NHTSA Complaint #11338293 — 2020 HYUNDAI SONATA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11338293
Vehicle	2020 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 7, 2020
Date Filed	July 8, 2020
Mileage	2,700 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE ROUGH IDLED & EVENTUALLY SHUDDERED TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES WHILE IN GEAR AND IDLING AT APPX 1000-1500 MILES. BETWEEN 1500-2000 MILES, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING APPX 60MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD. AT APPX 2700 MILES, MPGS DRASTICALLY IMPACTED WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY WHILE IN MOTION AT APPX 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WITH MESSAGE REGARDING ECS ISSUES. VEHICLE STILL DRIVES, IT JUST SEEMS TO STRUGGLE WITH EFFICIENCY AND SHIFTING CORRECTLY.

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