NHTSA Complaint #11194681 — 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCARTHY OLATHE HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 681 N RAWHIDE, OLATHE, KS 66061, (913) 324-7200) TO BE INSPECTED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE CONTACT. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE HESITANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING HESITANTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TRAVERSE A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REED HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 7050 W FRONTAGE RD, MERRIAM, KS 66203, (913) 642-9600) TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED. AFTER 1,000 MILES OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE CONSUMED A QUART OF OIL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED NO FURTHER TESTS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.