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2004 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1541786
Internal NHTSA #	11182857
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2004
File date	27/02/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Leaking valve cover is allowing oil to leak down onto the alternator. Car can be stationary or running. Most notable when car engine is running. Oil leaking onto alternator can cause alternator to short. Alternator failed and car battery could not charge battery. Car died while my wife was driving and she had to pull quickly off to the side of the road.
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Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEWARK, DE
VIN pattern	5NPEU46F86HXXXXXX
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 purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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DoT tire identifier
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Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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2004 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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