Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)
3,476 consumer complaints on file.
- #10335343June 8, 2010STEERING
THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE ON A FLAT, STRAIGHT, HIGHWAY: AFTER CENTERING THE CAR IN IT'S LANE, THE CAR CONTINUOUSLY AND RANDOMLY: 1.DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE CENTER LINE, TOWARD ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER; 2.THE DIRECTION OF THE DRIFT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM AND UNPREDICTABLE; 3.THE AMPLITUDE (AMOUNT / SEVERITY) OF THE DRIFT IS RANDOM AND UNPREDICTABLE, BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A CRASH WOULD BE GUARANTEED WITHOUT DRIVER INTERVENTION WITHIN 3 TO 5 SECONDS; 4.THE TIMING OF THE DRIFT PATTERN IS CONSTANT: IT NEVER FOLLOWS A STRAIGHT LINE FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STARTING TO WANDER AGAIN. TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO CONSTANTLY ATTEMPT TO CORRECT FOR THIS DEVIATION, BUT THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THE DRIFT PATTERN RESULTS IN A DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE OSCILLATION AS THE CAR WANDERS BACK AND FORTH CONTINUOUSLY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVEN A MOMENTARY LAPSE IN THE TOTAL CONCENTRATION REQUIRED TO CORRECT FOR THIS CONSTANT STEERING DRIFT COULD EASILY RESULT IN A FATAL CRASH. THE DEALER HAS TEST-DRIVEN THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS EASILY DUPLICATED, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT. THEY SAY THAT THIS KIND OF STEERING DRIFT IS NORMAL AND EXPECTED IN AN ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. THAT KIND OF REASONING WOULD BE LAUGHABLE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE POTENTIAL FATALITY INHERENT IN THE DESIGN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10334533June 4, 2010LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY. THE KEY WILL NOT GO PAST ACC TO THE LOCK POSITION TO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS IN MANUAL TO PUSH THE KEY IN AT ACC POSITION, BUT THE LOCK MECHANISM DOES NOT MOVE. HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY. HAVE RESTART THE CAR AND MOVE IT AND TRY THE PROCESS AGAIN TO GET KEY TO MOVE INTO ITS PROPER POSITION (LOCK) TO REMOVE KEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE. TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP. IMPOSSIBLE SECURITY SITUATION AS CANNOT LEAVE KEY IN VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10334264June 2, 2010STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I RECENTLY PURCHASED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. VERY GREAT LOOKING CAR BUT ONLY AFTER COUPLE OF DAYS OWNING IT IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT IS HAS SAFETY PROBLEMS. STEERING SYSTEM IS SIGNIFICANTLY PULLING THE CAR TO THE LEFT. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI SERVICE TWICE ALREADY. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. OVER THE LAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND OUR 4 MONTHS OLD BABY. TASKS AS SIMPLE AS CHANGING AC TEMPERATURE BECAME DANGEROUS ON INTERSTATE. DUE TO THIS STEERING PROBLEM DRIVER CANNOT AFFORD EVEN SPLIT SECOND TO LOOK AT THE MID PANEL WHERE ALL THE CONTROLS ARE. I REALLY HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. AFTER 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING ON INTERSTATE MY ARMS WERE SORE FROM FIGHTING THE STEERING WHEEL. IS THIS NORMAL? ACCORDING TO THE HYUNDAI REP IT IS COMMON TO 2011 SONATA. I AM SUPPOSE TO JUST GET USED TO IT. THIS ONE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT EVERY OTHER SONATA OWNERS COME COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. YET SUPPOSEDLY IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. IT IS SIMPLY THE NATURE OF THE CAR. I DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS. I NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A STRONG PULL. AND IF THERE WAS ANY PULL THEN IT WAS SIMPLE ALIGNMENT ISSUE THAT CAN BE FIXED PROMPTLY. NOT WITH SONATA!!! 2011 SONATA COULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT CAR. BUT IT HAS A DRAMATIC FLAW IN THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT NOONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX SO THEY BLAME IT ON "NATURE OF THE CAR". IT IS INTERESTING THAT BOTH MY COMPLAINT AND ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, STATES THE SAME PHRASE FROM 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS "NATURE OF THE BEAST/CAR". COULD IT BE THAT HYUNDAI ALREADY ADVISED ITS MECHANICS HOW TO COVER FOR THE BRAND? BOTTOM LINE, THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE! I ALMOST RAN INTO A PASSING CAR ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF THIS STEERING ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. [XXX] *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10332210May 25, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HORN IS SO WEAK AS TO BE INAUDIBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED TO A DUAL TONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM NOT HEARING THE HORN. ON A CAR OF THIS CALIBER, THERE IS NO EXCUSE. I HOPE I GET A NOTICE TO BRING MINE 2 DAY OLD CAR WITH 370 MILES IN FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE HORN. LANE CHANGE GOING HOME FROM DEALER CAUSED ME TO NOTICE THIS. SCARED BOTH MYSELF AND THE GUY TRYING TO SWERVE INTO MY LANE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331987May 24, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 16 DAYS OLD, 2018 MILES: CAR HAS AN "INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM". IT HAS LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED AT WORK 3 TIMES, TWO OF THOSE TIMES IN A DESERTED PARKING LOT AFTER HOURS, ONCE AT THE DEALER WHEN I WAS CALLED TO PICK IT UP. IT HAS NOW BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 18.5 DAYS SINCE APRIL 26, 2010. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES SINCE APRIL 26, 2010 AND REMAINS THERE AT THIS TIME. DEALER HAS CONFIRMED BATTERY IS ALWAYS AT FULL CHARGE, THEY HAVE CHANGED BOTH STARTER SYSTEM RELAYS, REPLACED THE STARTER, CHECKED TRANSMISSION NEUTRAL POSITION SENSORS. SAFETY ISSUE: LEAVING A FEMALE DRIVER IN AN UNSAFE AND UNPROTECTED SITUATION. DUE TO THE NON STARTING ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10332078May 24, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN A FOUR LANE ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING PARALLEL TO ME STARTED CREEPING INTO MY LANE. I APPLIED THE HORN OF MY VEHICLE BUT THE OTHER DRIVER FAILED TO HEAR ME. I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID THEM. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE HORN IN MY CAR IS VERY WEAK COMPARED TO PREVIOUS CARS I OWN, AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HEARING IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331752May 22, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON 5/11/2010, AND NOTICED THAT THE HORN ISN'T LOUD ENOUGH FOR OTHERS TO HEAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330900May 17, 2010STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE - CONSTANT STEERING PROBLEM I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED FOR AN IDENTIFIED CONTINUOUS DRIFT OR PULL OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR TWO WEEKS, AND COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED ALL THEIR KNOWN AND RECOMMENDED SERVICE FIXES PER HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SUPPORT. HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SUPPORT RECOMMEND THAT THE DEALERSHIP TO SUBMIT FOR A HYUNDAI ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUBMITTED FOR A HYUNDAI ENGINEER TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. UPON RECEIVING AN APPROVED SERVICE NUMBER FOR THIS TO OCCUR THE HYUNDAI ENGINEER CONFIRMED AND IDENTIFIED THE DRIFT/PULL OF THE VEHICLE. THE HYUNDAI ENGINEER ATTEMPTED SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ALIGNMENT, SUB FRAME AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. NOTHING FIXED THE IDENTIFIED DRIFT/PULL ISSUE. THE HYUNDAI ENGINEER, DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AND DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN ALL DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE OFF THE LOT FROM THE UNSOLD DEALERSHIP INVENTORY AND IDENTIFIED THE SAME DRIFT/PULL OF THE STEERING SYSTEM IN THAT VEHICLE TOO. THEY NOTED THAT MY VEHICLE DRIFTED/PULLED LESS THAN THE OTHER VEHICLE THEY DROVE FROM DEALERSHIP INVENTORY. UNABLE TO FIX THE CONSTANT DRIFTING/PULLING OF THE VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM THE HYUNDAI ENGINEER CERTIFIED THE CONSTANT DRIFT/PULL AS A "NATURAL" DESIGN EFFECT OF THE VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS PROBLEM ISN'T A SLIGHT DRIFT/PULL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT A CONSTANT DRIFT/PULL PITTING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING SYSTEM. TAKE YOUR HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL FOR A SLIGHT MOMENT AND THE VEHICLE VEERS OFF CENTER TO THE LEFT. THIS IN MY OPINION SHOULD NOT BE A "NATURAL" OCCURRENCE OF ANY VEHICLE. ACTUALLY, EDMUNDS.COM NOTED THIS EXACT OCCURRENCE IN TWO SEPARATE INSIDE LANE REVIEWS OF THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS IS NOT A ONE VEHICLE INCIDENT, BUT A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW OF THE NEW ELECTRONIC POWERED STEERING SYSTEM. THE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS AT THIS TIME TO ADDRESS THIS CONSTANT DRIFT/PULL OF THE VEHICLE. THUS, LEAVING ME NO RECOURSE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330408May 14, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED ROAD, IN LEFT LANE. DRIVER OF LARGE PICKUP TRUCK ON MY RIGHT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. I HONKED BUT DO NOT BELIEVE MY VEHICLE'S HORN WAS AUDIBLE TO THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WAS ABLE TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID TRUCK WITHOUT COLLISION. THE HORN ON THIS VEHICLE IS VERY WEAK AND REPRESENTS A GLARING SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10328635May 3, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA AND NOTICED UPON DELIVERY OF VEHICLE THAT THE HORN IS VERY WEAK. I HAVE USED THE HORN ON THE FREEWAY AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR DID NOT EVEN HEAR ME. THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IF YOU WANT TO ALERT SOMEONE ON THE ROAD. I HOPE THIS GETS REPLACED SOON. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10328355May 1, 2010EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WE TOOK DELIVERY OF OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON 4/29/2010. AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME A CAR ON THE LANE NEXT TO US ON MY RIGHT HAND SIDE STARTED SHIFTING ONTO MY LANE. I BLEW THE HORN BUT HE STILL CUT ME OFF. AT THE LIGHT I ASKED THE PERSON WHO CUT ME OFF IF HE DIDN'T HEAR ME BLOWING MY HORN AT HIM AND HE SAID NO I AM REALLY SORRY BUT I DIDN'T SEE YOU AND I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR HORN EITHER. WHEN I GOT HOME I GOT INTO MY OTHER CAR AND STARTED IT WITH THE AC ON AND NO RADIO I ASKED MY WIFE TO PRESS THE HORN ON THE SONATA AND I CAN BARELY HEAR IT AND WE WERE JUST SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH NO ROAD NOISE AND MY RADIO OFF. I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE HORNS ON THEIR SONATA. HYUNDAI ALSO ADMITTED THAT THE HORN WAS WEAK BUT I STILL SEE NO CHANGE OR RECALL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE IT COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE OR A REAL BAD ACCIDENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327799April 27, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
JUST PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I WAS BESIDE A TRACTOR TRAILER WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO MY LANE. HERE IS THE PROBLEM AS I LAID ON THE HORN I NOTICED IT'S NO LOUDER THAN THE ROAD RUNNER ON DISNEY CHANNEL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO HYUNDAI ATTENTION ASAP. THIS HORN NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO AN APPROPRIATE SOUND LEVEL SO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS CAN BE AVOIDED. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THE BELIEVES HYUNDAI SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS I NOW SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THE HORN JUST NOT BEING LOUD ENOUGH. HYUNDAI HAS COME ALONE WAY AND CERTAINLY HAS MADE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE GET INJURED OR KILLED DO TO THE HORN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ATTENTION AND AVOID ACCIDENTS... I HOPE NHTSA LOOKS INTO THIS ISSUE AND IT'S ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI....THE HORN NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327508April 26, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INSERT KEY TO START ENGINE. WHEN I WANT TO TURN OFF ENGINE, THE KEY WILL NOT GO PAST ACC. I PUSH IN THE KEY AND TRY TO TURN KEY INTO THE LOCK POSITION, IT WILL NOT GO INTO THE LOCK POSITION. I HAVE TO FIDDLE AROUND WITH THE RELEASE SWITCH, AND SHIFTER ON THE SHIFTER ARM. EVENTUALLY I CAN GET THE KEY OUT. THE ENGINE DOES SHUT OFF, BUT CAN'T LEAVE CAR, BECAUSE IT CAN BE STARTED AGAIN. I CAN'T LEAVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE CAR CAN BE STARTED WITHOUT ME BEING THERE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I TRY TO TURN OFF THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO KING HYUNDAI FL, TWICE, WITHOUT THEM FIXING THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW WAITING FOR THEM TO REPLACE SOME PARTS TO THE SHIFTER ARM. IF THAT DOES NOT WORK, I WILL INVOKE THE LEMON LAW. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10326949April 22, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES PULSATED AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT FIVE MINUTES, THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 470. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10322666March 29, 2010STEERING
I OWNED THE CAR FOR A WEEK. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED TO THE LEFT AND PULLED ME INTO THE OTHER LANE. THE WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND DIDN'T WANT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO FIGHT TO BRING IT BACK OVER, AND HAD TO USE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO KEEP IT OVER. THANK GOD THERE WEREN'T ANY ONCOMING VEHICLES. THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I USED MY CELL PHONE TO VIDEO THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING AND JERKING TO THE LEFT WHILE IN PARK. IT WAS SUNDAY, SO THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I HAD TO CALL MY SON TO PICK US UP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM SCARED TO DEATH OF THE CAR AND DON'T WANT IT. THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT AND THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. I DON'T WANT TO KILL ANYONE WITH THIS CAR, AND I DON'T WANT THE CAR TO KILL ME AND MY FAMILY EITHER. I DON'T WANT THE CAR BACK! UPDATE 8/24/2010 VIDEO CW
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10320556March 17, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA: I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE DOOR LATCH RECALL ON MY NEW SONATA VIA NEWS REPORTS. I PURCHASED THIS SONATA ON FEB 16TH,2010. SO,I CALLED AND THE DEALER(ST.AUGUSTINE HYUNDAI)SAID I WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE DOOR LATCH RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS 2 BULLETINS ON MY SONATA ANYHOW. #1,THE IGNITION WIRE NEEDS REROUTING OR IT COULD BECOME AFRAID. #2,THE ECM COMPUTER NEEDED RE-PROGRAMMING AT THAT TIME WITH AN EXPLANATION THAT SOME NEW SOFTWARE FROM HYUNDAI WHEN IT ARRIVED TO THE DEALER,THEY WOULD CHECK THE PARAMETERS OF THE ECM COMPUTER PROGRAM. NOW,I HAVEN'T TO THIS DATE RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING ANY OF THESE 3 ISSUES WITH MY NEW 2011 SONATA FROM ANYONE IN THE MAIL? ON 3/16/2010 YESTERDAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HYUNDAI USA CORPORATION. THE MAN SAID MY CAR" IS" AFFECTED NOW BY THE DOOR LATCH RECALL. I DIDN'T ASK HIM ABOUT THE OTHER 2 BULLETINS MENTIONED BY THE DEALER NOR DID HE MENTION THEM TO ME. HE SAID I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER ABOUT THE DOOR LATCH RECALL SOON. BUT NOTHING AGAIN ABOUT THE OTHER 2 ISSUES? I HAVE BEEN ON HOLD FOR 45 MINS ONCE TODAY AND 35 MINS YESTERDAY AND JUST HUNG UP BECAUSE ITS BEEN TOO DIFFICULT GETTING ANYONE AT HYUNDAI,THE PRESS(OR SPEAK) RECALL OPTION TO ROUTE ONES CALL ON PHONE OR DEPT SAID ITS HAVING HIGH CALL VOLUME DUE TO RECENT RECALLS.I CALLED ST.AUGUSTINE HYUNDAI BACK YESTERDAY AND SPOKE TO SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID IT'S SHOWING NOW ABOUT THE DOOR LATCH AND THE OTHER 2 ISSUES STILL EXIST LIKE HE TOLD BE WEEKS BACK ALREADY ON THE PHONE. I ASKED WHAT NEEDS REPROGRAMMED WITH THE ECM COMPUTER. HE ASKED ME TO HOLD,CAME BACK AND SAID IF THAT ISN'T TENDED TOO. THE ENGINE COULD STALL OR THE CAR MIGHT SUDDENLY BE ABLE TO GO NO FASTER THEN 20MPH. THIS SOUNDS UNSAFE AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY LETTER OFFICIAL FROM HYUNDAI CORPORATION. IF I'M DRIVING AND MY CAR STALLS OR I'M ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR DROPS FROM 70MPH TO 20MPH WITHOUT MY DESIRE TO DO SO IS UNSAFE?THEY SUPPOSEDLY SPENT 4 YEARS DEVELOPING THE VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0