Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10386782March 7, 2011
STEERING
2011 SONATA 2.0T LIMITED (200MILES ON ODO) - MY CAR HAS A LEFT PULL AT ALL TIMES AND IS INCREDIBLY PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IF YOU LOOSEN YOUR GRIP ON THE WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT TAKES NO MORE THAN 2-3 SECONDS TO COMPLETELY LEAVE THE ROADWAY. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE ONCE ALREADY AND THEY SAID IT WAS "FIXED". THEY ROTATED FRONT TIRES, CHECKED ALIGNMENT, FLASHED NEW ECM SOFTWARE AND ADJUSTED SOME SOFTWARE PARAMETERS. THE ISSUE IS JUST AS BAD AS BEFORE THE "FIX". HUGE SAFETY RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386393March 4, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS TO LEFT 90% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO FIX IT AS EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED CORRECTLY. IT IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF YOU TAKE YOU HAND OF THE WHEEL WITHIN 3 SECONDS YOU WILL BE IN THE NEXT LANE TO YOUR LEFT OR OFF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386193March 2, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS PULLING TO THE LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384867March 1, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS A CONSTANT STEERING PULL TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. IT IS CLEARLY NOT! HAS ME WORRIED FOR SAFETY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386128March 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WAS WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I WENT OUTSIDE AND IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE IS ONLY ONE RECALL FOR THIS AND IT WAS MECHANICAL RELATED TO THE STEEERING COLUMN. THE FIRE WAS A DIFINITIVE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385508February 25, 2011
STEERING
2011 SONATA GLS DRIFTS TO LEFT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS STEERING WHEEL IS CONSTANTLY HELD/STEERED TO RIGHT. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AT APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES, THEY ALIGNED ALL 4 WHEELS. CAR IS STILL DRIFTING LEFT, WILL RETURN TO DEALER FOR FURTHER ACTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! PLEASE INVESTIGATE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385065February 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I DROVE TO THE LOCAL TOM THUMB STORE AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. I MASHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AS THE CAR JUMPED THE CURBED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE STORE FRONT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE UNTIL I SWITCHED OFF THE KEY. SKID MARKS WERE EVIDENT ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE BRAKES TRIED TO HOLD THE CAR WITH THE ENGINE RACING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL INVESTIGATOR DID NOT ISSUE A CITATION STATING THAT THERE "WAS AN OBVIOUS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION".
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384433February 24, 2011
STEERING
I BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED ON 02/23/2011. WHENEVER I DRIVE IT,I CAN FEEL THE PULL TO THE LEFT,MOSTLY ON HIGHWAYS. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PUT EFFORT TO BRING STEERING TO THE CENTER. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS AT A TIME WHEN VEHICLE IS NEXT TO YOU OR WHEN YOU ARE CHANGING THE LANE OR WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON LEFT MOST LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384133February 23, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T. PULLS LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO KNOWN FIX. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURTS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384176February 23, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED - STEERS/PULLS LEFT IN ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SEVERITY OF THE PULL GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384226February 23, 2011
STEERING
I PURCHASED A HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 ON 6/27/10. THIS CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE STRAIGHT & NOT DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. AFTER MANY SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, I HAVE HAD 2 NEW TIRES & 4 ALIGNMENTS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY DEALT WITH THE HYUNDAI DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS DONE NOTHING FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385064February 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AFTER A FEW DAYS, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION; LOTS OF DOWNSHIFTING AFFECTING PERFORMANCE AND BRAKING. I HAD OTHER ISSUES AS WELL, WHICH NONE OF THEM COULD BE ISOLATED. HYUNDAI OF NEW PORT RITCHEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THEREFORE, THEY FELT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW DAYS AND JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR A REFUND. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND WOULD NOT RETURN MY MONEY. THEY BASICALLY SAID, YOU PURCHASE IT, YOU PAID FOR IT, YOU OWN IT. SO THE PROBLEM IS MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383922February 22, 2011
STEERING
ORDERED & PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 SONATA SE TURBO IN RADIANT SILVER VIA HYUNDAI OF NANUET WHO SWAPPED MY VEHICLE OUT FROM GLICK, HYUNDAI OF MONTICELLO, NY. SINCE THE FIRST DRIVE HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN OFF CENTER & CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED DEFECT AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF EXACT COMPLAINTS & GROWING FOR THIS MODEL YEAR NEW CAR. A FACTORY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ORDERED AFTER DETERMINING THE ROOT PROBLEM & A EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING, WE ALL CAN'T BE WRONG! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384044February 22, 2011
STEERING
PURCHASED A 2011 SONATA OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. FIRST DAY OF DRIVING NOTICED THE VEHICLE DRIFTED NOTICEABLY TO THE LEFT NO MATTER WHERE THE CROWN IN THE ROAD WAS. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND THEY WORKED ON IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE. MY WIFE PICKED UP THE CAR AND CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS STILL DRIFTING LEFT. I HAD HER RETURN THE VEHICLE AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND THEN STATED IT WAS FIXED. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT A FEW DAYS AND IT WAS BETTER BUT STILL DRIFTED, AFTER A WEEK IT GOT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS, RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR FOR A THIRD TIME, DEALER KEPT CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS IT WAS BETTER, SHORTLY AFTER FOR THE FORTH TIME ITS HAS STARTED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383244February 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A KEY FOB IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO SHUT OFF ONCE THE KEY FOB WAS WITHIN A SPECIFIED DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY REMAIN IN THE ON POSITION WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS BEYOND THE ALLOTTED DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH FORCED THE DRIVER TO MANUALLY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. HE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383073February 17, 2011
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I JUST PURCHASED A 2011 SONATA TURBO AND AM EXPERIENCING STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I ALSO NOTICE IT PULLING TO THE LEFT. CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382944February 16, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED ABNORMALLY TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY AND WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 264.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382786February 15, 2011
STEERING, TIRES:SIDEWALL
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE W/ NAVIGATION PULLS TO THE LEFT. NOW THE FRONT LEFT TIRE HAS A BIG BUBBLE ON THE SIDE WALL. CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE NJ TURNPIKE. 12000 MILES. I'VE TRIED CALLING UP HANKOOK ABOUT THE TIRE BUT NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HYUNDAI ADMITTED TO THE 'PULLING PROBLEM'. SAYS ITS PREVALENT ON ALL THEIR MODELS ESPECIALLY ON THE SONATA SE & TURBO 2.0. ALSO, HE MENTIONED THAT THE REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO INTERCHANGE THE TIRES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT! UNHEARD OFF! HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S 'CAMBOR BOLTS' HYUNDAI IS LYING BY OMISSION OF FACTS TO THE PUBLIC. MY WIFE AND I FEEL SWINDLED AND CHEATED. WE USE THIS CAR TO DRIVE TO NEW YORK EVERYDAY AND NOW WE CAN'T BECAUSE WE'RE AFRAID WE MIGHT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382844February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 45 MILES, SHUT OFF , AFTER SHOPPING FOR APPROX 30 MIN RE-STARTED CAR STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING OUT OF VENTS FILLING CABIN WITH GAS FUMES CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING SLOW IN PARKING LOT AND OPEN WINDOWS TO GET FRESH AIR IN STOP SMELLING GAS FUMES ONCE DRIVING AT FASTER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381665February 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SMELL 2011 SONATA LIMITED NO TURBO. VERY NOTICEABLE FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN AFTER CAR IS WARM AND AT IDLE OR WHEN MOVING LESS THAN 10 MPH. HAVE HEARD/READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS RELATED TO OVERFILLING GAS TANK, THIS TANK HAS NEVER BEEN OVERFILLED. OPENED HOOD AFTER CAR WARM AND GAS SMELL IS VERY STRONG. OPENED TRUNK AND THERE IS NO SMELL. LONG IDLE WHEN WARM AND THE CAR IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE IN ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG KIDS. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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