Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2013)
2,025 consumer complaints on file.
- #11011235July 28, 2017SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A FORD EXPLORER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10462825. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11010849July 26, 2017STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SONATA RECALL ON APRIL 14,,2017 DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON I 75 MY ENGINE EXPLODED AND I SUCCESSFULLY WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER. I HA BE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN SENT A RECALL FROM HYUNDAI ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. HOWEVER THE DESTRUCTION DOES NOT END THERE. HYUNDAI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA REPLACED THE BLOWN ENGINE WITH A NEW MODEL ENGINE AND AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN FOR 36 HOURS AND UNDER 300 MILES...THE NEW ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE TOTALLY DESTROYING MY VEHICLE AGAIN DUE TO MY DILGENCE AND THE CINCINNATI FIRE DEPARTMENT WE WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH DAMAGE TO OTHER PEOPLE OR PROPERTY. HYUNDAI HAS SERIOUS QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES. THE CAR WAS ON 4 TH STREET IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11010525July 25, 2017ENGINE
PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON OR ABOUT 6/4/2017 - NO ONE ADVISED US OF THE OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE - WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, ENGINE MAKING LOUD NOISE. SVC DEPT SAID OPEN RECALL, WE WILL PUT YOU IN A RENTAL TILL IT'S FIXED - AT LEAST 2 MONTHS FROM NOW - NOT ACCEPTABLE. I DID NOT PURCHASE A VEHICLE ONLY TO BE PUT IN A SMALL RENTAL FOR MONTHS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11010553July 25, 2017ENGINE
GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75 MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT ALONG WITH AN EPS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. NO OTHER LIGHTS WERE ON BEFORE THAT. CAME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. HAD THE CAR TOWED HOUR AND HALF BACK HOME AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED UP. IT DID NOT GIVE ANY KIND OF WARNING AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO START AT ALL SINCE. I LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL AND TOWED THE CAR TO HYUNDAI 7/21/17, EVEN THOUGH I NEVER GOT NOTIFICATION OF A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY THEY HAD 5 RECALLS LISTED UNDER MY VEHICLE, AND I HAD ONLY GOTTEN A NOTIFICATION FOR ONE, WHICH WAS THE SHIFT CABLE ISSUE. STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11010204July 24, 2017ENGINE
MY SONATA IS MAKING NOISE LIKE THE BEARINGS ARE BREAKING WHILE I AM DRIVING IT ON CITY STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO GET AN APPOINTMENT, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 2 WEEKS AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE ON THE DAY I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF. I TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND THEY DON'T CARE. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE, TOLD THEM ABOUT THE NOISE, AND ASKED THEM WHAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR MY OWN RENTAL CAR UNTIL THEY THE APPOINTMENT DATE, WHICH IS [ ], EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS UNDER RECALL AND MAKING A NOISE LIKE THE BEARING IS ALREADY BRAKING. THE COMPANY EXPECTS ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AROUND FOR 2 WEEKS AND HOPE THE ENGINE DOESN'T FAIL WHILE I'M GOING 55 ON THE HIGHWAY, OR PAY FOR MY OWN RENTAL CAR EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUES IS THEIR DEFECTIVE ENGINE. CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT IF I DROP OFF THE CAR, I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR MY OWN RENTAL CAR FOR 3 MONTHS BEFORE I AM ABLE TO SUBMIT IT FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO HYUNDAI. MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE COMPANY IS NOT HANDLING THE RECALL PROPERLY. PLEASE HELP ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT I DO NOT DIE IN MY DEFECTIVE SONATA WHILE WAITING FOR THE COMPANY TO DEAL WITH THIS PROPERLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11010211July 24, 2017ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTHBOUND IN THE MIDDLE LANE RETURNING HOME FROM YANKEE STADIUM. WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AVOIDING SEVERAL CARS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SEVEN WEEKS LATER I AM STILL AWAITING CAR REPAIRS FROM CIRCLE HYUNDAI IN SHREWSBURY NJ AND A COST OF OVER $400. MY ENGINE FAILED WITH BARELY 20,000 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11006648July 20, 2017ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED DIRECTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT AN OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11006674July 20, 2017SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL NOT START. ALL THE POWER, RADIO & THE LIGHT COMES ON BUT WHEN TURN THE IGNITION IT DOESN'T MAKE A SOUND. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENTLY NOT START . REVIEWED ONLINE SEEMS LIKE SIMILAR TO OR RELATED TO SWITCH-INHIBITOR ("42700R00 SWITCH ASSY-TRANSMISSION RANGE. HAD THE CAR AT DEALER DUE TO WARNING LIGHT FOR HYBRID SYSTEM 2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPEAT ISSUE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11006285July 19, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR KEY WILL GET STUCK AT IGNITION DUE THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SHIFTER MALFUNCTION. THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SHIFTER HAS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT LOCKS THE KEY IN WHILE THE CAR IS OUT OF "PARK", BUT WHEN IT IS MALFUNCTIONING, IT WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY AT ALL. DRIVERS WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT LEAVE CAR KEY IN THE CAR'S IGNITION AND IT CAUSES HAZARDS TO MINORS OR CHILD IN THE HOUSE OR ON THE STREETS BECAUSE KEY CAN STILL START THE CAR WITHOUT PROBLEM, ALSO DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED WHEN THE KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A FEW TIMES, BUT HYUNDAI REFUSED TO ADMIT MANUFACTURER'S PART DEFECT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND SEEKING FOR HELP ONLINE OR FROM YOUTUBE. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVERS WITH KIDS. PLEASE HELP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11006342July 19, 2017ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
SINCE 11-2016 I HAVE BEEN HAVING A ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE I HAVE MENTIONED TO VAN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN CARROLTON TX I HAVE BEEN ADVISING THEM WHEN IM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR IS NOT GOING LIKE THE ENGINE IS SHIFTING OR IT JUST WONT GO THEY ADVISED EACH TIME I TOOK IT THERE WAS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT I HAVE HAD THEM CHECK MY VEHICLE 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE SAID NOTHING IS WRONG AND TO COME FIND OUT IT IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT THING I HAVE BEEN MENTIONING IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE THEY KEEP SAYING I WOULD NEED TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE FOR A WHOLE DAY BUT THEY NEVER HAVE A LOANER VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE ONE IN 2 WEEKS WELL I CALL TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE VEHICLE IT STILL A RUN AROUND SO WHEN I GET THEM ON THE LINE AGAIN THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY VEHICLES FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS I CALL ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND IT IS THE SAME THING SO I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT ANY WHERE ELSE BECAUSE I HAD A WARRANTY NOW IT IS EXPIRED AND IM STILL IN THIS CAR MAKING PAYMENTS IT JUST SAD THAT I CANNOT GET HELP AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED OR I WILL HAVE TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION BECAUSE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 70 MILES A HOUR AND THEN THE CAR JUST START TO SLOW DOWN LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO AND TRY TO SHIFT GEARS FEELS LIKE THE TRANS IS SLIPPING ITS BEEN THE SAME ISSUE SINCE NOV AND NO RESOLUTION
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11005578July 16, 2017EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND WILL COST A COUPLE HUNDRED TO REPAIR, WHICH AT THIS TIME I CAN'T AFFORD. SINCE THE DIAGNOSIS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SAME MODEL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR FRUSTRATION. THIS NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND TO BE RECALLED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11004900July 12, 2017STEERING
STEERING COUPLING IS WORN OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11004376July 11, 2017ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RICK CASE CAR INC (LOCATED AT 3190 SATELLITE BLVD IN DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30096), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CHANGE THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB, BUT THE PUSH-TO-START REMOTE FOBIK MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11003949July 10, 2017EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE JIM BERT HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED AND THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HYUNDAI WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11003597July 7, 2017ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT SOMETHING HAD LOCKED IN THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CIRCLE AUTO (641 SHREWSBURY AVE, SHREWSBURY, NJ 07702, (732) 741-3130), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11003326July 6, 2017ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE THAT BECAME LOUDER WHEN THE CONTACT ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. OIL WAS ADDED TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLONIAL HYUNDAI (4423 LINCOLN HWY, DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN FAILURE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE AND LOSE OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO COLONIAL HYUNDAI WHERE THE DEALER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND REPLACED THE PCV VALVE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. COLONIAL HYUNDAI ALSO STATED THAT A RECALL WOULD BE RELEASED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A NEW ENGINE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE). COLONIAL HYUNDAI STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED THE RECALL INSPECTION AND DID NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,629.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11003436July 6, 2017ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT'S WIFE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR A FEW SECONDS, RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, AND THEN REDUCED TO NORMAL SPEED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED ORLANDO HYUNDAI (4110 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808, (407) 578-5337), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11003428July 6, 2017ENGINE
WAS DRIVING CAR DOWN SECONDARY ROAD AROUND 45MPH. CAR BEGAN TO SLOW IN SPEED, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE & EVENTUALLY JUST CUT OFF. SMOKE/BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. TRIED TO JUMP IT TO NO AVAIL. HAD CAR TOWED, MECHANIC HAD TO HAND CRANK ENGINE TO GET IT STARTED. MECHANIC (JOHN @ CAMPBELL'S IN PRINCE GEORGE, VA) INFORMED ME THAT ENGINE SEIZED & NEEDED A NEW ONE. THERE WAS A CURRENT KNOCKING SOUND ONCE THEY FINALLY GOT IT RUNNING. LEARNED OF ENGINE RECALL, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED (GATEWAY HYUNDAI 2200 WALTHALL CENTER DR. CHESTER VA 23836 804-414-2020 SERVICE TECH: TOMMY, SERVICE CENTER MANAGER: MR. CARPENTER) THEY INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL, TOLD ME THEY WOULD TEST CAR. AFTER HAVING TO CALL SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT THE CAR PASSED THE ENGINE TEST AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. I REITERATED WHAT I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC, CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES & REGULAR MAINTENANCE & NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE. SERVICE TECH AND MANAGER AGREED. HYUNDAI HAD THEM RUN THE SAME TEST 3 TIMES. MR. CARPENTER EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAVE TOLD HYUNDAI MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND AFTER TWO WEEKS OF HAVING NO CAR, HYUNDAI STILL WILL NOT REPAIR MY ENGINE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HEAR THE KNOCKING BUT HYUNDAI IS STILL DRAGGING IT OUT. MEANWHILE I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO KIDS AND WORK FULL TIME WITH A FAR COMMUTE AND AM SPENDING EXTRA EXPENSES ON TRANSPORTATION. HYUNDAI KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD STOP TRYING TO GET OVER ON INNOCENT PAYING CUSTOMERS AND REMEDY THE SITUATION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11003453July 6, 2017FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT BECAME LOUDER AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TAMERON HYUNDAI (1595 MONTGOMERY HWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED EITHER "LOW PRESSURE" OR "LOW POWER" IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO TAMERON HYUNDAI WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11003156July 5, 2017ENGINE
"ENGINE RECALL", MY CAR HAS ONLY 66,687 MILES ON IT, I HAVE DONE ALL THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED WITH THE DEALERSHIP, IT IS CONSUMING 1 1/2 OR MORE QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL PER 1000 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE THE CONSUMPTION TEST AND THEY TOLD ME ITS NOT NORMAL, BUT THEY SAID IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. I HAVE NOT HAVE THE KNOCKING NOISE, BUT ISN'T THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT CAN GET THE CAR TO DO THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON NEITHER THE OIL LIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0