Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#10913717October 4, 2016
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL - MY FIANCEE WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT, THEN STOPPED AND ACCIDENTALLY TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE WHEN SHE PUT HER JACKET ON THE SEAT AND IT FELL ON THE FLOOR. SOON AFTER, SHE HIT A BUILDING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH SINCE THE CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED WITH THE FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE TRIP & RESET BUTTONS THAT WERE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE BROKEN OFF AND BECAME SHRAPNEL THAT WENT RIGHT PAST HER FACE. LUCKILY SHE ONLY SUSTAINED BURNS AND BRUISING DUE TO THE AIRBAG, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THAT SHRAPNEL HIT HER IN THE FACE OR CHEST. I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY MAKE A COMPLAINT STATING THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER 5 MPH AND FURTHERMORE THE STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT HAVE SHRAPNEL BEING CREATED WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10913748October 4, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911156October 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
"AIRBAG LIGHT RECALL" I HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON IN MY CAR NOW AND IT SEEMS LIKE A TON OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING OR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE! THIS LIGHT POPPED ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, NOTHING ELSE CHANGED THE LIGHT JUST POPPED ON. I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS BE TURNED INTO A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS NOT DUE TO ANYTHING THAT I HAVE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911282October 3, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO INVOLUNTARILY MANEUVER INTO OTHER LANES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911303October 3, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FRONT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX SHAFT SECTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911352October 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
CAR MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN GOING OVER 60 MPH AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN. WHEN PARKED, THERE IS ALSO CLICKING NOISES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN IN REVERSE, IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. IT NOW WILL RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN THERE ARE "60 MILES" LEFT UNTIL EMPTY. THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WILL NOT WORK. YOU HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING IT TO COME ON. ALSO, THE BUTTON TO SEE TRIP MILES, TRIP A, TRIP B ETC, DOES NOT WORK ON THE 1ST TRY. IT TAKES MANY PUSHES TO GET THE SCREEN TO CHANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911382October 3, 2016
STEERING
CLICKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING, DRIVING, EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH AND SOMETIMES WHILE ACCELERATING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910965October 1, 2016
ENGINE
9/30/2016 - WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (20-25 MILES) HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE ROAD AND EXPRESSWAY. TOOK MY CAR TO JIFFY LUBE BECAUSE IT WAS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THEM CHECK THE ENGINE AND NOISE. THEY ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE MILES FROM MY LAST OIL CHANGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3200 MILES. TOOK MY CAR TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD TO MIDAS AND ANOTHER MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE CAR WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES, UPKEEP AND CAR MAINTENANCE. ON 1/11/2016 MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 132 AT THE HYUNDAI REPAIR LOCATION. IN JUNE, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT FIRESTONE AUTO CARE BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT HAD CAME ON AND THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE ANALYSIS AND FOUND MY OXYGEN SENSOR WAS BAD ON 6/04/2016 AND THEY REPLACED THAT. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS ON ITS LAST LEG, CANNOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT RESPONDING AS IT SHOULD AND I FEAR I AM RISKING MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRIVING FROM 9/29 TO 9/30 IS NIGHT AND DAY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW AN ENGINE GIVES OUT WITH NO WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910746September 30, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910771September 30, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OVER THE FIVE YEARS THE CAR WILL STALL IN PARKING LOT.WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER.THIS HAPPEN TWO TIMES THIS YEAR. THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. COULD NOT USE BATTERY TO START,BATTERY CHECKED IT WAS FINE, STARTER FINE,ALTERNATOR FINE.IT MADE ME FEEL UNEASY IF IT STALLED ON ROAD.THEY CHECKED ENGINE SAID IT WAS FINE.NOT HAPPY WITH THIS.THE LAST AT MY KROGER IT STOPPED.TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP NEAR HOME SAME RESULT,COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM.EACH TIME WHEN CAR SAT OVERNIGHT FOR REPAIR THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND CAR STARTED OK BY DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910829September 30, 2016
STEERING
RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND AT THE SAME TIME SAID THE PRESENTING PROBLEM WITH STEERING WAS A CLICKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNED A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT FROM CENTER. THEY NOTED THIS WAS THE STEERING COUPLER COVERED UNDER A TSB 14-ST-002-1. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD DRAWER WITH A NUMBER OF WORN OUT RUBBER STEERING COUPLERS THAT HE NOTED WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. HE NOTED HYUNDAI HAD CHANGED TO AN ABS PART FOR REPLACEMENT. BASED ON THE FLAWED DESIGN, IT APPEARS THERE WOULD BE CLOSE TO A 100% FAILURE RATE AT SOME POINT ON THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910455September 28, 2016
ENGINE
ENGINE DIED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910007September 27, 2016
STEERING
CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR TRACKS. WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN NEUTRAL, THE COLUMN WAS VERY LOOSE WHEN TURNED. STEERING WHILE DRIVING BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND A SAFETY CONCERN. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD FLEXIBLE COUPLING WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909696September 26, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909626September 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
I STARTED MY CAR ONE DAY AND NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. I WASN'T INVOLVED IN A WRECK OR HIT NO BUMP, JUST STARTED IT AND IT WAS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909525September 25, 2016
STEERING
IT STARTED WHILE DRIVING IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, GO OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS, SPEED BUMPS ECT. IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNK SOUND. THEN IT GOT MORE FREQUENT. THEN IT STARTED TO MAKE THE CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING AND NOW IT MAKES THE SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND YOU TURN THE WHEEL OR SITTING STILL TURNING THE WHEEL. THE SOUND IS MADE WHEN YOU FIRST START TO TURN THE WHEEL MOVING OR STATIONARY. THE STEERING HAS A LOT OF PLAY AS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND LOSS OF CONTROL COULD BE POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909474September 24, 2016
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN MAKE A HORRIBLE RATTLE SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND ALSO MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909472September 24, 2016
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FELL OUT OF THE CASING, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING THE SUMMER OF 2015. LUCKILY, THE WIRES KEPT IT HOLDING ON OR IT WOULD HAVE FLOWN INTO TRAFFIC. NOW, A BIT OVER A YEAR LATER, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016, AND OUT OF WARRANTY, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS DONE THE SAME THING. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI FORUMS, THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. SEE THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/YF-2011-SONATA-I45/143267-TAIL-LIGHT-STUDS-BREAKING-OFF.HTML#/TOPICS/143267?PAGE=3&_K=WUWG5M ALSO, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH A $3 CLIP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I GET A LOT OF CLATTER WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI FORUMS, MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, AND CAN WAIT A BIT TO GET IT REPLACED. IT IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY FOR THEM TO CHARGE $237 TO REPLACE A $3 PART. BUT, BECAUSE IT IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, NO OTHER AUTO-REPAIR PLACES WILL FIX IT. I CANNOT DOCUMENT THIS AS I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET, AND I CANNOT RECORD THE SOUND WHILE DRIVING...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909380September 23, 2016
AIR BAGS, STEERING, WHEELS
THE STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING AND SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AND OR REACHING A SPEED OF 60. IT IS CAUSING THE BALANCING OF TIRES WORN, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908641September 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V568000 (ENGINE), 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), AND 16V190000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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