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2011 Hyundai SONATA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	919594
Internal NHTSA #	10457971
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2011
File date	04/10/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My brand new 2011 hyundai sonata 2. 4l gls engine blew up at 18,000 miles on i-10, 670 miles from our home. We had the car fully serviced prior to our trip, 10 days to be exact. This was the second long distant road trip, with this new car. We almost lost our life. What saved us was an exit we were approaching at the time, and experience driving. It sounded like parts was flying in every direction. This story would not have gotten out if we were dead. But, we are alive and well and ready to tell the world our story. Up set and confused at that moment the car stopped, we just could not believe that a brand new car would blow an engine. The tow truck towed the vehicle to the nearest hyundai dealership close by 15 miles away. The dealer service manager looked at the car and determines the engine must be replace. He called to order a new engine. The engine for 2011 sonata 2. 4l gls was second or third in line on the back order list. I was so very wrong about hyundai motors inc. After the dealership got us back on the road we were forgotten. All the complaints and reports i found on the internet made me angry that all this information was not in the media sooner to alert people before they took a bite of that rotten pretty shiny apple like me and my wife. My opinion, of an old mechanic, this engine is a time bomb.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	18000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKE WORTH, FL
VIN pattern	VIN # 5NPEBXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	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	76
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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.
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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Hyundai SONATA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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