Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#11500569January 7, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The lighting system on the front and back lights, tail lights and brake lights are shortaged and melts the housings thst the bulbs go in. I have had two of these cars with the same identical problems and my son has had two sonatas and I have more people that’s having the issue as well. It’s very dangerous because the tail lights work whenever and me as the driver can’t see behind me nor the person driving behind me will know that I’m stopping. I can’t drive my vehicles at all at this present time and has made s appointment with the company, Hyundai and filed a complaint as well. Something has to be done quickly to put this on the recall list because it’s very dangerous for myself and others on the national highways
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500570January 7, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The lighting system on the front and back lights, tail lights and brake lights has shortages and melts the housings that the bulbs go in. I have had two of these cars with the same identical problem.It’s very dangerous because the tail lights work whenever and me as the driver can’t see behind me nor the person driving behind me will know that I’m stopping. I can’t drive my vehicles at all at this present time and have made an appointment the dealership, Hyundai and filed a complaint as well. Something has to be done quickly to put this on the recall list because it’s very dangerous for myself and others on the national highways. I see a lot of the same identical cars as mines with the same exact issues. It’s ridiculous!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500571January 7, 2023
ENGINE
Check engine light came on had it check out it the motor. I always maintain me car. The place that fixes my car said the Hyundai have issue with their engine. They engine has to be replaced.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500417January 6, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
While driving the hybrid system warning light comes on and says to check hybrid system, vehicle goes into limp mode will not accelerate over 25 mph and codes need to be cleared before vehicle van be driven. This has caused me to almost have several accidents. The vehicle slows down and gives no warning prior to this occurring. It has started happening more frequently vehicle currently has 85k miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500477January 6, 2023
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive oil consumption. The contact stated that he had been adding a quart of engine oil to the vehicle every 1,000 – 1,500 miles. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer who informed the contact that it was a known failure. The contact stated while driving 65 PMH, the vehicle began to stall and sputtered. Additionally, there was black smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft was releasing metal shavings into the oil. The dealer completed unknown repairs on the vehicle however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer, Roswell Hyundai (1909 W 2nd St, Roswell, NM 88201) where unknown repairs were completed; however the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not cover the engine replacement as the failure was not significantly severe. The contact stated that both dealers informed him that he would need to continue driving the vehicle until the engine experienced a complete failure; then, the manufacturer would cover the engine replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500514January 6, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
While driving at night, when I engage my turn signal to make a turn and my headlights go off. The headlights stay off until I play with the turn signal leaver moving it up, down, forward, and backward until the headlights come back on. I see this as a major safety issue. Driving a night without headlights impairs my ability to see and for other vehicles to see me. A search on the internet displays many websites discussing this issue for my year, make and model of car. Local Hyundai said there is no recall. There was no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms presenting on this issue. It appears there is a malfunction in the turn signal switch. This has been occurring for over a month.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500239January 5, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
My car started on fire while being stopped at a signal light
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500366January 5, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2018 Hyundai Sonata Sport+ with 23K miles that has White Pearl exterior paint. The paint (W8 or WW8) is peeling off from several locations (Hood and Roof). This has been a know issue with this type of paint on Hyundai vehicles but manufacturer is not taking any responsibility that paint or paint job is defective. One can google this issue and thousands of user complaints are there of different forums and messaging boards. Example: https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-hyundai-sonata-paint-peeling/185473/7 https://www.reddit.com/r/Hyundai/comments/zt5lsk/warranty_extension_for_1718_elantrasonata_white/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500049January 4, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Complete loss of power. Car shut down at freeway speeds. Dealership runs codes and they cannot find out what specifically is causing issue. Issue cannot be replicated as it only happens a few times a year and has existed since shortly after purchase of the car brand new. There is articles all over the internet people having similar experiences. This car is NOT safe. Hyundai does not communicate hybrid system codes through their telematics system so there is no paper trail. The car also clears the codes out after 3 reboots following the check hybrid system codes. Dealer has reported car shut down due to voltage issues-not able to determine the reason since after reboot the car drives normally.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500068January 4, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, he heard an abnormal noise, and the vehicle began to vibrate. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park the vehicle at a nearby parking lot. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500083January 4, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE
The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 - 65 MPH, the battery warning light illuminated. The charging system failure message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the system needed to be reprogramed. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500224January 4, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The brake lights keep blowing every time I replace them & have read other cases where light casing may melt when the bulb blows
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500216January 4, 2023
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Our 2022 Hyundai Sonata completely shuts down while driving. We purchased the vehicle in May 2022 and since then it has died over 10 times and has almost caused multiple accidents. We have 3 video footage that we have shown Hyundai corporate and the dealership service technicians. They drive the vehicle a few miles and give it back unable to duplicate it. Hyundai refuses to buyback the vehicle due to safety concerns. We do not know what more we can do and have been working on this since August. We no longer drive this vehicle as it is too dangerous and will eventually cause an accident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499944January 3, 2023
ENGINE
Upon buying the vehicle the engine started to burn excessive amounts of oil.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499739January 2, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER
The vehicle is able to be started without a key by using a usb cable. This makes the vehicle extremely vulnerable to theft. Because of this issue vehicles incur other damages due to theft such as broken windows and possibly bodily injury due to theft. They are able to remove the steering column cover, unplug the ignition switch and using a usb cable as an object to turn the ignition. Because the switch appears to be plug and play it makes it easy to steal cause Hyundai car owners unnecessary dollars for repairs. https://youtu.be/fbTrLyqL_nw This is the link showing what they do. It’s not just Kia vehicles. My vehicle was stolen the same way.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499744January 2, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER
Car was stolen on 12/27/22 because 2016 Hyundai Sonata does not have an engine immobilizer - highly likely inspired by recent Hyundai/Kia TikTok challenge.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499802January 2, 2023
AIR BAGS
Hello im jesus ochoa on December 2 of 2022 i had a car accident i went underneath a simi truck and my air bags didnt deployed on my 2018 hyundia sonata and im worry of the new car i have from hyundai if the air bag didnt deployed on my 2018 hyundia
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499677January 1, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I took my car to a shop due to my car having a loud knocking noise coming from the engine bay and lack of acceleration as well as the oil light flickering on and off and once the mechanic inspected my vehicle he said metal particles were being deposited into my oil due to internal engine parts. After picking my car up all the lights on the dash cut on and the car completely had no steering, no brakes, no power but the radio still worked. I barely could turn the steering wheel nor could stop the vehicle due to this and thankfully could coast into an upgrade leveled hill and stop the car. Car would barely recrank or hold power nor would go above 40 mph. Only drove 5 miles to get the car back home safely. Drove back around 3:00 a.m. so there wouldn't be much traffic out in case of something like this happening. Could've been catastrophic!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499631December 31, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
My tail and brake lights sometimes work sometimes doesn't. Rear window brake light stays illuminated when car is turned off causing battery to drain. This problem has been on going for years. I can sometimes wiggle bulbs and make them work for a while but problem has been persistent for too many years. Tired of replacing bulbs.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499636December 31, 2022
SERVICE BRAKES
Vehicle doesn’t stop hard pedal and brake light came on 144k
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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