NHTSA Complaint #11352510 — 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND I ASSUMED THAT A ROCK HAD HIT THE SIDE OF MY CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED BUT DID NOT SEE ANY DENTS OR SCRATCHES ON THAT SIDE. THAT EVENING I DROVE MY CAR AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED UP FINE AND DROVE JUST FINE THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY. ON FRIDAY WHEN I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE, WHICH WAS A CONSTANT LOUD NOISE. I TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WORTH. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 130,000 MILES ON IT. I BRING IT IN EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR OIL CHANGES AND MAKE SURE TO DO ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED REPAIRS.