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2012 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1266687
Internal NHTSA #	10840182
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	19/11/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Nov. 2014 while accelerating down the highway at 70mph the motor of my 2012 sonata suddenly seized without warning. Narrowly avoiding an accident! After hours on the side of the rode it was finally towed to the local dealership where the car was purchased. Note this happened at 104,000 miles, hyundai certified mechanics stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and that the"seized engine" was due to lack of maintenance (which was a blatant lie) they informed us that it would cost between 5-6k for a new engine or offered to buy the car for a fraction of what was owed on it; which was a joke. After months of the car sitting in my yard and doing non-stop research, i noticed that there were other people in the same boat as me. I contemplated on buying a used engine for the car but that would've just put me in the same situation down the road. My mechanic stated we could rebuild the motor after going through the oil pan and seeing with our own eyes the #2 bearing seized onto the crank/rod. I knew there would eventually be a recall due to hundreds of people having the same issue; so, i opted on patching the engine with a new bearing with the same damaged crankshaft, rod, and cap and wait for the recall. Sure enough a year or so later i get 2 letters informing me there was a recall campaign 132 and that i needed to bring it in for the "sound" test in which it passed????!!! Now hyundai is refusing to replace the damaged motor saying their hands are tied and that they did everything nhtsa requires them to do... The only way to properly test that motor is by removing the oil pan and visually inspect every moving part that could've been damaged by the metal left in the rod bearing journals. What blows my mind is that hyundai has proof that this engine was damaged by the recall but refuses to stand behind the recall and/or their product especially with it being a safety issue
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	104000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DAPHNE, AL
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC7CHXXXXXX
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	70
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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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