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2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1230435
Internal NHTSA #	10783163
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2011
File date	30/04/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I had problems with the engine starting in april 2015, with an unexplained noise. I brought car to dealer and was told it was the muffler. They said i could wait 3 months. By june 25, 2015 the noise was extremely loud while the car was running, moving or not. I could not drive the car the 80 mile round trip to work the next day and hyundai had the car towed to the same dealer. They kept the car for 2 1/2 weeks finally replacing the short block on it. Trust me they looked to not cover it under warranty. By august 24, the car had only been driven 800 miles, having been off for the summer. I checked the oil before starting to commute again and it was down a qt. Of oil. I brought it back to the dealer and was told the oil pan had leaked, even after their warranty work. Note there was no oil drippings in my driveway ever! I no longer trusted the car or the service from the dealer. Again, i have an 80 mile per day commute. So i had no choice but to trade the car back to that dealer, so i would have a reliable vehicle. Having purchased the car i had hoped to pay off the last few payments of the car and have no car payments for awhile. It seems hyundai and the dealer had other plans. The car was not even finished for another 10 days, i know this because service, from the same dealer i leased a new car from, called to tell me to pick up the 2011. I would not have even been able to trade it to another dealer knowing about the short block problem at that time and weeks before hyundai sent an interim recall letter to me! I have all service records for this car. The first time warranty work was done on the car, i was never told what the cause of the problem was. I found out when i went to get new tires and mentioned it. That business told me about the problem with the 2011 hyundai sonatas
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LINDENHURST, NY
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC5BHXXXXXX
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	10
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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.
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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2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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