Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#11166381January 10, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR CAME A LOOSE BURNING UP THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166129January 9, 2019
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL MAKES "CLICKING " OR "THUD " TYPE NOISE WHEN TURNING .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165916January 8, 2019
SUSPENSION
DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE PIECE REMAINED IN THE FRONT END AND FELL OUT DOWN THE ROAD, WOULD HAVE SHREDDED MY TIRE IF I OR ANYONE ELSE RAN IT OVER. THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN MY MODEL VEHICLE BUT ONLY FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING PLANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165339January 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. LESS THAN A YEAR AGO OUR ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENGINE AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD STARTING AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR IT DIDN'T START RIGHT AWAY AND THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. WE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT STILL WOULDN'T START ON AND OFF. SINCE WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED, WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS 4 TIMES! WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE ENGINE DIED IT CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. FAST FORWARD ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND NOW THE CAR HAS 3 ENGINE CODES. P0017 P0014 AND P0560. CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND A SYSTEM VOLTAGE MALFUNCTION. WE WILL NEVER BUY A HYUNDAI AGAIN! THEY CLAIM THEY TOTALLY REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT NOW I WONDER IF THEY SALVAGED OLD PARTS IN THE NEW ENGINE AND WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164529January 2, 2019
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM RIGHT TO LEFT IN QUICK MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164532January 2, 2019
ENGINE
THE TURBO CHARGER STOPS WORKING ANYTIME I QUICKLY STEP DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, RESTART IN ORDER TO RESET THE TURBO CHARGER, OTHERWISE THERE IS NO REASONABLE ENGINE RESPONSE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. TURBO CHARGER MOTOR UNIT WAS REPLACED, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ATTEMPTING QUICK LANE CHANGES TO AVOID AN OBSTACLES IN THE ROADWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164337January 1, 2019
ENGINE
ON DECEMBER 24, 2018 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING FUEL, I STOPPED THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND,THE ENTIREENGINE WAS ROCKING... I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD IT TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163578December 26, 2018
STEERING
MDPS COUPLING ON STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOOSE AND AFFECTS THE STEERING AND CAUSES VIBRATION AND A "CLUNKING" NOISE, WHEN IN MOTION ON AN ANY ROAD SURFACE. THIS STARTED AS A MINOR ISSUE WITH A VERY SLIGHT MOVEMENT AND THEN HAS EXPONENTIALLY GOTTEN WORSE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT HYUNDAI WILL TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163438December 26, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND A HUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED LAFONTAINE HYUNDAI AT 866-568-6530 (LOCATED AT 1847 S TELEGRAPH RD, DEARBORN, MI 48124) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RECOMMENDED, BUT WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163519December 26, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163535December 26, 2018
STEERING
WHEN I HIT ANY BUMPS WHILE DRIVING MY SONATA, THERE IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN. THE STEERING WHEELING ALSO MAKES A CLICKING NOISE IF YOU TURN IT WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING TO DEAL WITH. THIS A 2011 MODEL AND I HAVEN'T HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER THAN THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163549December 26, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT FAILS CONSTANTLY. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MICH FUEL YOU HAVE IN THE VEHICLE. ESTIMATING THE MPG IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT VARIES GREATLY. I'VE RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES IN DANGEROUS HIGHWAY SITUATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163563December 26, 2018
SUSPENSION
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING BROKEN. I WAS NOTIFIED AT FIRST SERVICE AFTER HAVING PURCHASED USED VEHICLE. THE COIL SPRING APPEARS TO HAVE CORRODE FASTER THAN NORMAL WHICH CAUSED COIL SPRING TO BREAK. THIS VIN IS NOT LISTED ON THE CURRENT COIL SPRING RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163348December 25, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TAKATA RECALL IVA CONDUCIENDO Y AL FRENAR EN UNA LUZ SE ME DISPAR LA BOLSA DE AIRE Y EL CINTURN DE SEGURIDAD SE QUED TRABADO ESTO ME OCURRI EN LA CIUDAD QUE VIVO QUE ES HIALEAH 33018 EL DA 24 DE DICIEMBRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163354December 25, 2018
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
TAKATA RECALL NOTICE, STEERING CONTROL BOX,SEAT BELT TENSIOER, DIP STICK, ENGINE METAL IN CRANKCASE, SIX RECALL TO DATE, 12/25/2018, AND THE SAFETY RECALLS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO "PART NOT AVAILABLE" PER DEALER. NOTE-STEERING CONTROL BOX IS IRRADICAL AND LOOSE. 130 MILES RT TO DEALER AND RENTAL CAR WHILE WAITING OVENIGHT FOR UNDER CARRIAGE COATING TO CURE.THIS CAR IS A LEMON, BOUGHT @ HART MOTORS, DALHART, TX, 2015. DEALER PUT ME INTO WELLS FARGO FINANCE AT 8% (CREDIT SCORE 810) OTHER BANKS CHARGE 4% ATM. THIS VETERAN GOT SCREWED AND STILL PAYING.AMARILLO TX DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR SAFETY EQUIPMENT. HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON? NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! 100USD/MO INSURANCE WASTED BUT REQUIRED BY DEALER. POSSIBLE WRECK DAMAGE INDICATED BY WHEEL ALIGNMENT. ET AL IN MOTION . DOCS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163274December 24, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS DUE TO NOT RELEASING AND WEARING OUT BRAKE PADS AND ROTARS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163295December 24, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL. HELLO, I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA AND RECENTLY THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMEONE WAS KNOCKING BUT REALLY HARD AND IT WAS SHAKING. WHILE DRIVING I FELT THE CAR REALLY WEAK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO 25MPH IN A 55MPH ZONE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN I GOT TO A LIGHT AND SUDDENLY THE CAR TURNS OFF. I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WASN'T RESPONDING. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS FEARED THAT IF I GOT OUT TO PUSH THE CAR TO A SAFE POINT SOMEONE COULD RUN ME OVER. I DECIDED TO CALL 911 TO HELP ME PUSH THE CAR. BEFORE IT WAS MAKING THE NOISE AND SHAKING THE CAR WAS DOING FINE. I HAD RECENTLY HAD A CHANGE OF OIL AND HAD MY NEXT APPOINTMENT NEXT YEAR IN FEBRUARY. IT HAS OVER 150,000 MILES AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF IT HAS SOME TYPE OF GUARANTEE OR IF HYUNDAI OR SOMEONE CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS ON CAR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO BE A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T HAVE OIL BUT I CHECKED AND IT DID HAVE. IF THAT WOULD BE THE CASE THEY WOULD CHARGE ME 2,800$ FOR EVERYTHING. I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I CAN HARDLY PAY MY CLASSES. MY PARENTS HAD JUST BOUGHT ME THIS USED CAR FOR 5,000$ ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST I WAS GLAD THAT I HAD A HYUNDAI CAR BECAUSE IT SAVED GAS BUT RIGHT KNOW I'M KIND OF DISAPPOINTED. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163065December 22, 2018
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA' RECALLED ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS REPLACED BY HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA FREE OF CHARGE IN AUGUST 2018, NO ONE WAS INJURED. HOWEVER, IN LESS THEN 2 MONTHS THE NEWLY REPLACED ENGINE ONCE AGAIN SEIZED UP BUT THIS TIME ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT 80 MPH. THE AIRBAGS, ALSO RECALLED DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, FOR MYSELF, I WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SECOND ENGINE SEIZE UP. THE DRIVER AT 6'4 AND 220 LBS SUFFERED 10 FRACTURED RIBS, STITCHES IN BOTH FRONT & BACK OF THE HEAD AS, WELL AS, POSSIBLE FUTURE BACK RELATED ISSUES. THE DRIVERS RIBS AND HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AT FULL FORCE, MYSELF AT 5'7 AND 145 LBS SURELY WOULD HAVE SLAMMED MY FACE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH SUCH FORCE, LEAVING LITTLE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPLACING THEIR FAULTY RECALLED ENGINE WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME (FAULTY ENGINE), FAILING TO REMEDY THE RECALLED AIRBAGS AT THE TIME OF REPAIR, REMOVING THESE "DEATH TRAPS" OFF OF THE STREETS IMMEDIATELY, AS WELL AS, FULL COMPENSATION FOR THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE OTHER DRIVER WAS FOUND AT FAULT FOR DRIVING TO FAST AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STORED AND IS BEING EXAMINED BY ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, INSURANCE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS, SEVERAL ATTORNEYS. I HOPE THAT THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ANOTHER MOTORIST, AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PICTURES ATTACHED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11162831December 20, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR WORKED ON BY HYUNDAI 12-15 DIFFERENT TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD THE ISSUE WAS IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME. HYUNDAI WILL NOT HELP US GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAD THE SAFETY CONCERNS. RECENTLY WE FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE ISSUE. WE HAVE COME CLOSE TO WRECKING THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES. THANKFULLY THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED OR WE MAY HAVE NOT EVEN HAD AN AIRBAG TO PROTECT US. THERE HAS BEEN CLOSE TO $25000 WORTH OF WORK DONE TO THE VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE PROPERLY. WE DO NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT PUT OUR FAMILY AT RISK ANY LONGER. WE NEED HELP TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FINANCIALLY AS WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR US OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162547December 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, COMPLETE ENGINE AND BATTERY FAILURE, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE "READY" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE BATTERY LEVEL STARTED DROPPING WITHOUT THE ENGINE STARTING AND RECHARGING. I WAS THEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE "READY" LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF THEN STAYED OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE 'LOCKED UP' AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE RECHARGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Hyundai Sonata