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2016 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1437890
Internal NHTSA #	11061129
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA HYBRID
Model Year	2016
File date	06/01/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 4 separate occasions while traveling on highways at highway speed in ev mode, getting a warning "check hybrid system turn off engine" along with a check engine light; these are the occurrence dates 12/01/2017, 12/11/2017, 12/23/2017, 01/06/2018. Each time has been accompanied by a complete loss of gasoline engine availability resulting in a significant and unsafe drop in vehicle speed due to the car only being able to continue running on battery power. After pulling over i have been able shutdown the car and restart. Upon restart, the gasoline engine does come back on. Also note the "check engine" light has turned back off by the time i have taken the car back to the dealership. The car has been to the dealership twice now and supposedly repaired both times under warranty. The first repair attempt on 12/12/2017; the dealer was instructed by hyundai to try tsb 16-01-020-1. The second repair attempt on 12/27/2017; there had been a p261f and p0a0f fault code and the dealer was instructed by hyundai to replace all four spark plug coils. These attempts have not fixed the underlying problem as represented by the latest occurrence on 01/06/2018. This car is less than two years old and had only 36000 miles on it when this started happening.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	37808
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	YARDLEY, PA
VIN pattern	KMHE34L19GAXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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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.
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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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2016 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Hyundai SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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