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2018 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1604580
Internal NHTSA #	11258240
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2018
File date	03/06/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	June 2019, at about 11,500 miles took car in for an oil change and was told due to a recall, a software update needed to be done. At about 13,500 miles, engine light came in, car was jerking in motion on highway and lost power. Car would not accelerate last 62 mph. Car was serviced and block sensor wire harness was replaced. Car was returned and again while in highway engine light came on, lost power, car was jerking while child was in the car and while car was in motion. Car was serviced and block sensor was replaced. At about 18k miles, engine light came on while on highway and again with child in the car and car lost power and also was jerking while in motion. Car was serviced and engine replaced. 3000 miles later, again while in the highway, engine light came on, car lost power and was jerking and would not accelerate. Car was serviced and the following day, while on the expressway in chicago, the engine light came on and the car lost power and was jerking hard while in motion. Car was towed to dealership in rockford il. After the 4th attempt to repair, lemon law claim was filed with hyundai motor america which they denied due to mileage. This car is unsafe to drive. When it loses power there is no warning, no brake lights come on to notify cars behind, and while in the busy expressway in chicago was very dangerous. Also dangerous to have children in this vehicle. Hyundai motor america refuses to do anything but repairs and is ignoring the dangerousness this problem. This occurred all 5 times while the car was in motion. The code that reads for this is 1326 per the service records.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BELOIT, WI
VIN pattern	5NPE34AF0JHXXXXXX
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?
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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	60
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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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2018 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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