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2012 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1712586
Internal NHTSA #	11384495
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	18/12/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I had a very scary incident friday night, 12/18/20 about 8:30pm. I was about to merge onto the 5 fwy north to go home, and as i am coming out of the turn, and accelerating to anticipate the flow of traffic, i see a big rig in my rear view mirror in the distance. Naturally, i step on the gas to punch it, to give myself and the rig plenty of distance as to not collide. My car revved up and decelerates to about 2mph . I panicked and managed to coast the car to the shoulder as far right as i could and the rig barrels down past me. I was afraid to completely stop on the shoulder of the fwy, and the car lasted long enough to coast to the next exit. I am able to continue steering my car close to the shoulder at a crawling pace, and turned on my hazard lights. I had people mad behind me, but i could not speed up. I managed to coast to the nearest exit, come down the ramp, and stop briefly with just enough momentum to steer left onto telegraph in commerce, and my car completely dies in the first lane. This is the second time my car just dies on me while i am driving! First time was three years ago in december 2017 . The car had initially died while making a left turn. However, after turning the car off and waiting a few minutes, i was able to turn the car on and drive no more than 30 mph to the same downey hyundai. The issue was under full warranty and repaired, but now a second time? Worse yet, this happened while excelerating onto the freeway. I don't want to drive around in a car that has repeated recalls for various issues. I also don't want to worry of my car dying on me a third time. My sonata is currently at downey hyundai and they have started diagnostics and will have a better reading as to what happened. I have lost all confidence in this vehicle and worried for my safety and that of any passengers i may have with me.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	82500
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LOS ANGELES, CA
VIN pattern	5NPEB4ACXCHXXXXXX
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	50
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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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