NHTSA Complaint #11065367 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11065367
Vehicle 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IN

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED MY LEMON VEHICLE FROM WEBB HYUNDAI IN HIGHLAND, IN AND PURCHASED IT USED IN MARCH OF 2013. I'M ALWAYS HEARING ABOUT THIS 100000 MILES WARRANTY, MY VEHICLE HADN'T QUITE MADE IT TO THAT, WHEN I FIRST QUESTIONED THE CLICKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF MY VEHICLE; BECAUSE MY CAR WAS USED FOR ME TO DAILY TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF INDIANA, MY VEHICLE IN JULY 2017 HAD EXCEEDED THE 100000 MILE AND THE USED WARRANTY STATED COVERAGE ONLY UP TO 60,000. HOWEVER, I WROTE HYUNDAI, TOOK IT BACK ON SEVERAL OCCASSION AND THEY DID ACTUALLY FIX MY ENGINE, THANKS TO THE RECALL, IN WHICH THEY FIRST DENIED ME FOR 45 DAYS, WHEN I RECEIVE MY VEHICLE BACK I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CLICKING NOISE AND I ALWAYS WAS GIVEN SOME LAME EXCUSE AND IT'S AMAZING HOW IN JULY OF 2017 THEY WERE CONSTANTLY CALLING MY PHONE AND I EVEN GOT AN EMAIL ON JULY 12, 2017 ON HOW THEY'VE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO PHONE ME, NOT MENTIONING ALL THE CONTINUAL CALLS I HAD GIVEN THEM PRIOR TO THIS. HOWEVER, DURING THIS TIME OUR FAMILY WAS DEALING WITH A CRISIS IN WHICH ME GETTING BACK WITH THEM WAS NOT AS URGENT AND WHEN I DID TRY RETURNING THE CALL ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF 2017, I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND I STILL HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THE AWESOME LEMON THAT WAS SOLD TO ME.

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