Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#745023May 7, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON APRIL 28, 2001 I AND THREE OTHER PASSENGERS WERE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A LONG GRADE AT 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE GRADE THE ROAD CURVES TO THE RIGHT AND AT THE BOTTOM THERE IS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHEN I CAME AROUND THE CURVE I SAW THAT THE LIGHT WAS GREEN AND PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO GET UP THE APPROACHING UPGRADE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. TANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ALTHOUGH THE SHIFTER STILL INDICATED THAT I WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL. I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR. TWO DAYS LATER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND, AFTER THREE DAYS, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THAT THEY WOULD MAKE NO REPAIRS. ON FRIDAY MAY 4, 2001 I WAS CONTACTED BY THE HYUNDAI REGIONAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE MATTER WITH MY VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE VEHICLES "ADAPTIVE LEARNING" FEATURE THAT CAUSED THE SHIFT AND THAT WHAT I EXPERIENCED WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL. I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE NEW CAR I OWN WAS DESIGNED TO SHIFT AND STAY IN NEUTRAL WHEN IT IS IN A SITUATION WHERE ACCELERATION IS NECESSARY. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTUER CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE MATTER WITH THE VEHICLE AND REFUSE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. ALSO, ONE WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT , MY WIFE AND I WERE ON THE SAME ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DID NEARLY THE SAME THING. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT AFTER ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO OF STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF BACK FROM NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP.*AK
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#887214May 1, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE STARTING ENGINE HEARD NOISE. OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK POWER STEERING FLUIDS LEAKING DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. *YH
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#560849April 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE IS BEING RECALLED FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, 00V-314, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE HE LIVES IN PR THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE RECALL SERVICE ON THE ISLAND. NLM
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#886039April 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
RECALL 00 V 259 001/ENGINE STALLING: ENGINE STALLING AT LOW SPEED OF 5-20 MPH WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS RESTARTED AFTER EACH INCIDENT. WAITING ON DEALER APPOINTMENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
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0
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#743502April 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE STALLS IN MORNING WHEN COLD, TRANSMISSION SLIPS,POOR GAS MILAGE. *AK
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0
Deaths:
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#885065April 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD MAKES A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO CANNOT FIND A REMEDY. *AK
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0
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#884758April 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL, DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL TANK FIVE TIMES, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK.*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560574March 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. NLM
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0
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#884281March 27, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
KUMHO STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRE P722P195/70R14 SIZE; TREAD ON FRONT LEFT TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
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#884163March 26, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
WHEN CONSUMER USES HAZARD LIGHTS AND THEN USE IT AGAIN SIGNAL LIGHTS GO OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED AT 3708, SECOND TIME 6000 MILES, AND THIRD TIME AT 59,000. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER HAS TO CHANGE HAZARD LIGHTS AGAIN. *AK
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No
Fire:
No
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0
Deaths:
0
#883416March 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
FLOOR SHIFT LEVER WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED. IT WOULD FAIL TO REMAIN IN CORRECT GEAR. SOMETIMES CAN SLIGHTLY PUSH, AND WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT FLOOR SHIFT LEVER WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 900 MILES. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741176February 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE SMOKES ON START UP AND THE LIFTERS RATTLE AND KNOCK WAS IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP FOR MONTHS. EVERY 850+ MILES BURNS A QUART OF OIL WAS TOLD THAT THE WAY THAT ENGINE WORKS.THE CAR WAS KEPT FOR FOUR MONTHS AND CAME BACK THE SAME WAY.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880356February 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR STALLING, RECALL ON STALLING PERFORMED NOVEMBER 2000. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMNITTENTLY AT STOP SIGN, RED LIGHTS, LOW SPEED DRIVING, WHILE BACKING OUT AND ON HIGHWAYS, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL, EVEN WITH RECALL 00V259001 REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS NOT FIXED, DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE AIR FLOW SENSOR CONNECTION, PURGE VALVE (ON 6 OCCASIONS), TPS SENSOR AND EXTENSION, AND OTHER SENSOR ASSEMBLIES. LUMBAR SUPPORT WOULD NOT HOLD, DEALER REPLACED. TRUNK WOULD NOT STAY OPEN ON INCLINE. *SLC
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559459February 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, HYUNDAI MOTORS STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LIGHT AND NOT THE AIRBAG, DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A POOR CONNECTION AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED OTHER DEALERS WHO STATE THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE AIRBAG OR THE LIGHT WOULD NOT BE ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *SLC
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740542February 6, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SINCE WE HAVE OWNED VEHICLE - 9/98-TO PRESENT ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON CAUSING LACK OF POWER- SMOKE-VIBRATION - TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON FIVE OCCASIONS WITH NO REAL FIX TO PROBLEM -TWO TIMES WE LEFT DEALERSHIP AND WITHIN TWO MILES LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. *AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#559404February 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR RECALL REPAIR 97V-026 FOR THE INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740316February 1, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, AIR BAGS
ALTHOUGH AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS PAID FOR AT 900.+ DOLLARS THE BELTS AND WHEELS STILL LOCK-UP. WHEN TAKEN BACK TO HAVE CHECKED THE PROBLEM CAN NEVER BE PRODUCED. AS FOR CLOCK SPRING THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULD BE CHECKED EVERY 10 YEARS ABD THIS SYSTEM HAS FAILED IN 2 YEARS. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY NOW. I AM TOLD IF I PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE AIRBAG FIRST I WILL BE REIMBURSED, BUT WHY MUST I PAY FOR A SAFETY ITEM THAT IS BEYOND MY CONTROL AND THAT IS A MAJOR ITEM OF SAFETY. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740054January 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THE DISTRICT MANGER, JEFF WESTLAND OUT OF N.J., (609) 395-7308 STATED THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF A DEFECT IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT (LATE 1999'S & EARLY 2000'S THAT ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY) WHICH MAKES THE LIGHT COME ON IF A PERSON MOVES AROUND IN THE SEAT, EXCESSIVE WEIGHT OF A PASSENGER, OR PUTTING ANY OBJECT UNDER THE SEAT. WHAT I FIND OUTRAGEOUS ABOUT THIS, IS THE LAST TWO TIMES I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON. WHEN I SPOKE WITH MR. WESTLAND, HE WANTED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT THE DEALSHIP, FIRST TEAM, SO THEY COULD GO OVER IT BUMPER TO BUMPER. ON JANUARY 8, 2001 I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WHICH WAS ON AGAIN. ON THAT EVENING, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALSHIP, ASKING IF I COULD COME INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING TO DRIVE WITH ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE OF WORK. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN ON . I PICKED UP THE CAR THAT EVENING SINCE, "NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT" AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO TEST DRIVE IT WITH A MECHANIC. . I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN ON THE LAST SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IT HAS BEEN. THE TRANSMISSION SPORATICALLY DOWNSHIFTS WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL SURFACE AT A CONSTANT SPEED. IT ALSO HESITATES SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY OF THE INVOICES STATING THE REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO THESE TWO PROBLEMS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#739990January 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ACTUALLY A QUESTION RE A CURRENT RECALL: 93V196000. I'M GETTING A RUNAROUND FROM HYUNDAI. THEY SAY MY VIN IS FOR A CANADIAN VEHICLE (?) AND SO THEY CAN'T ASSIST WITH THE SEAT BELT TRACKING PROBLEM. I WONDER IF THAT'S LEGITIMATE, OR BOGUS. PLEASE ADVISE VIA EMAIL. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559197January 25, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK, DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
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No
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No
Injuries:
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