| Subject: | Loss of motive power |
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| Investigations Summary: | The office of defects investigation (odi) has received a petition on July 13, 2022, requesting a defect investigation into an alleged defect of the "oil drain pan assemblies" on the following 83 models/model year vehicles stated by the petitioner: 2006-2019 Hyundai sonata, 2013-2018 Hyundai santa fe sport, 2010-2012 and 2019-2020 Hyundai santa fe, 2010-2015 and 2018-2019 Hyundai tucson, 2011-2021 kia sportage 2005-2020 kia optima, 2011-2020 kia sorento, 2010-2013 kia forte, 2010-2013,kia forte coup, and 2007-2010 kia rondo vehicles equipped with the 1. 6l t-gdi gamma, 2. 4l theta ii gdi, 2. 4l in-line gdi theta ii, kappa, and 3. 8l v-shaped gdi lambda-ii engines. The petition also cites additional Hyundai/kia vehicles that use similar drain pan assemblies as the above-mentioned vehicles as having drain pan assembly failures. The petitioner provided subject and peer vehicles information related to alleged engine failures. The petition itself can be reviewed at NHTSA. Gov under odi number 11481745. According to the petition, the Hyundai/kia vehicle owners have made allegations of oil leakage failures occurring at highway speeds, without malfunction, indicator lights, or the leakage associated with under-tightening an oil drain plug, or a plug or pan with damaged thread. The alleged defects are causing engines to seize and loss of motive power. A defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition. The petitioner identified a number of complaints received by NHTSA alleging complete engine failure from a variety of models stated above along with other models. The odi complaints cited in the petition can be reviewed at NHTSA. Gov under the following odi numbers: 11481745, 11433038, 11366918, 11431200, 11320689, 11245086, 11196311, 11114946, 11114946, 11097819. |
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