Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2004)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#10691526March 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER BULBS ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/08/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681823February 6, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES IS PEELING OFF CAUSING PASSENGERS TO CUT THEIR HANDS/FINGERS WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10679746January 29, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679022January 26, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING, STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC FOR FUEL PUMP WORK. HE INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR AND IS UN-SAFE TO DRIVE. I FOUND THE RECALL ONLINE AND CALLED HYUNDAI. THEY INFORMED ME THAT REMEDIATION HAD BEEN DONE IN 2009. (A NEW HOLE FOR DRAINAGE HAD BEEN DRILLED IN THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME AND A SEALANT APPLIED). EVIDENTLY THIS DID NOT STOP THE CORROSION OF THE FRAME AND CAUSED A WEAKENING OF THE FRAME AND A CRACK IN THE STRUCTURAL AREA OF THE FRAME. IS HYUNDAI LIABLE TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT? I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF THE DEFECT AND CRACK IN FRAME IF NECESSARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669275December 31, 2014
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA (109,000 MILES) WE HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ME AND MY WIFE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE FREQUENT COMPLAINTS IF THIS FAILURE AROUND THE NATION AND ALSO IN MANY HYUNDAI MODELS ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS. WE ARE FILING THE COMPLAINT SINCE THE ERROR IS CRITICAL AND SEEMS TO BE SYSTEMIC IN HYUNDAI VEHICLES. WE DO NOT KNOW IF NHTSA HANDLES CARS THAT ARE OVER 100,000 MILES BUT WE FELT A COMPLAINT WAS WARRANTED SINCE THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE ERROR IS SO EXTREME. WE FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE NOW! BEING A DISABLED VETERAN, ON A FIXED INCOME, WE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT THAT HYUNDAI TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. ITS NOT EASY FOR US TO REPLACE THE CAR. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10649799October 24, 2014
WHEELS, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON HIMILAYA &CAME TO A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN THE LEFT LANE NEXT TO ME, IT DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD SCRAPING NOISE.I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO FIND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM & THE BOLT & PIN MEANT TO KEEP THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FROM DETACHING WAS GONE. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, FRONT RIGHT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE, FLUID IS LEAKING & THE CAR IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL/CAPABLE OF DRIVING. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARYLAND WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATES INCLUDED IN RECALL #09V124000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643275October 8, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643153October 7, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SPLIT FUEL TANK ON THE SIDE, 2ND FUEL TANK TO FAIL IN THE LAST 5 YEARS. HYUNDAI CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANKS, BUT GOOGLE THE SONATA FUEL TANKS AND THERE IS A TON OF COMPLAINTS. HYUNDAI WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. NO RECALL, NO NOTHING. HOUSE AND GARAGE HAS SEVERE GAS SMELL AND A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637971September 22, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630646September 4, 2014
SUSPENSION
THERE WAS NOT A CRASH, HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, HAVE TAKEN TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS FOR INSPECTION AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG..FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FOLD UNDER AND WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER WITH PAVEMENT LEVEL CHANGES, IT PULLED DRAMATICALLY..ITS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND SURELY CAUSE FOR RECALL. A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLES IN THE SALT STATES ONLY...DOES NOT MAKE SENSE WHEN IM READING SOME OF THE ISSUES FOLKS ARE HAVING ISSUES CAN BE CAUSED JUST BY FAULTY WORKMANSHIP, VERY POOR QUALITY. AND AFTER CONTACTING HYUNDAI THEY MENTIONED MINE CAN NOT BE PART OF IT CAUSE IM NOT LOCATED ON THE EAST COAST. THIS SOUNDS ODD, IM HAVING SAME ISSUES .. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627557August 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HORN STARTED SOUNDING FOR NO REASON IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE HORN SWITCH IN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN AND IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE PART COST IS A RIDICULOUS $1,000.00. ALL AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES IN ALL THE LOCAL WRECKING YARDS ALSO HAVE BROKEN HORN SWITCHES. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED? THE HORN IS A VERY NECESSARY SAFETY DEVICE THAT SHOULD LAST THE ENTIRE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL NOTICE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS CONDITION? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621652August 11, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS A COMPLAINT, THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION AREA. I HAVE HAD THE REAR STRUTS REPLACED AND ONE BUSHING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND FOUR INDEPENDENT SHOPS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE INDEPENDENT SHOPS HEAR THE NOISE BUT CAN'T LOCATE WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE MANY REFERENCES REFERRING TO THE ISSUE. I AM RELUCTANT TO TRAVEL A DISTANCE NOT KNOWING THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. I HAVE WRITTEN TO HYUNDAI. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. I AM IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR BUT WOULD NOT SELL OR TRADE IN NOT KNOWING THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616487July 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
ALL OF SUDDEN THE AIR BAG ICON IS CONTINUOUSLY ON. ALL FUSES FOR AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE COMPANY STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL. BUT READING INTERNET BLOGS THERE APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES OCCUR ON THIS MODEL WHEN IT REACHES THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT FINANCIAL PROBLEM. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615189July 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHEN HAVING MY CAR ALIGNED, A TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH. SUPPOSEDLY HYUNDAI FIXED THIS 5 YEARS AGO, WITH ONE OF TWO FIXES: EITHER REPLACEMENT OR DRILLING DRAINAGE HOLES AND APPLY A RUST PROTECTOR. ONE CAN SEE A HOLE DRILLED ON THE LEFT SUBFRAME BUT NOT THE RIGHT SIDE. BESIDES MY CAR, ONE HAS TO ASK: DID HYUNDAI REALLY DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS SITUATION OR DID THEY ACT LIKE THEY DID? A CAR RUSTING THROUGH THE FRAME IN FIVE YEARS IS UNHEARD OF, AND I FEAR OTHERS MIGHT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. HYUNDAI DOES NOT WANT TO TALK TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610058July 12, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY WIFE SOMEHOW GOT HER FOOT CAUGHT IN HER SANDAL AND TRYING TO GET IT UNSTUCK HIT A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. THE AIRBAG SHOT WHITE POWDER OUT ,LIGHT WENT ON TO SHOW AIR BAG WENT OFF BUT IT NEVER DEPLOYED. HAD IT BEEN A WORSE ACCIDENT FATAL INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FAULTY AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING YET SHOWING IT DID BY ALL SYMPTOMS SUCH AS THE LIGHT, WHITE POWDER AND THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE MOVED AND WILL NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NO MATTER IF UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606892June 30, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
CAR FAILED PA INSPECTION BECAUSE OF RUN ON THE SUB FRAME DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594042May 26, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA. IT HAD BEEN BACKED INTO THE SPACE. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS OCCURRED SO QUICKLY THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE HIT A CAR IN THE NEXT ROW OF CARS. BECAUSE OF RAIN, THE CAR THEN SKIDDED 180 DEGREES AND STRUCK TWO CARS IN THE SAME LINE OF CARS FROM WHICH IT HAD DEPARTED. ONLY AT THIS TIME BY TURNING GETTING THE CAR OUT OF GEAR AND TURNING THE KEY COULD THE CAR BE STOPPED. THE DRIVER BELIEVES THIS WAS THE RESULT OF EITHER A THE ACCELERATOR STICKING ON ITS OWN OR A THICK RUBBER WINTER MAT SLID UP AND JAMMED THE ACCELERATOR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587402May 9, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587323May 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. AFRAID TO CALL DEALER SINCE REPAIR COULD COST CLOSE TO $500.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574627March 24, 2014
ENGINE
THE CAR STARTED LOSING SPEED AND STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED 6 MONTHS LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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