Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10366434November 16, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. 9 MONTHS OLD, HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE CENTER 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. 2 TIMES FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENT. THE LAST 3 TIMES, DRIVING AT A NORMAL ACCELERATE PACE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER. ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS, VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS REPLACED MANY PARTS FROM THROTTLE POSITION ASSEMBLY TO THERMOSTAT TO ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. IN MY OPINION, VEHICLE IS A LEMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365817November 15, 2010
VISIBILITY
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LX. BROKEN DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. PLASTIC CRACKED WHERE THE METAL ROD ON THE VISOR MOUNTS INTO THE SWIVEL ARM. CRACKED WHEN RAISING THE VISOR. NOW VISOR SLOWLY FALLS AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW WHENEVER DRIVING. FAULTY PLASTIC COMPONENT ON THE VISOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365843November 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPEW FROM THE FILLER TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V178000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365430November 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS NOT LOUD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INSTALL A DUAL HORN WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BEAUSE ANOTHER DRIVE MIGHT NOT HEAR THE HORN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365438November 12, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS POINTING OUTWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 122,050.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365505November 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR ON 2006 HYUNDAI / SONATA DOES NOT STAY UP. IT IS KEEP ON FALLING. I HAD IT REPLACED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT'S BROKE AGAIN AND IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. I SEE MANY OTHER SIMILAR ISSUE WITH SAME MODEL. THIS WOULD BE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE VISOR FALLS WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS RIGHT AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365507November 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
1. RECENTLY MY VISORS STOPPED STAYING IN THE UP POSITION. 2. THE FAILURE TO STAY UP IS CONSTANT. MY VISION IS SEVERELY OBSCURED WHILE DRIVING. MY SAFETY HAS BEEN SEVERELY COMPROMISED. 3. NO REPAIRS MADE. HYUNDAI WANTS ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS VERY OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365395November 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR SHUTTERED MADE A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE AND DOWNSHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR. CAR WOULD THEN FAIL TO SHIFT INTO 5TH OR 6TH GEAR. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT DID FIND CODE DTC PO0748. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE MANUFACTURES DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ONE MONTH OLD AND HAD 2121 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365106November 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED THE CAR SEEMS TO POWER DOWN. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, DASH LIGHTS DIM, FAN SLOWS, AND INSIDE CAR LIGHTS DIM. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT'S PRESSED. THE LIGHTS SEEM TO DIM MORE IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT A FASTER PACE AND PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKES VERSE DRIVING SLOWLY AND EASING ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CHECKED OVER SEVERAL TIMES FOR ANY SORT OF DEFECT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY AND CHECKED OVER FOR ANY DEFECTS. THESE WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS EVERYDAY EVERYTIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365174November 9, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING
NO SIGNS OF POSSIBLE PROBLEM PRIOR TO BEING UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SUBFRAME RUST ISSUE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE CONTROL ARMS TO FUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365178November 9, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO MAKE A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COLUMN HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE THIRD DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ UPDATED 11/29/2011 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364399November 8, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS ALSO RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUSPENSION) AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364889November 7, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
INTERIOR CHROME DOOR HANDLE CRACK, CAUSING THE CHROME PLATING TO SEPARATE. AFTER SEPARATION THE HANDLE BECOMES EXTREMELY SHARP AND CUT MY HAND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364363November 7, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT BUMPER CLIPS BREAK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. HYUNDAI CLAIMS IT'S FROM SCRUBBING CONCRETE CURBS. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE AROUND $800.00 - $1000.00. THE BUMPER CLIPS BREAK WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED THE WIND FORCE PUSHES THE BUMPER AND WHEEL WELL ONTO THE TIRES. CAUSING THE WHEEL WELL TO BE GROUND AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364271November 6, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY; PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INCREDIBLY COMMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364295November 6, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY
MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS A LOW BEAM DEFECT THAT IS A DANGER TO DRIVE AT NIGHT , ESPECIALLY ON HILLY COUNTRY ROADS. THERE IS A BLACK BAND THAT ERASES THE FIELD OF VIEW FOR OBJECTS ON OR ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. BY THE TIME THE CAR HAD 5K MILES ON HER - SHE HAD BEEN IN TWICE TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD THEY WERE ADJUSTED AS HIGH AS THEY COULD GO AND TO USE HIGH BEAMS IF I COULDN'T SEE. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AFTER GETTING NOWHERE I FINALLY GOT A MANAGER ON THE LINE AND HE PROMISED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND LOOK OVER THE PROBLEM -THIS NEVER HAPPENED SO WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD LOOK AT THE LIGHTS AGAIN I GET FLASHED BY ONCOMING CARS BECAUSE THEY THINK MY HIGHS ARE ON WHEN THEY ARE NOT. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THEY SEE WHEN MY HIGHS ARE ON. IF I DRIVE UNDER STREETLIGHTS OR HAVE ONCOMING CARS IN MY VIEW I DON'T SEE THE BLACK BAND BUT WHAT I DO SEE IS MY LIGHTS BOUNCING OFF ROAD SIGNS WITH ONLY SPLOTCHES OF LETTERS BEING ILLUMINATED AND THE REST OF THE SIGN DARK. IF SOMETHING , LIKE A DEER, WERE IN THE ROAD OR BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WOULD NEVER SEE IT. I DO NOT WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, KILL SOMEONE, HIT DEBRIS IN THE ROAD OR HURT MYSELF IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAVE A FAULTY DESIGN. . I READ THAT OTHER 2010 SONATA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM SO WHEN IS HYUNDAI GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND FIX THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE OUR CARS? I WROTE TO HYUNDAI AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED AND I SHOULD TAKE MY CAR IN TO CHECK MY LIGHTS IF I AM HAVING PROBLEMS. I HAD ALREADY BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE CENTER DURING MY FIRST VISIT THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW SO I'M SENSING A CATCH 22 HERE. I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND TOLD THEM I NEED TO HAVE A TECHNICIAN DRIVE THE CAR IN THE DARK BEFORE CLOSING HOURS. IN THE MEANTIME, AND UNTIL THIS GETS FIXED , THE BLACK BAND GREATLY IMPEDES NIGHT DRIVING AND IS A HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364108November 5, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLS HARD LEFT WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. SEEMS TO GO STRAIGHT WHEN NO GAS PEDAL APPLIED. WHEN APPLYING MORE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE MORE THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. VERY HARD TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT. DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR MY CAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A TURBO LIMITED WITH A LOT OF TORQUE. I TEST DROVE ANOTHER LIMITED SONATA TURBO AT ANOTHER DEALER THE WEEK PRIOR TO BUYING MY CAR AT THIS DEALER AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WENT STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW NO MATTER HOW MUCH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I TOOK THE CAR OFF THE LOT. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AS THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR A TURBO VEHICLE. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE I TEST DROVE AT ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS THE SAME TURBO MODEL AND IT DROVE STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363857November 3, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED HOME. SHE WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT A PART WITHIN THE STEERING MECHANISM FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363854November 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE THE THROTTLE HAD STUCK, I PULLED ON THE FLOOR MAT AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AS THE CAR WASN'T SLOWING DOWN. I POPPED THE THROTTLE WITH MY FOOT HOPING THIS WOULD FREE UP THE THROTTLE, WHICH JUST MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKE UNTIL I SAFELY GOT THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM THAT SAME DAY TO FIND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP HAD FAILED. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363867November 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED. REAR BRAKES WORN. REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND RESURFACED ROTORS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35,570 MILES. FRONT BRAKES FINE. REAR BRAKES SHOULD BE RUSTED AND NEED REPAIR AT 35,570 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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