Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#11268908October 16, 2019
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE ANY TIME TURNED THE WHEEL OR WENT OVER A LARGE OR SMALL BUMP. THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THAT IT WILL OCCASIONALLY SET OFF THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT BUT THIS WILL EVENTUALLY GO OFF ON ITS OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268399October 14, 2019
STEERING
WHILE STATIONARY OR DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT CLICKS OR HAS PLAY. THE BUSHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAPED LIKE A SPROCKET GOES BAD AND BREAKS APART. IT IS CALLED THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267398October 9, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DIRECTIONAL IS TOUCHED, FRONT END BOTTOM OUT GOING OVER DIPS IN ROADWAY, STEERING HAS LOTS OF PLAY WHEN TURNING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267544October 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ENGINE WAS REPLACED PER EXTENDED WARRANTY REGARDING RECALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO MASSEY HYUNDAI ON 09/07/2019 AND RETURNED WITH REMAN MOTOR ON 09/12/19. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS SHOWED OVER HEATING AND THE BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAYS A WHITE SCREEN ON 10/09/19. CALLED AFTER TEMP LIGHT CAME ON AND HYUNDAI HAS THE NERVE TO SAY THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE TOW. ON TOP OF THAT THEY PERSON WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE EXPLAINED THE WIRING HARNESS WASN'T REPLACED. TEMP LIGHT HASN'T CAME BACK ON DUE TO MY SON NOT USING THE A/C. NHTSA HAS NOT HELD HYUNDAI OR KIA ACCOUNTABLE FOR ISSUES THEY NO DOUBT KNEW ABOUT. THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BUY BACK FOR THESE MOTORS. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A NEW VEHICLE. WE JUST WANTED THE VEHICLE WORKING PROPERLY. NOW MY SON IS STUCK WITH A VEHICLE WITH ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO HYUNDAIS FLAW. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS WORKING FINE PRIOR TO THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. NHTSA IS STARTING TO FRUSTRATE ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267041October 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
UNFORTUNATELY, AT 50,000 MILES MY CAR BEGAN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR, SINCE I BOUGHT MY USED CAR, AND IT IS HAVING MAJOR MECHANICAL ISSUES. EVERY TIME I GO FROM PARKING TO DRIVE, OR DRIVE TO REVERSE, MY CAR JUMPS. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IT JUMPED IN MOTION. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AGAIN. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS OVER $3,000 DOLLARS! I AM A STUDENT AND DO NOT HAVE THAT MONEY, NOR WILL I HAVE IT ANYTIME SOON. THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR, GETTEL HYUNDAI OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY FLORIDA, NEVER ADVISED ME THAT HYUNDAI'S HAVE BEEN KNOW TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I INVESTED MONEY INTO A CAR THAT I CANNOT DRIVE BECAUSE IT WAS FAULTY WHEN SOLD TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266139October 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,633.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266185October 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WON'T GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265801October 3, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TRUNK LATCH WILL NOT OPEN WITH BUTTON NOR KEY. PARKED IN PARKING LOT TRYING TO PUT MY DAUGHTER'S STROLLER IN TRUNK AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. ALL OF MY ROADSIDE SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS NOW LOCKED IN WITH NO WAY TO GET IT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265879October 3, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER HOOD OUT OF NOWHERE!!..
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265982October 3, 2019
ENGINE
I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WITH MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE LOCKING UP/FREEZING UP, THE DEALER OWNER MR. MCCRACKEN AT KEARNY MESA HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 4797 CONVOY ST SAN DIEGO, CA. 92111 CHARGED ME OVER 770.00 DOLLARS FOR LABOR EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL WAS PUBLISHED/SENT OUT DURING THE DEALERSHIP REBUILDING/REPLACING MY ENGINE. WHO IS SUPPOSE TO REFUND ME MY MONEY FOR AN ISSUE THAT WAS PLACED ON A RECALL. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MANNER IS APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265314October 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2011 SONATA SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AFTER PULLING OVER RESTARTING CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR ONLY HAS 107599 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265512October 1, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND I TRY AND TURN THE CAR OFF THE DASH DISPLAY READS PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND AS A RESULT THE CAR WON'T TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258804September 29, 2019
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258683September 28, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FIRSTLY, I HAVE HAD 13 RECALLS ON MY CAR. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE. I HAVE DRIVEN NOTHING BUT HYUNDAIS FOR YEARS. I AM SO SICK OF THIS 2011. I HAVE TO GO BACK YET AGAIN TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET THE AIRBAGS DONE ON MONDAY, 9-30-2019. IT TOOK A LONG TIME AND I WAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER CAR. YOUR TALKING ABOUT MY LIFE HEER. I AM JUST SO FED UP. LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN BROCKTON, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FLEX PIPE. OKAY, I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS TO BE FIXED 245.00 BUT THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS CODE PO456, EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK. ARE YOU KIDDING? I HAVE TO BRING IT TO A DIFFERENT GARAGE TO HAVE THIS FIXED! CONSIDERING ALL OF THE TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO WASTE AND TO ARRANGE FOR RIDES, I MUST NOW PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED???? I AM SO ANGRY, I WOULD LIKE HYUNDAI TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY TIME AND AGGRAVATION. I WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THIS? WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG FOR AIRBAGS TO COME IN? WHY WAS I NOT OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL MY CAR WAS FIXED? WHY SHOULD I PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE SITUATION NOW? I AM NOT RICH, I AM PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND I DO NOT RECEIVE A TON OF MONEY. I AM SO TIRED OF HAVING TO RUN AROUND WITH THIS CAR ....I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS AS THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT IT COULD BE RIGHT DOWN TO THE GAS TANK. UGH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258349September 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR INDICATOR SYMBOL ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND APPEARED TO SLIP INTO A NEUTRAL OR A NON-GEAR. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK, SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTING THE CAR SEEMED TO HELP HOWEVER WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258001September 25, 2019
ENGINE
LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. 164K MILES. THIS IS SECOND MOTOR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED, GOT VEHICLE HOME AND HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257919September 25, 2019
ENGINE
MY CAR QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD LAST APRIL 2019. I TAKES IT TO HYUNDAI DEALER FOR A RECALL. THEY PUT IT ON GARAGE FOR REPAIR ON MAY 21 2019. ON JUNE 21 2019 THEY CALL TELLING THAT THE CAR IS READY. I PICKUP AND KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTER WORK ON MY WAY HOME THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I COULD LOST MY LIFE YESTERDAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.. I HAVE TOW TO MY HOUSE AND EXPECT HYUNDAI TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. THANK YOU. THE ENGINE JUST TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WOULDN'T START AGAIN. NO CHECK ENGINE OR ANY OTHER WAS ON. AND THE BATTERY IS NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257439September 23, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TIGER HUNT AUTO(2482 SPRING RD SE, SMYRNA, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257516September 23, 2019
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL U-JOINT UNDER DASH BINDING AND CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP DURING DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257174September 22, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
I BOUGHT THIS CAR 3 YEARS AGO. EVER SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES LOUD CLICKING NOISES WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. IN THE 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES 4 TIMES, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR, TIE RODS, AND CV JOINTS AND YET THE CAR STILL CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN. I HAD THE ENGINE RECALL DONE IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. THEY GAVE ME THE CAR BACK A MONTH LATER. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK THE VERY NEXT DAY BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL AND MAKING A CLANKING NOISE THAT WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN I LEFT MY VEHICLE WITH THEM FOR A MONTH. THEY "FIXED" THE OIL LEAK AND TOLD ME THE NOISE WAS FROM MY FRONT BRAKES YET AGAIN. I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER BECAUSE IT WAS STILL LEAKING OIL! SO THEY "FIXED" THE LEAK A 2ND TIME AND AGAIN SAID THE NOISE WAS FROM MY BRAKES. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST A "LOOSE GAS CAP" WHICH I NEVER EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE BEING REPLACED. THEY CLEARED THE LIGHT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I HAD BRAND NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON, AGAIN, AND YET THE CLANKING NOISE IS STILL THERE. 5 DAYS AGO, THE CAR BEGAN DRIVING THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE THE ENGINE RECALL, SAME ENGINE FAILURE SYMPTOMS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A SECOND TIME 3 DAYS AGO. I HAVE NOT HAD TO FILL IT UP WITH GAS IN 8 DAYS SO THERE IS NO WAY THAT IT IS FROM A "LOOSE GAS CAP." MY SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND STAYS LOCKED UP IF I LEAN FORWARD. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I HAD TO INFORM THE MANAGER THAT THE FRONT BUMPER WAS ONLY ATTACHED TO THE CAR BECAUSE SOMEONE DRILLED SCREWS INTO IT TO KEEP IT ON. HE HAD NO IDEA!! I MADE THEM REPLACE IT BEFORE I WOULD BUY THE VEHICLE. THE PAINT IS CONSTANTLY CHIPPING OFF OF THE "NEW BUMPER" THEY PUT ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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