NHTSA Complaint #11138895 — 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SERVICE BRAKES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11138895
Vehicle	2015 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	October 1, 2018
Date Filed	October 7, 2018
Mileage	65,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

THIS CAR HAS RECEIVED REGULAR OIL CHANGE INCLUDING FILTER CHANGES AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN FLUSHED TWICE BECAUSE EACH TIME THE OIL CHANGE MILES HAVE OCCURRED THE OIL IN THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE MUDDY. THIS CAR IS ONLY BEING DRIVEN TO AND FROM LOCAL CITY LIMITS AND ONLY HAS 65,000. THE CAR STARTED BRAKING DOWN SLOWLY WITH NO EXPLANATION. 1ST BATTERY DIED CONSTANTLY WE PUT IN A NEW BATTERY, THEN THE STARTER FAILED WE REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW STARTER NOW THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY GONE. ALL IN A MATTER OF ONE MONTH. BASED ON ALL THE 1,000 COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR, ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. PLEASE THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED

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