Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10899437August 30, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL ISSUES WITH STEERING AFTER RECALL-STEERING COUPLER ISSUES WITH SEATBELT LAMP AFTER RECALL-CLOCKSPRING ISSUES WITH LIGHTING-INTERIOR MALFUNSTIONS ISSUES WITH TURBO FEED LINE ISSUES WITH A/C LINES LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899467August 30, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A STEERING BOOST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,467.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899550August 30, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO ONE CAN FIX MY RECALLS - IM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD NEED PAYOFF AMOUNT TO I CAN BUY NEW CAR! NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 15V568000 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 SAFETY RISK: ENGINE FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE MANUFACTURER NOTES: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NAT'L HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236(TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV HTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 15V759000 RECALL DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2015 MY CAR ALMOST CRASHED ITSELF BECAUSE MY VEHICLE STALED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ALSO - SOMETIMES MY BLINKER LINKS WILL NOT SWITCH OFF FOR NO REASON AND CARS ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THINKING IM GOING TO MERGE! I NEED OUT OF THIS CAR ITS NOT SAFE FOR MY 2 YEAR OLD TO DRIVE WITH ME!!! I AM ALREADY PRE-APPROVED FOR A LOAN BUT THIS CAR PUT ME IN A HOLE!!! PLEASE HELP ME
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899559August 30, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WOULD DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT JOINT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A REPAIR WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899110August 29, 2016
STEERING
STEERING HAS BECOME "LOOSE". IT STARTED OUT A MONTH AGO WITH JUST SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING, NOW WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, WHEEL CLICKS AND SHIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. ALSO, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLANGING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899231August 29, 2016
STEERING
STEERING NOT PRECISE ON ROAD (LARGER PLAY IN WHEEL) AND LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK TO DEALER AND IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL COUPLER THAT NEEDING CHANGING. ORIGINAL WAS RIGID AND THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN ON LATER MODELS. ISSUE ON PLAY THE N WHEEL AND NOISE AT ALL SPEEDS, HOWEVER FELT MORE DANGEROUS ON FREEWAY. CAR WAS 5.5 YEARS OLD AND 86K MILES OF MAINLY FREEWAY DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899307August 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN STARTING AND MOVING INTO A DRIVE GEAR FROM PARK, OR WHILE AT A STOP IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ITS DRIVE LETTER DISPLAY AND WILL FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT ENGAGED. THIS IS STILL OCCURRING AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN ON, THE DRIVE LETTER DISPLAY REAPPEARS WITH THE DRIVE LETTER THAT I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER TO. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS MOVED TO REVERSE, THE DRIVE LETTER DISAPPEARS AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES IMMEDIATELY IN A ROW. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE IN DRIVE AT A STOP AND HAS REQUIRED THAT I TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN TO SEE THE DRIVE LETTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899320August 29, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899321August 29, 2016
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899324August 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899330August 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,044.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902052August 28, 2016
STEERING
WHEN TURNING, A POPPING NOISE IS HEARD AND ALSO FELT IN THE STEERING. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE BACKING THE CAR THE POPPING NOISE IS ALSO HEARD AND FELT SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG, PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10901893August 27, 2016
ENGINE
I HAVE HAD THIS 2011 SONATA FOR JUST 4 MONTH IT HAS 77.000 MILES AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR HAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM WHAT I THINK IS THE ENGINE SPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED THE SOUND BECOMES LOUDER AND AT TIMES THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. DEALER SAID THEY INSPECTED AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING I AM VERY SCARED THAT THIS IS A MAYOR ISSUE AND WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THAT YEAR BUT IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE THAT A CAR WILL DO THAT FOR NO REASON. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO CONTACT, I DID BUY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898875August 26, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AND BECAME LOUDER WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898964August 26, 2016
STEERING
HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING I AS WELL HAD A RATTLE IN THE STEERING WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP OR TURNED MY WHEELS IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE, WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE IN MY HOMETOWN THEY HAD AN ELANTRA THAT SOMETHING IN STEERING BROKE AND CAUSED THEM TO BRAKE SO I WAS REALLY PARANOID THEN. I CALLED THE DEALER TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AS SOON AS I TOLD HIM HOW IT WAS DOING AND THAT'S A $200 FIX I SAID THIS MUST HAPPEN A LOT REPLY WAS YES IN SONATAS AND ELANTRAS WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL MY CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 58,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. ONCE DROVE ONE FOR 15 YEARS NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898417August 25, 2016
STEERING
3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WITH ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, MY CAR DEVELOPED A PRONOUNCED CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER I WENT OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO OCCURRED WITH THE ENGINE OFF IF I TURNED THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION AND I COULD FEEL SLOP IN THE STEERING. IT DEVELOPED SUDDENLY AND WORSENED RAPIDLY, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. MY SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE WAS AWARE OF A STEERING COUPLER ISSUE IN THE 2011 MODEL AND RECOMMENDED I HAVE IT REPAIRED AT $390. I REQUESTED HE INTERVENE WITH HYUNDAI AND ASK THEM TO COVER IT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND ARGUED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. HE DID SO AND THE REQUEST WAS DENIED BY HYUNDAI. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF IT AS A GOODWILL GESTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898586August 25, 2016
STEERING
AFTER RECALL REPAIR ON STEERING THE STEERING STARTED A HARSH BUMPING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY OR STOPPED . THE STEERING WENT FROM NO PROBLEM TO A SEVERE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL. HYUNDAI SERVICE SAID THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE RECALL WAS PUIRELY COINCIDENTAL. PROBLEMS LIKE THIS USUALLY OCCUR GRADUALLY. THE SERVICE AGENT STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN HUNDREDS OF HYUNDAIS WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS A POSSIBLE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898593August 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
WHEN I GET IN MY CAR TO CRANK IT UP, I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON AND STAY ON. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DRIVING OR SITTING IN MY CAR WHILE IN PARK. GOD FORBID IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, MY AIRBAG MIGHT NOT GO OFF. ALSO I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE AS MINE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS. IT COULD BE A FAULTY SENSOR OR SOMETHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898176August 24, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898174August 24, 2016
STEERING
MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED CLICKING AND GETTING MORE AND MORE PLAY IN IT. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BUT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST-SAME PROBLEM AS THE CARS THAT ARE ON THE LIST EXCEPT I HAVE TO PAY-PUT MY CAR ON THAT LIST AND GIVE MY MONEY BACK. PLEASE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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