Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2016)

888 consumer complaints on file.

#11310129February 19, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER FILLING TANK FOR LONG ROAD TRIPS THE CAR DOES NOT START AND THE CHECK HEV HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308023February 9, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I STOPPED FOR GAS AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START CAR AN ALERT CAME ACROSS MY SCREEN SAYING CAR HAS A HEV ISSUE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES FOR MY CAR TO START AGAIN. I WAS ASSUMING IT WAS BAD GAS BUT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT IT WASN'T A BAD GAS ISSUE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S A POTENTIAL ELECTRIC ISSUE THAT MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. I HAD YET EVEN EXCEED MILEAGE ABOVE 70000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS AN INCONVENIENCE TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS COULD BE A FATHER FOR ANYONE IN A URGENT SITUATION AND NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE CAR TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308032February 9, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS LIGHTS KEEPS COMING WHILE WE'RE IN SEATBELTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302212January 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO START FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING FOR 60 MINUTES IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION FROM VERY COLD TO HOT. "CHECK HEV SYSTEM" WARNING COMES ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND WILL NOT START. HAPPENS AFTER A QUICK STOP WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301839January 25, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HI MY 2016 REAR BREAK LIGHT DOESN'T LIGHT UP NEITHER JUST THE REAR WINDOW LIGHTS UP..MYMY WARNING LIGHT ON DASH DASH BOARD DOESN'T LIGHT UP IS THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS AND FRONT PARKING SOCKET IS NO GOOD I CHANGE BULBS TO NO HELP AND YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WHOLE FRONT LIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR A PARKING LIGHT CAN HELP WITH THIS MAGER PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300646January 21, 2020
STEERING
I WAS TRYING TO BACK INTO A PARK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T TURN. AN INDICATOR LIGHT WITH A STEERING WHEEL INSIDE OF A CIRCLE WITH A ! CAME ON ALONG WITH TRACTION INDICATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299754January 16, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND IGNITED ITSELF AND EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WHO WAS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT CRAWLED OUT THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE WILKINS MAZDA DEALER (630-279-3000, LOCATED AT 740 S YORK ST, ELMHURST, IL 60126) WHERE THE RECEPTIONIST STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298670January 12, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BREAK LIGHT NOT SHOWING WHEN IT IS APPLIED MY CAR IS A HYBRID AND THAT'S WHY DEALER SAID RECALL NO 164 DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME VEHICLE ONLY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS HYBRID DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR MY CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296799January 3, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE BEGINS TO SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS SPARK PLUG ISSUE, SO HAD ALL SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM IS CONTINUING LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292446January 1, 2020
ENGINE
USED CAR WITH 86,000 MILES ON IT. ON THE 90TH AFTER BUYING CAR FROM USED CAR DEALERSHIP, A RATTLING NOISE BECAME APPARENT. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS SEIZED AND IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD'VE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND A PROPOSAL FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INCLUDING MANY HYUNDAI AND KIA CARS. THE SETTLEMENT INCLUDED ALL HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLES YEARS 2011-2018 AND SOME 2019 VEHICLES. MY CAR IS CLEARLY ONE OF THE CARS AFFECTED. I AM SEEKING HELP FROM THE NHTSA SO THAT HYUNDAI CAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CARELESS MISTAKES THAT HAVE ALREADY RESULTED IN MANY ACCIDENTS AND CAR FIRES. A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WILL BE LOOKING AT MY CAR ON JANUARY, 6TH 2020. I'M ANTICIPATING THEM TRYING TO BRUSH THIS UNDER THE RUG AND BLAMING THE ISSUES ON ME DESPITE HAVING THE CAR FOR ONLY 90 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE ALONG WITH THE ABUNDANT KNOWLEDGE OF HYUNDAI AND KIA KNOWINGLY USING FAULTY ENGINES. I NEED YOUR HELP TO ENSURE THEY FIX THEIR MISTAKES AT NO COST TO ME AND OTHER OWNERS. THESE MISTAKES NEED TO BE RESOLVED SWIFTLY SO THAT NO MORE CONSUMERS SUFFER UNNECESSARY HARM AND FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THE MISTAKES HYUNDAI AND KIA KNOWINGLY MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292204December 30, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
DRIVING TO AIRPORT IN CAR. JUST PULLED IN TO FREEWAY AFTER STOPPING AT STORE 45 MINS INTO DRIVE. MY 3016 SONATA HYBRID LIMITED STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. MY BOYFRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC RECOGNIZED IT IMMEDIATLY. THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE AND PARTS AND OIL FLEW ALL OVER BEHIND US FROM UNDERNEATH CAR. HE MANAGED TO GET IT OFF ROAD WITHOUT US GETTING HIT.WAITED 4 HOURS FOR TOW THAT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTIES I PURCHASED. HYUNDAI TRIED TO STATE THAT ONLY 2 PEOPLE COULD RIDE IN TOW TRUCK. SO ONE PERSON (THERE WERE 2 ADULTS AND A CHILD) WOULD HAVE TO WAIT IN MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHILE OTHER 2 WENT THE HOUR BACK HOME WITH TOW TRUCK AND THEN CAME THE HOUR BACK. THERE WASN'T A GAS STATION OR ANYTHING AROUND. THE CAR IS IN SHOP WAITING TO SEE WHAT WARRANTY SAYS ABOUT IT NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AND WAS IN HYUNDAI SHOP 5 WEEKS PRIOR WITH ABS UNIT NEEDING REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR ENGINE LIGHT THAT ALERTED US TO A POSSIBLE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290478December 21, 2019
ENGINE
IT BURNS THROUGH ABOUT 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY OIL CHANGE AND HYUNDAI SAYS THAT NORMAL... THAT'S FAR FROM NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289249December 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID WENT OUT ON THE CAR OCT 31, 2019. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN SHE LOST DRIVABILITY OF THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO, SHE WAS ABLE TO PARK IT ON A SIDE STREET. SHE RESTARTED THE CAR BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, WHEN SCANNED, INDICATING OF A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE OCT 31, 2019 WITH NO ETA OF WHEN A NEW TRANSMISSION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE CAR. AT THIS POINT I CAN NOT SALE THE CAR BECAUSE IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO GIVE A DATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO TIME FRAME WHEN THEY WILL GET A TRANSMISSION FROM HYUNDAI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288923December 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORNAL BURNING ODOR AND A TICKING NOISE WAS DETECTED. FURTHERMORE, THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHTOWNE HYUNDAI (7665 HIGHWAY 85 SOUTH, RIVERDALE, GA 30274, (770) 471-1000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288472December 11, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A CLICKING OR TICKING NOISE AND THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. I'VE TRIED GETTING A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND HAVE EVEN REPLACED PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I TRIED LOOKING ONLINE AND I FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288288December 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WITH A SEMI-TRUCK BEARING DOWN ON ME. AS I ACCELERATED SO I COULD PASS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SEMI-TRUCK, MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION (AT ABOUT 4000 RPMS) AND WOULD NOT GO AT ALL, IN FACT IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I LET OFF THE GAS, BECAUSE IT WASN'T DOING ANY GOOD, AND AS THE RPMS WENT DOWN, TO ABOUT 2000 RPMS, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 55MPH BEFORE I COULD GIVE IT GAS AGAIN AND GET IT BACK UP TO THE SPEED OF ALL THE OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE. THERE WAS NO OTHER WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKILY, THE SEMI-TRUCK WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE IT HIT ME. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE IT WAS PUT ON A COMPUTER AND IT CAME BACK WITH THE CODE "P200A", WHICH IS THE "BANK ONE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROLS". THE REPORT STATED THAT "THIS HAS BEEN SEEN BEFORE ON CARS LIKE MINE, AND THAT THE MOST LIKELY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE VARIABLE CHARGE MOTION ACTUATOR (VCMA)". I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR MY CAR AND FOUND QUITE A FEW POSTS AND COMMENTS OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. MY CAR HAS 93,000 MILES ON IT, BUT IN OTHER REPORTS I SAW ONLINE, THE CAR ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287757December 8, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I LIVE IN STAMFORD CT 06902 I WENT IN A TRIP WITH MY KIDS TO VIRGINIA BEACH LAST SUMMER 2019 THEN I STOPPED A REST STOP FOR BATHROOM WHEN I CAME BACK TO TURN ON THE CAR THE CAR WAS WITH NO POWER IT CAME ON MY PANEL TELLING ME THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE I WAITED 1/2 HOUR AND WORK AGAIN .A WEEK AGO HAPPEN ME THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN I AM WORRIED BECAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE I DRIVING I CAN'T RELY ON THIS VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286910December 4, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH, ON A ARKANSAS STATE HWY AND A US HWY BOTH HEAD LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. TWICE IN OCT. 2019 WHILE CHANGING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM, ONCE IN NOV 2019 HEAD LIGHTS WENT OFF WITH OUT USING HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM. TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/4/19.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280979November 19, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH SLIGHT HESITATION AND REDUCED POWER DURING ACCELERATION. CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY WITH IN TEN MINUTES FROM HOME FROM MY RESEARCH INDICATE THIS CARE ISSUE COULD BE CAUSED FROM HYUNDAI SONATA SOFTWARE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279683November 12, 2019
STEERING
11/4/19 I HAD A POWER STEERING FAIL. WHILE DRIVING I LOST MY POWER STEERING, POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND DUE TO TRAVELING IN THE SLOW LANE I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR IN TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ONLY TO INDICATE I WAS HITTING THE EMERGENCY GROOVES OUTSIDE THE LANE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHILE IN PROCESS OF CONTACTING AAA - I STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO TARR HUYANDAI THE NEXT MORNING AND THERE WERE 3 CODES PRESENT. MY STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WAS RECALIBRATED. MY CONCERN IS WHAT CAUSED THE FAIL AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER. THIS SITUATION CREATED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD HAD I BEEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THIS OCCURRED AND ME UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR IN MANUAL MODE. I CONTACTED HUYANDAI AND APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 2016 SONATA MODELS BUT MY CAR WAS MFG AT A PLANT THAT WASN'T ON RECALL. SO AT THIS POINT - THE MFG PLANT WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS MFG APPARENTLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MINE BEING THE FIRST REPORTED. I FEEL TOTALLY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR ESP TRAVELING ON INTERSTATES, NIGHT TIME, ETC SINCE NO ONE CAN ANSWER WHY MY POWER STEERING QUIT AND RESET WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I WAS TRAVELING ON HWY 160 IN MORRISTOWN TN WHEN THIS OCCURRED - I AM ALSO CONCERNED WHEN I TOLD TARR THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE TRACTION CAME ON WHEN HIT THE OFF ROAD GRIDS THEY LISTED TRACTION CONTROL LAMP WAS ON AND DID NOT MENTION THE POWER STEERING. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WITH THIS CASE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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