Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#11196435April 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
THE ENGINE APPEARS NOT TO PERFORMING CORRECTLY. AND THE BRAKES ARE MAKING A LOUD SOUND. AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS STICKING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195960April 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR LIGHT BULBS KEEP ON GOING OUT. HAVE CHANGED THEM ABOUT TEN TIMES IN ONE YEAR! I CANNOT CHANGE THEM ANYMORE AS THE PLASTIC CASING HAS MORPHED BY THE HEAT OF THE FUSE CONNECTOR TO THE BULB! THERE ARE TWO BULBS ROLLING IN THE CASING AS THEY CAME OFF WHEN TRYING TO EXTRACT AND REPLACE. ALSO I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON MY DASHBOARD, EVEN WHEN MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING DUE TO SHAVINGS IN ENGINE (THAT WAS REPLACED, THANK YOU). LASTLY, HAD TO REPLACE MY SHOCKS AND STRUTS THIS YEAR AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC AT BIG O TIRE THAT THEY CONTACTED HYUNDAI DIRECTLY AS THEY RAN INTO AN ISSUE WITH REPLACING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECT STRUTS. THEY WERE TOLD THIS PARTICULAR CAR WITH ASSOCIATED VIN HAS THE 'GOOFY' STRUTS!!! I'M SORRY BUT I DIDN'T PAY A GOOFY PRICE FOR THE CAR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195985April 13, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I NEVER RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALLS ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 ON 4/11/19, GOING ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CUT SHUT OFF. WAS IN HEAVY CONGESTED TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WITH NO CONTROL OF THE HYUNDAI SONATA 2011VEHICLE. MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. SUBSEQUENTLY, HYUNDAI SONATA 2011WAS TAKEN TO THE HUNTINGTON DEALERSHIP. DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS 7 RECALLS OF WHICH I NOT AWARE OF IN REGARDS HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LIFE THREATEN SITUATION AND HYUNDAI SHOULD NOTIFIED ME OF ALL RECALLS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND LIFE THREATING TO FAMILY FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195686April 11, 2019
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN BUSHING WORE DOWN OR BROKE MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSE AND RATTLE AND DECREASE OF STEERING CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194985April 9, 2019
STEERING
THE IS A CLANKING NOISE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. LOCAL MECHANIC DESCRIBES IT AS NOTORIOUS HYUNDAI PROBLEM. THE INFORMATION FOR RECALL 10V-426 WAS GIVEN TO ME. HYUNDAI DOES NOT INCLUDE THE HYBRID WITH THIS RECALL. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ON THIS WEBSITE, THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE MADE THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE BUT NOTICE IT IS NO LONGER ON THE WEBSITE. THIS NOISE HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, EVEN SLIGHT SUBTLE BUMPS, OR WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM BUT JUNE 2018 IS WHEN HYUNDAI ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM DURING ANOTHER SERVICE CAMPAIGN. I CURRENTLY HAVE 129K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194064April 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
SHIFTING OF GEARS STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 100K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193433April 2, 2019
ENGINE
MY CAR HAD A ENGINE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS ONLY EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OF THE DATE AND TO 120,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 115,000 MILES ON THE CAR FROM BAYWAY LINCOLN AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PAPERWORK DETAILING ABOUT THE ENGINE RECALL. I TYPED IN MY CAR IN VIN AND A RECALL CAME UP FOR THE PAST, BUT MY CAR IS NOT VALID ANYMORE. HYUNDAI SAYS THAT WILL NOT FIX THE RECALL BECAUSE ITS PASS 120,000 MILES. IF I NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK IN THE MAIL FROM HYUNDAI DETAILING ABOUT THE RECALL HOW WOULD I HAVE KNOWN TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS RECALL AND TWO OTHER RECALLS. NOW, I HAVE TO EITHER BUY A BRAND-NEW ENGINE OR GET A NEW CAR BECAUSE I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL AND NOW HYUNDAI REFUSES TO HOLD UP THEIR END. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THIS BY HYUNDAI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193436April 2, 2019
ENGINE
MY ENGINE STOPED WORKING IT MARKS THE OIL LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193243April 1, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE FAILURE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS USED VEHICLE ON FEB 9,2019. IT HAD APPROX. 123000 MILES AND ON MARCH 15, 2019, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AND VEHICLE STALLED ALL OF SUDDEN, HAD TO SPEND $3450 TO REPLACE IT WITH 2012 KIA HYBRID ENGINE. I AM NOT SURE THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED AND HAD TWO HOLES ON EITHER SIDES(IMAGE ATTACHED). NEED JUSTICE! CAN YOU HELP NHTSA? PLEASE REACH ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192789March 31, 2019
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN BANGOR MAINE AND THE INGIN IGHT CAME SO THE FIXED IS SAID IT WAS A SMALL LEAK. I DIDN'T HAVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK BECAUSE WORK WAS DONE TO IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRADE IN. NOW THE TRASMION LIGHT IS ON A AND A LIGHT DAY PASSAGE AIR BAG IS OFF. I HAVEN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE IN MY POSITION FOR MORE THEN 4 DAYS SINCE MARCH 18TH 2019 WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY RECALLS HAVE BEEN ON THIS MAKE A MODEL. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED OR REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192588March 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON SAFETY ISSUE BEING CHARGED TO LOOK AT AND FIND OUT WHY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192215March 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND EXITED AS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,825.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192043March 27, 2019
ENGINE
MARCH 27, 2019, ABOUT 3:00PM, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT 25 MPH & THE ENGINE STALLED SHUTTING OFF. WOULD NOT RESTART. AN HOUR LATER THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191586March 26, 2019
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE STREET AND IT STARTED MAKING A CLINK SOUND AND THEN IT JUST TURNED OFF AMD IT WOULDNT START AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190712March 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND THE DEALERSHIPS INABILITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE. *AS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191708March 26, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE STREET AND IT MADE A CLANKING SOUND AND THEN IT JUST TURNED OFF AND WOULDN'T START AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191377March 25, 2019
ENGINE
AFTER I HAD MY ENGINE REPLACED PURSUANT TO THE RECALL IN 2017. PRIOR TO 2017 I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. ONCE THEY PUT THE NEW ENGINE IN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEY REPLACED 4 DIFFERENT PARTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND STILL MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SMALL AREA IN MY HARNESS WIRE THAT A MOUSE HAD DAMAGED. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF IN OCTOBER 2018 TO HAVE THE FRONT AND BACK WIRE HARNESSES REPLACED. SINCE THAT TIME HYUNDAI CANNOT GET THE WIRE HARNESSES DELIVERED TO FIX MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR FIVE MONTHS NOW AND HAD NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THE WIRE HARNESSES. I HAVE TO DRIVE AN ELANTRA WITHOUT LUMBAR SUPPORT FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, WHICH HAS CAUSED ME BACK PAIN SINCE I HAVE HAD 6 BACK SURGERIES. ADDITIONALLY MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REGISTERED SINCE 2017 SINCE IT WILL NOT PASS SMOG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191410March 25, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, IT MADE AN ABNORMAL TAPPING SOUND. AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THE VEHICLE STRAIGHTENED UP, THE NOISE STOPPED. THE NOISE RETURNED WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ONTO ANOTHER STREET. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE LOOKED AT UNTIL IT WAS DETERMINED IF THERE WAS A RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V457000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191506March 25, 2019
SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 SONATA AT A SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD THE SOUND OF METAL HITTING THE GROUND UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. I WALKED OUT TO FIND A FRACTURED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COIL WHICH HAD COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE WHICH IS WHERE I WAS HEADED. I REALIZE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011 SONATA IN "SALT BELT STATES". I AM IN WISCONSIN. THIS DEFECT IS REFERENCED UNDER HYUNDAI RECALL 133, THOUGH I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE A VIN THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, DESPITE THE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL VIN RANGE. CLEARLY THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED DEFECTS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD EASILY PUNCTURE A TIRE AND RESULT IN DEATH IF IT OCCURS AT A HIGH SPEED. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE IGNORED BY HYUNDAI. THE RANGE OF VINS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT IS LIKELY MUCH BROADER THAN HYUNDAI HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191227March 24, 2019
ENGINE
ALL SERVICE RECORDS INDICATE THAT MY2011 SONATA HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED TO THE EXTENT THAT I AM GETTING OFFERS FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS NEEDED FOR PARTS. WHILE ON THE WAY HOME FROM A PURCHASE OFFER EVENT ON SATURDAY 3/23/19 AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY TO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE BY A BUSY MALL THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF . LUCKILY I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A TURNING LANE. POLICE HAD TO COME TO STOP TRAFFIC AND PUSH CAR OFF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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