NHTSA Complaint #11517810 — 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11517810
Vehicle	2016 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 7, 2023
Date Filed	April 19, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

RANDOMLY ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INNERSATE, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING THEN THE CAR STALLED. I GET MY CAR ROUTINELY MAINTENCED, THEN MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING AND BLEW UP OIL OUT OF MY ENGINE. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES, ALSO JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 3 WEEKS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY CAR JUST NOW HAS REACHED 100,000 AND THEN THE ENGINE BLOWS???? MULIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE HAPPENED LIKE MINE AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING

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