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2016 HYUNDAI SONATA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1709780 · 2020-11-29

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
106,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY RIGHT HIGH BEAM STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE TO ADD OIL TO MY CAR EVERY 3 DAYS. BURNS MORE GAS GOING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. GOING AROUND A FAST HIGHWAY CURB, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN THE SPEED OF MY CAR AND WOULD NOT STOP DROPPING DOWN TO 45 MPH IN A 70MPH PACKED HIGHWAY. AWFUL EXPERIENCE. CALLED IN THE PROBLEM TO HYUNDAI AND THEY DIDN'T SHOW ANY CARE. I HAD AN ACCIDENT HAPPEN AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM COULD BE A RESULT TO THE ACCIDENTS. THE CASE HAS BEEN CLOSED AND NOTHING BUT A PAPER FROM A LAWYER ABOUT GETTING $1000 FOR MY CAR BEING AT HIGH RISK. I HAVE THE CASE NUMBER AVAILABLE. IT'S BEEN NEARLY A YEAR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11377005
Machine
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