Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#11377791December 3, 2020
SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SOMETIME WHEN I SWITCH FROM REVERSED OR DRIVE THE CAR BOUNCE FORWARD A BIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376773November 27, 2020
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, STEERING
MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 6 MONTHS AND I HAD THE TIMER SENSOR REPLACED TWICE. AND IT IS STILL ON. MY CAR STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CRACKING NOISE WHILE PARKING OR PULLING OUT. ALSO MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONTINUOUS FOR 6 MONTHS OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. KEEP TAKING IT TO THE SHOP AND TOLD TO CHECK RECALLS BUT MY CAR IS NEVER LISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375391November 19, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO HER DESTINATION. NAPLETON HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 649 DUNN RD, HAZELWOOD, MO 63042, (314) 817-9000 WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A WARRANTY PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE ENGINE HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY BE REPLACED AFTER A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A LOANER VEHICLE WOULD BE PROVIDED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS BEING REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER UNKNOWN DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF POSSIBLE OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375176November 18, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DASH LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375134November 17, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND OIL LIGHT. SO IM PROMPTED TO GET OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC SAYS HE RESET SOME CODES AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP.MECHANIC TOOK MY RUNNING VEHICLE FROM THE SHOP TO CHECK HOW IT WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLED IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374836November 16, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTACTED DICK SMITH HYUNDAI (825 CONGAREE RD, GREENVILLE, SC 29607, (864) 284-7777) WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,295.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374571November 13, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ABOUT THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374382November 12, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRUISE CONTROL WORKS OFF AND ON ONE DAY IT WORKS FINE AND THE NEXT DAY IT DON'T WORK! VERY ANNOYING I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING WILL WORK AND THEN IT WON'T WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374184November 11, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH MY SONATA SINCE I'VE HAD IT. THE KEY ALWAYS GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT AT ALL. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU WIGGLE IT. I'VE GOOGLE THIS ISSUE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT. THERE IS NO ANSWER ON HOW TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373645November 8, 2020
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A STRANGE KNOCKING SOUND SO I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING OUT. I PULLED OVER POPPED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WENT UP LIKE CRAZY. I CALLED 911 AND VACATED IMMEDIATELY
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372834November 3, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EVER SINCE I HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN MY CAR, MY CAR HASN'T BEEN THE SAME. IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL RIGHT AFTER (WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ECO MODE), THEN MY DASH STARTED TO CRACK, NOW IS EXTREMELY CRACKED WHICH HAS AN AIR BAG, GAS GAGE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, BURNING A SEVERE AMOUNT OF OIL A WEEK SO THERE IS NO POINT IN 'CHANGING THE OIL', OIL LIGHT NEVER ONCE COMES ON LETTING ME KNOW ITS LOW, NO OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY OR UNDER THE HOOD, INTERIOR DOME LIGHT SOMETIMES DOESN'T SHUT OFF, THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHORT OUT ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND GET PULLED OVER BY THE COPS ALL THE TIME. NOW WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON THE 'NEW ENGINE', I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE ITS SMOKING WHEN I CRANK IT, DOESN'T ACCELERATE SOMETIMES GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I PRESS THE GAS, THEN STARTS SMOKING, HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND LOW TIRE LIGHT STAYS ON (EVEN AFTER GETTING NEW TIRES & ALIGNMENT). TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY, HYUNDAI IS STATING MY OXYGEN SENSORS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER & GASKETS AND INTAKE MANIFOLD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT $3,177. THE CAR ISN'T EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH. THIS IS NOT THE REASON WHY MY CAR IS USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL, SMOKING WHEN I CRANK IT AND ACTS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP. THEN THEY COME BACK TO TELL ME IT NEEDS THE ABOVE, PLUS AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT BUT OUT OF 'GOODWILL' THEY WILL ONLY CHARGE ME 20% ($2,000) WITH NO LOANER CAR. ITS GOING ON 3 WEEKS NOW. THE CORPORATE OFFICE IS USELESS AND VERY RUDE. I HAVE A VOICEMAIL STATING 'THIS IS THE HIGHEST CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ONCE THE DECISION HAS BE MADE, THOSE DECISIONS ARE FIANL AND ITS UP TO YOU TO DECLINE OR ACCEPT OUR OFFER.' IT'S THE ENGINE, AGAIN! WHICH THEN LEAD TO OTHER ISSUES! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN!! THIS CAR HAS CAUSED NOTHING BUT MONEY AND TIME, COMPLETE WASTE OF JUNK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372295October 29, 2020
ENGINE
THE ENGINE BLOW IN MY CAR AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT HAS A RECALL ON IT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS WORKING JUST FINE. I WAS DRIVING AND IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366886October 28, 2020
ENGINE
I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR IN SEPTEMBER 11,2020 I HAD IT INSPECTED AND IT PASSED. I DROVE THE CAR DAILY TO WORK, ONE DAY (OCTOBER 23,2020) WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IN PHILADELPHIA ON ADAMS AVE, SOMEONE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD TO PUSH MY CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION, I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND NOTHING, HAD IT TOWED TO TRIPLE A CAR CARE CENTER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT HAS A ENGINE LOCK, THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN. I WAS TOLD TO CALL HYUNDAI TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPAIR IT AND I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC VIN, I AM VERY SAD AND UPSET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366910October 28, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE THE OWNER TOLLME THE ENGINE SPEND LOT OF OIL I STILL PURCHACE, I STILL BUY THIS CAR BUT 3 DAYS PASS I CHECK ENGINE AFTER AWAS DRIVING 65 MIL CAR WAS MAKING LOT OF NOISE I STOP AND WAS WITH (0)OIL I CHECK INTERNET ON THIS CAR AND IS RECALL FOR THIS ENGINE BURNING OIL AND NEED TO BE REPLACED I CONTACT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR TO PERFORM OIL CONSUMPTION I BRING THE CAR AND THEY DID THE OIL CHANGE 95 DOLLARS AND 2WEEKS LATER WAS NO OIL AGAIN THEY TOLD ME THE THEY WILL DOCUMENTED AND SEE IF THEY DECIDE TO REPLACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366708October 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR'S ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE FIRE STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366436October 26, 2020
STEERING
HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL, THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN IN MOTION. IT IS CONSTANT WEATHER I'M DRIVING IN THE CITY OR HWY. IT'S BEEN HAPPEN FOR OVER 2 MOS. BUT JUST STARTED TO GET WORSE. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366435October 26, 2020
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND MY RADIO BLEW OUT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OUT. I'M
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366468October 26, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A TAPPING AND KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE DRIVING SPEED FAILED TO EXCEED 20 MPH BEFORE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365053October 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
I STARTING HEARING A CLICKING THEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, STEERING WAS SO STIFF, BRAKES WOULD NOT PRSS DOWN I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD THEN SMOKE WAS POURING OUT THE FRONT. I COULD SMELL WIRES BURING WE POUR WATER DOWN IN THE MOTOR BUT THE HOSES WERE STILL HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART. I SCARED ME TO DEATH IN SO GLAD I SLOWED DOWN. I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN 1YR AGO. DONT DEALERS HAVE TO CHECK THESE THINGS. I'M SO FRUSTRATED. SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL A CAR IF YOU KNOW THERES AN OPEN RECALL. I'M THANKFUL MY KIDS WERENT WITH ME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364814October 17, 2020
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT LUMINATED ON DASH BOARD, DOES NOT GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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