Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10378679January 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE GOTTEN IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE AND IT WILL NOT START (PUSH TO START). THE SCREEN WILL EITHER SAY THE KEY IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE OR IT WILL SAY PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO START (THE KEY IS CERTAINLY IN THE VEHICLE, HOW ELSE DID I GET IN WITH IT LOCKED). AFTER REPEATEDLY GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING PRESSING THE BREAK PADS, TRYING EVERYTHING AND THEN SOME FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR THE VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT START. THIS IS THE FOURTH HYUNDAI I HAVE PURCHASED, SECOND BRAND NEW AND I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR IT ONLINE (WHAT SOURCES ARE THEY USING, GOOGLE TURNS UP PLENTY OF INFORMATION). THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN A DARK, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AREA UNABLE TO START MY BRAND NEW CAR THAT HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL. I EXPECT MORE THAN THIS.I WILL DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND AFTER THAT I AM GOING TO INVOKE THE LEMON LAW. ONE RECALL IS BAD ENOUGH I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. THE BATTERY IS FINE BOTH IN THE CAR AND THE REMOTE. AT 8,000 I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378483January 24, 2011
STEERING
TEST DROVE A 2011 SONATA LIMITED TURBO AND WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR PULLED TO LEFT CONSTANTLY! YOU HAD TO KEEP A GOOD GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. YOU COULD LITERALLY FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL FIGHTING YOU TO GO TO THE LEFT! NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE DID NOT BUY THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378486January 24, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED TWO NEW TIRES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED A SALES REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN A DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378517January 24, 2011
STEERING
CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN MY LANE ENDANGERING ME AND OTHERS AROUND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379138January 22, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT, PREDOMINANTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HOWEVER CAN OCCUR AT LESSER SPEEDS. IF WHEEL IS LET GO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY DART TOWARDS THE MEDIAN FROM ANY ORIGINATING LANE. TWO ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT ISSUE AT DEALER HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM. DEALER STATED HE HAS SEEN SAME PROBLEM IN ANOTHER SONATA TURBO, BUT HAS NO FIX. FIRST CALL TO HYUNDAI REGIONAL OFFICE RESULTED IN DELIVERY OF A "SPECIAL TOOL" TO FIX SUPPOSED ALIGNMENT PROBLEM TO DEALER WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. THREE SUBSEQUENT CALLS TO HYUNDAI HAVE TO THIS POINT GONE UNRETURNED. HYUNDAI IS PLAYING "DUMB" TO THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378970January 21, 2011
STEERING
WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN THE CENTER, THE CAR WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT FORWARD. INSTEAD IT PULLS TO LEFT ITSELF. THIS IS NOT SAFE, I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT CAN CHECK THIS OR LET HYUNDAI CHECK IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378104January 21, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378123January 21, 2011
STEERING
CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WILL GO INTO ADJACENT LANES OR MEDIAN WITHIN 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD AND EVENTUALLY WILL LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378209January 21, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377729January 17, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING PULLS TO LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS AND REQUIRES A HEAVIER THEN NORMAL PRESSURE TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376636January 14, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY PULL OR DRIFT TO THE LEFT BEYOND THE CONTACTS CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED OR ANGLED CORRECTLY AND SAT ABNORMALLY TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED AN ALIGNMENT, ADJUSTMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND A REPROGRAMMING OF THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376492January 13, 2011
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDIA SONATA 2.0T IN NOV OF 2010 THAT WHEN I DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE A STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT. IF DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF AN INTERSTATE A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS REQUIRED. AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE LEFT IS STILL NOTICEABLE BUT NOT AS STRONG. THIS CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE CHECK, AND TIRE ROTATION WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376613January 13, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO SE PULLS VERY HEAVILY TO THE LEFT. PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY TIRESOME ON EXTENDED DRIVES. ARM MUSCLES BEGIN TO HURT HAVING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376341January 12, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE A HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 LIMITED. THE CAR PULLS DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT DURING OPERATION AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS WHILE DRIVING IS TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT HALF OF AN INCH EVERY SO OFTEN DURING HIGHWAY OPERATION. IT SEEMS THE CAR REFUSES TO GO STRAIGHT. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376289January 11, 2011
STEERING
PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T (LIMITED W/ NAV) IN NOVEMBER, 2010. FROM THE ONSET, THE STEERING HAD A DISTINCT AND SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALWAYS BE SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT MID DECEMBER TO BE CORRECTED. DEALER STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS ADJUSTED AND IT WAS CORRECTED. THE STEERING PROBLEM RETURNED IMMEDIATELY. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME IN EARLY JANUARY. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT CORPORATE HYUNDAI ENGINEERS ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE STEERING ISSUE REQUIRES CONSTANT COMPENSATION TO THE RIGHT TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM UNINTENTIONALLY MOVING TO THE LEFT. IT OCCURS MAINLY DURING ACCELERATION AND AT CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE DURING HARD ACCELERATION AS IT IS WITH A NORMAL LINEAR ACCELERATION. THE LEFT PULL IS REDUCED WHEN WEIGHTED WITH ADDITIONAL PEOPLE IN THE CAR. THE PULL, THOUGH CONSTANT, VARIES IN FORCE. AT TIMES, IT IS VERY STRONG AND OCCURS EVEN WHEN 'ROLLING' WITH WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION, E.G., STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. BECAUSE THE STEERING ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, IT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. THE CAR SIGNIFICANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376304January 11, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T STEERING ISSUES - PULLS TO LEFT. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO LEFT REGARDLESS OF SLOPE OR CROWN OF ROAD OR TRAVELING SPEED. PULL IS EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF ACCELERATION. PROBLEM IS EASILY DUPLICATED WITH ECO MODE ON OR OFF, AS WELL AS ECS TRACTION CONTROL ON OR OFF, OR REGARDLESS OF GEAR CAR IS IN. CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS CONSTANTLY EVERY DAY SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND DROVE IT HOME. TOOK BACK TO DEALER SERVICE AFTER A COUPLE DAYS, AND THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, REALIGNED WHEELS, AND RESET ELECTRONIC STEERING, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS AS IT CAUSES GREAT FATIGUE AND STRAIN ON CARPAL TUNNEL IN MY WRISTS AND ARMS WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING CAR TAKES A CONSTANT EFFORT TO HOLD WHEEL TO RIGHT JUST TO CORRECT THE STEERING AND KEEP CAR GOING STRAIGHT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY SONATA OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME THING BUT HYUNDAI HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND ACTS AS IF THIS IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376311January 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR MADE A HUGE THUD, IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 4TH GEAR AND REMAINED STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375404January 10, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2011 SONATA. I AM VERY HAPPY WITH IT EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN ON LOWBEAM THERE IS A DEFINITE HORIZONTAL LINE JUST A FEW FEET OFF THE GROUND. ANYTHING ABOVE THAT LINE IS NOT ILLUMINATED BY ANY LIGHT. WHEN APPROACHING A SMALL HILL OR WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS, YOUR VISIBILITY IS WAY TOO SHORT - JUST A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS NO "SPLASH" OF DIMMER LIGHT ABOVE THIS HORIZONTAL LINE - THERE IS NO LIGHT AT ALL! (I HAVE A PHOTO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEND.) I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER (HYUNDAI OF GREER) AND THEY CLAIM THE LIGHTS ARE PROPERLY ADJUSTED. IF THIS IS SO, THEN YOU HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AWAIT YOUR REPLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377299January 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY FREEWAY FROM AN ON RAMP SO HAD TO GO SLOWLY TILL THERE WAS AN OPENING. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THERE WAS A BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC NOTHING HAPPENED. I JUST ROLLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT TEN MILES AN HOUR. IT TOOK THE CAR 5 TO 10 SECONDS TO FINALLY ACCELERATE AND THEN IT SLOWLY GAINED SPEED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. VERY SCARY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT COMPONENT FAILED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, IT JUST WAS NOT ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION? ENGINE? SOME COMPUTER FUNCTION?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375218January 8, 2011
STEERING
I AM THE OWNER OF A HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 LIMITED SINCE DEC 31ST 2010. I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE PULLING LEFT ISSUE SINCE DAY 2. THIS ISSUE IS WHEN DRIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A TWO-LANE STREET, IF I PLACE THE STEERING WHEEL CENTERED AND THEN LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, MY CAR WILL DRIFT COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AS I AM CONSTANTLY COUNTERING THE LEFT PULL OF THE CAR. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHAT CAN OWNER OF SUCH AN ISSUE CAN EXPECT FROM DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THANKS. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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