Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10190954May 16, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DRAGGED, AND WHEN GETTING OFF THE GAS IT SLOWED DOWN REALLY HARD AND STARTED JERKING Y BADLY. TOOK IT TO A SHOP, AND THE COMPUTER READ THAT AIR WAS GETTING IN THE GAS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEY SAID IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS, BUT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. FINALLY, I TOOK THE CAR TO GET FIXED, AND THE MECHANIC WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHAT DO I DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190472May 11, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKES REPLACED COSTING ABOUT $200. THEY STILL SQUEAK WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL , AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, PANT HAS COMPLETELY COME OFF THE DOOR HANDLES, AND THERE WAS RUST ON DIFFERENT SPOTS OF THE CAR HOOD. I HAD THE DOOR HANDLES REPLACED INSIDE THE CAR BECAUSE THE SILVER WAS PEELING, CAUSING US TO CUT OUR HANDS, BUT THAT DIDN'T COST ME ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190526May 11, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATES, EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190426May 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 40,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ONLY USE FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FLY WHEEL HAD OVERHEATED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. AT 60,000 MILES, THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED BECAUSE THE FLY WHEEL WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TYPE OF FLY WHEEL WAS DESIGNED FOR A TRUCK, NOT A SEDAN. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE DISC IN THE FLY WHEEL WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF SPINNING. THE FLY WHEEL WAS DAMAGING THE ENGINE HOUSING WHICH CAUSED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TO FAIL. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 66,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED COPIES OF THE REPAIR INVOICES FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190107May 8, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VERY ROUGH ACCELLERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190171May 8, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND ARE UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE. THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 07-04457. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10189661May 3, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND REMAINING ON AT CERTAIN TIMES. CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2007. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND WAS NOT COVERED SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG HAD NOT EVER DEPLOYED SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO NAPLETON HYUNDAI IN WEST PALM BEACH, FL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 WITH THE SAME AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEM AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH. THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188447April 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS FAULTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HYUNDAI CAN HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM IN THEIR KIA OPTIMAS AND SANTA FE 2.5L V-6 ENGINES, BUT NOT IN THE 2.5L V-6 SONATAS. THE LEAST OF THE PROBLEMS IS DIFFICULTY STARTING, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CULMINATION OF THE PROBLEM. THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM IS THE LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING, INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LOSES POWER. LAST YEAR I SPENT OVER $500 FOR A TUNE UP AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. THE CHECK ENGINE JUST CAME ON TODAY AFTER HAVING TROUBLE GETTING STARTED AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED AS A P0335 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. I CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THE REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $400 FOR LABOR PLUS PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188231April 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 134,000 MILES. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE UP, AND INFORMED HER THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE BURNED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING RECALL # 00V259001. AS OF 4-18-07 THE FAILURE OCCURRED 25 TIMES .
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188242April 18, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE CRASH (1). VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. VEHICLE GOING OPPOSITE DIRECTION, MAKES LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE (1). DRIVERS EXITS VEHICLE (1) CAR BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SMOKE "FEAR OF FIRE AND TRIED TO GET AWAY FROM CAR. SAMARITANS ASSIST DRIVER TO BACK SEAT OF VEHICLE (1) FOR A PLACE TO SIT AWAITING RESCUE/PARAMEDICS. ONCE DRIVER WAS SEATED IN THE BACK SEAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND VEHICLE (1) WAS TOTALED, AND DRIVER WAS IN STABLE CONDITION, BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED DURING IMPACT? *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10188032April 16, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PART IN ORDER TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE AIR BAG MODULE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE LENGTH OF WAITING TIME WAS TOO LONG. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188049April 16, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT AND THE SENSOR/MODULE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL EXISTED. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR INVOICES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188077April 16, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT INJURY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10187785April 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,140. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DURING DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO STATED THAT IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL 00V259001 FOR THE MASS AIR FLOW, BUT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE NAME OF THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187165April 6, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHEN CHANGING THE OIL ON 1999 HYUNDIA SONATA GLS NOTICE DLARGE RUST HOLES ON THE SUBFRAME STRUCTURE, AND IT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS SUBFRAME IS THE ENGINE CRADLE AND ALSO CONNECTS TO THE SUSPENSION. THE HOLE WAS LARGE AND COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH THE PART. THERE IS A CREAKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING A BUMP AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY ADVISED ME TO REPLACE THE PART AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PART-$1400, LABOR-$600-700. THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THAT HYUNDIA WOULD NOT COVER IT. ALSO, THEY ALSO THEY NEVER HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. I THEN CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT HYUNDIA AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE, AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS WAY PAST WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I ASKED IF THIS HAS EVER BEEN NOTED BEFORE, AND HE SAID THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS FAILURE. THE TECH NICIAN AT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CAR WAS A RISK TO DRIVE AT SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186894April 3, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA LX. THERE ARE COUNTLESS TIMES THAT A PASSENGER IS SITTING NEXT TO WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" INDICATOR IS LIT SPECIFYING THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. I ASKED HYUNDAI ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THE "ECU HAS DETERMINED THAT YOUR PASSENGER IS SITTING IN A POSITION THAT WILL BE BETTER NOT TO HAVE THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. TRY ADJUSTING THE SEAT AND HAVE THE PASSENGER MOVE AROUND ETC". OR THEY TELL ME THAT MY PASSENGER DOES NOT WEIGHT ENOUGH (115 LBS IS PLENTY). THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN RECTIFYING THIS SITUATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186901April 3, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDICATOR ONLY ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETECT ANY FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE PASSENGER SITTING INCORRECTLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 27,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186910April 3, 2007
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'D SIDE SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER DURING THE CRASH. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 40,000.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10186739April 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE DROVE THE 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 56715 FAILURE MILEAGE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SWITCHED INTO THE NEXT GEAR SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186452March 29, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END NOISE. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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