Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10111001January 11, 2005
WHEELS:RIM
THREE OF THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL RIMS CRACKED. *NM THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED ONE CRACKED RIM IN AUGUST 2004 AND REPLACED IT. ON DEC 21, 2004 THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECKUP. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT TWO OTHER RIMS HAD CRACKED. TWO NEW RIMS WERE INSTALL THE FOLLOWING DAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107123January 10, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
RECALL 01V347000 ON SRS WARNING LIGHT. CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096617January 10, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A PARKED VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE SERVICE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. RECALL CAMPAIGN: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V145000. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG SATELLITE SENSORS MAY BE TOO SENSITIVE TO SOME LATERAL ACCELERATIONS THAT ARE NOT CAUSED BY SIDE IMPACTS TO THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS FORCEFULLY SLAMMING A DOOR CLOSED. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10105701January 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
LOWER OXYGEN SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TO STAY ON. I HAVE BEEN RETURNING TO THE SUNTRUP DEALERSHIP IN MISSOURI EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. AND THE PROBLEM IS ALWAYS THE OXYGEN SENSORS. I HAVE A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR FOR $1,300.00 AND I FIND OUT ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE WARRANTY COMPANY FILED BANKRUPTCY. SO NOW I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON MY CAR AND I HAVE LOST MONEY FOR NO REASON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104805December 30, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT #10102430, PASENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE/OUTSIDE, AFTER REMOVING INSIDE DOOR PANEL FISHED OUT A BROKEN SPRING RUSTED THROUGH, WAS ABLE TO REPAIR WITH $.50 SPRING FROM LOCAL HARDWARE STORE, CHECKED DRIVERS SIDE AND FOUND SAME SPRING ABOUT TO RUST THROUGH, IF HYUNDAI USED STAINLESS SPRING WOULD HAVE PREVENTED PROBLEM, FELL SORRY FOR THAT PERSON TRYING TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP AT A EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE WHEN DOOR WON,T OPEN, TRANSMISSION ALSO GOES OUT OF GEAR WHEN AFTER SLOWING FOR EZ PASS THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081516December 22, 2004
TIRES
THE CONSUMER HAS A TIRE FOR LIFE CONTRACT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH P205/65R15 M/S. THE VEHICLE MANUAL STATED THAT THE APPROPRIATE TIRE SIZE SHOULD BE P205/60R15 91H. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105121December 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME UNATTACHED IN THE COLLISION.*AK THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BY CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104173December 20, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY HYUNDAY SONATA HAD AN ACCIDENT, HIITING A PARKED SUV AND THE SONATA WAS TOTALLED BUT THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY (INFLATE). *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104054December 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30/35 MPH APPROACHING AND INTERSECTION WHERE THE LIGHT WAS RED I APPLIED THE BRAKES I DID NOT STOP AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND STRUCK A ONGOING VEHICLE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NO INJURIES IN OTHER CAR, I WAS INJURED, CAR IS TOTALED. WHY WON'T THE CAR STOP? HELP, I GOT A TICKET, THE CAR FAILED ME I DIDN'T FAIL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10102430December 9, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
AFTER CLOSING PASSENGER DOOR IT WILL NOT REOPEN, INSIDE DOOR HANDLE APPEARS NOT TO ENGAGE LINKAGE, PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE IN A EMERGENCY, OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH NTSB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103087December 3, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY THE PRENTS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. *AK.....THE WHOLE DASHBOARD CAME FORWARD AND EVERYTHING INSIDE VEHICLE BROKE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S SON COMPLAINED OF BACK/LEG, AND ARM INJURIES, WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10103949November 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED A DRUMMING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE REAR. THE NEXT OCCURRENCE A DRUMMING SOUND WAS HEARD WITH A GRINDING SOUND. *TC THE WAS A LOT OF CORROSION AND DIRT COLLECTED ON THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY DUE TO SALT AND SAND APPLIED TO THE ROADS IN THE WINTER. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101609November 24, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100459November 24, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS TRAVELING ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 31ST ON TO AN EVENT ALONG WITH MY GIRLFRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER. AS WE WERE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON (MONTVALE AVE) THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE A MAN PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND TURNED INTO AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF MY HYUNDAI SONATA (2003 LX V6) ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN MY CAR WERE OK SEEING AS WE ALL HAD SEAT BELTS ON. ONE OF THE FAILURES THAT I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WAS THAT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE PASENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN WE WERE HIT BY THE OTHER MANS 92' BUICK (SILVER). AT PRESENT I HAVE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AND I AM WAITING FOR THE AUTO SHOP TO COMPLETE ITS WORK THAT HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF NOV 2004. I AM HOPING THAT BY MAKING THIS COMPLAINT I CAN PERHAPS MAKE THE GOVERNMENT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE IN HOPES THAT THE (HYUNDAI MOTORS) & THE AUTO INDUSTRY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO THAT NO ONE IN THE FUTURE GETS INJURED AND OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE DISFUNCTION. THANK YOU. PAUL WITT CONCERNED CITIZEN (MA) 2003 HYUNDAI SONOTA LX V6 OWNER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100266November 20, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER WINDOW AND DRIVER'S DOOR INOPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100067November 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
I FIRST HEARD A WHINEING COMING FROM THE REAR OF CAR, IT GRADUALLY GOT LOUDER. DEALER SAYS IT IS REAR WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098827November 14, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
MY CAR DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND THE BODY REPAIR TECHNICIAN BOTH CONCLUDED AFTER INVESTIGATION THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY DOOR ACTUATOR. THE DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE OR INVESTIGATE THE CONCLUSIONS. I HAD TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM OUT OF MY POCKET. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BY THE DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098507November 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
SPEED CONTROL ISSUE: THE VEHICLE IDLE IS ROUGH & IRREGULAR, STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, $$$..EXPENSIVE REPAIRS-SAME PROBLEMS. THE STALLINGS ACCOUNTS FOR SEVERAL NEAR REAR-END COLLISIONS. FINALLY,ON NOV.8,2004. I PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR,THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FROM 0 TO 40 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS,ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOME PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL & BRAKES APPLIED TO STOP THIS OUT-OF -CONTROL VEHICLE. A NON-EXPERIENCE DRIVER WOULD OF CRASHED, INJURING SELF,OTHER(S) & PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPOT WERE IT WILL REMAIN UNTIL EXAMINED. NOW,THE THROTTLE LINKAGE IS STUCK IN THE OPEN-POSITION. RESOLUTION: WHAT MUST BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS "DEATH-TRAP" ISSUE?? SHOULD THE HYUNDAI COMPANY BE NOTIFIED??*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098455November 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2004 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, STRUCK BY A DODGE DURANGO. IMPACT WAS CENTERED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND RESULTED IN AN APPROXIMYATE 1 FOOT OF INTRUSION. MAX CRUSH OCCURRED JUST FORWARD OF THE B-PILLAR. B-PILLAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE SEAT AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE DOOR WAS PUSHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HEAD/THORAX BAG LOCATED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT DID NOT DEPLOY. NHTSA SHOULD INSPECT THIS TO SEE WHY THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE TYPE OF IMPACT IN WHICH THE SIDE AIR BAGS WERE DESIGNED FOR. DRIVER SUSTAINED NUMEROUS FRACTURES TO THE PELVIC REGION, A LACERATED SPLEEN THAT RESULTED IN 2 SURGERIES AND ALMOST 2 MONTHS OF HOSPITALIZATION, MOST OF IT IN INTENSIVE CARE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098404November 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
HYUNDAI SONATA HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. THEY DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE SONATA WAS T BONED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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