NHTSA Complaint #11157136 — 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11157136
Vehicle	2012 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 8, 2018
Date Filed	December 9, 2018
Mileage	104,700 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

MY ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AFTER I HAD AN OIL CHANGE THE MORNING OF DEC 7TH 2018, THE NEXT DAY THE KNOCKING GOT LOUDER AND MY ENGINE ATALLED COMPLETELY WHEN GOING ROUGLT 20MPH. MY CAR ENGINE WOULDN'T START AND I HAD MY CAR TOWED. I FINANCED MY CAR AT 97K MILES FROM AUTO EXPRESS KIA RT 8 IN ERIE PA ON APRIL 28TH 2018, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR NO LONGER THAN A LITTLE OVER 7 MONTHS. DEC 8TH 2018 IS THE DAY MY ENGINE GAVE UP ON ME AND MY CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE.

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