Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2015)

1,208 consumer complaints on file.

#11394715February 4, 2021
ENGINE
MY CAR WAS UNDER THE HYUNDAI ENGINE RECALL CAMPAIGN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 60K NOW HAVE 113K THE CAR STAR TO GIVING ISSUES AND SMOKE FOR THE ENGINE CAP AND MUFFLER AND OIL DISPTICK THE CAR WAS TAKE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WAS UNDER THE HYUNDAI EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 120K OR LIFE TIME AFTER THE DEALER MAKE THE INSPECTION THEY CONTACT HYUNDAI AND THEY ASK FOR PICTURES THE PICTURES WAS SENDED CAR WAS FINE NO OIL DEPOSITED EVERYTHING WAS CLEAN HYUNDAI AFTER 6 DAYS O BACK AND FOR THEY DENIED THE ENGINE CLAIM DEMANDING THE THE CAR WAS NO UNDER WARRANTY IF MY CAR WAS UNDER THE EXTENDED HOW THEY SAID THAT WITHOUT EVEN GIVE AN EXPLANATION I ATTACHED THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP ANS HYUNDAI DEALER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394323February 2, 2021
ENGINE
WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING OIL LEAKS FROM ENGINE AND ON TO EXHAUST CAUSING SMOKE TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL TO ENTER THE CABIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11391050February 1, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR JUST STARTED MAKING A WEIRD KNOCKING SOUND AND SO I PULLED OVER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START ONCE I TURNED IT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390800January 30, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM HAVING A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING HYBRID SYSTEMS WARNING CHECK BRAKE DO NOT DRIVE ,SINCE COUPLE OF MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390595January 29, 2021
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STARTS MAKING AKLUNKING SOUND AND THE SPEED STARTS SLOWING DOWN UNTIL CAR STOPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390523January 28, 2021
ENGINE
I HEARD A TICKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM MY MOTOR TODAY 1/28/2021 AT 7:15AM WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NOISE WOULD OCCUR AT WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING OR I MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 8AM. AT 9 AM I WAS INFORMED THAT A BEARING IN MOTOR DROPPED IN MY MOTOR AND CAUSED METAL TO FUN THROUGH MY MOTOR AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2015 AND HAVE KEPT UP ALL THE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOT A CERTAIN REASON WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389318January 21, 2021
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I START TO DRIVE, THE CAR JERKS A FEW TIMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THEN IT WILL NOT GO OVER 62 MPH WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#11387787January 12, 2021
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RATTLING SOUND ON THE ENGINE THEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. I HAD IT TOWED 53 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SEND A REQUEST TO HYUNDAI FOR THE ENGINE. THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY SAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387355January 10, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SUNROOF CLOSED AND THE WHOLE THING CAME DETACHED. THE WINDOW SHATTERED. AND PART OF THE PIECE THAT HOLDS IT FELL OFF. I SEE A RECALL PREVIOUS FOR THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386287January 3, 2021
ENGINE
MY CAR WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT SAIDED LOW BATTERY THINKING I JUST NEEDED A BATTERY TO BE REPLACE THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THEY CALL AND SAIDED I NEED A NEW ENGINE TO BE PLACED HOW COULD THIS BE OUT OF NOWHERE NOW MY CAR GET EVERYTHING ON TIME SERVICE EVERYTHING ON TIME IT GOT TO BE RECALL ON THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385626December 30, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANTWERPEN HYUNDAI CATONSVILLE (6440 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, BALTIMORE, MD 21228, (410) 747-3333) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385479December 29, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING; LOSS OF POWER; NON-RESPONSIVE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383641December 16, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PIPE IS LEAKING FUEL UNDER THE HOOD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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