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2012 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1683534
Internal NHTSA #	11350125
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	01/07/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata hybrid. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, an abnormal noise was present coming from the engine prior to the vehicle stalling. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer ray brandt hyundai located at 1700 westbank expy, harvey, la 70058, who diagnosed that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The contact was informed by the dealer that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v568000 (engine). The contact was informed that the same failure listed in the recall had occurred however, the hybrid sonata was not included. The failure mileage was 130,000. Invalid vin.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	HARVEY, LA
VIN pattern	KMHEL4E4XCHXXXXXX
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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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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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