NHTSA Complaint #10452900 — 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10452900
Vehicle	2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	March 22, 2012
Date Filed	March 25, 2012
Mileage	2,400 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

ON THURSDAY MAR 22 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE AWD WITH 2400 MILES ON IT IN TWO WAY DOWN HILL ROAD WITH A SPEED OF 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR THAN ALL OF SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANY SIGN THE CAR JUST DIE ON ME I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON IT DID TURN ON SO NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DELEAR IN SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA THEEY CHECKED IT AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH SO I AM KIND OF CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY IF THIS DOES HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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