NHTSA Complaint #11474745 — 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11474745 |
| Vehicle | 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
On Thursday June 30th my 2016 Hyundai Sonata started jerking and stopped on me. The check engine light or any of the warning lights did not come on to warn me of any issues on any of the previous days. Since i was at Wal Mart I was able to get it pushed into the service center. The service techs there said that there was no oil in the car and only sludge came out. They changed the oil and I was able to get the car home. The car shook violently as I drove it but I was still able to get it home. Once I was home I lifted the hood to check the engine and noticed the engine covered in oil.I immediately called the dealership and they asked me to call Hyundai Consumer Affairs as oil consumption was a known issue with the Hyundai Sonata. The consumer affairs agent gave me a case number. I had the car towed to Vandegriff Hyundai in Arlington, TX on that same day and waited for a phone call. On 7/18/2022 I was contacted by Hyundai Consumer Affairs and told that the car has two issues. The first issue was that the car was misfiring and the second issue is that the car was burning oil. They told me that I would have to pay out of pocket for new spark plugs and a new coil and that the issue with the car misfiring would be fixed after that. They also told me that I would still have the issue with the car consuming oil and that I would have to pay out of pocket to get the carburetor flushed and cleaned. They also stated that it was not a guarantee that whole motor would be an issue after that. This is a safety issue because the car could have stopped in an unsafe area, on a train track or in heavy traffic where other cars could have slammed into my car as there was no warning or check engine light that told me that the motor would stop abruptly like it did that day.
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