Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10786906October 29, 2015
STEERING
KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION AND DELAYED TURN REACTION FROM FRONT WHEELS. NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787024October 29, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HORN DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I EVEN HAD THE "CLOCK SPRING" CHANGED AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. THERE IS A STEM THAT CONNECTS TO THE HORN WHICH IS WORN DOWN AND IT HAS NO CONTACT WITH THE HORN; THAT'S WHY IS DOESN'T WORK. I THINK THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AROUND WITHOUT A HORN TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS OR PEDESTRIANS FROM WRONG DOING. I CAN'T BE THE ONLY CUSTOMER THAT IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787031October 29, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V457000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787127October 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787131October 29, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A STRONG BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY OR PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787129October 29, 2015
STEERING
MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS FIRST REPAIRED FOR FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ASSY AND NOW I FEEL THAT IT'S HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FIRST CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND ONE THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE A MATCH FOR MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, I EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR AND THAT I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT THE SERVICE GENTLEMAN IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T ON RECALL. I TOLD HIM THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING AWFUL NOISES TO THE POINT WHERE IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. IT MAKES NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL, WHEN I HIT A POT WHOLE OR BUMP (TO THE POINT WHERE I GO VERY SLOW OR ALMOST STOP THE CAR IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS FALLING TO PIECES). MY CAR HAS LOTS OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT IS WAS THE STEERING COUPLER THAT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 2-3 HOURS TO REPAIR AND COST $300. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD SO MANY PEOPLE ARE POSSIBLY HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR RECALL. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN STEERING COUPLER AND STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTIONS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787154October 29, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS LOOSE. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AND THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN DOOR LATCH RECALL. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF NOWHERE. CALLED N THEY STATED THIS IS NOT A RECALL. AS OF THIS PAST SUMMER, THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS EVERY TIME I TURN IT. I'M GOING TO CALL THEM TOMORROW BECAUSE I READ WHERE THERE WERE RECALLS ON THAT, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION. I DRIVE 45 MINUTES TO WORK AND BACK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY CAR SHOWS THE EXACT SAME SIGNS OF RECALLS BUT EVERY TIME I CALL OR TAKE IT THERE, MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786701October 28, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL HAS PLAY AND A KNOCKING NOISE IN IT. IT ALSO CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLICK ON AND OFF WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHT IS ENGAGED. I HAVE LOOKED UP RECALLS AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT SUPPOSEDLY IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT COST APPROX. $1500.00 TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786206October 27, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING IN PEAK TRAFFIC MY 2011 SONATA SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. TOTAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN. WITH CONGESTED TRAFFIC, I WAS VERY MUCH DISTURBED THAT SOMEONE COULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO START. AFTER SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR A WHILE, VEHICLE STARTED BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED UNTIL AFTER MOVING A WHILE. MY VEHICLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BEING A FEMALE FOR FEAR THAT IT MAY PUT ME DOWN AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN FORUMS WHICH DESCRIBE SIMILAR INSTANCES HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. PLEASE ADVISE! THANKS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786227October 27, 2015
STEERING
STEERING HAS "DEAD" AREA IN CENTER ... STEERING WHEEL TURNS A LITTLE BUT WHEELS DON'T. THEN THERE'S A LITTLE "CLUNK" AND THE POWER STEERING ENGAGES. I SEE ON INTERNET THERE'S LOTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, BUT DEALER SAYS THERE'S NO RECALL AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I THINK IT'S A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS STEERING SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786289October 27, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:15V568000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,080.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786480October 27, 2015
STEERING
EXPERIENCED LOUD VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR WHILE GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT PAST CENTER. TOOK TO DEALER TO INVESTIGATE, WAS TOLD A BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 77,000 MILES, WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786556October 27, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO TURBO WASTE GATE CONTROL ROD OUT OF SPECS WHICH HAPPENS EVERY TIME THERE IS A CHANGE IN WEATHER EVERY TIME WEATHER COOLS DOWN OR HEATS UP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CODE GIVE IS TURBO WASTE GATE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION AND ENGINE LOSSES ALMOST ALL OF ITS POWER MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT THE WAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ITS IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHEN WINTER ROLLED AROUND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS YEAR WHEN SUMMER ROLLED AROUND AND NOW FALL IS HERE AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND HYUNDAI WANTS TO CHARGE NOT ONLY THE ADJUSTMENT FEE BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGES AS WELL THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN MY CAR HAD ABOUT 30000 MILES SECOND TIME IT HAS 54000 AND NOW THE CAR HAS ABOUT 84000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785924October 26, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785933October 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V457000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786043October 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART RELATED TO THE THE STEERING COLUMN PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786087October 26, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786182October 26, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785839October 25, 2015
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN RATTLING STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE IT IS VERY LOUD, I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER, THIS WAS A RECALL LAST YEAR ON THIS VEHICLE BUT I WAS TOLD ACCORDING TO THE VIN.NUMBER THAT MY CAR WASN'T ONE THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE DEFECTED STEERING COLUMN, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM IS WHAT WAS RECALLED LAST YEAR, NO WAY SHOULD A 2011 CAR SOUND LIKE A HUNK OF JUNK WHEN JUST DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 30MPH.WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785748October 24, 2015
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA AND RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT AXLES REPLACED, AS THE FRONT END CLUNKED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO PARK OR DRIVING OVER A POT-HOLE. THE FRONT END MADE A SOUND LIKE IT WAS "BOTTOMING OUT". I WAS INFORMED BY THE MANAGER AT KERRY HYUNDAI OF FLORENCE, THAT THERE IS A RECALL UP TO 2010 SONATA'S REGARDING THE FRONT AXLES. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI REGARDING REPLACING THE AXLES AS THE AXLES ARE USUALLY THE LAST PART THAT WEARS OUT ON AN AUTOMOBILE. IT COST $640.76 WITHOUT TAX TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. HYUNDAI RELAYED TO ME THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HANDLES RECALLS AND REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO REFUND ME)! THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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