NHTSA Complaint #10819926 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA

OCTOBER 3RD 2015, I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 78 WEST. I WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I WAS DRIVING IN A 2 WAY LANE THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ALL OFF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY HAD NO CONTROL AND MY SPEED WAS DECREASING FAST. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND IN MATTER OF 4-7 MINUTES MY CAR ENGINE WAS SHUTTING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY MULTIPLE TRUCKS WHO CONTINUED TO FLY BY MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AS I TRIED TO FIND SOME WHERE IN ENOUGH TIME TO BEAR OFF. PUTTING ME AND MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS TERRIFIED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND PULL MY VEHICLE INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. SINCE I WAS IN AN AREA THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THIS HIGHWAY THE SHOULDER SPACE WAS VERY LIMITED. I COULD FEEL THE TRUCKS PASS MY CAR AND I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND MY DAUGHTER?S LIFE. I HAD AN IMMEDIATE PANIC ATTACK AND THOUGHT MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF WAS GOING TO DIE. THIS HAS CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF HARDSHIP ON MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE SINCE THIS INCIDENT. HYUNDAI IN LEBANON, PA HAS HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE 10/3/15 AND CONTINUE TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND. THEY SAY THEY ORDERED A NEW ENGINE , BUT IT HAS NOT SHIPPED TO THE DEALER YET. THIS INCIDENT HAS CREATED A TREMENDOUS HARDSHIP FOR ME AND MY FAMILY . I CONTINUE TO BE AT A DISADVANTAGE AS I AM DRIVING A RENTED VEHICLE . MEANWHILE I CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A CAR I HAVE NOT DRIVEN FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THIS ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE IS DUE TO A RECALL CAMPAIGN 132. THIS RECALL WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF. MY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY , PUTTING MY LIFE AND MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S LIFE AT RISK.