Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#11388965January 20, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN SET, HOWEVER PARKING BRAKE DOES FUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389046January 20, 2021
ENGINE
THE ENGINE KNOCKS LOUDLY WHEN UNDER A LOAD. THE PROBLEM CAUSES A LACK OF POWER AND THE CONSUMPTION OF OIL WHICH RISKS ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRITICAL DRIVING SITUATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389061January 20, 2021
ENGINE
HESITASION ON EXCELERATION AFTER STOP .QUITE OFTEN USUALLY AFTER A COMPLETE MOVING IN TRAFFIC AND STOPPED PRESS EXCELORATER PEDAL NOTHING THEN IT LUNGES FORWARD .FRIGHTNING AT TIME ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE OIL CHANGES BETWEEN 4 TO 5000 MILES AND IT IS USING OIL NO LEAKS ITS GOING SOMEWHERE. HAS APPROX 65300 MILES. HAPPENS PERIODRADIALLY THE HESITASION.EVERY SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389090January 20, 2021
ENGINE
MOTOR LOCKED UP . WAS DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN 10 MINS LATER CAR STOP LOST POWER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388870January 19, 2021
ENGINE
2015 HYUNDAI SONATA ECO MODEL WITH 1.6 TURBO ENGINE BEGAN SUDDENLY SHIVER AND SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND US. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WERE MANY MISFIRES AND 2 CYLINDERS BLEW UP. HYUNDAI DOESN'T MAKE ANYMORE LONG BLOCK ENGINES AND ASKING ME EXTRA $$ TO GET THE SHORT BLOCK ENGINES INSTEAD. THEY OFFERED 50% COST OF REPAIR WHICH WILL COST ME $4,500 OUT OF POCKET. IT'S BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND THEY HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388947January 19, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
MY SCC AN MY LDWS CAME ON AN MY RPM AN SPEEDOMETER GAUGE FLAT LINED ON MY WAY TO WORK GOING 55 TO 60 MPH I PULL OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY NOT PASSING ANYBODY I TURNED OFF THE CAR AN WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES THINKING IT WAS PROBABLY A GLITCH BECAUSE I JUST GOT MY ENGINE REPLACED FROM THE RECALL NOT TO LONG AGO AN WHEN I WAITED ABOUT 10 TO 15 MIN MY CAR REFUSED TO START AN I COULDN'T TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR AN HAD 5O HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388638January 18, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS THEY GO OUT I REPLACE THEM THEY GO OUT AGAIN. THE LIGHTS BURN IN THE SOCKETS. I HAVE REPLACED 1 ALREADY MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AND THE LIGHTS THAT I BROUGHT WERE FROM HYUNDAI WHICH MEANS IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388688January 18, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE RECALL OF THE ECU FLAMMABLE SOFTWARE RECALLED WAS FIXED AT HYUNDAI TYSINGER DEALERSHIP IN HAMPTON VA JULY 2020 WHEN I RETRIEVED THE CAR THE TPMS SENSOR WAS ILLUMINATED THEY ASSURED ME THE SOFTWARE PKG THEY UPGRADED AND OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED WERE NOT RELATED TO THAT HAPPENING. I HAD A SECOND OPTION AT RNR HAMPTON VA WHO ENSURED ME THAT REPLACING EACH TIRE VALVE WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THEY CHARGED ME 400 ON 9/16/2020 FOR THAT SERVICE WHEN THE CAR WAS PICKED UP THE TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO RE-SET ITSELF AND DRIVING IT WITH IT WAS FINE - IT WOULD ASK TO PROMPT ME TO RE-SET IT AND / OR DO IT AUTOMATICALLY THE NEXT 24 HOURS - IT DID NOT DO THAT - IT IS JAN 18 2021 I JUST HAD MY DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE TPMS SENSOR FOR THIS 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA AT HALL AUTOMOTIVE THEY ARE SAYING ALL FOUR VALVES AND SOFTWARE THAT THE VALVES PLACED WITH RNR WERE NOT COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI SOFTWARE AND SHOULD OF KNOWN THAT - IT STATES THAT PROHIBITION OF 49 USC 30122 ARE TO BE INTEGRATED AND COMPATIBLE BEFORE PROCEEDING THE DEALERSHIP - RNR AND ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP SHOULD ALL ME ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS 2000 ERROR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388323January 15, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
FRONT DRIVER STRUT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE PARKED . POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR COUPLING GEAR BROKE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388364January 15, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR DOES NOT START AT RANDOM, USUALLY AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN SOMEWHERE LIKE THE GAS STATION OR THE GROCERY STORE. IT CANNOT BE JUMP-STARTED AND PUMPING THE BREAKS HAS NO EFFECT, THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO START IS TO WAIT, LETTING THE CAR SIT OFF FOR A WHILE, AND EVENTUALLY, AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR WILL WORK (NOTE: "A WHILE" CAN RANGE FROM ANYWHERE FROM 10 MINUTES TO 4 HOURS). THE BATTERY AND STARTER HAVE BOTH BEEN TESTED TO BE FUNCTIONAL AND THUS ARE NOT THE CULPRIT. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF HOW NEW THE BATTERY IN THE KEY IS. THIS ISSUE HAS RESULTED IN BEING STRANDED IN SOME PLACES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3 YEARS AND HAS STARTED HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY AS TIME GOES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388373January 15, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. YOU CAN CHECK FROM MY VIN THAT I HAVE ONLY SERVICED FROM LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING MANY HYUNDAI MODELS. BASICALLY, THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET IS SO HOT THAT IT BURNS AND MELTS THE LIGHT BULB. THIS IS REALLY A FIRE HAZARD. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL YET ON THIS PROBLEM? OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE REPLACED MY LIGHT BULBS LIKE 4 OR 5 TIMES. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS. IT WILL SAVE A LOTS OF PEOPLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388095January 14, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2020. I WOULD PULL OVER AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD BE FINE AND LIGHT WOULD BE OFF. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND THEN ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP I SHIFT IT OFF AND IT TOOK ABOUT15-20 MINUTES TO RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE RELAY ASSEMBLY AND THAT IT WAS A RECALL. IT HAD COMPLETELY MELTED THE CASING AROUND MY BATTERY. THEY REPLACED IT FOR FREE IN OCTOBER. NOW IN JANUARY IT HAS STARTED THE SAME THING. I WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER HYUNDAI. THIS CAR HAS HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAS 300,000 MILES ON IT. AND MY HYUNDAI ONLY HAS 84,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388171January 14, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
"CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT 01/08/2021. SUDDENLY NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE GAS PEDAL WASN'T WORKING. QUICKLY I PULL INTO THE HARD SHOULDER. THE CAR FAILED TO START THE ENGINE WITH THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE. THE CAR LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER. (THE HAZARD LIGHT WASN'T WORKING. I CONTACTED 911 FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. PENNDOT TRUCK SHOWS UP AFTER AN HOUR TO COVER THE ROAD. ( TO PREVENT COLLISIONS.) I TOWED THE CAR TO A NEARBY DEALER. CONTACTED BY THE DEALER 3 DAYS LATER. THEY SAID IT WAS12V A BATTERY ISSUE AND IT'S FIXED. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO PICK UP THE CAR. I PAID $388 FOR REPLACING THE BATTERY. THE CAR WON'T START WITH THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE. I RAN INTO THE DEALER ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION. THE WORSE THING IS THE DEALER NEVER RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR CODE OR ANYTHING AND ASSUMED IT'S FIXED. I DEMANDED A REFUND. I MADE A FEW CALLS TO CHECK THE STATUS OF SERVICE SINCE THEN. NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALL YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388172January 14, 2021
POWER TRAIN
CAR ENGINE WILL REV UP AT LOW SPEEDS (30 MILES AND UNDER) AND GET STUCK. I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND HOLD IT DOWN, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HIT GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO GO INTO LOWER GEAR. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TOLD THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT ABOUT IT A FEW TIMES BUT THEY CANNOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY CANNOT SIMULATE IT HAPPENING. FIRST HAPPENED APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO; DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. MOST RECENT TIME WAS 1/11/21.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388186January 14, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOTAL LOSS OF CAR DUE TO ENGINE FIRE. ON DEC 30,2020 AT MILE MARKER 31 ON I95 SOUTH OUTSIDE OF STONEY CREEK VA, WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AT THE SAME TIME-THEN WE LOST ABILITY TO ACCERLEATE-GAS PEDAL NOT WORKING. WE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF I95-SMOKE CAME OUT OF ENGINE AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387844January 13, 2021
ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT CONTINUES TO BURN OUT. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND ENTIRE ASSEMBLY EVERY COUPLE WEEKS AND IT MELTS THE UNITS AS WELL AS MY ENGINE STALLS OUT AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387866January 13, 2021
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CAR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ENGINE POWER SUDDENLY DECLINED AND VEHICLE HAD NO PICKUP. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY CAR REQUIRED A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. APPARENTLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388034January 12, 2021
ENGINE
2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED UNDER THE RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387768January 12, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WERE EXPERIENCING BULBS BURNING WHICH CAUSED MELTING OF WIRING INTO THE SOCKETS OF THE VEHICLE. THE BULBS WERE ORIGINAL PARTS. THE CONTACTED STATED THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TAILLIGHT BURNED OUT, SHORTLY AFTER THE PASSENGER REAR TAILLIGHT AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED AND REPLACED BOTH REAR HEAD LIGHTS AND BULBS HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387774January 12, 2021
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE "HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING, SAFELY STOP AND DO NOT DRIVE" WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING HER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEHIND THAT VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO HIS WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS THEN FORCED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BUD CLARY AUBURN HYUNDAI (2807 AUBURN WAY N, AUBURN, WA 98002) WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ALSO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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