NHTSA Complaint #11205253 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11205253
Vehicle	2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 6, 2018
Date Filed	May 2, 2019
Mileage	117,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN TURNERSVILLE NJ THEY CLAIMED THEY BUT A "NEW" ENGINE AS A REPLACEMENT OF MY RECALL BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND SO THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 3 MONTHS THEN THEY CALLED ME ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND TO PICK UP MY CAR TWO DAYS AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT BACK ON SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK THEN SERVICE DEPARTMENT WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT WHICH I REFUSED TOO. NOW LAST MONTH I GET ANOTHER RECALL FOR MY HYUNDAI 2011 SONATA WHAT IT'S GOING ON MY ENGINE LIGHT STILL GOES ON AND TO BE HONEST I'M SO DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS CAR THAT I DON'T EVEN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT STILL. I HATE MY CAR AND HYUNDAI CARS

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