2015 Hyundai Santa Fe POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

During routine vehicle operation when entering an interstate highway, , the vehicle developed a loud knocking sound from engine bay along with high RPM abnormal shifting. Vehicle was stopped as soon as possible in the safety lane when it stalled and shut off. No warning lights were present during the time of failure. Vehicle was towed to home of residence.

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The 3.3 liter V6 GDI engine failed while driving at approximately 136000 miles. Heard a ticking noise start shortly after leaving home, and had hesitation and shaking upon acceleration from a stop sign, but saw no warning lamps. Went around the block back home to find out the ticking noise was under the hood. Motor oil was almost 3 quarts low, but only 2/3's of the way through the service interval. Checked for leaking, saw none dripping, but did see oil on the under of the rear differential. I then let the car run for minute or so in the garage and looked for leaks. I saw no active leaking and ticking was quieter, so I drove to a close gas station to get a little gas and test drive, still no warning lights. On the way back, about a mile from home, the engine light came on, despite the ticking sound being gone. Within a quarter mile, at the next stop sign, I let off the brake to accelerate and the car started rolling backwards, causing the vehicle approaching from behind to swerve into the turn lane. The vehicle was no longer running, and wouldn't restart. Towed to local mechanic and was told 2 days ago the engine was seized, and replacement was needed. I have not contacted any dealership or the manufacturer, as I the second owner and do not have a warranty. However I have spent the last 2 days reading seemingly 1000s of articles and forum posts related to this engine, whether it be in a Hyundai or a Kia. Several of the articles I have read about this 3.3 liter GDI Lambda -II engine and it's horror stories, referenced this nhtsa site as a place where complaints can be made, so here I am. Many articles describe the same problem.. hesitation... ticking.. sudden mysterious oil loss... little, if any warning... complete failure while driving, putting safety at risk. With the problem with engine so blatantly rampant, it is my fear that after I scrap this vehicle, there will be a recall. Over the phone quotes, and online pricing have ranged from $7500-20000 for repair.

Engine light coded 1326 on July 28, 2023. Car engine was replaced Aug- September 20, 2023. September 27 the engine light coded 0263. October 4 the engine light coded 0263. October 5 the engine light coded 0263 October 13 the engine light coded 0263.

While driving, there was a noise coming from the car on acceleration. Had been using cruise control and when canceled cruise, and accelerated- the noise became worse. Car stalled and I was able to get it to the side of the road without incident. Lucky there was no other vehicles on the road at the time. Checked the oil and level was fine and no temp issues indicated. When I tried to restart, an engine light came on the dash. Got the car home by coasting in neutral, it was only 2 blocks. Couldn't get an appt for repair for over a week. Had car towed to a repair shop and they said it was a Variable Valve Timing Solenoid. On first drive after replacing this piece- indicator light came on the dash again. Left the car where it was.

1. Tranny went out at 115,00 miles. 02/22. Replaced $2400.00. 2. Engine went out, 125,000. 10/22. Yet to be fixed. MANY 2.4L HAVE DONE THIS.

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 114,000 MILES THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN IT, WE HAD IT REPLACED. NOW AT 134,000 MILES THE ENGINE WENT OUT, THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THAT ALSO. IT HAS BEEN SITTING AT HYUNDAI SINCE DECEMBER 2019 IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 2020 AND STILL WITHOUT A CAR OR A RENTAL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUILT AND NEW ENGINE AFTER THEY TESTED THE ENGINE IT STARTED MAKING NOISES AGAIN AND APPARENTLY HYUNDAI SENT THEM SOME PART THAT DIDN'T FIT NOW THEY HAVE TO FIX IT AGAIN... HYUNDAI CORPORATE HAS ONLY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT BROKE.

RANDOMLY, FROM A STOP, WHEN ACCELERATING THE ENGINE TEMPORARY STALLS OR HESITATES FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS PROBABLY HAPPENED 50 TIMES OR MORE. ONLINE SEARCHES SHOW MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH ALL MODELS WITH THE 2.X TURBO ENGINE.

DRIVING ON MAJOR HWY, CAR LOST POWER AND SO I LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER, WHEN I GOT TO SIDE OF RD THE CAR STALLED OUT AND DIED COMPLETELY. WOULDN'T RESTART AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND BATTERY LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS. I TRIED TO CRANK WITH NO LUCK. CALLED FOR HELP. GOT TOWED TO NEAREST SHOP. IT WAS MOTOR THAT FAILED. NO SIGN EXCEPT LOST POWER AND DIED. SAME CONDITION AS MOTORS THAT WERE RECALLED AND MY MOTOR IS A 2014 AND I HAVE EXTRA WARRANTY AND THEY TURNED ME DOWN. I NEED HELP PLEASE.....HELPPPPPPPPP

HIT ACCELERATOR AND WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR, LOUD REVS AND THEN HEAR A BANG AND THE CAR JUMPS AS IT FINALLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF MY CAR AT RANDOM, I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, THEN LAST WEEK, I START TO LOSE POWER, AND SAME THING, IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE SAME DRIVE. NEVER ONCE WHEN THIS HAPPENS DID I GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THEN IT GOT SCARY AS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON ITS OWN WHILE IN DRIVE. STILL NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAR FINALLY GETS BACK TO CORRECT GEAR RATIO FOR THE SPEED. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW THE CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 4TH GEAR, NO 1ST OR SECOND GEAR.

MY HYUNDAI IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT , I'VE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERERS SUGGESTIONS . THE CAR HAD NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OR WARNINGS THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND THE NEXT DAY I START MY CAR AND IT'S MAKING A VERY LOUD TICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWLY LOSING POWER UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY STALLED OUT . I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE IT SCANNED , THE SCAN SHOWED THE EXHAUST SOLENOID HAS FAILED AND THE TIMING WAS ADVANCED , AGAIN THIS HAPPENED FROM THE CAR RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE ONE DAY TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN THE NEXT . SO THE MECHANIC TOOK THE SOLENOIDS OUT AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS COVERING THEM . I'VE SINCE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIE TYPE OF ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE THE THETA 11 GDI 2.0T , WHICH HAS BEEEN RECALLED 2011-2014 MODELS . THIS IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO HEAR THAT WITH A CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD MY ENGINE IS NOW BLOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST , I STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR . I'VE READ THAT HYUNDAI KNOWS THESE ENGINES ARE FAULTY FOR HAVING METAL SHAVINGS IN THE CHAMBERS BUT YET THEY'RE STILL PUTTING THEM IN BRAND NEW VEHICLES , NOW I AM STUCK WITH A LEMON BASICALLY AND HAVE TO SHELL OUT 6 GRAND FOR ANOTHER ENGINE THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN AGAIN BEFORE IT'S PAID OFF . THIS CLEARLY IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE NOT THE OWNERS