NHTSA Complaint #11245562 — 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR ROADWAY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY SHUT OFF AND MUCH OF THE LIGHTS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, ETC LIT UP. I LOST ALL POWER AND BRAKES AND COASTED TO A SIDE STREET. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND BEGAN HEAVY SMOKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM.