Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2015)

1,208 consumer complaints on file.

#11277102October 30, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST POWER, AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GETTEL HYUNDAI OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY (1950 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PUNTA GORDA, FL 33950, (941) 347-6626) WHERE THE DOWN STREAM SENSOR, PCM, VCM, FUEL PUMP MODULE, AND KNOCK SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS UNCLOGGED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL IT RECURRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,308. *PM CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED 12 TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271551October 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE RPM'S DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER WITH MEDIUM TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 70 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270934October 25, 2019
ENGINE, SEATS
MY VEHICLE RATTLES AND KNOCKS ALL THE TIME. IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 65000 MILES AND HAS DONE THIS FOR YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD IT SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE THAT. THE CAR HAS NO POWER WHAT SO EVER CLIMBING HILLS AND MY GAS MILEAGE KEEPS GOING DOWN. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT I WANT IT FIXED AS I DONT FEE THIS CAR IS RELIABLE AS IT HAS QUIT RUNNING ONE TIME BEFORE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONES CAR CUTS OFF AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE GET KILLED. IT DOES THIS ANYTIME YOU GIVE THE CAR THROTTLE. THE SECOND THING IS THE POOR STITCHING IN THE LEATHER SEATS. MY SEATS STARTED COMING APART AT THE SEAMS AND THE DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I PURCHASED A FULL 10 YEAR 100000 MILE WARRANTY. THIS IS POOR MATERIALS AND WORKMASHIPL I DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 14 DAYS A MONTH AND IT SHOULDN'T ALREADY HAVE A COMING APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270445October 23, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE TURNING ON. THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING. THE CAR WILL AT TIMES NOT TURN ON. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. HYUNDAI CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY BY ITSELF FOR A FEW MONTHS AND REAPPEARS AGAIN. WE HAD THE FUEL SENSOR AND BATTERY REPLACED. THEY SAID MY ALTERNATOR AND STARTER IS STILL GOOD. THE CAR NEVER STALLED DURING DRIVING ONLY LOOSES POWER STEERING WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. WE NOTICED WHEN WE ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN, IT CLEARED THE ISSUE FOR A FEW MONTHS AS WELL. I BELIEVE 2015 HYUNDAI SONATAS ARE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I READ ONLINE OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269750October 20, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE TAPPING,KNOCKING NOISE BY THE PISTONS HYUNDAI RECALL FOR SOFTWARE UPGRADE THEN TWO MONTHS LATER ENGINE WENT INTO PROTECTION MODE MAX SPEED ONLY 57 MPH SO THEY CHANGE KNOCK SENSOR THEN 5 DAYS LATER BACK TO HYUNDAI WITH SAME PROBLEM ENGINE RUNNING IN PROTECTION MODE WITH THE BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. KNOCK SENSOR WORKED FIND THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE SOMETHING HAPPEN WITH THE KNEW ONE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON EVERY CASE ENGINE IS NO GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269335October 18, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND MADE A KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE. THE NOISE OCCURRED FROM THE ENGINE DURING ACCELERATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NAPLETON HYUNDAI OF CARMEL (4200 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240, (844) 729-4217) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CODE: P1326 (KNOCK SENSOR ACTIVATION) FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE KNOCK AND TORQUE SENSORS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN PARTS WERE ORDERED AND REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 16277030. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269153October 17, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. DRIVER STATED HE WAS NOT GOING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED AS HER AIRBAGS DEPLODED CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF SURGERY, WENT BACK IN 2 WEEKS LATER AND RECEIVED ANOTHER UNIT OF BLOOD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE TOW LOT AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000. *BF *TP
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11268615October 15, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP NOT WORKING. SOMETIMES I JUST HAVE TO UNINSTALL AND REINSTALL THE BULB AND THEN IT'LL WORK. OTHER TIMES THE BULB IS BURNT OUT.. I HAVE REPLACED ONE BULB 4 TIMES IN 3 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268719October 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NAVIGATION SYSTEM REPLACED TWICE. DEFECTIVE GPS, BLUETOOTH AND SPEAKER. NOW IN DEALERSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR 5 WEEKS AND STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268743October 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE ISSUES. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING (AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20-65 MPH) AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. IT EVEN HAPPENED WHILE I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON A HILL DRIVING INTO YOSEMITE VALLEY! WHEN IT HAPPEND, THE CAR ISSUES A WARNING SAYING THAT THERE IS A BRAKE FAILURE AND TO PULL OVER SAFELY. IT FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS DRAGGING ON THE FRONT WHEELS AND THE CAR STOPS ON ITS OWN. I TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO HYUNDAI. I TOOK IT INTO HYUNDAI THIS WEEKEND AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE AND SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES ALERTING THE SYSTEM TO BRAKE WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE. IT'S GOING TO COST ME AROUND $2500 TO FIX IT, WHICH IS A HEFTY SUM AND UNFORTUNATELY WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY WEDDING BUDGET FOR MY WEDDING IN 6 MONTHS. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING HYUNDAI SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, I COULD'VE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT IF THE CARS BEHIND AND AROUND ME WERE NOT PAYING ATTENTION WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURES OCCURRED. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE OKAY IF IT HAPPENED AFTER ONCE OR TWICE. BUT I GOT REALLY SCARED WHEN IT HAPPENED IN YOSEMITE SINCE THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268284October 14, 2019
ENGINE
ON OCTOBER 8, 2019, I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 285 IN GEORGIA, WHEN MY HYUNDAI SONATA BEGAN TO REDUCE ITS SPEED DESPITE ME PRESSING THE GAS. AS I ATTEMPTED TO GET TO SAFETY, A WARNING LIGHT FLASHED 'TRANSMISSION HOT..STOP'. THERE WAS NO WARNING OTHER THAN THAT LIGHT THAT POPPED ON AT THAT MOMENT. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION MY CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WITH NO LUCK. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING AND I MAINTAIN REGULARLY OIL CHANGES. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT MY MOTOR/ENGINE NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPAIRED. WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE CAUSE WAS, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 3RD PISTON HAD EXPLODED AND DAMAGED THE MOTOR TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS NOT KNOW WHY THIS OCCURRED. I WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO LONGER MAKING THE MOTOR THAT I HAVE IN MY CAR AND I WOULD NOT TO PURCHASE A USED ONE. THIS WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $5000 AT THE LEAST. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND REQUIRING A NEW MOTOR IS UNBELIEVABLE. THE MECHANIC SHARED THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267578October 10, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SHORT IN WIRING FOR LEFT LOW BEAM CAUSES IT TO INDICATE UNNECESSARY BULB REPLACEMENT AND INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267209October 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
AT 45,800 MILES MY SONATA COULD NOT REACH 60 MPH AND THE RPM COULD NOT REACH 2000. I ALSO NOTICED THE GAS MILEAGE DROPS THE SONATA HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS NEW ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267208October 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VENTILATED SEATS DOES NOT BLOW COOL AIR EVEN WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON MAX. HOWEVER, MY OTHER SONATA (SAME YEAR AND MODEL) DOES NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. DOES IT MEAN 50% OF HYUNDAI'S VENTILATED SEATS FAIL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267215October 9, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
AT 91000 MILES THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. HYUNDAI HAS A 100000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE POWERTRAIN FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AT LEAST, IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. REPAIRS ARE ASTRONOMICALLY EXPENSIVE. I WAS QUOTED MORE THAN 7000 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURED, THE BRAKES BECOME UNUSABLE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I THINK HYUNDAI AND ITS DEALERS SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266589October 6, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH THE CAR TURN OFF.. FOR NO REASON .. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR FROM DEALERSHIP. JUST PUT IN A NEW BATTERY.. AND CAR TURN OFF.. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266189October 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE'S DUAL-CLUTCH SYSTEM HAS BEEN MAKING LOUD, GRINDING NOISES WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, OR LOW SPEED (0-10 MILES PER HOUR). WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE UNLESS I SLAM THE BREAK ON, AND TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ARE NOT ANTICIPATING A FULL STOP. AS THE CLUTCH CONTINUES TO NOT ENGAGE, THE PROBLEM BECOMES MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND HAS EVEN GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR WHEN IN HIGH SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY, I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, THE RPMS JUMPED UP AND DOWN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR AT ALL. IT WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER LANE AND I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I AM CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME SO FREQUENT OF A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265499October 1, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AT NIGHT, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SET TO THE AUTO FUNCTION, MANY TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO COMPLETELY OUT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD MY WIFE THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE ALSO SEEMS TO BE REPORTED ONLINE FREQUENTLY. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING GOING AROUND TURNS. THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE ON THE SAME STALK ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I FEAR FOR MY WIFE WHEN SHE'S DRIVING THE CAR LATE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258373September 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AFTER THE WHEEL OF MY CAR STARTED VIBRATING WHILE TURNING AS WELL AS ROLLING BACK WHEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, I DECIDED TO LOOK THE ISSUE UP AND FOUND OTHER SONATAS WITH THE SAME YEAR HAD A RECALL. WHILE MY VIN# DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL DOES NOT MEAN THE CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. AFTER VISITING A DEALER, HE DETERMINED THE AXLE WAS INDEED THE ISSUE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAVING DEALT WITH RECALLS IN MY OWN COMPANY, IT IS 100% POSSIBLE THAT A RECALL DOES NOT CATCH ALL OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE ISSUE. HYUNDAI CALLED ME ON MY CONCERN AND SAID THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE OF IT, MEANWHILE, I COULD VERY WELL HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO AN AXLE SEPARATION FROM A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS ISSUE BEGAN WHEN TURNING LEFT AND HAS NOW STARTED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES IT IS GETTING CRITICALLY WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257395September 23, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN PARKING OR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ABS AND TRACTION ICONS HIGHLIGHT AT RANDOM MOMENTS AND MAY STAY ON WHILE DRIVING OR MAY TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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