Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#11256981September 21, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND IT'S LOCKING UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255288September 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WII NOT GO OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255450September 13, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ACCELERATION PROBLEMS CAR STOP ON ME I GOT MY CAR TOWED NO CODES OR NOTHING SHOWED UP TRY TO START CAR AT SHOP SMELLED A BURNING SMELL NEEDS NEW STARTER NEW STARTER REPAIRED. COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I STOP FOR A UPDATE ENTIRE ENGINE GONE WILL CALL HYUNDAI TOMORROW I HAVE TWO KIDS AND THIS IS HORRIBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254394September 10, 2019
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTENNIAL HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 6200 CENTENNIAL CENTER BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89149, (702) 483-2200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254421September 10, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY BRAKES ACTING ALMOST HIT THE CURVE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP,THE TRANSMISSION STALLED ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER CAR TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY ALSO THE ENGINE IS USING EXCESSIVE OIL AFRAID THE ENGINE WILL LOCK UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254160September 9, 2019
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTEILLABLY HARD AND MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AS I DRIVE ESPECIALLY OVER 50 MILES APPROXIMATELY. AND ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254311September 9, 2019
ENGINE
I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY CAR, TWO MONTHS LATER, I'M DRIVING TO WORK WHICH IS LESS THEN 5 MILES AWAY .. AND MY CAR TS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I GOT NO LIGHT SIGNAL WARNING ME ABOUT OIL OR ENGINE, IT JUST STARTED THE NOISE SO I STOPPED DRIVING IT SO NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE. MY CAR LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON EVER ABOUT MY OIL OR ENGINE. NOT EVEN FOR TIRE PRESSURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253787September 7, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. 70,000 MILES AND GARAGE KEPT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253825September 7, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD - PERHAPS OVER 50 MPH, IT TURNS ON THE ESC MODE IN THE CAR, AND THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. EVEN IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY, WHIC CAN BE VERY SCARY. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IT FREQUENTLY NOW. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND TURN OFF CAR, AND THEN TURN IT ON. SOMETIMES THIS WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252859September 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
THIS STARTED IN JULY 2018. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. TOOK TO DEALER SCANNED FOR ERROR FOR FRONT IMPACT SENSOR. RESCANNED TO REPAIR AND NO ERROR CODE SO RESET LIGHT. DROVE LESS THAN 5 MILES AND LIGHT BACK ON. TOOK AGAIN TO DEALER MARCH 2019. SCANNED FOR ERROR FRONT IMPACT SENSOR. ORDERED PART AND REPLACED SO FAR HAVE OVER $400 INVESTED. NEXT DAY RETURNED TO DEALER AS LIGHT BACK ON. RESCANNED NEED TO REPLACESRSCM AIRBAG MODULE ASSEMBLY AT $779 TO FIX MAYBE. FRUSTRATED CONTACTED HYUNDAI OPENED CASE 15629286. BASICALLY WAS TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY CAN DO NOTHING,TAKE UP WITH DEALER. SO SINCE THEN AFRAID TO TRANSPORT FRONT PASSENGER SINCE WAS TOLD THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT WITH ALL THE BAD PRESS AND RECALLS REGARDING AIRBAG ISSUES. I HAVE DILIGENTLY KEPT UP WITH THE NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253064September 3, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON GOT A RECALL ON IT DEALER SAYS THEY FIXED IT AND NOW WANT YO CHARGE ME OVER 200.00 TO FIX IT AGIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251917August 28, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER PUTTING CAR IN PARK, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES NEW GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REQUIRED AT $550 COST. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS MANY ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251972August 28, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 WHEN DRIVING THROUGH BUMPS OR A SMOOTH SERVICE IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAS A CLUNKING AND RATTLING SOUNDS UNDERNEATH AND A FEW REPLACEMENTS HAS BEEN DONE BUT IT STILL FEELS AS IF ITS LOOSE UNDERNEATH. THE CAR HAS GONE THROUGH MANY RECALLS PLUS WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR IS NOT ALIGNED AS IT SHOULD. THE BEST PART IS WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE INNER COVER OF THE WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE FELL OFF, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE HAVING MY CHILD IN THE CAR. ENGINE WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS NO TYPE OF ACELLATOR PICK UP. WHEN TURNING LEFT IT SOUNDS LIKE A CRANKING NOISE "CLUCK, CLUCK, CLUCK" ITS HORRIBLE. I HAVE THIS CAR IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP PLENTY OF TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT BUT MY THEORY IS THAT I PURCHASED A LEMON CAR BUT APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE MILES IT DON'T QUALIFY. OKAY NOW WHAT IT QUALIFIES FOR? MANUFACTURING DEFECTS SMH WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN THE WINDOWS DO NOT DEFROSS AS IT SHOULD THEREFORE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DURING BAD WEATHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252019August 28, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE HESITATION STOPPED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, IT BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK AGAIN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE NEAR HIS RESIDENCE BECAUSE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2018 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MCGRATH CITY HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 6750 W GRAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60707, (773) 889-9090), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252034August 28, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6-7 MONTHS I BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE OWNER I CHANGED THE OIL AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. THE CAR DID HIGH MILAGE AT 194,000 MILES I STILL BOUGHT THE CAR. LAST WEEK WHILE ON MY LUNCH BREAK I WAS IN MY WAY TO GO PAY MY CAR INSURANCE WHEN I SEEN I HAD 32 MILES TO EMPTY WHICH I NEVER LET IT GET THAT LOW BUT I DID OBVIOUSLY THAT DAY. AS I BEGIN TO GO UP HILL IT FELT LIKE IT STUTTERED SO I FIGURED I WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. BUT AS I CAME OVER THE HILL I PRESS ON THE GAS AND NOTICED THAT IT REVVED UP AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE CAR WAS LOCKED UP THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE BREAKS WERE LOCKED UP AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS WERE ON. I WAS SCARED AND JUST LET THE CAR COAST DOWN THE HILL APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WITH TRAFFIC STOPPED ALL I COULD DO WAS HOPE I DIDNT GET IT OR HIT NO ONE ELSE FOR NOT HAVING MUCH CONTROL OVER THE CAR I BRAKED AS MUCH AS I COULD AND COASTED IT INTO A GAS STATION TO WHERE. I MADE IT TO THE PUMP AND TURNED THE OFF OFF AND WENT AND GOT GAS FOR THE CAR. TRIED TO TURN IT OVER AND NOT A THING HAPPEN SOUNDED DEAD BATTERY LIKE IT WANTED TO START BUT ONCE I TURNED THE KEY AND IT DID NOT START IF I TRIED RIGHT AFTER JUST MADE A CLICK CLICK NOISE. I TOOK MY BATTERY OUT AND HOME TO CHARGE THINKING MAYBE A BAD CELL OR MAYBE ALTERNATOR. BOUGHT NEW BATTERY AND IT NOT START SO NO NOT THE ALTERNATOR. I AM AT LOST FOR WORDS TRIED TO TURN THE CRANKSHAFT AND WONT BUDGE. AM I ABLE TO STILL GET THIS LOOKED AT BY HYUNDAI EVEN IF I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. ITS REGISTERED TO ME IF IT IS CAUSED BY THESE RECALLS DOES THE CAR HAVE TO STILL BE RUNNING FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO RECIEVE THE BENEFITS I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR JUST STRAIGHT DIE. NEVER MADE ANY NOISE OR SMOKE OR GOT HOT. ALSO I NOTICED WHEN I HAVE THE KEY AND DROP IT DOWN INTO ALL THE GEARS IT GOES BUT WHEN I SLAP IT OVER TO THE MANUAL SIDE I CAN GO FROM 1ST TO 2SD AND THAT'S IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251836August 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR JERKS AND THEN RUNS SMOOTHLY ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR JERKS EVERYTIME STOPPING AT THE STOP LIGHT AND MOVING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND ALSO JERKS WHEN REVERSING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. AFTER SERVICING THE CAR AND WYNN FUEL INJECTION AND THROTTLE BODY SERVICES WHICH ALREADY COST ME MORE THAN $800.00, THE TOOK THE CAR FOR ROAD TEST AND IT WAS STILL JERKING, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION BAD AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245956August 23, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MAKING A SQUILLING NOISE AS I'M DRIVING AND THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE. FRONT END (AXEL'S) SOUNDS LIKE IT'S LOOSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245780August 22, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I'M TURNING I HEAR POPPING NOISES. AND AS I'M DRIVING I HEAR A SQUILLING NOISES FROM THE FRONT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245436August 21, 2019
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2013 FOR THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN GURNEE IL. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT RECALLS, AND ISSUES. ALL OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR AND AFFECTED MY CAR AS IN THE WARNING THEY WAY MAY HAPPEN ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO ME. MY ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH 2 KIDS IN THE CAR ON A BUSY STREET AND I WAS ALMOST RE ENDED AS A RESULT ONLY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP TELL ME IT WASN'T THE RECALL! THEN LATER THEY HAD TO FIX IT AFTER I WORK TO CORPORATE BECAUSE IT WAS THE 132 CAMPAIGN RECALL. THE 3 DEALERSHIP I HAVE DEALT WITH ARE ALL RUDE NONE WANT TO ACTUALLY FIX YOUR CAR OR HELP YOU BECAUSE ITS RECALL WORK NOT ACTUALLY WORK THAT THEY MAKE MONEY OFF OF. NOW AS OF TODAY MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AFTER THE "FIXED" THE NEWEST SAFETY RECALL, WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THEY FIXED THE ISSUE SO I WILL BE CHARGED $139.99 FOR THEM TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. WHEN WILL HYUNDAI BE ACTUALLY HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THESE CAR ISSUES THEY ARE ALL SAFETY. SO FAR THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN FOR THE ENGINE, SEAT BELTS, BRAKES, AIR BAGS, BODY CORROSION, AND SO ON! I THOUGHT THERE WAS LEMON LAW IN PLACE TO REMEDY THIS, HYUNDAI PRODUCT FAULTY VEHICLES WITH THE MODEL YEAR 2011 AND THE CONSUMER IF THE ONE LOSE AND SPENDING OUT OF POCKET. I HAD EVEN CALLED CORPORATE BEFORE THIS TO TRY AND REMEDY THE ISSUE MYSELF AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE SORRY SOME WILL CALL IN 3-5 DAYS. AT THIS POINT I AM A MOTHER DRIVING AROUND WITH CHILDREN IN A VEHICLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT POP THE AIR BAGS WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE OR THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I DO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THESE CARS THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME ANOTHER RECALL CAN CAUSE A MAJOR SAFETY RELATED CRASH OR DEATH AT THIS POINT. I HAVE HAD WAY TO MANY CLOSE CALL WITH MYSELF OR MY KIDS LIVES AT RISK DUE TO HYUNDAI LACK OF CARE FOR THEIR CONSUMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245447August 21, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION ON THE STREET. THIS RENDERED THE VEHICLE NEARLY UNUSABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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