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2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1411223
Internal NHTSA #	11030680
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2011
File date	01/03/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I experienced a total engine loss in 2015 while travelling on an interstate highway in my 2011 hyundai sonata. My mechanic diagnosed it as an engine debris problem. This was prior to hyundai disclosing that it had a known engine debris flaw with the engine. Rather than scrapping a four-year old vehicle, i had the engine replaced because the rest of the vehicle was in good shape. At the time of replacement new 2011 sonata theta ii engines were impossible to obtain (because of the high failure rate) so a low mileage (53k) used theta ii engine from a different 2011 sonata was obtained by my mechanic and installed in my vehicle. Obviously, this occurred before it became public knowledge that the alabama manufactured theta ii engine had inherent and dangerous flaws. Tragically but predictably the new engine is now exhibiting the same symptoms as the old one. Upon inspection the engine was diagnosed by my hyundai dealership as having failed the campaign 132 diagnostic test. Hyundai has however repeatedly refused to provide any remedy to this second engine problem, saying that they don't want to provide remedy because the engine was sourced from a different 2011 sonata (and that the engine is not the original one). It is unconscionable to deny compensation because i had the unfortunate experience of being the recipient of not one, but two engines that failed due to the same faulty design flaw. Hyundai should stand behind its faulty product and provide a remedy to the problem of their making.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	90000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BALTIMORE, MD
VIN pattern	5NPEB4AC6BHXXXXXX
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	0
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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.
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.
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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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2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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