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Hyundai Sonata Power Train Safety Report | Dec 13, 2011
Reported on Dec 13, 2011
| THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE START PEDAL, IT WOULD LOCK UP AND NOT RECOGNIZE THE AUTOMATIC KEY IN THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. NOW, AT THE END OF APRIL, AGAIN, IT IS HAPPENING. IT IS GOING IN AGAIN THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME SITUATION. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE ESC ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON RANDOMLY AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED. I USED THE OVERRIDE PROCEDURE SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED TO GET THE CAR GOING -- DEPRESS AND HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR 30 SECONDS. EVEN ONCE THE ENGINE STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFT REMAINED STUCK IN PARK AND TOOK AWHILE TO TAKE IT OUT OF THIS POSITION. WHEN I WAS IDLING IN PARK TODAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHICH TOLD ME THE SITUATION WAS GETTING WORSE. *TR | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Sonata |
| Manufactured by: | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | COOPERSBURG PA |
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| Mileage: | 12000 miles. |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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