Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2008)

425 consumer complaints on file.

#11230863July 10, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS UNKNOWN RECALL ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193527April 3, 2019
BACK OVER PREVENTION, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CROWN HYUNDAI (5301 34TH ST N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33714, (888) 727-9161) REGARDING THE REAR BACK-UP SENSORS AND AN UNKNOWN NHTSA RECALL RELATED TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) CLUSTER. WHEN THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO UPDATE THE ECM CLUSTER, THEY DISABLED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWELVE DAYS, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193377April 2, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR MADE A POPPING NOISE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEN LOST ACCELERATION. THE CAR THEN BURST INTO FLAMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193225April 1, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN RAN ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE IT IS THE OCS MAT FAULT. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED AN ACKNOWLEDGED ISSUE ON THE 2008 HYUNDAI BUT WHEN I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID MY BODY TYPE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED? WHY WOULD THIS BE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192822March 31, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
2008 HYUNDAI SONATA 6CYL DOHC 3.3L / 152812 WATER PUMP WENT OUT. REPLACED IT. THEN WATER ENDED UP IN THE OIL THAT GOT INTO THE LIFTERS. ENDED UP GETTING ANOTHER MOTOR. THEN MY A/C STOPPED WORKING (DIDN'T BLOW COOL OR COLD AIR). CHANGED OIL AND OIL FILTER MYSELF ALONG WITH THE OIL SENSOR ( CONNECTED TO OIL FILTER SPOT) THAT WAS LEAKING BAD AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS RUNNING.I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, IN FRONT OF A LOADED 18 WHEELER, DRIVING 75 THEN MY CAR JERKED REAL HARD THEN DROPPED DOWN TO 40. I HAD TO PULL OVER ILLEGALLY TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BY THE TRUCK. AS I WAS CATCHING MY BREATH I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP IT MADE A WEIRD TICK NOISE. HAVEN'T HEARD THAT NOISE SINCE. WHEN I PULLED OFF IT HESITATED TO CHANGE GEARS FROM 2 TO 3. IT FINALLY CHANGED AND DID NOT COME OUT OF 3RD. GOT IT TOWED HOME. HAD MY MOMS BOYFRIEND TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION. HE DROVE IT AND IT WAS FINE. NEXT MORNING STARTED CAR AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A VACUUM CLEANER. (LOW VOLUME) FINALLY IT WENT AWAY. WHEN I HEADED TO WORK, IT HESITATED AT FIRST. THE VACUUM NOISE CAME BACK AND WAS LOUDER. THEN I SPED UP TO 50, IT HARD JERKED AGAIN, AND STAYED IN 3RD GEAR. AS I WENT FURTHER LOSS POWER IN INSIDE LANE OF HIGHWAY AND CAR WAS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. LIKE IT DIDN'T KNOW I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. STARTED SHAKING AT AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. PULLED OVER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED A FRIEND TO PULL ME BACK HOME. IT WAS REVERSING FINE BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. SO I CHANGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR (WHOLE PEDAL) THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. SO THEN I CHANGED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP/ INJECTOR. STILL HAVE ALL PARTS BY THE WAY. THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM EITHER. PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND IT GAVE A CODE FOR ECM AND OXYGEN SENSOR. ESC LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS TPMS, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I COULD MOVE FORWARD BUT IT WAS LIKE I WASN'T. THIS ALL STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2019
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11182713February 27, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COCONUT CREEK HYUNDAI (4960 N. STATE ROAD 7, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073, (954) 283-1002), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE FAILED THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181607February 21, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE. SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES ALL THE TIME UNLESS THE SEAT BELT IS HOOKED. THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL TO GET THE AIR BAGS FIXED. CAR NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED AND WON'T PASS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174408February 5, 2019
AIR BAGS
FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD THIS CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED. I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT IT WHEN I LOOKED IT UP BUT NOT MY CAR SPECIFICLY. FOR THE PAST YEAR MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON AND OFF EVERY NOW AND AGAIN AND NOW ITS JUST ON. I CONTINUED TO LOOK UP DETAILS CONCERNING THE SITUATION AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE BUT NOT MINE SPECIFICALLY. AND SINCE IT IS A USED VEHICLE I DO NOT KNOW IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER OR DEALERSHIP HAS DONE THE RECALL FOR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172655January 28, 2019
ENGINE
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A SMALL CAR DEALERSHIP, WHEN PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAD A PRETTY HIGH MILEAGE HOWEVER WHEN TEST DRIVED NO SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR RAN SMOOTHLY. AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR WITH ONLY AROUND 2K MILES ADDED TO IT, WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY A KNOCKING NOISE SUDDENLY BECAME APPARENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE THERE WAS VISIBLE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156692December 6, 2018
ENGINE
THE ENGINE OUT OF NOWHERE BEGAN TO KNOCK (ENGINE KNOCK) AND NOBODY FROM ANY POINT OF MANAGEMENT WILL HELP ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT THEIR ENGINE AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR IT, NOT HELP OR ANYTHING WAS PROVIDED, THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN KNOCKING AFTER I HAD STARTED IT UP ONE DAY AND BEGAN DRIVING IT, I NOTICED THE WARMER THE ENGINE GOT, THE LOUDER IT GOT, I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND ONE OF THEM BEING A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND ONE BEING A KIA, BOTH SAID THE SAME THING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151393November 14, 2018
AIR BAGS
HAVEN'T BEEN IN A CRASH RECENTLY, BUT AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON FOR NO REASON. WILL NOT GO AWAY (3 DAYS NOW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151457November 14, 2018
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME MISALIGNED TO THE LEFT AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE THE FULL VIEW OF THE ROAD AHEAD. DOWNEY HYUNDAI (7550 FIRESTONE BLVD, DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA 90241, (562) 314-4331) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FAILURE AND DISCONNECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. KEYES MISSION HILLS HYUNDAI (10240 SEPULVEDA BLVD, MISSION HILLS, CALIFORNIA 91345) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE HEADLAMP LIGHTING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT PARTS AND LABOR WOULD NOT BE COVERED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08E021000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) IN REGARDS TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) AND 08E021000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AS POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,605.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140577October 16, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING AND RATTLING NOISE, SIMILAR TO METAL ON METAL, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122923August 28, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS TURN ON AND NEVER GET TURN OFF FROM LAST TWO MONTH , I NEED TO FIX SO PLEASE MAKE A RECALL FOR AIR BAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122460August 26, 2018
SUSPENSION
RECEIVED NOTICE FOR RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119456August 12, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2008 GLS HAS AIRBAG SIGN ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SIGN IS FLASHING WITHOUT ANYBODY SEATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER SAID MY CAR IS NOT BEING RECALLED THEY SAID I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. EVEN THOUGH MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT I CHECKED ONLINE HAD SAME ISSUES AND THEIR CARS GOT FIXED BY THE DEALERS AT NO COST BECAUSE THEY WERE RECALLED. PLZ RECALL MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114450July 30, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OIL LEAKS FROM FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET DRIPS ONTO THE ALTERNATOR CAUSES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC WHILE IN MOTION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104024June 26, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON. I HAD DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND I PAID FOR IT. IT SAID IT IS B1448 DESCRIPTION PCS (OCCUPANTS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM) MAT DEFECT. SHE EXPLAINED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT WORK WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099472June 4, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT PREVIOUSLY WOULD GO ON AND OFF AT TIMES. BUT NOW IT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093329May 11, 2018
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE PASSENGER SHIFTED SLIGHTLY IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LIGHT REAPPEARS ON RESTARTS AND STAYS ON. OCS RECALL WAS DONE 9/23/11, BUT HAVE STILL HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS. THINK THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE CUSHION, BUT KNOW HYUNDAI WON"T REPAIR A SECOND TIME. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL FROM READING OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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