NHTSA Complaint #11287675 — 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11287675
Vehicle	2015 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	November 27, 2019
Date Filed	December 7, 2019
Mileage	113,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

ENGINE KNOCKING, CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT THREE MILES. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND THE KNOCKING WAS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER, PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS SLUDGE. TOOK IT TO GREASE MONKEY, WHICH WAS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE I WAS. THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND PUT AN ENGINE CLEANER THROUGH IT. STILL THE SAME. THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID THAT THE ENGINE IS SEIZING. I ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE CAR AND NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON UNTIL AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MILEAGE AROUND 113,000 WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

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