Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2015)

1,208 consumer complaints on file.

#11219332June 11, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SCC REFUSES TO COME ON SAYING SCC CONDITIONS NOT MET. WHEN IT DOES COME ON IT TURNS OFF BY ITSELF SAYING SCC CONDITIONS NOT MET OR CHECK SCC RADAR. SOMETIMES DOES NOT DETECT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. GOES IN AND OUT BETWEEN DETECTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND NOT DETECTING IT. RANDOMLY SAYS CHECK SCC RADAR. DOES NOT STAY ENGAGE, TURNS OFF BY ITSELF, WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219056June 10, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I MAKE A TURN AND ACCELERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY, NAPELTON HYUNDAI TOLD ME IT WAS MY AXEL AND MY FRONT BRAKES GRIND WHEN MY CAR SETTLES AFTER I BRAKE OR WHEN I EASE OFF THE BRAKE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218781June 9, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BSD ISSUE LIGHT IS ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ABS LIGHT. DEALER SAID RIGHT REAR HUB SENSOR WAS FAULTY. HAD THIS REPLACED AND DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. WAS CHARGED $136 JUST TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE BUT CHANGING THE RIGHTY REAR SENSOR HUB DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING. DEALER SAYS NEXT REPAIRS WILL BE ALMOST $500. ISSUES WITH WARNING LIGHTS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL WEATHER AND DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218556June 7, 2019
ENGINE
2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT 2.0T LIMITED LEAKING OIL FROM THE THETA 2.0 TURBO OIL FEED HOSE. HYUNDAI ISSUED A SERVICE CAMPAIGN T1N FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM FOR THEIR 2011-2014 SONATA 2.0T MODELS. I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY 2015 AND THEIR IS NO RECALL. THE DEALER SAID IT WILL COST CLOSE TO $3000 TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218078June 5, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING HIS VEHICLE, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE CLOSED ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTACT STATED HE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS BLEEDING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT TRIED TO CALL THE LOCAL DEALER (GETTEL HYUNDAI OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY LOCATED AT 1950 TAMIAMI TRAIL, PUNTA GORDA, FL 33950, (941) 347-6626) BUT HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED BACK AFTER LEAVING A VOICEMAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11217676June 4, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE HESITATES TO PUT OUT POWER WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STAND STILL. TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS INSTEAD OF DOWNSHIFTING WHEN PRESSING PEDAL PEDAL 50% OF THE WAY. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR IN CITY DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217489June 3, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A STOP REQUIRES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE FIRMLY HELD TO THE FLOOR OTHERWISE THE ENGINE WILL START REVIVING UP AND MOVE OUT FAST IF THE BRAKE IS RELEASED. ALSO APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WHEN MOVING THE SHIFTER TO PARK DOES NOT MEAN THE CAR IS IN PARK. I DID THIS ONCE IN A STORE PARKING LOT. THE SHIFT HANDLE WAS IN PARK. BUT AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND OPENED THE DOOR CAR TOOK OFF. CAUSED $ 6,700 TO FIX ALL THE DAMAGE. ENGINE DOES NOT COME OFF FAST IDLE. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR. IDLE RPM WAS BETWEEN 500 AND 750. NOW THE IDLE NEVER GOES BELOW 1200-1300 RPM. I TRIED VARIOUS BRANDS AND GRADES OF GAS INCLUDING ETHANOL FREE UNLEADED BUT NOTHING HELPED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217034May 31, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE BSD SYSIEM STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE NEXT MORNING IT STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND AFTER TWO HOURS THE SERVICE MAN CAME IN AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEHIND THE REAR BUMPER. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY $150 TO REMOVE THE REAR BUMPER TO CHECK IT. HE SAID IF IT WAS A PROBLEM THERE I WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS IT WAS LIKELY MY FAULT. I REFUSED TO DO SO AS I FELT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARANTY. I NO LONGER HAVE A FUNCTIONAL BLIND SIDE DETECTER. TO DETECT TRAFFIC IN MY DRIVER SIDE BLIND SPOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217085May 31, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT'S SON ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, HE COULD NOT GET THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. MOST OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI OF GRIER (14435 E WADE HAMPTON BLVD, GREER, SC 29651, (864) 334-4347) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CLUSTER OR POWER STEERING MAY NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11216979May 30, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
PANORAMIC ROOF WIND DEFLECTOR TORE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON HIGHWAY AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BEHIND OUR VEHICLE AS OTHERS ATTEMPTED TO AVOID IT. WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE THE UNIT WHILE HOLDING ALL OF THE COMPONENTS DOWN IN THE TRACK/HOUSING. A HYUNDAI TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE ISSUE WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND WE'D BE CHARGED $1200 TO REPAIR IT. LOOKING AT PREVIOUS RECALLS, OUR VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED ALTHOUGH OUR SPECIFIC VIN DOESN'T SHOW THIS AS A DOCUMENTED ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, NOW THE GLASS 'CHATTERS' WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209602May 23, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNDER 45MPH WITH SUNROOF OPEN, THE WIND BLOCK COMPONENT FOR THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF DETACHED NUMEROUS TIMES. FOR EACH TIME I WENT TO HYUNDAI DEALER SHOP TO FIX IT. BUT IT HAPPENS MORE THAN ONE OR TWICE OF THE YEAR. WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD (CITY STREET).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209266May 22, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON A 2-WAY CITY STREET, VEHICLE IN STRAIGHT FORWARD MOTION WHEN IT ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS TOWED. RESULT WAS SERVICE CAMPAIGN #18-01-032, T3G, ENGINE DTC - P1326. CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE 5/7/19, FOR OVER 3 WEEKS WITH NO REPAIRS MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208502May 19, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS IN MOTION (JUST COMING OUT OF A STEEP CANYON ON AN INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY) AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. THE CHECK OIL, CHECK ENGINE, AND CHECK BATTERY LIGHTS FLASHED BECAUSE MY IGNITION WAS STILL ON, BUT I HAD TO TRY TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP. NO WARNING, NO OVERHEATING, NO ISSUES WITH BATTERY OR OIL OR OTHER FLUIDS. THE ENGINE JUST SQUEAKS FAINTLY WHEN I TURN THE KEY AND WON'T TURN OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207514May 14, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AROUND 25000 MILES, AFTER START, STRONG ENGINE VIBRATION WITH NO POWER - ABOUT TO STALL. DEALER CHANGED VARIABLE CHARGE MOTOR AFTER 5 OCCURRENCE OF SIMILAR SITUATION. AFTER FEW MONTHS AT 29000 MILES, 2015 SONATA SE (2.4L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE) LOST POWER AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF CITY STREET, WHILE DRIVING. COULD HAVE CAUSED BIG ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON HIGHWAY. CAR WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER AND REPLACED ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. COULD BE RELATED TO ISSUE WITH 2011-2014 SONATA ENGINE RECALL SINCE MY 2015 SONATA USES ALMOST SAME THETA-II ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207612May 14, 2019
ENGINE
CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER POWERING ENGINE ON AFTER FUELING UP. PRESSED GAS TO ACCELERATE TO LEAVE GAS AREA AND CAR SHOOK AND TURNED OFF. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL POWERED THE CAR ON AND CAR STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207338May 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE MAY HAVE A FAULTY HEADLIGHT/SIGNALING SWITCH. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING IT WILL RANDOMLY SWITCH BETWEEN THE MODES OF DRL, HEADLIGHTS OR JUST OFF COMPLETELY. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE MORE OFTEN THEN NOT IS WHEN I AM TRYING TO SIGNAL THE BLINKERS WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL, AND WHEN THEY DO ITS ABOUT 30SEC TO A MINUTE AFTER I INITIALLY MOVED THE SWITCH MYSELF. ALL THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, LASTLY THEIR HAVE BEEN THREE OCCASIONS WHERE I HAVE TURNED MY CAR OFF COMPLETELY AND THEN CAME BACK HOURS LATER TO FIND THAT THE DRL LIGHTS HAD TURNED ON ON THEIR OWN, 1 OUT OF THE 3 TIMES SO FAR THIS ISSUE HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY. I FEEL LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A ISSUE WITH THE WIRING INSIDE THE SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207127May 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. I HAD TO ADD 1.5 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON THE MOTOR. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP STATES NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I HAD DETAIL NOTES EXPLAINING THE MILEAGE AND OIL CONSUMPTION. I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP WANTS MY CAR TO RUN OUT OF WARRANTY BEFORE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206758May 10, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE COMING TO A RED LIGHT CAR ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH AND I HAD A HARD TIME BRAKING. AT RED LIGHT I PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT THE ENGINE STILL WAS REVVING HIGH. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND DROVE IT BACK HOME LESS THAN HALF A MILE AWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206560May 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE STEERING HAS DEAD SPOTS AND FEELS EXTREMELY LOOSE, IT IS VERY STRESSFUL KEEPING THE CAR STRAIT ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE STEERING LIGHT COMES ON BUT THE DEALERS ALWAYS TELL ME "WE CAN'T FIND ANY CODES". THERE WAS A LOUD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS AN "ELECTRICAL" SOUND IN THE FRONT END WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE SERVICE MANAGER AT TAMERON HYUNDAI PUT IT. INSTEAD OF CHECKING THE STEERING THEY PUT STRUTS ON IT, WHICH HAS MADE THE PROBLEM 1000X WORSE NOW THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF WHICH THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX AND WITH THE STEERING PROBLEMS MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. WHENEVER IT RAINS THE STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER STOPS RESPONDING OR BECOMES HARD TO STEER. I PUT NEW TIRES ON IT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO THAT HAVE LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE ROTATED THEM TWICE AT 5,000 MILES THE ALIGNMENT IS SO BAD THAT ONE TIRE IS NOW BALD! EVERY TIME I GO TO A DEALER THEY REFUSE TO HELP. I'M PUTTING THIS HERE IN CASE I DIE IN THIS CAR! ALSO THE ENGINE HESITATES AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN STARTING. THE SHAKING IS WHEN IT IDEALS, BUT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS IT "PULSES" AND HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING (I HARDLY GET A CHANCE TO TEST TO SEE HOW BAD THE HESITATION IS BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO LOSE) I AM NOW FINDING OUT THE 2015 SONATA ENGINE IS EFFECTED BY THE MASSIVE DEFECT THEY HAVE HAD IN 2011- 2014 MODELS BUT ARE NOT MAKING IT PUBLICLY KNOWN. ONE WOULD THINK WITH ALL THE STEERING AND ENGINE PROBLEMS HYUNDAI HAS HAD IN THE PAST SONATA'S THEY WOULD TAKE THIS SERIOUS. ALL THEY DO IS BLAME CUSTOMERS, IF YOU CALL THEIR CUSTOMER SUPPORT LINE THEY WILL TELL YOU THEY CLOSED YOUR CASE IN LESS THAN A DAY WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT GETS THIS COMPANY UNDER CONTROL FOR CONSUMERS SAKE AND SAFETY SAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205839May 6, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE. IT BEGAN AROUND 30K MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE SINCE THE ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE STATIONARY. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF FOR ABOUT 4 TO 45 SECONDS, ANYWHERE FROM 0 - 6 TIMES IN A 25 MINUTE PERIOD WHILE DRIVING. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY AFFECT DAY TIME DRIVING HOWEVER, IS A SERIOUS ISSUE DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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