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Engine Seized
2012 Hyundai Sonata (Page 1 of 3)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Hyundai dealer.
9.1
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $4,920
- Average Mileage:
- 86,300 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 46 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace engine (35 reports)
- not sure (10 reports)
- trade car (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I'm a single mom of 3. My car was paid off (fortunately) and didn't have a car payment. These days it is truly hard to get by on one income. One night I was on a real busy street of 4 lanes of traffic and I had to accelerate to not get hit when entering onto said street. All the lights on the dashboard came on and my car died! In the middle of the street. I couldn't turn the wheel, it wouldn't start. It was done! Luckily, I had a friend with me that was able to push it to the side of the road, and their house wasn't TOO far from where we were. It's later in the evening, January in Salt lake city (cold). My friend checked fluids and it wasn't that, we then walked to Autozone and they came to check it out, but because the engine wouldn't turn over they couldn't get a reading of any sort. I had my car towed to my house, my mechanic checked it out and told me my engine seized. He further told me an engine would run about 3-4k and it would take about 60-80 hours to fix it, which is $500/HR for 2 people to work on it.
Ever since, I have been looking for cars, something reliable. Everything is SO expensive. I don't know what I am going to do! I don't want to buy another unreliable car just to have to fix that one all the time. I have great credit, yet my payment will STILL be $400 (not including the insurance). I don't make it every month. My mom helps with groceries every week. Now I'm trying to figure out WHAT to do with my car that is just sitting here. The dealership said no warranty, and no recalls on my VIN. I was going to pull out of my 401k, but its not an option since this isn't considered an "emergency" in their eyes. Nothing to do with cars is an emergency. I went onto google to see if others have had an issues, and it's AMAZING just how many people this exact problem has affected. How is this happening to so many people and nothing is done about it?
- Donna M.,