Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10396308April 8, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION, STEERING
CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT SINCE BRAND NEW. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED FOR A LENGTH OF TIME. CONSTANT RIGHT PRESSURE MUST BE MAINTAINED ON STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT CAR FROM MOVING TO THE LEFT. AT A SLOW SPEED ON BACK ROADS THE PULL IS NOT THAT NOTICEABLE. FOR SOME REASON, WHEN TAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP, THE LEFT PULL INCREASES, WHICH REQUIRES INCREASED RIGHT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE HAD CAR CHECKED AT DEALER, ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED, AND TOLD EVERYTHING IS FINE. RESEARCHING THE HYUNDAI FORUMS, IT APPEARS MY SONATA IS NOT THE ONLY CAR EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, AND AS OF THIS DATE, HYUNDAI/KIA HAVE NO FIX, OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR IS A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395143April 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I AGREE WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL FUMES. MY HUSBAND HAD MENTIONED TO ME WHILE I WAS WARMING MY CAR THAT THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE WAS VERY STRONG. I THEN BEGIN TO NOTICE FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT I WAS JUST IMAGING THINGS. THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION NEED TO LOOK INTO TO THESE COMPLAINTS BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. I GET SICK AND TIRED OF GOING TO THE DEALERS AND THEY CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. HYUNDAI NEED TO WAKE UP AND LOOK INTO THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394276April 5, 2011
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ON THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS SO WEAK IT IS INAUDIBLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW ONE BUT TO NO AVAIL. MY SONATA WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THE SEPT. 2010 SWITCH TO A DUAL HORN. THE OLD HORN IS A HAZARD AND OFFER NO PROTECTION TO ALERT DRIVERS AS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. THERE SHOULD BE A FIX BUT DEALER ADVISES THERE IS NONE THUS FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394274April 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS FAILED TWICE. THERE IS A SOLENOID PROBLEM. FIRST TIME IT BLEW 2 SOLENOIDS @ 1,400 MILES, FELT LIKE I HIT A CINDER BLOCK THE 2ND TIME @ 2,700 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. DEALER ADVISES MULTIPLE 2011 SONATA'S COMING IN WITH SOLENOID ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394109April 4, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA PULLS LEFT SHARPLY WHEN WHEN I LET GO OF THE WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND MAJOR PROBLEM. ALIGNMENT DOESN'T HELP AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394148April 4, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ABNORMALLY PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE STRUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE DEALERS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,350 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,400. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STRUT WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. UPDATED 05/31/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394165April 4, 2011
STEERING
I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE TURBO. IT PULLS BADLY TO THE LEFT. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT CONCENTRATION OR YOU WILL BE IN THE ONCOMING LANE. DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394026April 2, 2011
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO ON FEBRUARY 19, 2011 AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THIS VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO THE LEFT, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSTANT PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS NECESSARY TO KEEP THIS CAR ON THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (GLASSMAN HYUNDAI, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN) FOR A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT ON 2 OCCASIONS. THIS HELPS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS AND THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE NO MENTION OF THIS WAS MADE BY THE SALESPERSON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393563March 29, 2011
STEERING
2011 SONATA 2.0T SE LEFT PULL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394531March 29, 2011
AIR BAGS
I WAS EXITING ONE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ONTO ANOTHER. EXIT RAMP DIRECTION WAS MISJUDGED AND CAR HIT A GUARD RAIL. THERE WAS A FRONTAL AREA CRASH CAUSING IN EXCESS OF $14,000 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NOT ANY OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10393620March 29, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA PULLS HEAVY TO THE LEFT. THIS HAS NOT CREATED AN INJURY TO DATE BUT IT PULLS SO MUCH TO THE LEFT I HAVE TO BE SURE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT TO COUNTER-ACT THE PULL INTO THE LANE TO MY LEFT. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER DOING EVERYTHING THEY SAY THEY CAN DO (ALIGNMENT, ETC.) IT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT. I HAVE 16K MILES ON THE CARE AND IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I FIRST HAD IT. DEALERSHIP (SUNTRUP HYUNDAI, ST. LOUIS MO) SAYS THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393099March 28, 2011
STEERING
OFF THE LOT OUR NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED TURBO CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER ORIGINALLY REPORTED A "BULLETIN" ON THE FRONT STRUTS AND REPLACED THE LEFT ONE. AFTER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AN "ALL-WHEEL-ALIGNMENT". NO BETTER. THE DEALER SUGGESTED DRIVING FOR 1K MILES TO SEE IF IT RESOLVED ITSELF----THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT FOR THE SECOND TIME ON 3/17/2011 AND RE-OPENED THE "CASE NUMBER". THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONSULTED WITH HYUNDAI'S REGIONAL ENGINEERS AND SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED A RECALIBRATING OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE ON 3/24/2011. THE CAR NOW DRIVES PERFECTLY. NO MORE PULLING TO THE LEFT. HALLELUJAH!! THANKS TO GOOD FOLKS AT HYUNDAI, LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393519March 28, 2011
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO IN DECEMBER 2010 AND FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE IT PULLED TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAITED TO SEE IF IT WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT BUT IT DID NOT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND PERFORMED A FULL ALIGNMENT. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW AFTER READING 100'S OF SIMILAR CLAIMS I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE. I AM ENCOURAGED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE STEPPED FORWARD, THIS WILL SAVE ME FROM REPEATED VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT ALIGNMENTS, STRUT REPLACEMENT AND TIRE ROTATIONS ARE NOT GOING TO BLANKET THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP A BRAND NEW 2011 CAR ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393471March 26, 2011
STEERING
THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 SONATA TURBO LIMITED. THE VEHICLE HAS A STEADY PULL TO THE LEFT DURING ACCELERATION WHICH AFFECTS THE VEHICLES ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE ROADWAY. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE AND IN MY OPINION A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE VEHICLES QUICK JERKY MOTION AND STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT IF YOU SHOULD LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS NOT AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE DRIVES STRAIGHT WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACCELERATING . IT'S CONSTANT FATIGUE ON THE DRIVER'S ARMS MAINTAINING PROPER STEERING AS A RESULT OF THE PULL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392948March 26, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED PULLS LEFT. PULL OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS AND ROAD TYPES, BUT IS STRONGEST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN MIDDLE OR LEFT LANES. RIGHT LANE HAS A SLIGHT DRIFT RIGHT, WHICH FEELS NORMAL DUE TO CROWN OF ROAD. BUT WITH CROWN ON RIGHT, THERE IS HARD PULL TO LEFT. VEHICLE WILL PULL SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND CHANGE LANES IN APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS OR LESS. VEHICLE NEEDS A CONSTANT AND FORCEFUL PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT OF CENTER TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT TRACK AND NOT VEER LEFT. THIS PULL WAS EVIDENT IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES ON IT, AND PULL WAS EVIDENT IMMEDIATELY. AS OF THIS TIME, REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN ATTEMPTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392818March 24, 2011
STEERING
THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY PULLS TO THE LEFT FROM SPEEDS OF 40 MPH TO 80 MPH. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIGURE HOW TO FIX ISSUE. YOU NEED TO CONSTANTLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL AT 20 DEGREES OFF CENTER IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT LINE. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE AND HYUNDAI IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392571March 23, 2011
STEERING
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO LIMITED WITH 6 MILES ON IT. AS SOON AS I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, IT PULLED TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. FIRST THEY REPLACED A FRONT STRUT SO NOW I HAVE MISMATCHED STRUTS, THEN ALIGNED IT SO THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS SET AT A CAMBER OF -0.8 DEGREES WHILE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS SET AT -0.2 DEGREES. AFTER ALL THESE BANDAIDS, THE CAR STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI KEEP TELLING ME THE CAR IS IN SPEC AND DRIVES STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392431March 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ON MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS NOT LOUD AT ALL. I HONK AT PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA I AM HONKING AT THEM. ITS VERY QUIET AND HIGH PITCH. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE HORN WAS SERIOUSLY NEEDED ON A HIGHWAY OR SOMETHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392204March 19, 2011
STEERING
I BOUGHT A SONATA LIMITED TURBO IN DECEMBER, 2010. RIGHT FROM THE START IT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID THEY WANTED IT BACK TO REPLACE A CAMBER BOLT. ALSO THEY SAID THAT HYUNDAI WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. BEFORE THE BOLT CAME IN, THEY TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI WAS NOT RECOMMENDING THE CAMBER BOLT ANY MORE, BUT THE LATEST VERSION OF THE LEFT FRONT STRUT. THEY REPLACED THE STRUT BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY CAME TO THE OPINION THE PROBLEM IS NOT IN THE SUSPENSION AT ALL. IT IS CLEAR MORE POWER IS BEING SENT TO THE LEFT WHEEL. THIS IS CLEAR UNDER SEVERAL CONDITIONS: ON ACCELERATION IT WILL BE PULLING HARD BUT IF THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED THE CAR STRAIGHTENS OUT. WHEN BRAKING AND THUS LITTLE OR NO POWER IS BEING APPLIED TO THE WHEELS, THERE IS NO NOTICEABLE PULL. WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND GOING DOWNHILL ' COASTING, BASICALLY ' THE PULL IS LIGHT, BUT AS THE ROAD CHANGES AND STARTS TO GO BACK UPHILL, IT PULLS HARDER AND HARDER, VARYING IN RELATION TO HOW HARD THE CAR IS WORKING TO GET UP THE HILL. THE WORST IS WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT PULLS SO HARD THAT IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED, IT LITERALLY 'SNAPS' FIVE TO TEN DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR IS ON THE SHOULDER IN TWO SECONDS. THE STEERING WHEEL IN THIS CAR IS VERY 'DRY' AND IT IS EASY TO LOSE GRIP. ONE HAS TO GRIP SO TIGHTLY THAT IT IS QUITE FATIGUING TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF A PERSON LOST GRIP OF THE WHEEL THEY COULD EASILY BE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY RECOVERED, OR EVEN DUE TO THE RECOVERY, AS IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO OVER-RECOVER AND GO TOO FAR RIGHT. THE TIRES ARE WEARING ABNORMALLY WITH ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. ONE DAY, A TIRE IS GOING TO BURST AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AS IS, AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. IF THAT MEANS THEY NEED TO BE FORCED INTO IT BY NHTSA, THEN NHTSA, PLEASE GET TO WORK ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392210March 19, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA (NEW IN NOVEMBER 2010), FROM DAY ONE EXCESSIVE DRIFTING TO THE LEFT THAT IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER, BUT OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP HAS ALIGNED IT 3 TIMES AND ROTATED WHEELS TO NO BENEFIT. THEY CLAIM IT IS NORMAL. I HAVE FILED THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND DEFECT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON 03-16-11. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS, WHICH HAS TO BE A TOTAL LIE BECAUSE OF THE MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET SQUAWKING ABOUT THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE. THERE VIDEOS NOW POSTED OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY 03-22-11. THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS YOU NEED ONLY REMOVE YOUR HAND FROM THE WHEEL FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THE LANE DRIFTING STARTS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE LEFT HANDED HIGHWAY EXITS WITHOUT HAVING MY HANDS ON THE WHEEL AN PLEASE NOTE-THESE ARE NOT GRADUAL SWEEPERS BUT 30 TO 40MPH RAMPS!. MY RECENTLY LICENSED 17YR OLD DRIFTED SLIGHTLY AND STARTED TO CROSS INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT WAS RIDING CLOSE TO THE CENTER LINE. THANK GOD MY WIFE WAS WITH HER TO PROVIDE CORRECTIVE DIRECTIONS. HOPEFULLY NO ONE AS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT! HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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