NHTSA Complaint #11241432 — 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11241432
Vehicle 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 1 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY, LUCKILY FOR ME L HAD MERGED INTO THE SLOW LANE . UPON MERGING L TRIED TO SPEED UP TO LEAVE A SAFE SPACE BETWEEN MYSELF & CARS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. WHEN L TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, MY DASH PANEL LITE UP WITH NUMEROUS ICONS & MY ENGINE HAD NO POWER. L TOOK THE NEXT OFFRAMP & COASTED TO A STOP , L THEN PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS & LIFTED THE HOOD TO SHOW OTHER CARS L WAS IN DISTRESS . L CALLED AAA & WAS TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA . L WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY ENGINE HAD FROZE & SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD REPLACE THE MOTOR. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS NOW AND THEY CAN'T GIVE ME ANY IDEA OF HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. THERE LAST RESPONSE TO ME WAS THEY HAVEN'T LOCATED A REPLACEMENT MOTOR AT THIS TIME AND TO BE PATIENT. WELL MY PATIENCE IS GROWING THIN , THEY ONLY RESPOND WHEN L CALL . HAD L BEEN IN THE FAST LANE L PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS NOW ( VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ) PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND THERE IS A FATALITY. THANKS FOR YOU HELP, ALL L CAN DO NOW IS SIT AND HOPE THEY RESOLVE MY SITUATION, AND THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS TO EXPERIENCE THIS. P.S L WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR IN AS SOON AS ITS FIXED L DO NOT FEEL MY FAMILY IS SAFE IN THIS CAR!

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