Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2009)

460 consumer complaints on file.

#10846071March 11, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF. HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846039March 10, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR JERKS DURING BRAKING OR DOWNSHIFTING AROUND 15-20 MILE PER HOUR. IT ONLY DOES THIS AFTER CAR HAS SAT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND STOPS AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. MY SONATA IS AUTOMATIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840469March 8, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE 2009 SONATA HAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRONT FRAME THAT HOLDS UP THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT LIVE AT THE BEACH, AND IS ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS FOUND BY A MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. CHUNKS OF FRAME WERE FALLING OFF AS WE WERE INSPECTING THE RUST. IT IS BEING REPLACED DUE TO EMINENT, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ONLY TIME HE HAS EVER SEEN THIS IS ON 20-25 YEAR OLD BEACH CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839039February 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THAT A HIGH PERCENTAGE SEEM TO FAIL. THIS IS THE SECOND CALIPER THAT HAS REQUIRED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, WHICH NECESSARILY ALSO REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. IT APPEARS THAT THE CALIPERS STICK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION CAUSING (IN THE BEST CASE) THE RAPID WEAR OF THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS, AND (IN THE WORST CASE) A HEAT BUILD UP, AND A FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. INTERNET BLOGS INDICATE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE BUT IS SYSTEMIC WITH HYUNDAI SONATAS, AND PARTICULARLY 2009 AND LATER. I WILL NOTE THAT HYUNDAI HAD A BRAKE RECALL REGARDING CALIPERS FOR SONATAS BETWEEN 2011 AND 2014, BUT THAT IT DID NOT EXTEND TO THE 2009 SONATAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837541February 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS SCREECHING WHEN IN MOTION LIKE A BELT IN THE ENGINE WOULD. I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY MADE ME AWARE THAT THE CALIPER HAD LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED & REPAIRED ALONG WITH A BRAND NEW ROTOR. I FIGURED THIS WAS JUST A ONE TIME ISSUE, UNTIL JUST THIS MONTH (FEBRUARY OF 2016) LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER REPAIRING THE CALIPER AND BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE, A STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS APPEARING PERIODICALLY FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AFTER ANY DRIVE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO MADE ME AWARE THAT THE CALIPER WAS NOW LOCKED UP IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AND REPAIRED. IN BOTH CIRCUMSTANCES I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE OFF THEIR LOT AND HAD TO GET A RENTAL CAR TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR REPAIRS. I DID MY RESEARCH... APPARENTLY THIS SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAS GIVEN LOTS OF PEOPLE THE SAME ISSUES.. BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND IN BOTH CIRCUMSTANCES I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY CAR SEAT AGED TODDLER IN THE BACK SEAT. PLEASE HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836766February 17, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT IS BLISTERED & PEELING OFF IN BIG CHUNKS. PRIMARILY THE HOOD, ROOF & TRUCK. VEHICLE IS PEARL WHITE IN COLOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836360February 16, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING THEY WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT. I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO TRY AND STOP THE CAR. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED IN SEPTEMBER 2015, NOVEMBER 2015, DECEMBER 2015 AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN ON YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2016 WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD END UP BEING A DEADLY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836467February 16, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT HAS BEEN PEELING OFF MY CAR FOR OVER A YEAR EXPOSING THE BARE METAL. THEY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT USE ANY PRIMER ON THE CAR, SO WHEN I APPLY TOUCH UP PAINT, IT WON'T STICK. HOW ARE THEY ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS? IT'S A FINANCIAL DISASTER FOR CONSUMERS. I SAW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE ABOUT THE PEELING PAINT YET THE COMPANY STILL GETS AWAY WITH DOING NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824785February 8, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME, CONTROL ARM, SWAY BAR IN LINKS, AND THE REAR ASSIST ARMS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822723January 28, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ESC LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI. PREVIOUS RECALLS AND CURRENT RECALL ON SOME MODELS. I AM FILING A COMPLAINTS WITH NATIONAL SAFETY SO THAT A RECALL CAN BE EXTENDED TO MORE VEHICLES. HYUNDAI IS UNWILLING TO FIX THESE ISSUES WITHOUT A RECALL. WANT PEOPLE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821331January 20, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE CAR HAS HAD FOUR REAR CALIPER FAILURES. THESE CALIPER FAILURES HAVE ALSO CONSUMED THREE SETS OF REAR BRAKE PADS AND TWO SETS OF REAR ROTORS. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE WEAR/SLOW TO RELEASE CONDITION THAT CREATES AN OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH HAS SYMPTOMS OF A BURNING SMELL FROM THE BRAKES AND THE RIM OF EACH WHEEL BEING FAR TOO HOT TO TOUCH. ONCE WE NOTICED THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, WE NOTICED THAT THE BURNING SMELL CAN START WITHIN ABOUT 1/2 MILE DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820607January 16, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUN VISOR FELL DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820018January 13, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI SONATA 2009, ANYTIME THE CAR IS ACCELERATED THE TRANSMISSION BOX GETS STUCK WHICH COULD LEAD TO SAFETY HAZARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818494January 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TO THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816499December 28, 2015
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED MULTIPLE CRACKS ALONG THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809899December 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE BOUGHT A USED 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA AND AFTER 9 MONTHS THE NAVIGATIO SYSTEM WENT BLANK. VERY DISAPPOINTED. IT FLASHES TH 33RD HYUNDAI LOGO FOLLOWED BY A BLANK WHITE SCREEN. TRYED REBOOTING. $100 JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. NOW WE FIND OUT THERE WERE PROBLEMS FROM THE GET GO WITH THO S SYSTEM. VERY DISTRACTING AND SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT. WE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED PLAN WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO COVER NAVIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809316December 9, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 56 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,351.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808143December 3, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION ISSUE: EXPERIENCING A HARSH DOWN SHIFT WHEN BRAKING. THIS RECALL IS ALREADY KNOW FOR THE 2011 MODEL IN WHICH HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS A TIMING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE TO RESET IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795346November 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIIVING WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED....THE SEAT BELT LIGHT GOES OFF AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED...IT DOESNT ALWAYS STOP....OR CATCH THE LIGHT GOES OFF WHETHER THE SEAT BELT IS FASTENED OR NOT. TLOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE GOES ON AND OFF AT TIMES...HAD CHECKED AND THE REPLY WAS IT MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787882November 3, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FLOPS DOWN. IT LOOKS GOOD, IS NOT TORN OR APPEAR ABUSED, BUT IT KEEPS FLOPPING DOWN WHEN I DRIVE AND THE ANGLE BLOCKS MY VIEW. I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED, I SIMPLY TRIED TO PUSH IT INTO THE POSITION THAT SUITS ME BEST AND SOME PLASTIC FELL FROM THE END PIECE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. I WAS PARKED AT THE TIME, PREPARING TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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