Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10132797August 14, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON WITHOUT REASON WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL CAR IS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER. EVEN WHEN RESET, AIRBAG SOMETIMES GOES BACK ON WITHIN SEVERAL WEEKS OF BEING FIXED. CAR HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER 9 TIMES IN 3 YEARS FOR AIR BAG RELATED PROBLEMS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IN THE DEALER SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $464 FOR A NEW PPD SENSOR. WE ARE NOT WILLING TO INCUR THIS COST WITH THE HISTORY OF FOLLOW-UP FAILURE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132618August 12, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON . THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG . TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED SENSOR IN THE BACK OF PASSENGER'S SEAT. THEN, TOOK AGAIN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. VEHICLE WAS NVOVLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. HOWEVER, UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 22, 2005. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10132633August 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT: WHEN IT IS HOT THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAS TO TAKE ICE WATER AND PUT ON THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE KEY OUT. NO TROUBLE WITH THE KEY IN COOLER WEATHER. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE SWITCHES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 1, 2004. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129724August 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT HOLD. CONSUMER WILL SET IT FOR 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, AND IT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO GO UP TO 85 MPH BEFORE THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT. THE SPEED INCREASED GRADUALLY, WHICH WAS WHY THE CONSUMER DID NOT NOTICE IT AT FIRST. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES, AND ALWAYS ON A LEVEL ROAD. IT HAPPENED IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS, AND AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO TOLD HIM HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO REPLACE IT. WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE OFF BY 5 MPH +/-. THE CONSUMER MECHANIC TO HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF BY 7 MPH BELOW THE SET SPEED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. THIS WAS THE ONLY SAFETY ISSUE THE CONSUME HAS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHT. THE DEALER REPAIRED BOTH PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132261August 10, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER; DRIVERS' DOOR UNLATCHED AND CAME OPEN DURING THE ROLLOVER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10132093August 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING SEMI TO ALMOST REAR END MY VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT IS WARRANTED. SIMILAR FAILURES WILL CAUSE DEATHS. I HAVE NOTIFIED AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE THROUGH HYUNDIA'S CONSUMER COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT TO NO AVAIL. THERE WILL NO DOUBT BE A DEATH CAUSED BY THIS MALFUNCTION IN THE POWERTRAIN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131725August 5, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR FUEL CUT VALVE RECALL. SINCE NEW FUEL CUT VALVE WAS INSTALLED VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER REFUELING. DEALER REPLACED NEW FUEL CUT VALVE, PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WITH THE CONSUMER AFTER EVERY REFUEL WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131766August 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I PURCHASED A HYUNDAI SONATA 2005 ABOUT A MONTH A 1/2 AGO WELL AFTER A MONTH OF DRIVING THE CAR I STARTED HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS I STARTED HAVING WAS UNDER THE DASHBOARD, IT GETS HOT ON MY LEGS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE GETS HOT ALSO IT GETS SO HOT THAT I HAVE TO TURN ON MY AIR TO COOL IT OFF. MY RADIO STARTED MAKING NOISE IT WOULD SOUND LIKE SOMEONE WAS BLOWING INTO THE SPEAKERS. AND FROM TIME TO TIME MY BRAKES WILL SQUEAK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND JUST BECAUSE THESE THINGS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS ALSO TOLD WHEN THE PROBLEMS START AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT WHAT IF THE DEALER IS CLOSED OR ONCE I GET THERE THE PROBLEMS STOP? I COULD BE OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE PROBLEMS START AGAIN. AND THEY DID START AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN I PICKED MY DAUGHTER UP FROM WORK I HAD MY WINDOWS DOWN AND HAD TO TURN THE AIR ON SO IT COULD COOL OF UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP REALLY MADE ME MAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131605August 4, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
DT: WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 55 MPH SUDDENLY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK A GUARD RAIL AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IT WAS TOWED TO PEP BOYS FOR REPAIRS, SERVICEMAN NOTED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED, NOTED THIS WAS RARE. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT PEP BOYS FOR REPAIRS. CONTACTED HYUNDAI , WHO CLAIMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT CAR AND THEY COULD NOT HELP.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131626August 4, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO DEALER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT. EACH TIME IT WENT TO THE DEALER THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE OFF WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING LOOSE UNDER THE SEAT. ON JULY 25, 2005 CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DONE $3300 DOLLARS DAMAGE. APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE HITTING OTHER VEHICLE. PEOPLE IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON WERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THE ROAD HAD SOME LOOSE GRAVEL AND DIRT ON IT BUT THE ROAD WAS DRY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10132357August 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 HYUNDAI SONATA HAD COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED.*MR THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR LOAD MOANING AND RUMBLING NOISES LIKE PRESSURE BUILDING UP IN THE GAS TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131116August 2, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
BACK MIDDLE SEAT BELT FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130914August 1, 2005
EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF SUDDENLY. CRANK SHAFT SENSOR FAILED THREE SEPARATE TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE. ONCE AT 32,000 MILES. NEARLY LOST CONTROL AROUND A 90 DEGREE BEND. SECOND TIME OCCURRED JUNE 9TH, 2005 AT 83,000 MILES AFTER TURNING OFF A HIGHWAY. THIRD TIME IT OCCURRED WAS JULY 15TH, 2005. I WAS IDLING AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TO PROCEED FORWARD. I HAD IT TOWED TWICE IN THREE DAYS TO DEALER. EACH TIME, THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE LAST TWO TIMES THE CRANK BLADE WAS ALSO REPLACED. NONE OF THE TIMES DID I EXPECT THERE TO BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE. NOW I AM WORRIED A LOT. THE SECOND TIME, I COULD TELL IT WAS HAPPENING SINCE THE RPM NEEDLE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THEN IT SHUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122570August 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: ROTORS HAVE GONE BAD. THE BRAKES PUMP BACK WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED.*AK THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AT 13624 MILES AND WITHIN 1000 MILES THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER SERVICE CENTER INDICATED THAT EH ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130555July 29, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE. CALLER HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO GET THE DOOR OPENED. FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS THE HANDLE HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK IN IT, AND NOW THE HANDLE HAD 4 CRACKS. IT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OPEN THE LATCH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURERR HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. ALSO CALLER HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE WINDOW ROLLWERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130576July 29, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ON MAY 21, 2005 AFTER A TRIP TO AUSTIN, TX TO FUNERAL WITH DAUGHTER-IN-LAW FROM KY. NEXT MORNING, I STARTED ENGINE IN SONS YARD FOR TRIP HOME TO IL. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE HOME TO IL (350 MILES) AND TOLD HUSBAND OF PROBLEM. HE TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 6/17/05. THEY SAID IT WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR AND GAVE ESTIMATE $829.79 AND SAID CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. HYUNDAI SAID "GOODWILL" REPAIR POSSIBLE. TALKED TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES..STILL WAITING FOR DECISION AS OF 7-29-05. I AM ON DISABILITY AND DO NOT DRIVE MUCH. NOW,I AM AFRAID OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYING ACCIDENTALLY OR NOT AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM DISAPPOINTED IN LACK OF CONCERN . DO I HAVE TO BE IN ACCIDENT BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGE OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE SONATAS ON THE ROAD?40,019 MILEAGE AT TIME OF PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130508July 28, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
WE BOUGHT OUR 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA ON TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2005. WE WERE DRIVING ON A WINDY ROAD ON SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2005. WE WERE UNSURE AFTER JUST TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP SIGN OF THE CORRECT DIRECTION SO WE WERE TRAVELING RELATIVELY SLOWLY FOR THIS ROAD AS WE WERE LOOKING AT THE MAILBOXES TO SEE IF THEY WERE INCREASING IN NUMBER. WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND IN A LEFT CURVE IN THE ROAD. THE BRAKES/WHEELS LOCKED , THERE WAS SOME RUBBER SCREECHING, AND THE BACK END OF THE CAR FISH TAILED. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT TO TURN THE ESC BUTTON OFF ON THE CAR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT TRIP. WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT EVENING. WE WENT CAMPING THE NEXT DAY (SUNDAY) USING OUR TOW VEHICLE AND WE CALLED TO SET UP A TIME TO GET THE CAR IN. AT THE TIME MY HUSBAND ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS OCCURRING LIKE THIS AND THE PERSON IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID A QUICK SEARCH AND STATED THE HE FOUND NONE. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME ON WENESDAY, JULY 27,2005 MY HUSBAND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND SOME PROBLEMS ALREADY LINKED TO THIS CAR AND THIS PROBLEM. I PHONED YOUR ORGANIZATION THIS MORNING AND TALKED WITH THEM. I WAS ADVISED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER OF 05V316000. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ALONG WITH MY FRUSTRATION AND COMPLAINTS OF THIS CAR EVEN MAKING IT OFF THE LOT. IN A 10 - 15 MINUTE CONVERSATION I HAD WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER THE CHIP WAS REPLACED , SUPPOSEDLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127878July 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 HYUNDAI SONATA 4 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPEATEDLY WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS LIKE FREEWAY MERGE. ONLY WAY TO ENGAGE DRIVE AGAIN WAS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RE-SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION HAD TO FIND WAY OFF ROAD AND SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART IN ORDER TO GET INTO GEAR. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX AND STATED ALL WERE LIKE THIS. COULD HAVE KILLED ME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE EVEN WHEN REPORTED UNDER THE FULL WARRANTY. UNPREDICTABLE. INCIDENT COUND APPROXIMATE. DATE APPROXIMATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127684July 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE TO THE AIRBAGS OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
9
Deaths:
0
#10127187June 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1997 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. LEAKING GAS FROM THE UPPER PART OF ON THE FUEL TANK. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TANK IN THE YEAR 2001..AND MY CAR WAS FIXED, HOWEVER IT HAS REOCCURED (SAME PROBLEM). I TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL, DUE TO THE FACT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. I ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTUROR AND THEY WOULD ALSO NOT HONOR. THERE IS ALSO A DEFECT IN THE DOOR LOCK, NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO EVEN OPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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