Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2015)

1,208 consumer complaints on file.

#10811922December 23, 2015
SEATS
I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD (30000 MILES) HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT 2015. THE DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTER NUT(LEFT HAND SIDE) CAME OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE NUT FELL OFF THE ASSEMBLY. IT HAD (10) WRITTEN OVER IT. IT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING WITH THIS. IT LED ME EXPERIENCE BUMP ON A CLEAR FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811419December 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AT 15000 MILES AND NOW AT 31000 MILES. AS A RESULT OF THIS, CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE AS INTENDED. THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810874December 17, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE TECH LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810191December 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
IN THE SNOW, MY HYUNDAI SONATA WILL DRIVE FINE UNTIL TURNING. DURING TURNING, EVEN WITH MINIMAL SNOW, MY BRAKES LOCK UP AND MY CAR SLIDES SLOWLY BUT AT THAT POINT I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING, USUALLY MAKING ME HIT A CURB. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS COSTING ME $2200. I HAVE HAD TWO CARS BEFORE MY HYUNDAI SONATA AND HAVEN'T HAD ISSUES WITH SUCH A PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SCRATCHES HIS HEAD IN CONFUSION AS TO HOW ALMOST THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN IN SUCH A SMALL TIME FRAME. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE SOMETHING WITH TRACTION CONTROL OR BRAKING IS WRONG. HAD I BEEN A WORSE DRIVER THE DAMAGES COULD BE WORSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810138December 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE I HAD SURGERY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A HEMORRHAGIC STROKE. OCTOBER 2015, I HAD 2 MORE STROKES AND SURGERIES. I NEVER HAD A HISTORY OF STROKES, AND WAS WONDERING COULD THIS BE A PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH THE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE FROM THE NEW VEHICLE? ANY USEFUL INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10808593December 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATE PEDAL THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY IN RESPONSE. THE DELAY CAN BE AS SHORT AS A FEW MILLISECONDS TO ALMOST 3 ENTIRE SECONDS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND MAKES MY WIFE AND I VERY NERVOUS WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER OR PROCEED INTO TRAFFIC AFTER BEING STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808317December 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA ECO ON AUG 30, 2015 AND SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT AND DISPLAY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH INDICATING THAT THE REAR DRIVE WHEEL WAS AT 9PSI. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED TIRE AND THE TIRE HAD A NORMAL FEEL. DROVE FOR 10 MINS AND TIRE PRESSURE WENT BACK UP TO 35 PSI. ON 11/15 THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE LIGHTS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AND THEN DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS, "2691 PERFORMED ALL SYSTEM FAULT CODE SEARCH AND TSB SEARCH. NO FAULT CODES STORED AT THIS TIME AND NO RELATED TSBS FOR CUSTOMER CONCERN AS DESCRIBED." THE DEALERSHIP LATER FOUND A WARNING SAYING TO REPROGRAM THE SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED THE SENSOR AS THE "FIX". I OPENED A CASE WITH HYUNDAI AND THE RESULTS OF THE CASE WAS TO OBTAIN A PRINT OUT OF THE ERROR CODES (WHICH IS SHOWING NONE) AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB IF I WASN'T SATISFIED WITH THE OUTCOME. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY RECORDING ISSUES THAT MY VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS LIKE MY ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT ERROR CODES ARE THROWN USUALLY WHEN THE SENSORS GO BAD. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN A VEHICLE THAT HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX SOLELY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES ON FILE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ERROR CODES THAT SHOULD BE IN THIS REPORT TO SHOW THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF ARE NOT BEING RECORDED PROPERLY. HYUNDAI WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO INVESTIGATE MY ISSUE UNLESS THEY SEE A CODE SO UNTIL A CODE IS THROWN AND RECORDED PROPERLY I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE AND IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807740December 1, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTING WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS CAUSES SIGNIFICANT AND DETRIMENTAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AS IT IMPAIRS DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS JUST LIKE A PASSENGER HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT AT THE DRIVERS EYE AT NIGHT. THIS IS CLEARLY UNSAFE AND AFFECTS PERIPHERAL VISION. 2. THE WIPERS DO NOT OSCILLATE FAST ENOUGH. I AM NOT REFERRING TO THE QUALITY OF THE WIPERS BUT THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY MOVE. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WHEN OUR NORMAL RAINS IN GEORGIA OCCUR THE SPEED OF THE WIPER OSCILLATION IS NOT ABLE TO OVERCOME THE TYPICAL RAINFALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807639November 30, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASSONS THE VEHICLE WAS ON A MAJOR STREET WHEN IT JUST DIED.THE FIRST TIME WAS COMNG OUT OF A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE SECOND JUST WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE THIRD TIME WHLE I WAS DEACCELARATING. MIRACULALOUSLY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE LAST BIT OF MOMENTUM AND PULL OVER. THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN EACH TME. THE DEALER HAD NO SUGGESTIONS THE FIRST 2 TIMES EXCEPT FOR POSSBLE COMPUTER MISFIRE.THEY RELEASED THE CAR STAITNG IT SHOULD BE FINE AND THEY COULD NOT REPLCATE THE EVENT.AFTER STARTING A CASE WITH HYUNDAI THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS AND THEN THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER MUCH QUESTIONINGAND LITTLE COOPERAION FROM HYUNDAI OR THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT 1500 PEOPLE REPRTED THE SAME LIFE THREATENENING EVENT ONN THIER CAR. NOT ENOUGH FOR A RECALL!!!SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR HYUNDAI THINKS THIS IS AN ISSUE.CASE NUMBER 8479377.I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CASE ENGINEER FROM HYUNDAI EXPLAINING ANY REPAIRS AS PROMISED. HYUNDAI IS UNRESPONSIVE. THE SERVICE MANAGER IS MIKE DSANTIS MD ISALND HYUNDAI CENTEEACH NY631 580 0800
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789104November 8, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ON SATURDAY 11/7/15 I HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FOOT BREAK GOT LOCKED , THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.BRAND NEW CAR , 2015 SONATA , 2 MONTHS LEASE WITH ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787476October 31, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WISH TO CALL ATTENTION TO A TERRIBLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SEEMS TO BE INHERENT ON AUTOS EQUIPPED WITH PROJECTOR TYPE HEADLIGHTS. AN OVERLY TECHNICAL EXPLANATION OF THE PHENOMENA IS: 'WHILE GOING DOWN A SLOPE THE PROJECTOR'S CUT-OFF OF LIGHT SHIFTS DOWNWARD AND THE HEADLIGHT'S BEAM DISTANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR (HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO BE DRIVEN DOWN INTO THE ROAD SURFACE). OBVIOUSLY, THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE PEDESTRIANS AND ANIMALS OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR TO ALLOW ADEQUATE AND SAFE STOPPING DISTANCES. ADDITIONALLY, ROAD SAFETY SIGNS CANNOT BE READ ON UNDULATING ROADS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE DOWN-SLOPES.' IN MUCH SIMPLER LANGUAGE, IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON A VERY DARK AND HILLY ROAD AND GO DOWN A HILL, YOU WILL SWEAR THAT SOMEONE HAS SUDDENLY PUT A BLACK SHEET OVER THE UPPER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD; THE ENTIRE UPPER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO HAVE INSTANTLY TAKEN ON A VERY DARK TINT AND THE FIELD OF VISION HAS DIMINISHED TO JUST A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE AUTO. IT IS A TERRIFYING, VERY CONFUSING AND DANGEROUS CONDITION THE FIRST TIME YOU EXPERIENCE IT; UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANICS OF THE PROBLEM AND KNOWING THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU EXPERIENCE SIMILAR CONDITIONS DOES LITTLE BEYOND MAKING YOU DREAD HAVING IT HAPPEN AGAIN. ANOTHER DISTURBING CONDITION THAT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS THAT IS CAUSED BY THE HIGHLY FOCUSED BEAM OF THE PROJECTOR TYPE LIGHT AT VERY DARK INTERSECTIONS IS THAT THE VISIBILITY AROUND CORNERS IS VERY POOR AND ONLY EXTREME CAUTION BY DRIVERS OF CARS EQUIPPED WITH PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS WILL PREVENT PEDESTRIANS FROM FALLING VICTIM TO THIS HAZARD. OBVIOUSLY, ACCIDENTS AND DEATH WITH BE CAUSED BY THE ISSUES I'VE DESCRIBED AND AN IMPROVEMENT IN DESIGN AND REPLACEMENT OF THIS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS COMPONENT IS NEEDED AT ONCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781716October 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRUNK LID OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA UPDATE 4/18/18*JB *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779621October 4, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY NEW 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA ECO THAT I PURCHASED IN MAY 2015 FROM MCCARTHY HYUNDAI AUTOMOTIVE IN OLATHE, KANSAS. SHORTLY AFTER BRINGING IT HOME, I NOTICED THAT EACH TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED ON A COLD START, IT WOULD HESITATE AND PAUSE UPON ACCELERATION WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP, IT WAS MUCH BETTER BUT STILL WOULD PAUSE AND HESITATE SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS NEEDING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. I TOOK THE CAR 4 SEPARATE TIMES TO MCCARTHY HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT. IN OLATHE. EACH TIME, THEY WOULD ONLY SAY THAT THE CAR IS 'OPERATING AS DESIGNED' AND THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW ECO'S SINCE THEY HAVE THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. WE DROVE 4 OTHER ECO'S AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY DID ADMIT THAT IT SEEMED ABNORMAL AND POSSIBLY A PATCH/UPDATE WILL COME OUT IN THE FUTURE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS COULD TAKE MANY YEARS OR NOT AT ALL. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING. ONE OF THE TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER, THEY DID FIND A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT. THIS ALONE DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE CAR. MY MAIN CONCERN AT THIS POINT IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL OR WON'T HESITATE AND PAUSE UPON ACCELERATION. I LIVE IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND DRIVE IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THERE ARE MANY TIMES THAT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND MANY OTHER REASONS WHEN I MUST DEPEND ON MY CAR ACCELERATING LIKE A NORMAL CAR DOES. IT DOES NOT. IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN HELP OR LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA ECO'S, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. IT COULD SAVE LIVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779363October 2, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THIS NEW CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. AT 1089 MILES ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I MANAGE TO STOP SAFELY AND I CALLED ROADSIDE TO TOW THE CAR TO SERVICE. SECOND DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI TECH LINE. THIS FOR ME WAS A RED FLAG THAT SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG WITH THAT CAR. THEY FOUND COOLANT INSIDE THE ENGINE AND THIS WAS THEIR DIAGNOSIS, JSUT LIKE THIS. THE REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE AND FEW WEEKS LATER I ENDED UP IN SERVICE AGAIN FOR COOLANT LEAKS. THEY REPLACED 2 BIG HOUSES. NOT LONG AFTER THIS I ENDED UP AGAIN IN SERVICE CAUSE COOLANT LEVEL IS LOW ON THE OVERFILL COMPARTMENT. THEY SAID IS NOTHING WRONG AND ALL THE TESTS ARE GOOD. SO I TOOK THE CAR AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE SAME. THEY TOLD ME THE SAME STORY. WELL THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN TILL EVERYTHING STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING MELTED AND SOME KIND OF SMOKE CAME OUT FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE WHEN YOU OPEN THE OIL CAP. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 3 WEEKS WITH NO RESOLUTION SO FAR. I REPORTED COOLANT ISSUES FROM THE BEGINNING BUT HYUNDAI REFUSE TO LISTED AND KEPT SAYING IS NOTHING WRONG. I CONSIDER THIS S HUGE ISSUES AND CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO GET ON FIRE OR ENGINE TO EXPLODE. I HOPE TO GET THIS DONE UNDER LEMON LAW BUT HYUNDAI IS STUBBORN AND WE MIGHT END UP IN COURT. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM PAYING FOR THE 7 MONTHS FOR A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM NOT TO MENTION THE VALUE AFTER ALL THESE MAJOR ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779137October 1, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777799September 26, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND, I WAS ALERTED ON DISPLAY THAT THE "TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE IS HIGH". I STOPPED FOR 40 MINUTES IN A TURNOUT AREA (THE MANUAL STATES THAT YOU NEED TO WAIT 20 MINUTES IN THIS CASE). I CONTINUED THE TRIP, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING GEAR. I PUSHED THE ACCELEROMETER AND RPMS WERE AT 5000 AND GEAR WAS NOT SHIFTED (THE SPEED WAS AROUND 10-20 M/H). AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE RPMS THE GEAR SHIFTED. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I PARKED THE CAR FOR 5-6 HOURS. ON MY WAY BACK THE ISSUE APPEARED AFTER 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. IN MY GARAGE, I NOTICED THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION. THE REVERSE GEAR WAS NOT SHIFTING. I FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL POSITION. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING SPOT. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT "CHECK ENGINE" TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING OK. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. THE SERVICE MAN WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS P191464. THE SERVICE MAN CONTACTED HYUNDAI FSE. FSE ADVISED REPLACING THE SHIFT MOTOR ACTUATOR. THE SHIFT MOTOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE SERVICE TODAY ON SEPTEMBER 25TH. I DROVE FROM SERVICE TO HOME WITHOUT ANY ISSUE ( APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10773842September 23, 2015
ENGINE
ON AUGUST 18, 2015 I WAS SITING AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF, I WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO COCOA HYUNDAI THEY RAN EVERY TEST CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. ON SEPTEMBER 21 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY CAR JUST DIED IT STARTED JERKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT CAME ON I WAITED AND IT RESTARTED IT MOVED MAYBE ABOUT AN INCH OR SO AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET IT SIT AND IT RESTARTED I PROCEED TO TAKE IT TO COCOA HYUNDAI AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS THE (2) SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THEY KEPT THE CAR RAN EVERY TEST CALLED THE HYUNDAI TECH AND THEY PROCEEDED TO INFORM ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. SO I SAID OF I GUESS THIS IS NORMAL FOR A 2015 TO DO THIS, I AM IN FEAR OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL SHUT DOWN. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765129September 18, 2015
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE CAR TRACKING STRAIGHT. IT IS NOT A TIRE ISSUE, NOR IS IT A CROWN IN THE ROAD ISSUE. THE VEHICLE MUST CONTINUOUSLY BE CORRECTED TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RADICALLY RESPOND TO ADJUSTMENTS, SO DOES A LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. HYUNDAI STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IF YOU GO ONLINE, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HYUNDAI CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING ISSUES MIMICKING MY ISSUES TO A TEE, AND THEY SAY HYUNDAI IS "STONEWALLING" THEM, TELLING THEM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THERE IS LEARNING CURVE DRIVING AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING VEHICLE. HOW CAN THOUSANDS OF HYUNDAI CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? WHY ISN'T YOUR ORGANIZATION LOOKING INTO TO THIS? THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON HYUNDAI VEHICLES IN 2007. DOESN'T THAT SHOW YOU THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM, AND MAYBE THEY ONLY PUT A BANDAID ON AN OPEN WOUND? FINALLY, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON ROUTE 295 SOUTH IN NJ 3 WEEKS AGO. A NJ STATE TROOPER FOLLOWED BEHIND ME FOR 2 MILES THEN PULLED ME OVER. I ASKED "WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM"? THE OFFICER SAID WHILE FOLLOWING YOU THERE WASN'T ANY TIME YOU WERE ABLE TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. I TOLD ABOUT MY ISSUE WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND SHOWED HIM THE E-MAILS TO HYUNDAI. HE MADE ME GET OUT OF MY CAR, AND GAVE ME A SOBRIETY TEST. I PASSED OF COURSE. THEN HE ASKED IF HE COULD INSPECT THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT! HE WAS LOOKING FOR ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. OF COURSE THERE WAS NONE, AND HE GAVE ME A WARNING. HYUNDAI TO THIS DAY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM WITH THERE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER MYSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO MY COMPLAINT, AND THE THOUSAND OF OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763029September 10, 2015
ENGINE
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START (PUSH BUTTON) .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762451September 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THIS HYUNDAI SONOTA HAS A PUSH BUTTON IGNITION. ONCE THE ENGINE IS STARTED, A PERSON CAN LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB IN THEIR POCKET AND THE ENGINE STAYS RUNNING AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 114. ONCE THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHOULD SHUT OFF. THIS ENGINE IS SO QUIET YOU CANNOT EVEN HEAR IT RUNNING WHILE IN THE VEHICLE AND IF SOMEONE IS PARTIALLY COLOR BLIND YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE RED AND GREEN INDICATOR. THIS ENGINE WILL RUN IN AN IDLE STATE NO MATTER WHERE THE KEY CAUSING RISK OF FIRE, CARBON MONOXIDE POISINING AND DEATH AND INJURY TO ANYONE NEAR THIS VEHICLE IF LEFT RUNNING AND SINCE THE CAR STAYS RUNNING ONCE IT IS STARTED ANYONE CAN WALK AWAY WITH THE KEY FOB IN THEIR POCKET AND THE CAR STAYS RUNNING NO MATTER WHAT. THERE ARE NO REMINDERS WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF IN THE VEHICLE, THERE ARE NO REMINDERS IN THE VEHICLE THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE PUSH BUTTON STARTS ARE NOT ONLY A SAFETY THREAT BUT ALSO CAN BE HAZARD IN A PARKING GARAGE IF THE ENGINE CATCHES FIRE DUE TO OVER HEATING IT CAN AFFECT ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES IN A PARKING GARAGE AND CAUSE EVEN WORSE DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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