Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10956907February 25, 2017
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN AREA RATTLES AND MAKES NOISES. WHILE STEERING ON A TURN AT A STREET OR GENTLY AT A SLOW SPEED (LIKE IN MY DRIVEWAY), THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT USED TO AND IT CLICKS. IN 25 YEARS OF DRIVING VEHICLES, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS DEFECT OR SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956847February 24, 2017
STEERING
RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM LEFT FRONT AREA OF CAR WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPS. DEALER SAYS COUPLING IN STEERING SHAFT IS WORN OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED. STEERING FEELS TOO LOOSE. CAR HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS PART SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956854February 24, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT PASSENGER SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR UPWARDS OF $900. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THIS IS CRITICAL PART OF SAFETY SYSTEMS. HYUNDAI DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THESE SAFETY SYSTEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956225February 22, 2017
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL FOR AN ISSUE IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. STEERING FEELS LOOSE, MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND VIBRATES WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED OR EVEN WHEN YOU JUST HIT A BUMP . VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH ANYONE WHO HAS A SONATA. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL YET AS THE RUBBER COUPLER WEARS OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956074February 21, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY - WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS NOT ABLE TO JUMP IT - TOWED 50 + MILES BACK HOME -
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956106February 21, 2017
STEERING
CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT GETS REALLY BAD WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND MAKES THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED THEY BELIEVE A RECALL WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE SO MANY CARS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY ITS THE RUBBER STEERING COUPLER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955501February 19, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT, OPENED BREAK LIGHT COMPARTMENT , LIGHT BULB WAS MELTED INSIDE OF SOCKET, TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. HOW CAN THIS BE NORMAL? ? COULD THIS HAVE STARTED A FIRE, WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY, 250.00 LATER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955255February 17, 2017
STEERING
HYUNDAI NEED TO RECALL THE STEERING COLUMN I SPOKE WITH A EMPLOYEE AT HYUNDAI AND THEY EXPLAINED THIS IS A CHEAP PART HYUNDAI KNOWS IS TEARING UP AND IT MAKES STEERING WHEEL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AT 45 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. AND IT IS CAUSING OTHER ISSUES. HYUNDAI SAID PART COST LIKE 10.00 BUT WE HAVE TO PAY $400 TO HAVE PART CHANGED. AND AT THE TIME I WAS SPEAKING TO A EMPLOYEE HE INFORMED ME HE WAS PUTTING ONE ON AT THAT PRESENT MOMENT. CERTAIN MODELS ARE NOT COVERED AND THUS ISN'T FAIR IF THIS HAPPENS TO ALL HYUNDAI SONATAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954987February 16, 2017
STEERING
THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AND IT NEEDS TO BE! SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OR INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE CONNECTIONS COULD RESULT IN A COMPLETE SEPARATION OR COMPROMISED ATTACHMENT OF THE CONNECTIONS, SUCH THAT THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF, OR REDUCTION IN, STEERING CAPABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 MANUFACTURER HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY COMPONENTS STEERING POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED 138,354 SUMMARY HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 11, 2009, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN EITHER IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED OR INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD RATTLE LIKE CRAZY EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP! IT STARTED SMALL BUT GOT BIGGER AND LOUDER AND MORE SENSITIVE OVER TIME. THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASING LAG IN THE STEERING-WHEEL-TO-WHEELS RESPONSE TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP PRETENDED TO BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954991February 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE IS BAD 100,923, ENGINE SIEZED LIKE ALL THE OTHERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955104February 16, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
BRAKE LIGHTS-MY BACK BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T WORK..WIRING PROBLEM? STEERING WHEEL-MY STEERING ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE AND MAKES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND ..THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A GEAR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED .. AIR BAGS- I WAS IN A WRECK AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED..WASBHIT HARD..ALSO NOW A DEFAULT AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954976February 15, 2017
STEERING
KNOCKING OR CLICKING OR RATTLING SOUND IS HEARD ANY TIME I DRIVE OVER 50 MPH AND ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN WHICH CASE THE NOISE BECOMES VERY LOUD AND THE STEERING COLUMN PHYSICALLY SHAKES. I FEEL ENDANGERED WHENEVER I DRIVE THIS CAR. IT IS A HAZARD AND A POTENTIAL LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT. I PUT TODAY'S DATE BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND IS NOW STARTING IN MY WIFE'S CAR (SAME MAKE MODEL YEAR) AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954977February 15, 2017
ENGINE
DRIVING TO THE MOVIE THEATER IN MY 2011 SONATA 2.4 GLS, 113K MILES, TRAVELING THROUGH 40MPH AND ACCELERATING ON AN ACCESS ROAD AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, IT JUST STOPPED. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO RESTART. IT WOULDN'T TURN, SO I TRIED JUMPING IT - NO LUCK. BOUGHT/INSTALLED A BATTERY FROM A WALMART THAT WAS NEAR THE PARKING LOT - NO LUCK. SO, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEARBY AUTOTIRE REPAIR SHOP. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, THEY CALLED ME AND STATED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. AWESOME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE, I FOUND OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, NECESSITATING A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND THEY TOWED IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN ST CHARLES, MO. SO FAR, I'M IN FOR $180 FOR THE TWO TOWS, $165 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, AND $671 FOR THE RENTAL CAR. HAVE MY LAWYER AT THE READY IF HYUNDAI TRIES TO WEASEL OUT OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT. MORE TO FOLLOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954197February 13, 2017
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A CLANKING NOISE WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION OR HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AS IT WAS MADE AFTER THE CARS IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A PLASTIC GEAR THAT CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO FAIL. WHY NOT IN THE RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954265February 13, 2017
STEERING
MY VEHICLE'S STEERING MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE COST TO REPAIR AS SOON AS I MENTIONED THE SYMPTOMS. THE PROBLEM IS A STEERING COUPLER. THE CSR WAS SURPRISED THAT HYUNDAI HAD NOT MADE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE HE HAD SEEN QUITE A FEW CARS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COUPLER IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND WEARS DOWN OVER TIME. MY CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND NOW HAS ABOUT 88,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR QUOTED WAS $404. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AND LOGGED CASE NUMBER 9975977.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950447February 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY HEADING TO THE STORE THE CAR JUST SHUTS RIGHT OFF AND STARTS SMOKING I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT STILL WOULDN'T START SO I INSTALLED NEW BATTERY TRIED TO RESTART AGAIN ,BUT WHEN I DID I SAW SMOKE COME OUT FROM THE ENGINE AGAIN,THE SMOKE SMELLED ELECTRICAL SO BELIEVE IT WAS A BAD (STARTER)PART MADE OUT OF PLASTIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953721February 9, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/21/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950338February 8, 2017
STEERING
THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND EVERY SINGLE BUMP OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD RESULTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN CLICKING AND RATTLING. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT U BARELY GO OVER BUT IT CLICKS CONSTANTLY AND RATTLES CONSTANTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS! IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM IN HYUNDAI OWNERS OF THE SONATA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949984February 7, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BETWEEN 4 AND 8 TIMES PER YEAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL MEASURING STICK AND THE VEHICLE PASSED THE EVALUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR A SECOND. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE PISTONS WAS FAILING AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950058February 7, 2017
STEERING, AIR BAGS
STEERING WHEEL RATTLES AND CLUNKS WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATE AND WAS INCLUDED IN A SAFETY RECALL, BUT THE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NOTIFICATION OF A REMEDY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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