Hyundai Sonata Complaints
17,026 consumer complaints on file.
- #10202826September 12, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TWO WEEKS AGO I DROVE DOWN THE STREET TO THE STORE, WAS IN THERE FOR ABOUT 15 MIN AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAVE LEARNED AND NOW OWN MY OWN JUMPER CABLES. I ASKED SOMEONE TO JUMP IT FOR ME. THEN I DROVE TO THE LIGHT AND WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN THE STEREO WENT OFF, THEN THE CLOCK WENT OFF, THEN THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WENT OUT, THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WHEN OUT, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING THOUGH. AS SOON AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STARTED TO DRIVE EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I GOT BACK TO THE HOUSE AND TURNED IT OFF. WAITED A FEW MINUTES TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202833September 12, 2007POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
COMPLAINT CENTERS ON A PATTERN OF DECEPTIVE AND MISLEADING REPRESENTATIONS BY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN LAS VEGAS, PLANET HYUNDAI. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THEM SHORTLY AFTER JULY 1, 2007, WITH A DRIVER COMPLAINT OF FAILURE TO UPSHIFT PROPERLY RESULTING IN EXCESSIVELY HIGH RPMS. DEALER RESPONDED BY RESETTING THE COMPUTER CODES AFTER CONSULTING WITH MANUFACTURER IN CALIFORNIA, ALLEGEDLY. CAR WAS RETURNED TO OWNER WITH PROMISE THAT IF THIS REOCCURRED, TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED, AS PER MANUFACTURERS DIRECTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, A WEEK LATER THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN ON THE DEALER'S LOT SINCE MIDDLE OF JULY, NO WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, AND CAR HAS SUFFERED EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE WHILE ON THE LOT. DEALER ADAMANTLY REFUSES TO PERFORM WARRANTY WORK ON CAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202829September 12, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONE MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE, I UNLOCKED IT WITH THE KEY, THEN WENT TO THE STORE AND LOCKED IT. CAME OUT OF THE STORE THEN I UNLOCKED IT WITH THE KEY AGAIN AND STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. ABOUT 5 MIN INTO THE DRIVE, MY DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. AT THIS POINT I WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED BECAUSE MY DOORS NEVER LOCK. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ALARM STARTED TO SOUND. I WAS VERY AFRAID THAT THE CAR WOULD LOCK UP. I FINALLY KEPT PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY RING AND IT SHUT OFF. NO PROBLEMS TILL AFTER WORK. THE CAR DOOR UNLOCKED WITH THE ELECTRIC UNLOCKER, AS SOON AS I GOT IN THE ALARM WENT OFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I STARTED PRESSING THE BUTTON AGAIN, THE ALARM WENT OFF. NO PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK, TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, NOTHING COULD BE FOUND ONCE AGAIN. I HAD TOLD THEM THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN THAT THE DOORS SOMETIMES DO NOT UNLOCK RIGHT AWAY. AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE SHOP I DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES TO A STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED. THE CAR WORKED AGAIN, IT IS AN ON AND OFF ISSUE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR A I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION I HAVE ALSO LET HYUNDAI OF EL PASO KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS MAKING TICKING NOISES, AND THE CENTRAL LOCKING/UNLOCKING SYSTEM. I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS ON THE PREVIOUS OCCASION. EACH TIME THE SERVICE REP TOOK MY CAR IN, HE TOLD ME NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. MY CAR AT TIMES WILL NOT UNLOCK. RIGHT BEFORE THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP SOMETHING VERY STRANGE HAPPENED. I TOLD THE SERVICE CLERK THE STORY AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AGAIN THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I AM SINCE MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000 MILES THIS IS IN FOUR PARTS SORRY THAT I HAD TO BREAK THIS UP INTO PARTS THERE ARE 4 COMPLAINTS FILED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202830September 12, 2007STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN 2003 FROM KOEPPEL HYUNDA IDEALER IN LONG ISLAND CITY NEW YORK. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT ALL. THIS WEEK I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOMETHING NOT FEELING RIGHT IN THE FRONT END, SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT I HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN THAT. IT SEEMS THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME OF THE CAR IS RUSTED AND ROTTING AWAY. HE TRIED TO LOCATE A USED FRAME FROM A JUNKYARD,(BECAUSE THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRENTY), BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET ONE. EACH PERSON HE SPOKE TO AT VARIOUS JUNK YARDS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE NEEDED , BUT INFORMED HIM THAT A USED SUBFRAME FOR THE SONATA WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO COME BY BECAUSE ON ALL THE SONATAS THAT WERE JUNKED, THE SUBFRAMES WERE ROTTED THROUGH FROM RUST. I'M BETTING THAT SOME OF THESE CARS WERE JUNKED FOR THAT VERY REASON. APPARENTLY THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE, BUT HYUNDAI IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. WHEN I CALL THEY TELL ME THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. HARD TO BELIEVE. I WAS TOLD A NEW FRAME WOULD COST ME1300 DOLLARS. THE ONLY THING THE MECHANIC CAN OFFER TO DO FOR ME IS TO WELD STEEL TO THE PARTS OF THE FRAME THAT ARE STILL SOLID AND TRY TO REINFORCE THE FRAME. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY FRUSTRATED, BECAUSE I WORK AT NIGHT AND NEED A CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR A RENTAL FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS AND IT'S GETTING EXPENSIVE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202474September 11, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL*THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE BATTERY EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR HOOD DAMAGE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202484September 11, 2007UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA THE FINISH IS PEELING OFF THE DOOR HANDLES AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CUT AS IT PEELS IT IS VERY SHARP. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202457September 10, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON ( I SHOULD SAY WAS OFF ) EVEN WHEN DAUGHTER WHO WEIGHS 110LBS SAT IN THE SEAT. THIS BEGAN AT 2,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM AND NEVER FIXED .. MILEAGE NOW 3,200 AND STILL DOES IT AT RANDOM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202224September 7, 2007VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 09/04/07 I BOUGHT A USED 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA AND ON 09/05/07 THE CAR LOST 1ST AND 4TH GEAR IT SEEMED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE GOING OUT , BUT WHEN I STARTED REVIEWING OTHER CONSUMER RELATED ISSUES I NOTICED OVER 900 CONSUMERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HYUNDAI'S , BUT THE CAUSE ENDED UP BEING THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. WHICH IN SOME CASES TOOK CONSUMERS UP TO 6 MONTHS TO LOCATE ONE. UNFORTUNATELY I FINANCED THE CAR AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10201953September 5, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN HIS WIFE IS SEATED. SHE WEIGHS OVER 80 LBS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SHOULD BE OFF WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. UPDATED *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10201981September 5, 2007STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT HE CALL THE HYUNDAI DEALER. HYUNDAI HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10201874September 4, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM. 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SE V6 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 6500 MILES AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. *JB UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE INTERIOR WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 01/08/08. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10201307August 31, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, UNDER MANY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS, MY HYUNDAI SONATA STALLS. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE AND IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN. OCCASIONALLY I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO OCCUR WHILE THE CAR HAS CRUISE CONTROL ON, EVEN WITHOUT IT BEING ENGAGED, JUST POWERED ON. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10201236August 30, 2007EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY SHINE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT'S VISION IS RESTRICTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10201280August 30, 2007STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT ,AND HAS HAD 1 OWNER.VECHICLE IS HOUSED IN CENTRAL N.J. ,VECHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AS TO HYUNDAI'S SERVICE MANUAL RECOMENDATIONS.ALSO VECHICLE HAS RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED JUST BEFORE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRED FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION SERVOS (CAR WAS ON LIFT AT TIME OF SERVICE ).ALSO THIS VECHICLE STILL HAS ORGINAL EXHAUST SYSTEM INCLUDING MUFFLER.ON AUGUST30,2007 MY SELF MY CHILD AND MY NEPHEWS WERE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT 65 MPH AT APPROXIMATLY 9 PM WHEN THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC LANE WITH VECHICLES APPROACHING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED AND SWERVING AROUND ME THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY I WAS TRAPPED IN CAR WITH CHILDREN WE CALLED 911 AND THE STATE POLICE HAD TO PUSH VECHICLE TO A SAFE ZONE WHERE WE WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK.UPONFURTHER INSPECTION OF VECHICLE IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY A SEVERLY ROTTED SUBFRAME WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO DROP CAUSING THE AXLE TO BE TORN THROUGH TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO BREAK AWAY FROM ROTTED SUBFRAME ALSO(AS STATED EARLIER THE VECHICLE WAS NEVER INVLOVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS NO BODY OR UNDERCARRRIAGE RUST INCLUDING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS STRUCTUAL PROBLEM AS SUBFRAME CARRIES ENTIRE DRIVETRAIN (MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION AND ALL STERING COMPONENTS).AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY HYUNDAI TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION WE WERE TOLD ITS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY WE WERE NERER MADE AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM AT TIME OF SERVICE AT AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI DEALER. STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM A SUPERVISOR FROM HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200964August 28, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE "PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG" LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN MY WIFE, WHO WEIGHS 123LBS, RIDES IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THIS MEANS THAT THE FRONT AIR BAGS ARE NOT ACTIVATED. WENT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE & WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS WITHIN FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. SPOKE TO HYUNDAI HQ & WAS INFORMED THAT SPECIFICATIONS SHOULD BE 80LBS. WE HAVE AN INITIAL APPOINTMENT FOR 9/18 TO MEET WITH A COMPANY SERVICE REP, WHICH WE CAN NOT MEET (WE WILL BE UP NORTH VISITING G'KIDS) ADVISED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT AFTER OUR RETURN LATE SEPTEMBER, WHICH APPOINTMENT WOULD BE IN OCTOBER. IN THE MEAN TIME I GUESS WE ARE TO DRIVE EXTRA CAREFULLY. IF THIS HAPPENED TO US THERE MUST BE MANY MORE OUT THERE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION & NO ONE FROM THE COMPANY OR DEALER SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED, WHEN I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200984August 28, 2007AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HIS 120 LB WIFE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THIS MEANS THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF AND SHE IS NOT PROTECTED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE REGIONAL MANAGER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200857August 27, 2007VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200478August 22, 2007WHEELS:HUB
I PURCHASED A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA NEW ON 2/18/05 AND THE DEALER, PAAR HYUNDAI IN BREMERTON. ON AUGUST 16, 2007, I HAD MY CAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERS LOCATION IN BREMERTON. THEY SUGGESTED I PURCHASE NEW TIRES. I HAVE 46,000+ MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD A LOCAL TIRE DEALERSHIP, LES SCHWAB IN POULSBO, PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR. IN DOING SO, THREE OF THE SMALL HUBCAPS WERE DAMAGED. DESPITE BEING CAREFUL IN REINSTALLING THE HUBCAPS, SEVERAL OF THE PLASTIC RETAINERS BROKE OFF. LES SCHWAB WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGE, CLAIMING THAT THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WITH CERTAIN HYUNDAI AND NISSAN HUBCAPS. THE HYUNDAI DEALER WILL NOT PAY EITHER AND CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS IS DOUBTFUL. I RETAINED THE HUBCAPS. THE PLASTIC TABS THAT HOLD THE HUBCAPS ARE VERY WEEK, I CAN EASILY BREAK THEM OFF, AND THEY SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR AND FATIGUE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE HUBCAPS ARE MANUFACTURED USING VERY POOR MATERIALS AND COULD COME LOOSE. EVEN THOUGH FAIRLY SMALL, A HUB CAP FLYING OFF A CAR AT 60-70 MILES PER HOUR COULD EASILY SMASH A WINDSHIELD OR KNOCK A CYCLIST OFF HIS/HER MOTOR CYCLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200485August 22, 2007STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I PURCHASED A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA NEW ON 2/18/05 AND THE DEALER, PARR HYUNDAI IN BREMERTON INSTALLED A PLASTIC HOOD DEFLECTOR. IN THE SPRING OF 2007, I REPORTED THAT THE DEFLECTOR WAS VIBRATING AND THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT. SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. IN JULY 2007, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I 5 FROM OLYMPIA TO TACOMA, WA., THE DEFLECTOR SUDDENLY FLEW OFF. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR. IT WAS DARK AND I DID NOT SEE WHERE IT WENT. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT HIT ANYONE. HAD THAT HAPPENED, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ANY VEHICLE FOLLOWING OR PERHAPS KILLED SOMEONE. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CLAIMED A ROCK HIT MY CAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE. THE VIBRATIONS WERE GETTING WORSE AND I HAD DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE DEFLECTOR REMOVED. I WAITED TOO LONG, HOWEVER, AND THE DEFLECTOR FLEW OFF. THE DEFECTOR PART NUMBER IS 00239-F2000. MY CONCERN IS NOT FINANCIAL, SINCE MY LOSS WAS ONLY $66.13. WHAT DOES CONCERN ME IS THAT FUTURE FAILURES OF THE DEFLECTORS COULD CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE AUTO DEALER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10200148August 20, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC. THE BRAKES WERE CHANGED, BUT THE NOISE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS STILL WAITING FOR IT TO BE PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,967 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,053.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0