NHTSA Complaint #10663428 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA

WHILE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 3 LANE FREEWAY ON A STEEP UPGRADE, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST A HUGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE POWER. THE EFFECT WAS SIMILAR TO NO LONGER PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE CARS IN BACK OF ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AS WELL AS SCARING ME AS I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SO FAR. HYUNDAI AMERICA (HA) IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED AFTER VIEWING HA FORUMS, THIS PROBLEM IS SPECIFIC TO THE SONATA'S WITH THE 2.0 TURBOCHARGED ENGINES INCLUDING MODEL YEARS 2011 - 2014. NOT ONLY IS THE PROBLEM A RESULT OF A POORLY DESIGNED WASTE GATE CONTROL ROD, IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS AS WELL AS EXPERIENCED DRIVERS ARE GOING TO BE HARMED. HA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS DECIDED NOT TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSE AFTER 60,000 MILES. APPARENTLY, A FUNCTIONING TURBOCHARGER IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE! PLEASE INSURE THE HA NOT ONLY FIXES THIS SAFETY HAZARD BUT ALSO REIMBURSES OWNERS FOR PREVIOUSLY CHARGED REPAIR EXPENSE. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AROUND 56,000 MILES ANDAT 67,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THANK YOU *TR