Hyundai Sonata Complaints (1999)

170 consumer complaints on file.

#865622July 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHICH MADE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO GO OUT. ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS NOT WORKING, ALSO, ABS BRAKES AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS KEPT BLINKING. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862595May 26, 2000
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN, ALSO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862605May 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP CONSUMER WOULD THINK THAT VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, BUT VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OR LURCH FORWARD. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM 25 MPH TO 20 MPH CONSUMER WOULD FEEL THAT VEHICLE KICKED OR PULSED. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722854May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I BOUGHT THIS CAR MID-APRIL OF THIS YEAR, HAD IT TWO WEEKS AND GET CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY CHILDREN AND I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BECAUSE OF THIS. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS CUT OFF A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIMES AND IT'S ONLY BEEN A MONTH THAT I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AND THE MECHANICS ARE SAYING THAT THE COMPUTER ISN'T READING ANY PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR ALL WEEK TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY MUST DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO DIAGNOSE A REMEDY. I HAVE BEEN INCONVIENCED AND DISAPPOINTED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THIS SITUATION. WHAT WERE THEY DOING TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS BEFORE COMPUTERS WERE INVENTED? I BELIEVE THAT THEY (THE MECHANICS) NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT LONG LOST SKILL TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND FIX MY CAR. I AM TOTALLY DISGUSTED IN THIS WHOLE MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859739April 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE FORM & ADD VIN#*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550193January 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS NOT DONE DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715467December 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY HYUNDAI SONATA'S ALIGNMENT IS SUBSTANTIALLY OUT OF FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THE RIGHT CAMBER WAS -0.7 (FACTORY SPECIFICATION +/- 0.3). THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT CAMBER WAS 1.00 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3). AFTER TWO REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT CAROUSEL HYUNDAI, 1360 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382, TEL. 610-399-1200 THE CAR HAS NOW THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS RIGHT CAMBER -0.5 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3) AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT CAMBER IS 0.7 (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS +/- 0.3). THE CAR CURRENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE LONG RUN. THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA CURRENTLY SHOW NO WILLINGNESS TO GET THE CAR INTO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS EVEN SO THE ITEM ARE COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS 12,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY ABUSE AND MOST OF THE MILES WERE DRIVEN FROM UT TO PA ON HIGHWAY (2,200 MILES). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850654October 13, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VECHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIM. HE APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BRAKES FAILED. HE LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A TREE . UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT DISCONNECTED AND LANDED ON DRIVER'S SEAT. HE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#710403August 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
HYUNDAI DOES NOT OFFER A SEAT BELT EXTENSION SO WE CAN BUCKLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548007August 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY (DOWNSHIFTING OCCURS), MORE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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