Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10002468January 9, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SEAT LATCH WHICH DOESN'T LOCK INTO POSITION WHEN IT IS RE-ADJUSTED, THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER MENTIONED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002128January 6, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 30 MPH HIT HER, AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH DEALERSHIP STATED AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 5 MPH. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10001409December 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IDLE SPEED AND VEHICLE WILL STALL. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL START LOOSING POWER ON HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THIS IS A INTERMEDIATE PROBLEM AND UNLESS HYUNDAI SENDS OUT A LETTER OR SOMETHING THAT STATES THE PROBLEM THEY CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000143December 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2001 HYUNDAI SONATA PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO CONNECTOR MOUNTED UNDER SEAT HAD JIGGLED LOOSE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10000022December 13, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RECENTLY TOOK DELIVERY ON A 2003 HYUNDIA SONOTA. WONDER WHEN HYUNDIA IS GOING TO GET WITH THE SAFETY FEATURE OF DRIVING LIGHTS? AM NOW DRIVING AROUND WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024142December 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING AND LOUD GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023809December 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INTERMITTENLEY WHILE APPLYING BRAKES FROM A STOP POSITION THE VEHICLE CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPPING. DEALER INFORMED THAT AIR HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE LINE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023621December 3, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER STATES' THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT KEEPS FREEZING UP. CONSUMER SAYS THERE IS A TERRIBLE ODOR THAT GETS INTO THE MOUTH AND IRRITATES THE EYES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023454November 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTLY WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT A STOP POSITION CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL. DEALER INFORMED THAT AIR HAD TO BE REMOVED FROME BRAKE LINE. PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023031November 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE, BETWEEN DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, SIDE AIR BAG ON DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON WINDOW. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#8022783November 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTRS ON THE VEHICLE WARPED PREMATURELY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *MR *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022535November 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE FLAMES ORIGINATED FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022322November 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AT ANY SPEED, CAUSING BY THE UPPER BALL JOINT AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021693October 28, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER CLOSING DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS ON FIRE. THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT DOESN'T STATE IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE PER CONSUMER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768825October 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS PHANTOM NEUTRAL CONDITION WHICH HYUNDAI IS AWARE, NO REPAIR AT TIME. (9/24/02)DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768830October 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PAINT ON THE CAR HAS COME OFF GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH. THE FRONT END SQUEAKS. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR STOPPED WORKING. THE RADIO TURNS OFF/ON AT RANDOM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON/OFF AT RANDOM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020918October 16, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. RECALL#01V34700 AIR BAG LIGHT SRS. CITY MOTORS 700 EAST HWY20 MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020466October 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD IT REPLACED 3 TIMES. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020548October 9, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WAS AN ERRATIC OPERATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED, THE DOOR(S) CLOSED BY THEMSELVES, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN PASS THE 40 MPH MARK, THE TRANSMISSION OPERATED AS IF WERE CATCHING UP. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020325October 8, 2002
SUSPENSION, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, WHEELS
VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT VIBRATION. *MR THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN U-BOLT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE FROM FRONT END WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FRONT LEFT AXLE FAILURE, WHICH WAS REPLACED. BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAK AND PULSATE, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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