NHTSA Complaint #10978552 — 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10978552
Vehicle	2013 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 19, 2017
Date Filed	April 14, 2017
Mileage	102,365 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MS

Consumer Description

WELL I WAS ON HIGHWAY AND IT SOUNDED LIKE MY EGINE WAS ABOUT TO THROW A ROD I GET OFF HIGHWAY AND DRIVE HOME I GET HOME AND CHECK MY OLI ITS EMPTY BUT I DONT SEE OIL LEAK MY ENGINE IS MAKING NOISE AS IF SOMETHING IN IT I DIDNT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG UNTIL I SEEN Y LOCAL NEWS AND IT WAS SAYING THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL HYUNDAI SONANTA WHICH IS 2013 AND ITS LIMITED WHEN I GOT MY CAR FROM DRIVETIME IT HAD 91506 MILES ON IT AND EVERYTHING MS TO ATCH UP WITH THE RECALL...

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