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2010 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1687511
Internal NHTSA #	11353067
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2010
File date	27/08/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car has only 77,000 miles and was well maintained. On august 27, i had driven the car late afternoon, parked. Later after a couple of hours when i went to start it, it would not start, jump start did not work. Mechanic replaced the starter and still would not start. He checked the engine and told me that the engine has seized. I took it to the hyundai dealer who confirmed that engine has seized. I contacted hyundai as the complaint is similar to other car engines that seized when driven between 60,000 and 90,000 miles. Hyundai motors is not willing to fix this major issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	77000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	METAIRIE, LA
VIN pattern	5NPEU4AC9AHXXXXXX
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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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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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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2010 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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