Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10370350December 13, 2010
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
HYUNDAI SONATA 2006 <80,000 MILES, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO SHORT IN PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT IS STILL FUNCTIONABLE. IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLE- SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI. CALL HYUNDAI CONSUMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-633-5151 AND FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT SO THAT THIS CAN BE ESCALATED. IF CONSUMERS CHOOSE NOT TO FIX THE SEAT BELT FOR $400 THIS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370407December 13, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS TURNED ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370415December 13, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL INTO THE LEFT DIRECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING OR THE STEERING CRADLE. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE STEERING FAILURE AND WOULD CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE FOR A RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 40.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370448December 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. 11000 MILES. ON DECEMBER 11,2010 WHILE ON I-16 IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, I WAS DRIVING MY SONATA AND IT FELT LIKE MY FRONT END BOTTOMED OUT. RPMS REVVED UP AND STAYED AT 5000 AND I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 65MPH. IT WAS LIKE I WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. GEARS WOULDN'T SHIFT UP OR DOWN. THIS WENT ON FOR 10 MILES. WHEN I SLOWED AND ACCELERATED IT WAS VERY HESITANT. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN, IT SHIFTED NORMALLY. NO OTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370450December 13, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A STEERING PROBLEM AND PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT UP ON AN ALIGNMENT RACK BUT IT COULD NOT BE STRAIGHTENED. AN ENGINEER FROM THE MANUFACTURER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ACKNOWLEDGED BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370301December 12, 2010
STEERING
2011 SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALL TIMES. IT IS MUCH MORE APPARENT WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAYS, BUT IS PRESENT WHEN DRIVING SLOWER ON SIDE STREETS AND COUNTY ROADS. THE DEGREE OF PULL VARIES. AT TIMES YOU CAN'T FEEL IT PULLING, BUT IF YOU TAKE PRESSURE OFF THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE DRIFTS LEFT. AT OTHER TIMES YOU CAN FEEL THE LEFT PULL AND HAVE TO CORRECT VIA PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A FRONT AND REAR ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I TEST DROVE THE ONLY OTHER 2011 SONATA 2.0T AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND IT PULLED LEFT THE SAME AS MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369981December 11, 2010
STEERING
CAR HAS A CONSISTENT PULL TO THE LEFT THAT IS ALWAYS PRESENT. THE DEGREE OF THE LEFT PULL VARIES AND IS MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN CRUISING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE MOMENT YOU ARE NO LONGER PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR WANDERS LEFT IMMEDIATELY. LEAVE PRESSURE OFF FOR ABOUT 5-7 SECONDS AND THE CAR HAS ALREADY DRIFTED AN ENTIRE LANE TO THE LEFT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF ROAD BED YOU ARE ON, NOR DOES IT SEEM TO MATTER HOW MUCH OF A CROWN THE ROAD HAS. THE CAR PULLS LEFT UNDER ALL CONDITIONS(KEEPING STEADY RATE OF SPEED WITH ACCELERATOR, KEEPING STEADY RATE OF SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL, CAR IN NEUTRAL ROLLING ALONG, ACCELERATING). A FULL VEHICLE ALIGNMENT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. EVERY SIMILAR CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MINE FROM EXHIBITED THIS SAME BEHAVIOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371313December 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN
ON 12/2/2010, I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH) AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY JOLTED, AS IF I HAD RUN OVER A LARGE OBJECT. IF I HAD NOT HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, I MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE OVER-REVVING, AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN THE WRONG GEAR. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT. AFTER READING THE COMPUTER ERROR CODE, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A LOANER VEHICLE. ON 12/8/10, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCE, THE TRANSMISSION IS TYPICALLY REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW HOUSING. HE INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS TRYING TO OBTAIN A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ME. THEY WERE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THERE WAS 80 SOME REQUESTS FOR NEW TRANSMISSIONS AND ONLY 70 SOME AVAILABLE (COUNTY?, STATE?, CENTRAL FLORIDA?) UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369854December 10, 2010
STEERING
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT 100% OF THE TIME LIKE IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT TO COMPENSATE ON DRIVING STRAIGHT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND DID NOT HIT ANY CURB OR POT HOLES. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY AS THIS IS AFFECTING MANY PEOPLE WHO OWNS THIS CAR. A RECALL FOR THIS NEEDS TO BE INITIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369748December 9, 2010
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN, HE FELT THE VEHICLE SCRAPED CURB. HE BACKED UP AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY, HE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL POINTED RIGHTWARD, WHEN THE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE REPAIR, HE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN TO THE CENTER POISTION. THE CONATCT WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS INFORMED A RECALL FOR THE STEERING HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CONTACT THE STEERING PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. UPDATED 01/31/11/ *BF UPDATED 04/21/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369825December 9, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS
ON MY 2006 SONATA THE SENSOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BREAKS, TURNING ON AIR BAG NOTIFICATION LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO CRAIN HYUNDAI OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK AND THEY STATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT CRAIN THIS WILL STOP THE SEATBELT FROM WORKING PROPERLY AND IT WILL TURN OFF THE AIR BAG. THIS IS TWO MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS. 1 SEAT BELT NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, 2 THE AIR BAG IS NOW TURNED OFF. THIS MAKES THE CAR WORTHLESS AS FAR AS RESALE VALUE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369823December 9, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD FAILED AND DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE IS NO INVESTIGATION THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369589December 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH CUT OUR HANDS ON THE CHROME INSIDE DOOR HANDLES OF OUR 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER , LAFONTAINE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP , IN DEARBORN,MI. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DOOR HANDLE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ONE VEHICLE WITH A PROBLEM CAN BE RECALLED, AND ANOTHER WITH OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME. I HAVE PICTURES THAT I WILL TRY TO SEND TO THE WEB SITE, IF I CAN'T I DO HAVE THEM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10369437December 7, 2010
STEERING
SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHILE IN SLOW LANE ON HIGHWAY, IF I LET GO OF THE WHEEL, VEHICLE WILL CROSS INTO MIDDLE LANE IN ONE SECOND. MORE THAN ANNOYANCE, COULD BE DANGEROUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369463December 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TOOK DELIVERY OF A NEW SONATA LIMITED TURBO 2.0 ON THE 24TH OF NOVEMBER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED SAME DAY. PURCHASING DEALERSHIP RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SAID NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. LIGHT REAPPEARED ON THE DRIVE HOME. 2 DAYS LATER, ENGINE STALLED. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DISCOVERED AN EXHAUST VALVE MELTED/CRACKED AND DAMAGED THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. BRAND NEW ENGINE ORDERED AND REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369489December 7, 2010
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH ON ANY ROAD SURFACE. CAR PULLS IMMEDIATELY LEFT IF PRESSURE IS LET OFF STEERING WHEEL. CAR WILL CHANGE LANES LEFT IN 2-4 SECONDS AND IS DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHERS. DEALER HELPFUL BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT. STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THEY COULD DO AFTER ALIGNMENT TO "SPECS". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369560December 7, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT NO MATTER WHAT IS DONE. CAR IS BRAND NEW AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AFFECTING MOST NEW SONATA SE'S AND SONATA SE 2.0T'S. THE DEALERSHIPS DENY THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND OFFER NO FIX AT THE MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369319December 6, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN-VISORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL DOWNWARD WHILE DRIVING, BLOCKING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SUN-VISOR WOULD FALL, HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE ONE HAND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND HOLD IT ON THE SUN-VISOR TO KEEP IT FROM BLOCKING HIS VISION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FAILURE POTENTIALLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369377December 6, 2010
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0 TURBO CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT EVEN AFTER TIRE ROTATION, ALIGNMENT, AND ESP RECALIBRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL BUT SO FAR UNABLE TO ELIMINATE PULLING. MUST PAY STRICT ATTENTION OR RISK SUDDEN LANE CHANGE TO THE LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369399December 6, 2010
VISIBILITY
WHEN THE SUN VISOR WAS PULLED DOWN THE PLASTIC ATTACHMENT CRACKED. THE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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