NHTSA Complaint #11067273 — 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11067273
Vehicle	2017 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 10, 2017
Date Filed	February 6, 2018
Mileage	5,500 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

1: AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER 210, WHEN THE MOTORWAY EXITS FROM EAST TO WEST, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DOES NOT WORK (PICTURED) AND THE CAR DECELERATES DIRECTLY FROM 70 MILES TO 30 MILES. THE BRAKES CAN NOT WORK FULLY. STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL MUST STEP ON MULTIPLE STEPS TO RELAX THE THROTTLE, DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, FROM THE SECOND MOVE TO MOST OF THE MOST OUTSIDE HIGH-SPEED, DO NOT KNOW DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CRASH ABOVE THE SPEED. SUCH A HIGH SPEED, I GO HOME, STOP THE FLAME, AND THEN OPEN EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. LATER, DEALER REPAIR CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, UNTIL NOW THERE ARE THREE TOTAL FAILURES, MANUFACTURERS REPAIR IS NOT GOOD, DO NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, IT HAS BEEN DRAGGING

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