Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2000)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#10435658November 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10- 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING); HOWEVER THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10431130May 18, 2011
SUSPENSION
CAR HAS BAD RUST OUT PROBLEMS. ON THE METAL FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS. TOTAL RUST OUT ON REAR FRAME, ALSO THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. THE FRONT CRADLE FRAME WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386859March 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SENSORS REPLACED IN THIS CAR ALREADY. IT IS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL OR ANOTHER SENSOR, GO FIGURE. MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, AND MY WIPER FLUID PUMP ALSO WENT OUT. HAD LOCAL AUTO SHOP REPLACE WIPER FLUID PUMP, THEY TRIED WHATEVER THEY COULD, THEN THE WIPERS WOULD NOT STOP WORKING,SO THEY TOOK OUT THE RELAY SWITCH.THEN MY WIPERS START WORKING AND I CAN TURN THEM OFF/ON WITH OUT THE RELAY SWITCH IN. MY CAR POWER LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING EITHER, WHICH THEY DID BEFORE. THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START FOR NEXT THREE/FOUR DAYS, HAD TO HAVE IT JUMPED EACH DAY. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR, HAD THOSE TESTED, IT IS NOT EITHER OF THEM. THEN MY CAR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAY STARTS A LITTLE BETTER, BUT STILL BARELY STARTING, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR, THE POWER LOCKS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. MY RADIO HAS ALWAYS ACTED UP BY TURNING OFF AND ON WHEN IT WANTS AND NOT SAVING THE STATIONS I SAVE EVERYDAY, BUT NOW IT GOES FROM A STATION TO MY CD TURNING ON, JUST BY ITSELF. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS SERIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OR THE SENSORS OF THIS CAR, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL THIS COULD BE REAL DANGEROUS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365174November 9, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING
NO SIGNS OF POSSIBLE PROBLEM PRIOR TO BEING UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SUBFRAME RUST ISSUE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE CONTROL ARMS TO FUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359308October 5, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-12 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. ALSO, THE SUB-FRAME EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,165.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357082September 22, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 HYUNDAI SONATA, VIN: [XXX]MFG DATE: 06/18/1999 SUB-FRAME FAILURE. CONDITION FOUND BY TIRE RETAILER DURING INSTALLATION AND ALIGNMENT. LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM SUB-FRAME. FORTUNATELY, CONDITION FOUND BEFORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. LESS THAN 1 WEEK PRIOR TO DISCOVERY, EXPERIENCED DRIVE AXLE FAILURE. RIGHT DRIVE AXLE REPLACED BUT TECHNICIAN FAILED TO NOTICE OR MAKE ME AWARE FOR SEPARATION OF SUB-FRAME. THIS WAS THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE DRIVE AXLE FAILURE. THE SUB-FRAME SEPARATION ALLOWED THE DRIVE AXLE TO SHIFT AND SLIP FROM TRANSMISSION CASE. LOWER CONNECTION FOR CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM SUB FRAME. THE CONDITION THAT OCCURRED IS IDENTICAL TO RECALL ON 2001-2004 HYUNDAI SONATA MODELS AND THE RECALL ISSUED FOR 1999 AND 2000 MODELS IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HEAVY WINTER WEATHER HERE IN VA OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. LARGE AMOUNTS OF SALT HAVE BEEN USED ON OUR ROADS. THE RICHMOND AREA HAS EXCEEDED SALT USE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE! BUT SALT ISN'T A REQUIREMENT FOR A CONDITION SUCH AS THIS. THE BUILD UP OF WATER ALONE WILL CREATE THIS CONDITION! RUST OCCURS ANY TIME THAT WATER WITH NO DRAINAGE COMBINES WITH STEEL/IRON. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN DEALER SERVICE HAVING THE SUB-FRAME REPLACED! HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIAL CONDITION, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO RESOLVE IT BEFORE IT THREATENED PERSONAL INJURY TO ME. I CAN ONLY THANK THE STAFF AT MERCHANT'S TIRE FOR FINDING IT BEFORE IT FAILED ON THE ROAD! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355762September 15, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF THE SUB FRAME DUE TO CORROSION ON THE SUB FRAME, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE SUB FRAME REPAIRED UNDER THE SUSPENSION RECALL (09V124000). PREVIOUSLY THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE SUB FRAME INSPECTED, AT THE TIME THE MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANY RUST OR CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER NEVER INFORMED HER ABOUT THE SUSPENSION RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354316September 7, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE
I AM WRITING IN REGARD TO MY 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA AND ITS SUB FRAME CORROSION AND THE FRUSTRATION I AM FEELING FROM THIS SITUATION. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON FRIDAY AUGUST 27TH AROUND 520 A.M. AND HAD BEEN ON THE I-10 FREEWAY ABOUT 5 MILES GOING AROUND 65 MILES AN HOUR, THE ROAD SOON HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH ' IT'S A 25 MILE STRETCH OF DESERT AND VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED BY 18 WHEELERS MAKING THE HAUL TO CALIFORNIA (LOS ANGELES). ANYWAY, I HAD JUST PASSED A SEMI AND WAS ABOUT TO PASS ANOTHER (WITH ONE BEHIND ME) WHEN I FELT SOMETHING LIKE METAL ON PAVEMENT AND THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE... I DID ALL I COULD TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY (ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE) THE SEMI BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES ON THEIR WAY TO WORK ' ALL I HEARD WAS HORNS, TIRES SQUEALING, AND SAW PEOPLE FLIPPING ME OFF ALL WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD (BARELY OVER THE YELLOW LINE). I TRIED TO LOOK AT THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BUT THE CAR WAS SO CLOSE TO THE FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER TO STAY IN THE CAR OR STAND OUTSIDE (IF THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT EITHER WAY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY). A POLICE MAN CAME BY ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AND ASKED IF I WAS OKAY AND HAD ME TRY TO START THE CAR ' THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AS IF THE GEARS WERE GONE ' HE USED HIS PATROL CAR TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE ROADWAY AND DOWN INTO THE DESERT MEDIAN. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT WE TOOK A LOOK AND COULD SEE THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS FACING OUT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES WITH WHEEL HOUSING AND FENDER DAMAGE. I CALLED A FRIEND, AND A TOW TRUCK AND WENT TO WORK. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC'S HOUSE AND I WAS TOLD AFTER HIS INSPECTION THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY SEPARATED/DETACHED FROM THE SUB FRAME, WITH CHUNKS OF THE FRAME STILL ATTACHED TO THE CONTROL ARM HARDWARE (NOTICEABLE SEVERE RUST/CORROSION) WHEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE SUB FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348050August 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
HYUNDAI 2000 SONATA SUBFRAME RUST CAUSED WHEEL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345250July 26, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD THUMP. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECREASE IN SPEED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED AND HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341677July 6, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE WAS CORRODED, COVERED WITH RUST AND HAD A HOLE THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL IN IT. HE CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER AND STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK WITH HYUNDAI USA AND FOLLOW UP WITH HIM REGARDING THE FAILURE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000, SUSPENSION IS RELATED TO HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,491. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331173May 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR CROSSMEMBER RUSTED OUT. PASSENGER REAR TIRE TURNED OUT TO RIGHT AND CAUSE ME TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT LANE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329335May 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND WHILE SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED A SHORT WHILE LATER. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND ROTORS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326013April 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WHEN I PURCHASED HE CAR JANUARY 30,2010 IT WAS RUNNING FINE NOW IT RUNS TERRIBLE. I'VE PURCHASED TWO NEW SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE SOMETHING KEEPS WEARING MY TIRES OUT. I SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH IS SCRUBBING. NO PRESSURE OR SUSPENSION, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324159April 7, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACUTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THERE WERE THREE APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WHICH WERE RESCHEDULED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHCILE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,032.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322199March 25, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
BACKING OUT OF DRIVE, RIGHT FRONT FELL. I AM TOLD THE SUB FRAME IS RUSTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317561March 5, 2010
SUSPENSION
2000 HYUNDAI SONATA RECALL*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUBFRAME FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312089February 18, 2010
SUSPENSION
2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 09V124000 HYUNDAI CAMPAIGN NO. 089. *NJ THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE FRONT FRAME BROKE CAUSING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE TO FALL TO THE PAVEMENT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSAXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE COLLISION CENTER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ESTIMATE WAS ROUGHLY EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE, REPAIRS WERE NOT RECOMMENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SCRAPPED. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON MARCH 14,2009. ON JANUARY 12, 2010, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEEMED AS NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO REPAIR. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE RECALL NOTING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FRAME COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAN ITS VALUE. *JB UPDATED 04/02/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308939February 12, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2000 HYUNDAI SONATA- FRONT SUBFRAME WAS RECALLED DUE TO DETERIORATION FROM ICE AND SALT. I LIVE IN MAINE. MY ENTIRE SUBFRAME, FRONT AND REAR IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND DETERIORATED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT, BUT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307032February 6, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAD TO REPLACE MY SUBFRAME IN JUNE 2007 (2000 HUNDAI SONATA GLS V6). LUCKILY IT WAS CAUGHT BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. IT VERY OBVIOUSLY WAS DUE TO PROBLEMS THE SAME PROBLEMS LISTED IN CAMPAIGN 089. WHY AM I NOT BEING OFFERED A FULL REFUND FOR MY DAMAGE AS WELL? BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MY SISTER, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTEE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2005 AND IT HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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