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2012 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1235150
Internal NHTSA #	10787681
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	11/10/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In august, 2015 my engine seized on my while driving; there were no warning lights nor any warning that anything was wrong with the car. Thankfully i was driving 20 mph on a local resideintial street with no cars behind me so i was not injured. Had i been on the highway i would have been severely injured if not killed due the immediacy of the car shutting down dead in its tracks. A local hyundai dealership installed a brand new engine and the car was returned to me. I found out a couple of weeks after receiving my car back that hyundai was putting out a recall for all 2011/2012 sonatas yet i found it interesting that i had not received any paperwork. On october 11, 2015 my car caught on fire while i was driving. The engine seized, i lost my brakes and my ability to steer the vehicle. Thankfully i was travelling up hill so the car stopped on its own while it sat there and burned and more thankfully, all three passengers were able to get out of the car unharmed. The initial inspection confirmed that it was an engine fire while further investigation is underway. After this incident i began researching the internet to find out if there had been other incidents to find out that there had been, that this had been going on for some time with engines seizing as well as catching fire. On friday october 30th i received a recall notice but with no clear instructions... Just a "sit back and wait to be contacted with a next step". I do not feel that hyundai is doing enough to notify owners of the potential dangers involved. The engines seizing is enough to cause a potential death not to mention the engines catching on fire. More needs to be done to remedy this in a more expeditious fashion. I am notifying every agency possible in hopes of avoiding anyone else from experiencing what i have - twice!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	84000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PUTNAM VALLEY, NY
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC3CHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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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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2012 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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