Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2007)

696 consumer complaints on file.

#10376241January 11, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE OPERATING MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA, I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA) WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT OF MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. I HAD PULLED TO A CURBSIDE TO PARK, AND HAD STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET BEHIND A LARGE SUV. AS I BEGAN TO RAISE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH INITIALLY BEGAN TO HOLD THE CAR WHICH WAS STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT AS THE ACCELERATION INCREASED, THE BRAKES BECAME UNABLE TO HOLD THE CAR, AND IT LURCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE UNOCCUPIED SUV. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR ONLY ACCELERATED AND TRAVELED 8 FEET, THE IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE (ACTUAL ALLOWANCE BY INSURANCE COMPANY). I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THE HYDRAULIC BREAKING SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLING SYSTEM ARE INVERSELY CONNECTED TO THE VACUUM GENERATED BY THE CAR'S ENGINE WHICH MEANS THAT BRAKING POWER DECREASES AS THROTTLE INCREASES. CAUSE OF THE SUA HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. AFTER I GOT THE CAR REPAIRED, I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY WERE VERY CONCILIATORY BUT AFTER CHECKING IT FOR AN HOUR, STATE THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE CONDITION AND THAT THEY DID A COMPLETE SAFETY CHECK AND SCANNED ALL THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TO NO AVAIL. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION IN THE PAST IN THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I HAD EXPERIENCED IT 3 TIMES IN MY WIFE'S 2003 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. IN THOSE SITUATIONS, THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373117December 28, 2010
VISIBILITY
WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, THE GLASS OF MY MOON ROOF "EXPLODED" SPONTANEOUSLY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT (APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM EST), THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THERE WERE NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, I WAS TRAVELING UNDER NO OVERPASSES, AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED NO OBJECTS STRIKING MY CAR BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, MY PASSENGERS AND I ONLY HEARD A NOISE THAT WE AGREED SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT COMING FROM ABOVE THE VEHICLE. SINCE I HAPPENED TO HAVE THE SUN SHADE CLOSED OVER THE MOON ROOF, NO GLASS ENTERED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE MOON ROOF (APPROXIMATELY 2/3) BLEW TOWARDS THE BACK OF MY CAR AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY RAMP. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE, MOTHER, 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND 2 YEAR OLD SON, THIS INCIDENT POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF I HADN'T HAD THE SUN SHADE CLOSED, ALL PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO FLYING DEBRIS FROM THE BLOWN OUT GLASS. I AM CONFIDENT THAT NO OBJECTS STRUCK MY CAR TO BREACH THE MOON ROOF, I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE/COMPONENT ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371138December 18, 2010
VISIBILITY
USING SUN VISOR AS DESIGNED WHEN THE COMPONENT THAT HOLDS THE VISOR IN A FLAT POSITION ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AUDIBLY FAILED (MADE A BREAKING NOISE). SUN VISOR NOW WILL NOT STAY IN A SECURE FLAT POSITION (THE POSITION YOU WOULD PUT THE SUN VISOR IN WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING THE SUN VISOR). THE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN BLOCKING SOME VIEW AHEAD (AS IT IS MEANT TO DO ONLY WHEN YOU ARE BLOCKING THE OCCASIONAL GLARE FROM THE SUN). THIS IS THE SECOND SUN VISOR FROM HYUNDAI THAT I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370899December 16, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER NHTSA# 08V161000; AIR BAGS WAS COMPLETED IN 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE HYUNDAI EXPERT INVESTIGATORS WHO HAVE ALSO INSPECTED THE AIR BAGS AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COMPLAINTS WERE FILED; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO REFER HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,284 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370986December 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
2007 SONATA LESS THAN 60,000 MILES BOTH SUN VISOR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. THE BRACKET WITHIN THE VISOR CRACK AND IS UN FIXABLE. BOTH VISORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SUN VISOR THAT WILL NOT STAY UP IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND VEHICLES VISORS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367892November 26, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON IN MY 2007 SONATA. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CLIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 500 EUROS (I'M A US SOLDIER STATIONED IN GERMANY AND I SHIPPED MY SONATA HERE FROM THE US). AFTER BROWSING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ABNORMALLY COMMON COMPLAIN FOR SONATA OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367294November 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION INCIDENT REPORT INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5:05 PM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2010 VEHICLE: 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA FROM ABOUT 50 MPH, I CHANGED LANES AND ACCELERATED INTO THE LANE'S TRAFFIC BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO. WHEN I PARTIALLY LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, WITH THE ENGINE ROARING, AND I FOUGHT IT WITH THE BRAKE. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE ROARED STILL MORE LOUDLY, SO I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND USED THE BRAKE MORE WHILE THE ENGINE ROARED AT ITS PREVIOUS RATE, WHICH I SAW ON THE TACHOMETER WAS ABOUT 3000 RPM. THEN AFTER AROUND FIVE SECONDS MORE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AGAIN; THIS TIME IT DIED DOWN TO NORMAL RPM, AND I COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER ABOUT TWENTY SECONDS I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE, AND IT WAS FINE. AT FIRST I WONDERED WHETHER THE ACCELERATOR HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE STORE-BOUGHT FLOOR MAT, SO WHEN I GOT HOME I EXPERIMENTED WITH IT, NEVER HAVING MOVED THE MAT FROM ITS POSITION DURING THE INCIDENT. I COULD INDEED CAUSE THE LOWER END OF THE ACCELERATOR TO GO UNDER THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE MAT, BUT THE MAT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR AND WAS TOO LIGHT TO PREVENT THE ACCELERATOR FROM COMING BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I DID THE SAME MAT EXPERIMENT ON NOVEMBER 22 IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER, SHE AGREED THAT IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SHE HAD HER TECHNICIAN CHECK THE CAR ELECTRONICALLY, BUT NO CODES CAME UP TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN DID A 'PREMIUM FUEL SERVICE FUEL INJECTOR / THROTTLE BODY SERVICE' AND A 'COMPLETE 27 POINT INSPECTION'. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365106November 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED THE CAR SEEMS TO POWER DOWN. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, DASH LIGHTS DIM, FAN SLOWS, AND INSIDE CAR LIGHTS DIM. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT'S PRESSED. THE LIGHTS SEEM TO DIM MORE IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT A FASTER PACE AND PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKES VERSE DRIVING SLOWLY AND EASING ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CHECKED OVER SEVERAL TIMES FOR ANY SORT OF DEFECT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY AND CHECKED OVER FOR ANY DEFECTS. THESE WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS EVERYDAY EVERYTIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363370October 30, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA, AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN INTO HIS FIELD OF VISION. HE TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP, BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE AND CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND FOUND OUT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN MANY TIMES WITH BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE SUN VISORS. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BREAKS. HAVING IT DROP INTO THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION WHILE HE IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT IT DID FAIL. MY PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I STILL WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE VISORS IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361292October 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY 2007 SONATA HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP AND FALL AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE VELCRO ATTACHED AND IT STILL WILL NOT STAY UP. CAUSES A LARGE PROBLEM AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND IT FALLS IN YOUR FACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360807October 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WORN OUT ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS COMPARED TO FRONT BRAKE PADS. REAR BRAKE PADS ESSENTIALLY WENT TO 99% WORN OUT IN MATTER OF 4 MONTHS WHILE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE MINIMALLY WORN DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND ARE STILL AROUND 50%. INTERNET DISCUSSION BOARDS ARE FULL OF THIS TYPE OF EVENTS WITH THIS CAR MODEL'S REAR BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY WEARING OUT BRAKE PADS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO A RECALL ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359455October 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING, BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE TEMPORARY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. HOWEVER ON OCTOBER 6, 2010, HE HEARD A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358911October 3, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER-SIDE SUNVISOR DROOPS DOWN BLOCKING PARTIALLY THE FILED OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THE SUNVISOR DOES NOT STAY ITS UPRIGHT POSITION, WHICH IT SHOULD WHEN NOT IN USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358887October 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 ENGINE TAP ON 3.3 HYUNDAI SONATA WHEN STARTING SEEMS HYUNDAI USED A PAPER OIL FILTER DESIGN RATHER THAN A SPIN OFF POSSIBLY ENGINEERS FAILED TO INCLUDE A OIL CHECK VALVE TO STOP THE OIL FROM DRAINING OUTOF THE ENGINE, ENGINE TAPS FOR 5-10 SECONDS UNTIL OIL GETS UP TO MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358795October 1, 2010
VISIBILITY
FAILURE OF VISOR ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS FIRST FAILED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE VISOR DROPS DOWN OBSCURING THE DRIVER'S VISION. JUST BEFORE FAILURE THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE ADJUSTING THE VISOR, THEN FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY SONATA AS I FOUND THIS LINK AT AN ONLINE SITE WITH MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357407September 24, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 76,000 MILES - AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIES PROBLEM AS BEING LOCATED IN AIRBAG SENSOR BLADDER UNDERNEATH PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355088September 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S-SIDE SUN VISOR BROKEN AT HINGE. DROPS FROM CEILING AND BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354358September 7, 2010
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA ARE BROKE. THEY WILL NOT STAY IN AN UP POSITION AND FALL FORWARD WHILE I'M DRIVING. I FEAR THAT THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351427August 24, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EIGHT TIMES YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351239August 23, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR / SHADE ON 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS STOPPED STAYING IN THE 'UP' POSITION. IT FLOPS DOWN OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DISCOVERED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY. A REPLACEMENT AFTER MARKET PART IS HARD TO FIND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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