Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10680988February 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680730February 2, 2015
STEERING
THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING NORMALLY. WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH I NOTICED SUDDENLY THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO STICK IN THE CENTER POSITION AND REQUIRE EXTRA PRESSURE TO CORRECT LANE DRIFT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER 2 TIMES AND THEY SAY THAT THE STEERING IS ELECTRONIC AND IS NOT THE SAME AS HYDRAULIC STEERING... THE STEERING WAS NORMAL FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 1000 MILES I DROVE IN MY CAR. IT WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 11000 MILES ON IT. THE STEERING IS STICKING WHEN I TRY TO CORRECT AT ALL SPEEDS FROM 35 MPH UP AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANIC COULD FEEL THE PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING IT. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERCORRECTING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680736February 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THIS CAR AND THE DEALER CHARGED ME $550 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A RECALL AS WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SONATA BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680469February 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF FILING THIS REPORT IS TO PREVENT A CHILD FROM DYING IN A LOCKED TRUNK. AS I PACKED MY RENTAL CAR FOR A TRIP I STUPIDLY LOCKED MY KEYS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. AN UNLOCKING SERVICE CAME AND POPPED MY DOOR LOCK BUT BECAUSE THE ALARM SYSTEM WAS ON THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACCESS TO THE TRUCK AT ALL. THIS MODEL HAS DROP DOWN SEATS BUT ARE LOCKED FROM IN THE TRUNK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS FOR SOMEONE TO CORRECTLY TELL ME TO OPEN THE TRUNK I HAD TO VISIT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR A KEY....NO OTHER WAY TO ENTER THE TRUNK. I OFTEN DRIVE ACROSS THE DESERT...NO DEALERSHIP AND NO UNLOCKING SERVICES. IF MY GRANDSON HAD PLAYED IN THE TRUNK AND LOCKED HIMSELF IN HE WOULD HAVE DIED OF HEAT EXPOSURE BEFORE IT COULD HAVE BEEN UNLOCKED. THIS IS UNNECESSARY. THERE ARE RELEASE LEVERS IN THE TRUNK BUT A YOUNG CHILD WOULD BE UNABLE TO PULL THEM. THIS IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WAS SAVED ONLY BY THE FACT I WAS IN A VERY LARGE CITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680482February 2, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680537February 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON JAN 26 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE SLIPPERY. WHEN HE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED AROUND THE CORNER, BUT BY THE TIME THE CAR MADE IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS AND ROTORS. ALSO THE BRAKE SWITCH OEM HAD TO REPLACED. WHEN ALL SAID AND DONE THE TOTAL COST CAME TO 729.64. CAN I TELL YOU HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN THIS VEHICLE?? THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2012 MY HIGH BEAMS DON'T WORK NOR DOES THE CRUISE CONTROL. I AM STARTING TO THINK THIS CAR IS A REAL LEMON!!! AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS ANY RECALLS BECAUSE MY BILL WAS EXTREME AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED ON A 2012. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER ON ME AT THIS TIME. VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED AND HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THIS CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680351February 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVING A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL AND MY ABS,BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEEP COMING ON THE DASH. THEN THEY WILL DISAPPEAR.THIS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES IN ONE DAY.WHAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM.I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT PULL UP A CODE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680121January 31, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THIS VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I HAVE BEEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, NO ONE HAS A FIX. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IT MY DRIVING STYLE THAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THE TIRES ARE NOT BALANCED, AND ROTATED THE TIRES. DEALER HAS DONE ALIGNMENT, TOLD ME A SPECIAL TOOL WAS NEEDED TO FIX THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE, CLAIMED A RECALLED PART WAS THE ISSUE. AFTER RECALL WAS REPAIRED THE CAR STILL PULLS. I HAVE HAD 3 FULL SETS OF TIRES DONE, WORKING ON SET # 4 NOW - ALL PREVIOUS SETS WERE WORN OUT DUE TO CAMBER ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680118January 31, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED SHOWING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE CAR. CAR WAS FILLED AT A LOCAL STATION, ENTERED THE ROADWAY, LOW FUEL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM. REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE FUEL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679961January 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE GEAR MESSAGE BOARD DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FIFTEEN TIMES WHERE THE FAILURES WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679746January 29, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679467January 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HYBRID SAFETY WARNING DO NOT DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BMS MODULE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679084January 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG COMES ON AND STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679236January 27, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. LUCKILY, IT FAILED SOMETIME BETWEEN WHEN I LAST DROVE IT AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY. THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE, DUE TO THE FAILED MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679261January 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A NOISE WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE PEDAL. AT TIMES THE PEDAL STICKS MOMENTARILY THEN THE BRAKES WILL GRAB, AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE ISSUE WAS LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO VERIFIED THE, SQUEAK, DUCK SOUND COMING FROM THE PEDAL AREA BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THIS ISSUE WAS BUMPED UP TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE ENGINEERS WHO HAVE NOT "FOUND" A SOLUTION. THE SOUND IS CONSISTENT AND THE SUDDEN BRAKE GRAB OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679238January 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WENT TO ACCELERATE, BY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH, BUT, THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE POWER AT THE WHEELS. IT ACTED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I LET OFF OF THE PEDAL AND IT DOWNSHIFTED AND POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS RESTORED. I REPEATED THIS PROCESS 3 TIMES AFTER AND I COULD REPLICATE IT EVERY TIME. DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT FOR SERVICE. THEY DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY AND COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE SINCE THAT DAY EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678886January 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WARMING UP AND CAUGHT FIRE IT BURNED UP THE STARTER AND STARTER ASSEMBLY, THE BATTERY WIRE HARNESS AND THE MANIFOLD. ALL OF THIS HAS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE WE CAN ASSESS ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679022January 26, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING, STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC FOR FUEL PUMP WORK. HE INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR AND IS UN-SAFE TO DRIVE. I FOUND THE RECALL ONLINE AND CALLED HYUNDAI. THEY INFORMED ME THAT REMEDIATION HAD BEEN DONE IN 2009. (A NEW HOLE FOR DRAINAGE HAD BEEN DRILLED IN THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME AND A SEALANT APPLIED). EVIDENTLY THIS DID NOT STOP THE CORROSION OF THE FRAME AND CAUSED A WEAKENING OF THE FRAME AND A CRACK IN THE STRUCTURAL AREA OF THE FRAME. IS HYUNDAI LIABLE TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT? I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF THE DEFECT AND CRACK IN FRAME IF NECESSARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678706January 24, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO--WHEN DRIVING, THE FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I AM REPLACING TIRES YEARLY. THE SHOP SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS, TURBO WHEN APPLIED SMELLS LIKE BURNING RUBBER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678618January 23, 2015
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO PARK AND REINSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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