Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10566693March 2, 2014
VISIBILITY
APRIL 2013 PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WON'T STAY UP. JAN 2014 DRIVER SIDE VISOR WON'T STAY UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566446February 28, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V457000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568413February 27, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT DURING ACCELERATION AFTER ADJUSTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DURRING ACCELERATION WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER TOLD ME NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF THESE VEHICLES HAD BEEN REPORTED. I FOUND OUT BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOW DEFECT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I AM TURNING TO YOU BECAUSE THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO BLAME IT ON A FLAT TIRE AND RUINED RIM AS A RESULT OF HITTING A CURB. THE VEHICLE HAS NO BENT OR DAMAGED SUSPENSION PARTS AND CLEARLY IS A DEFECTIVE 0 CENTER BALANCE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568414February 27, 2014
SUSPENSION
MY SUB FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY AND POSES A GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE TO MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD IF MY ENGINE SHOULD FALL OUT OF MY VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565993February 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CALIPER LOCKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED A SECOND TIME ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE BRAKE LINES WHEN THE RUBBER WORE PREMATURELY AND PREVENTED THE BRAKE FLUID TO FLOW TO THE CALIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565893February 25, 2014
ENGINE
THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM WARRANTY WORK WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON UNLESS I AGREED TO PAY A FEE OF APPROXIMATELY $125 IF THE DEALER DECIDED THAT THE WORK WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565608February 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 79 IN PENNSYLVANIA NEAR THE WEXFORD EXIT. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 8:15AM. NO ONE ELSE WAS AROUND ME AND THE SUNROOF ON MY VEHICLE EXPLODED. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT. NOTHING HIT IT, NO ROCK, NOTHING FROM AN OVERPASS NOTHING. I WAS IN THE OPEN AND NO VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR BEHIND ME. IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING. THE NOISE IT MADE WAS THE LOUDEST NOISE I HAD EVER HEARD. I DID RESEARCH ON THIS HAPPENING BEFORE AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME CAR. I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY RECALLS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CARE ANY LONGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565124February 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION, DURING AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHEN SHE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN VERTEBRAE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10565479February 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOUGHT CAR USED FROM LOT...CHROME PLATING ON HANDLES PEELING AND CUT YOU IF YOUR NOT CAREFUL. JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565386February 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. NO ONE DRIVING , NO TRAUMA, PLASTIC BROKEN . WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565398February 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY JERKY. TRANSMISSION SMELLS REALLY BAD AFTER EVERY DRIVE. AFTER CLUTCH IS RELEASED THERE IS A BLIP CAUSING A DELAY IN ACCELERATION, MAKING THE CAR VERY UNPREDICTABLE. STALLS ALMOST EVERY TIME GOING INTO FIRST GEAR FROM A STOPLIGHT. CAR HAS STALLED AT INTERSECTION MULTIPLE TIMES. NEW MANUAL DRIVERS ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT IS SO DANGEROUS. DRIVER IS 15 YEAR VETERAN OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565441February 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY DOOR HANDLES, RIGHT FRONT, LEFT AND RIGHT REAR HAS BROKEN OFF IN A 3 MONTHS TIME. THERE WAS NO PULLING HARD, OR HANDLING THE DOOR HANDLES ROUGH. I HAVE ONE DOOR HANDLE WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT IS THE DRIVER SIDE, IF THAT ONE BREAKS, I HAVE NO WAY TO GET IN MY CAR, I WENT TO THE DEALER NEAR ME AND THEY WANT $460.00 TO REPAIR, PLACE AND PAINT. AM I UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE ANSWER WAS NO, MY CAR HAS 68,000. MILES. HOW CAN YOU NOT RECALL, OR COVER A DEFECT IN A 2010 VEHICLE. I'M SO AFRAID MY DRIVER HANDLE IS GOING TO BREAK, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE HANDLES MYSELF IF HYUNDAI DOES NOT COME UP WITH A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565347February 21, 2014
VISIBILITY
THE SUNVISOR CLIP TO HOLD IT UP FAILED. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF OWNERS AS THERE IS MUCH INFO ON THIS IN THE INTERNET. THEY ALREADY HAVE PUT A RECALL IN FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 MODELS FOR THE SAME THING BUT DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565095February 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565215February 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS LEAVING MY PARKING SPACE AND APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AND STOP SIGN, I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. I PRESSED BRAKES AGAIN AND THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AGAIN. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564907February 19, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS BROKEN IN A MATTER WHERE IT WILL NOT STAY UP. IT CONSTANTLY FALLS DOWN INTO FIELD OF VIEW. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED ON THE 06-07 MODELS. IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE 08 MODELS ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564749February 18, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH A SET OF KUMHO SOLUSK H25 TIRES, SIZE: P205/65/R16 AND DOT NUMBER YOL4YPL81411. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE TIRES BEGAN TO SLIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD TREAD. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT A REMEDY WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TIRES WERE COLD, THERE WAS NO GRIP, WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW, WHEN THE TIRES WARMED UP, THE SNOW STUCK TO THE TIRES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564824February 18, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,405. UPDATED 04/04/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN HALF OF A MILE THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/14/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564676February 17, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER PARKING I REACHED TO OPEN THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564708February 17, 2014
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
27 DEC 2013: HYBRID BATTERY DRAINED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND CAR COULD NOT BE ACCELERATED MORE THAN 20 MILES/HR WHILE DRIVING. EVENTUALLY THE CAR STOPPED ON THE ROAD. DASHBOARD SHOWED "PARK SAFELY AND DO NOT DRIVE" WITH LOUD BEEPING WARNING SOUND. TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T CHARGE THE BATTERY. AFTER TOWING TO THE SERVICE, THE CAR STARTED AS NORMAL; THE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE. 16 JAN 2014: THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. AFTER I PARKED THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE HYBRID BATTERY STARTED TO RECHARGE TO A QUARTER STRENGTH ON THE DASHBOARD; STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND CAR JERKED TWICE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE MORE THAN 30 MILES/HR AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND SAME WARNING ON MY DASH. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CASE; SUSPECTED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM PROBLEM AND CHANGED BMS CONTROL MODULE.4 FEB 2014: SIMILAR SITUATION. HYBRID BATTERY WOULD NOT CHARGE MORE THAN 1-QUARTER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 35 M/HR OBTAINED A CASE NUMBER FROM HYUNDAI AND IDENTIFIED A POSSIBLE PROBLEM OF THE HYBRID BATTERY BY THE ENGINEER. NEW HYBRID BATTERY WAS INSTALLED.14 FEB 2014: STARTED THE CAR, THE MAIN SCREEN SHOWED DISCHARGE WARNING FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN THE CAR RUNS NORMAL. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TRIED TO RESTART, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T START. AFTER A COUPLE HOURS, THE CAR SEEMS TO RUNNING NORMAL.THE PROBLEM: HYUNDAI SEEMS TO GIVE US AN ANSWER 'WE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS A LEMON AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ACCEPT IT AND NEGOTIATE WITH US TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE COMMENDED ON THEIR SERVICE, ITS THE MANAGEMENT ABOVE THEM THAT NEEDS TO GET THINGS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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