NHTSA Complaint #10778592 — 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA

AT APPROX. 79K MILES, WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON YOU COULD HEAR A MILD KNOCKING NOISE, AND THEN IT WOULD FADE. TOOK TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AT APPROX. 96K MILES VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. COULD NOT RESTART. TOWED THE VEHICLE AFTER WARDS VEHICLE STARTED UP AND KNOCKING NOISE GOT LOUDER. THE NOISE IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME AND HAS A CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. ADVISED MANUFACTURER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2015. THE ENGINE STALL HAPPED IN MID AUG OF 2015. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED ON AUG 27, 2015. I HAVE UPLOADED THAT DIAGNOSIS. DEALER ADVISED POSSIBLE METAL DEBRIS, BUT SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ADDISTIONAL FEES TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE DIAGNOSIS STATES THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V-568 AND HYUNDAI CAMPAIGN # 132. LOUD TAPPING NOISE WHEN RUNNING COMING FROM BOTTOM END ROD. NEED ENGINE REPLACED. THIS WAS DOCUMENTED BEFORE THE NEWS BROKE OUT ABOUT THE ENGINE RECALL.