NHTSA Complaint #10839802 — 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10839802
Vehicle	2012 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 3, 2016
Date Filed	March 4, 2016
Mileage	96,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING ON A 6 LANE CITY ROAD.. I GOT IN A LEFT HAND TURN LANE. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE LIGHT WAS RED. WHEN IT TURNED TO A GREEN ARROW., I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AND THE ENGINE HAD STALLED. I HAD JUST FILLED UP WITH GAS THE NIGHT BEFORE SO I KNEW I WAS NOT OUT OF GAS. I TURNED OFF THE STATIONARY, STALLED CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. NOTHING! THE ENGINE DIED AS I SAT AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD IT TOWED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. ONE MINUTE IT WAS RUNNING FINE AND THE NEXT MINUTE WITHOUT WARNING SIGNS, IT WAS DEAD. A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I HAD BEEN ON A FREEWAY WITH MY CAR RUNNING FINE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED THEN THERE COULD HAVE SERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

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