2020 Hyundai Kona Engine

The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Kona. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21V301000 (Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact called the local dealer and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

IN JUNE I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A LOUD TICKING NOISE. I THEN THOUGHT IT WAS THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW... WHEN THEY CHECKED TO SEE IT I NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE THEY STATED I NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST 7500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE I CAN GET AN OIL CHANGE. THEY STATED THAT MY OIL LEVEL WAS GOOD AND TO COME BACK , I EXPLAINED TO THE ADVISOR THAT THIS SOUND (TICKING) WAS NOT NORMAL HE STATED THAT ALL THE 2020 KONA HAS THAT SOUND... SO THEY RELEASED THE CAR BACK TO US THEN 2 WEEKS LATER THE CLICKING NOISE GOT LOUDER WE MADE ANOTHER APPT THE CHANGED THE OIL AND STATED ALL KONA SOUND THE SAME 1 WEEK LATER TRAVELING ON I4 THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND I WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY 4 AM.... FOR 2 HOURS.. I WAS LIVID.... I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT MY OIL SENSOR WAS BAD... THAT'S WHERE THE CLICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM SO I WANT TO INFORM ANYONE THAT HAS THAT TYPE OF CAR IF THE ENGINE IS CLICKING THAT MEANS THE OIL SENSOR IS BAD.

DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY 2020 KONA SINCE NOVEMBER 12, 2020..SECOND TIME IN FOR SERVICE ON VEHICLE SAME ISSUE, FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MOTOR WAS NORMAL. BROUGHT BACK AGAIN SECOND TIME AS NOISE WAS GETTING LOUDER, EVEN SENT THEM NOISE VIDEOS OF SOUND, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE AN ISSUE AT FIRST HAD HYUNDAI TECH ASSISTING THEM. FINALLY GOT A RESPONSE FROM THE SERVICE REP TOM WEEK LATER (LAST TIME ANY COMMUNICATION) AT DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS DEFINITELY ISSUE WITH MOTOR AND NOW HYUNDAI MOTOR CORPORATION AS WELL AS TECH AND DEALERSHIP ARE INVOLVED MAY REPLACE MOTOR. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING IN 2 WEEKS, LEFT VOICEMAIL FOR SERVICE SHOP MANAGER ON 11/23/2020, I NEVER RECEIVED CALL BACK. DROVE PAST DEALERSHIP TODAY 12/4/2020 AND CAR WAS IN PARKING LOT, I DRIVE PAST NEARLY 3 TIMES A WEEK THIS IS FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN IT OUTSIDE SINCE DROPPING VEHICLE OFF. THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT ON THIS SITE. TICKING ENGINE NOISE NEVER STOPS, DRIVING, PARK, SITTING IDLE IN DRIVE.