Very long ,but no way to make this story short--
Posting about my experience in case it might help anyone who encounters the same problem in the future, OR if there is anyone who has already experienced something similar. I have a 2020 SLE 2.0T with ~34K miles. On the way back from NJ last weekend (Saturday), the check engine light went on around Allentown, PA. Car seemed to be running the same, so I kept driving (we were over 150 miles from home in Maryland). We had to drop one daughter off in Hershey, PA on the way and the car ran fine (with check engine light on) until the Hershey exit ramp where additional warnings popped up. Cruise control failed, LKAS failed and the car went into limp mode. Pulled over, turned the car off, waited a minute--started it back up--seemed to be running find. Got about another mile and same thing happened. Limped into a bank parking lot and called Hyundai Roadside assistance.
The positive part of this story is that the tow truck got there in 15 minutes and towed the car 10 miles to Faulkner Hyundai in Harrisburg. This was after 5pm, so I knew they'd be closed. We Ubered to my daughter's place and my wife and I drove her car home to MD.
Faulker called on Monday to ask why my car was there. I explained everything and they said "all we can do is scan for codes." OK, I asked them to please do that. They called later that afternoon to say they pulled Code P2118, but they drove the car "10 miles" and it seemed find. Then they said, "If you want a deeper diagnosis, we can look at it mid-July AT THE EARLIEST." What? They were stone-cold in their conversation with me. Absolutely no indication that they could at least try to help me out.
After looking into options to get the car to my home dealership (shipping, tow it myself, etc), I decided to roll the dice and drive it back myself (~75 miles). It was a white-knuckle drive the whole way home, but I made it (with the check engine light on the whole way).
The car is now at my local dealership with an appointment for this Tuesday (6/12). I will update this thread when I hear from them.
I looked up the diagnostic history on My Hyundai, and these are the DTC codes: P2118, C161386, C136081, C174181.
I have had multiple issues with this vehicle prior to this incident. Intermittent problems where it won't start up right away (dealership couldn't find anything wrong). Auto-Stop-Start not working for several months (I never asked dealer about that b/c i figured that's a good problem to have...maybe not).
While I wait, I'm hoping they can find the problem and fix it under warranty. But I can't help feel that I drive this car with some anxiety that it will break down again--especially on long trips. Maybe I get it fixed and trade-in it. For what, I don't know. Not a good time for buying cars.
Stay tuned. Fingers crossed.
PS--when we drove back up to Harrisburg in my daughter's 2016 Chevy Cruze to pick up my Santa Fe, the check engine light on the Cruze lit up!! Car started losing acceleration, so we had to drop it off at a chevy dealership down the street from the Hyundai dealership. I couldn't believe our bad luck. Chevy fixed it the next day and we go that car back to my daughter, thankfully. What a week.
Posting about my experience in case it might help anyone who encounters the same problem in the future, OR if there is anyone who has already experienced something similar. I have a 2020 SLE 2.0T with ~34K miles. On the way back from NJ last weekend (Saturday), the check engine light went on around Allentown, PA. Car seemed to be running the same, so I kept driving (we were over 150 miles from home in Maryland). We had to drop one daughter off in Hershey, PA on the way and the car ran fine (with check engine light on) until the Hershey exit ramp where additional warnings popped up. Cruise control failed, LKAS failed and the car went into limp mode. Pulled over, turned the car off, waited a minute--started it back up--seemed to be running find. Got about another mile and same thing happened. Limped into a bank parking lot and called Hyundai Roadside assistance.
The positive part of this story is that the tow truck got there in 15 minutes and towed the car 10 miles to Faulkner Hyundai in Harrisburg. This was after 5pm, so I knew they'd be closed. We Ubered to my daughter's place and my wife and I drove her car home to MD.
Faulker called on Monday to ask why my car was there. I explained everything and they said "all we can do is scan for codes." OK, I asked them to please do that. They called later that afternoon to say they pulled Code P2118, but they drove the car "10 miles" and it seemed find. Then they said, "If you want a deeper diagnosis, we can look at it mid-July AT THE EARLIEST." What? They were stone-cold in their conversation with me. Absolutely no indication that they could at least try to help me out.
After looking into options to get the car to my home dealership (shipping, tow it myself, etc), I decided to roll the dice and drive it back myself (~75 miles). It was a white-knuckle drive the whole way home, but I made it (with the check engine light on the whole way).
The car is now at my local dealership with an appointment for this Tuesday (6/12). I will update this thread when I hear from them.
I looked up the diagnostic history on My Hyundai, and these are the DTC codes: P2118, C161386, C136081, C174181.
I have had multiple issues with this vehicle prior to this incident. Intermittent problems where it won't start up right away (dealership couldn't find anything wrong). Auto-Stop-Start not working for several months (I never asked dealer about that b/c i figured that's a good problem to have...maybe not).
While I wait, I'm hoping they can find the problem and fix it under warranty. But I can't help feel that I drive this car with some anxiety that it will break down again--especially on long trips. Maybe I get it fixed and trade-in it. For what, I don't know. Not a good time for buying cars.
Stay tuned. Fingers crossed.
PS--when we drove back up to Harrisburg in my daughter's 2016 Chevy Cruze to pick up my Santa Fe, the check engine light on the Cruze lit up!! Car started losing acceleration, so we had to drop it off at a chevy dealership down the street from the Hyundai dealership. I couldn't believe our bad luck. Chevy fixed it the next day and we go that car back to my daughter, thankfully. What a week.