Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#11162577December 19, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE STARTED MAKING SOME NOICE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161861December 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I DROVE MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE TO MATCH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. I PULLED MY VEHICLE OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND ENGAGED HAZARD LIGHTS. I RELEASED THE HOOD LATCH AND OPENED HOOD TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SAW SMOKE AND COULD SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. I CHECKED MY OIL LEVELS AND DID A QUICK INSPECTION OF FLUID LEVELS. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STARTER WAS BURNED OUT. HE REPLACED THE STARTER AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE NEW STARTER BEGAN TO SMOKE AS WELL. HE STATED THAT IT WAS GOOD THAT I PULL THE CAR OVER SO QUICKLY CAUSE THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY AND HE HAS STATED IT WILL REQUIRE FURTHER INVESTIGATION BUT HE IS PRETTY SURE THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160926December 12, 2018
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160781December 11, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALL STAR TOYOTA OF BATON ROUGE (9150 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70815, (225) 925-2525) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR HYUNDAI OF BATON ROUGE (10313 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70816, (225) 274-0071) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 11577274. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11157097December 9, 2018
ENGINE
ON DECEMBER 4 2017, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SONATA COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. TRIED TO RESTART AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I HAD TO CALL MY ROADSIDE SERVICE PEOPLE TO TOW IT TO A SHOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT MY ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON OCTOBER 1,2017 AND HAD ABOUT 200 MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. I ALWAYS CHECK MY OIL AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON ENGINE SO I CALLED THE DELAERSHIP TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND HE SAID THEY HAD CHECKED IT BEFORE MY PURCHASE. SOMETHING WENT WRONG OR THEY DIDN'T INSPECT IT PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM COULD OF CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156945December 8, 2018
AIR BAGS
I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM EXPRESSING ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON. I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR THE AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. EVERY TIME I CALL, THEY SAY THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAVEN'T SENT IN THE PART YET TO FIX IT. THIS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156361December 5, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2011 SONATA HYBRID HAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASH AND FROM UNDER THE DASH AND YOU CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING. IT'S ALL FACTORY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT. IT DOES IT WHEN YOU START IT UP AND IT DOES IT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155821December 4, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
DRIVING HOME MY MOM ASKED ME TO STOP BY THE LOCAL GAS STATION. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE MY MOM GOT OUT & WENT IN THE STORE. A GUY AT THE STAION STARTED SCREAMING AT ME TO GET OUT BECAUSE MY CAR IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP HE COULD SEE THE FIRE COMING OUT THE FRONT OF THE HOOD & GRILL OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME I UNDERSTOOD WHT HE WAS SAYING THE CAR HAD A BIG BOOM HOOD BLEW UP & WENT BK DWN DURING THAT THE LOCKS WERE LOCKING & UNLOCKING. I HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK TGE DOOR & PUSH MY WAY OUT WITH YOUNG MAN ASSISTANCE. AFTER I WAS OUT OF IT FOR 3 SECONDS THE FIRE STARTED RAGING & POPPING. THE FIREMEN FINALLY MADE IT THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL & UNDERSTANDING. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY I DIDN'T GET SOME TYPE OF WARNING MY CAR WAS MOT RUNNING HOT . IM THANKFUL TO MY HEAVENLY FATHER BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR ME BUT IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE. VERY GRATEFUL. BUT IS HYUNDAI GONNA REPLACE MY CAR OR PAY FOR THE DAMAGES? WILL MY INSURANCE COVER THIS TYOE OF CLAIM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156040December 4, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON HWY 45, HOUSTON, TX; HEARD NOISES; PULLED OFF HWY; CAR CAUGHT FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155606December 3, 2018
AIR BAGS, STEERING, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE COMPONENTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED. THE HORN WAS DAMAGED AND WOULD NOT SOUND AND THE PHONE CONSOLE COMPONENTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS) AND 17V617000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT PLANNED ON CALLING LEHMAN HYUNDAI (21400 NW 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33169, (866) 647-4751) REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,886.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155685December 3, 2018
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE 'HYUNDAI SONATA 2011' ON INTERSTATE 95 HIGHWAY, AND THEN RANDOMLY THE CAR STOPPED ON ME WHILE ACCELERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155763December 3, 2018
ENGINE
VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO WARNING SIGNS WHERE GIVING JUST HAPPENED SUDDENLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155505December 2, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BREAK LIGHT KEEP GOIN OUT PLUZ KEEP SMELLING A BURNING SMELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155237November 30, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MODERN HYUNDAI OF CONCORD (965 CONCORD PKWY S, CONCORD, NC 28027, 704-262-4408) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,448. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154635November 28, 2018
ENGINE
LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN BUSY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STALLED! THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD JUST IN TIME OR ELSE I COULD'VE BEEN IN A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO THEN EXPLAINED TO ME I WOULD NEED AN ENTIRE NEW MOTOR. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I KEEP UP WITH UP THE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES UNTIL NOW! I THEN BEGAN TO DO RESEARCH ON POSSIBLE RECALLS AND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2015 FOR MY EXACT CAR YEAR AND MODEL FOR ENGINE STALLING! I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154504November 28, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HAD CAR ALIGNED BY DEALER AND OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP. VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AND LEFT. ALL OVER THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154544November 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN RANDOM INSTANCES, WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CAR WILL SHIFT TO PARK AND COMPLETELY PARK. WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND TURNED OFF, A BEEPING ALERTS BEGINS AND THE DASHBOARD SCREEN WILL PROMPT 'SHIFT TO PARK'. THE CAR WILL NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF , LEAVING THE BATTERY RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154342November 27, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD, CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL AND THAT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE OR OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE DRAINED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF METAL SHAVINGS WITHIN THE OIL PAN. ECKERT HYUNDAI INC. (4011 NORTH INTERSTATE 35, DENTON, TX 76210, (940) 243-6200) PERFORMED A DECIMAL TEST ON THE VEHICLE IN SEARCH OF A SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIABLE ENGINE BEARING SOUND TO INDICATE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARED OF HAVING ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 11464007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED ENGINE HAS DAMAGE AND IS UNDER RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154360November 27, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
CAR STEERING WHEEL MAKING CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNED AND CAR ACCELERATE WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IT'S INCONSISTENT ALSO BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT AND THE CAR HORN RECENTLY JUST STOP WORKING THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST ON MY CONCERN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153725November 26, 2018
STEERING
IT SHAKES AND RATTLES IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE ON THE INSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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