Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#11398637March 2, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING 25 MILES WHEN THE REAR AXLE BROKE. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, THIS IS A PART THAT WAS NOT REPLACED IN RECALL IN 2013. I NEED THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. I ALMOST CRASHED THE CAR WITH ANOTHER ONE. WE WERE MY PREGNANT WIFE AND ME. RECALL 113
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398690March 2, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD WHICH LED TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO HYUNDAI OF GREELEY (4533 W 29TH ST, GREELEY, CO 80634) AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ENGINE BLEW AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. *DT *JB *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398722March 2, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT THE CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP THE PARKING BARRIER HITTING THE VACUUM MACHINE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED HOWEVER THE VACUUM MACHINE WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE FRONT BUMPER WAS CRACKED AND SCRATCHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT RICK CASE (180 SATELLITE BLVD DULUTH GA, 30096) WHERE NO FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398768March 2, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER REPLACING THE ENGINE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398808March 2, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING CAR LOSES POWER, FOOT IS ON THE GAS CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THEN JERKS. CAR IS IN REVERSE AND IT STILL MOVES FORWARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398397March 1, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398457March 1, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TAIL LIGHT BULBS HAD REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY REPLACED BOTH TAIL LIGHTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BAKERSFIELD HYUNDAI(5300 WIBLE RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313) WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT MELTED AND THAT PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS HAD SHORTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398503March 1, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TPMS SENSOR FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398504March 1, 2021
ENGINE
MY CAR ENGINE JUST STOPPED WORKING ON ME. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY OIL LIGHT AND THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN ON. CAR WAS STATIONARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398260February 28, 2021
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ESC OFF LIGHT GOES ON SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AND PUSHING THE BUTTON DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN NO ONE'S SITTING ON THE SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398225February 27, 2021
ENGINE
I HAVE DONE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WITH HYUNDAI THAT PROVES MY OIL IS BURNING EXTREMELY FAST. IT ALSO STALLS AND THE ACCELERATION HAS SLOWED DOWN. WHEN COSTARRING UP THE CAR IT SOUNDS LOUD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2020. AS OF FEB. 2021 HYUNDAI STATED THAT MY PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE WILL NOT BE SOLVED BECAUSE OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398047February 26, 2021
ENGINE
I NOTICED A RECALL FOR PREMATURE ENGINE DAMAGE FOR SOME HYUNDAI MODELS. I HAVE A 2016 SONATA THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME WARNING SIGNS. ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AND THE OIL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AFTER ADDING OIL WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. I'VE ALSO NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM TIME TO TIME. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. BEFORE THE KNOCKING NOISE BEGAN I WOULD NOTICE HESITATION IN ACCELERATION EVERY NOW AND THEN BUT IT WASN'T CONSTANT. THE KNOCKING NOISE IS DURING DRIVING AND EVEN MORE SO WHEN TURNING. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR MAINTENANCE WHEN NEEDED BUT THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND I AM UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY. ON THE RECALL LIST IS THE 2016 SONATA HYBRID BUT WITH MY SONATA BEING OF THE SAME YEAR I AM SURE IT SHOULD ALSO BE ON THE RECALL LIST SINCE THE ISSUES ARE IDENTICAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398069February 26, 2021
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS CHEST WHEN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTED DURING THE COLLISION. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AS THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS LEAVING THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED AFTER GETTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND A FLAT TIRE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE COLLISION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11398133February 26, 2021
ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY THE POWER TO THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE ENGINE WON'T TURN. I THINK IT MAY BE SEIZED UP. HAD THE CAR TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398135February 26, 2021
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON 95 NORTH, WHEN I FELT THAT LOST STRENGTH AND THE ENGINE DID NOT WORK ANYMORE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397834February 25, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE 'CHECK BSD SYSTEM' ALARMED. FIRST TIME WAS ALMOST A YEAR AGO, AND THE DEALER CHANGE SOME SENSORS (CHARGE ME FOR IT). NOW ON 02/06/2021 WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND THE MESSAGE ERROR APPEARS AGAIN. STILL WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO GRANT ME AN APPOINTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397898February 25, 2021
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT VEHICLE START-UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HUDSON HYUNDAI (977 COMMUNIPAW AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) WHICH SHE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397927February 25, 2021
ENGINE
PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT 46000 MILES. EVER SINCE IT REACHED 60000 MILES I HAVE BEEN GETTING OIL CHANGES SOONER. I USED TO CHANGE OIL EVERY 3500 MILES, BUT NOW I NOTICE THE LOW OIL LEVEL LIGHT AFTER ONLY 2000 MILES AND SOMETIMES LESS. IT USUALLY COMES UP WHEN I PRESS MY BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397944February 25, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AMARILLO HYUNDAI (1900 INTERSTATE 40 ACCESS RD #3029, AMARILLO, TX 79103, (806) 376-4911) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397964February 25, 2021
ENGINE
ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SYMPTOMS PERFECTLY MATCH THOSE DETAILED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746. HYUNDAI HAD PREVIOUSLY INFORMED ME TO "WAIT" UNTIL THEY WERE READY TO PERFORM THE RECALL. NOW THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THEY ARE INFORMED ME THAT "I'M ON MY OWN".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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