NHTSA Complaint #11090948 — 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11090948 |
| Vehicle | 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 20,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
VEHICLE HAS BAD HESITATION SINCE 20,000 MILES STALLS, LOSS OF POWER AT TIMES STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR DOESN'T MOVE, AFRAID TO DRIVE A NEW CAR THAT I PAY FOR IS CRAZY BUT AFRAID TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT SO I DO NOT DRIVE IT. HYUNDAI KEEPS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND THAT THE COMPUTER UPDATES WILL FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT I HAVE HAD 3 UPDATES AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT TAKE MY MONEY. THESE 7 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HAVE REAL ISSUES SERIOUS ISSUES THAT AN CAUSE A DEATH IF THEY LOSE POWER AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED!!! THE 7 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGING IN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND IT CAUSES THE HESITATION AND STALLING THAT ALL THESE CARS ARE HAVING AND HYUNDAI KNOWS IT IS A HUGH ISSUE SO THEY DID'NT PUT THIS TRANSMISSION IN THE NEW CARS THEY WENT BACK TO THE 6 SPEED SHIFTRONIC WHICH WAS BETTER...BUT LEAVES THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THESE HORRIBLE MODELS LEFT IN THE DIRT THESE CARS NEED A RECALL ASAP I WILL NOT DRIVE MINE NOR WILL I PUT MY CHILD IN IT THATS SAID I PAY FOR A CAR TO SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NO ONE WANTS TO HELP ANY OF US!!!!! I SEE THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE ITS NOT FAIR.
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