| Issue ID | 1660222 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11323972 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 08/05/20 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Purchased car from carmax in 2019 they said there was no open recalls. Car had 110,xxx miles. Car yesterday died on me while driving 3 times to and from work. Nearly got into an accident twice. Once stalled on highway at 65 mph. Second time was coasting to a stop light almost rear ended a car. Third time was at stop light. After the third stall i was approaching the highway on-ramp and t made knocking noises and stalled. I coasted to safe place off the side of the road. Popped the hood saw oil all under the car and trail up to it. Then i saw broken pieces of aluminum block and piece of connecting rod. Needless to say it experienced catastrophic failure. Then got home and seen there was recall for this very problem. My car has 127,133 miles on it now. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 127130 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MARION, CT |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEC4AC8BHXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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