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2013 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1519095 · 2018-11-28

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
117,869
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I WAS PASSING AN 18 WHEELER AND THE CARS PASSING GEAR KICKED IN AND THE CAR STUTERED AFTER I GOT PASSED THE TRUCK AND THE ENGINE DIED AND LOST ALL OIL AND INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS WENT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE TRUCK WHILE I WAS MOVING OFF THE ROAD THIS ENGINE HAS ALREADY HAD ONE RECALL AND I HAD IT CHECKED ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO DUE TO THE INTERNAL BEARINGS WEARING DOWN AND LEAVING METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE AND DIDN'T REPLACE THE ENGINE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11154432
Machine
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