Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10455966April 21, 2012
STEERING
PURCHASED MAR 15 2012 AND 1ST HIGHWAY DRIVING WAS MAR 22, 2012. AT APPROX 50 MPH AND GREATER VEHICLE WANDERS ENOUGH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TO REQUIRE CONSTANT CORRECTION TO KEEP IT FROM GOING OVER CENTER LINE OR OFF SIDE OF ROAD. IF I ADJUST STEERING TO LEFT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LEFT REQUIRING AN IMMEDIATE ADJUSTMENT TO RIGHT WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO RIGHT, ETC, ETC, ETC. NO ACCIDENT SO FAR. HOWEVER, HAVE GONE OVER CENTER LINE AND OFF SIDE OF ROAD PERIODICALLY. BOTTOM LINE ... MY WIFE AND I ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. WILL EMAIL INFO TO DEALER.. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455855April 20, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ON 4/10/12 WENT TO GET CAR INSPECTED AND IT FAILED WAS TOLD REAR SUB FRAME ROTTEN. CALLED AND TALKED TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP. WE HAD THE SUB FRAME IN FRONT REPLACED BY LIA HYUNDAI IN JAN 2010 WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL. I DON'T GET WHY THE REAR WAS NOT RECALL IF THAT RUSTED OUT TOO. NOW I'M LOOKING AT $700-$800 TO HAVE IT FIX. I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THIS SHOULD OF BEEN REPLACED WHEN I DID THE FRONT. I HAVE TALKED TO THESE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CALL YOU BACK WITH ANSWER WHEN THEY SAY THEY WILL CHECK INTO IT AND WILL CALL ME BACK. I CALLED THEM FOR 3 DAYS NOW AND IT'S THE SAME ANSWER. THIS CAR IS RUNNING GREAT EXCEPT FOR THE SUBFRAME. PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO AT LEAST PAY SOMETHING TO HELP ME WITH THIS. I WORK THREE JOBS AND CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE THEM RIGHT NOW WITH NO CAR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455936April 20, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
REPAIR ATTEMPTS 5; FIRST ATTEMPT AT DATE OF INCIDENT. DRIVING ON LEVEL THREE LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND EXHIBITS A NO POWER CONDITION WHERE ONLY ELECTRICAL IS WORKING. I APPLY ACCELERATION UP PAST 5000 RPM AND NO RESPONSE. PAST 6000 RPM AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY KICKS IN AND OUT OF COMPLETE SHOCK I'M FORCED TO PULL OVER IN NEARBY PLAZA TO CONTACT NEAREST DEALER (IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA @ THIS TIME, ORIGINAL DEALER IN LAS VEGAS CENTENNIAL HYUNDAI). ALLEN HYUNDAI SERVICE TECHNICIAN AGREES TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. HE PUTS IN WRITING NEXT DAY "THREE NO POWER CONDITIONS." AFTER BLAMING IT ON THE TURBO AND ADJUSTING ELECTRICAL SENSORS, I CONTINUED EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM, DIFFERENT PLACES. ORIGINAL DEALER FOR SOME REASON FAILS TO DUPLICATE AND LEAVES ME HOPELESS. NO OFFER TO TRADE CAR OR TAKE IT BACK. NOW STUCK IN PURGATORY BETWEEN CORPORATE AND A MALFUNCTIONING VEHICLE. 2012 NEW OFF THE LOT SE WITH 2.0 T. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455744April 19, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES EMITTED A LOUD ROARING NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO EMIT A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO TIRES, CV JOINTS, AND CV AXLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455755April 19, 2012
STEERING
PURCHASED 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA IN DECEMBER OF 2011. STEERING FEEL IS EXTREMELY LIGHT/LOOSE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR WANTS TO WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND CONSTANT INCREMENTAL STEERING ADJUSTMENTS ARE NEEDED BY THE DRIVER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE TRACKING STRAIGHT. CREATES A DANGER IF OVER-STEER IS APPLIED BY DRIVER DURING AN ADJUSTMENT IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT. HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456228April 19, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DRIFTING WHILE DRIVING *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455799April 19, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TAPED A CONNECTOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT THEY DID NOT TELL ME THE TROUBLE CODE. THEN ON 11/06/08 AIR BAG COMES ON AGAIN AT MILEAGE 56236. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THE TROUBLE CODE WAS B1382 AND THEY AGAIN CLEANED CONNECTORS AND POSITIONED WIRING UNDER PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THEN IT CAME ON AGAIN AND WE DROVE IT APPROX 30000 MILES. ON 02/06/12 I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP (OTHER ONE CLOSED) AT 88705 MILES THEY FOUND TROUBLE CODE B 1382 AND FOUND BAD CONNECTION UNDER PASSENGER SEAT AGAIN. THEY REPAIRED CONNECTION AND LIGHT WENT OUT. ON 04/09/12 LIGHT IS BACK ON AS I WRITE THIS. WHY DOESN'T HYUNDAI GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF? THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM ON THE 2005 SONATA. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455336April 16, 2012
VISIBILITY
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN THAT BOTH OF MY SUN VISORS IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. FROM RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM AMONG THOUSANDS OF HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, OR EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE COST WILL BE OVER $100 EACH! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE A COVERED ITEM, OR BETTER YET, IT SHOULD BE A RECALLED DEFECT!! THANK YOU. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455360April 16, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR A "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" DISPLAY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR TURNED OFF AS I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. IT LATER STARTED AGAIN BUT SHUT DOWN AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD JERK UNTIL REACHING SPEEDS ABOVE 30-40 MPH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455376April 16, 2012
STEERING
THE CAR HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT FROM DAY 1 AND STILL IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I HAD A WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE AT 8,000 MILES AND ANOTHER AT APPROX 21,000 MILES. DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS TRACKING STRAIGHT, HOWEVER WHEN I DRIVE AT ANY SPEED THE CAR PULLS TO RIGHT. I HAVE TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE. THE TECH AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI RECOMMENDS A WHEEL ALIGNMENT EVERY 12,000 MILES. I HAVE LOOKED THROUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL NO RECOMMENDATION FOUND. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI WITH NO SATISFACTION OTHER THEN TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER. GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED. THE COMPANY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE KEEPS GIVING THE RUN AROUND. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455276April 15, 2012
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE FELL DOWN WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUN VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS REPLACED AT LAST SERVICE AND WITHIN WARRANTY. MANUALLY HAVE THE EXTENSION SLIDE BAR HITTING REAR VIEW MIRROR IN ORDER TO HAVE VISOR STAY OUT OF DRIVING VIEW INTERFERENCE BUT DOES NOT BLOCK THE BRIGHT SUN LIGHT NOW. GOOGLE AND BING SEARCHES THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE HEAT AND DESIGN OF THE SUN VISORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455086April 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
HYUNDAI SONATA 2006 ABOUT 89K MILES THAT FAILED MASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH BOARD WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE NOT IN ANY ACCIDENTS. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY $100 FEE WAS TOLD THE SEATBELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $700 TOTAL AND SENSOR PAD ON PASSENGER FRONT SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1000. I INQUIRED IF KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD NO AND THESE THINGS HAPPEN. I AM QUITE LEERY OF MAKING THESE TYPES OF REPLACEMENTS WHEN DEALER CANNOT TELL ME WHY IT HAPPENED AND CHANCE IT WILL JUST REOCCUR. I HAVE NOTICED SAME COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND THIS MILEAGE. I BOUGHT PREOWNED AFTER 1 OWNER WHEN CAR LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY COLLISIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE. PRETTY BIG REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT I WOULD NEVER THINK TO RESEARCH PRIOR TO PURCHASING A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454936April 12, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNINTENDEDLY WANDER INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FOUR TIRES WERE ROTATED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454958April 12, 2012
STEERING
VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT, PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. PURCHASED CAR 9/10/12. EARLIEST APPOINTMENT TO RETURNED TO DEALER 9/22/11. TECH. RESET TIRE PRESSURE. HE DROVE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED COMPLAINT. TRACK BALANCE -TRACKED FOR 17 SECONDS. CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN BUT HAD TO LEAVE FOR FLORIDA. WENT TO ORLANDO DEALER JAN.3, 2012. THEY INDICATED NJ DEALER REPLACED BOTH TIE RODS, PERFORMED ALIGNMENT, RECALIBRATED STEERING, CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE. NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. CONSTANT CORRECTIONS ARE NEEDED TO KEEP VEHICLE IN PROPER DIRECTION. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT ANY SPEED. CONTACTED NJ DEALER[XXX]) NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESTATE THAT THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. RETURNING TO THE DEALER APRIL,2012 TO REQUEST REPLACEMENT. THIS CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454968April 12, 2012
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING, CHILD SEAT
BOOSTER SEAT.... IT IS A GROW WITH YOU SAFETY FIRST. THE TETHER IN THE REAR OF THE SEAT, HAS TOTALLY BRAKEN AWAY FROM THE SEAT, AND ALSO LOCK AND RELEASE MECHINISM STICKS . SO, WHEN I PUT A HEAVIER COAT ON MY CHILD, IT TAKES ME FOREVER, TO GET IT TO RELEASE SO ITS CONSTANTLY SQUISHING HER. AND OF COURSE, SHE'S CRYING BECAUSE ITS HURTING HER! ALSO, IT DOESN'T SIT PROPERLY, ITS ALWAYS LEANING TO ONE SIDE, OR THE OTHER! IT HURTS ME TO THINK WITH THE ISSUES @ HAND, IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO MY DAUGHTER! THIS WAS NOT A CHEAP CAR SEAT! A SINCERE THANKYOU! MICHIGAN (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=SONATA, MODEL=HYUNDAI). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454491April 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT APPYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHT). THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454568April 9, 2012
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WERE FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454618April 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE GEAR SHIFT NOT ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATES. VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL FOR SAME MODEL ON ANOTHER YEAR (2006). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454427April 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES ARE WORN OUT AT 19,7000 MILES THE CALIPERS ARE WORN OUT AND MY FRONT BRAKES ARE PERFECT.. FRONT BRAKES USUALLY WEAR OUT BEFORE REAR BRAKES WHAT IS GOING ON... THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN GIVING US LOW GAS MILEAGE THESE FAULTY CALIPERS HYUNDAI SHOULD PAY THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454401April 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS LIT UPON STARTING THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT LET ME SHIFT IT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH THEM CONSULTING WITH HYUNDAI. THEY REPLACED SOME CONTROL MODULE TO REPAIR IT. -------------------------- TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. IDIOT LIGHTS WERE ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR,BUT I COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. DEALERSHIP SWEARS ITS A DIFFERENT ISSUE AND THEY ARE CONSULTING HYUNDAI YET AGAIN. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHEN I'LL GET IT BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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