Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10649886October 25, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. DJR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649953October 25, 2014
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTED. THEY SAID THE COST OF FIXING IS APPROXIMATELY $500.00, AND THE INITIAL FEE WAS $110. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649997October 25, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANEROADWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A GAS STATION AND NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND 2 DAYS LATER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SEIZED ENGINE AND THAT IT WAS ONLY 1/2 QUART LOW. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE. THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR OUT AND HIS FINDING WERE IT WAS 2-3 QUARTS LOW AND CITED OWNER NEGLECT. WARRANTY SERVICE DENIED THE CLAIM. I USE ROYAL PURPLE SYNTHETIC OIL AND HAVE USED THIS SAME OIL FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS IN ALL MY VEHICLES. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED IN JULY..APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS PRIOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649688October 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATE THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND ONCE IT DID, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649741October 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PUSH START BUTTON FAILED TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649782October 24, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, TURNED DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. WE HAVE OWN THE CAR SINCE JUNE, 2013 AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE WILL BE A BEEP ,THEN THE EPS AND TRACTION CONTROL WILL SHOW ON THE DASH BOARD AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY HUSBAND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT VIOLENTLY SHAKE FOR 20 MINS. AT TIMES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE PAST THE CAR WOULD BE ON BUT WE DID NOT EVEN LEAVE THE DRIVE WAY. THE FIRST TIME IT DID IT ME WAS 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND I HAD MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT TAKING HER TO SCHOOL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I COULDN'T GET OUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL, AND WE ALMOST GOT HIT. EACH TIME (MORE THAN 5 TIMES NOW) WE WERE EITHER STOPPED OR GOING LESS THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR, THE EPS AND TRACTION WILL LIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 45 MINUTES. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN OUR SMALL TOWN WHEN THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON BUT MY HUSBAND HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T SHAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649799October 24, 2014
WHEELS, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON HIMILAYA &CAME TO A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN THE LEFT LANE NEXT TO ME, IT DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD SCRAPING NOISE.I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO FIND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM & THE BOLT & PIN MEANT TO KEEP THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM DETACHING WAS GONE. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, FRONT RIGHT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE, FLUID IS LEAKING & THE CAR IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL/CAPABLE OF DRIVING. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARYLAND WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATES INCLUDED IN RECALL #09V124000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649809October 24, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649273October 22, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE AND IT REVEALED AN ISSUE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE AREA. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD GO OUT THAT QUICKLY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649278October 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVE REPLACED BRAKE LIGHTS 5 TIMES DUE TO SOMEOME TELLING ME THEY WERE OUT. WAS STOP BY A COP TODAY BECAUSE BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS HE SAID WE'RE OUT. WHY ARE THESE LIGHTS BURNING OUT SO FAST? AUTOMOTIVE GUY SAID PUT SOME GREASE ON BULB THEN PLACE THEM IN. I DID AND THEY STILL WENT OUT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649299October 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
RECENTLY MY HYBRID SONATA CAR WOULD NOT PICKUP SPEED ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT WOULD ALSO BADLY JERK WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR MAKE HIGH PITCH SOUND WITHOUT PICKING UP SPEED. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COUPLE OF TIMES AND BIT SCARED IN DRIVING IT. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER AFTER LOOKING AT THE ISSUE AGREED TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE REFURBISHED (FROM HYUNDAI) TRANSMISSION :(. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649304October 22, 2014
ENGINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM ON OCTOBER 10TH 2014 I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT IN HARRISBURG, NC. WHEN THE CAR REACHED 15 MPH IT DID NOT SHIFT (THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH SHIFTRONIC MANUAL CONTROLS) AND I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR MANUALLY INTO SECOND GEAR AND EACH SUCCESSIVE GEAR. AFTER DOING SO I NOTICED THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO INCIDENT AND RESTART THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I NOTICED CLICKING UNDER THE HOOD AND TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. AFTER THEIR EXAMINATION THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD A DEFECT. THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649346October 22, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AT ABOUT 40 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER FLAG ME DOWN AND ASKED ME TO CHECK MY TAILLIGHT. I PARKED MY CAR ON THE SIDE, AND I NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE TAILLIGHT HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR. IT WAS JUST HANGING FROM THE WIRES. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC STUDS HOLDING THE TAILLIGHT HAD BROKEN OFF. LOTS OF SMALL PLASTIC PIECES ALL OVER. GLAD I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY, BECAUSE IT WOULD HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF IT WOULD HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR. THE TAILLIGHT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ANY IMPACT AT ALL IT IS CLEAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648995October 21, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ELECTRIC SWITCH FOR DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTMENT CONTINUALLY FAILING TO WORK. DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CONTINUALLY FAILING TO STAY UP BLOCKING VIEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649073October 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES, WITH AND WITHOUT PASSENGER PRESENT. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOT RELATED TO ONGOING RECALL, BUT DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT PRETENSIONER, WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR $267. A HALF YEAR LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON, INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CHECKED IT OUT, BUT ON THAT OCCASION THE LIGHT STAYED TURNED OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALER'S LOT IT TURNED BACK ON AND HAS STAYED ON SINCE. I HAVE TRIED TO IGNORE IT, BUT THE RECENT RECALLS MAKE ME VERY NERVOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649192October 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR FREQUENTLY MISTAKES AN ADULT FOR A CHILD AND TURNS OFF. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT 3 YEARS. AUTO HAD ABOUT 125000 MILES WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY WELL OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. INSTEAD, I BOUGHT BLACK TAPE TO COVER THE AIR BAG LIGHT. I THOUGHT THIS SAFETY DEFECT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW. APPARENTLY, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE, GIVEN THE REMAINING AIRBAG SENSORS MOST LIKELY WORK. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THINGS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648890October 20, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPED NOISE WITH TURNING AND MORE FREE-PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO REPLACED COUPLING SEAL. ACCORDING TO DEALER, THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648748October 20, 2014
STEERING
I HAVE NOTICED A CLICK OR SLIGHT KNOCK COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEN TURNING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKING. OVER UNEVEN SURFACES THERE IS SHAKING OR SHUTTER IN THE STEERING COLUMN ALSO. THESE CONDITIONS SEEM TO BE WORSENING. I WILL BE SCHEDULING FOR SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648774October 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES OF CONTINUALLY BROKEN DOOR HANDLES FOR MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THREE OF THE FOUR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN SINCE 2012 AND ONE HAS BROKEN TWICE. *TR TO DATE I HAVE VISITED TWO DEALERSHIPS AT 8 TIMES IN TOTAL FOR THESE HANDLES BREAKING. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE THE HANDLE AS WELL AS END CAP THAT KEEPS BREAKING. INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648676October 19, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE AT A RED LIGHT ON HIGHWAY 45 IN WHISTLER ALABAMA CAR JUST CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP, POLICE HAD TO COME AND STOP TRAFFIC AND PUSH CAR OUT OF THE HIGHWAY SO IT WOULDN'T BE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS NEAR THE INTERSTATE EXITS TO HIGHWAY 45. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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