WHEN GOING UP A HILL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, I GOT IT OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MIN. AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE HOME WITH OUT ANY MORE POWER LOSS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND ENGINE WAS SURGING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 5-21-13 FOR REPAIR, LEFT DEALER AND DROVE HOME, ON 5-23-13 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH POWER LOSS AND NO THROTTLE AGAIN, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND HAD THROTTLE RESPONSE AND POWER BUT ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, NOW TODAY 5-24-13 THE SAME THING HAPPENED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NO THROTTLE, I CALLED DEALER AND NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. THIS WILL HAPPEN ANYTIME WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND THE DEALER STATES ITS OK TO DRIVE. *TR
2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON JUNE 12TH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RATTLE AND PROCEEDED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT INSTEAD DECELERATED ON 695 TOWARDS TOWSON. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING AT 25 MPH. I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST EXIT WHICH WAS BEL AIR ROAD. I PROCEEDED ONTO THIS EXIT WHEN MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF LOSING ALL POWER. AT THIS TIME MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ON. I HAD NO POWER BUT MY VEHICLE WAS STILL IN GEAR AND I SAFELY STOPPED MY VEHICLE IN A SHOPPING PLAZA. ENGINE FAILURE NEW ENGINE PLACED INTO MY VEHICLE. *AK JULY 5TH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THOMPSON HYUNDAI BY MY FATHER. THE MILEAGE OUT WAS 25,593. THOMPSON HYUNDAI FORGOT TO SCREW DOWN THE ENGINE PROPERLY RESULTING IN LOUD NOISES FROM THE ENGINE. I PLACED ANOTHER CALL TO THOMPSON ASKING FOR DOCUMENTATION OF THE SERVICE RENDERED. I THEN NOTICED ANOTHER SCREW WHICH WAS NOT SECURE ON THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, I WOULD BE BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK TO GET THE DOCUMENTATION AND TO GET THE STEERING CHECKED. THOMPSON NEVER WROTE UP A SERVICE SLIP FOR THE SCREWS. JULY 8TH THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO THOMPSON AGAIN. I PLACED A CALL TO THOMPSON AND SPOKE WITH GARY WELCH. GARY STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH YOU VEHICLE. HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE PAID MY VEHICLE PAYMENT FOR THE MONTH MY CAR WAS IN SERVICE.*AK