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2008 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	938218
Internal NHTSA #	10472840
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2008
File date	25/08/12
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Would not start, lights worked. Tow truck driver checked battery,alternator, suspected starter. Towed over 100 miles home. (contacted hyundai road service, only tows to dealer.) called dealer to check if covered under warranty. Informed it was not. Towed to local mechanic who checked charging system and found alternator and battery good, but starter was bad. Removed and installed a new hyundai starter. Re the america's best warranty 60/000-100,000: one would think that hyundai would have covered this replacement with only 52 miles over 60,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	60052
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SURPRISE, AZ
VIN pattern	5NPEU46F38HXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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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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2008 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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