NHTSA Complaint #11253527 — 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA STOPPED ON ME. IT WAS LIKE THE ENGINE CUT OFF, ALL THE CAR LIGHTS CAME ON--THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, EPS LIGHT, ETC. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE AND THE DRIVING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME, IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY STREET WHERE OTHER CARS WERE PASSING BY ME. HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR PRESS ON THE BRAKES ON THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE CAR WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR BACK UP WITH NO LUCK. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR "ON"--AS IN BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO BUT THE CAR WOULD NEVER FULLY TURN OVER. WHEN TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO CRANK UP I BEGAN TO NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE AND A SPARK COMING FROM THE ENGINE WOULD LIGHT UP A LITTLE EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO TURN OVER. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HOOD OF THE CAR ALSO SMELLED LIKE BURNT METAL WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EVEN BEFORE I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR AFTER IT CUT OFF ON ME. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ALL MY MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES WITH MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA WERE UP TO DATE. I HAD GOT MY CAR SERVICED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO BEFORE THIS HAPPENED TO ME, THE ENGINE SEIZED. AFTER REPEATEDLY TRYING TO START THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME AND TOW MY CAR.