NHTSA Complaint #10723420 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10723420
Vehicle	2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	June 3, 2015
Date Filed	June 4, 2015
Mileage	41,567 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

ON 6/3/15, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THANKFULLY, WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ON TO SHOULDER. TOWED INTO HYUNDAI WHO STATED ENGINE HAD SEIZED.TOLD BY DOT IF WE WERE IN FAR LANE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD AND THE SHOULDER WE WERE ON WAS ACTUALLY A LANE THAT WAS IN USE FROM 7 TO 10 A.M AND IT WAS 10:15. TO NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR $10,000 BILL WE TRADED CARE IN FOR ANOTHER HYUNDAI MODEL. SONATA WAS 3 YEARS 10 MONTHS OLD AND MILEAGE WAS 41567.

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