44.  Hyundai is a multinational corporation with over 75,000 employees worldwide.  Hyundai  is currently the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the world.    45.  The Theta II Engine (G4KC), which HMC used in the Class Vehicles, is a 2.4 liter engine  that was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC at its manufacturing plant in  Montgomery, Alabama.     79.  Plaintiff brings this action on her own behalf, and on behalf of a nationwide class  pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a), 23(b)(2), and/or 23(b)(3).    Nationwide Class:  All persons or entities in the United States who are current or former owners and/or lessees of a  Class Vehicle.   80.  In the alternative to the Nationwide Class, and pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 23(c)(5),  Plaintiff seeks to represent the following state class only in the event that the Court declines to certify  the Nationwide Class above.  Specifically, the state class consists of the following:   California Class:  All persons or entities in California who are current or former owners and/or lessees of a Class  Vehicle for primarily personal, family or household purposes, as defined by California Civil  Code § 1791(a).    81.  Together, the California Class and the Nationwide Class shall be collectively referred to  herein as the “Class.”  Excluded from the Class are Defendants, their affiliates, employees, officers and  directors, persons or entities that purchased the Class Vehicles for resale, and the Judge(s) assigned to  this case.  Plaintiff reserves the right to modify, change, or expand the Class definitions based on  discovery and further investigation.     88.  Plaintiff and the Class incorporate by reference each preceding and succeeding paragraph  as though fully set forth at length herein.    89.  Plaintiff brings this claim on behalf of herself and on behalf of the Members of the Class  against all Defendants.    90.  Defendants are “persons” as that term is defined in California Civil Code § 1761(c).    91.  Plaintiff and the Class are “consumers” as that term is defined in California Civil Code  §1761(d).     A.  The Defective Engine Components within the Class Vehicles   HAPPENED. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO COAST TO A CLOSE BY SIDE  ROAD. I AM GRAVELY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE  INTERSTATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH.  MAKE A LARGE BAG NOISE AND I RAN OVER WHAT FELT LIKE PARTS. I COASTED  A WHILE DOWN THE ROAD AND FINALLY PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE  OF THE ROAD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I DISCOVERED OIL ALL OVER THE  OWNER OF THIS CAR. THE MILEAGE AT JUST OVER 85,000 IS MAINLY HIGHWAY  MILES, AND THE CAR IS SERVICED REGULARLY.  Vehicle: 2011 Hyundai Sonata  Date Complaint Filed: 10/26/2014  Component(s): ENGINE  Date of Incident: 10/01/2014  NHTSA ID Number: 10650011  Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America  Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 5NPEB4AC0BH...  VIOLATIONS OF CALIFORNIA’S CONSUMER LEGAL REMEDIES ACT (“CLRA”)  (Cal. Civ. Code § 1750, et seq.)  (On Behalf of the Nationwide Class or, Alternatively, the California Class)   WARRANTY COVERAGE." I'VE ALSO ADDED MY COMPLAINT TO THE  FOLLOWING:[ HTTP://WWW.CHIMICLES.COM/2011-HYUNDAI-SONATA-ENGINE- FAILURE-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT ] ** OUR LAST OIL CHANGE WAS 8/2/2014 AT 