Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2000)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#10071728April 28, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ONCE BEFORE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067789April 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID BEFOR SENDING IT TO DEALERSHIP POHANAKA HUNDAI SUBARU. THIS VEHICLE SAT FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE IT WAS LOOKED AT. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID IN VEHICLE. NO FLUID ON GROUND. THEY SAID IT WAS A LINE THAT WAS BROKE OR HAD A HOLE IN IT. ABOUT A HOUR LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT THE LINE BUT THE RADIATOR.ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY FLUID ON UNDERCARRIAGE COULD NOT ANSWER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO VEHICLE. THIS IS THE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS HAVE GONE OUT ON THE 2000 HUNDAI SONATA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062210March 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 SONATA STALLS AND OR FLUTTERS INTERMITTENLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND SOMETIMES FROM 2ND TO THIRD. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. IT HAS BEEN IN THE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANY TIMES BUT I AM TOLD "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT" THERE WAS A LOUD CLANK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS EVEN WHEN PARKED. ONE OF THE MAIN REP FROM HYUNDAI CAME AND CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS FINE. HE ALSO DROVE THE CAR, BUT THE WAY HE DROVE IT WAS LIKE AT BEING AT AN INDY 500. I ASKED HIM TO COMPARE MY CAR WITH ANY OTHER CAR ON THE LOT TO SEE IF THE NOISE WAS NORMAL, HE REFUSED. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER HYUNDAI DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE 3 BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT OF THE HOUSING THUS CAUSING THE CLANKING NOISE. IT STILL FLUTTERS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE 11-2001. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 3-2000. NEW. THE SENSOR ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058513February 19, 2004
WHEELS
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAS HAD TO BE REPLACE 2 TIMES IN UNDER 110K MILES! FIRST TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 85K MILES AND NOW AT 108K. A PERIOD OF LESS THAT 8 MONTHS HAS PASSED SINCE HAVING THE BEARING REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. NOW, SINCE ITS BEEN MORE THAN 12K MILES SINCE THE REPLACEMENT - I AM STUCK WITH THE REPAIR BILL! SHOULDNT A WHEEL BEARING LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 23K MILES?!?!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058100February 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE PARKING AT 5 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO EXIT VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THEN HAD VEHICLE TOWED. BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057516February 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055292January 16, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED A PART AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A DAY AND THEN CAME BACK ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029625September 15, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING 55 TO 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER HIT AN ANIMAL THAT HAD STOPPED IN THE ROAD AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK ALL FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS A HORSE, WHICH DIED UPON IMPACT. *PH *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10038082September 3, 2003
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS REPAIRED FOR THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037012September 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 42,000 MILES STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, LOW SPEED DECELERATION, AND AT ACCELERATION. ALSO, DURING ACCELLERATION, THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY "LURCHES" OR "JERKS" AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL. SEPTEMER 1 2003, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH IT STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE POWER STEERING WON'T WORK WHEN IT STALLS. ON 8/29/03 THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE FIRST TEAM AUTO MALL DEALERSHIP FOR STALLING 8-10 TIMES THE PREVIOUS WEEK. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT DID NOT DETECT ANY "CODES" AND THE CAR NEVER STALLED DURING TEST DRIVES. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD PICK THE CAR UP. I DID SO 8/29/03 AND DROVE IT WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL 9/ 1, WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN. I KNOW FROM RESEARCHING NHTSA THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA'S WITH 6 CYLINDER ENGINES FOR THIS. (COMPLAINT # 880356, RECALL # 00V259001). MY 4 CYLINDER SONATA IS DOING THE SAME THING. 8/29, I SPOKE WITH GARY BABER, THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER, CHRIS CLOWSER, THE SERVICE DEPT MANAGER AND ERIC ADAMS, ADVISOR. THEY ALL SOUNDED LIKE A BROKEN RECORD: "IF THE CAR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING WHILE WE HAVE IT, THEN THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT; OUR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT DID NOT PICK UP ANY CODES". I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THE CAR STARTS FINE TOMORROW AND I GET A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THE CAR IS FINE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR; IT IS UNSAFE, DANGEROUS AND COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED. IN ADDITION, IT IS A PRACTICALLY NEW CAR THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS DUE TO ITS UNRELIABILITY. I WAS VERY TOUCHED BY THE COMPLAINT I READ (#880356) AND COULD RELATE SOMEWHAT TO THE ANGUISH THAT CONSUMER ENDURED AT THE HANDS OF HYUNDAI. THEIR STRUGGLE SEEMED VERY LONG AND ARDUOUS ; I DON'T KNOW HOW IT ENDED FOR THEM, BUT THIS MERITS INVESTIGATION BECAUSE LIVES ARE AT STAKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029095July 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
SATURDAY ,07/19/03 I PARKED MY HUYNDAY SONATA 4DOORS, 4 CYLINDERS AT BEST BUY PLANTATION (FL) PARKING LOT @ 1:00PM TO VISIT MY AT&T WIRELESS STAFFER AT THIS STORE. WHEN COMING BACK @ 2:30PM THE CAR HAD GOT ON FIRE. THE HOOD WAS OPENED BY PLANTATION FIRE DEPARMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. EVERYTHING WAS BURNED. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026226June 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
FOR TWO DAYS WHILE DRIVING SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES, AFTER LITTLE WHILE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023241June 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
I HAD MY BEARINGS REPLACED, MY REAR HUB BEARINGS. NOW IT IS MAKING TO SAME NOISE AND THEY NOW SAY IT IS NOT THE BEARINGS-THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS! MY CAR IDLE SOUNDS LIKE IS GOING TO STALL ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM STOPPED. THE CAR PULLS AROUND 5,20 AND 50 MPH LIKE IT JUST CANNOT GET GAS OR THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. I BROUGHT IT IN 2XS. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS AND CANNOT GET ANYTHING ON THE DIAG MACHINES. NOW I AM PASSED 60,000 MILES. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS (GIVING ME NO LENDER OR RENTAL) THEY FOUND A PROBLEM AT THE LAST MINUTE. OIL LEAKED FROM THE VALVES INTO THE SPARK PLUG WIRES INTO THE COIL PACK AND THAT IS THE CAR PULLING PROBLEM. THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY $600 TO FIX IT. THIS WAS ON JUNE 6,2003. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE IDLE WHICH WAS NOT FIXED AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR THIS ENGINE HESITATION 2XS. BOTH TIMES THEY DID NOT AND COULDNOT FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE RECEIPTS THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX NOR REPEAT THESE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY ARE NOTED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS!!!! THIS IS NOT DAILY UPKEEP!! THIS MUST BE DEFECT!! I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR! I NEED TO BE CONTACTED ON THIS MATTER FOR HYUNDAI TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS! I AM HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ON THIS MATTER. THESE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW AND I CANNOT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE PARTS OR LABOR! I ALSO HAVE HAD MY FRONT DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR FIXED 4 TIMES, MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE REGULATOR FIXED ONCE, MY REAR REGULATOR FIXED ONCE. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY FOR MY CAR AND A NEW HEADLIGHT IN THE FIRST YEAR(HYUNDAI SAID I HAD TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK TO SEE IF THEY WOULD VOTE TO REPAY ME FOR MY COST OF THE BATTERY). I HAD MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOING OFF(WHICH NOW I NEVER TRUST FOR IT TO GO OFF WHEN NEEDED OR EVEN GO OFF WHEN NOT ). MY PAINT IS CHIPPING EVERYWHERE! MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW LEAKS ALL OVER MY CARPET INSIDE FLOOR. AND MANY MORE PROBLEMS! *JB THANK YOU, DARLENE LIDDANE [email protected] 941-637-0802
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019442May 8, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY RESTRAINT/HARNESS BELT THAT WENT UNDERNEATH BOTH FRONT SEATS. WHEN THE BELT LOOSENED IT CAUSED THE AIR BAG SENOR TO MALFUNCTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017076May 5, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS FROM SCHAUMBURG HYUNDAI (IL) IN NOVEMBER 2000, AND HAD EXISTING DAMAGE OR TRAFFIC CRASHES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL ON 10/07/2002, WHEN I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROADWAY BY A TRUCK AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF A ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAD-ON. THE FORCE WAS ENOUGH TO BEND THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR'S FRAME AND TOTAL THE CAR. I WAS THRUST VIOLENTLY FORWARD AT IMPACT, AND SUFFERED MINOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES, AND HAD BEEN PROPERLY USING THE SEATBELT. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE CAR'S FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEFLATED AT TIME OF IMPACT. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY SINCE I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND AWARE OF PRODUCT DEFECTS, AND RECALLS WHICH EFFECT PUBLIC SAFETY. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SCHAUMBURG HYUNDAI DEALER AND ALSO HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE, NEITHER OF WHICH RESPONDED FAVORABLY TO THIS CONCERN. I GUESS IT MUST ACTUALLY TAKE A DEATH TO GET THEIR PROPER ATTENTION! I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND REGRETABLLY LOCATED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CONSUMERS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10015392April 8, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015234April 4, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011503March 12, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING AND NO IMPACT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008867March 6, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AUTOMOBILE COMPANY MISREPRESENTED AND MISLEAD THE CONSUMER ON THE PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS.*DT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009900March 3, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
STEERING WHEEL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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