2012 Hyundai Sonata Engine

ON SUNDAY MARCH 29,2020, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO HER DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE ENGINE WENT DEAD. IT DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL TO START IT. IT WAS TOWED TO MY WIFE'S DAUGHTER'S HOUSE BY A FRIEND OF MINE WITH A STRAP TO PULL A VEHICLE. THE DISTANCE TO HER HOUSE WAS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE. THE NEXT DAY ON 03/30/2020 I WENT TO GO CHECK ON IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON THE ENGINE. ON 03/31/2020 I CONTACTED ALLSTATE, MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A WRECKER TO AN AUTO ELECTRIC BUSINESS. ON 04/02/2020 THE MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR, THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED. THAT SAME DAY ALLSTATE TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC. ON 04/03/2020 THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND SAID THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED AND NOT RESPONDING. HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR OR A USED ONE. I THEN LEFT IT THERE UNTIL I RESEARCHED ANY RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ON 04/08/2020 I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT IS AUTOSERVICE. HYUNDAIUSA.COM AND IT DID SAY MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED. I REQUEST A RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL ON THE ENGINE TO BE INSPECTED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER. MY COMPLAINT AS A BUYER ON THIS VEHICLE IS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM OF METAL DEBRIS GENERATED ON THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE. THESE ENGINES WERE MANUFACTURED AT HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING ALABAMA.

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER. 2 DAYS LATER DRIVING 80MPH ON A 4 LANE FREEWAY THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND STOPS. I LIMP CAR OFF BUSY FREEWAY (MIND YOU WITH AN ARIZONA HWY PATROL OFFICER IN THE MEDIAN DIDN'T ASK ME IF I NEEDED HELP). FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE BLOCK HAD METAL IN THAT WAS LEFT IN IT WHEN THE ENGINES WERE MADE IN ALABAMA. HYUNDAI KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TOLD THE NHTSA THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE? NOT A SAFETY ISSUE TO LOSE POWER AT 80MPH??? [XXX]? TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP JIM CLICK MAZDA/HYUNDAI TUCSON AZ AND THEY HAVE IT BACK TO ME IN 2 DAYS? A NEW ENGINE BLOCK WITH ALL THE OLD PARTS PUT ON IT? [XXX]??? CAR IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I PICK IT UP THAT IT WASN'T MAKING BEFORE THE ENGINE WENT OUT. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP SAY HEY CAR'S MAKING A FUNNY NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE KINDA LIKE IT WAS BEFORE THE MOTOR WENT OUT. WHICH BY THE WAY WAS UNDER SAFETY RECALL.SO TODAY I AM DIVING AND LOSE ALL MY AC NO AC IT'S 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE I CALL A FRIEND TO LOOK AT IT HE POPS THE HOOD AND RIGHT AWAY NOTICES 2 BOLTS/BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE AC HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO THE CAR MISSING! WAIT BOLTS ARE MISSING??? YES WHEN THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER THEY FORGOT TO BOLT THE THING DOWN?? I TELL MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT HYUNDAI ABOUT IT AND SHOW HIM WHEN I GET THE CAR THERE. LIKE UMMM HELLO???? WHERE ARE THESE BOLTS. HE DOWNPLAYS IT AND ACTS LIKE I AM STUPID. IT'S THEIR FAULT. SO THEN HE CALLS ME TO TELL ME THE ISSUE IS THE COOLOING FAN AND RESISITOR FOR THE ENGINE. THE WIRES ARE MELTED!!! [XXX] AGAIN?? LIKE ARE U SERIOUS? I FEEL LIKE THEY DID A [XXX] JOB TO BEGIN WITH PUTTING THE NEW ENGINE BLOCK IN AND PROBABLY THE SAME GUY WHO DIDN'T PUT THE BOLTS IN IS MOST LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE WITH THE COOLING FAN!!!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON MY 2012 SONATA LOSES POWER AT RANDOM CAUSING US TO HAVE TO PULL OVER OR IT POWERS BACK UP AND IT WILL CONTINUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. LIFE THREATENING.

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ALSO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 5 OR MORE TIMES BECAUSE OF ISSUES. THE MOST RECENT BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS INCIDENT OF LOSS OF POWER DURING COMMUTE. MY CAR LOST POWER FROM THE TURBO. SOUNDS LIKE ITS DYING OUT AND STRUGGLES TO STAY ON.. DEALERSHIPS NUMBER ONE STATED BECAUSE OF TURBO FAILED SO ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE. THEN THE SECOND DEALER TOLD ME ITS THE WASTE GATE SO ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT APART OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE. SAID THAT IS WOULD COST MORE THAN 2,000 TO FIX AND MY CAR BARELY 9 YEARS OLD...... SO I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE CAR THE DEALERSHIP ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AWAY IN A DANGEROUS DEATH TRAP AND NOTHING FIXED. THATS JUST ONE ISSUE AMONGST A TON OF RECALLS THAT APPARENTLY DO NOT AFFECT MY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE THERE WERE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 179,000. *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, WHEN SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DECELERATED HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) ON 6/27/2018 AT FRANK HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 3150 NATIONAL CITY BLVD, NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950, (888) 355-2980. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,302.

I DROVE MY CAR FROM CHICAGO TO ATLANTA AND HAD NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY REPORTED NO LEAKS AND THE CAR WAS GOOD TO GO. NOT EVEN 30 MINS AFTER MY CAR OIL LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED MAKING NOISES, AND STARTED SMOKING. MY BOYFRIEND PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER HOOD AND SEEN OIL IN SOME AREAS AND ON THE GROUND. WE GOT IT TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND BACK TO EXPRESS OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD IT'S A HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. *TR

STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, SLOWED CAR DOWN TO 40 M.P.H., THAT'S WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T RESTARTED, WAS ABLE TO STEER AND COAST CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. LOOKED UP THAT THERE WAS AN OLD RECALL CLAIM FOR THE VERY SOUND, BUT IT WAS CLOSED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2017. *TR

MY CAR STALLS ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUT THE BLUE DURING DRIVING SOMETIMES IT KILLS CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET HIT A COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE IT JUST GOES OUT DURING DRIVING. IT HAS A MISFIRE AND A STRONG SCENT OF EXHAUST COMING FROM THE CAR. I HAVE TAKE IT TO MIKE MORGAN HYUANDI IN LOUISIANA WHERE THE MECHANIC CLEARLY TELLS ME THEY FEEL THE MISFIRE AND SMELL THE EXHAUST BUT NO ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON SO NO CODES CAN BE READ AND THEY CANT DO ANYTHING. HE EVEN TOLD ME IF I'M DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLS TRY TO GET A VIDEO OF THE RPMS OF WHAT THE CAR IS DOING AND READING DURING THAT TIME SO HE CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO GO OFF OF, BOY HOW UNSAFE WAS THAT ADVICE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO GATEWAY AS WELL AS A LOCAL MECHANIC ALL WHO HAS PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE YET STILL NOONE CAN FIND THE ISSUE BECAUSE AGAIN IT HAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON SO WHAT DO I DO. I DONT HAVE MONEY TO JUST BUY PARTS AND HOPE THAT FIXES IT. THE CAR DRINKS OIL BUT THERE IS NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS. NO DROPPINGS IN MY DRIVE WAY. SOME ONE TOLD ME THE PCV VALVE MAY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED BUT AGAIN I DONT HAVE MONEY TO KEEP CHANGING OUT PARTS HOPING THATS IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND I FEEL HYUANDI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING THAT ALL CONSUMERS ARE DOING WRONG THE MOTORS ARE JUST NO GOOD

THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN 2018 ON OUR 2012 SONATA HYBRID UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO CONTAMINATION. MILEAGE WAS 82,,895. ON 5/9/2020 WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD KNOCKING/TAPPING NOISE (EXACTLY LIKE LAST TIME) ALONG WITH STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOISE CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER SO PULLED OVER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER IN PENSACOLA, FL. WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST TO US WOULD BE APPOX. $5,500 FOR A USED ENGINE WITH 98,000 MILES ON IT. WE NOW HAVE 107,000 MILES WHICH IS APPOX. 24,000 ON THE NEW ENGINE. UPON INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THAT 470,000 2011 & 2012 SONATAS WERE RECALLED ON SEPT. 2, 2015 AFTER NHTSA RAISED THE ISSUE OF ENGINE NOISE AND PROBLEMS. IT REPLACED ENGINES AND INCREASED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YRS OR 120,000 MILES. IN JANUARY 2019 100,000 OF THESE SAME ENGINES WERE RECALLED AGAIN DUE TO DAMAGED FUEL LINES CAUSED WHEN THE ENGINES WERE REPLACED DURING PREVIOUS RECALLS. HYUNDAI HAS DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR THIS TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS IS A HYBRID. OTHER SONATA HYBRID OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE FAITHFULLY TAKE OUR CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ANY PROBLEMS AND OIL CHANGES AND HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION IF NEEDED. WE WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE US. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON EXITING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FIRE WAS SEEN. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A HOME OWNER WITH A GARDEN HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED A DEALER FOR A FAILURE DIAGNOSES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS STILL AWAITING THE MANUFACTURER TOW AS HIS INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN

WASTEGATE ACCUATOR DEFECTIVE MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE ENGINE FAILURE REPLACEMENT.. BUT RICK CASE HYUNDAI WONT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS GIVING ISSUES WHEN THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS STILL VALID. POSSIBLY DAMAGED AT THE TIME OF BLOCK REPLACEMENT AS I HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO RESOLVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TURBO FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE CAR SAID "HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE." I PULLED OVER AS I NOTICED THE CAR WOULDN'T SWITCH TO THE GAS ENGINE AS I WENT UP THE HILL. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE HYBRID BATTERY LEVEL WAS GOING DOWN AND NOT SWITCHING TO THE GAS ENGINE. I CALLED FOR A TOW AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $6,500 AND THAT ENGINE WOULD HAVE NO WARRANTY ON IT. I ASKED IF IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2013 SONATA THAT WE OWN THAT DID THE SAME BEHAVIOR. THE ANSWER WAS YES IT IS SIMILAR, BUT THE HYBRID IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I FIND IT WEIRD THAT BOTH CARS HAVE THE SAME ENGINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THE HYBRIDS WERE NOT RECALLED.

I NEVER HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE BUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I RECENTLY GOT MY OIL CHANGED..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO (PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURN ENGINE OFF). THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TULSA HYUNDAI LOCATED AT (9777 S. MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133) TO BE DIAGNOSED WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND CURRENTLY STILL AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY $1,500 OF THE REPAIR COST FOR GOODWILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

YOU CAN ADD MY SONATA TO THE LIST OF BLOWN ENGINE.ITS IN THE SHOP NOW HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONLY 73,000 + MILES ON IT ALWAYS USED MOBIL ONE.OIL AT AROUND 7,000 MILE INTERVALS. WAS JUST RETURNING HOME GETTING OFF FREEWAY RUNNING AROUND 70MPH SLOWED DOWN FOR CURVE IN SIDE ROAD TO ABOUT 45MPH . ACCELERATED AND ENGINE QUIT SHUTTERED AND VIBRATED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT A MILE ON THE BATTERY TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WHEN TO BATTERY RAN OUT..

AFTER A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT INTO THE SONATA DUE TO RECALL , WITHIN 24 HOURS THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CATCHING FIRE CAUSING DRIVER TO ABANDON VEHICLE ON HIGH WAY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AT SPEED (APPROX 65MPH) ON 9/26/20, THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ONLY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND INSPECTED/ DIAGNOSED 9/29/20. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE (WITH A USED ENGINE WITH 40% MORE MILES) WAS 25% HIGHER THAN THE REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY SAFETY RECALL 15V-568 RELATING TO 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA'S WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE. THE RECALL DOES NOT REFERENCE ANY SPECIFIC MODEL AND ONLY DISCUSSES THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS COMMON ACROSS HYBRID AND NON-HYBRID MODELS. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 78,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINES SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS EARLY, UNLESS THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHICH IT SEEMS THERE IS A VERY WELL KNOWN DEFECT TO THIS VERY ENGINE THAT RESULTS IN THIS VERY OUTCOME. EXCEPT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE KNOWN FAILURE WITH THE SAME ENGINE IN A HYBRID MODEL IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEHIGH VALLEY HYUNDAI (675 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-16227242, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TAKARA RECALL CAR RATTLE OR VIBRATE HARD IF THE CAR STATIONED ON PARK AND AND RPM IS ON 1500 BELOW OR ABOVE THAT NUMBER CAR IS OK

ENGINE RECALL THERE IS OR NOT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW???

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVERY TWO SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,616.

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE CAR JOLTED AND SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I DISCOVERED MOTOR OIL ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY AND IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. UPON INSPECTION BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICAL SHOPS AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY, A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 90,017 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN INDICATED THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WOULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. HYUNDAI IS CLAIMING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE THETA II ENGINE RECALL AND HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SLOW TO ASSIST. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2017 WITH APPROXIMATELY 39,500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CHANGED OIL WITH SYNTHETIC OIL EVERY 7500 MILES WHICH IS THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, ETC. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (65 TO 70 MPH), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR LOST POWER. I WAS VERY STARTLED AND I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AND HEADED TO MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAD ALMOST NO POWER AND WAS BUCKING HARD. THE ENGINE HAD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND THAT GREW IN INTENSITY AS THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED. I DROVE GENTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES AS I WAS STARTLED AND LOST POWER AT THE SAME TIME IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN EXIT FROM THE ROADWAY TO AVOID MANY MORE MILES OF TRAVEL TO GET TO HELP.