NHTSA Complaint #11021652 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11021652
Vehicle	2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 30, 2017
Date Filed	September 5, 2017
Mileage	86,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART VEHICLE SMOKED AND SMELLED OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER ORIGINALLY SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA THETA II ENGINE RECALL, BUT WHEN ADVISING I FOUND ONLINE (SPECIFICALLY AT AUTOSERVICE.HYUNDAIUSA.COM) THAT IT INDEED WAS, THEY AGREED TO CHECK VEHICLE AND CONTACT HYUNDAI TO HAVE ADDED TO THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS ALL THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL/LAWSUIT. THEY OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. WE WERE AT RISK OF CRASHING OR BEING HIT BY A VEHICLE DUE TO MANNER IN WHICH IT BROKE DOWN. VEHICLE WAS AT RISK OF FIRE, AS IT SMELLED OF BURNING AND SMOKED.VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT SERVICE CENTER AND AM AWAITING RESPONSE.

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