2013 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2013 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1506204
 Internal NHTSA #11141372
 ManufacurerHyundai Motor America
 BrandHYUNDAI
 ModelSONATA HYBRID
 Model Year2013
 File date01/07/17
 ComponentENGINE
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemIn july of 2017 my car began to lose power and began to make a clunking sound while i was driving at 45mph. I limped the car into the dealer. I was told i would hear from them the next day. The following day i went to get some items out of my car. Rod johnson of folsom lake hyundai service dept. Told me that they had conducted a check on the car and that it needed a new engine. He stated the car was slightly over 100,000 miles, and would not be covered by the warranty, and the repair cost is 10,000. 00. I told him i would have to get back to him about the repair. When i got home i went online to see if there had been a report of this problem. Sure enough, there was plenty. And, on top of that all the articles i came across stated the engine failure was due to a manufacture defect within the engine. The article states that in 2016 hyundai lost a class action lawsuit in which they had to recall 470,000. Since then they have had to recall many more. Well over 1 million. Hyundai's refusal to replace the engine has been very stressful. The dealers refusal to replace the engine w/no cost to me is: 1) my car has a short-block, and those engines have not been reported. All problems have been with the long-blocks only. 2) if i can produce the only oil change invoice that is missing, then they will replace. (told to the representative w/bureau of automotive repair. 3) milage is 120,000 miles. I can't sell it, i'm still paying on it. I can't scrap it, i'm still paying on it. I can't donate it, i'm still paying on it. Per the dealers svc. Dept. The engine failure is due to the defective engine, as outlined in the class action lawsuit. Hyundai had to raise the warranty 120,000 because, the problem fails to show it's self sometimes until 80,000 to 100,000 miles. What's a girl to do?????
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure120000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateEL DORADO HILLS, CA
VIN pattern KMHEC4A40DAXXXXXX
 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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase07/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed45
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's city
 Dealer's state code
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • 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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