Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2016)

888 consumer complaints on file.

#11277488November 1, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277427October 31, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR HESITATES ON ACCELERATION ON AN INCONSISTENT BASIS. THE RPMS INCREASE QUITE A BIT BEFORE THE CAR ACCELERATES. USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS OR AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR HAS DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION THAT IS PART OF CLASS ACTION SUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277089October 30, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY TRUNK WOULDN'T OPEN. I USED THE KEY FOB & NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS POURING RAIN AND I HAD GROCERIES I WAS TRYING TO PUT IN MY TRUNK. I TRIED THE BUTTON ON THE PANEL STILL NOTHING. I PUT MY GROCERIES IN THE BACK SEAT AND GOT OUT MY OWNERS MANUAL. IT SAID IN CASE OF THE TRUNK NOT OPENING USE YOUR KEY. I DID & IT OPENED & NOW I CAN'T GET IT SHUT! I TRIED W-D40 ON THE LATCH & IT DIDN'T HELP. MY HUSBAND TIED IT DOWN WITH A ROPE. I NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE BEFORE & NOW MY TRUNK IS HELD DOWN WITH ROPE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S COVERED BY MY WARRANTY BUT IT SHOULD BE. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE GROCERY STORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269434October 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ANCHOR THAT HOLDS THE SUNROOF DEFLECTOR IN PLACE SEPARATED WHERE IT WAS BONDED AND GETS IN THE WAY WHEN THE SUNROOF TRIES TO CLOSE. THE DEFLECTOR PARTIALLY DETACHED IN THE FRONT, AND INTERFERES WITH THE GLASS OF THE SUNROOF WHEN CLOSING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STAND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE ANOTHER PERSON CLOSED THE SUNROOF. WE NEEDED TWO PEOPLE TO GET THE SUNROOF CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268791October 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
YESTERDAY EVENING 14OCT2019 VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO POWER UP, HYBRID SYSTEM HEV WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TRIED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR GOING. FINALLY GOT IT GOING. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS 15OCT2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268337October 14, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BULBS BURN OUT DUE TO OVERHEATING. EMERGENCY LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING DUE TO OVERHEATING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267606October 10, 2019
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- SUDDEN ACCECLERATION SURGE WHEN RELEASING BRAKE. WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING AND WHEN LIGHT TURN GREEN AND RELEASING BRAKE. - SPURATIC ACCELERATION DECREASE WHEN DRIVING... MOST RECENT: PULLING INTO PARKING STALL ( LEFT) AS I PULLED FOWARD AND RELEASE BRAKE TO MOVE UP ANOTHER FOOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CAR WENT OVER PARKING BLOCK ( 1-2 FEET IN FRONT OF ME) THEN JUMP OVER INTO A TREE. ( 1-2 FEET IN FRONT OF PARKING BLOCK). FORCE OF SURGE LEFT SKID MARKS ON PARKING BLOCK. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE (APPROX 5K)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266918October 7, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING, IS THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR, THE SOUND OF "KNOCKING" LIKE SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE, OR COMING LOSE, THE WINDOW IS WORKING, BUT EACH TIME I CLOSE IT, TO LISTEN THE SOUND IS COMING FROM WITHIN THE DOOR, SPEAKERS, OR HINGES, SOMETHING IS LOSE, AND I'M VERY CONCERNING ABOUT IT, THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE, WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW IS HALF WAY DOWN, I CAN NEARLY HEAR THE KNOCKING SOUND WITHIN THE DOOR, SOMETIME IT SOUND LIKE, ITS COMING FROM THE RIGHTSIDE DASH BOARD,,THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, ON A STREET, OR ON A HIGHWAY, YOU CAN HEAR THE KNOCKING SOUND, COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR, EVEN WHEN THE ROAD IS KINDA ROUGH, YOU CAN HEAR IT SHAKE WITIHIN THE DOOR.., I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHEN THIS STARTED, BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255924September 16, 2019
ENGINE
2016 SONATA ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEIZED WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CYLINDER #4 PENETRATED THE ENGINE BLOCK AND DAMAGED THE BELL HOUSING OF THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255443September 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WHEN DRIVEN HIGHWAY MILES WILL NOT CRANK WHEN YOU STOP THE ENGINE. THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT MESSAGE COMES UP. THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR 15 TO 45 MINUTES. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ONCE THE CAR STARTS BUT THE NEXT DAY THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR DIAGNOSTIC CODES. STOPPED IN A DRIVE WAY AND HAD TO PUSH IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255100September 12, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE OIL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO THEN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ROUTE 46 HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 28 ROUTE 46, HACKERS, NJ 07800, 908-850-0050) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FRACTURES WITH SEVERAL ENGINE PISTONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 16076286. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254488September 10, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ON SEPTEMBER 1,2019 MY CAR WOULDNT START. I PURCHASED A BATTERY AND A IT TURNED OVER. ON SEPTEMBER 8TH I DROVE TO GET A OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP WHICH SEEMED ABNORMAL WHEN I GOT HOME. THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE. I WASNT SURE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE TICKING NOISE SO I DIDNT DRIVE THE CAR. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH I GOT INTO CAR AND STARTED IT WHEN I NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE, THE NOISE ACCELERATED ONCE I PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL SO I DIDNT WANT TO DRIVE IT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS RAPIDLY BLINKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246391August 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR TAIL LIGHTS KEEPS BURNING OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CONSUMERS AND HYUNDAI HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. SEE FORUMS AND VIDEOS ONLINE FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=9MJXFA1TMTI THEY HAD THIS ISSUE WITH OLDER MODELS AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING WITH NEWER MODELS. CAN WE HAVE A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244798August 18, 2019
ENGINE
I GOT MY CAR IN 2017 AND IT'S 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2019 AFTER AN OIL CHANGE MY CAR BEGIN LEAKING OIL AS WELL AS SHOOTING OUT OIL FROM THE OIL RESERVOIR. TOOK IT TO PRIDE HYUNDAI IN BATESVILLE MS, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY OIL SHOOTING OUT FROM THE OIL RESERVOIR WHEN I KNOW IT WAS. ALL THEY DID WAS DIAGNOSE FOR FREE OF CHARGE, AND TELL ME I NEEDED A OIL CHANGE DID BY THEM. I TOOK IT FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS ON IT ECM AND THEY DID, BUT THEY SAID IT WASN'T ANOTHER RECALL ON IT AND IT IS STILL LEAKING OIL AND SHOOTING IT OUT FROM THE RESERVOIR UNDER THE HOOD. SOME NEED TO BE DID ABOUT THIS CAUSE IT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL AND I'M STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR AND ONLY HAD IT GOING ON TWO YEARS NEXT MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242409August 7, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR SHAKES ERRATICALLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND HAS NO POWER AFTER HITTING ACCELERATOR. IT STRUGGLES TO GET ANY POWER TO GET GOING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. GEAR CHANGES GET STUCK AND I HAVE LITERALLY BEEN STUCK IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WHILE DOING A LEGAL U-TURN IN A BUSY BUSY LA INTERSECTION WITH MY 10YR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SITUATION WAS TO TURN CAR OFF AND TURN ON AGAIN WHICH POSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF. TOOK CAR IN TO SERVICE LAST WEEK AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ISSUE BUT ONE WEEK LATER HERE WE ARE WITH SAME PROBLEM. SERVICE TOLD ME IT LOOKS LIKE SOLENOID IS GOING OUT. WHICH SEEMS STRANGE FOR A 2016 CAR WITH ONLY 27,000. SO IF THIS WAS THE CASE WHY NOT CHANGE IT BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME. ALSO CAR HAD PRIOR ISSUES BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME ACCORDING TO SERVICE. I SMELL RECALL???? I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION BUT THE DEALER HAS ALL SUPPORTING PAPERWORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11235075July 26, 2019
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A DEER, GOING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY 49. NO AIR BAGS RELEASED. AFTER TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP, FROM RECEIVING A LETTER OF RECALL IN THE MAIL. MOTOR WOULD SHUT DOWN WHEN REACHING 65 MPH, BEFORE TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECAL. CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#11233798July 22, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL AT NIGHT TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232542July 16, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN CITY DRIVING YOU HAVE TO TRY TO GET VEHICLE OFF HIGHWAY TURN CAR OFF AND IT WILL RESET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231481July 12, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WAS IN MOTION AT ABOUT 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT JERKED REALLY HARD THEN LOST ALL POWER, MAKING IT A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR NOT ONLY MY FAMILY BUT ALSO OTHER DRIVERS. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT ALL CRAZY AND IT HASN'T STARTED SINCE THAT HAPPENED, CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE STATING IT'S A RECALL ON THE ECM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230694July 10, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER "SPUTTER" AT ANY SPEED WITH SOLID MIL. RELEASING THE THROTTLE CLEARS THE CONDITION AND THE MIL GOES OUT. VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BEGAN HAPPENING A FEW WEEKS AFTER ENGINE LONG BLOCK REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY CAMPAIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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