NHTSA Complaint #11375178 — 2020 HYUNDAI KONA

BOUGHT NEW CAR JULY 2020, WAS GOOD FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN STARTED TO HAVE LOUD TICKING NOISE UNDER HOOD. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT 3100 (APPROX) MILES HAD A FEW ISSUES AT THIS SERVICE, MAIN WAS NOISE. WAS TOLD MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER HEARD NOISE (AS DID FRONT DESK REP) AND MECHANIC SAID IT WAS NORMAL ON THIS CAR. I TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN FOR SAME ISSUES APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER (THEY HEAR NOISE DONT KNOW WHERE ITS COMING FROM I WAS TOLD, THEY HAVE TECH ADVICE LOOKING INTO IT NOW). THEY NOW HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 6 DAYS. 6TH DAY I GET CALL TELLING ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MOTOR, EVERYONE IS INVOLVED NOW, HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP, TECHNICAL SERVICE AND DEALERSHIP, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF ITS JUST A REPLACEMENT PART OR NEEDS WHOLE NEW MOTOR. REP SAID THEY WERE GOING TO BE RUNNING 3 MORE TESTS AND WOULD LET ME KNOW WEDNESDAY. NOISE IS CONSTANT WHILE IN PARK OR DRIVE DOES NOT MATTER.