Hyundai Sonata Complaints (1999)

170 consumer complaints on file.

#753671October 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DROVE AT 55MPH ON GSP IN NJ ON TUESDAY 10-23-01. CAR SHUT OFF, STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF VERY BUSY FAST MOVING HIGHWAY. MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS DID NOT EVEN GO ON. CRYING AND SCREAMING AND WAVING MY ARMS FOR PEOPLE TO GO AROUND ME I PRAYED I WOULDN'T GET KILLED, AMAZINGLY I DID NOT GET HIT, LOTS OF BRAKES SCREECHING (TIRES) AND PEOPLE DRIVING ON SHOULDER AT APRX 55-60 TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME. CRYING AND SCREAMING I MADE IT SOMEHOW TO THE NARROW SHOULDER NEXT TO THE GUARDRAIL AND PRAYED. POLICE DID NOT SHOW UP WHEN I CALLED 911, ONLY TOW TRUCK DRIVER. PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. I CANNOT EVEN GET HYUNDAI CORP TO CALL ME BACK. THEY DO NOT CARE. THEY DO NOT CARE. THEY DO NOT CARE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. NOW I WONDER IF THE DEALER SOLD ME A USED LEMON. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A CAR WHICH DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 30,000 MILES. I AM A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER. PLEASE CHECK MY DRIVING HISTORY (FILE) PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE HELP ME. MY EYES ARE TIRED FROM CRYING. I CANNOT HANDLE THIS. DEALER HAS MY CAR NOW. TOO TIRED AND TOO SICK TO GO ON. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU FOR WHATEVER YOU MAY/CAN DO!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895695September 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. A YEAR LATER, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN PRESSING GAS. WHILE ON HIGHWAY WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE WOULD REV REALLY HIGH LIKE IT WANTED TO TAKE OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890418June 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COUD NOT GET ENGINE TO START ON LESS SHIFT WAS ON SECOND GEAR. THEN, DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY SAID THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746364June 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A 50MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#745288May 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
LOSE POWER ( STALLS) WHEN MOVING THEN RESTARTS WITH A SURGE,CAN CONTINUE DRIVING AND STALLS AT STOP LIGHTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884281March 27, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
KUMHO STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRE P722P195/70R14 SIZE; TREAD ON FRONT LEFT TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559459February 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, HYUNDAI MOTORS STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LIGHT AND NOT THE AIRBAG, DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A POOR CONNECTION AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED OTHER DEALERS WHO STATE THE PROBLEM IS WITHIN THE AIRBAG OR THE LIGHT WOULD NOT BE ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559197January 25, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK, DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563893January 3, 2001
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, TIRES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE REPAIR LOG STATES THAT VEHICLE'S SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738522December 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH DEALER STATED DIDNT EXIST UNTIL IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WITH MY BRAKES, THEY FAIL FROM TIME TO TIME WHILE DRIVING, I ONCE HIT A PARKED CAR BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND PUMPING. HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT NUMEROUS TIMES, YET DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHUNG WRONG WITH MY BRAKES, I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP EVERYTIME I BRING MY CAR IN FOR ALL THE OTHER REPAIRS. MY AIRBAG WIRING IS FAULTY AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WHICH I FEEL IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY ENGINE STALLS OCCASIONALLY IN MID TRAFFIC FOR NO APPARENT REASON, YET THE RECALLED PART THAT CAUSED THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. DEALER OFFERS NO EXPLANATION AND SAYS CAR IS FINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876996December 26, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT35MPH ON A STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDENLY STOP. WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED UP HE HAD HIT OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND NOW TWICE AFTER. CONSUMER HEARS RATTLE FROM TRUNK. SUNROOF LINING LOOSE. GAS PEDAL VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS, THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738219December 24, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A FAILURE, ATEMPTS TO ADJUST HAVE FAILED, AND AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER ALL COMPONETS AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING DRIVERS SEAT WITH AIRBAG, WIRING HARNESS,MODULE. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. ON LAST VISIT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AGAIN AFTER ALL PARTS REPLACED, THEY HAVE "GREASED" THE CONNECTION TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875642November 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 60 MPH WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT RETAINER WALL HEAD-ON. VEHICLE STILL MAINTAINED 60 MPH, AND BRAKES DID NOT DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL. EVENTUALLY, VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER CONSUMER TURNED IT OFF. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY/ SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875295November 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874706November 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION WITH GREY SMOKE IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CURRENTLY, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS TIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874354November 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
AFTER REPAIR OF RECALL 00V259000 VEHICLE'S CONDITION WORSENED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 9 DAYS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873693October 24, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
WHILE DRIVING, THE TURN SIGNAL ARM BROKE, CONSUMER COULD PUSH IN THE WIRE, HOLD IT WITH ONE HAND AND TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, DEALER REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL ARM ASSEMBLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873648October 23, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED DEALER STATED THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF, A SHORT TIME LATER, VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER TRIED TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HOWEVER HE HIT A CURB AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#734506October 17, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MAY 27, 1999: CAR WAS TAKEN IN DUE TO LOW FUEL LIGHT REMAINING ON AT ALL TIMES. SENDING UNIT WAS ORDERED. JULY 8, 1999: SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT. LOW FUEL LIGHT CONTINUED TO REMAIN ON AT ALL TIMES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT ORDERED ANOTHER PART (UNSURE OF WHAT THIS PART WAS). JULY 22, 1999: RETURNED CAR TO SERVICE DEPT DUE TO LOW FUEL LIGHT REMAINING ON AT ALL TIMES. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE ON THIS DATE: BOARD-PRIN, GAUGE ASSY. AFTER THIS SERVICE, LIGHT NO LONGER REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES, BUT DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE NOTICE THE LOW FUEL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL, EVEN WHEN GAS GAUGE FALLS BELOW EMPTY. SEPT 16, 1999: (NEW COMPLAINT) REPORTED THAT BOTH FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS CRACKLE AND POP WHEN RADIO IS ON AND FRONT DOORS ARE OPEN. SERVICE DEPT CHECKS WIRING, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES UPON PICKING UP THE CAR. WE ALSO REPORT THAT POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. SERVICE DEPT SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DECEMBER 7, 1999: WE REPORT ONCE AGAIN THAT SPEAKER WIRES POP AND CRACKLE MAINLY ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHILE RADIO IS ON. SERVICE DEPT REPORTS THEY TEST DROVE CAR, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WE ALSO ONCE AGAIN REPORT THAT POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE DEPT TEST DROVE CAR, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. JULY 3, 2000: REPORT CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS, POWER DOOR LOCKS, AND LOW FUEL LIGHT. PARTS ORDERED. SEPT 12, 2000: SENDING UNIT REPLACED AGAIN, HOWEVER LIGHT STILL DOES NOT COME ON WHEN GAS GAUGE FALLS BELOW EMPTY. SERVICE DEPT REPAIRED SHORT TO GROUND WIRES TO FIX POPPING IN FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS. UPON RETURN HOME, PROBLEM CONTINUES. PROBLEM WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS ALSO CONTINUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554926September 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE SRS LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON ONE OCCASION, AND THE TENSIONER WAS ADJUSTED THE SECOND TIME, HOWEVER THE SRS LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATING DUE TO A POTENTIAL SEAT BELT FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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