Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10369199December 4, 2010
STEERING
CONSTANT TO PULL THE LEFT, CAR WAS ALIGNED, TIRES ROTATED AND COMPUTER FOR ELECTRIC STEERING REPROGRAM/CHECKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369075December 3, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD REPAIRS DUE TO A RECALL PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SENSOR, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369106December 3, 2010
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO 2.0T VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT VARYING SPEEDS FROM 30MPH UP TO AND INCLUDING HIGHWAYS SPEEDS. FROM A TWO LANE ROAD, OR A FOUR LAND HIGHWAY FROM THE RIGHT LANE THE VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY CROSS INTO ANOTHER LANE IN FIVE SECONDS OR UNDER WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. NOTED THIS DEFECT UPON INITIAL TEST DRIVE, DEALER CLAIMED OVER PRESSURIZED TIRE WAS THE CAUSE, AFTER PROPERLY PRESSURIZED TIRES,HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL LEFT. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK, DEALER INSPECTED CLAIMED THIS TIME THERE WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, READJUSTED ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL LEFT. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO SAME DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME, DEALER CONFIRMED VEHICLE WAS IN ALIGNMENT PER THEIR PREVIOUS WORK AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. 4 DAYS LATER TAKE TO A SECOND HYUNDAI DEALER WHO CLAIMS ONE OF THE REAR TIRES WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, READJUST ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL OFF CENTER. IT'S A NEAR CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE CAR CENTERED IN THE LANE YOU ARE TRAVELING IN. HAVE CONDUCTED MY OWN TESTS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, COUNTY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS OVER THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD AND THE CAR CONTINUES NOT TO TRACK STRAIGHT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368679December 2, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY CAR MADE A LOUD THUD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN I HEARD MY TIRE RUBBING THE WHEEL WELL. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME STEERING AND CALLED MY LOCAL GARAGE. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THE SPECS ON THE RECALL AND CALLED MY COMPLAINT INTO HYUNDAI. I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE IT SITS AWAITING REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368670December 2, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWN IMPAIRING HER VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIRECTED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 02/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IT HAVING SPIDER CRACKS AND CHIPS. UPDATED 03/21/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368707December 2, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A DIAGNOSIS COULD BE PERFORMED BUT A REMEDY POSSIBLY WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE WAS ONGOING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368400November 30, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT HAS SUN VISORS THAT DO NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED. AT FIRST THE VISORS WOULD SLIP AND I WOULD MOVE THEM BACK INTO PLACE. THEN A WEEK OR SO AGO BOTH VISORS HAVE STARTED THIS. THIS IS A HUGE DRIVING/SAFETY HAZARD. THE ROADSIDE ISSUES ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO NAME. I CANNOT BELIEVE HYUNDAI WILL NOT RECALL THE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE TOO MANY CARS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE APPLIED LIBERALLY SUPER GLUE TO THE ROLLERS ON THE VISOR ITSELF. FOR NOW, THE VISORS STAYS IN PLACE. I WILL HAVE TO LIFT EACH VISOR OUT TO MOVE IT INTO ANOTHER POSITION,EVEN THE SLIGHTEST MOVE WOULD SEEM TO BREAK THE SEAL THE GLUE HAS MADE. I WILL CARRY SOME SUPER GLUE WITH ME FOR NOW. BUT FOR NOW, THE VISORS ARE UP AND OUT OF THE WAY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HYUNDAI CORP FOR NOT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368401November 30, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. AS THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED; HE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND MADE A NOISE AS IF PRESSURE HAD LEFT THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368259November 29, 2010
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0T WITH BUILD DATE 10/22/10. AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS WITHIN SPEC. TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. AT LOWER SPEEDS THERE IS NO PULL. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER IF UNDER POWER OR NOT SO IT IS NOT TORQUE STEER. THIS IS REPEATABLE 100% OF THE TIME ON ANY FLAT ROAD GOING OVER 45 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368078November 28, 2010
STEERING
MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALMOST ANY SPEED IN 99% OF SCENARIOS. IT'S AS IF THE STEERING, WHEN AUTOMATICALLY CENTERING ITSELF, CENTERS ITSELF OFF TO THE LEFT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 200 MILES AND WAS IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CAR FEELS EXACTLY THE SAME. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO OF LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR VEERS INTO THE NEXT LANE. IT'S QUITE ABRUPT AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. IT COULD ALSO BE HURTING FUEL MILEAGE AND CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367892November 26, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON IN MY 2007 SONATA. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CLIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 500 EUROS (I'M A US SOLDIER STATIONED IN GERMANY AND I SHIPPED MY SONATA HERE FROM THE US). AFTER BROWSING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ABNORMALLY COMMON COMPLAIN FOR SONATA OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367896November 26, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISORS HAVE BROKE WHEN BEING PROPERLY USED. ON THE DRIVER ONE, THERE WAS A CRACKING SOUND AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC BROKE OFF THE CORNER OF THE VISOR. BOTH VISORS DO NOT STAY IN THEIR NON-USED OR USED POSITIONS. THE VISORS FALL IN THE SIGHT OF DRIVING AND CAN ONLY BE HELD UP BY OTHER MEANS, SUCH AS VELCRO, WHICH IS NOT EFFECTIVE. I AM UNABLE TO USE MY VISORS AT ALL BECAUSE I AM FORCED TO HAVE THEM PERMANENTLY MODIFIED IN THE UNUSED POSITION. WHEN IN USE, THE EDGE OF THE VISOR RESTS AT FOREHEAD LEVEL MAKING IT EVEN MORE OF A HAZARD, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF LACK OF SIGHT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF GETTING IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND HAVING THE VISOR IMPALE THE DRIVER'S OR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S HEAD. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THEM AND THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THEM. AFTER READING REPORT AFTER REPORT OF OTHER 2006/2007 HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS, IT BAFFLES ME THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367552November 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER STATES WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367234November 23, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK LOT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10367294November 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION INCIDENT REPORT INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5:05 PM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2010 VEHICLE: 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA FROM ABOUT 50 MPH, I CHANGED LANES AND ACCELERATED INTO THE LANE'S TRAFFIC BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO. WHEN I PARTIALLY LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, WITH THE ENGINE ROARING, AND I FOUGHT IT WITH THE BRAKE. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE ROARED STILL MORE LOUDLY, SO I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND USED THE BRAKE MORE WHILE THE ENGINE ROARED AT ITS PREVIOUS RATE, WHICH I SAW ON THE TACHOMETER WAS ABOUT 3000 RPM. THEN AFTER AROUND FIVE SECONDS MORE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AGAIN; THIS TIME IT DIED DOWN TO NORMAL RPM, AND I COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER ABOUT TWENTY SECONDS I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE, AND IT WAS FINE. AT FIRST I WONDERED WHETHER THE ACCELERATOR HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE STORE-BOUGHT FLOOR MAT, SO WHEN I GOT HOME I EXPERIMENTED WITH IT, NEVER HAVING MOVED THE MAT FROM ITS POSITION DURING THE INCIDENT. I COULD INDEED CAUSE THE LOWER END OF THE ACCELERATOR TO GO UNDER THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE MAT, BUT THE MAT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR AND WAS TOO LIGHT TO PREVENT THE ACCELERATOR FROM COMING BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I DID THE SAME MAT EXPERIMENT ON NOVEMBER 22 IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER, SHE AGREED THAT IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT THE MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. SHE HAD HER TECHNICIAN CHECK THE CAR ELECTRONICALLY, BUT NO CODES CAME UP TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN DID A 'PREMIUM FUEL SERVICE FUEL INJECTOR / THROTTLE BODY SERVICE' AND A 'COMPLETE 27 POINT INSPECTION'. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367085November 22, 2010
EQUIPMENT
SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO WILL CUT OFF AND ALL OF THE PRESETTING GET ERASED. WHEN THE HEATER IS ON THERE IS A BURNING SMELL. THE HORN IS VERY WEAK. FRONT END HAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE SEATBELTS SEEM LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366991November 21, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUN VISORS BROKEN. WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN HYUNDAI SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366677November 18, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. FROM THE FIRST DAY HAD IT I NOTICED A HARD PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH. THE FASTER I GO, THE MORE DRAMATIC THE DRIFT. IT'S EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO COMFORTABLY DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY DUE TO THE CONSTANT STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. ONE SCARY INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS GETTING ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING THE CAR TO THE LEFT TOWARD A 10 FOOT DITCH. ALSO, WHILE STATIONARY, IF I PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND LET GO, IT SNAPS BACK TO APPROXIMATELY 60-70 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTER. IF I PULL THE WHEEL 90 DEGREES RTO THE RIGHT, IT AGAIN SNAPS BACK 60-70 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTER. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE AND WHEN BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT CHECKING AIR PRESSURE AND TEST DRIVING IT SHOWED NO PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS IT'S A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366490November 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
I PURCHASED MY 2008 SONATA ON MARCH 11, 2010 ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CAME DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP IN ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. IT HANGS IN MY LINE OF VISION MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO HOLD IT UP MANUALLY AND THAT IN ITSELF IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HEARD THIS IS NOT COVERED NOR IS IT A RECALL THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I SURE HOPE THERE ARE NO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS DUE TO SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A LONG TIME AGO SEEING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THERE ARE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT MIGHT SEEM MINUET TO THE MANUFACTURE BUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING IT, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I DREAD GETTING INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE DUE TO THIS BECAUSE IT HITS ME IN MY FOREHEAD AND SOMETIMES IT HURTS AND IT DEFINITELY DISTRACTS YOU. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT AND HAVE IT RECALLED AND FIXED CORRECTLY FOR ALL OF OUR SAKES, LET'S NOT WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366410November 16, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON IN 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS V6 WITH UNDER 17K MILES. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH LIGHT ON. SAFETY HAZARD. TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT IT WILL COST $400-$1800 TO FIX. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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