NHTSA Complaint #11353260 — 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

VEHICLE BLEW A HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAID REAR BANK HEAD BOLTS WERE NOT TORQUED TO SPEC. WAS OF THE OPINION IT CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE THAT WAY. I NEVER HAD IT MAX TO RED LEVEL ON OVERHEATING AND WAS SHOCKED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPORADIC TEMP SPIKES THEN BACK DOWN BEFORE I COULD EVEN PULL OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, ON THE INTERSTATE, ANYWHERE REALLY. THIS HAPPENED ONE DAY, THEN WOULD BE FINE FOR A WEEK, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM CHURCH AND THE ENGINE TEMP STARTED ACTING SPORADICALLY. I WOULD PULL OFF AND IT WOULD COOL WITHIN A SECOND OR 2. I TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE STOPPED COOLING BACK DOWN TO QUICKLY. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ALMOST $5,000 TO FIX. I HAVE TAKEN PRESTINE CARE OF THIS AUTO. MY 2ND HYUNDAI VEHICLE BUT NOW I'M LOOKING AT OTHER BRANDS. A LITTLE GUN SHY OF HYUNDAIS NOW.