Issue ID | 1709253 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11378211 |
Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
Brand | HYUNDAI |
Model | ACCENT |
Model Year | 2017 |
File date | 05/12/20 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | In october of 2020 the car had an oil change. About a month later while driving down the highway i started to hear a ticking noise. When i got to my house we started to investigate what was going on. First we checked the oil which was nothing but fumes but the oil light never came on. Confused as to why there was no oil we kept investigating because as stated before the car had an oil change the month prior. We replaced the oil yet again and continued to drive the car to see what was going on. The ticking kept getting louder even with oil being checked daily. This car only has 80,000 miles on it. I finally took it to a mechanic who told be it was my rod berings i was given a quote to fix it in which we agreed i could fix it but it would take some time for me to get the money. On saturday december 6th i went to pick my car up from the mechanic until i was able to get the money to fix it. While driving it home i kept smelling a burning scent but was unable to access it on the road. I turned off all extras in the car (heater , radio everything that wasn |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 80000 |
Number of Occurences | |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | BAYTOWN, TX |
VIN pattern | KMHCT4AE3HUXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 17/09/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 3 |
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