NHTSA Complaint #11113286 — 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11113286
Vehicle	2015 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 31, 2018
Date Filed	July 24, 2018
Mileage	33,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

WHENEVER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE RPM'S IDLE AT A DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVEL THAT UPON RELEASING THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STRUGGLES TO TAKE OFF. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS ACTUALLY STALLED OUT WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM IS BY KEEPING THE AIR CONDITIONING ON WHICH APPEARS TO MAKE THE VEHICLE RPM'S RUN A LITTLE HIGHER IN TURN NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GET TO DANGEROUSLY LOW RPMS. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THERE ARE NO RECALLS OUT THERE PERTAINING TO THIS WHILE OTHER INDIVIDUALS APPEAR TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO SO I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE PRIOR OWNER. SEEMS LIKE IF HYUNDAI WERE TO INCREASE THE RPMS WHILE IT IS IN AN IDLE STATE (IN DRIVE) THEN THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN.

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