Engine Clicking And Tapping Noises problems of the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe

While driving on the highway at about 75mph, in the left lane, with the cruise control engaged, my 2014 Hyundai sante fe (3. 5l v6, 94k miles and very well maintained) started to make a quiet ticking noise. The vehicle had been on the highway for about 40 minutes since the last stop. About one minute after the ticking began, boom! huge explosion. Catastrophic engine failure. The engine evidently seized, threw a rod through the block, punctured the oil pan spraying oil everywhere and igniting. Parts were flying out from the behind the vehicle and heavy white smoke was billowing. Luckily I was near an exit ramp and the motorists around me we kind enough to let me over to coast off the ramp. One lady followed me and pulled alongside my vehicle to urgently inform me that my car was on fire. I immediately pulled over and parked the vehicle and me, my wife, and my daughter jumped out. Flames were visible from underneath the car. My wife and another motorist called 911 for fire support. Three gentleman, one in a semi, two in an SUV, had parked on the highway and ran over to our location with a fire extinguisher (about 200 yds). By the time they got there the fire had gone out. The fire department arrived shortly after that and checked the vehicle with an thermo scanner to make sure the fire was out. The incident was terrifying and extremely dangerous.

Engine started to make clicks and car immediately stalled getting off the freeway. Had to be stopped, parked before I regained engine power. This happened around 22,800 miles. Happened again on the way to dealer and with dealer service staff. Diagnosed as defective turbo assembly that was replaced. Shortly after I picked the car from the shop, I noticed same clicking noise again and car also accelerated on it's own when my foot was not on the break. This happened intermittently. The car returned to the shop and I was told that there is damage in the engine and the engine was replaced. When I went to pick up the car I noticed oil dripping below it. Car was inspected again and I was informed that the transmission assembly is cracked and will need to be replaced. The car is still at the shop.

Engine started to make clicks and car immediately stalled getting off the freeway. Had to be stopped, parked before I regained engine power. This happened around 22,800 miles. Happened again on the way to dealer and with dealer service staff. Diagnosed as defective turbo assembly that was replaced. Shortly after I picked the car from the shop, I noticed same clicking noise again and car also accelerated on it's own when my foot was not on the break. This happened intermittently. The car returned to the shop and I was told that there is damage in the engine and the engine was replaced. When I went to pick up the car I noticed oil dripping below it. Car was inspected again and I was informed that the transmission assembly is cracked and will need to be replaced. The car is still at the shop.

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. Prior to the failure, the vehicle made a clicking sound coming from the engine. Furthermore, the vehicle lost power completely and the contact coasted the vehicle to the right side of the road. The vehicle was towed to puente hills Hyundai located in industry, California. The dealer stated that the engine block motor needed to be replaced and that the contact would be financially responsible for the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 17v226000 (engine and engine cooling), which he stated was directly related to the failure as outlined in the recall. The failure mileage was 65,879.

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving 30 mph, the contact heard an abnormal clicking noise from the engine and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was unable to be restarted. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v226000 (engine). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer (delaney Hyundai located at 125 lenz rd, indiana, PA 15701). The dealer attempted to contact the manufacturer for parts and was made aware that there was no remedy at the time. The manufacturer informed the contact that his case was assigned to a case worker under case number: 10324301. The contact was informed that the case worker would call him. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.

While driving home, my vehicle began to make clunking noises, while in the process of exiting the highway, for safety reasons, the car cut off on the exit ramp. Before attempting to restart the vehicle; a passerby shouted that the vehicle was no fire. Upon exiting the vehicle the police were on the scene and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was then towed to a local body shop to await a tow to my place of residence.