CALGARY (660 NEWS) – A Calgary woman is adding her name to a list of Canadians joining a class-action lawsuit after she says her Hyundai stalled in the middle of a busy B.C. highway.

Dania Mills said her husband was behind the wheel of her 2014 Hyundai Elantra when it completely shut down just outside Kelowna.

While the auto-maker has issued recalls for several of its vehicles, Mills found her Elantra wasn’t on the list despite experiencing the same problems.

She’s thankful her husband wasn’t hurt but a few days later the same thing happened to her mother in law’s Hyundai.

Mills did a quick internet search and was astonished to find this wasn’t an isolated incident.

“In the States, they had issued a recall for this issue but in Canada, I guess, they were doing it on a case-by-case basis. Tonnes of people have had similar issues.”

Mills has now signed on to be part of a class-action lawsuit against Hyundai.

Tony Merchant with Merchant Law Group said the lawsuit will go to certification in May, but at this point, they can’t share many details.

“We want to be careful about what we say because we want to perform, for the class, as best we can. We’ve had many people with issues… it’s dangerous.”

Merchant said at least ten complainants involved in the suit have reported their engines caught fire.

He adds anyone driving a Hyundai or Kia with a Theta-2 engine should be aware of the dangers.

“There’s an engine defect and it causes the oil to ignite. Sometimes the cars simply stall, those are the lucky people. The unlucky people, fires start and the most unlucky people, fires start and injuries occur.”

As for Mills, she’s hoping the issue can be resolved to avoid more injuries on the road.

“We’re really fortunate that nothing more serious happened, but if we had kids or we had stopped and it was a long weekend or a truck was behind us, heaven forbid, it could have been a lot more catastrophic.”

A similar class-action lawsuit in the U.S. against Hyundai and Kia was settled for $760-million in October.

In a statement to 660 NEWS, Hyundai Canada said: “nothing is more important than the safety of our customers”. However, the company didn’t respond to questions as to whether the current recalls will be expanded.