Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2009)

460 consumer complaints on file.

#11271526October 28, 2019
AIR BAGS
THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIEDENTAS OF YET IN THE EVENT OF SOMETHING HAPPEN. MY DASH BROAD HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ARCOSS I HAVE BE TOLD THAT IS A HARRAZAD. MY CAR HOME IN DRIVE WAY NEXT MORNING IT WAS CRACK HALF WAY AND NOW ITS CRACK ALL AWAY CROSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246698August 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TAKATA RECALL. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR. A DEER CAME OUT OF THE DITCH, MISSED THE DEER. MY DAUGHTER SWERVED INTO THE DITCH AND LAUNCHED OVER A GRAVEL ROAD AND DID A NOSE DIVE INTO A BEAN FIELD. CRASHING THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS TOTALED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11241318August 2, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL ON JULY 27, 28 2019 THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL DRIVING SOUTH ON I 75 AND LATER ON THE STREETS. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR IT DROVE ALONG OK. DURING OUR RETURN TRIP, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN DRIVING NORTH ON I 75 , AND WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONLY SECONDS BEFORE A 18 WHEELER PASSED US WITHIN LESS THAN A FOOT BETWEEN US. ALL FIVE US COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WE WERE LUCKY TO FIND A NATIONAL REPAIR SHOP OPENED ON A SUNDAY WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR( THE CAR HAS 54,000 MILES ) . THE PART WAS REPLACED AND AFTER 4 HOURS WE WERE ON OUR WAY, MINUS $400 PLUS DOLLARS. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM -THAT THIS SENSOR MUST BE RECALLED- AND THE PUBLIC MADE AWARE OF THE DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233904July 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR DRIVES WHEN PUT IN DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I CAME OUT OF A SHOP I VISITED AND TRIED TO BACK UP THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233409July 19, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD HAS TWO LONG CRACKS AROUND OR WITHIN THE AIRBAG AREA. BASED ON SOME GOOGLE SEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE SONATA. I HAVE THE SINGLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS MAJOR ACCIDENT, AND NO FRONT COLLISION OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CRACKS APPARENTLY ARE DUE TO POOR RUBBER QUALITY. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN NOTICED FOR ROUGHLY A WEEK, THOUGH THE EXACT DATE OF ITS FIRST APPEARNCE IS UNCERTAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231017July 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. ALSO, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. ADDITIONALLY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO HERITAGE HYUNDAI TOWSON (801 YORK RD, TOWSON, MD, 877-387-5495) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231164July 11, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH IS CRACKING IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND 1 IS CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG AND IT CONCERNS ME IF I GET IN CAR ACCIDENT THAT MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY AND AFRAID THE WHOLE DASH WILL COME OFF AND IT DOES NOT SEEM SAFE TO ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229380July 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
WE BELIEVE OUR VEHICLE HAS A TAKATA AIR BAG SYSTEM. IT IS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT WAS BUILT IN 2008. IN NOVEMBER 2018, CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE AIR BAGS. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND IS CONSISTENTLY STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE BOOK SAYS TO CONTACT THE DEALER. ALL INDICATIONS FROM INFORMATION ONLINE STATE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. WE FEEL CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 09/10/2008. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN LISTED IN THE RECALLS FOR THE HYUNDAI SONATAS YEARS 2007-2008 SINCE IT WAS BUILT IN 2008.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228886July 2, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
REAR END OF VEHICLE SWAYS AROUND AS IF DRIVING ON ICE. FEELS EXACTLY LIKE DESCRIPTIONS OF ISSUE WITH RECALL 13V354000. HYUNDAI SAYS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN REAR END, AND VERY NOTICEABLE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM REAR END AFTER DRIVING. CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF REAR BRAKES AND TIRES. HAS CAUSED REAR BRAKE HOSES TO FAIL. OCCASIONALLY BRAKE PEDAL SINKS TO FLOOR WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE FEELS AS IF A GUST OF WIND COULD SEND IT OFF THE ROAD. NEED TO DO A TON OF STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. FRONT END WAS ALIGNED 25,000 MILES AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217619June 3, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF OR BROKE OFF WHILE OPENING DOOR STRONG SMELL OF GAS ONLY AFTER FILLING CAR UP WITH GAS AND SMALL PUDDLE UNDER REAR GAS TANK AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT ONLY HAPPENS IF TANK IS MORE THEN 3/4 FILLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210441May 28, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES AND IT WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. THIS WAS ON A NARROW TWO WAY STREET. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER WHO SAID IT NEEDS A USED MOTOR PUT IN IT FOR $4600 AS IT HAS "AN INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM" WITHOUT GOING IN TO SPECIFICS. ENGINE HAD 97,000 MILES AND CAR WAS WELL-MAINTAINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207118May 12, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STALLS RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY ANYTIME AND AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAPPENS WHILE CRUISING ON A FREEWAY OR STOPPED ON A LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205422May 3, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
JERKING WHEN BRAKEING TO STOP OR WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN. TAKENSEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NO EGINE LIGT HAS COME ON THEREFORE THEY CAN NOT REPAIR. PLEASE WE NEED YOUR HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202792April 22, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE OIL LEAKS SINCE 2 YEARS AGO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190292March 20, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN LEGS, A BROKEN ANKLE, AND SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE VEHICLE USING THE JAWS OF LIFE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15535396. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11186524March 13, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING GETS STIFF AND MAKES IT HARD TO TURN INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHARGE ME $145 JUST TO SAY NOTHING IS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186578March 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK WHEN OPENING THE DOOR TO ENTER THE CAR WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. CURRENTLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR HANDLE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE HAS BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183287February 28, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
ISSUE 1 AT 29,476 MILES, 23 SEPT 2011. REAR BRAKES SEIZED DUE TO REAR CALIPER SLIDES STICKING. PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANT BY DEALER, BILL MARSH TRAVERSE CITY, MI . REPAIR ORDER 737578. ISSUE 2 REAR BRAKES NOISE AND WORN. 69,385 MILES. 29 MAY 14. REAR CALIPER PISTON SEIZED. NEW CALIPERS, PADS AND ROTORS. REPAIR ORDER 771872. ISSUE 3, REAR BRAKES NOISE AND HOT. 104, 051 MILES. 24 OCT 2017. RR CALIPER SEIZED. PADS, ROTORS BOTH SIDES REAR AND FRONT REPLACED. RIGHT REAR CALIPER REPLACED. BILL MARSH RO NO 427604. ISSUE 4 REAR BRAKES NOISE. TRAVERSE REAR CALIPER FAILED AGAIN. REAR ROTORS, PADS, AND RR CALIPER REPLACED. 28 FEB 2019. BILL MARSH HYUNDAI REPAIR ORDER 432896. 4 REPLACEMENTS OF RIGHTREAR BRAKE CALIPER , BRAKE PAD, AND ROTORS ARE EXCESSIVE AND ABNORMAL. THIS MODEL YEAR SONATA SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL FOR REAR BRAKES. MANY MORE COMPLAINTS OF PREMATURE REAR BRAKES FAILURE ARE NOTED ONLINE FOR MODEL YEARS 2009, 2010. BRAKES GET EXTREMELY HOT AND FUEL ECONOMY SUFFER GREATLY WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182671February 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170389January 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ALARM WILL SOUND RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON. IT HAPPENS DOZENS OF TIMES A DAY AND ALARMS MY TEENAGE DRIVER. THE BUTTON IS NOT PUSHED, NOTHING IS TOUCHING THE CAR. JUST RANDOM. WE WANT THIS FIXED BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE IS DRIVING AND THE ALARM GOES OFF FOR NO REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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