Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2003)

199 consumer complaints on file.

#10293433November 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN COMING TO A STOP CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO TAKE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289281October 21, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDIA SONATA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER CHROME DOOR HANDLE EXHIBITED A CRACK AND BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THERE WAS ALSO A SHARP EDGE ON THE CHROME PLATE SURFACE. A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO A FINGER ON THE DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V171000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10288610October 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR LOOSE POWER MOMENTARILY WHILE DRIVING, DOES NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286523October 6, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION, TIRES
I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED 2 SETS OF NEW TIRES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND HAVE HAD ROUGHLY 15 FLAT TIRES. I ALSO MOST RECENTLY ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND MY 3 KIDS W/ HAVING THE TIRE ROD ALMOST CRACK. I HAD A BILL OF $385 TO HAVE JUST THAT ONE PART TO BE FIXED. I HAVE BEEN ON HOLD FOR OVER AN HOUR NOW FOR THE RECALL NUMBER I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND NEED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY TROUBLES AS THIS WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL LETTER I JUST RECEIVED. PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281548August 24, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THE DEALER REPAIRED RECALL #09V171000, COMPONENT: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH HYUNDAI RECALL# 093. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF PLACING A PLASTIC COVER ON THE DOOR HANDLE. THE MILEAGE WAS 42,193.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279872August 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING CAR JUST STOPS. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES BUT STARTS BACK UP ONCE YOU PUT IN PARK. HOWEVER THIS TIME IT STOP WHILE DRIVING AND DID NOT START BACK UP. THE FIRST IT HAPPEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. EVEN THOUGH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. NOW IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274881June 24, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ALL DOOR LATCHES ARE PEELING AND CAN CAUSE A CUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269900May 26, 2009
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2003 SONATA GLS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND STEADY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, NOW WITH THE NEW STATE INSPECTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS MY CAR WILL NOT PASS AND I AM AN OUTSIDE SALES REP USING MY OWN CAR. I ASKED HYUNDAI ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IF THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS OR A RECALL AND SHE SAID NO. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, I OWE MORE MONEY THAN THE CAR IS WORTH AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A CAR FAX FROM THE DEALER SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO ME BUY IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260971March 6, 2009
STRUCTURE
PROBLEMS DUE TO RUST. SERVICE AT COLUMBIA HYUNDAI ON 8/4/08 TO REPLACE POWER STEERING LINE AFTER POWER STEERING FAILED DUE TO LINE RUSTING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260974March 6, 2009
STRUCTURE
PROBLEMS DUE TO RUST. STATEMENT FROM KEY HYUNDAI SERVICE ON 12/11/06 INDICATES EXCESSIVE RUST CAUSED REAR BRAKE PADS TO STICK AND WEAR DOWN PREMATURELY. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255288January 16, 2009
AIR BAGS
MY 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS HAS A DASH AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS @ 70,000 MILES. HE SAID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD BE NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, I NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB SITE. HAS HYUNDAI DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255169January 15, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. ON A SIDE NOTE, MY WIFE WAS USING THE CAR IN 2008 AND THE WHOLE CAR UST SHUT DOWN ON HER WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, SHE COULD NOT START IT AND AFTER A FEW TRIES IT STARTED AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE ON OR AFTER A VERY WET/RAINY DAY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254699January 12, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED A HARNESS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. INSTEAD, THEY ONLY RECONNECTED SOME WIRING AND CLEARED THE AIR BAG INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AFTER TWO TO THREE WEEKS, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE REVIEWING THE ISSUE AND WILL CALL THE CONTACT BACK. HE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A RETURN PHONE CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254224January 8, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AIR BAGS
SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, AIRBAG HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS, NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN IN ACCIDENT, FIRST ISSUE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SAID THEY HAD TO REWIRE IT, A FEW MONTHS LATER LIGHT COME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY TELL ME THE CIRCUIT MOTHERBOARD HAS CRASHED, COMPLETELY DISABLING THE AIRBAG. SECOND INCIDENT WAS WITH ALTERNATOR, LIGHT CONTINUED COMING ON, DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH CAR. CAR EVENTUALLY BROKE DOWN IN TRAFFIC, ALTERNATOR HAD WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND IT WAS ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I WAS FORCED TO COME OUT THE POCKET, NOW THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. THE SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS FAILED AND MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR, AND I USE IT FOR TRANSPORTATION FROM SCHOOL AND WORK LOCALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254228January 8, 2009
AIR BAGS
IN 2007, I HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMING ON. I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT INVOLVING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS WIRING PROBLEMS AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. A FEW MONTH LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR HAD TO BE RESET. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPLETE MOTHERBOARD CIRCUIT HAS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, RUNNING ALMOST $800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243346September 24, 2008
AIR BAGS
I AM THE ONE-OWNER OF A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA, 4 CYL., SEDAN. TWO MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE YET TO HAVE IT CHECKED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM HESITANT TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH THIS INDICATOR WILL COST TO DIAGNOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242449September 16, 2008
WHEELS, TIRES
WHEN I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SPECIFIED SIZE TIRE AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 23,000 MILES, I HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE HUBCAPS SHIFTING AND SHEARING OFF THE VALVE STEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE TIRE DEALERSHIP (BF GOODRICH TIRES) AND THEY TRIED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD THEM IT WAS THE TIRES, BUT THAT WAS ILLOGICAL. THEY WOUND UP PUTTING METAL STEMS ON ALL FOUR TIRES AS IT WAS HAPPENING ON THE FRONT TIRES BUT ROTATION WOULD REQUIRE METAL STEMS IN ALL TIRES. THIS KEPT THE HUB CAPS FROM SHEARING THE STEM, BUT THE CAPS WOULD SLIDE UP OVER THE STEMS SO AS TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO CHECK THE AIR IN MY TIRES. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF OF HEADACHE, I FINALLY BOUGHT NEW WHEELS FOR THE CAR. THIS COMPLETELY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. HYUNDAI WOULD NEVER ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO TELL US THAT THE TIRES WERE WRONG. LIKE OTHERS HAVE STATED, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT STATES THAT ONE HAS TO BUY MICHELIN TIRES. WHEN I FINALLY BOUGHT THE NEW WHEELS, THE TIRE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO MOUNT THE NEW TIRES ON THE OLD RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND THE TIRE COULD NOT BE MOUNTED ON THE RIM AND HOLD AIR. THERE VERY DEFINITELY IS A PROBLEM WITH THOSE WHEELS BUT HYUNDAI NEVER WOULD ADMIT IT AND ONLY OFFERED TO BUY A NEW SET OF HUB CAPS WHICH DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I LIKE THE WHEELS I BOUGHT BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BUY THEM. HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE WHEELS ON THE CAR. I EXPERIENCED FIVE FLATS ON THE FRONT END OF MY CAR BEFORE THE METAL STEMS WERE PUT IN. VERY POOR DESIGN ON THE WHEELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241776September 10, 2008
VISIBILITY
I FORGET THE DATE, HOWEVER, IT WAS IN AUGUST OF 2008. IT WAS HEAVILY RAINING AND AS ME AND MY FRIENDS WERE ABOUT TO TAKE OFF FOR RANDOM SHENANIGANS, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238732August 18, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TWO OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE A SILVER METALLIC FOIL THAT HAS SPLIT AND COME LOOSE. MY SON CUT HIS FINGER OPENING THE DOOR. NOW THE DRIVER DOOR INSIDE HANDLE ALSO HAS THE SILVER FOIL COMING LOOSE. WE HAVE HAD TO PUT TAPE ON IT TO PREVENT GETTING ANOTHER CUT FINGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10236807August 4, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I TOOK MY 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH IS NO SMALL FEAT ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND KNOW IT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT WANTED TO LOG MY COMPLAINT AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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