NHTSA Complaint #10552052 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10552052
Vehicle	2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	November 9, 2013
Date Filed	November 13, 2013
Mileage	52,400 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

THE CAR WOULD NOT START, BATTERY IS THREE WEEKS OLD. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP BY TOW AND WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO ME ON 11/11/2013. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT IT WASN'T THE STARTER,IT WAS THE STARTER LEVER. THE EVENING OF 11/11/2013 THE CAR WOULDN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY , BUT DID AFTER THE SECOND. ON 11/12/13 THE CAR FAILED TO START UNTIL THE FOURTH TRY. I CALLED AND THE DEALER SAID TO BRING IT BACK IN, I DID ON THE MORNING OF 11/13/13, IN PREPARING TO LEAVE FOR THE DEALERSHIP FROM MY WORK LOCATION THE CAR AGAIN FAILED TO START THREE TIMES AND FINALLY STARTED ON THE FOURTH TRY. NO CAR IN MY FAMILY HAS EVER HAD A STARTER ISSUE LIKE THIS IN A CAR THAT IS LESS THEN THREE YEARS OLD. *TR

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