| Issue ID | 1176955 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10706694 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 05/04/15 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving on road (around 45 mph) and the car stalled and stopped abruptly . Managed to safely pull over the vehicle to the side of the road when i realized the car started to lose power in spite of me trying to accelerate and keep it going. Seconds before car stalled, check engine, oil, eps and battery indicators lighted on. Towed the car to the dealership and they had the car for a week, checked and assured us the car was fine to drive but the incident occurred again while i was driving (around 45 mph) to office on 14 april 2015 and the car odometer reading was showing18385. Same as before check engine, oil, eps and battery indicators lighted on and car stopped abruptly. Would have been life threatening if it would have happened like 10 minutes earlier as i was driving on the highway. This time the car was towed to the dealership again, and was later told that the engine is faulty and needs to be replaced with a brand new engine. Car is still in the dealership. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 18324 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | VERNON HILLS, IL |
| VIN pattern | 5NPEB4AC9DHXXXXXX |
| 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? | |
| 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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| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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