2013 Hyundai Sonata Engine

I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V226000 A FEW MONTHS. I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SINCE MANY OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE BEING DRIVING IN THE NATION'S ROAD. THE RECALL WAS SENT OUT IN MARCH 31, 2017 AND SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE OWNERS ARE ENTITLED TO A REMEDY TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER (WALLACE HYUNDAI AT 3801 SE FEDERAL HWY A, STUART, FL 34997) STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI, VIN: [XXX], THAT HAD A RECALL ON THE ENGINE FOR POSSIBILITY OF SEIZING UP. IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED LAST WEEK (THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017). I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ANTWERPEN HYUNDAI, 6440 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, CATONSVILLE, MD 21228 WHERE I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE CAR SERVICED. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET A RESOLUTION FROM HYUNDAI SINCE THAT TIME BUT HAVE NOT HAD SUCCESS. I DO NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK, MY CHILDREN TO THEIR APPOINTED PLACES, ETC AND NO ONE HAS AUTHORIZED ME A RENTAL CAR OR LOANER CAR. I?M GETTING VERY DISTRAUGHT AT THIS TIME DUE TO LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY WELL BEING WHEN THE CAR?S PROBLEM IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURING AS THE CAR ONLY HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AS WELL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S JOB AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

WAS DRIVING CAR DOWN SECONDARY ROAD AROUND 45MPH. CAR BEGAN TO SLOW IN SPEED, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE & EVENTUALLY JUST CUT OFF. SMOKE/BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. TRIED TO JUMP IT TO NO AVAIL. HAD CAR TOWED, MECHANIC HAD TO HAND CRANK ENGINE TO GET IT STARTED. MECHANIC (JOHN @ CAMPBELL'S IN PRINCE GEORGE, VA) INFORMED ME THAT ENGINE SEIZED & NEEDED A NEW ONE. THERE WAS A CURRENT KNOCKING SOUND ONCE THEY FINALLY GOT IT RUNNING. LEARNED OF ENGINE RECALL, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED (GATEWAY HYUNDAI 2200 WALTHALL CENTER DR. CHESTER VA 23836 804-414-2020 SERVICE TECH: TOMMY, SERVICE CENTER MANAGER: MR. CARPENTER) THEY INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL, TOLD ME THEY WOULD TEST CAR. AFTER HAVING TO CALL SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT THE CAR PASSED THE ENGINE TEST AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. I REITERATED WHAT I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC, CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES & REGULAR MAINTENANCE & NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE. SERVICE TECH AND MANAGER AGREED. HYUNDAI HAD THEM RUN THE SAME TEST 3 TIMES. MR. CARPENTER EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAVE TOLD HYUNDAI MY CAR FALLS UNDER THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND AFTER TWO WEEKS OF HAVING NO CAR, HYUNDAI STILL WILL NOT REPAIR MY ENGINE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HEAR THE KNOCKING BUT HYUNDAI IS STILL DRAGGING IT OUT. MEANWHILE I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO KIDS AND WORK FULL TIME WITH A FAR COMMUTE AND AM SPENDING EXTRA EXPENSES ON TRANSPORTATION. HYUNDAI KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD STOP TRYING TO GET OVER ON INNOCENT PAYING CUSTOMERS AND REMEDY THE SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE THAT BECAME LOUDER WHEN THE CONTACT ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. OIL WAS ADDED TO THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLONIAL HYUNDAI (4423 LINCOLN HWY, DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN FAILURE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE AND LOSE OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO COLONIAL HYUNDAI WHERE THE DEALER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND REPLACED THE PCV VALVE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. COLONIAL HYUNDAI ALSO STATED THAT A RECALL WOULD BE RELEASED AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A NEW ENGINE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE). COLONIAL HYUNDAI STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED THE RECALL INSPECTION AND DID NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,629.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FAIRFAX HYUNDAI; 10925 FAIRFAX BLVD, FAIRFAX, VA 22030; (703) 352-0444) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR WAS PURCHASED ON APRIL 17TH 2017 , ON JUNE 6TH 2017 THE ENGINE MADE NOISE AND SEIZED UP ,THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE , WHEN THERE IS A MAJOR ENGINE RECALL .

WILL DRIVING ON US 1 GOING SOUTH BOUND IN MARATHON FLORIDA AS I WAS FROM 60 MPH TO 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND ALL IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE ANY NOISE. I CALLED HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH TOOK CLOSE TO 4 HOURS TO GET TO ME. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 29,600 MILES ON IT. AND THE PRIOR WEEK I HAD AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT A HYUNDAI DEALER. THE DEALER IT WAS TOWED TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE. IT IS NOW A WEEK AND I AM STILL WAITING ON HYUNDAI TO APPROVE A WARRANTY CLAIM ON THE ENGINE.

AT 124,000 MILES (4000 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT), MY CAR STARTED BURNING ABOUT ONE QUART AFTER EACH 1000 MILES DRIVEN. I HAVE CHANGED MY OIL RELIGIOUSLY AFTER EVERY 3,000 - 5,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD BURNED MOST OF ITS OIL AT A 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGE. HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THIS ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LUTHER BLOOMINGTON) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LUTHER BLOOMINGTON WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALER WAS BEING DISHONEST, AND SHOULD KNOW WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

HYUNDAI HAS NOTIFIED ME OF A RECALL THAT EFFECTS THE ENGINE AND THAT MAY LEAD TO A POSSIBLE CRASH -- BUT HAS OFFERED NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AND HOW CAN I ASSURE THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY?

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THE CAR RUNNING FUNNY AND RPMS WERE AT 4000 INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 2000. WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR I HEARD A WEIRD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING FLAPPING IN THE WIND. GAVE IT GAS, NOISE WENT AWAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOT OVERHEATING. AFTER ABOUT 3 MILES THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF THE LIGHT COMING ON. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A SAFE PARKING PLACE. CHECKED THE OIL, THE COOLANT, ALL WAS GOOD. NOTHING WAS LEAKING, NO SMOKE. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND DIED. WOULDNT TURN OVER AFTER THAT. SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED. NOW ITS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WOULD SOMETIMES STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. IN ADDITION, SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD DUE TO BURNING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BEARINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ *CN

MY ENGINE HAS HESITATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WHEN I LOOKED UP THE INFORMATION TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR DEFECT ONLINE I NOTICED THAT THERE IS IN FACT A RECALL. RECALL NUMBER 162 SHOWS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSE TO GET A LETTER BUT I HAVE STILL GET TO GET A RECALL NOTICE AND THERE STILL APPEARS TO BE NO REMEDY FOR THE RECALL. HOW LONG TO WE AS THE CONSUMER HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE REMEDIED?

"ENGINE RECALL", MY CAR HAS ONLY 66,687 MILES ON IT, I HAVE DONE ALL THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED WITH THE DEALERSHIP, IT IS CONSUMING 1 1/2 OR MORE QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL PER 1000 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE THE CONSUMPTION TEST AND THEY TOLD ME ITS NOT NORMAL, BUT THEY SAID IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. I HAVE NOT HAVE THE KNOCKING NOISE, BUT ISN'T THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT CAN GET THE CAR TO DO THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON NEITHER THE OIL LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,027.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 AT MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT END OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

ON APRIL 4, 2017 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET IN NOON TRAFFIC, WHEN MY SONATA LOST POWER. STARTLED, I TRIED TO RE-START IT AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE A NOISE. TURNED ON FLASHERS AND CALLED FOR TOW. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY IT TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, AND IT TURNED OVER ONCE AND WENT SILENT. MY SON IS A TRAINED MECHANIC, SO HE CAME FOR THE WEEKEND AND IT STARTED FOR HIM. SO, HE PUT IT IN GEAR AND THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKEING PINGING/TAPPING NOISE. HE WAS GOING TO BRING HIS DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT THIS COMING WEEKEND AS HE SUSPECTED MAJOR ENGINE ISSUES. I FOUND OUT ON MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017 FROM A CONSUMER LAW ATTORNEY AT OUR OFFICE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON 2013 SONATAS AND OTHER MODELS FOR ENGINE FAILURE. HTTP://ABCNEWS.GO.COM/BUSINESS/WIRESTORY/HYUNDAI-KIA-RECALL-12M-CARS-ENGINE-FAILURE-46647403

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SUPPLY THE PART TO THE DEALER AND SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (KEN GARFF HYUNDAI DOWNTOWN, 717 SOUTH WEST TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101, (801) 257-3200) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE ENGINE HESITATES AND WE TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR THE RECALL #162 FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THEY CHECKED THE ENGINE WITH A STETHOSCOPE AND FOUND NO DEBRIS ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN. BUT ACCORDING TO THE LADY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEEN IN ENGINES WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND THAT IS WHY THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 120,000 MILES. THIS MAKE ME VERY UNEASY BECAUSE IT IS MAKES ME FEEL THAT SHE IS SAYING THAT IT IS STILL GOING TO HAPPEN BUT NOT UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES. SO IT IS NOT A MATTER OF "IF" JUST A MATTER OF "WHEN" AND I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS FAIR THAT I MAY BE AT RISK OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS MY CHILDREN IN THE FUTURE. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE REMEDIED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO DEBRIS AT THIS TIME. WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE THIS RECHECKED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. IN ADDITION, AN UNKNOWN CLUNKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS PRESENT INSIDE THE OIL PAN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEALER (RAY SKILLMAN FORD LOCATED AT 1250 US HIGHWAY 31 S GREENWOOD, IN 46143 317-217-5809) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10247411. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN #162 WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER TO BE A FAIRLY SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR IT EITHER.