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2012 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1485045
Internal NHTSA #	11114300
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	27/07/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving down the highway at 55mph the engine was ticking and made a large bang sound and stopped getting any power. I was not braking or turning it smelled like something was burning. I had several vehicles behind me when this happened once i got the car pulled off the road it would not move at all. Now it will not start at all. Lights on in car are engine light and low battery light for hybrid. When trying to start it dings loudly and you can hear the hybrid battery try to start but engine will not even roll over at all. This happened while i was driving down the road
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	116000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KANE, PA
VIN pattern	KMHEC4A46CAXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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