NHTSA Complaint #11161861 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA

I DROVE MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE TO MATCH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. I PULLED MY VEHICLE OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND ENGAGED HAZARD LIGHTS. I RELEASED THE HOOD LATCH AND OPENED HOOD TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SAW SMOKE AND COULD SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. I CHECKED MY OIL LEVELS AND DID A QUICK INSPECTION OF FLUID LEVELS. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STARTER WAS BURNED OUT. HE REPLACED THE STARTER AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE NEW STARTER BEGAN TO SMOKE AS WELL. HE STATED THAT IT WAS GOOD THAT I PULL THE CAR OVER SO QUICKLY CAUSE THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY AND HE HAS STATED IT WILL REQUIRE FURTHER INVESTIGATION BUT HE IS PRETTY SURE THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED.