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2012 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1125439
Internal NHTSA #	10650584
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	03/09/13
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car was at a stop light and burst into flames, all of the sonatas have this problem, all sonatas will at the least burn up the engines, transmissions, or batteries due to this problem. Out of 35 sonatas tested 35 had this problem. Contacted hyundai usa, hyundai fullerton, hyundai consumer complaint line and they refuse to do anything about it . Every sonata hybird in the world, (to the best of my knowledge) will burn up the engine, transmission, or lithium batteries (which will catch fire) between 70,000 &120,000 miles, hyundai will not warranty the failure, this is caused by a manufacture defect.. A part in the cooling system will disintegrate and crumble apart like a wet cookie, then you will have a 3/4" hose coming off the water pump pumping all the water out of the cooling system, with less then a gallon of coolant this will take 2 seconds, everything will overheat and you can throw that car away, a new engine is $7,000. 00 a transmission, $6,000. 00 lithium batteries $10,000. 00 all prices do not include installation..
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	77259
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KAHUKU, HI
VIN pattern	KMEC4A42CA0XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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2012 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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