Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10983350May 3, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, VIBRATED, AND A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983363May 3, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE WIRING WAS BAD AND CAN CAUSE THE LIGHT TO MELT OR FUSE TOGETHER. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTE IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE HYUNDAI CARS. I HAVE 2 KIDS, STILL IN CAR SEATS, AND CAN'T TAKE THE RISK OF THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRES CATCHING FIRE. I AM HOPING THIS ISSUE WILL BE RESEARCHED AND A RECALL IMPLEMENTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983360May 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE SERVICE CHARGE FEE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS (PERHAPS PERTAINING TO THE CLOCKSPRING). IF SO, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THEM AND THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO THE DEALER. CASE NUMBER: 10207834 WAS PROVIDED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981662May 1, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981483April 30, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR IS HAVING AN A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATING. I WAS DRIVING 40-45MPH AND THE CAR DECILARRATED DOWN TO 30MPH THEN TO 20MPH I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP, AND THEN WITH MY FOOT STILL FULLY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL THE RPM SHOT TO THE NUMBER 4 AND THE CAR TOOK OFF FROM UNDERNEATH ME IF I HADN'T GOTTEN CONTROL I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. MIND YOU I HAD JUST LEFT HYNDAI MECHANICS FOR THE 2ND TIME THIS WEEK WITH THE REPORTED PROBLEM AND THEY STILL SAY THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED RANDOMLY, BUT IN THE PAST WEEK IN A HALF MORE OFTEN THEN I'D LIKE TO COUNT. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD IN THE CAR AND IT'S FUSTERATING WHEN HYUNDAI TELLS YOU IF IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN BRING IT BACK, FOR WHAT FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE SAME THING THEY TOLD ME TWICE BEFORE , THE FIRST I WAS TURNING AT A LIGHT THE SECOND ON A HIGHWAY THE 3RD DOWN A RURAL ONE WAY ROAD AND ANOTHER WHILE MAKING A U TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981395April 29, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
REAR SEAT, SEAT BELT/AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. REAR SEAT HEATER SWITCHES ARE ON THE ARMRESTS, PASSENGERS TURN THEM ON THINKING THAT THEY ARE FOR THE WINDOWS. SEAT HEATERS ARE LEFT ON , AND DRIVERS DON'T KNOW IT. CAUSING SEAT BELT INDICATOR SWITCHES NOT TO OPERATE PROPERLY." REAR SEAT HEATERS ARE CONSTANTLY OPERATING.".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981216April 28, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO NOTICED METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE ENGINE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/05/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981236April 28, 2017
ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2016,REPLACED REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT,TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME TAIL LIGHT BLEW OUT AND I REPLACED IT AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED THIS SAME TAIL LIGHT EVERY MONTH NOW SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO CHANGED THE OIL FAITHFULLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. THE OIL LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING LAST MONTH(MARCH)THEN IT WOULD GO OUT,I HAD THE OIL CHANGED,3 WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN,AGAIN,I HAD THE OIL CHANGED FIRST WEEK OF APRIL.I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS,CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE SO I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER GOT OUT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE CAR HAD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT,I CHECK THE OIL DIPSTICK,IT WAS BONE DRY,I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED MAYBE TWO WEEKS PRIOR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME,PUT A COUPLE OF QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CAR,STARTED IT UP AND IT STALLED OUT IN THE DRIVEWAY. APRIL 26,I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC SHOP TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE.TODAY APRIL 28,2017 HE TELLS ME THAT THE OIL BEARING IS LOSING OIL PRESSURE AND NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981252April 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS START FLICKERING ON AND OFF. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT TWICE OWNING THE CAR JUST AT A YEAR. VEHICLE PARKED AT HOME DOORS LOCKED NEIGHBORS COME TO TELL ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT MY LIGHTS ARE ON. LIGHTS DO NOT HAVE THE "AUTO" OPTION. SO THE LIGHTS WERE OFF PRIOR TO LOCKING CAR. THE ONLY LIGHTS LITE AT THE TIME OF NEIGHBORS CONCERN WERE THE YELLOW HAZARD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. UNLOCKING AND LOCKING THE CAR SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. BUT THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME HAPPENING. ALSO THE IN CABIN DOME LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF IF LEFT ON THE "DOOR" OPTION. SO IT HAS TO BE LEFT ON "OFF". SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE GOING ON. AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. MOVING ON TO THE ENGINE ISSUE. VEHICLE IN DRIVE AT A RED LIGHT IDLING THE ENGINE WILL JUST STALL OUT OF NOWHERE VEHICLE SEEMS TO JERK AS IF IT WANTS TO TAKE OFF. I FIND MYSELF APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE BECAUSE IT SCARES ME. IT NEVER SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY HOWEVER IT DOES THIS SO RANDOM THAT AND ISSUE CAN NOT BE FOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980838April 26, 2017
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT DASH LIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL AS HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERING. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON FULL BRIGHT AND CANNOT BE CONTROLLED WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMER. NOT A GOOD THING TO HAPPEN AT NIGHT. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980414April 25, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE THAT ORIGINATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980169April 24, 2017
STEERING
IN 2016, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED RATTLING WHILE DRIVING TO/FROM WORK: CITY STREETS, ABOUT 7 MILES ONE WAY. NO DRIVING ISSUE YET BUT SOMETHING IS BROKEN IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP LOOKED AND SAID ITS A "COUPLER" THAT'S BROKEN AND... ITS NOT COVERED WITH MY FULL WARRANTY..? ALSO SAID IT COULD POTENTIALLY EFFECT POWER STEERING. HOW CAN IT NOT BE COVERED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980183April 24, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING DATES, NO PASSENGER HAS BEEN IN MY CAR TO OBSERVE THIS. APRIL 21, 2017; DRIVING FROM KY TO FLORIDA. ATLANTA HAD STRONG RAIN. THE PASSENGER FLOOR BECAME FLOODED. WATER IS POURING IN AT THE MOST LEFT CORNER,UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. ALSO RAINED IN FLORIDA THRU GEORGIA ON APRIL 23 - RETURN TRIP. SAME THING BUT WATER HAS NOW OVERFLOWED FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK SEAT. WHEN I WAS ASKED ABOUT HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING, ALL I COULD SAY WAS I NOTICED A LITTLE CONDENSATION ON THE WINDSHIELD DURING WINTER BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHY SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE COLD TEMPERATURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980295April 24, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPM GAUGE NEEDLE WAS IN THE RED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY FUEL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980012April 23, 2017
STEERING
CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER STEERING IS STIFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING NOT LIKE POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980023April 23, 2017
ENGINE
I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND IT WAS JUST FINE, WENT TO LEAVE THAT EVENING AND MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND THEN WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL. IT THEN POURED LIQUID FROM THE ENGINE AND I KNEW THERE WAS A BAD PROBLEM. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY ENGINE AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO DO THIS. I UNDERSTAND AND AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS BUT I'M A FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT AND I HAVE A JOB AND I'M LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I'VE ASKED ABOUT A LOANER UNTIL MINE IS DONE AND THEY TOLD ME NO BECAUSE I'M NOT 25. I'M JUST OUT OF LUCK AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME AND SEEM TO BE IN NO HURRY TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK TO ME. I CAN'T RENT ONE BECAUSE I'M TOO YOUNG AND I BOUGHT A $1500 TO GET ME THROUGH AND NOW IT'S NOT WORKING. I NEED SOMEONE TO PLEASE HELP ME!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980026April 23, 2017
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 SONATA AND TURNING LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND. ALSO STEERING WHEEL MAKES A HORRIBLE LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BREAK. THIS JUST STARTED A FEW DAYS AGO. I ALSO HAVE A TON OF ROAD NOSE. I HOPE EVERYONE EXPERIENCING THESE SAME ISSUES WILL COMPLAIN TO HYUNDAI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979867April 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LITE IS ILLUMINATED AND IT WON'T TURN OFF. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS LITE IS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979488April 20, 2017
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN RECALL: HAD THE RECALL DONE BY HYUNDAI NEW ROCHELLE. IMMEDIATELY FELT AND HEARD A DIFFERENCE IN THE STEERING (LOOSE CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING) AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD ALL WAS OKAY AND IT WAS PART OF THE NEW RECALL. SOON AFTER THE CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL GOT LOUDER AND MY HORN GOES IN AND OUT OR WORKING. WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC (WHEN I WENT TO GET MY WHEELS BALANCED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING) THAT THEY COULD SEE THE REPLACEMENT FROM THE RECALL BUT THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH "PLAY" BETWEEN THE GEARS SO THAT THEY DO NOT MEET FLUSH. WAS TOLD IT IS A COSTLY JOB AND SHOULD GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. SEEMS THERE ARE MANY MORE PROBLEMS JUST LIKE MINE FOLLOWING THIS RECALL ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978976April 18, 2017
ENGINE, SEATS, STEERING
I'VE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE. PROBLEMS RANGE FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, TWICE SINCE 2017 STARTED, 2). I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL THE CAR USES IN LESS THAN 20,00 MILES. 3). ENGINE WILL NOT START, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY PROBLEM. 4). CAR DOORS LOCK WITH KEY FOB INSIDE. 5) SHAKY STEERING WHEEL, THAT I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. 4) SEATS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE LEATHER, "LEATHER" IS CRACKING IN THE FRONT AROUND THE BASE OF THE SEAT. (DEALERS SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I'VE HAD LEATHER SEATS BEFORE AND NONE OF THEM CRACKED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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