# 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `2142537` · 2025-10-23 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
In summer of 2023 my car  2011 Sonata Hybrid quit running and would not start.  My granddaughter had used the car to go to Oklahoma City for a tennis tournament.  Her life was at risk because she was coming back in the evening and was alone.  The next day I had the car towed to Ada Oklahoma and then called dealership and had it towed to Ardmore, Oklahoma where I had purchased the car new in 2011.  The car was at the dealership for 6 months.  The vehicle was inspected at the dealership.    There were no warning lights or symptoms of the failure prior to the breakdown.  I am an 80 year old female that knows nothing about a car engine and they talked to me like I was a mechanic.  I still do not know why my claim was denied but was told that I did not have a claim.  I had to rent a car to get to work for several months and was out the money to have my car towed 2 times.  Not to mention the strain of being without my car for 6-7 months.  I finally just gave up until I read about all these other people having trouble with Hyundai also.
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