Car shut off while driving down the highway and will not start?

Tiny
NICHOLAS RICHARD SMITH
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  • 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 141,000 MILES
I was driving down the highway at approximately 55 MPH when I decided to pass the vehicle in front of me in the passing lane. When I got into the pasting lane and put my foot on the gas the engine shut off. I pulled over to the side of the highway and the vehicle will not start back up. Just makes a whining sound when I try to start it
Friday, March 3rd, 2023 AT 7:06 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

Can you record it cranking and upload it for me to hear? Based on your description, it sounds like a timing issue. If the timing chain jumped time, we may have a bigger issue. The engine is an interference engine.

If I could hear it cranking, I should be able to tell if that is the issue.

Let me know.

Joe
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023 AT 11:20 PM

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