Safety Regulators Are Investigating Hyundai’s Handling of Theta II Recalls
Federal investigators are taking a look at Hyundai’s handling of Theta II engine recalls to make sure there’s no funny business going on. NHTSA says it took action to "investigate both the timeliness and scope of Hyundai's Theta II engine recalls, and Hyundai's compliance with reporting requirements.
Timely and compliant? Not if you ask this lawsuit. Or this former Hyundai engineer. To date, nearly 1.7 million Hyundai and Kia vehicles have been recalled.
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Manufacturing Problems with the Theta II Engine Cause Knocking, Seizing, and Oil Sludge Buildup
The Theta II is a gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine that is well known for a lot of things and none of them are good. Bearing failure, metal debris riding on contaminated oil, piston ring defects, siezing, knocking, crying.
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3rd Generation Santa Fe
- Years
- 2013–2018
- Reliability
- 46th out of 50
- PainRank™
- 19.69
- Complaints
- 270
6th Generation Sonata
- Years
- 2011–2014
- Reliability
- 50th out of 50
- PainRank™
- 68.11
- Complaints
- 1312