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Engine Stalled/Cut-Off While Driving
2011 Hyundai Sonata (Page 3 of 3)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Hyundai dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2011 Sonata has a seriously defective engine that seizes without warning. It was awarded the dubious honor of being the first CarTalk / CarComplaints Turd of the Week in late September 2015.
A class action lawsuit was filed in May 2015 against Hyundai that claims the 2.4L Sonata engine is defective. More info here.
8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $3,850
- Average Mileage:
- 100,400 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 47 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (22 reports)
- replace engine (22 reports)
- hyundai scanned for code, unable to duplicate (1 reports)
- replace computer (1 reports)
- replaced defective brake switch (1 reports)
engine problem
Helpful websites
- Campaign 132 - Search your VIN to see if your vehicle is covered under the replacement warranty.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I was driving on the freeway at about 75mph when the engine warning light came on and the engine shut down. At the time I lost power so the brakes were hard to press on and it took me longer than usual to stop. Thank goodness there was no stopped traffic ahead of me; otherwise, I could have been in a very severe rear-ender. The car was towed to the nearest Hyundai dealership. The service department manager told me that the engine had seized and that I needed a new one. After getting authorization from Hyundai they tore down the engine and found that while there was adequate oil in the engine, two of the crank bearings had come apart and so there was metal through the inside of the engine.
I maintained my car like clock work (thank goodness I had the records to prove it because I was asked for them). Unfortunately, I had 107k miles on the car so it was just slightly outside the warranty window. Hyundai still offered to pay for half the replacement cost of the engine (over $9k so my share was over $4.5k) out of goodwill, and is offering a 1 year warranty on a re-manufactured (vs. rebuilt) engine. This is better than nothing; but, naturally I don't feel that this is fair.
Hyundai wouldn't budge on giving me a longer warranty on the re-manufactured engine saying that they are already being generous in paying part of the cost under goodwill. I asked if the 50/50 offer would cover any other damages other than the engine replacement and I was told that if other problems came up that I would have to take it up with Hyundai as the problems arose. Because the engine had seized the service department could not perform any other diagnostics until a new engine is put in. So it is possible that there could be other damages but the service department is claiming that it is unlikely that anything else (i.e., transmission) could have failed. The engine should not be breaking down at 107k miles! I am definitely going to consider joining the class action law suit.
- Ed N., Hayward, CA, US