NHTSA Complaint #11365483 — 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE ON START UP BUT WOULD QUICKLY QUIET. AFTER A WEEK THE NOISE INCREASED TO KNOCKING ON START UP AND UNTIL I SHIFTED THROUGH GEARS 1-3. AFTER A FEW DAYS, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A RURAL BUT HIGH SPEED ROAD THE POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND MY SPEED DECREASED WITHOUT MY CONTROL. AFTER PULLING OVER I WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY, 5-10 MPH. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND THE BATTERY LIGHT FLICKERED TWICE THEN DISAPPEARED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL WAS FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. THE KNOCKING SOUND WAS MUCH WORSE AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED FOR A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. REGULAR OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED NO OIL LEAK BUT DECLARED A LOW LEVEL OF OIL REMAINING.