Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10378434January 24, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO PERFORMED SEVERAL TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO WAS AWARE OF HER VISIT TO THE DEALER AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 03/11/11*LJ UPDATED 12/19/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378483January 24, 2011
STEERING
TEST DROVE A 2011 SONATA LIMITED TURBO AND WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR PULLED TO LEFT CONSTANTLY! YOU HAD TO KEEP A GOOD GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. YOU COULD LITERALLY FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL FIGHTING YOU TO GO TO THE LEFT! NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE DID NOT BUY THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378486January 24, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED TWO NEW TIRES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED A SALES REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN A DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378496January 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO THE TAILLIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS STILL FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THE JUNCTION BOX WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE JUNCTION BOX WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378503January 24, 2011
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SCANNED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE OCS SENSOR WENT BAD. THIS IS COVERED BY A RECALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BUCKLE SENSOR IS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE BUCKLE ONCE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT THIS ASKING IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND THERE IS NONE. I HAD THE SEAT BUCKLE REPLACED ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378517January 24, 2011
STEERING
CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN MY LANE ENDANGERING ME AND OTHERS AROUND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379138January 22, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT, PREDOMINANTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HOWEVER CAN OCCUR AT LESSER SPEEDS. IF WHEEL IS LET GO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY DART TOWARDS THE MEDIAN FROM ANY ORIGINATING LANE. TWO ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT ISSUE AT DEALER HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM. DEALER STATED HE HAS SEEN SAME PROBLEM IN ANOTHER SONATA TURBO, BUT HAS NO FIX. FIRST CALL TO HYUNDAI REGIONAL OFFICE RESULTED IN DELIVERY OF A "SPECIAL TOOL" TO FIX SUPPOSED ALIGNMENT PROBLEM TO DEALER WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. THREE SUBSEQUENT CALLS TO HYUNDAI HAVE TO THIS POINT GONE UNRETURNED. HYUNDAI IS PLAYING "DUMB" TO THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378970January 21, 2011
STEERING
WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN THE CENTER, THE CAR WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT FORWARD. INSTEAD IT PULLS TO LEFT ITSELF. THIS IS NOT SAFE, I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT CAN CHECK THIS OR LET HYUNDAI CHECK IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378104January 21, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378123January 21, 2011
STEERING
CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WILL GO INTO ADJACENT LANES OR MEDIAN WITHIN 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD AND EVENTUALLY WILL LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378119January 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NO FAILURE OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED BEFORE FAILURE. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AT JUST UNDER 45,600 MILES EXPECTING TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACE. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE MADE OF DEFECTIVE METAL WHICH CORRODED AND PITTED BADLY. IT DESTROYED THE OUTER PART OF THE BRAKE PADS SO THEY DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR. LESS THAN ONE HALF OF THE BRAKE PAD WAS PROVIDING BRAKING ABILITY. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE REAR WHEELS AS WELL AS ALL BRAKE PADS ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT IS EXPECTED MAINTENANCE. THE REAR WHEEL ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378209January 21, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376994January 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I WOKE UP ONE DAY AND STARTED THE CAR AND IT LIT UP, WENT OFF THEN CAME RIGHT BACK ON. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED LONG AGO. I SPOKE WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI PURPOSELY USE'S CHEAP MATERIAL AND DOES MEDIOCRE WORK AT BEST SO CUSTOMER'S WILL BE FORCED TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO MAKE THERE'S FAT. MY INSPECTION IS DUE AND THERE IS NO WAY I WILL BE ABLE TO PASS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377062January 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
I HAVE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON.AIR BAG LIGHT CAME AROUND 67K MILES. BROUGHT INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "RF BUCKLE & OCS FAILURE" TOTAL ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO MY WALLET = $1,700, AFTER I PAID THE $105 FOR THEM TO HOLD ONTO MY CAR ALL DAY LONG JUST TO PLUG A COMPUTER INTO THE CAR WHICH READS THE CODES AND SPITS OUT THE PROBLEM. IT HAVE TO BE RECALL FOR THIS, HOW MANY COMPLAINS NEED TO BE FILL UP TO FORCE THEN TO HAVE A SAFE ISSUE FIX? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377089January 18, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 HYUNDIA SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD REQUIRE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO AVOID TURNING IN A 360 DEGREE WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONTACT REACHED HER DESTINATION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS POSITIONED SLIGHTLY INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SALES CENTER, AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HER THAT THE FRONT SUB-FRAME AND CONNECTING PARTS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY CORRODED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SUB-FRAME CROSS MEMBER WOULD BE UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT THE ADDITIONAL REPAIR COST OF $10,000 WAS THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377608January 17, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REMAINS OFF EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED BY MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (115LBS) AND WIFE (125LBS). HYUNDAI INITIALLY CLAIMED THE SEAT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. I THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE SEAT HAS SINCE BEEN RE-CALIBRATED AT LEAST TWICE AND THE ENTIRE SEAT REPLACED ONCE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377729January 17, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING PULLS TO LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS AND REQUIRES A HEAVIER THEN NORMAL PRESSURE TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376636January 14, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY PULL OR DRIFT TO THE LEFT BEYOND THE CONTACTS CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED OR ANGLED CORRECTLY AND SAT ABNORMALLY TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED AN ALIGNMENT, ADJUSTMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND A REPROGRAMMING OF THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376492January 13, 2011
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDIA SONATA 2.0T IN NOV OF 2010 THAT WHEN I DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE A STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT. IF DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF AN INTERSTATE A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS REQUIRED. AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE LEFT IS STILL NOTICEABLE BUT NOT AS STRONG. THIS CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE CHECK, AND TIRE ROTATION WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376610January 13, 2011
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR BROKEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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