2012 Hyundai Sonata Engine Problems

While driving, your engine suddenly malfunctioned and entered limp mode, causing a loss of power and loud knocking noise from the engine. This happened without warning and created a safety risk because you couldn't accelerate properly in traffic, increasing the risk of being rear-ended. The dealership has confirmed the issue during inspection and suspects an internal engine failure. Depending on the diagnosis, the repair may involve engine component replacement or a full engine rebuild.

Your 2012 Hyundai Sonata caught fire while you were driving and making a U-turn, with both the regular brakes and emergency brake becoming inoperable at the same time. The seatbelt also stopped working during the incident. You were forced to jump out of the window to escape, and the vehicle subsequently exploded. The fire department had to extinguish the fire, and you sustained a leg injury. This type of sudden engine fire with simultaneous brake failure suggests a serious electrical or fuel system issue that will require a complete diagnostic inspection and likely engine replacement or major fuel system repair.

Your engine experienced a complete internal failure, losing power unexpectedly while driving and becoming undriveable — a situation that could have caused a crash in traffic. The dealership confirmed extremely low compression in all cylinders (35–45 PSI) and found severe internal damage consistent with known issues in your Theta II engine. The repair will likely require a complete engine replacement or major internal rebuild including new pistons, rod bearings, and related components.

Your engine suddenly shut off and stopped working while driving on a main street, leaving your car unable to restart in an unsafe situation. The vehicle was towed and inspected, and it was determined that your engine is failing. You've researched and found that these engines have had previous recalls, and your maintenance records show the car received routine oil changes as needed.

Your engine seized while driving on the highway. The service department refused to honor a recall, claiming there were signs of engine tampering or modified parts, but couldn't identify which specific parts or provide any documentation to support this claim. The repair will likely involve engine inspection, possible replacement of seized components, or a full engine replacement depending on the extent of the damage.

Your engine is burning through oil much faster than normal, requiring a refill every 3-4 weeks even though your oil warning light isn't coming on. When you take your car in for service, mechanics find the oil reservoir completely empty and need to top it off. This excessive oil consumption likely means oil is leaking or burning inside the engine.

I purchased a used 2012 Hyundai Sonata. Within about 2 weeks it broke down while I was in the far left lane of the freeway. The car suddenly stopped accelerating and made a very loud knocking noise. Thankfully I was able to put on my hazards and make it to the right shoulder without getting into an accident but as soon as I pulled over it shut off and the panel lights all came on. Evidently there was a recall on an engine rod and the previous owners advised they were not aware of it. Hyundai has declined the repair on the recalled engine several times and their reasons keep changing. First they said I was missing records (admittedly I was missing one record but then provided it to them), then they stated excessive neglect due to the condition of the valve train (I saw pics of the valve train and is in good condition), and now they state because the KSDS wasn't installed. From what I understand, being the second owner, if I can prove the upkeep of the vehicle the extended waranty should cover the repair. I even have the letter from the car mechanic stating the vehicle was maintained and in good condition. It seems a lot of good people are getting declined for repairs on these faulty engines. I have many more documents I could provide showing all of the services done and communications with the company. Due to the size limit I included these ones for your review. Thank you so much for any help you can provide.

Vehicle loses power while driving making it unsafe to drive, it can cause an accident in certain conditions like when passing another vehicle or crossing a street. There is a recall for this issue.

My 2012 Hyundai Sonata originally had its engine replaced under Hyundai’s recall (NHTSA Recall #17V226000) due to the Theta II GDI engine defect. The replacement engine was installed by the dealership as part of the recall. However, the replacement engine has now failed after only ~50,000 miles, exhibiting the same issues (engine knocking, stalling, and eventual failure). This occurred despite proper maintenance and care. The dealership contacted Hyundai, and I also contacted Hyundai Consumer Affairs directly. Both refused to replace or assist with the failed replacement engine. It is unacceptable that a recall replacement engine would fail so soon and that Hyundai will not stand behind the part they used to correct a safety defect. The issue remains a serious safety concern, especially since engine failure can lead to fire. I request that NHTSA investigate the durability and safety of replacement engines and Hyundai’s refusal to support affected owners when these replacement engines fail prematurely. I have case number with Hyundai 41436693

This is the first time I have an engine failure. I drove my car 3 min before merging into the route 1 highway. In approximately 800 feet, my car went haywire, all lights in the dashboard went ON, the steering wheel got stiff, and the car speed dropped off, I almost got rear-ended. I made an effort to pull over to the break lane. The car shut off and I could not get it to start. I opened the hood, a light smoke was coming out of the engine. I left it open to make sure it doesn't get worse. After 10 min, a State trooper stopped by to check on my safety, I informed him that I called the insurance to report the incident and request a tow truck. After the tow truck dropped off my car in front of my house, I called a mechanic to check it, he informed me that the engine is seized.

I bought car octv230th little after month as driving engine failure occurred had towed to dealership and they sent to authorized hyndai dealership for the extended warranty campaign. That garage acknowledged problems with the cars engine stating rod bearing clearance and the engine had to be replaced then charged me denied the extended warranty they initially said would classify for. I couldn't keep up with traffic and was very busy almost cause a crash.

Engine seized due to extremely low oil despite more than regular oil changes.

While driving on the highway with my two minor children, my vehicle suddenly shut off without warning. I lost power in the middle of traffic, which was extremely dangerous — we were nearly rear-ended and had to coast to the shoulder. The check engine light had been on for some time prior to the incident, but there were no other warning messages. After being towed, the car would not start again, even after attempting to jump-start it. A mechanic inspected it and believes the engine is seized. I later discovered that my 2012 Sonata is equipped with the Theta II engine, which is known for sudden failure due to oil starvation or bearing wear. Although there are no current recalls on my VIN, the symptoms are consistent with the known Theta II engine defect. This situation put me and my children at serious risk, and I believe this failure needs to be addressed as a safety issue.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle was leaking engine oil. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. Due to the oil leak, the vehicle was left with no oil in the engine, causing the engine to seize. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the contact was informed the vehicle only had a 60-day warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,761.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle briefly hesitated before starting. After starting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the engine. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 137,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as needed, before the engine seized. The contact stated that unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over to the right side of the road and attempted to restart the vehicle several times; however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was towed to dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.

Engine oil level goes low very soon after an oil change less than 1000 miles driven and oil becomes black on dip stick when checking the oil level in between oil changes and there is no noticeable oil leaks. At one point the oil level was below the low level indicator on dip stick.

Engine suddenly shut off middle of the road while driving and will not restart. No warning lights came on prior to the engine failure. My family safety was put at risk since engine shut off middle of the road and I had to push it to the corner lane. Just imagine if I was on the middle lane on a highway when this happened. Alternator, battery was checked by a mechanic...no issue.

I took the car to the dealer because the codes was reading engine assembly issues. I took it to the dealer and they stated it was the knock sensor and they got it approved to replace it now they saying it's the engine and it was denied. I just got the engine from the dealership in 2020

Oil consumption engine issues

Car engine light is flashing

Received Hyundai recall 251 the end of 2023. Car taken to Hyundai dealer in March 2024 and dealer could not make the repairs on the recall. The end of July, the car caught fire (engine fire) when the car was parked for 10 minutes. Car and adjacent structure was destroyed.

My daughter had her car towed to the Hyundai dealership because of engine failure. Upon inspection we learned that there was a recall on the engine. We had to wait a few weeks so that the dealership could get approval and authorization to replace the engine. Finally after 3 or so weeks we got a courtesy car to drive. After about 4 weeks our car was finally ready to pick up so we took the courtesy car back and picked up our car. After about 4 months or so maybe my daughter went to her friends house one afternoon and her and her friend left in the friends car. They had been gone maybe 10 minutes or so and her friends neighbor called her friend and said that her car was on fire and they had already called the fire department but the car was engulfed in flames and before the fire department could get to it the whole car burnt to the ground. Nothing left but the shell of the car. The fire marshal said that the source of the fire was under the hood. Thats where the fire ignited he said. Luckily no one was injured or hurt. But this is after I had the recall motor put in. It was super scary and very upsetting because no one seems like they want to help us either.

connecting rod bearing failed

The contact owned a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed the low oil warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle shut off. The contact restarted the vehicle, and an abnormal knocking sound was coming from the engine compartment with the check engine warning light illuminated. Despite the vehicle repeated engine shut off failure, the contact was able to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic for service. The vehicle was diagnosed with a rod bearing failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Engine stalled in middle of the road while travelling. It put me in danger of getting into an accident. Tried getting appointment with dealership and nonappointments available for next 30 days. No warnings before the failure.

On the morning of April 15, 2024, at around 6 a.m., our 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid unexpectedly caught fire and exploded in front of our house. This incident occurred shortly after I started the car and left it to warm up. Smoke and flames emerged from under the hood, quickly escalating until the front of the vehicle exploded, shattering the windows and extensively damaging the driver and passenger sides. Previously, we had noticed a fuel odor emanating from the hood, which we suspected was related to a known fuel recall issue. We brought the vehicle to the manufacturer's attention, hoping for a resolution under the recall. Unfortunately, the manufacturer did not address the fuel smell as part of the recall services and instead billed us for unrelated repairs. This oversight on their part raises serious concerns about the safety and reliability of the recall process and the manufacturer's accountability in ensuring the safety of their vehicles.

The engine failed causing my steering and breaks to lock up on the interstate going 70mph surrounded by 18 wheelers, which was a total surprise as my car had no warning lamps on. Fortunately, I was able to guide my Hyundai safely to the side of the highway where I waited 5 hours for a tow truck. After leaving my car at Hyundai for 3 weeks due to an engine recall I was totally unaware of, they informed me they will not approve a new engine due to lack of service history? The only this lacking in my s"service history" are a few oil changes which I did myself due to the engine burning so much oil due to the recall. After eight years in the military as a mechanic I'm pretty sure I can handle an oil change on a sedan. Hyundai also refused to put me in a loaner for any of this process. [XXX] informed me that "my vehicle was effected by the sonata engine connecting rod bearing inspection campaign. Additionally, the warranty coverage for the engines short block assembly (consisting of the engine block, crankshaft and bearings, connecting rods and bearings, and pistons). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart. The contact replaced the battery, but the vehicle failed to restart. After numerous attempts, the vehicle was able to restart but the failure recurred, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle started to lose motive power with several unknown warning lights illuminated before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who determined that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine). The vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 152,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at 65 MPH, an abnormal knocking noise began to emit from the vehicle as the check engine light appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle began to lose power as the contact's daughter coasted the vehicle into a parking lot. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine) which was linked to the failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 195,000.

2012 Hyundai Sonata engine ceased on [XXX] heading west away from Dallas, Texas on [XXX] leaving my young daughter stranded in the middle of nowhere on her way to Lubbock Texas. Daughter had car towed by AAA to the closest Hyundai dealer and Hyundai dealer did not advise daughter that recalled engine due to known failures that been replaced in or about 2011 at approx 60,000 miles was an engine known to fail post engine replacement and expected to fail again within approximately 50-60,000 miles oats replacement engine had same issues as original recalled engine. Daughter sold car as junk for $200 to service guy at shop not knowing engine could be replaced. Dealers are not being forthcoming about replacing the engine. In this particular Hyundai Sonata, which, even though was replaced, previously, was known and expected to fail again according to service people. Hyundai needs to be held accountable for this issue and not just brush off the problem and not make it public that all these cars should be recalled. Daughter could’ve been hurt on the interstate and we’re fortunate. She was not hurt but she was very frightened by the ordeal, forced to purchase a new car as she was told her car could not be repaired by repair shop, at great expense, and great stress and frightening experience for young girl. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

My engine has locked up at 60,000 miles . I got the car when it was only 30,000 miles on it back in Jan 2021. It locked up on me in Oct 2022. I took it to the Carolina Hyundai dealership . Corporate will not help me get the engine fixed because of the first owner not keeping up with the oil changes . But I did my part in keeping up with the vehicle maintenance. I even tried filing this with BBB Auto but it went in their favor . All because I could not get the information for the maintenance of the vehicle that happened 2012-2016. Due to privacy and security reasons . Auto shops will not release what was done on the vehicle and some was not reporting to CarFax then when the car was owned by the first owner . Please help .

I started financing my 2012 Hyundai in 2019. Feb of 2021 the vehicle stopped without any warning. I paid to get the vehicle towed to Brandon Hyundai in which the did replace the engine and the starter free of charge. I was able to continue to drive my vehicle everything seemingly fine. Fast forward to late 2023 the engine light is back on, I’ve taken my vehicle to Hyundai dealership several times relating to the engine light being on each time having nothing resolved in regards to this matter with Hyundai stating theres no one there who’re able to inspect the engine. My oil light has remained on for a number of months in 2023 I’ve had to get an oil change several times this year and Hyundai isn’t able to explain as to why the vehicle isn’t retaining oil.12/15/23 around 11 pm the vehicle began to make an unfamiliar noise, stall, jerk and not accelerate. I am now unable to drive my vehicle and have to loss hope in my vehicles reliability and most importantly my safety.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the engine made an abnormal knocking sound, and the vehicle lost motive power and staled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,011.

while traveling at interstate speeds vehicle engine failed along with some associated electronics. Vehicle was a risk of being impacted by other vehicles traveling at greater speed until moved to the shoulder. Vehicle was towed and inspected by service center that stated the engine was seized up due to possible bearing issues. No warning lamps illuminated until time of engine failure. Vehicle has not yet been inspected by Hyundai or insurance.

Due to the recall of my car's engine (VIN [XXX] ), on July 11, 2023, I dropped off my 2012 Hyundai Sonata to get my faulty and failing engine inspected at my local Hyundai dealership. After being approved for an engine replacement, I submitted the necessary paperwork proving ownership and routine maintenance of my vehicle. Two months of ineffective and infrequent communication went by thus leaving me without my vehicle. Unfortunately, Hyundai Motor America/corporate headquarters made it increasingly difficult to meet all their prerequisites to have my recalled engine replaced, which, ironically, is due to their faulty engineering. To replace the engine myself would cost nearly $5000. After finally being given confirmation that all necessary documents were submitted, Hyundai Motor America (HMA) denied my engine replacement stating completely false and confusing reasons. The reasons (attached) genuinely proved the company's disinterest in helping me; I have never requested an engine replacement before nor have ever owned a Hyundai before this one--which will be my last. When questioned, an HMA representative referred me to the Better Business Bureau, confidently believing the BBB would overturn HMA's decision. Unfortunately, the BBB was unable to assist due to the age of the car. Any class action suits against Hyundai only cover vehicles manufactured between 2013 and present-day. That said, my car is still unsafe and inoperable, which, with a pregnant wife (who is also in the National Guard), is absolutely unacceptable. I feel compelled to escalate this situation until it is resolved. With the above stated, I would like Hyundai Motor America to replace the current engine within my 2012 Hyundai Sonata and also provide proof of my previous “requests” for an engine replacement---which do not exist. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. Additionally, the hybrid warning light illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over, self-inspected the vehicle, and noticed there was oil spread all over the engine. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the crankshaft pulley bolt was loose. The contact stated that the vehicle had the engine replaced approximately 15 months ago. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who informed the contact that the crankshaft pulley bolt was loose; however, they stated it became loose over time and that it was not the mechanic who replaced the engine fault. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and got in contact with the dealer to have the repairs performed free of charge. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle shuddered, and the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and determined that there were metal shavings inside the engine oil and that the engine needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.

The engine on my vehicle is knocking and causing the vehicle to slow down on its own and the vehicle to overheat.

The car engine has seized while I was driving. Engine started smoking up and car won’t start

I went to get my car fixed at a local garage but the employee came back with a recall information form printed out and said my engine and oil consumption problem was under a recall and would not charge me for the work. Hyundai dealership in Brockton. Ma refused to fix the issues & made my car further damaged and gave me a 1 week rental. I’ve had this car for a little over 1 year. Now today my car lit up lights on the dash while I was driving, locked up and won’t start. I’m currently on the side of the road.

The car completely shut off in the middle of the road. It coasted to a nearby gas station and would not crank back up. There was NO oil in the vehicle, but no leaks and is up to date on oil changes and servicing. After putting oil in the engine, the car was able to crank and we attempted to drive it home. It stalled in the middle of the road and completely shut off and would not drive. It had to pushed out of the middle of the road, stopping traffic and risking our safety. Two mechanics saw us and stopped by to take a look. Upon inspection of the oil/engine they noted metal shavings (gritty) oil and the engine sounded like a propellor when we tried cranking it. It is available for inspection, however it is currently sitting on the side of the road in someone's yard. This problem has been noted on a recall with Hyundai Sonata vehicles, (metal shavings inside the block, debris circulates through the block and ends up stuck in the oil galleries, which is exactly what appears to have happened) It has not been inspected yet, I'm trying to see where I can get it towed. There were no warning lamps whatsoever before it shut off. Now, the engine light is on. and the oil light came on after it shut down the first time, but went off upon putting oil in it.

Engine completely stopped working while driving down the road. Brought to mechanic and told seized engine.

I purchased a 2012 Hyundai sonata from Dulles auto in Leesburg VA at the end of Feb. 2023 on June third my husband and I were driving on 395 at 74 miles and hours and lost all power to our car. We were in the middle of the highway around 2:00 pm and we manage to get over to the side with out getting hit as the engine was smoking !!!. We then called a tow truck which took 2 hours because there was another accident behind us that could not move and tow truck was stuck in that. We were in the wedding and missed the ceremony which is devastating. We had the car towed to dealer and they looked at the car and said engine seized and needs to be towed to a Safford brown Hyundai in Leesburg. We did just that. We asked for a loaner car from dealer that we bought car from and from Hyundai and both said they didn't have any loaner. They both told me i can rent a car but no guarantee if i will get reimbursed. I have three drivers in my house and a car i had for 3months and 1 week before it broke down. I still have no car no loaner and no help. Hyundai in Leesburg did everything that Hyundai corp asked and took pictures i showed proof that the dealer did oil change 12-22 before i bought end of Feb. 2023. They then asked for engine cover be removed and then it was diagnosed as sludge on the engine and that is why it has seized and can not be repaired. It would cost $9000 to fix and I bought it for 12,000.00 for my 17 year old. No one will take responsibility or help so we are asked what we can do and what rights we have. During the 3months that we had the car it ran great and no lights ever came on or any warnings that why it was such a shock when this happened. I have lost work time for all the hours i have to put in for this and get no calls back or help. Please contact me at [XXX]/ I can get picture and notes from Hyundai if needed. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Made a left turn on a busy intersection when all of a sudden the knocks from the engine got loud and and an alarm came up stating to pull over and to stop my car. I had it towed to the dealership where they state that it’s a connecting rod issue that has an extended warranty on it. They recommended that I have the entire engine replaced. I filed a claim with their claims department where they denied it because I was apparently out of warranty with it. I am not because their extended warranty covers up to 150,000 miles and I’m at 104575 miles.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where he was informed that there was a failure with the engine. The contact called a second independent mechanic who informed him that there were recalls on the vehicle related to the knock sensor. The dealer was notified of the failure but informed the contact that the manufacturer had denied the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and denied the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 213,443.

The vehicle has cut off while driving. My check engine light started flashing and the code P1326 was detected when diagnosed. Engine is making a tapping noise.

I bought this car from someone recently and was unaware of the engine recall, I did checking and found that there's a recall on the engine, it's knocking, can't be driven, it has 128,000 miles on odometer, does the recall expire because I read that they never expire, I love the car and would really like to have it repaired.

On 04/25/2023 while driving to work my car all of a sudden started flashing “check engine light”. The flashing was continuous and my car lost almost all power and would not go above 2 rpm. It was terrifying. I immediately notified Hyundai and had my car towed to dealership. Now Hyundai is telling me I can’t get rental reimbursement until they approve and engine replacement, which can take up 2 months.

When driving to work, the engine just stop without any warning signs. I had to tow my car to the mechanic and he told me that my engine was seized. My oil change is up to date.

As i was getting off the interstate, my car literally shut off completely, no warning signs or anything, so my fiance thought it was the alternator, went to get a new alternator, & my car still didnt crank, got a new starter, my car still didnt crank. So i had to tow it to an independent service center and he determined that my motor had seized. Which was weird because i kept my car up. My safety was put at risk because i could have had a wreck getting off the highway with cars coming down a ramp.

Hello, I am the second owner of this car since 6+ years. I had given the car for fluid flush as part of regular service at a local Firestone. The technician was on a test drive after service and the engine hydrolocked. I have been without a car since last 5 days and no one seems to take the responsibility and help me with replacing the defective engine as it has major known issues with engine. Please review and help. Thank you. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The car quit on road going 40 mph. Won't restart.

Hyundai denied engine replacement after providing them with complete and full oil change history.

Engine suddenly shutdown while driving in the middle of the road. Luckily, I was not on the highway. Had it towed to my mechanic and he told me that there was a class action lawsuit on these engines and that they were known to fail after 100,000 miles. I never got any notification about this problem. I am checking with the Hyundai dealership about replacing the engine.

3 Months post oil change June 2022, oil plug fell out on highway and motor seized. Dealership advised motor no longer manufactured and recommended used motor supplier. Purchased a used motor with 80K on engine, had it installed in June of 2022. Dealership did oil change in December 2022, in February 2023 noticed oil smell and oil on the ground in driveway. Added 4.25 quarts of oil and started motor, attempted to locate the leak when noticed leak below motor. Turned off motor and found oil dripping from under car near the oil drain plug. Reached under car and touched oil drain plug with finger and plug fell out draining all oil to the ground. Had vehicle towed to the dealership, new oil change completed. Demanded the dealership install new oil drain plug, torque to manufacture specifications and apply lock tight to plug. Dealership stated they no longer remove the oil drain plug due to customer complaints and stated they only pump out the oil. When i asked them if that was a manufacture recommendation or their own they stated they started doing it due to multiple complaints from customers. Two engines 8 months apart, oil drain plug coming lose and falling out not a coincidence.

ENGINE FIRE “RECALL” -ENGINE FIRE / ALREADY HAD A FIRE INVESTIGATOR INSPECT MY VEHICLE - MY SAFETY WAS AT RISK , IM NOT HURT PHYSICALLY, BUT IM EMOTIONALLY TRAUMATIZED ,PTSD - THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY HYUNDAI . VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HYUNDAI’s INSPECTOR & MERCURY INSURANCE INSPECTOR. They said there was a leak in my engine which they had replaced the long block of my engine do to an engine recall . They replaced that in 2020. -NO WARNING LIGHTS On 01/03/23 I was at a stop light, I started to smell gas in my car , then I saw white smoke , i then looked at my gauges to see if there was any warning lights were on but there wasn’t . My heat temperature was normal . As I looked up I noticed black smoke started coming from my vehicle . I quickly shut off my car but that didn’t help stop the smoke . I literally got out of my vehicle rite before flames engulfed my vehicle . I immediately called 911 . & then contacted my insurance & Hyundai

The engine has stalled in middle of the road on several occasions. I have a had an independent service center confirm.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,476.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, suddenly there was smoke coming from under the hood of the vehicle before the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 128,000.

My check engine light came on when I took my car to certified collision they ran a diagnostic and it came up as the timing in the engine is off. I looked up that there was recalls on 2011 to 2014 on this same problem.

gasoline engine. yes, it is available. This vehicle has broken down and left me stranded at the side of the road more than a few times. It has failed on the Interstates , as well as local highways. The dealer refuses to replace the faulty engine. No warning lights have come on with regard to the gasoline engine. Ever since I purchased the vehicle, it sounds like there are marbles in the gas engine when its running at low rpm. The oil leaks are extreme and getting worse. It is smoking badly. I just do not have any more money to pour into this vehicle. I want a new engine from Hyundai.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power without warning. The vehicle was towed to the resident and then to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The independent mechanic stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine). The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Excessive oil consumption. No oil leaks. Car has been using oil for quite some time, but now I need to add over a quart a month to keep the oil level in the recommended range.

Engine had a Rod knock failure out of Nowhere, Vechile went into limp mound with a very clear & loud knocking noise. Engine blew up entirely shortly afterwards.

Hyundai recall 198 was received after my engine was replaced. I started the reimbursement process with Hyundai 05/28/2021 at www.HyundaiUSA.com/Campaign198. On 11/15/2021 my reimbursement request was denied. I never received any notification about this. I only found out in early December 2021 when I checked the above website. After several subsequent communications with Hyundai, the claim was reinstated. Eventually, my claim was approved in April 2022. Per an email dated 04/12/2022, the claim was supposedly submitted for payment. I had my vehicle inspected at a Hyundai Dealer per their 03/08/2022 email. On 06/08/2022, Hyundai then requested proof of payment. I did make a partial payment of $2128.65 on 03/25/2020. Proof provided. I can't obtain any further proof of payment because I since had closed this account. Recently I requested help from the Minnesota Attorney Generals office. Hyundai responded on 10/10/2022. They won't make any payment without payment proof. I've tried doing everything Hyundai has requested yet is is never enough. I provided the repair invoice. I provided proof of inspections at a Hyundai dealer. PLEASE HELP ME. I've been dealing with this for a year and 9 months. I have endured so so much during this process. I wonder how many other Hyundai owners have been put through the hell I've had to deal with. I just want to be paid and put this horrific mater behind me once and for all. PS: This replacement engine failed me again on 05/19/2022. Hyundai has basically ruined me financially. I think they should be punished somehow.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle made knocking sounds with the check engine, battery, and oil warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 169,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled temporarily. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact drove back to her residence where she parked the vehicle. However, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure reoccurred on two occasions and the starter was replaced for a second time. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,994.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 35-40 MPH, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact's son restarted the vehicle and pulled into a nearby parking lot. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact's son was able to drive the vehicle to his residence at slower speeds. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

My vehicle stopped in December 2020. The dealer, Hyundai of PR, did not issue a recall for this issue. I could have been driving on the highway and loss power. THIS IS DANGEROUS. The manufacturer should be Required to notify all affected Hyundai Sonata owners via all types of media. If I hadn't known about this recall I would have paid for an engine out of my pocket.

Car stalled several times for no reason then engine siezed

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the RPM increasing and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the dealer had not yet informed the contact of the diagnostic results. The dealer requested the oil change maintenance records. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.

Engine failed while driving, causing vehicle to stall and forced to the side of the road while transporting children. I had vehicle towed to dealership and learned that this was a known manufacturing defect, one that I had previously had recall service to repair and eventually a class action lawsuit. I had previously taken the vehicle to the dealership to perform recall repair. They claimed this repair was completed, even though the defect still remained and caused engine to fail. The mechanic advised that a rod from engine was discharged, which "could have killed someone". The dealership initially approved an engine replacement due to known defect and class action lawsuit settlement, but then denied repair due to unrelated branded title. Hyundai corporate refuses to take responsibility for this defect, due to title status, that could have seriously injured or killed someone. One Hyundai agent advised during a phone call on 8/22/22 that Hyundai is not responsible for remedying any manufacturing defects if the vehicle has branded title, which is in contradiction to federal law. This is a grave safety concern and should be investigated by the NHTSA. I would be glad to participate in such an investigation, providing call records, names of witnesses, statements and documents as needed.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while her daughter was driving 60 MPH, her daughter heard a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle then lost motive power and stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the oil was changed and the vehicle operated normally. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where metal shavings were found in the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine). The manufacturer was contacted and stated they were waiting on the dealer for the diagnostic result to proceed. The failure mileage was 92,000.

When arriving at a stop and then making a turn on a street vehicle came to a halt. It would not turn on again. The vehicle was able to be pushed to the side, and started to have a knocking sound from the engine, after vehicle was started . Searching thru the internet found recall campaign 312, that has same issues I experienced. Vehicle is drivable but has loud knocking sound as the speed goes up. Also, vehicle was purchased with a rebuilt title and is road worthiness.

I was making a Right turn when suddenly after making the turn my car shook and started slowing down by itself. The engine light, the oil light and the EPS and battery light all turned on. I was able to pull into a parking lot and the car just stopped. After trying to restart it, I noticed smoke under the hood. No prior warning lights came on.

I was on the highway during rush hour when the car was rattling during acceleration. I was going around 75mph. The car just died in the middle of traffic and I coasted to the berm. Once stopped, it smelled like something was burning and I had my 2 small children in the back in 5 point harnesses. They couldn't unbuckle themselves and I could not get the back door to unlock with the key fob to get into the back seat to help them. Once they were able to loosen their buckles, they had to crawl through the front seat to get out. Had the car actually caught on fire, I wouldn't have been able to get my children out in time. This was the absolute scariest ordeal I've ever been in. One shop has said the engine has seized. It's now sitting at Hyundai waiting for them to look at it. No warning lights came on until the car died.

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE STALLING, KNOCKING, FAILURE, FIRE AND OTHER SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY REPAIR.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at an unknown speed, she heard an abnormal sound before the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not able to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic. The failure was diagnosed as a seized engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 143,000.

I brought my engine in to be checked after the recall for engine failure. Hyundai told me it was fine/not affected. I brought my vehicle in twice after that because while driving, the engine suddenly stopped accelerating in the middle of driving. Both times, I was told that nothing was wrong with my car. They went so far as to accuse me of overfilling my gas tank (which I have never done). I trusted them instead of looking up this issue being part of the recall symptoms. Finally, while in the middle of driving, the engine locked up completely. I had it towed to Hyundai. They finally admitted it was covered under warranty, but I see no evidence of them recording it as a vehicle affected by recall. I am very concerned about this because there are probably thousands of other families at risk right now because of Hyundai's dishonesty and dodging responsibility and not including their VINs in the recall either. If their engines were to lock during a left turn for example, people are at risk of dying. In addition, Hyundai has still not reimbursed me for the towing and rental car costs of $2918.27 total which they are entitled to per the settlement. It has been over 3 months since I turned in the last of the paperwork. It has been over 7 months since the engine died. More importantly, they need to be fully investigated for withholding information, falsifying information, and putting people at risk of death and at a financial disadvantage.

Motor seized , powered off while driving down the highway at speeds of 55 miles of hour on a hill and would not start back , without warning other than a loud noise right before it shut off.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the engine overheated. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from the engine, and the vehicle was unable to restart. The vehicle was towed to the local independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer and was diagnosed with engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

My 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA is experiencing knocking noises. I only have 125,674 miles on it. I have not received anything saying that the car has been recalled yet. I’m making monthly payments on this vehicle and needs to be fixed as soon as possible.

My 2012 Hyundai Sonata is experiencing what caused Hyundai to recall 129k similar cars, but I never received a recall notice: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34874678/hyundai-engine-bearings-recall/#:~:text=Hyundai%20has%20issued%20a%20recall,and%20the%202015%E2%80%932016%20Veloster. My car is experiencing abnormal knocking noises from the engine, reduced power or hesitation, illumination of the "check engine" light and error code is coming across as "knock sensor"

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated upon pulling out of a parking space, the oil pressure warning light and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact parked the vehicle. The contact's husband test drove the vehicle and noticed that the vehicle went into limp mode and would only drive at slower speeds. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle in to their location. The vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine was blown and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that assistance might be provided for the engine replacement. The contact was awaiting a call back from the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

The knock sensor kept going off and check Engine light would be activated, we have taken to several auto places and check engine light and codes would be cleared, engine seized and no longer works we were stranded on side of road. Our understanding that this is part of the rod bearing inspection recall campaign. We purchased car for our daughter and it has a salvaged title, we were told by Hyundai dealer that due to it being a salvaged title they can't do anything. My understanding that any recall must be honored with or without salvaged title, is that correct?

Connecting rod broke and punctured engine. Vehicle is available for inspection. My son was driving vehicle and the vehicle shut off while driving which could have been very catostrophic. Service center is who advised what the problem was after the vehicle was towed to their facility. Not inspected by any others at this point. Vehicle was just in for maintenance a week prior. No warning lamps or symptoms until the moment it happened. Approaching stop sign heard knocking or clicking noise, proceeded to side street to pull over and before he could pull over, the vehicle completely shut down. He went to look under hood and oil was splattered on top of hood and leaking all under vehicle. Vehicle was then towed to service facility who advised the connecting rod broke off and blew hole in engine.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic however, the contact was referred to an authorized dealer for assistance. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with a seized engine seize and oil drain plug failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

My car started making knocking noise while I was driving. I put my VIN on a website and it said my car was affected for recall engine connecting rod bearing and qualified to get fixed under campaign. On 4/04/22 I had my 2012 Hyundai Sonata towed to the dealership where few days later they denied it because of salvage title. I contacted Better Business Bureau for help and almost two months later denied me and closed my case for the same reason it has salvage title. My car does not have 100,000 mileage and only is not operating because of this mistake the Hyundai manufacturer made. The BBB auto line sent me the car fax and none of the previous owners ever got this recall fixed and now that I have the car it stopped working because of the rod bearings and the dealership has confirmed it. It is a safety concern and is not performing as it should because of manufacturer. I have the proof where it says my car is affected. It having salvage title isn’t valid reason to refuse recall coverage. Consumer is trying to get the car fix under the engine connecting rod bearing campaign.

The contact owned a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the engine started smoking. The vehicle was overheated and the vehicle flap and cooling warning light message displayed. The contact was able to pull over safely and exit the family out. There were 4 passengers, the wife, and 3 children. The entire vehicle was destroyed and engulfed in flame. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the wrecking yard. There was a police report. There were minor injuries to the wife and 1 daughter. The contact related the fire to NHTSA Campaign Number 20V746000 (Engine). The approximate failure mileage was 2,000

The vehicle had the engine replaced under Hyundai recall. What a fiasco. Within 6 months the fuel gauge starts intermittently work. Then the vehicle completely dies, diagnosis calls to have fuel pump replaced. Next 3 months the vehicle while driving losses power having to pull over to the side of the road. Thank God vehicle started and able to drive home, while the vehicle would loose power, then regaining it once took foot off gas pedal and applying pressure to again. That night find the rear brake light illuminated, went out stepped on brake pedal and went off. Another time console light would illuminate while driving no reasoning. The vehicle lastly killed the battery in the driveway. Had AAA tow to mechanic who now states the alternator needs to be replaced. After a few day not hearing back from mechanic, I call. He stating now the vehicle has electrical problems and it takes time. I will keep you posted. Hyundai has many major issues and should be held accountable, its a safety issue to the driver and general public.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine had seized. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

While driving, the gas pedal was unresponsive to down pressure . The 2012 Sonata Hyndai moved slowly off the road till it stopped. I could start it again,the lights responded, it would not move. Towed to a garage and they said my engine failed! No warning lights observed . After restarting the engine warning light came on.

My Hyundai Sonata has the failed engine that was recalled by Hyundai. But because we did not do a software update Hyundai will not replace the engine. We were not aware of either recall. We also didn't know about a class action settlement. My car is sitting at the dealership since December, 2021. I have notified your department once before and nothing was done. This vehicle has been deemed dangerous to drive but I will have no choice. Hyundai needs to step up and replace their horrible mistake. Please help me.

The motor just stopped running due to the ECM recall the motor locked up

There is a recall on my 2012 Hyundai Sonata motor. Which has caused the motor to lock up. Hyundai is refusing to fix the recall issue. Both dealership and customer care have stated that the motor locked up due to the recall but they are refusing to fix the issue, stating it is my fault. My car had 130k miles on it. The dealership has had my car for 2 months and they never contact me regarding the progress on my car, I have had to contact them.

I was driving and DoorDashing for money when all of a sudden there was a weird knocking noise, causing all of the lights on my dash to turn on. I had just taken my car in for an oil change 2 days prior to an independent service center. This was the first time this situation occurred. I had never dealt with it before. I went to make a left to get out of the road and a burning smell started to occur and my entire car died in the turning lane. I was stuck in the lane for about an hour until a tow truck came and towed me to Huffines Hyundai Plano. While there they told me I had a lot of recalls and they would take care of them. About a week later they called me to tell me that my entire engine had seized up and failed and my recall was denied due to a software update campaign back in 2015 that I did not do. I have been to multiple Hyundai Dealerships since 2015 and was never informed of the severity of this recall, nor was I told if I didn't get such a software update that if my engine did indeed fail they would deny fixing their mistake to begin with. I had no idea of the important of this software update and really don't understand how it comes down on me that metal shards potentially were left in the engine, causing to dislodge and ruin my engine. It was incredibly sudden and I have only put 50,000 miles on the car in 7 years since owning it. The dealership also kept bringing up my warranty as if that had anything to do with this recall that is out for the engine.

My 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid has not had any resolution after the motor seized in 2016. The dealership service department said the motor needed to be replaced in 2016 but refused to honor the warranty. I drove the car part way home when the motor seized on the highway. At that time I made multiple attempts for Hyundai to honor the warranty. The Sonata had 58,708 miles on it. It had to be towed has been in storage since that time. Hyundai since has placed a recall on the motor. The Hyundai customer care center is refusing to cover the cost of towing and loaner vehicle while ‘they check it out to see if it covered under the recall’. I would like to know what rights I have? Will I need to initiate a law suit to get resolution? My VIN indicates it is included in the recall. I contacted a Hyundai dealership who stated they would get back with me also. They also have not contacted me to date. Six years has passed and Hyundai has been fined billions according to your website yet they do not respond in any reasonable fashion. Do have have any information about what they are required to do for someone in my position? It has been pointed out to me that many other parts will need replacing such as the hybrid battery, connectors, hoses and so on due to the time lapse which Hyundai purposely created by their refusal to act in a timely manner. I am making a complaint against them for the above reasons.

Engine failed per hyundai recall September 2nd 2015 engine should be repaired or replaced. Hyundai is refusing to honor recall.

I was driving inner city about 40 mph on 3/16/22. Vehicle lost power while driving. There were no warning signs, no check engine light, nothing. It just died while driving. I was nearly hit in the back by another vehicle with my 2 small grandchildren in the back seat. I was stuck in middle of road with 2 grandchildren at night in the dark around 8pm in the rain. The roads are slippery and wet during rain. Many cars passing had to jump over without warning because my car was just sitting in the middle of road. It was not safe for me and my grandchildren to get out of the car as it was heavily raining. I got out and stood on side the car until a passer by in a car pulled over to help me push the car out of the middle of the street until the tow truck arrived. Tow truck finally arrived 2 hours later. This car always stalls with no warning and did not crank. It had to be towed to nearby repair shop. My grandchildren and I had to find a ride back home.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, she noticed that the vehicle had started decelerating before stalling without warning. The contact was able to pull off the road to a parking lot and park the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and then to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine had seized and needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, there was a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle then lost motive power. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there were metal shavings in the engine oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that occasionally while driving 66 MPH and other speeds, the vehicle lost power and decelerated. The contact stated that the power steering was still functional during the failure. There was no warning light illuminated. The accelerator pedal was depressed several times and the vehicle operated normally. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent but was happening more frequently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic did not recover any fault codes. The mechanic duplicated the failure and informed the contact that there was a hesitation in the engine instead of a loss of motive power. The fuel injectors were cleaned however, the failure recurred. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

1. The engine failed due to rod knock - rod bearing wear/damage. This vehicle is in the possession of Killeen Hyundai. 2. This engine failure occurred on the highway while my family and I were traveling. 3. The Killeen dealership has confirmed this information over the phone but we do not have documentation of this. We are unable to contact the dealership for any updates or statuses for 2 months now. 4. unknown 5. No warning lights or indicator appeared prior to the issue. This occurred on 12-16-2021.

On January 29th I was driving my 2012 Hyundai Sonata to my dads and the check engine light was on. We used a scanner to see what codes were present and there were none so we cleared the light. On February 1st we were driving back from getting tires put on the car and getting the inspection done and the engine seized up with no warning while driving. We got the car towed to freysinger Hyundai in mechanicsburg pa and when they looked over the car they stated that it failed the bearing test and due to the engine failure recall on my car Hyundai should replace it. Hyundai is denying the engine replacement because of the previous owner didn’t do the ecm update when that has nothing to do with the bearings and oil in the car.

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, IT SHUT OFF CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A CURB. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS BENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ANY RECALLS.

The contact's son owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while her son was driving at various speeds, an abnormal knocking noise would emit from the engine without warning. Upon investigation, her son discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine) which he linked to the failure. Her son then took the vehicle to a dealer where he was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified, and her son was informed that the recall on the vehicle had expired. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. The VIN was not available.

While driving the car started smoking white smoke and locked up. I was unable to get off roadway and almosred caused wreck. Had vehicle towed to dealership they said ut had a recall on it for engine failure. Checked the engine and it was locked up. They submitted the engine replace to hyundai and they denied because I didn't have a software update done prior to engine failure. Had no warning at all.

Check engine light started flashing. Drove approximately .5 miles home then towed to Brown's Hyundai of Leesburg dealership on 12/06/2021. Advised on 12/22/2021 Hyundai will not cover repair of engine and said it was not covered by their recall. Dealership described problems as those listed in the recall. "Metal shavings" seen.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was awaiting a diagnosis. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 148,000. Consumer was told by the dealer engine was gone and case number [XXX] was issued. On 12/22/21 Hyundai denied coverage, stating it wasn't associated with Recall/Campaign 132. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”*JB

On November 13th of 2021 me and my four year old we're in the car as I was driving the vehicle and my oil lamp light kept blinking showing that my car was on low oil and then my engine light came on right after and started blinking as well 5 minutes after that my car broke down on the side of the interstate on 65 north me and my daughter we're at risk of safety because it was 10:00 at night stuck on the side of the interstate in the freezing cold for 2 and a half hours what had happened was the connecting rod inside of the engine worn out so it basically locked up my whole engine as I was looking on information about a recall it was showing the same exact thing that has with my vehicle now my vehicle is sitting at a dealership while I'm still paying payments on my lease with it still no answers about why my car isn't being fixed and what is going on with it

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The check engine warning light, the battery warning light, and other unknown warnings lights were illuminated. The contact was unable to veer to the side of the road however, he pushed the vehicle to the side of the road with assistance. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then towed to the contact's residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the engine was previously replaced under recall after the engine failed while driving at an unknown speed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where they replaced the engine under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine). Recently, while driving at various speeds, the check engine and oil warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle would stall as an abnormal, knocking noise would emit from the engine. The contact had taken her vehicle back to the dealer where it remained in their possession. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the contact with a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Said vehicle is affected by the Sonata engine connecting rod bearing inspection recall campaign. During the manufacturing of the engine, metal debris may have been generated during factory machining operations. If the debris was not removed from the crankshaft ‘s oil passages, it could contaminate the connecting rod oiling passages , restricting oil flow to the connecting rod bearings and increasing the potential of premature bearing wear. A worn connecting rod bearing may result in one or more of the following: 1. A metallic, cyclic knocking noise from the engine which increases in frequency as the engine RPM increases. 2. Illumination of the Check Engine Light in the instrument cluster. However, engine failed, lost all power without any warning. My safety was put at risk without prior warning as I turned onto main thoroughfare . No indicators from instrument panel warnings nor any illumination of check engine light. Vehicle is available for inspection upon request. Was told directly from dealership that vehicle affected by engine recall. Problem was confirmed on October 8, 2021. Dealership states reported problem to Hyundai Automaker and is waiting on a response. There were no warning lights, lamps, messages, or any symptoms of a problem prior to instantaneous engine failure. Vehicle towed to dealership Irving Freeman Hyundai, Irving TX on October 7, 2021 and is still there as of this complaint submission.

The cars engine burn oil very quickly and runs improperly. The car jerks when attempting to accelerate normally and deaccelerates when driving at normal speeds which can cause an accident with ongoing traffic.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to her residence and then to a dealer for assistance. Once there, the contact was informed that the engine had seized and that the engine would need to be replaced. The contact stated that she had previously received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V568000 (Engine) however, she was informed that the recall had expired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure through the dealer and they informed her that since the vehicle was not properly maintained; they declined to repair the failure under recall. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was unknown. I bought a 2012 Hyundai Sonata at an auction in June of 2017. Since buying the car I have moved 3 or 4 times. In late July/ early august 2021, The car turned off while driving. When Trying to turn it back on the engine made a clunking noise and shut off. Then the car would not turn on again. The car engine had a recall on it. When looking into the recall, there was a recall on sonatas stating this was identified and because of this issue, the car had been recalled. The car was towed to Hyundai in Brockton, they would diagnose the car to see what happened, and they said it is indeed engine failure. (They didn’t even diagnose the issue until 1-1.5 months after giving them the car). The dealership sent a claim to Hyundai corporate stating this and to see if Hyundai corporate would cover the cost of the new engine since this car engine was recalled. Hyundai requested that they take the engine apart and examine the valves to see if the cause was due to the recall issue or if it was us not keeping up with the maintenance. They asked to provide invoices for the car oil change (the 2 recent invoices were provided showing maintenance) When Hyundai corporate responded back they said they denied request to cover the cost of a new engine because when they sent the recall notice back in 2018 and the car was never sent to get the engine fixed. The recall would have put in a device to notify the car when/if the engine is failing. Since it’s 2021, the recall period is expired and bc it was never brought in, they are not at fault. But, the only notice I had was right before covid where things were shut down and crazy. (As mentioned earlier I have moved 3-4 times). Hyundai refused to fix the car and offered to buy it for $200 or if I wanted to fix it, they quoted me $5000 that I would have to pay them. They also informed me that I would be liable to pay so long as the car was in their dealership so I had to pay to tow it to my house. The root cause of the issue of the engine recall. I kept up up with all maintenance to the car and could not get the recall addressed due to the covid shutdown. Hyundai should be held liable for fixing the car since the recall was a safety issue and should not "expire".

Check engine light blinking and engine acting erratically. Took it to dealership they said it was a known issue with the Theta 2 engines whereas there is premature wear in the rod bearings and it requires a new engine. This engine is under recall and has a lifetime warranty on this defect. However, when the dealership contacted Hyundai to replace the engine they said because it has a salvage title they will not. The salvage title was from body damage and nothing with the engine. It is my understanding that salvage title does not negate the need to honor the recall. Can you help? The VIN is [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Smoke started coming from the engine and then caught fire

I bought a 2012 Hyundai Sonata at an auction in June of 2017. Since buying the car I have moved 3 or 4 times. In late July/ early august 2021, The car turned off while driving. When Trying to turn it back on the engine made a clunking noise and shut off. Then the car would not turn on again. The car engine had a recall on it. When looking into the recall, there was a recall on sonatas stating this was identified and bc of this issue, the car had been recalled. The car was towed to Hyundai in Brockton, they would diagnose the car to see what happened, and they said it is indeed engine failure. (They didn’t even diagnose the issue until 1-1.5 months after giving them the car). The dealership sent a claim to Hyundai corporate stating this and to see if Hyundai corporate would cover the cost of the new engine since this car was recalled. Hyundai requested that they take the engine apart and examine the valves to see if the cause was due to the recall issue or if it was us not keeping up with the maintenance. They asked to provide invoices for the car oil change (the 2 recent invoices were provided showing maintenance) When Hyundai corporate responded back they said they denied request to cover the cost of a new engine because when they sent the recall notice back in 2018 and the car was never sent to get the engine fixed. The recall would have put in a device to notify the car when/if the engine is failing. Since it’s 2021, they said recall period is expired and bc it was never brought in, they are not at fault. But, the only notice I had was right before covid where things were shut down and crazy. (As mentioned earlier I have moved 3-4 times)

Every alarm started beeping, engine light and a few other lights came on in the dash, speed was about 45-50, car stalled out, and it's said check charging system, pull over safely and do not drive. This was 10 pm and in a dark area. Could have been very serious had I been on a busy freeway or highway. This is the 5 time in 2 years it has done this. Everytime I take it to the dealership they tell me nothing is wrong with my car.

My engine is making this knocking noise and when I check my oil it has metal shavings in it from the engine

MY CAR STOPPED IN DECEMBER 2020. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE UNDER A RECALL CAMPAIGN. EIGHT MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE COUNTLESS DIAGNOSIS OF THE ISSUES AND STILL CANNOT RESOLVE IT. THE LATEST ERROR MESSAGE IS ENGINE ERROR CODE P0076. I AM STILL AWAITING THE PART TO FIX THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. HOWEVER, THE FUEL CONSUMPTION HAS INCREASED. I DRIVE SHORT DISTANCES AND NOW THE FUEL INDICATOR MOVES EACH DAY I DRIVE THE CAR. WON'T BUY THIS BRAND AGAIN.

The Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS) detects vibrations indicating the onset of excessive connecting rod bearing wear on a 2012 Hyundai Sonata that only has 70,000 miles on it.

The contact's mother owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while his mother was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed however, there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The failure recurred two weeks after the contact's mother received the vehicle back from the dealer. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer and diagnosed with engine failure and that an engine replacement was needed. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,073.

These are known for engine failure which has already happened to me summer of 2019. The first time Murdock of Murray gave me a hard time replacing the engine even though it was a recall they tried over charging for other repairs that supposedly lead to the seized engine. Murdock also told me the turbo on the vehicle would need time to adjust and kick in with turbo the coils needed to get oil in them for the turbo to work properly. After fixing engine the turbo never was the same but Murdock insisted nothing was wrong. Now 25k miles later again the vehicle is on the verge of seized engine. While in traffic at 5pm ish, I turned left and as I was turning my vehicle would not accelerate, I heard a crackling noise and the check engine light came on but the car was still running all power but would not accelerate over 20mph with the rpm flooring. I immediately thought it’s happening the engine is seizing. Remind you this was the second time this happened. I almost died twice in this vehicle both times with my children in the car. I called Murdock to ask if they would tow the vehicle they told me no I would need to pay out of pocket, so I did, bc the vehicle would not accelerate. Once I got my car to the dealership already the technician seemed annoyed by my prediction with the engine on the verge of seizing. After a few days of the technicians looking over my car he claims I must pay for repairs and blamed me when these engines have been recalled by Hyundai. I then reached out to Hyundai corporate national consumers for assistance and they were just as bad. I was told there’s nothing I can do until a case manager calls me but they will let them know about this issue. No one has contacted me. The fact that Hyundai is trying to find ways to not cover their faulty death trap vehicles and the dealership is right behind them on giving customers a hard time replacing the recall without causing all the stress and over charging. Hyundai should be ashamed of themselves.

While driving the car turn off and I could start it on again. On dashboard I had battery warning, low oil and check engine light on. We towed the car hone and next day we checked the oil and in general what’s going on. We manage to start the car but the engine was making a knocking sound and won’t stop. We can’t drive the car because it will turn off.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the engine ceased with the hybrid system warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where she was informed that the engine failed due to a disconnected rod bearing. The contact was informed that the engine needed replacement. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V746000 (Engine). The contact was then informed that the vehicle would be serviced under the recall however, the dealer had not replaced the engine due to the manufacturer sending multiple incorrect engines. The contact notified the manufacturer on numerous occasions about the failure and was provided, two case managers. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000. Consumer stated engine still has not arrived and has been without a vehicle for 3 months now.

Recall 198. Dealership has had my car for over 30 days. NO LOANER OR RENTAL!!!

Our 2012 Hyundai Sonata's engine failed with no warning lights our any sounds indicating possible problems. It failed while driving and immediately stalled which could have easily caused an accident. We are the original owners of the vehicle and all recalls had been completed with the engine having been looked at as part of a recall several years ago. The mileage was around 121,000 and Hyundai has taken care of replacing the engine. We are still waiting on them to reimburse us for towing related to the incident four months after our car broke down.

Dear To Whom It May Concern, My cars VIN: [XXX] There is a recall (NHTSA Recall Number20V746000) that I found on this website for my car that the dealership below is claiming is not correct and will not work on. Springfield Hyundai Address: 754 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, PA 19064 My car has been having engine issue even after it getting services at another Hyundai Dealership Service Center. Engine overheats and smoke came out several times. Not it is jerking while I drive - loosing power. I barely was able to get the car to the service, that is how bad the state of the engine is at the moment. Initially when I took the car to the service center they said there is no recall at all on my car, even though the Hyundai customer service agent acknowledged the recall I mentioned above. After some push back from me, the service agent at the center said there was a recall but not the one I mention above a different one. I would really appreciate some help getting the recall above sorted out. Thank you in advance. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Spun rod bearing in recalled vehicle. Had recall inspected at the dealership as per the recall. Dealership said everything was fine. Engine failure due to recalled parts and dealership will not cover.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

THE CAR USES OIL AND THE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE OIL IS LOW.

SO I WENT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MCKINNEY TX (HUFFINES HYUNDAI MCKINNEY) AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL THAT I RECEIVED FROM YOUR WEBSITE, THAT SAYS THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT WAS REQUESTED BY MANUFACTURER, AND IF I DON'T REPLACE THEM THE ENGINE MAY GET DAMAGE AND THIS IS SAFETY RISK, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THIS RECALL AND SAID THAT RECALL NOT READY TO BE REPAIRED AS IT IS NOT LISTED IN HYUNDAI WEBSITE!! CAN YOU PLEASE HELP TO FIND A DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS RECALL AS IT IS VERY RISK AND I DON'T MY ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED!

SO I WENT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MCKINNEY TX (HUFFINES HYUNDAI MCKINNEY) AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL THAT I RECEIVED FROM YOUR WEBSITE, THAT SAYS THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT WAS REQUESTED BY MANUFACTURER, AND IF I DON'T REPLACE THEM THE ENGINE MAY GET DAMAGE AND THIS IS SAFETY RISK, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THIS RECALL AND SAID THAT RECALL NOT READY TO BE REPAIRED AS IT IS NOT LISTED IN HYUNDAI WEBSITE!! CAN YOU PLEASE HELP TO FIND A DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS RECALL AS IT IS VERY RISK AND I DON'T WANT MY ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED!

I TOOK THE AFFECTED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOL TO CHECK THE ENGINE CONNECTING ROD. THE VEHICLE HAD A DEAD BATTERY AND THE DEALER DID SOME OTHER WORK ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING A TUNE UP AND FUEL INDUCTION AND REPLACED A LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET .THE COST WAS $1009.01 THE REPAIRS WERE DONE UNDER THE NAME OF [XXX] ,THE ORIGINAL OWNER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A2012 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0 LIMITED DOESN'T TAKE THE GAS WHEN U PRESS IT AND IT MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND ALSO SO I CHECKED THE OIL EVERYTHING FINE AND ALL THE REST OF THE FLUIDS NO PROBLEM THERE THE CAR ONLY HAS 58000 THOUSAND MILES ON IT ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM WORK IT WAS LOSING POWER

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0 HAS LOST POWER AND IT IS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS AND IT ONLY HAS 58 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND I WAS DRIVING IT WHEN ALL THIS TOOK PLACE COMING HOME FROM WORK

THE CAR IS UNDER RECALL FOR ROD BEARINGS BUT THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION HAS NOT AUTHORIZED THE FIX. THE PAPER THAT I RECEIVED FROM HYUNDAI STATES WHAT THE FIX IS (KNOW SENSOR). IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO THE CAR BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO PROCEED WITH THE KNOWN FIX. THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED IS DEC 2020. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE HAS BEEN ACTIVATED WHEN DRIVING. WHEN I TAKE TO THE DEALER, THEY ALWAYS FIND AN UNRELATED PROBLEM WHICH TO ME SEEMS SUSPICIOUS. I DO NOT WHETHER TO SELL THE CAR OR KEEP WAITING FOR THE ALREADY KNOWN FIX. MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICES AT MISSION HILLS, HYUNDAI.

WENT TO START CAR ON WED AN WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE. SHUT IT OFF AND CHECK FLUIDS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND THE INSPECTED IT. TOLD ME IT WAS METAL IN THE ENGINE AND MOTOR WAS SHOT. WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE $14000 FOR A NEW ENGINE OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL AND NOW MY CAR IS DISABLED. I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE UNTIL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED. I HAVE VIDEO FROM THE DEALER BUT IT WONT LET ME SEND IT FOR MY REPORT.

MY CAR ENGINE JUST STOPPED WORKING ON ME. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY OIL LIGHT AND THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN ON. CAR WAS STATIONARY

I HAVE DONE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH HYUNDAI THAT PROVES MY OIL IS BURNING EXTREMELY FAST. IT ALSO STALLS AND THE ACCELERATION HAS SLOWED DOWN. WHEN COSTARRING UP THE CAR IT SOUNDS LOUD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2020. AS OF FEB. 2021 HYUNDAI STATED THAT MY PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE WILL NOT BE SOLVED BECAUSE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION.

THIS CAR HAS HAD EPISODES OF THE ENGINE DYING WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST SINCE 2014. MY FATHER, THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND CARETAKER OF THE CAR HAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY MENTION OF A HYUNDAI RECALL FOR THIS. THIS SAME EVENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN, AND EVERY MECHANIC WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO FOR REPAIR CONCLUDES THAT THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE IT. THIS IS ALSO THE CONSENSUS FROM OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALSHIP MECHANICS.THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE!!! IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE SHOP AT THE HYUNDAI DEALSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK NOW. HYUNDA CUSTOMER CUSTOMER CARE HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING, BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM IS DOWN. SO, HERE WE ARE, WITHOUT THE CAR,AND NO ANSWERS. MY FATHER DIED IN 2019, BUT HE KEPT EVERY PIECE OF PAPERWORK FOR THAT CAR, INCLUDING RECALLS FOR THE AIR BAG, SEAT BELTS, ETC. HE HAD EVERYTHING FIXED THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED ON THAT CAR, AND THERE IS NO RECORD OF A RECALL SENT TO HIM REGARDING THE RECALL I MENTIONED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR HIGHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE LOUD NOISES WHILE TURNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAULKNER HYUNDAI PHILADELPHIA (11500 ROOSEVELT BLVD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19116) WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER BEING INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.*DT*JB

ON THUR FEB 11TH ON MY WAY TO WORK MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. I CALLED OIT OF WORK BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CODE FOR MISFIRE IN CILINDER 4 CAME.UP. TAKEN TO A MECHANIC HE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL, SAID THERE IS NO COMPRESSION COMING FROM THE 4TH CYLINDER TELLS ME THIS HAS BEEN COMON FOR THE 2.0 TOLD ME ILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT SUDDENLY PUTTED AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE DUE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID WITH AN ACTIVE LOAN. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FROM CARMAX'S REPAIR PAL CERTIFIED SHOPS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SHAKING AND PRODUCING A RATTLING SOUND. I DROVE MY CAR TO THE CAR REPAIR AND WAS LATER TOLD MY CAR IS NO LONGER STARTING UP AND THEY NEEDED ME TO GET IT TOWED OFF THEIR LOT AT MY EXPENSE. I TOWED THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE IS DEAD AND I NEED A NEW ONE. THE QUOTE WAS APPROXIMATELY $10,000 TO GET A NEW ENGINE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE. MY CAR NOW SITS IN FRONT OF MY HOME (INOPERABLE) WHILE I'M PAYING OFF THE LOAN. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT AN ENGINE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL.

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED UNDER THE RECALL. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR STARTED KNOCKING NOT RUNNING WELL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY STATED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT HAD SEIZED. THE REPAIR SHOP ALSO STATED THEY HAD REPLACED 20 OF THE SAME MODEL WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER IT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE ENGINE WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

12/12/2020 AT 7:00AM LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME MY CAR STALLED ON A COUNTRY ROAD. AS I WAS GOING UP THE HILL I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. WHEN I REACHED TO THE TOP OF THE HILL THE CAR LOST POWER AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS/SYMBOLS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. THE CAR COASTED AND THEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, TESTED THE BATTERY AND CHECK THE OIL DIP STICK. THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. SOON AFTER SOMEONE SAID THE COULD SEE SMOKE AND SMELL AN ACRID ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI DEALER. THIS DEALER DOES MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES.THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE RECALL OR GIVING ME A LOANER/RENTAL CAR. I WAS TOLD IT COULD TAKE WEEKS OR MONTHS FOR A NEW ENGINE TO COME FROM PR, USA OR KOREA. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS NOT TOLD ME HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. ONLY THAT THE REPAIR WILL BE COVERED AT NO COST TO ME.

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ALSO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 5 OR MORE TIMES BECAUSE OF ISSUES. THE MOST RECENT BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS INCIDENT OF LOSS OF POWER DURING COMMUTE. MY CAR LOST POWER FROM THE TURBO. SOUNDS LIKE ITS DYING OUT AND STRUGGLES TO STAY ON.. DEALERSHIPS NUMBER ONE STATED BECAUSE OF TURBO FAILED SO ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE. THEN THE SECOND DEALER TOLD ME ITS THE WASTE GATE SO ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT APART OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE. SAID THAT IS WOULD COST MORE THAN 2,000 TO FIX AND MY CAR BARELY 9 YEARS OLD...... SO I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE CAR THE DEALERSHIP ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AWAY IN A DANGEROUS DEATH TRAP AND NOTHING FIXED. THATS JUST ONE ISSUE AMONGST A TON OF RECALLS THAT APPARENTLY DO NOT AFFECT MY CAR.

MY CAR STALLS ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUT THE BLUE DURING DRIVING SOMETIMES IT KILLS CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET HIT A COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE IT JUST GOES OUT DURING DRIVING. IT HAS A MISFIRE AND A STRONG SCENT OF EXHAUST COMING FROM THE CAR. I HAVE TAKE IT TO MIKE MORGAN HYUANDI IN LOUISIANA WHERE THE MECHANIC CLEARLY TELLS ME THEY FEEL THE MISFIRE AND SMELL THE EXHAUST BUT NO ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON SO NO CODES CAN BE READ AND THEY CANT DO ANYTHING. HE EVEN TOLD ME IF I'M DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLS TRY TO GET A VIDEO OF THE RPMS OF WHAT THE CAR IS DOING AND READING DURING THAT TIME SO HE CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO GO OFF OF, BOY HOW UNSAFE WAS THAT ADVICE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO GATEWAY AS WELL AS A LOCAL MECHANIC ALL WHO HAS PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE YET STILL NOONE CAN FIND THE ISSUE BECAUSE AGAIN IT HAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON SO WHAT DO I DO. I DONT HAVE MONEY TO JUST BUY PARTS AND HOPE THAT FIXES IT. THE CAR DRINKS OIL BUT THERE IS NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS. NO DROPPINGS IN MY DRIVE WAY. SOME ONE TOLD ME THE PCV VALVE MAY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED BUT AGAIN I DONT HAVE MONEY TO KEEP CHANGING OUT PARTS HOPING THATS IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND I FEEL HYUANDI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING THAT ALL CONSUMERS ARE DOING WRONG THE MOTORS ARE JUST NO GOOD

THE ENGINE STOP WORKING. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR, THE ENGINE TURNS, BUT DOESN'T START WHILE, SITTING AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING A LUNCH RUSH DUE TO AN ENGINE ROD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND EVEN SITTING STILL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS SCARED MY CAR WOULD BE HIT BY ANY OF THE 70-80MPH CARS EXITING THE RAMP BEHIND ME. I TRIED JOINING THE CLASS ACTION SUIT BUT FOR SOME REASON, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME ENGINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HYBRIDS AREN'T A PART OF THE SUIT.

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CONNECTING ROD COMING LOSE AND CAUSING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON MY 2012 SONATA LOSES POWER AT RANDOM CAUSING US TO HAVE TO PULL OVER OR IT POWERS BACK UP AND IT WILL CONTINUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. LIFE THREATENING.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE CAR SAID "HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE." I PULLED OVER AS I NOTICED THE CAR WOULDN'T SWITCH TO THE GAS ENGINE AS I WENT UP THE HILL. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE HYBRID BATTERY LEVEL WAS GOING DOWN AND NOT SWITCHING TO THE GAS ENGINE. I CALLED FOR A TOW AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $6,500 AND THAT ENGINE WOULD HAVE NO WARRANTY ON IT. I ASKED IF IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2013 SONATA THAT WE OWN THAT DID THE SAME BEHAVIOR. THE ANSWER WAS YES IT IS SIMILAR, BUT THE HYBRID IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I FIND IT WEIRD THAT BOTH CARS HAVE THE SAME ENGINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THE HYBRIDS WERE NOT RECALLED.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AT SPEED (APPROX 65MPH) ON 9/26/20, THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ONLY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND INSPECTED/ DIAGNOSED 9/29/20. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE (WITH A USED ENGINE WITH 40% MORE MILES) WAS 25% HIGHER THAN THE REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY SAFETY RECALL 15V-568 RELATING TO 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA'S WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE. THE RECALL DOES NOT REFERENCE ANY SPECIFIC MODEL AND ONLY DISCUSSES THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS COMMON ACROSS HYBRID AND NON-HYBRID MODELS. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 78,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINES SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS EARLY, UNLESS THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHICH IT SEEMS THERE IS A VERY WELL KNOWN DEFECT TO THIS VERY ENGINE THAT RESULTS IN THIS VERY OUTCOME. EXCEPT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE KNOWN FAILURE WITH THE SAME ENGINE IN A HYBRID MODEL IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.

RECALLED ENGINE REPLACED IN LATE 2017 CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS EVERY SINCE. HAD TO REPLACED WATER PUMP , THERMOSTAT AND 3 RADIATORS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN. HYUNDAI DEALER AND SERVICE REFUSE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND I HAVE SPEND OVER $2,000 IN REPAIRS.

I HAD A RECALL DONE ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2012 FOR THE FUEL PIPE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN RICHLAND HILLS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BEFORE COVID19 I BELIEVE BECAUSE I DON'T RECALL WEARING A MASK. THEY WERE EXTREMELY RUDE TO ME AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SO I LEFT THERE WITHOUT KNOWING IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM OR NOT WITH MY CAR. NOW A FEW MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AN THEY SAID MY FUEL PIPE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT AREN'T HONORING THE RECALL AND ARE SAYING I MUST PAY FOR THE FUEL PIPE MYSELF.

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER. 2 DAYS LATER DRIVING 80MPH ON A 4 LANE FREEWAY THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND STOPS. I LIMP CAR OFF BUSY FREEWAY (MIND YOU WITH AN ARIZONA HWY PATROL OFFICER IN THE MEDIAN DIDN'T ASK ME IF I NEEDED HELP). FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE BLOCK HAD METAL IN THAT WAS LEFT IN IT WHEN THE ENGINES WERE MADE IN ALABAMA. HYUNDAI KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TOLD THE NHTSA THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE? NOT A SAFETY ISSUE TO LOSE POWER AT 80MPH??? [XXX]? TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP JIM CLICK MAZDA/HYUNDAI TUCSON AZ AND THEY HAVE IT BACK TO ME IN 2 DAYS? A NEW ENGINE BLOCK WITH ALL THE OLD PARTS PUT ON IT? [XXX]??? CAR IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I PICK IT UP THAT IT WASN'T MAKING BEFORE THE ENGINE WENT OUT. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP SAY HEY CAR'S MAKING A FUNNY NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE KINDA LIKE IT WAS BEFORE THE MOTOR WENT OUT. WHICH BY THE WAY WAS UNDER SAFETY RECALL.SO TODAY I AM DIVING AND LOSE ALL MY AC NO AC IT'S 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE I CALL A FRIEND TO LOOK AT IT HE POPS THE HOOD AND RIGHT AWAY NOTICES 2 BOLTS/BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE AC HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO THE CAR MISSING! WAIT BOLTS ARE MISSING??? YES WHEN THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER THEY FORGOT TO BOLT THE THING DOWN?? I TELL MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT HYUNDAI ABOUT IT AND SHOW HIM WHEN I GET THE CAR THERE. LIKE UMMM HELLO???? WHERE ARE THESE BOLTS. HE DOWNPLAYS IT AND ACTS LIKE I AM STUPID. IT'S THEIR FAULT. SO THEN HE CALLS ME TO TELL ME THE ISSUE IS THE COOLOING FAN AND RESISITOR FOR THE ENGINE. THE WIRES ARE MELTED!!! [XXX] AGAIN?? LIKE ARE U SERIOUS? I FEEL LIKE THEY DID A [XXX] JOB TO BEGIN WITH PUTTING THE NEW ENGINE BLOCK IN AND PROBABLY THE SAME GUY WHO DIDN'T PUT THE BOLTS IN IS MOST LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE WITH THE COOLING FAN!!!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE THERE WERE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 179,000. *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, WHEN SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DECELERATED HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) ON 6/27/2018 AT FRANK HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 3150 NATIONAL CITY BLVD, NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950, (888) 355-2980. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,302.

I DROVE MY CAR FROM CHICAGO TO ATLANTA AND HAD NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY REPORTED NO LEAKS AND THE CAR WAS GOOD TO GO. NOT EVEN 30 MINS AFTER MY CAR OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED MAKING NOISES, AND STARTED SMOKING. MY BOYFRIEND PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER HOOD AND SEEN OIL IN SOME AREAS AND ON THE GROUND. WE GOT IT TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BACK TO EXPRESS OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD IT'S A HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. *TR

STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, SLOWED CAR DOWN TO 40 M.P.H., THAT'S WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T RESTARTED, WAS ABLE TO STEER AND COAST CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. LOOKED UP THAT THERE WAS AN OLD RECALL CLAIM FOR THE VERY SOUND, BUT IT WAS CLOSED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2017. *TR

THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN 2018 ON OUR 2012 SONATA HYBRID UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO CONTAMINATION. MILEAGE WAS 82,,895. ON 5/9/2020 WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD KNOCKING/TAPPING NOISE (EXACTLY LIKE LAST TIME) ALONG WITH STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOISE CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER SO PULLED OVER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER IN PENSACOLA, FL. WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST TO US WOULD BE APPOX. $5,500 FOR A USED ENGINE WITH 98,000 MILES ON IT. WE NOW HAVE 107,000 MILES WHICH IS APPOX. 24,000 ON THE NEW ENGINE. UPON INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THAT 470,000 2011 & 2012 SONATAS WERE RECALLED ON SEPT. 2, 2015 AFTER NHTSA RAISED THE ISSUE OF ENGINE NOISE AND PROBLEMS. IT REPLACED ENGINES AND INCREASED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YRS OR 120,000 MILES. IN JANUARY 2019 100,000 OF THESE SAME ENGINES WERE RECALLED AGAIN DUE TO DAMAGED FUEL LINES CAUSED WHEN THE ENGINES WERE REPLACED DURING PREVIOUS RECALLS. HYUNDAI HAS DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR THIS TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS IS A HYBRID. OTHER SONATA HYBRID OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE FAITHFULLY TAKE OUR CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ANY PROBLEMS AND OIL CHANGES AND HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION IF NEEDED. WE WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE US. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON EXITING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FIRE WAS SEEN. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A HOME OWNER WITH A GARDEN HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED A DEALER FOR A FAILURE DIAGNOSES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS STILL AWAITING THE MANUFACTURER TOW AS HIS INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING THE FOLLOWING RECALLS, PART 573 SAFETY RECALL REPORT 17V-226 AND 15V-568 AFTER VISITING HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TWICE, MY CAR STILL HAS KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE LAST MONTH MY CAR ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE

ON SUNDAY MARCH 29,2020, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO HER DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE ENGINE WENT DEAD. IT DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL TO START IT. IT WAS TOWED TO MY WIFE'S DAUGHTER'S HOUSE BY A FRIEND OF MINE WITH A STRAP TO PULL A VEHICLE. THE DISTANCE TO HER HOUSE WAS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE. THE NEXT DAY ON 03/30/2020 I WENT TO GO CHECK ON IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON THE ENGINE. ON 03/31/2020 I CONTACTED ALLSTATE, MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A WRECKER TO AN AUTO ELECTRIC BUSINESS. ON 04/02/2020 THE MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR, THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED. THAT SAME DAY ALLSTATE TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC. ON 04/03/2020 THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND SAID THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED AND NOT RESPONDING. HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR OR A USED ONE. I THEN LEFT IT THERE UNTIL I RESEARCHED ANY RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ON 04/08/2020 I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT IS AUTOSERVICE. HYUNDAIUSA.COM AND IT DID SAY MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED. I REQUEST A RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL ON THE ENGINE TO BE INSPECTED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER. MY COMPLAINT AS A BUYER ON THIS VEHICLE IS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM OF METAL DEBRIS GENERATED ON THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE. THESE ENGINES WERE MANUFACTURED AT HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING ALABAMA.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN

I NEVER HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE BUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I RECENTLY GOT MY OIL CHANGED..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO (PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURN ENGINE OFF). THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TULSA HYUNDAI LOCATED AT (9777 S. MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133) TO BE DIAGNOSED WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND CURRENTLY STILL AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY $1,500 OF THE REPAIR COST FOR GOODWILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

YOU CAN ADD MY SONATA TO THE LIST OF BLOWN ENGINE.ITS IN THE SHOP NOW HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONLY 73,000 + MILES ON IT ALWAYS USED MOBIL ONE.OIL AT AROUND 7,000 MILE INTERVALS. WAS JUST RETURNING HOME GETTING OFF FREEWAY RUNNING AROUND 70MPH SLOWED DOWN FOR CURVE IN SIDE ROAD TO ABOUT 45MPH . ACCELERATED AND ENGINE QUIT SHUTTERED AND VIBRATED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT A MILE ON THE BATTERY TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WHEN TO BATTERY RAN OUT..

WHILE OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS, I HAVE REGULARLY MAINTAINED ALL ASPECTS OF THE CAR FROM OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES TO RECALL NOTICES. I WAS JUST DUE FOR A 3000 MILE OIL CHANGE WHEN WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR SHUT DOWN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED, AND I ASSUMED THE ALTERNATOR DIED. I GOT IT TOWED AND MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE IS DONE, THERE IS NO OIL! THIS CAME AS A SHOCK SINCE I HAVE IT CHANGED TIMELY AND THERE WAS NO SENSOR OR LIGHT IN THE CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE INDICATED LOW OIL. I READ ON CARGURU WEBSITE WITH OTHER REVIEWS THIS HAPPENED WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MODEL. VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH THIS CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE SO SOON.

WHEN I GOT THIS CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT CONTAINER DOESNT STAY FULL. IN FACT, I HAVE TO GO TO WALMART TO BY COLLANT AND FILL THE CONTAINER EVERY WEEK. I NOTICED THERE IS A LEAK AS WELL AND ITS SPRAYING ALL OVER THE MOTOR AND BATTERY. ALDO AFTER DRIVING FOR HOURS, I'M ABLE TO OPEN THE CAP TO THE COLLANT CONTAINER WITH NO ISSUES. IT'S NOT HOT OR ANYTHING. NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS CAR AND DINT WANT GO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT.

AFTER A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT INTO THE SONATA DUE TO RECALL , WITHIN 24 HOURS THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CATCHING FIRE CAUSING DRIVER TO ABANDON VEHICLE ON HIGH WAY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WASTEGATE ACCUATOR DEFECTIVE MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE ENGINE FAILURE REPLACEMENT.. BUT RICK CASE HYUNDAI WONT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS GIVING ISSUES WHEN THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS STILL VALID. POSSIBLY DAMAGED AT THE TIME OF BLOCK REPLACEMENT AS I HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO RESOLVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TURBO FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEHIGH VALLEY HYUNDAI (675 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-16227242, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS INCREASED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,700.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (65 TO 70 MPH), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR LOST POWER. I WAS VERY STARTLED AND I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AND HEADED TO MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAD ALMOST NO POWER AND WAS BUCKING HARD. THE ENGINE HAD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND THAT GREW IN INTENSITY AS THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED. I DROVE GENTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES AS I WAS STARTLED AND LOST POWER AT THE SAME TIME IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN EXIT FROM THE ROADWAY TO AVOID MANY MORE MILES OF TRAVEL TO GET TO HELP.

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE CAR JOLTED AND SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I DISCOVERED MOTOR OIL ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY AND IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. UPON INSPECTION BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICAL SHOPS AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY, A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 90,017 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN INDICATED THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WOULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. HYUNDAI IS CLAIMING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE THETA II ENGINE RECALL AND HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SLOW TO ASSIST. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2017 WITH APPROXIMATELY 39,500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CHANGED OIL WITH SYNTHETIC OIL EVERY 7500 MILES WHICH IS THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, ETC. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE.

MY COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT STARTED KNOCKING. THEN A WARNING CAME UP THAT SAID TO PARK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY, HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE. AFTER HAVING HER CAR TOWED, IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT'S A 2.4 LITER ENGINE VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL CURRENTLY GOING ON WITH THE THETA II ENGINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE). AUTONATION HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA (3445 BUFORD DRIVE, BUFORD, GEORGIA 30519, (770) 674-6079) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT NEED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (AIR BAG, SEAT BELTS), BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE ENGINE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SIMPLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO SHUT OFF. HOW DOES A CAR JUST DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING?! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I BARELY MADE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. NEARLY GOT HIT BY A CAR!! I WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED THAT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR. UNKNOWN REASONING FOR FAILURE, BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION OR ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR. I AM NOW AWARE OF A RECALL ON THAT INDICATES ENGINE FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH!!!! UNBELIEVABLE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM SO THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING AS TERRIFYING AS THIS! RECALL NUMBER: 15V568000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DROVE IN NEUTRAL TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND A COST ESTIMATE WAS PROVIDED FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,614.

METAL IN THE OIL AND MAKING A NOISE. IT STALLED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL OVER THEN PUT IN PARK AND RESTART. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED AND IT WAS 1000 UNDER NEEDING IT DONE AGAIN. HAVE NO IDEA WHY METAL SHAVINGS WOULD BE IN THE OIL. PRETTY SURE SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH THE RODS NOW.

OUR 2012 SONATA IS NOW ON ITS 3RD ENGINE (1 ORIGINAL AND 2 ADD'L). THESE WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL. WENT FOR MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN OLD OIL AND ON DRAIN PLUG. ARE WE LOOKING AT ANOTHER NEW ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED. BOUGHT IT NEW AS A COMMUTER CAR BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY, BUT IT HAS SPENT MORE TIME IN SHOP THAN ME DRIVING IT.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY COLLISION CAUGHT ON FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND ENTERING THE FREEWAY RAMP, THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITH ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HIS HOOD. NO FLAMES WERE NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH VAPOR LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER INVER GROVE HYUNDAI (1290 50TH ST E, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN 55077 (888) 706-5928) BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AN INVESTIGATION WOULD TAKE PLACE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, OIL, AND LOW BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE HIGHWAY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BEARING IN THE ENGINE SHOWED STRESS FRACTURES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI OF ASHEVILLE (LOCATED AT 860 TUNNEL RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28805, (828) 298-4911). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. PIIR=Y.

TAKARA RECALLL. ENGINE HAS 108, ??? MILES ON IT, LOWER END OF THE ENGINE HAS A ROD BEARING OR MAIN BEARING KNOCK,

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING DOWN WICKENBURG HIGHWAY AND A LOUD POP FROM THE ENGINE AND SMOKE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND OPENED HOOD AND ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO FIRE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V617000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 18V137000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. BAYTOWN HYUNDAI (4343 EAST FWY, BAYTOWN, TX 77521, (281) 839-1020) WAS CONTACTED AND REFERENCED THE TWO ACTIVE RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING FROM MY JOB MY CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HAD TO PUSH CAR INTO PARKINGLOT. IT STILL WILL NOT CRANK UP. RECEIVED A RECALL LAST YEAR IN MAIL. WENT TO DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND NOTHING BUT NOW ITS HAPPENING.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON BUSY STREET APPROACHING HIGHWAY, CAR SHOOK, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THEN DIMMED AS CAR CAME TO A STOP AND DIED IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED IN SECONDS, NOT AFFORDING DRIVER ENOUGH TIME TO MOVE TOWARD SHOULDER. AS HYUNDAI EXPLAINED, THE ENGINE FAILED AND, IN SO DOING, SENT ELECTRIC SURGE THAT ALSO "FRIED" THE STARTER. DEALER INDICATED THERE WERE PHOTOS OF ENGINE AFTER INCIDENT. LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THAT AFTER REMOVING THE STARTER, VISUAL INSPECTION ALLOWED HIM TO DETERMINE A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH HYUNDAI'S EXPLANATION. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR PRIOR. TWO PRIOR ENGINE-RELATED SAFETY RECALLS (ISSUED IN RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM) WERE PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE, AND NO SAFETY PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED. HYUNDAI ADVISED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR SONATAS, AND THEY REMAIN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN/WHERE THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ANY SONATA. A LOCAL DEALER HAD SEVERAL ON LOT WITH SAME ISSUE. ENGINE AND STARTER NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND IT REMAINS UNDETERMINED IF ANY OTHER COMPONENTS WERE IMPACTED.

THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE. STARTED UP, ACCELERATED UP A HILL AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE MECHANIC SAID IT SEIZED THE ENGINE DESPITE PLENTY OF OIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) IN WHICH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE 'HARD'. IN ADDITION WHILE IDLING IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ROLL FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER JOHN AMATO HYUNDAI(8301 N. 76TH ST. MILWAUKEE WI.) WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, IT EXPERIENCED REDUCED ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE SEIZED, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 15V568000 (ENGINE); ALTHOUGH, IT EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURES LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,139.

ENGINE RECALL THERE IS OR NOT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW???

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN I HEARD AN ENGINE KNOCK I LOOKED OUT MY WINDOW TO SEE ORANGE FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR PULLED OVER THE INTERIOR CAR AND GOLF IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD ONE ADULT PASSENGER A 12 YEAR OLD CHILD AND MYSELF IN THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SCARY.

TAKARA RECALL CAR RATTLE OR VIBRATE HARD IF THE CAR STATIONED ON PARK AND AND RPM IS ON 1500 BELOW OR ABOVE THAT NUMBER CAR IS OK

ENGINE SEIZED ON EXPRESS WAY. HAD TO BE TOWED. ENGINE REPLACED. NOW WE HAVE A RECALL. STATING "DURING ENGINE REPLACEMENTS UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 132 AND 162, THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL P IPE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, MISALIGNED, OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED DURING THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESSENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF FIRE. WE BELIEVE WE CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE OUR VEHICLE.

SONATA HAD A NOTICEABLE DECLINE IN ACCELERATION MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE HAD A SMALL FIRE. THE CAR WAS CHUGGING SLIGHTLY WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN, ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND I QUICKLY PULLED OVER. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART IT, THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. DURING THIS DRIVE ON LOCAL STREETS, I NEVER WENT ABOVE 45 MPH AND WASN'T DRIVING THE CAR HARD.

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S NORMAL BUT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS NOT MAKING THAT NOISE AT ALL. IT NO LONGER FILLS TO 410 MILES WHEN I PUT GAS AND THE GAS DOES NOT LAST AS LONG AS IT USED TO. WHEN PARKED AND THE CAR IS ON IT WILL START SHAKING

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY LAST NIGHT MY CAR STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS, SOUNDS OR SMELLS COMING FROM THE CAR. AS MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MYSELF TO THE SHOULDER AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME AND TRIED STARTING IT THIS MORNING, NOTHING. IT WOULD CLICK, THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BUT STILL WILL NOT START. I CONTACTED BLUE LINK AND THEY TOLD ME ALL SYSTEM WE'RE GREEN ON THEIR END AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND COULD NOT DO AN ON DEMAND DIAGNOSTIC FOR MY CAR, I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO PERFORM THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, I ACTIVATED THE BLUE LINK PRODUCT 2 DAYS AGO AND NOW THIS HAPPENS. I SEE THERE HAS BEEN 8 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BY VISITING THIS WEBSITE. I'VE HAD THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF ANY OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND IF ANY OF THE REMAINING RECALLS COULD STALL THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT 2 RECALLS: #174 AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT AND #953 SOFTWARE UPDATE TO ENGINE CONTROL MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GRAYSON HYUNDAI (8729 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923, (865) 693-4550). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

VEHICLE WAS DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS WITH A USED MOTOR, FULLY INSPECTED AND REPLACED PER HYUNDAI PROTOCOL AT A REGISTERED REPAIR SHOP AFTER HYUNDAI DENIED MY MOTOR REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE DIED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE, WHEN BROUGHT TO HYUNDAI WAS IMMEDIATELY DENIED WITHOUT ENTERING REPAIR FACILITY DUE TO "VEHICLE HISTORY". VIDEO CAN BE PROVIDED, CANNOT ATTACH. FIRE WAS DUE TO STARTER MOTOR CATCHING FIRE AT FAILURE. EXTINGUISHED MYSELF.

I ALWAYS BEEN UP TO DATE WITH MY OIL CHANGE TUNE UP AND EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. ONE DAY MY ENGINE WENT DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILEAGE. DON'T DRIVE IT FAR. I WAS READING A ARTICULA ABOUT A RECALL BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING FIX ENGINE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT MY CAR HAS THAT PROBLEM. COULD SOME GET BACK TO ME ASAP MY CAR BEEN PARK IN MY DRIVE WAY FOR 8 MONTHS ITS STARTS BUT CAN'T MOVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 53 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BILLION DOLLAR AUTO (3401 WEST 41 ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 51706) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT QUICKLY STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AS THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE DEBRIS THAT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT DURING VEHICLE PRODUCTION. THE FAILURE INCREASED THE RISK OF THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT CALLED NHTSA AND WAS REFERRED TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TO REPORT THAT HE WAS SOLD A VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2018 THAT WAS FAULTY AND INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN AMATO HYUNDAI (8301 N 76TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53223, (414) 616-3220), BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A CASE MANAGER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON HOW THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,900.

WHILE DRIVING TO MOBILE ALABAMA AFTER OUR VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS FINE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO GET HIT BY SEMI TRUCKS AT THE TIME. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WE WERE HEADED SOUTH BOUND ON I-55 AT 70 MPH. IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC, THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVERY TWO SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,616.

ENGINE SEIZE UP

CAR HAD A THRUSTING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY, LOST STRENGTH POWER, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. ELECTRICAL WENT OUT, THEN CAME BACK ON WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. UPON DECELERATION, SMOKE COMING FROM BACK, THEN UPON STOP SMOKE WAS IN FRONT. WHEN HOOD WAS LIFTED, FIRE AT THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK.

THE CAR HAS RANDOMLY STALLED THREE TIMES, TWO OF WHICH OCCURRED WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC (RIGHT-TURN MAJOR INTERSECTION AND ENTERING HIGHWAY). ALL LIGHTS ON DASH APPEAR WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE, BRAKE OPTIMALLY, OR STEER (LIKE IN THE LAST INSTANCE). CAR WON'T START BACK UP AT ALL NOW, WON;T EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER. ALL INSTANCES OCCURRED RANDOMLY WHILE IN MOTION. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED THE CAR STARTED UP WITH A SPUTTERING HESITATION, NOW I AM PRETTY SURE THE ENGINE SEIZED ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN SMOKE STARTED COMING INSIDE THE CAR FROM THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD I PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD AND I SAW FIRE AT BACK OF ENGINE WHERE THE ORANGE TUBE AND COMPONENT. AFTER THAT THE WHOLE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IT WAS TOTAL LOST. BY THE WAY AT THE SAME DAY AT 7:45 AM I WAS AT RICK CASE HYUNDAI FOR MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RPMS INCREASING AND DECREASING. ALSO, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING AND PINGING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND IT STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE NOISE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A FUEL STATION AND TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V569000 (ENGINE). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ALL THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED IT IN PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMOKE WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,927.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

MY ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AFTER I HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE MORNING OF DEC 7TH 2018, THE NEXT DAY THE KNOCKING GOT LOUDER AND MY ENGINE ATALLED COMPLETELY WHEN GOING ROUGLT 20MPH. MY CAR ENGINE WOULDN'T START AND I HAD MY CAR TOWED. I FINANCED MY CAR AT 97K MILES FROM AUTO EXPRESS KIA RT 8 IN ERIE PA ON APRIL 28TH 2018, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR NO LONGER THAN A LITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. DEC 8TH 2018 IS THE DAY MY ENGINE GAVE UP ON ME AND MY CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT JUST STOPPED CAUGHT FIRE AND STARTED SMOKING

"FIRE HAZARD" RECEIVED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT UNDER HYUNDAI ENGINE RECALL, I PICKED-UP THE CAR ON 09-13-18. I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS OCCUR IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES IS A FUEL/GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN AND AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NOW THERE IS EXTREMELY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHENEVER I JUST TURN ON THE IGNITION WITHOUT STARTING THE CAR. I ALSO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE AREA. I READ THAT SOME CARS ARE CATCHING ON FIRE AFTER HYUNDAI REPLACED THE ENGINES UNDER THE ENGINE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS FOR SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THERE IS POTENTIAL THAT MY CAR MAY/WILL CATCH ON FIRE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN OVER THREE WEEKS. I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT ON 12-03-2018 WITH HYUNDAI MOTORS(CASE # 13222827) BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY UPDATES AS OF YET.

TURBO CHARGER FAILS TO ENGAGE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE'S DANGEROUSLY MINIMAL SPEED AND INABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC FLOW. ACCELERATION IS SLUGGISH AT BEST AFTER REPLACING VARIOUS TURBO COMPONENTS.

CAR SEIZED AT HIGH SPEEDS, BRAKES LOCKED AND EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO STOP ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOTICED BURNING UNDER HOOD AROUND ENGINE AND STARTER. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO ENGINE RECALL. CALLED IN AND EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH HYUNDAI THAT CAR CAUGHT FIRE. I AM NOW SEEING THAT HYUNDAI IS BEING UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OVER THE FIRES. I NOTIFIED THE COMPANY BACK IN JUNE OF 2018 ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST THE ENGINE RECALL. NOW THAT THE COMPANY IS UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION, I FEEL THE COMPANY LIED TO ME EARLIER DURING MY ISSUE.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.4 IN WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY USING OIL. UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE READ UP ON THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINES AND SEE THAT MANY WERE REPLACED UNDER A "RECALL" I CONTACTED HYUNDAI RECALL SUPPORT AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER IN WHICH I DID. MY CAR HAD THE AIRBAG RECALL PERFORMED AND I ASKED ABOUT THE ENGINE RECALL IN IN TURN THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN "CHECKED" BY PREVIOUS DEALER BUT NOT REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CAR HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL NEEDING TO BE PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP ME BECAUSE THE DEALER STATES ITS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL MILAGE SLOT. I FEEL AS IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AS A SAFETY RECALL THAT THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS DEALER BEFORE IT WAS SOLD FROM THEM. INSTEAD I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AND UNKNOWINGLY HAVE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I BELIEVE A SAFETY RECALL IS A SAFETY RECALL. SHOULDN'T MATTER THE MILAGE. IT'S ALMOST AS IF HYUNDAI IS SAYING "WELL IF IT'S MADE IT THIS FAR THEN SCREW IT" THE VEHICLE IS USING OIL AND HAS METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO SEPARATE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

VEHICLE TRAVELING WEST BOUND INTERSTATE 80, 3 MILES WEST OF WEST BRANCH, IOWA ON NOVEMBER 18,2018. SPEED 65 MPH WENT TO PASS TRAFFIC BY APPLY THROTTLE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, CAR MADE SOUND OF OVER REVVING. WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD EQUALLY ON BOTH SIDES. IMMEDIATELY STEERED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED SMOKE CAME FROM CAR VENTS. LEFT VEHICLE WHITE SMOKE BECAME MORE INTENSE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. FRONT OF VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ENTIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 4 MINUTES ATTEMPT TO PASS TRAFFIC. 911 CALLED IOWA HIGHWAY PATROL AND IOWA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS NO INJURIES OTHER THAN SMOKE INHALATION OF THE 2 OCCUPANTS. VEHICLE SINGLE OWNER NO ACCIDENT HISTORY, ENGINE RECALL BY HYUNDAI COMPLIED WITH AND NO PROBLEM DETECTED.

I WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE ENGINE STOP WITH ANY REASON SO PAID A TOW TRUCK AND HEADED BACK HOME I CALL A TECHNICIAN HE CHECK EVERYTHING TAIMING CHAINS OIL SYSTEM COUNTERCHAFT ALSO HE TRIED TO ROTATE THE ENGINE AND DOESN'T MOVE AT THE END HE TELLS ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE

DEC 2016 SONATA STALLED OUT SUDDENLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 75 M.P.H. ON A RURAL HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR FOR THREE MONTHS RETURNING IT IN MARCH 2017 HAVING, SUPPOSEDLY, REPLACED THE ENGINE PER COURT ORDER. NOW, FALL 2018 I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR NOW AFTER IF HAS BEEN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL EVEN AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND HAS TROUBLE WITH HOLDING RPM NORMAL WHILE ASSENING OR DESCENDING HILLS. WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT APPEARS BRIEFLY FOR ONE MINUTE IT IS ONLY AT THE POINT WHEN THE DIP STICK SHOWS NO OIL AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC HAS REVEALED THE NEED FOR YET ANOTHER NEW ENGINE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE COST SAYING THAT THEY ONLY PROVIDE A 12 MONTH OR 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED ENGINE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY EVEN GAVE ME A NEW ENGINE TO BEGIN WITH. THEY GAVE ME ONE BY ENGINE IN EXCHANGE FOR ANOTHER BAD ENGINE AND ARE TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH NOT A "BREACH OF IMPLIED WARRANTY." ALL PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR GO UNDETECTED BY THE COMPUTER AND HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED.

CAR WAS IN MOTION AND DECELERATED IN BUSY CITY STREET TRAFFIC 55MPH 2WAY STREET. CAR COASTED AND WITHIN SECONDS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WOULD NOT RESTART. ENGINE LIGHT LIT. I BELIEVE THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT MIDDLE GLOVE BOX OVERHEATING FROM ENGINE. AIR WAS REROUTED BUT WAS TOLD ENGINE COULDN'T BE REPLACED UNLESS IT DIED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE SOUND INTENSIFIED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE BLOWN. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINED AT THE CONTACT'S HOUSE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (SMART CHOICE AUTO GROUP, 17650 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065, (713) 933-1003) WAS CONTACTED, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS NOT SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MOMENTS LATER, FLAMES APPEARED THAT SPREAD TO THE REAR SEATS. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (CASE NUMBER: 1810104). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT CALLED BAKERSFIELD HYUNDAI (5300 WIBLE RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (661) 834-5300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DRIVING 85 N TO 18 E GOING 65 TO 70 MPH, I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE ON THE ROAD. I DETERMINED THE NOISE WAS FROM MY ENGINE. WAZE FOUND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP OFF PTREE INDUSTRIAL 3 MILES AWAY. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE OIL PRESSURE AND MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATE. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. .7 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED *DOT, 911, 511 AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DIP STICK SHOWED OIL IN THE CAR. TWO METAL PIECES WERE UNDER THE OIL PAN. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR RETRIEVED ONE. ATTACHED ARE PICTURES FROM THE SCENE. I HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS BUT WERE UNABLE TO UPLOAD

"TAKATA RECALL" 9/29/2017 MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO LOST OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO USUALLY WORKS ON MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. COME TO FIND OUT THEY SAID THE MOTOR WAS LOCKING UP AND THEY WOLD SUBMIT A FORM TO HYUNDAI TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE MY ENGINE. 07/05/2018 MY CAR HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THEY REPLACED IT LAST TIME AND I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY GETTING MY OIL CHANGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. WHILE DRIVING, THE ODOR OF FUEL ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN A THICK, DARK CLOUD OF SMOKE AND FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. KEFFER HYUNDAI (9010 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NORTH CAROLINA 28105, (704) 343-8238) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 115-743-89. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET AND MY CAR REVVED UP BETWEEN 4 AND 5, AND THAN ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP AND MY CAR DIED. I COASTED INTO PARKING LOT (SAFELY THANKFULLY) AND CAR STARTED SMOKING SO GOT OUT IMMEDIATELY. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED STARTER WHICH WAS WHAT THEY BELIEVED IT TO BE. TURNS OUT IT WAS NOT STARTER IT IS ENGINE THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I LOOKED INTO RECALLS AND CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO INFORMED ME THIS ENGINE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED ALREADY. I WAS DIRECTED TO DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE AS 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' ONLY COVERS UP TO 120000 MILES WHICH MY CAR IS OVER. THE REPAIR SHOP I WENT TO MENTIONED THERE WAS NO OIL ON DIPSTICK WHEN CHECKED WHICH IS CONCERNING TO ME AS THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT RESULT OF RECALL THAT WAS COMPLETED WOULD RESULT IN, ALONG WITH OTHER SYMPTOMS LIKE DASH LIGHTING UP WHICH I READ FROM OTHER REPORTS. I AM ALWAYS UP TO DATE ON GETTING REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT 5000 MILES THEY NOW RECOMMEND INSTEAD OF 3000 MILES (WHICH DEALERSHIP RECORDS WILL SHOW), AND WAS NOT AT 5000 MILE POINT SO THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. I ALSO DO NOT RECALL BEING INFORMED OF ANY OIL LEAKS OR CONCERNS FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO KEEP AN EYE ON. I HAVE YET TO FOLLOW UP WITH DEALERSHIP AS IT IS HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO WILL SEE WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO. I WANT TO KNOW WHO TO CONTACT IF A RECALL DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE TO HELP ME AS A CONSUMER WHO ALWAYS TAKES CARE OF CAR. A CARS ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE BAD AT UNDER 130000 MILES AND TOO MANY SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO NOT HAVE IT FOLLOWED UP ON AND MANUFACTURER TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE REPAIR SHOP FIX IT AND GET REIMBURSED UNLESS HYUNDAI DEALER IS WILLING TO HAVE IT TOWED SO THEY BE RESPONSIBLE AND STRIVE TO PROVIDE HONEST CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STAND BEHIND THEIR CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN, BUT SEIZED AGAIN AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

'ENGINE SEIZURE'I WAS DRVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA (105,000 MILES) ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AND SUDDENLY AFTER A QUICK PASSING EFFORT BY ME RENDERED THE CAR DEAD, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHILE I WAS MID WAY PASSING THE CAR I HAD TO BREAK A LITTLE AND PULL UP ON THE SIDE (STILL ON THE MAIN ROAD). TURNED OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY AND TRIED TURNING ON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. GOT IT TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID ALL THE ENGINE OIL HAD DRAINED OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED OUT. NOW AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE ABOUT 4K MILES/3MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, AN OIL CHANGE WAS IMMINENTLY NEAR BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AFTER 4K MILES OF AN OIL CHANGE. AFTER READING UP, SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS SONATA, AND MY CAR HAD GONE THROUGH AN ENGINE RECALL AT A DEALERSHIP 9 MONTHS AGO, AND NOTHING GOT PICKED UP THERE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP. SCARIEST THING IS THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY/VACATION/WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE CAR, IT IS NOT A SMALL ISSUE AS IT MIGHT SOUND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AT LESS THEN 60,000 MILES. HYUNDAI OF BEDFORD (18300 ROCKSIDE RD, BEDFORD, OH 44146, (440) 439-0700) STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER ONLY PART OF THE ENGINE FAILURE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD COVER THE ENGINE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE ABNORMAL NOISES AND THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. RICK CASE HYUNDAI (3550 WESTON RD, DAVIE, FL 33331, (954) 994-2397) WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLENISHED THE OIL; HOWEVER, WITHIN TWO WEEKS, THE OIL WAS LOW WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED OR EXCLUDED FROM AN ENGINE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT CALLED TERRY LABONTE CHEVROLET AT 336-447-1535 (LOCATED AT 1401 BRIDFORD PKWY, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,062.

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE WAS STUTTERING WHILE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS MADE AWARE THAT MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS KNOCKING NOISE IN THE MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE (NOT CONTINUOUS) BUT SEVERAL TIMES. WAS LESS THAN A MILE WHEN THE POWER CUT OUT AND I DRIFTED TO THE MERGE AREA AND OFF TO THE SIDE. NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG- NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, JUST STOPPED. HAD AUTO TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE DID A THOROUGH CHECK - INDICATED THERE WERE SLIVERS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE METALLIC PIECES IN OIL (OIL WAS JUST CHANGED LESS THAT 1000 MILES). MECHANIC DECLARED ENGINE WAS DEAD-

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL AND THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER (LESTER GLENN HYUNDAI, 386 ROUTE 37 E, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753, (732) 691-4108). THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V152000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE REMEDY WOULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION BY REPLACING THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD FUEL. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A LOCAL DEALER (ANTWERPEN HYUNDAI, 6440 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, CATONSVILLE, MD 21228) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING. HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRIP I HEARD A RUBBING, GRINDING NOISE. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE, BUT FIGURED IT WAS A BELT ISSUE SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I CALLED THE NEARBY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY KNEW WHAT IT COULD BE. THEY DID NOT BUT CHECKED MY VIN FOR RECALLS. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS SO I HEADED TOWARDS THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. SOON AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD A LOUD BANG OCCURRED AND THE EXHAUST STARTED SMOKING. I PULLED OVER TO CALL FOR A TOW AND AGAIN OPENED THE HOOD. I NOTICED A FIRE HAD STARTED UNDER THE ENGINE SO I GOT MY WIFE OUT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR BECAME FULLY ENGULFED. CALLED 911 AND A FIRE UNIT RESPONDED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS THEN TOWED.

SON DRIVING CAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SON WAS ABLE TO GET TO VACANT LOT. SON TRIED TO CRANK CAR 2 TIMES AND IT WOULD NOT START. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FLASHED ON AND OFF ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER CUTTING ON AND OFF. SON GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SON RAN TO BUSHES AND 5 MINUTES OR LESS CAR ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES.

I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND IT SHUT DOWN I ROLLED TO THE SIDE STARTED IT AGAIN BUT SAME NOISE HAPPENED I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC HE SAID IT MIGHT BE OUT OF OUT I TOWED IT TO NEAREST MECHANIC SHOP THEY SAID YOUR ENGINE BLOW UP THEY WANTED TO CHARGE 4500 DOLLARS PLUS TAX TO GET USED ENGINE SO I STARTED TO CALL OTHER MECHANICS TO LOOK FOR CHEAPER SERVICE AND ONE OF THE MECHANIC TOLD ME BEFORE I DO THAT I SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI BECAUSE THEY HAD RECALL FOR ENGINES ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTORS AND THEY SAID ITS TRUE I TYPED IN ON THEIR WEBSITE MY VIN NUMBER AND IT GAVE ME 4 CODES FOR RECALL THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED AND IT GAVE ME OPTION TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT SO I TOWED MY CAR FROM ONE SHOP TO THAT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED IT AND SAID I WILL NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE I HAVE 143000 MILES ON MY CAR. I JUST THINK ITS CLEARLY NOT MY FAULT BECAUSE NON OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF BEFORE MY ENGINE DIED. I AM JUST SO UPSET BECAUSE I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AND NOW I HAVE TO GET NEW MOTOR THAT IS SO EXPENSIVE JUST BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTER OR ENGINE HAS FAILED TO LET ME KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING WRONG GOING ON INSIDE OF THE ENGINE.

EVERY OWNER OF A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT HAS OVER 130,000 MILES THAT I TALKED TO COMPLAINS THE CAR USES FAR TOO MUCH OIL (3 TO 4 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES) UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND DO NOT CHECK YOU OIL WEEKLY, YOU WILL RUIN AN ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF OIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER (CRENSHAW HYUNDAI, 330 HUFFMAN MILL RD, BURLINGTON, NC 27215, (336) 584-1144) STATED THAT THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY LATER REPLACED THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY, BUT HAD NOT DONE SO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *TT CONSUMER HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND STILL SUFFER SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH MUCH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. UPDATED 8/16/18*JB

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE HAS SEIZE AFTER RESEARCHING CAME ACROSS A SIGHT THAT REQUESTED MY VIN # AND ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2011 AND 2012. UPON ENTERING MY VIN IT STATED YOUR CAR HAS BEEN AFFECTED. AND DIRECT ME TO CALL A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DORAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND INSPECTED THE PUT IN A CLAIM AND I WAS DENIED . THE REASON WAS I HAVE A REBUILT TITLE HOWEVER THE CUSTOMER RELATION SAID THAT THAT DIDNT MATTER IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED IN 2015. FOR ME A RECALL IS A RECALL WHICH A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS TO BE GRANTED BY LAW AND THE SECOND CUSTOMER RELATION REP AGREED AFTER HE RESEARCH IS STORY I WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY TITLE IS BRANDED....3 DIFFERENT STORYIES SOMBODY PLEASE HELP HYUNDAI'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 132; OWNERS MAY ALSO REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V568000.

I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY SONATA, TROUBLE SINCE DAY 1! I WAS GOING ON A FAMILY TRIP I HAVE ABOUT A 300 NIKE DRIVE NOT EVEN AN HOUR INTO THE DRIVE MY CAR STOPS ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO GET ASSISTANCE TO MOVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ROAD RANGER SPOTS ME AND STOPS TO HELP HE TELLS ME I HAD ENGINE FAILURE! I THEN HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP AND PRETTY MUCH LEFT MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I RETURNED FROM MY TRIP. THEN GET MY CAR TOWED BACK TO HYUNDAI WHICH COST ME ABOUT 400, HYUNDAI KEEPS MY CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT NOT THE TURBO BECAUSE IT WASN'T APART OF TH RECALL, REALLY! MY CAR DRIVES LIKE CRAP WITHOUT THE TURBO , MADE A COMPLAINT WITH CORPORATE AND NOTHING HAS GOTTEN RESOLVED! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN!!!!

WHILE DRIVING AND I PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, BUT THE ENGINE RPM GOES UP.

BELOW IS A RECALL FROM HYUNDAI REGARDING THE ENGINE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT INSPECTED AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS FINE, HOWEVER, A YEAR LATER THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE RECALL INFO BELOW IS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IS HOW WE NOTICED THE ISSUE. OUR CONCERN IS; HYUNDAI TOLD US IT WAS FINE WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO GET INSPECTED AND NOW THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED (BY US) HYUNDAI STATED THAT IT WAS AFTER THE 120,000 MILE LIMIT (126,000) THAT IS ON THE RECALL SO NO HELP IS PROVIDED. IF IT HAD BEEN INSPECTED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME, WE MAY HAVE NOT HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED, ALSO, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY PUT A LIMIT ON IT (120,000), JUST REPLACE WHAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR REPAIR WHAT IS THE PROBLEM...OR MAKE SURE TECHS KNOW HOW TO INSPECT THE CONCERNS PROPERLY. IS THERE ANY HELP OR RESOURCE YOU CAN PROVIDE? YOUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE SONATA ENGINE CONNECTING ROD BEARING INSPECTION RECALL CAMPAIGN. TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, INPUT YOUR ZIP CODE BELOW AND A LIST OF THE CLOSEST DEALERS WILL APPEAR. DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE, METAL DEBRIS MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED DURING FACTORY MACHINING OPERATIONS. IF THE DEBRIS WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT'S OIL PASSAGES, IT COULD CONTAMINATE THE CONNECTING ROD OILING PASSAGES, RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL OF PREMATURE BEARING WEAR. A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING MAY RESULT IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: A METALLIC, CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHICH INCREASES IN FREQUENCY AS THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES. ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN WITH A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING, THE BEARING CAN FAIL, AND THE VEHICLE COULD STALL.

COULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN RECALL. AFTER 3RD OR 4TH TIME OF COMPLAINING OF ENGINE WE WERE CONVINCED TO TRADE IN CAR FOR NEW CAR. SO LOST TRADE IN VALUE. IT WAS APPLIED TO CAR.

THE ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPING. APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE OIL AND THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MILES/HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AS I ENTERED A 4 LANE COUNTY ROAD GOING UP HILL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING SOUND AND LOSE POWER AND THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WERE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, OIL LIGHTS OR OVERHEATING GAUGE INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THIS. AS I WAS PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD, THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND I COULD SEE THE FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH.

I WAS TURNING ON TO A CITY STREET ,BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. TRIED TO JUMP , NOTHING .THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE STARTER. HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP TO CHECK/CHANGE THE STARTER . THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED .HAD IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THREE DAYS AGO.WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME AFTER INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO PAY FOR. HOPING FOR THE BEST , EXPECTING THE WORSE

DRIVING IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE OF A SIX LANE HIGHWAY MY ENGINE DIED. NO WARNING OF ANY SORT PRECEDED THE FAILURE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE ACROSS THE OTHER TRAVEL LANES IN A VEHICLE WITH NO POWER..

THE ENGINE SEIZE THEY TRY TO BLAME IT ON THE FRIST OWNER !!!!! WHICH WAS CRAZY THEY GAVE ME ONE THOUSAND TOO HELP BUY NEW ENGINE CAST IS 5140 MINUS THE ONE THOSUAND CAME TOO 4140 DOLLARS THEY STINK BAD FAIL ONTHE STREET IN MOTION

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65MPH WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND ME, ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA LIT UP AND THE ENGINE SIEZED. THE RPM DIAL INDICATED "0" AND I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, SO I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SEIZED. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR AND HAVE MAINTAINED SERVICE PROPERLY INCLUDING HAVING IT INSPECTED WHEN RECALLS WERE RECEIVED. I AM NOW GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM HYUNDAI AS THEY SAY IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY FINANCING HAS NOT EVEN COME TO AN END, BUT THE ENGINE DID AND I DO NOT FIND THAT ACCEPTABLE. ESPECIALLY SINCE LEARNING HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.

ENGINE HAS TICKING / KNOCKING HAS RECALL ON ENGINE WONDERING WHAT TO DO TO HAVE FIXED, SERVICE DEPT SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT ADDED EX QUART OIL AND LONGER DIP STICK?? SAID SHOULD TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM BUT STILL TICKS , THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND TRAVEL SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE PREMATURELY SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AND AWAITING A SOLUTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY ENGINE HAS FAILED, THE FIRST WAS FEBRUARY 2016, THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS. NOW A PART INSIDE OF THE ENGINE THAT WAS REPLACED HAS FAILED. THE CAR IS OVER HEATING. HYUNADI WOULD NOT PAID FOR A RENTAL CAR THE DEALER GAVE ME ONE. THIRD, HYUNDAI WANTED THE DEALER TO SEND PICTURES OF THE ENGINE, THEN SEND PICTURES OF THE OIL MIXING WITH THE ANIT FREEZE LIQUID. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND SPOKE TO MR. CHRIS LOWE AT THE EASTERN REGIONAL HYUNDAI OFFICE HE ASSURE ME THAT HE WOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP ON WEDNESDAY OF LAST WEEK HE DID NOT AND I HAD TO CALL HIM ABOUT MY CAR. HE WAS NOT HELPFUL. I OWE A GREAT DEAL ON THIS CAR AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 800.00 A MONTH FOR A NEED CAR WHICH I DID NOT WANT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A USED 2017 WITH MILEAGE UNDER 12, 000. NO ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESPONSE AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM HYUNDAI. THE ENGINE WAS PROVIDED BY HYUNDAI AND THEY SHOULD HELP ME WITH THE CAR OR BUY IT BACK AND SO I CAN GET INTO A DIFFERENT CAR WITHOUT THE ENGINE PROBLEMS.

EXTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP - MY CAR JUST CONTINUALLY REMAINED IN THE START UP FOR 60 SECONDS WITHOUT ACTUALLY FINISHING THE START UP. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TRY AGAIN 3 TIMES. ONCE STARTED AND IN MOTION AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTE THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERED AND SLOWED DOWN EVEN WHEN MASHING THE GAS UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THANKFULLY THE ROAD WAS NOT FILLED WITH OTHER CARS GOING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 BECAUSE I MAY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

OIL FEEDER LINE LEAKED. THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE 2011 VEHICLES. OCCURRED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2012 MODELS AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I DRIVE 45 MINUTES ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY BETWEEN FORT COLLINS, CO AND CHEYENNE, WY EACH DAY. AS I ARRIVED IN CHEYENNE AND EXITED THE FREEWAY I MADE ONE TURN TO THE RIGHT ON TO MISSLE DR AND WAS ROLLING FORWARD WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING. I MANAGED TO MAKE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND COAST SLIGHTLY UP THE HILL NEAR THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, NOTHING WORKED AND I COULD SMELL AND SEE ELECTRICAL SMOKE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND MELTED THE STARTER. I DID SEE SMOKE BUT NO FLAMES. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE BETWEEN FT COLLINS AND CHEYENNE. AT THIS TIME I'M WAITING TO HEAR IF MY CAR IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE TRIED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET MY RECALL SERVICED AT HOOMAN HYUNDAI IN INGLEWOOD, CA AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO WORK ON MY CAR. I KEEP GETTING EXCUSES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THEM TO CHECK MY ENGINE BECAUSE IT CAN STALL.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL LAST YEAR. FINALLY, IN FEBRUARY 2016, HYUNDAI HAD A FIX FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S ALLEGED METAL DEBRIS THAT WAS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND DETERMINED ALL WAS WELL. TODAY, JUNE 21, 2016, THE CAR STALLED WHILE LEAVING FOR WORK. I RESTARTED THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY; HOWEVER, MILLISECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS KEPT HAPPENING EVERY TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW QUOTES, RANGING FROM $500 TO $1600+, AND THE HYUNDAI DEALER ADVISING THAT THE OIL CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED -- THAT "IT HAD AN EXTRA HOLE IN IT THAT WAS NOT FROM THE MANUFACTURER". THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT AFTER REPLACING THIS VALVE, THE ISSUE STILL MAY NOT BE RESOLVED. ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AND LABOR WOULD NEED TO BE DONE -- AT MY EXPENSE. I INQUIRED IF IT HAD TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE RECENT RECALL (MENTIONED ABOVE). SHE ADVISED , 'NO'. I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THESE TWO INCIDENTS OR ISSUES ARE UNRELATED. AFTER READING ABOUT THE MANY SONATA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD ENGINE TROUBLE, I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE NEXT TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FRACTURED METAL FRAGMENTS WERE IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A ROD IS GOING BAD. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED ON REGULAR BASIS. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM AND I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AND THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON SECOND LETTER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. IN THE MEAN TIME, MY CAR IS NOT FIXED AND THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IN NEED OF HELP AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN VACATIONING WITH FAMILY LEAVING ORLANDO FLORIDA WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING SLOW UP IN TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH.

ON MY WAY TO WORK I HAD TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A SIDE STREET AND MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS. I COASTED IT TO THE SIDE TO SAFETY. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT DID AND NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWED UP BUT WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WAITING ON AN ANSWER BUT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE PART OF AN ENGINE RECALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL FAILURE IF IT HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR IN ANOTHER TRAFFIC SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, A TAPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXCESSIVE METAL DEBRIS IN VEHICLE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. HOWEVER, HE WASN'T SURE IF THE INSPECTION WAS VALID TO GUARANTEE THERE WON'T BE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. RECALL # 15V568000. *JB

AFTER ACQUIRING THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE IN 2012, HYUNDAI SONATA 2012 2.0T LIMITED, THE VEHICLE FAILED AND LOST ALL POWER JUST BEFORE ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE. I CALLED THE DEALER, O'BRIEN HYUNDAI DEALER AS AN EMERGENCY AS THE VEHICLE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND LACKING OF POWER TO USE IT AND I WAS ON THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 2500 MILES ONLY. A QUICK PATCH OR ADJUSTMENT WAS PERFORMED AT THE MOMENT. THE PATCH JUST LASTED SEVERAL WEEKS AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING AS WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT 2 MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN, I HAVE BEEN IN THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND QUICK ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. I LEFT THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR A FULL INSPECTION AND DEALER CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE IS IN WORKING ORDER. I TESTED VEHICLE WITH THE SHOP SUPERVISOR, JIM HAAS, WITH THE MECHANIC AND, OF COURSE, THEY ARE ALWAYS RIGHT. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 270 HP AND AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE PERFORMS AS 100HP AT THE MOST. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED, I DEMANDED TO REPLACE THE WASTEGATE CONTROLLER, JUST TO DISCARD ISSUES WITH THE ORIGINAL UNIT, AND TODAY, 4/9/16 THE VEHICLE CAME WITH A P2565 ERROR CODE, RELATED TO THE TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE CONTROLLER. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF DEALING WITH SUCH A LACK OF INTEREST FROM HYUNDAI AND AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS. I AM JUST BANNING THIS BRAND FOR LIFE. I AM JUST WAITING TO RETURN THIS LEASE AND RUN OUT SUCH A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAR DEALER.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE. ALL MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I LOST ALL POWER IN VECHICLE.

NOV. 2014 WHILE ACCELERATING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE MOTOR OF MY 2012 SONATA SUDDENLY SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT! AFTER HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE RODE IT WAS FINALLY TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. NOTE THIS HAPPENED AT 104,000 MILES, HYUNDAI CERTIFIED MECHANICS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE"SEIZED ENGINE" WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE (WHICH WAS A BLATANT LIE) THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 5-6K FOR A NEW ENGINE OR OFFERED TO BUY THE CAR FOR A FRACTION OF WHAT WAS OWED ON IT; WHICH WAS A JOKE. AFTER MONTHS OF THE CAR SITTING IN MY YARD AND DOING NON-STOP RESEARCH, I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SAME BOAT AS ME. I CONTEMPLATED ON BUYING A USED ENGINE FOR THE CAR BUT THAT WOULD'VE JUST PUT ME IN THE SAME SITUATION DOWN THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC STATED WE COULD REBUILD THE MOTOR AFTER GOING THROUGH THE OIL PAN AND SEEING WITH OUR OWN EYES THE #2 BEARING SEIZED ONTO THE CRANK/ROD. I KNEW THERE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE A RECALL DUE TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE; SO, I OPTED ON PATCHING THE ENGINE WITH A NEW BEARING WITH THE SAME DAMAGED CRANKSHAFT, ROD, AND CAP AND WAIT FOR THE RECALL. SURE ENOUGH A YEAR OR SO LATER I GET 2 LETTERS INFORMING ME THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN 132 AND THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IT IN FOR THE "SOUND" TEST IN WHICH IT PASSED????!!! NOW HYUNDAI IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED MOTOR SAYING THEIR HANDS ARE TIED AND THAT THEY DID EVERYTHING NHTSA REQUIRES THEM TO DO... THE ONLY WAY TO PROPERLY TEST THAT MOTOR IS BY REMOVING THE OIL PAN AND VISUALLY INSPECT EVERY MOVING PART THAT COULD'VE BEEN DAMAGED BY THE METAL LEFT IN THE ROD BEARING JOURNALS. WHAT BLOWS MY MIND IS THAT HYUNDAI HAS PROOF THAT THIS ENGINE WAS DAMAGED BY THE RECALL BUT REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE RECALL AND/OR THEIR PRODUCT ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE

I WAS DRIVING ON A 6 LANE CITY ROAD.. I GOT IN A LEFT HAND TURN LANE. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE LIGHT WAS RED. WHEN IT TURNED TO A GREEN ARROW., I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AND THE ENGINE HAD STALLED. I HAD JUST FILLED UP WITH GAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SO I KNEW I WAS NOT OUT OF GAS. I TURNED OFF THE STATIONARY, STALLED CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. NOTHING! THE ENGINE DIED AS I SAT AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD IT TOWED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. ONE MINUTE IT WAS RUNNING FINE AND THE NEXT MINUTE WITHOUT WARNING SIGNS, IT WAS DEAD. A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I HAD BEEN ON A FREEWAY WITH MY CAR RUNNING FINE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED THEN THERE COULD HAVE SERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

MOTOR KNOCKS GOING UP HILLS.AND HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR 2-YRS.

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA THAT MY CAR IS PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 15V-568. THE ISSUE IS METAL DEBRIS FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND POSSIBLE ENGINE SEIZING. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE WILL EVALUATE THE ENGINE WITH A "SOUND" TEST, ONLY, TAKING ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THIS BEING THE AUTHORIZED METHOD FROM HYUNDAI TO THIS DEALER. I ASSUME THAT NHTSA HAS APPROVED THIS METHOD OF EVALUATION. THIS METHOD OF TESTING WILL ONLY IDENTIFY THOSE ENGINES THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED ENOUGH EXCESS WEAR TO CAUSE UNUSUAL NOISES. THIS DEPENDENT ON MILES DRIVEN WHICH WILL VARY SIGNIFICANTLY AMONG THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES EFFECTED. METAL DEBRIS BLOCKING OIL PASSAGES WILL NOT BE DETECTED BY THIS TEST. CRANKSHAFT AND BEARING DAMAGE DUE TO METAL DEBRIS THAT WILL BE A LONG TERM PROBLEM WILL NOT BE DETECTED BY THIS NOISE TEST. VEHICLES WITH LOW MILEAGE SUCH AS MINE MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO CAUSE ANY DETECTABLE NOISES AT THIS TIME. THE PROPER EVALUATION OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM WOULD CONSIST OF REMOVING OF THE OIL PAN AND INSPECTING FOR DEBRIS, DISASSEMBLY OF THE OIL PUMP FOR INSPECTION, REMOVAL OF ALL CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS AND INSPECTION FOR METAL DEBRIS OR PREMATURE WEAR. THIS PROCESS WOULD PROVIDE A MORE REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT A FUTURE ENGINE SEIZURE WOULD NOT OCCUR. THIS PROBLEM REPRESENTS SAFETY UNCERTAINTY UNLESS PROPERLY EVALUATED, WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE IS BEING DONE PER YOUR APPROVAL TO THIS MANUFACTURER. IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COPY OF YOUR WRITTEN APPROVAL TO THIS MANUFACTURER TO USE THE SOUND TEST FOR THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. I AM AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER AT ANY TIME [XXX] THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

HAD A MINOR FENDER BENDER AND THE CAR STALLED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT THE ENGINE CEASED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY FAULT . I HAD THE OIL CHANGED A FEW MONTHS BEFORE SO I KNOW THAT WAS NOT AN ISSUE. I WAS FORCED TO EITHER TRADE THE DEAD CAR IN OF PAY $6500. FOR A NEW ENGINE. HYUNDAI TOLD ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT HYUNDAI HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THEN AFTER 1 MONTHS AND BEING FORCED TO BUY A NEW CAR I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI THAT MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THE ENGINE CEASING. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED WITH YOU GUYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED AND FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING IN NOVEMBER OF 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE NOVEMBER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVIED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILIABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

CAR STALLED WHILE MERGING ON FREEWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. PARKED CAR IN THE EMERGENCY LANE BUT HAD TROUBLE STARTING CAR. FINALLY WHEN CAR STARTED IT ONLY RAN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE STALLING A SECOND TIME WHILE ON THE STREET. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD METALLIC NOISE COME FROM THE ENGINE CAR STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. I BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH RECALL #15V568000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS A HIGHER CONSUMPTION OF ENGINE OIL THAN USUAL. THE ENGINE AND LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND A KNOCKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY 2012 SONATA HAS STOPPED ACCELERATING AND SHIFTING PROPERLY. WHEN THE GAS PEDDAL IS PRESSED, THE CAR REVS HIGH AND DOES NOT UPSHIFT PROPERLY, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL POWER LOSS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DAYS AFTER THIS BEGAN AND GAVE CODE P2562 FOR AN ERROR IN THE TURBOCHARGER. FURTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE RELATING TO THE WASTE VALVE OF THE TURBOCHARGER. THIS IS A GRAVE SAFETY CONCERN AS THE CAR CANNOT SAFELY MERGE ONTO ROADWAYS AND CAN LOSE POWER RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT POSTED SPEEDS ON SIDE ROADS AND ON HIGHWAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE AND MUST CHARGE ME TO DIAGNOSE BEFORE DETERMINING IT IS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.

RECEIVED EMAIL FROM NTSB A FEW MONTHS AGO, RECEIVED LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. JUST CHECKED WITH SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD THEY STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED THE FIX YET. LOOKING AT ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE NO ONE HAS THE PARTS YET! IS IT CHEAPER TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THAN REPLACE THE PART? IT HASN'T FAILED YET BUT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ALMOST INEVITABLE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ....UPDATED 03-31-16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD, "CLANKING" NOISE., AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IF I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE NOISE WOULD BECOME LOUDER. WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANICS STATED THE ENGINE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A REBUILT ENGINE, WITH 50,000 MILES WAS PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO OBTAIN A RENTAL CAR FOR A WEEK WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. I HAVE FAITHFULLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN MY CAR EVERY 3,000 MILES AND HAD TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. I CONTACT A HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOLD ME TO UPLOAD MY EXPENSES INCURRED TO THE WEBSITE, WHICH I HAVE DONE. HE ALSO TOOK MY INFORMATION AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR THE ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE OR HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY INVOICES; IF NOT, I WILL RESUBMIT. A WEEK OR SO AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I NOTICED A RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ; 04/27/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,130. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON 08/30/2015, I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA TO MY RESIDENCE AND THE ENGINE TO THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTED UP, AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE AT NO COST, BUT I WAS CHARGED $125.87 FOR A NEW CAR BATTERY. MY CAR BATTERY WAS FULLY OPERATIONALLY BEFORE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR THE AMOUNT I PAID FOR THE CAR BATTERY. I WAS TRAVELING ON A PUBLIC STREET WHERE VEHICLES WERE BEHIND AND IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A LETTER SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED FOR A RECALL OF THE ENGINES FOR 2011-2012 HYUNDAI SONATAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING AND SQUEAKING NOISE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A TRUCK STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE A BUNCH OF METAL SHAVINGS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HIS SISTER AND BROTHER-N-LAW. AS HIS BROTHER-N-LAW EXITED THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SQUEAL AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. WHEN HE TRIED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN RETURNED, HE HAD AN OILY OIL FILTER. THE THREADS ON THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING WERE DESTROYED. LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE FLUTED TUBE THAT RAN DOWN INTO THE FILTER HOUSING AND DISPERSED THE OIL INTO THE FILTER WAS MANGLED TO THE POINT WHERE THE PAPER ELEMENT WAS COMING OUT OF THE INTO THE OIL FILTER CENTER TUBE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS SABOTAGED AS HIS BROTHER-N-LAW HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGED. *JB

CONCERNS RECALL #132 IT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED, AS FAR AS I KNOW, HOW MUCH TIME MAY ELAPSE BETWEEN THE ONSET OF THE LOUD PINGING NOISE AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING A POSSIBLE CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY. IN VIEW OF THIS THE TIME SPAN COULD BE A MATTER OF SECONDS, MINUTES, OR HOURS---- NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW. IF THEY DO IT HAS NOT BEEN REVEALED. BECAUSE OF THIS THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY PEOPLE ACUTELY AFRAID TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE, I KNOW MY SON IS. ADDITIONALLY THE PINGING COULD HAPPEN AT AN ODD TIME OR DAY OR NIGHT OR AT AN ODD LOCATION MAKING IT UNREALISTIC OR UNSAFE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP DRIVING THE CAR. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, THIS POTENTIALLY PUTS THE PASSENGERS IN GREAT HARM AND EXPOSES HYNDAI TO POTENTIALLY HUGE AND COSTLY LEGAL BILLS. RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL THE PINGING STARTS IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT IF HUNDAI WERE TO PICK UP THE COST OF A CAR RENTAL FOR THE OWNERS INVOLVED, BEFORE THE PINGING STARTS, OWNERS COULD DRIVE WITH PEACE OF MIND AND FEEL SAFE AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW MUCH MIGHT TIME ( PERHAPS SECONDS, MINUTES OR HOURS) WOULD ELAPSE BEFORE A BREAK DOWN. I AM SURE THAT PROVIDING THE OWNER'S A FREE RENTAL UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED WOULD BE FAR FAR, CHEAPER AND FAR LESS TIME CONSUMING !!!!! DOING OTHERWISE WOULD ALSO HAVE DISATROUS PUBLIC RELATIONS IMPLICATIONS. ALL OF THE ABOVE WOULD SERIOUSLY AFFECT HYUNDAI'S BOTTOM LINE AS WELL!! HOPING AFTER YOUR SERIOUS REVIEW AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION TO YOUR CURRENT AND FUTURE CUSTOMERS YOU'LL GET BACK TO ME INDICATING YOU'LL PROVIDE A FREE RENTAL TO THE OWNER'S INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE NHTSA STANDS ON THIS ISSUE AND WHAT IT IS DOING TO GET HYUNDIA TO PRODVIDE FREE RENTALS. AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE, I REMAIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 8 HOURS OR MORE, IT SEEMS THE TURBO CHARGER WAS NOT ENGAGED. NO ENGINE FAULT LIGHT WAS ON AND THE POWER WAS DIMINISHED. IF YOU STOP AND RE-START THE ENGINE EVERYTHING WOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL WITH THE TURBO CHARGER ENGAGED. EVENTUALLY THIS PROCEDURE STOPS WORKING AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO ADJUST THE TURBO. THE SAFETY ASPECT IS IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE FULL POWER PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THEN SUDDENLY YOU DON'T, THEN AN ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I GOT INTO MY CAR AT WORK AND IT STARTED FINE. WHEN I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT AND THE CAR BARELY MOVED YET THE ENGINE REVVED TO OVER 4K.

A VERY LOUD, CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELARATE AND EVENTUALLY STALLED ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED AND I HAD TO ACQUIRE A RENTAL CAR FOR A WEEK. I WAS THEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL AFTER MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED SO ANOTHER REBUILT HAD TO BE INSTALLED. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS IS EXPECTED DUE TO RECALL.

WE PURCHASED THIS 2011 SONOTA USED FROM THE FOX DEALERSHIP IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI. THE CAR STARTED WITH ODD ENGINE SOUNDS ON 3/3/15 WHILE DRIVING CITY & LOCAL AND THEN STALLED OUT. WAS ABLE TO RESTART & 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES IT DID RESTART AND WE GOT IT TO A SHOP A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. AFTER THAT IT WOULD NOT START. THE SHOP SAID THE ENGINE WAS FROZEN. AFTER CALLING FOX HUYNDAI TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP US, AS WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPT 2013, THEY WOULD NOT HELP AND ONLY OFFERED $4000 TO INSTALL A REFAB MOTOR. THE SHOP IT WAS AT SAID $4500 FOR A NEW MOTOR AND NEITHER COULD GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WOULDN'T ARRISE. WE ENDED UP SCRAPING OUT THE CAR AFTER 4 DAYS OF GETTING QUOTES AND TRYING TO DETERMINE OUR BEST OPTION. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO PEDDLE VIA PEDDLE.COM. (DOCS ATTACHED) PEDDLE SENT A WEST MICHIGAN COMPANY OUT TO PICK UP THE CAR FROM US ON 3/9 OR 3/10/15.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY RESPONDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

OIL PAN HAS BEEN LEAKING AND RESEALED FOUR TIMES. AFTER FIRST TWO TIMES THE DEALER REPLACED THE PAN AND RESEALED IT AGAIN. IT STARTED SEEPING AGAIN AND I AM SICK OF IT. THE OIL PAN HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE THE CAR HAD ONLY 7000 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING AND LASTED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

MY ENGINE BLEW. WHILE DRIVING MY SUDDENLY STOPPED. GOT CAR TOWED RO SPRINGFIELD HYNDAI. SPRINGFIELD HYUNDAI OF PA, SAID METAL WAS FOUND IN ENGINE. WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY. TOLD ME $12,000 TO GET A NEW ENGINE PLUS $2500 FOR LABOR. HAD TO GO TO DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO GET AN ENGINE. COSTING $400, I HAVE A RECEIPT FOR PROOF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR SAFETY RECALL FOR MY CAR WHICH I JUST BOUGHT 3 MONTHS AGO FROM HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN TAMPA. MY CAR IS MAKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AS I DRIVE. I CALLED TODAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE CAR OFF. I SAID THAT'S FINE AS LONG AS I CAN GET A LOANER SO I CAN DRIVE TO MY WORK. THE PERSON (JEFFERY MARTINEZ) REFUSED STATING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A LOANER CAR RIGHT NOW. I SAID YOU ARE GIVING ME APPOINTMENT FOR THURSDAY AND HOW CAN YOU TELL ME THAT THE LOANER IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THURSDAY? HE JUST KEPT REFUSING AND SO I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER AND HE JUST TELLS ME THAT THE MANAGER WILL CALL ME AND HANGS UP THE PHONE. I CALLED THIS MORNING AND TALKED TO A PERSON NAME KAREN AND SHE TOLD ME THAT LOANER CARS ARE ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO PAY FOR SERVICES AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK TO AN ADVISOR FOR IT. THAT PERSON NEVER CALLED ME! I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE THAT I RECEIVED FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT THAT THE ENGINE IS MAKING NOISE DUE TO RECALL AND IF I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED THEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A LOANER COMPLIMENTARY UNTIL MY CAR IS FIXED.

IN AUGUST, 2015 MY ENGINE SEIZED ON MY WHILE DRIVING; THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS NOR ANY WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THANKFULLY I WAS DRIVING 20 MPH ON A LOCAL RESIDEINTIAL STREET WITH NO CARS BEHIND ME SO I WAS NOT INJURED. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED IF NOT KILLED DUE THE IMMEDIACY OF THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN DEAD IN ITS TRACKS. A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A BRAND NEW ENGINE AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME. I FOUND OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER RECEIVING MY CAR BACK THAT HYUNDAI WAS PUTTING OUT A RECALL FOR ALL 2011/2012 SONATAS YET I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK. ON OCTOBER 11, 2015 MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE SEIZED, I LOST MY BRAKES AND MY ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY I WAS TRAVELLING UP HILL SO THE CAR STOPPED ON ITS OWN WHILE IT SAT THERE AND BURNED AND MORE THANKFULLY, ALL THREE PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR UNHARMED. THE INITIAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE FIRE WHILE FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN, THAT THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME WITH ENGINES SEIZING AS WELL AS CATCHING FIRE. ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 30TH I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT WITH NO CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS...JUST A "SIT BACK AND WAIT TO BE CONTACTED WITH A NEXT STEP". I DO NOT FEEL THAT HYUNDAI IS DOING ENOUGH TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS INVOLVED. THE ENGINES SEIZING IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE A POTENTIAL DEATH NOT TO MENTION THE ENGINES CATCHING ON FIRE. MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS IN A MORE EXPEDITIOUS FASHION. I AM NOTIFYING EVERY AGENCY POSSIBLE IN HOPES OF AVOIDING ANYONE ELSE FROM EXPERIENCING WHAT I HAVE - TWICE!

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE ISSUES AND RECALL NOTICE 15V-568. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND HE LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS MANAGED TO DRIVE TO AN AUTO MECHANIC JUST A FEW MILES AWAY, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE BEARINGS HAD GONE OUT AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 2656.83.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,560. UPDATED 1/27/16 *SS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,300. UPDATED 1/13/16 LN *JS

IN AUGUST 2013 I PURCHASE SAID CAR. A MONTH LATER, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS CONSUMING/BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY, APPROX. 1 QT./500 MILES. TOOK IT IN TO GLENDORA HYUNDAI, THEY TOPPED IT OFF...MY IMPRESSION OF THEM, NO BIG THING TO THEM. I TRIED TO TELL THEM SOMETHING, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE EMAILS OF MY CONCERNS TO GLENDORA HYUNDAI, ETC. ON JULY 1 THROUGH 9, 2015, I TOOK A ROAD TRIP IN THE SONATA TO VACATION IN DALLAS, TX. ON THE WAY BACK ON EARLY THURSDAY, JULY 9, THE ENGINE STARTED TO PING AND SPUTTER. PULLED OVER AND ASSESSED ENGINE FAILURE. I WAS 35 MILES AWAY FROM ODESSA, I FORTUNATE TO GET THERE SAFE. STRUGGLING AT 45 MPH OFF HIGHWAY 20, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN AT 4:00AM INTO THE ODESSA HYUNDAI. I WAITED THAT FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL IT OPENED AT 7:00AM. ON FRIDAY, ODESSA HYUNDAI WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE ENGINE FAILURE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, STUCK IN ODESSA, I HAD TO GET HOTEL FOR A ONE NIGHT STAY AND A CAR RENTAL TO RETURN HOME WHILE THE REPAIRS ON MY SONATA WHERE COMPLETED. A MONTH LATER, ON AUGUST 7, I WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO ODESSA AND RETRIEVE MY CAR. I PAID OUT OF POCKET $2,957.10 TO GET MY CAR BACK. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THAT MY CAR SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE THROUGH THIS RECALL THAT CREATED HEART SHIP AND A DREADFUL ENDING TO A SEEMINGLY SUCCESSFUL VACATION. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I TRIED EARLY IN AUGUST/2012 TO AVOID ALL THIS. NEVERTHELESS, I HAVE CORRESPONDENCE ON MY BEHALF TO BACK UP MY CLAIM. YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), BUT THE REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY OR PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,300.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 SONATA ON THE INTERSTATE AT NORMAL SPEEDS, WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND THEN SOME CLICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER QUICKLY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I GOT OUT, THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I CALLED 911 WHEN MY QUICK ATTEMPT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER WAS USELESS. I WAS ADVISED BY 911 TO GET CLEAR OF THE CAR AND SO I WATCHED AS MY CAR WITH LESS THEN 35,000 MILES BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE HAD BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR UP UNTIL THIS FIRE. IT TOTALLY BURNED IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

MY CHILDREN WERE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, MY SON PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. IT SHUT OFF. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. NO LIGHTS EVER CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO POHANKA HYUNDAI IN CAPITAL HEIGHTS, MD AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER AND IT WOULD COST ME $5774,.88 TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. I ALSO PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL WARRANTY WHICH I THOUGHT WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY 2014.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), BUT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PART FROM THE DEALER WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN OCTOBER 2014, I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE FREEWAY (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED HYUNDAI PAPERWORK) WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR WAS AT THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN NORTH PALM BEACH FOR 3 1/2 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE FINDING OUT MY CAR WAS "FIXED" AND READY TO GO. THE FIRST TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS MY CAR WAS THERE, I WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER ROB AND WAS TOLD THAT "THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, AND THEY HAD TO RUN A SERIES OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PRIOR TO REPLACING THE ENGINE" WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY (UNDER 60,000 MILES AT THE TIME). HOWEVER, I WAS CALLED ON DAY 3 WHERE ROB STATED THAT MY "ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE SHOWING UP." MY PAPERWORK FROM HYUNDAI STATES THAT THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE NEED TO TIGHTEN THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND RECHARGE THE BATTERY. CHECKING THE BATTERY IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS A CAR MECHANIC CHECKS WHEN A CAR DOES NOT START, SO OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A MORE SIGNIFICANT UNDIAGNOSED PROBLEM IN THIS CASE THAT WAS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG SO TO SPEAK. A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES LATER, MY CAR STALLED OUT COMPLETELY ON THE FREEWAY IN SIMILAR FASHION (ONLY THIS TIME, THERE WAS INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHAKING PRIOR TO THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN). HOWEVER, I WAS IN MARTIN COUNTY WHEN I BROKE DOWN AND MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN STUART PER PROGRESSIVE CAR INSURANCE TOWING POLICY. I HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED ALL MY SERVICES AT THE DEALER EXCEPT THE LAST OIL CHANGE. I AM APPALLED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE RECENT CAR PROBLEMS AND PLACED THE CAUSE 100% ON THE LOCAL OIL CHANGE FACILITY. AN ENGINE DOES NOT LOCK UP COMPLETELY AND GET FIXED BY TIGHTENING TERMINALS AND RECHARGING THE BATTERY. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME I WENT TO THE DEALER.

MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEB 2015. WE TOOK A TRIP IN THE CAR TO NY IN SEPT 2015. ONLY 7MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, ALL THE LIGHTS BLINKED ON. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, WE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN. THE CAR JUST STALLED. LUCKILY WE DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE TOWED IT TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER, WHO TOLD US WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER ENGINE. THEY COULDN'T EVEN ASSIST US WITH A RENTAL. SO WE ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL CAR. LUCKILY THIS RECALL WAS SET. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS RENTAL CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MULTIPLE DEALERS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,895.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THERE WAS STRONG ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FROM FL TO SC AT 75MPH WITH AN INFANT IN THE CAR WHEN WITH NO WARNING STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, LUCKILY AN EXIT WAS RIGHT THERE WITH A GAS STATION AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL THE CAR IN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TAKEN TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID MY MOTOR HAS SEIZED. I WAS STRANDED AT NIGHT TIME WITH AN INFANT IN GEORGIA, 2 HRS AWAY FROM HOME KNOWING NO ONE. I AM A SINGLE MOM THAT IS ALREADY STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY $5,300 FOR A NEW ENGINE FOR A CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD!!! I'VE BEEN READING A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT YEAR VEHICLE.

I WAS BRINGING A RESCUE DOG TO HIS NEW OWNERS AND DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY 495 SOUTH BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS( NOT A CONSTANCE 70 MPH) AND THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND I HAD NO POWER IN THE GAS PETAL. STOPPED ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY FOR A TOW AND CONTACTED A RENTAL CAR AGENCY. THE CAR WENT TO A WESTFORD BP GARAGE IN WESTFORD MASSACHUSETTS THE PEOPLE WHO RESCUED THE DOG RESCUED US ALL FROM SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND HE REFERRED US TO THAT GARAGE.. WENT HOME AND WENT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED THERE, WHICH IS CLOSER TO MY RESIDENT THEY DID A CHECK AND DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED AN NEW ENGINE. WE BOTH GOT ON THE PHONES WITH HYUNDAI AND HYUNDAI PAID FOR THE PARTS BUT I PAID 2150.00 FOR THE TOW AND THE SERVICE TO THE ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MY CAR BACK. A WEEK LATER I HEAR ON THE NEWS THAT YOU ALL HAVE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WHICH I HAD REPLACED. I HAVE THE PAPER WORK OF THE WORK ORDER AND WORK COMPLETED AND RECEIPT OF PAYMENT.

ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS (AS HYUNDAI STATES WE WOULD HAVE) WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 73-75 MPH. WAS ACCELERATING TO MOVE FROM LEFT LANE TO RIGHT IN ORDER TO EXIT HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON NJ 78 WEST. WITHOUT WARNING ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PAYING TO HAVE A USED ENGINE INSTALLED WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP SAYS HYUNDAI WILL NOT REPLACE OUR ENGINE FOR FREE BECAUSE WE WERE OVER THE WSRRSNTY PERIOD.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I NOTICE MY CAR MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE,AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. I THEN PULLED OVER AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD MY CAR TOLLED TO HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT.THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY OIL PAN HAD SLUDGE AND METAL PARTICLES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF LACK OF OIL CHANGES AND NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.I DISAGREED,BUT WAS FORCE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP.WITH THE RECENT HYUNDAI SONATA RECALLS, I FEEL THIS WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I HAD. I AM HOPING THAT I CAN GET SOME ANSWERS AND A REFUND.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA MY ENGINE MADE LOUD CLICKING SOUNDS AND LOST COMPLETE POWER. I COASTED TO A SIDE STREET AND PARKED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR PRIOR ISSUES TO ALERT ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS TROUBLED. TRIED TO RESTART AND THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE SO I CUT IT OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW. AFTER RETURNING HOME I BEGIN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR CAR. THIS TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE PROBLEMS WERE JUST A COINCIDENCE BUT MORE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAD A MECHANIC VERIFY THAT MY ENGINE WAS GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH SOME DRIVERS REPORTED. HYUNDAI, OF COURSE, REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE. I SEE TWO LAW FIRMS THAT IN PROCESS OF FILING CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. WILL IT TAKE PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS INVESTIGATED AND HYUNDAI IS MAKE TO CORRECT ANY WRONGDOING? I AM IN THE PROCESS NOW OF HAVING A DEALERSHIP DO A DIAGNOSTIC SO THAT I CAN FILE A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI. I AM NOT SURE IF HYUNDAI WILL COVER THE COST OF REPAIR OR NOT. HOWEVER, I THINK YOUR AGENCY OWES IT TO THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND THE CLAIMS OF HUNDREDS OF OWNERS ABOUT THEY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE USED.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE 2ND TO LEFT LANE ABOUT 65 MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN SHE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE SAY'S SHE PUSHED IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES, NO PRESSURE, NO CONTROL AND OBVIOUSLY SLOWED DOWN. SHE MOVED OVER TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO STOP AND SEE WHAT IS THE ISSUE, LUCKILY THE BRAKES WORKED (HARD PEDAL), BUT MANY CARS WERE DODGING HER TRYING NOT TO HIT HER. SHE DIDN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT SURE CLOSE TO BEING IN ONE AND HIGH SPEEDS. FRIGHTENING TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAS ABOUT 87,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I AM STILL CONCERNED IF I PUT ANOTHER ENGINE SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN? IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN UNLESS IT'S RECALLED AND THE PROBLEM FIXED! I AM JUST GLAD SHE DIDN'T GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I AM VERY CONCERNED KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE WITH THE 2011-2015 2.4L ENGINE. I TRIED TO BE PROACTIVE THEREFORE I'M POSTING THIS COMPLAINT FOR OTHERS. I GUESS IT TAKES COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF PEOPLE LOSING LIFE FOR CAR COMPANIES AND THE WONDERFUL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE NOTICE. BEWARE MOST 2011-2015 HYUNDAE SONATA CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM FROM WHAT I AM TOLD.

MY WIFE AND LITTLE KIDS WERE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND ALL THE LIGHTS LIGHT UP ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. LUCKILY, SHE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO A SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING REAR-ENDED COLLISION. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM UP UNTIL LAST SECOND. IT WAS TOWED AWAY AND LATER DECLARED AS ENGINE SEIZED. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND HAZARD ON A ROAD.

WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE 2ND FROM RIGHT LANE IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. MY WIFE HAD DIFFICULTLY STEERING AND BRAKING TO MOVE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE FROM THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH THE ENGINE QUIT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS NOISE OR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED TO JUMP START WITH NO SUCCESS. TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY TESTED THE BATTERY AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A DEAD CELL. NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED STILL WOULD NOT START. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. ORDERED AND INSTALLED A NEW REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. TOOK ELEVEN DAYS TO COMPLETE. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN

I HAD A MINOR FENDER BENDER ( A PERSON HIT ME AND TOOK OFF) 1 BLOCK LATER THE ENGINE DIED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP WHERE I WAS FIRST TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND A STARTER. BATTERY WAS ONLY 12 MONTHS OLD AND STARTER WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I HAD IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE SEIZED FROM SLUDGE AND WATER. I I DONT EVEN HAVE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR WATER DAMAGE AND WE ARE IN A DROUGHT AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAD READ ABOUT THE SEIZED ENGINE ISSUES ON THIS MODEL BUT HYUNDAI SAYS THAT IS NOT TRUE. I POINTED OUT TO THEM THAT NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANY THING ABOUT IT BUT ARE WILLING TO CHARGE ME $6700.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE

ENGINE RATTLING SOUND UPON ACCELERATION AND OIL BURNING FAST.BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP 3X FOR THE SAME CONCERN. TWICE WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SENT HOME SAYING THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. EVEN ASSURED US IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. ON THIRD TIME (60,800 MI), CAR BURNED THROUGH OIL AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON, RATTLING SOUNDS CAME BACK, STEREO STOPPED WORKING, CAR DIED (NEW STARTER NEEDED). DEALERSHIP INSPECTED IT AND SAID THEY FIGURED IT OUT THIS TIME (HOW CONVENIENT THAT THEY FINALLY DID RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED), SUGGESTED A BRAND NEW ENGINE. SAYS THERE WAS TONS OF SLUDGE AND METAL SHAVING IN THE OIL. THEY CITED 'OWNER NEGLECT'. WE PROVIDED THEM EVERY DOCUMENTATION OF MAINTENANCE AND CONSISTENT OIL CHANGES. DENIED HONORING OUR WARRANTY. DID RESEARCH AND FOUND 2011-2012 SONATAS HAVE A MANUFACTURING ENGINE DEFECT. PEOPLE ALL HAVE SAME ISSUES AND OUTCOMES WITH THEIR CARS. HYUNDAI WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT OUR PROOF OF MAINTENANCE AND CONTINUE TO DENY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR ENGINE.

MY ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO WARNING. I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL AND THE MOTOR JUST SHUTOFF. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I STARTED HEAR NOISES COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I PULLED OVER SOMEWHERE SAFE AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CALL SO THE DEALER TELLS ME I CANT USED THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAVE ANOTHER WARRANTY COMPANY WHO WANTS THE DEALER SHIP TO COME TO A FINAL DECISION AS TO WHY MY ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS NO SLUDGE IN MY OIL PAN BUT THERE US METAL WHICH OBLIVIOUSLY MEANS SOMETHING MESSED UP ON THE INSIDE. HYUNDAI IS TELLING ME UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL THEY FURTHER INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AND WYNN IS TELLING THEM THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR MY VEHICLE UNLESS THEY HAVE THE SPECIFIC REASON AS TO WHY A ENGINE THAT ONLY HAD 86,000 MILES STOPPED WORKING. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC THAT HAS 210,000 MILES ON IT AND YET MY NEWER CAR DIES OUT AT ONLY 86,000 MILES TO ME THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AND I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND ON ALL ENDS. I DON'T HAVE 6000 DOLLARS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES THAT IS WHY I GOT THE WARRANTY IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY ENGINE SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OUT AND WITH NO WARNING!!!!!! SO NOW I'M STUCK WITHOUT A CAR, PAYING A CAR PAYMENT FOR A CAR I CANT DRIVE, AND NO WAY TO GET BACK AND FOURTH TO WORK THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO LOSE MY JOB AND NOT BE ABLE TO CARE FOR MY FAMILY SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE. *TR

WITHOUT NOTICE/WARNING, ENGINE STARTED MAKING A METALLIC KNOCKING/FLAPPING SOUND WITH A LOT OF BLUE SMOKE EXHAUST WHEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATING. SHORTLY AFTER, ENGINE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED MOMENTARILY. FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, I KNEW TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS. BY THE END OF THE SAME DAY, I ADDED ALMOST 5 QUARTS OF OIL. I ALSO BROUGHT THE CAR TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER FOR A LATE AFTERNOON (4:30PM) APPOINTMENT JUST BEFORE NEW YEAR'S EVE. SERVICE ADVISOR MENTIONED THAT "BY THE TIME THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMES ON YOU'VE GOT LESS THAN A QUART OF OIL LEFT". HE SUGGESTED WE BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE MORE TIME TO WORK ON IT. I PLANNED TO HAVE 40000-MILE SERVICE AND EXPECTED A SOMEWHAT EXPENSIVE REPAIR, SO I NEEDED TO WAIT UNTIL FEB 4, WHEN I WOULD HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE. I BROUGHT THE CAR FOR SERVICE ON 2/4, AND WAS TOLD LATER THAT DAY THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AFTER THOROUGH INSPECTION, WITH SEVERAL PHOTOS PROVIDED TO FACTORY, HYUNDAI REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR, CITING MY LACK OF REGULAR SERVICE. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT 15000 MILES AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH, 2012, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER REGULAR SERVICE PERFORMED. DEALER (NOT THE PURCHASE DEALER) REQUESTED HYUNDAI DO A "GOODWILL REPAIR" THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO PAY $1900 LABOR, WHILE HYUNDAI WOULD PAY FOR THE ENGINE AND ALL FLUIDS (~$4800). AGAIN, HYUNDAI REFUSED. I UNDERSTAND MY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OVERLOOKING REGULAR SERVICE, WHICH IS WHY I AGREED TO PAY THE $1900 LABOR PORTION OF A GOODWILL REPAIR. HOWEVER, NONE OF THIS ELIMINATES THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT EVEN FLICKER UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. BY HYUNDAI SERVICE ADVISOR ADMISSION, THERE IS LESS THAN 1 QUART OF OIL LEFT WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATES. WHAT KIND OF WARNING INDICATOR ONLY ACTIVATES AFTER CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE? *TR

WAS DRIVING 35 MPH MAKING A TURN WHEN I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. WAS SUBTLE AT FIRST. CHECKED OIL AND WAS LOW. ADDED 1 QRT OF OIL. DROVE HOME ABOUT 2 MILES AND KNOCKING BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. TOOK IT TO LEN STOLER HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, DRIVE BELT, PISTONS, AND VALVES NEED TO BE REPLACED. BASICALLY, $6300.00 WORTH OF WORK. CAR IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE. NO OTHER ISSUES WITH CAR. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ENGINE DAMAGE AND NO HELP WAS GIVEN. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ENGINE ISSUES. HYUNDAI SHOULD REPLACE! *TR

DRIVING MY TAXI DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WAS FORCED TO JUMP OUT OF MY TAXI IT CAME TO A HOLT IN THE MEDIAN & EXPLODED ! *TR

SMELL OF GAS, THIS CAR HAVE HAD 2 MOTOR REPLACED ONE IN JUNE 2014/ 2ND IN AUGUST 2014 AND NOW A THIRD IN OCT 23, FILLED THE CAR UP WITH GAS, GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR STARTED CUTTING BACK, BIG CLOUDS OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE REAR END, BLACK SUTT ON THE EXHAUST PIPES.THE CAR PUTTER ON THE INTERSTATE, HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE TRY TO STEER TO SAFETY, ONCE CAR SHUT DOWN IT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL, WENT OTHER THE SIDE OF RODE, HIT A WATER PIPE LINE, CAR NEVER CRANK AFTER THAT. HAD TO BE TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER SHIP. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE REPORTED THIS CAR. NOW IT IS IN THE SHOP AWAITING ENGINEERING TO REVIEW IT. FOR THE 3RD MOTOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT ROUGHLY 50 MPH THE ROD BEARING IN MY 2.4 LITER HYUNDAI SONATA FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 5000 RPMS AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE MOTORS WAS RUINED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE NORMAL USE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, HAVING OIL CHANGES EVERY 5,000 MILES. *TR

AN ENGINE ROD BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WAS DONE AT A SPEED OF AROUND 48 MPH. THIS IS BASED ON THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN INSPECTION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT NEXT TO ANOTHER CAR WHEN THIS OCCURRED OR IT VERY LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY RECENT 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA (32K MILES) A/C STOPPED WORKING - TOOK IT TO DEALER. HE TOLD A STONE OR DEBRIS MAY HAVE HIT THE CONDENSER AND PUT THE HOLE IN IT AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (60K). ITS NO MISTAKE OF MINE EITHER. I ALWAYS DRIVE SAFE AND MAINTAIN MY CAR NICELY. DEALER ASKED ME TO PAY 800$ OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE SAME. I AM PRETTY SURE OTHER SONATA OWNERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BECAUSE OF BAD QUALITY OF PARTS & DESIGN FOR HYUNDAI SONATA. I SINCERELY REQUEST YOU TO TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS AND PREVENT THE BRAND (HYUNDAI) AND DEALERS EXPLOITING THE CAR BUYERS LIKE THIS. *TR

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH WHEN STARTED. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4000 RPM. AGAIN, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. MILEAGE NOT AS ADVERTISED. STICKER SAID 25 CITY AND 35 HIGHWAY. HAVE TRACKED MILEAGE FROM 1000 TO 5000 MILES AND AVERAGES 23 MPG INCLUDING SOME HIGHWAY DRIVING. NEVER DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING I WOULD BE GETTING MILEAGE AS ADVERTISED. TRIED TO CALL HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-633-5151 FOR A CASE NUMBER AND WAS ON HOLD FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE HANGING UP. ALLEN HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND RECOMMENDED GOING TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR MILEAGE TESTING OR CALL HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 850.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT WAS THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT WAS THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

REPAIR ATTEMPTS 5; FIRST ATTEMPT AT DATE OF INCIDENT. DRIVING ON LEVEL THREE LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND EXHIBITS A NO POWER CONDITION WHERE ONLY ELECTRICAL IS WORKING. I APPLY ACCELERATION UP PAST 5000 RPM AND NO RESPONSE. PAST 6000 RPM AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY KICKS IN AND OUT OF COMPLETE SHOCK I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER IN NEARBY PLAZA TO CONTACT NEAREST DEALER (IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA @ THIS TIME, ORIGINAL DEALER IN LAS VEGAS CENTENNIAL HYUNDAI). ALLEN HYUNDAI SERVICE TECHNICIAN AGREES TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. HE PUTS IN WRITING NEXT DAY "THREE NO POWER CONDITIONS." AFTER BLAMING IT ON THE TURBO AND ADJUSTING ELECTRICAL SENSORS, I CONTINUED EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM, DIFFERENT PLACES. ORIGINAL DEALER FOR SOME REASON FAILS TO DUPLICATE AND LEAVES ME HOPELESS. NO OFFER TO TRADE CAR OR TAKE IT BACK. NOW STUCK IN PURGATORY BETWEEN CORPORATE AND A MALFUNCTIONING VEHICLE. 2012 NEW OFF THE LOT SE WITH 2.0 T. *JS

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM IDLE, SUCH AS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, OR WAITING TO PULL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE WILL JUST START TO MOVE THE CAR AND THEN DELAY, ALLOWING YOU TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE FOR 2-4 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES OF DAY AND WEATHER. THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR IS THAT IT HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN AT IDLE FOR A MOMENT, SUCH AS COASTING THROUGH A PARKING LOT OR SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 2-4 DAYS. VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE NOW PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY ONLY FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE ENGINE NEVER TURNS OFF, IT JUST DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING, FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.