NHTSA Complaint #11645450 — 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11645450
Vehicle	2015 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 15, 2025
Date Filed	February 27, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

On February 15, I was on my way heading back home driving in the freeway went my car randomly started jerking. I pull over to the side on the road pop the engine, did a visible check and i didn’t see anything. I went back on the road and it happened again, this time my check engine light came on and the car car started to knock very bad since then. I did a diagnostic scan and a code, P1326 came up saying that something is wrong with my knock sensor. Went and took it to a mechanic and I was told that my engine is gone and I need to replace it. Also that Hyundai has been having issues of the engine for a while.

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