NHTSA Complaint #11656177 — 2018 HYUNDAI SONATA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11656177
Vehicle	2018 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	April 11, 2025
Date Filed	April 22, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

The car went into limp mode they have problems with the knock sensor and that is what it threw to the computer and I changed the sensor and went away and now limp mode again and computer says basically the same thing there is a software update and the engines are failing

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