

[@ryanb.6881]

Cops: “oh good, you’re still alive! Here’s a speeding ticket, slow tf down next time!”

[@SlimbTheSlime]

imagine being unable to shift into neutral. absolutely scary thought.

[@Goatedkillr]

Teen: the car won't stop Hyundai: we don't sell cars

[@Brandon2940]

Hyundai: What's a car?

[@heavenlycutie11]

😭💀

[@summermackay7924]

Hyundai: we don’t sell gas pedals 👽

[@Lamtitude]

Hyundai: Fuck you

[@AngelHxze]

LMAOOOOO

[@lastroko]

Teen: Dear Hyundai, I almost died Hyundai: hmm, highly unlikely

[@ThePINOYZONE]

It is tho 🤣

[@koo-core7274]

@@ThePINOYZONE but something happened here. highly unlikely doesn't mean impossible. unless youre implying this young man risked his life, almost died and totaled his car for no fucking reason.

[@ThePINOYZONE]

@@koo-core7274 im saying that those 3 things to stop working at the same time cant be possible, out of all millions of cars, he’s the first one? 😂 trynna sue the company haha he prob panicked and cant stop/cant think straight and just try to run away until it lose control

[@ThePINOYZONE]

@@koo-core7274 so im guessing e brake or foot brake doesnt work too for him? 🤣

[@dxsolate]

@@ThePINOYZONE “Unless you’re implying this young man risked his life, almost died and totaled his car for no fucking reason” is what he said. Which is true. This may be very unlikely and almost impossible but you know what would also be almost impossible? A man with no severe mental illnesses or mental problems, totaling his car, risked his life and was this close to dying for no visible reason. Yeah, pretty sure that isn’t the case, dumbass.

[@crankbaitincowboy9053]

If this ever happens to you, the first thing you do is look down and make sure the pedal isn’t stuck below a mat or something. Then try putting your foot under the pedal and pulling it back. If this is not the problem, you have a few options. Handbrake/Parking brake, put it in Neutral, try turning the car off, putting it in park is risky, but might work.

[@JaniahOnfroy]

Won't pulling on the handbrake flip over the car?

[@crankbaitincowboy9053]

@@JaniahOnfroyapply it slowly, you should be fine.

[@sevegarza]

Foot on break, then throwing it into neutral would be my fist instinct. This is why I don't like a lot of these new automatic transmission levers (or lack of a lever at all and just having buttons). My car has a traditional PRND automatic transmission lever all in one line. So all you have to do to go from D to N is push forward on the lever and clicks in N. You can do it super quick without looking becase you don't have to worry about going into R or P becase you have to press the button on the lever to do that.

[@crankbaitincowboy9053]

@@sevegarza if you have a automatic with the manual conversion like most post-2000 trucks do, you can slowly downshift, go down to 4, then 3, etc…

[@garfstiglz3981]

Yeah, after all, totally impossible just to turn the car keys, switch off the engine and slowly come to a halt….

[@philanthropicnightmare1206]

*teen climbs out of wreck Officer walks up: “sir do you know how fast you were going?”

[@enriquecomas933]

Omg. I died

[@omarm6678]

low key surprised he wasn't issued a citation for reckless driving.

[@slappa7402]

Do you know why I pulled you over?

[@tiptondope3029]

@@omarm6678 he had no control over it tho

[@omarm6678]

@@tiptondope3029 nah he did. dumbass 17 yo being reckless in his parents new car.

[@davidovincetti122]

"After 113 miles, he lost control of his car" Officer:I'm glad we were able to help him out

[@Cheese_Meister]

Guess he tried driving until the gas ran out. That’s a long car ride home.

[@iwillwatchyourbacknooneels7850]

I mean i know this would be risky but when they said they couldnt do nothing could they not have used like a heavy armored fast truck or a normal cop car to put themselves infront of him and brake slowly i know that if the car slipped away from the back end it would end up bad but i mean idk

[@chickfalley4205]

@@iwillwatchyourbacknooneels7850 i see what you mean but that would have to be one fast car to have control like thaf

[@iwillwatchyourbacknooneels7850]

@@chickfalley4205 yeah i know haha idk if it be able but probably there are cars that can do that

[@dr.horrificlee7018]

It must've been under an hour if he was going 120mph

[@dhb.4veil]

"glad we were able to help him out you know, it could have gotten a lot worse if it had not been for our help" 😭

[@overlordtype25]

Bro got caught speeding in his mom car and thought of a quick excuse to get away from being arrested 😂

[@mhelm0225]

"My gas pedal was stuck." Hyundai: "Damn bro, that's crazy, but I don't remember asking."

[@jaylensmith6308]

ECU: “throttle pedal position?” Throttle Pedal: “yes”

[@bighorn6964]

@wutup5566 it was more or likely an enternal brake in the engine somewhere. And pulling an e brake at 120 is asking for death.

[@dune_strider3055]

Korean knock-off company.

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

The full video shows him putting on the brakes several times. I actually talked to one officer that was part of the chase. He said he would slow to 70mph when he saw he couldn't get around traffic. If the peddle was stuck he would have run off the road or hit the back of a vehicle. He lied.

[@bighorn6964]

@wutup5566 not everyone files a lawsuit though. The lawsuit wont always be a guarantee. And the transmission must have been fluctuating between gears as it was an internal breakage.

[@afunstranger6390]

Plot twist : His girlfriend was home alone

[@j3susl30n7]

😂

[@fbiagent6744]

Lol

[@gamingspinach6079]

@@fbiagent6744 hello FBI

[@Vyansya]

🤣

[@Gentapi5]

Lmao

[@ZackieLovesSalad]

I'm so glad he was ok and crashed before the highway ended

[@user-lw8mk1yk3s]

2011 Cadillac Eldorado and was in very good condition. One day I was leaving the gas station and out of nowhere my car shuts off completely but the engine was still running. I manually turned off my car turned back on same issue. Panicking to figure it out while cars were maneuvering around me as my car was in the middle of the street, then finally it worked and to this day I have never drove another Cadillac.

[@jambocochelli9189]

Whenever this kind of shit happens car companies are always like “what no way that’s crazy”

[@vg666]

Because it is very crazy and highly improbable. Especially that he couldn't go into neutral. Did they ever find the cause?

[@jeremias-serus]

To be fair the kid essentially won the lottery. This actually doesn’t happen.

[@AnimeniacSimey]

@@vg666 Improbable ≠ Impossible

[@HappyBeeGaming]

@@AnimeniacSimey if it really was a system failure he could have sued Hyundai for hundreds of thousands (maybe millions). The fact that he didn’t sue or allow inspection of the car (so that others could be safe) further adds to the reduced probability based on the information we have. At the end of the day we can never know *anything* for certain, and there is a point at which something becomes so improbable it might as well be impossible.

[@AnimeniacSimey]

@@HappyBeeGaming did he/his family really not pursue anything?

[@entiro719]

Teen: almost fucking dies Hyundai: but did you really though?

[@RashidMadeMe]

Lmaoooo

[@Elijah-Bravo]

Teen: *almost dies* Hyundai: I see this as an absolute win.

[@goodjuju9204]

Omg I have a Hyundai

[@limprooster3253]

@@goodjuju9204 Your hyundai is perfectly safe. People don't understand how many redundancies are in place with these cars to prevent this sort of thing. Frankly, I side with Hyundai on this one. I'm not saying the wreck didnt happen, I just don't believe the keyswitch, ECM, transmission, and brakes all failed at the exact same time. I think this was the kid calling 911 when he got busted going 120 and hoping the cops would let him go

[@chrissquid]

@@limprooster3253 he got into a major accident that could’ve easily killed him to get out of a ticket?

[@jmd3748]

Place the car in neutral, brake to a complete stop, put the car in park, exit the vehicle and call an emergency number.

[@TheAnantaSesa]

A lot of people had similar experience although I think they all could pop it into neutral. My grandpa also had this happen in a rental or loaner car while his car was getting some work done. We never found out why he didn't just turn the key off or use neutral. He was old and didn't talk much normally let alone after a big shake up. We just know it stopped in a ditch. Probably best way to stop compared to hitting an immovable object.

[@deftermedia]

If you turn off the key, you risk the steering wheel getting locked. And if that happens, you'll definitely die at that speed

[@TheAnantaSesa]

@@deftermedia no. You turn it back to accessory or on. On doesn't run unless you start it first. I've pushed enough stalled cars to know you can steer fine without the car running.

[@deftermedia]

@@TheAnantaSesa well cars differ. i can say from experience that the wheel can and often does in fact get locked. but I'm from Europe, we mainly drive manual cars here, that might explain why there's different security features. also in this case, the gas pedal, brakes AND transmission all failed at the same time. i wouldn't trust the car at this point.

[@TheAnantaSesa]

@@deftermedia yeah it might be hard to trust but where I live as many hills and turns as we have I still would feel comfortable at least trying to shut off the car on a straight away instead of allowing it to continue to accelerate to 120 mph. You still get a few degrees to turn the wheel each way before hitting the lock interference. That's worth a try on the most gradual curves and ample to stay straight. Definitely would think to open the windows to increase drag. Not sure but maybe even kick open the door since feet weren't doing any good otherwise with broken pedals. Another possible choice is to plough into the back end of a large truck also ideally before getting accelerated to too much faster than the truck speed. Or better yet pull over right away to ride in the shoulder where soft ground will slow you down faster and eventually get you stuck. Bumps will be hard at top speed but as you slow due to friction you can enter the ditch from the side and hope to get stuck. Then get out of the car when the wheel starts spinning. I actually used to drive a car that routinely shut off while I was driving on the highway. I never knew you could restart an automatic transmission car by roll starting it. But got to the point of just turning the key off and back on and shift to neutral and then back to drive and the momentum would usually crank it back up. I think it takes 20 mph or more to do that with automatics. I usually buy manual cars so the anti theft steering lock problem is the same in both.

[@justinpark2946]

"Teen stuck at 120mph" "Drove for an hour and a half" "Crashed after 113 miles" What?

[@minermortal1997]

Drove so fast he apparently time travelled.

[@JonahCS]

He had to stop for red lights 😒

[@goddessofstealth2417]

@@JonahCS am I not getting something here

[@hiddensinix2767]

@@goddessofstealth2417 yes

[@hiddensinix2767]

also he reached 120 mph not he was driving for 120mph the entire time

[@jamison92]

Teen: *almost dies in car crash* Hyundai: erm, that’s very unlikely

[@sauce8148]

copy 😐

[@jamison92]

@@sauce8148 sorry.. didn’t mean too! I thought of it and thought it was funny

[@v0ldy54]

That's impossible level of unlikely tho, there is simply no way every single system on your car fails at the same time

[@iMajoraGaming]

@@v0ldy54 "every single system" stuck accelerator, non functional brakes, stuck transmission, and... maybe a faulty ignition? last one is something i'm not sure of solely because the car i drive physically locks the ignition unless the car is stopped completely and i don't know if that's all that common or not. doesn't take a whole lot to ruin those few things, and all at once, though not likely, isn't exactly Dream odds. some people just get creamed hard by the cosmos all at once. whether or not this actually was system failure though i have no idea because it's been years and i've still never seen any update or investigation of the car. but i mean this isn't even the first or only time an electra did this. lil weird that nobody driving a hyundai boogieboard 2420 (i don't know literally any line other than electras that hyundai makes lmao) has died from this but multiple have in electras.

[@Starkl3t]

Not only unlikely, impossible

[@user-mp9cd8co1o]

That is crazy

[@arizonabusinessleague918]

I hear about shit like this every other year and it makes me absolutely sick to my stomach.

[@damainwilliams5189]

Teen: “i almost died because of your car” Hyundai: “no hablo ingles”

[@Max_Maples]

What is a car and death never heard of it

[@thaflygawd5451]

Funny because Hyundai does manufacture in Mexico lmao

[@8lec_R]

Lmao

[@durpshady7751]

These rich ass companies are evil a f. It's sick. A lot of people seem to think he was faking, but I don't think he would have the balls to flip his car 5 times. But I wasnt there so idk.

[@kratos8709]

@@Max_Maples a toy car?! If there isn't any case on that

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

"It flipped nearly five times" So....four?

[@Ultima2876]

4 and nearly a 5th

[@shanemedeiros3227]

4 and 9/10ths of a flip

[@t1metzger]

4.nearly5 flips

[@tardnation2670]

it amazes me that you think when cars flip they always have to do one rotation, no more no less, like it's no possible for cars to land on their side or upsidedown, for someone with "fender" in the name, you'd think you'd have a better understanding of fender benders

[@biancaisidk]

4 and a 3/4 the almost 1/2

[@iyamwhite3931]

This same thing happened to me in my Datsun 510,except i was going 278 mph. The third sidedraft 65mm Weber carb butterly stuck open.

[@tammylewis8556]

When I was a kid my mom and aunt took all of us kids to the blue ridge mountains. My aunt was a jokester so we thought she was kidding about no brakes as we were flying downhill, picking up speed. Thank god we did think she was joking because when she got to the bottom she promptly began looking for a service station for brake work. We would have died or bailed had we known the truth.

[@thomasfucillo]

She probably overheated them coming down the mountains. It would mean she had a little bit of braking power but they wouldn’t be that effective, they’d just feel mushy and useless. Glad you guys lived lol

[@tomtom1541]

Sounds like she doesn't know how to engine brake instead of overheating the normal brakes

[@neilb143]

*Teen almost dies* Hyundai: "I missed the part where that's my problem"

[@lillrice27]

@@lqserss I mean if you didn’t care you’d just skip the comment, literally have no point of saying it 💀

[@DavidNwokoye]

A man of culture I see

[@omarm6678]

The news also cut Hyundia's statement... the part where they mentioned they received ZERO contact from the teen or the family. Not even a complaint.

[@shadowxtreme8369]

BULLY MCGUIRE

[@jpp4566]

*son dies* Hyundai: “gonna cry?”

[@spook9949]

“After 113 Miles the Teen lost control and flipped 5 times” Officer: ”We are glad we could help him out”

[@RebelRhiannon]

I guess they helped by following him so other cars moved out the way and he didn’t hit another car, and at least there was someone immediately on scene of the crash and provide first aid.

[@spook9949]

@@lqserss you dont have to

[@claydud271]

Helped by not gunning him down is what he meant

[@jamisonlynch6437]

@@claydud271 can’t help that you’re an idiot.

[@emburst859]

I thought that meant literally helping the kid out of the car that he was probably stuck in after flipping 5 times

[@1313jerry1313]

I don't even begin to believe his nonsensical story.

[@Exaltation-heliacal]

Turn the key to off position.

[@Rickyfyied]

His girls parents weren't home.

[@viisovari4544]

Rickyfyied what does that mean?

[@pmp3486]

Lolllll.

[@gabeamaro]

Trying to pipe that little biaaaa downnnnnnn

[@jakelong4510]

You beat me to it

[@cytrynowy_melon6604]

Emma Marie Yes, extremely overused cliche meme.

[@HunterHonda]

Imagine if a random citizen decided to be a *hero* and swerve into him to "stop the pursuit" thinking he was running from the cops

[@Simon11354]

lol

[@moneyforfelix321]

LMAO

[@Demons972]

I don't really think there's people that dumb but at this point nothing impresses me anymore.

[@cortezbaldur413]

@@Demons972 There was a April fool's joke at a burger place they'd hand u a burger saying it's this is ur left handed burger. Only to have some dummies come back in saying there right handed and need a right handed one. The few dummies were apperently serious tho.

[@BlekJamal]

@@cortezbaldur413 have you ever heard of the prank calls to fast food restaurants telling the workers there was a gas leak and they needed to break every window in the building? So they did. Classic lol.

[@beowulf5982]

Put into Neutral brake to a stop and turn ignition off sod the engine.

[@user-ye8tk8wp5q]

The moment the news reporter said that he survived I felt my heart breathe a sigh of relief. Thank god him and everyone else is okay.

[@czarmartinez3935]

"The car flipped nearly 5 times" Deputy: "glad we were able to help him out" 🤣🤣

[@lelelove4300]

🤦‍♀️😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@carlosjuarez1679]

Fr that shit had me weak

[@Maplelust]

lmao. your comment was funnier than the video.

[@hugocorreia8039]

Better then crashing into a wall or a tree.

[@goldc4859]

“could have gone a lot worse if we didn’t” oof

[@miaa1762]

I love how y'all are saying he didn't know how to drive, yet he managed to go 120 MPH for over an hour and a half without crashing, all while speaking to the cops calmly. I think he knew what he was doing.

[@hypermemes2821]

Nobody is saying that

[@Hakujoudaiii]

@@hypermemes2821 well lad, they are

[@hypermemes2821]

@@Hakujoudaiii where?

[@noahshillings6598]

Too bad he doesn't know where neutral is

[@possiblyrei]

I agree with your username 100%

[@SolidSonicTH]

That is one messed up car if you can't hit the brakes, the gas is depressed, and it can't be taken out of gear.

[@retronax4346]

If only cars had a way to cut the transmission between the engine and the wheels. Wait, hold on

[@nevincox8205]

God, imagine if he had flame decal... He would be unstoppable.

[@shaleyvale272]

You need to do stand up

[@matthancock3526]

Fucking dead

[@kaedeschulz5422]

early 2000s vibes

[@Devon.with.an.i]

Dude would’ve gone back to the future

[@lol-hk2xq]

God tier

[@MrD4nj]

Reporter: “The teen lost control of the vehicle and flipped 5 times” Policeman: “I’m glad we could help him out though”

[@coreymartin6486]

Helping out = tried to clear as much traffic as possible in front of him.....providing medical help at the scene of the crash......gave video evidence the the family attorney to take legal action..... But if the police doesn't do everything than I guess they do nothing, huh?

[@zorathemagic7310]

@Thoms Fauk lol i get that he didnt realize it was a joke but being rude doesnt help

[@legitimate_rice]

LMFAO

[@MrD4nj]

@@coreymartin6486 wowzers have a day off, it’s a joke buddyyyy. I just found it funny they put those bits right after each other in the video. Thank you for keeping our comment sections as serious as possible, sheriff!

[@coreymartin6486]

@@MrD4nj maybe one day you will understand that certain "jokes" feeds a narrative that effects certain people....and influences their mentality and actions towards the police. But hey, let's just do the ha-ha thing...

[@rook5503]

Im confused how you couldnt just turn the key off

[@Rvainlefty]

Find an open field and drive in circles. Best chances of survival

[@Formerfuego]

Right so now I know how to get out of a speeding ticket.

[@CobraPhobic]

You call the cops for help haha

[@hadyeyad3025]

Andrew X lmao

[@topgmedia4702]

hahahahah

[@aymenghouma4955]

DaEagles71024 nope it makes them reptards to be accurate.

[@5yearsago404]

Andrew X ikr

[@toasterbaff5009]

“Your car almost killed me” Hyundai: What car? We don’t sell cars?!

[@dragonnation]

“What do you sell then?!” Hyundai: ……oversized bumper karts that vroom vroom very fast.

[@aspenpaw0]

"We sell electronics, see?" *shows 25 year old PC monitor* "Wrong Hyundai, Hyundai."

[@readmyusernamecauseitssoreally]

"What do you sell then?!" Hyundai: no car, just parts

[@antoniocasias5545]

What is wrong with y’all?

[@HospitalForSouls.X]

Everyone knows they sell discount yogurt

[@TheNYgolfer]

Barring sabotage, the chances of having 4 independent systems fail at once are zero.

[@anonamos6086]

It’s called a rolling roadblock.

[@hannahg2164]

“the brakes and gas won’t work” car company : whatttt no way 😲

[@Andre-es4gl]

@Fek Fekkenstein setup?

[@Dollapfin]

Fek Fekkenstein agreed. How many things have to fail? Breaks, park, neutral, e brake, and simply turning the car off wouldn’t work?

[@CJ-cc5jm]

I just read that there was another case where the petal of a Toyota became stuck at 120 MPH and and there was deaths.

[@zacharyzientko2277]

@@Dollapfin brakes and e brake wouldn’t do anything, best case you just burn out the brakes then keep going and worst case you e brake and roll the car at 120 mph

[@Wonka0998]

@@zacharyzientko2277 I agree with you on the e break of they don't know how to use it at high speeds, but remember the breaks will always outperform the engine, they have to

[@connorhall8463]

*Gas pedal stuck and brakes won’t work Car company: “It’s unlikely”

[@hse6144]

They wanted to call him a lying little shit, but CNN wouldn’t air that.

[@bilalahmed2123]

Ofcourse they are denying because they don’t want to be liable. This is what you get, when you want to save a little money and go buy a stupid cheap Hyundai. Should have bought a Honda/Toyota.

[@hse6144]

@@bilalahmed2123 ironic that Toyota paid out $30 million for pedal getting stuck.

[@hse6144]

@@bilalahmed2123 and you probably forgot about the killer air bags from Toyota.

[@bilalahmed2123]

@@hse6144 atleast they admitted they had a problem by paying out, Hyundai just gaslighted their customer. SMH

[@trp]

Glad he survived

[@montematt8653]

Jam it in neutral and shut the car off I'm not sure how people don't think of that even in the heat of the moment.

[@ey3z4ya]

You answered your own question. There's this thing called heat of the moment

[@Unsubtlenod]

Dispatch: Have you tried applying the breaks? Teen: Its worth a shot.

[@matthewfrank7738]

"Oh yeah that worked, sorry guys"

[@fallingsuncreations9270]

Maybe try and pry the gas pedal too?

[@SkadooHusky]

Put it in neutral?

[@thomasbruh8464]

@@isaacmayer407 No, the car is designed to be able to stop while going downhill or full speed, the brake pads last a long time, yes they would heat up and get blazing hot but they still function you could also counter that by slamming the brakes and locking the wheels up then letting go and doing that until you stop or engine stals, also if you have abs you can still control your car, person had the whole highway width but probably got scared going that fast and just didn't wanna try anything focusing on the road and trying not to crash, but for all systems to fail like that is unheard off

[@brianbradburn]

That was the problem. He was trying to apply the breaks instead of the brakes.

[@edselsantoni6138]

Teen: “I almost died!” Hyundai: “Idk man... sounds like a personal problem”

[@LunaArchived]

Teen: “I almost died!” Hyundai: “sounds like a skill issue to me”

[@donaldbestkorea2248]

hyundai: cope, bozo

[@JimsyFlimsy]

More like “Someone probably fucked with your car. Better look into that and not into our company.”

[@_viken]

@@James_489 He fucked crashed and almost died. He didn’t fake this.

[@_viken]

@@James_489 That just seems ridiculous. Not even a 12 year old would do this.

[@Nexxarian]

Hyundai basically called him a liar?

[@piqqeh]

That feeling when you take your exit and cruise control is still on

[@-aid4084]

Most if not all cruise controls disable when you press the brake. It's a safety feature.

[@TUBESTEAKNIG]

Honestly amazed he could even last that long at that speed.

[@GimmieDaLoot1]

TUBESTEAKNIG PAUSE....

[@erikakane1328]

TUBESTEAKNIG lmao gay

[@adodoes8770]

TUBESTEAKNIG how did the car still have fuel after a nearly 300km run at max power. Even if he had just filled up (which i doubt since parents would probably do that)

[@2unt]

Adodoes its a fuel efficient car

[@Distress.]

Adodoes also highway mpg is often much higher due to the lack of breaking so since he's not breaking at all he's at peak efficiency

[@elvisrodriguez7477]

Plot twist: He was In cruise control the whole time

[@despizedicon]

Ha ha ha Genius You are hilarious Nice😂😂😂 Plot twist originally created here! You should do stand up LMFAO Yes!!!

[@murderous2381]

AHHAH

[@bemorelikeniyah9964]

If he pressed the breaks cruise control would automatically turn of...

[@plastic6568]

@@despizedicon im still trying to comprehend if what you said was serious or not

[@azting1480]

@@plastic6568 facts

[@seanschroeder1067]

As a mechanic i have several problems with this.

[@SenorJuan2023]

"and to think I was SO EXCITED to get my driver's license a couple of months ago."

[@bmxfreakxyo]

Bet he really regretted filling up his tank that morning.

[@tom_something]

It's ironic that leaving the tank almost on empty is considered "living dangerously" to some.

[@nossta5242]

@@tom_something I mean. Do you wanna gwt stranded in the middle of the road with no gas to get anywhere. Even if you can call someone might as well fill it up

[@campeao36]

I mean he couldve also just took out the key, right?

[@Fetidaf]

@@campeao36 could’ve turned it off, could’ve shifted it into neutral (it’s hard to do in some cars but it can be forced which I suspect they didn’t try hard enough since it is incredibly unlikely that the transmission and throttle both malfunctioned at the same time) pull the e-brake which in some cars completely circumvents the throttle itself.... hitting the brakes would probably just wear out the brakes or start them on fire so that wouldn’t be the greatest idea but there’s a couple things he could’ve done but if he’s a “teen” then he probably hasn’t been behind the wheel long enough and just kinda panicked/wasn’t thinking straight.

[@anonymoususer1644]

@@Fetidaf I mean that's all well and good, but this kid was 16. The only thing he probably was taught how to do was how to accelerate, how to brake, how to turn etc. Probably not taught how to evade malfunctions like this. You gotta admit though, he still did a pretty good job.

[@lucas5620]

Can we talk about how impressive it is to not crash for an hour and a half at 120 mph with other cars going significantly slower and turns

[@joshuamirabal822]

The kid has a future in motorsports

[@Hangman11]

Speed limits: Low speeds are needed for safety Kid: and I just took that personally

[@xxxAmandaxxx]

The traffic was cleared for him

[@D4sF3lix2000]

As a German i can say that thats basically daily business

[@AndrewB23]

I'm more impressed the kid was incompetent to just turn off the car

[@johkonut]

When he says “i tried it, it won’t go” you cant say “oh it won’t go?” You need to follow up with “make sure you’re pressing the brake while you do it. If there’s a button on the transmission lever you need to be pressing that too.” This is a kid, even adults need this level of instruction on a daily basis let alone when they’re barreling down the freeway at 120mph.

[@tealnoise]

If he doesn't know what he's doing than he shouldn't be driving

[@ey3z4ya]

​@@tealnoisein another comment you said it's cause he was suicidal. Which is it?

[@Redchannelconditions]

Happened to me when I was 18 at 60mph. I pressed the clutch in. Kids, drive manual!

[@noladol]

They helped him out by not giving him a speeding ticket.

[@MouthHoleEnthusiast]

Yeah wtf “glad we could help” WHAT DID THEY DO?

[@stewybros1377]

@@MouthHoleEnthusiast they helped by using there sirens to make other cars pull over because if they didn’t do that he’s prob be dead

[@ghostbombl8034]

Why do they need a attorney?

[@noladol]

@@ghostbombl8034 Probably for Hyundai.

[@mason.n3259]

@@MouthHoleEnthusiast a lot easier to dodge cars when the cars are all slowing because of the sirens blaring.

[@charliejamz.]

I used to work at a hyundai dealership. I’ve driven that same car before, and let me tell you. Just going 80 in that car, felt like it wanted to wipe out or flip over. That kid did a fine job.

[@pijushmaji1]

I love people like you who spreads positive vibes in the comments

[@cold3973]

@@pijushmaji1 Yes.

[@dripstar6183]

Well it would be, Japanese and Korean cars are designed very light for fuel economy!... but it is weird for the car's acceleration and braking system to shut down at the exact same time... wonder what their report concluded at the end (if they were allowed to see the car)

[@trxstr2963]

@Austin Batton bro you wanna try driving a hyundai at 120 mph for an hour and a half?

[@user-kd6ft6ev6g]

@@pijushmaji1 positive lies.

[@Snc-np4hr]

Driving down a highway when my breaks failed luckily I wasn't too far from my home and the i just put my hazards on and pulled over on the shoulder when I got the chance. Course it took a couple miles and police. Scary shit. But y'know honestly I thought I would be afraid of the police persuing me. But I was glad that I had an actual reason that I wasn't speeding. 😅 Afterwards all I remember was them asking me why I didn't stop and I explained what had happen. It was a crazy day.

[@glitchystasis]

That's terrifying, I'm glad he was okay

[@nick-3]

*Car flips 5 times* Cop: Yeah we’re glad we could help him out

[@fffffr992]

@@user-iz7fj1zj7z they might aswell not have shown up they did absolutelu nothing for 1,5 hours

[@BFancybones]

Yeah seriously. Cop: follows car until he wrecks Also cop: im glad we could help

[@Azul_3621]

@@BFancybones and your solution to this?

[@BFancybones]

@@Azul_3621 dont take credit for not doing anything

[@Azul_3621]

@@BFancybones no how could you have helped him

[@jorgemarquez574]

Nobody: People with mics in games: 0:05

[@lyndsay369]

LMFAOOOO

[@maricorp.449]

Underrated comment

[@Roman-yg2bf]

It's almost 2021 and people are still using the "nobody:" format. What a time to be alive

[@kissurapocalypse]

🤣

[@lugit36]

Chshhhhh

[@Thegcodee]

POV: accidentally presses cruise control

[@mattrobbins8409]

Turning the key off in these situations can help damn i just want to see someone try to put the car in neutral or something.