Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10781327October 11, 2015
STEERING
THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (65+MPH). THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED MAKING LOUND NOISES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I TURN OR TRAVEL OVER BUMPS, EVEN HOW MINOR THE BUMPS ON THE ROADWAY MAY BE. MILEAGE IS 41K.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781213October 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE PUMPING GAS IT APPEARS TO BE FULL (WHEN IT IS NOT EVEN 3/4 FULL TANK) GASS SPILLS OR SPURTS OUT ON FLOOR AND MY FEET. VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN CABIN WHEN PROCEED TO DRIV AND CLEARS OUT AFTER MAYBE 5-10 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781168October 9, 2015
STEERING
MY 2012 SONATA STEERING MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND AT SLOW SPEEDS FEELS LIKE THERE IS A GAP TURN RIGHT TO LEFT AND VISA VERSA. THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED I TURN STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780702October 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE ESC OFF LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780863October 8, 2015
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED TEMPORARILY TWICE. ONCE WHEN MAKING A TURN IN THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL GROCERY STORE. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE SECOND EVENT OCCURRED WHEN EXITING A MAJOR US HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. SINCE THE EXIT ANGLE WAS SHALLOW, I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO THE ADJACENT LANE WHILE STOPPING THEN THE STEERING RETURNED. EITHER EVENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION OR INJURY TO A PEDESTRIAN. AFTER THE SECOND EVENT, I NOTICED A POPPING NOISE WITH A LOOSE FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY FOUND AND REPLACED A WORN MDPS COUPLING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THEY WERE HAVING SEVERAL OF THESE REPAIRS LATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780920October 8, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE RECALL AND REMEDY PART WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780929October 8, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780944October 8, 2015
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO LATCH. IT PARTIALLY LATCHES BUT IF YOU PULL IT POPS OUT. NEED TO INSERT ABOUT 4 TO 5 TIMES AND TUG TO CONFIRM IT HOLDS. THIS WAS CHECKED BY HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER ON 10/8/15 AND THEY STATED THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM ALTHOUGH NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780945October 8, 2015
STEERING
ON 10/8/2015 AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THE STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND IS NOW MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING LOCATION DUE TO THIS I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY UNLESS I MADE A SHARP TURN TO THE STEERING WHEEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780958October 8, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY MADE A "CRACK" NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION AND NOW THE VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. I AM NOT UNABLE TO USE DURING BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS BECAUSE IT GREATLY REDUCES MY VISIBILITY BY NOT STAYING IN POSITION. INSTEAD I HAVE TO FIGHT THE SUN WHICH IS DANGEROUS TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780959October 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK. AS THE DRIVER, I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK DOORS USING THIS BUTTON. INSTEAD I EITHER HAVE TO GET OUT OF MY SEAT TO UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS. THIS IS A PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY DOOR LOCKS AND FORCED TO GET OUT OF MY SEAT OR VEHICLE TO EITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780453October 7, 2015
ENGINE
DRIVING HOME, THE SONATA REVVED HIGH AND STALED OUT, A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START, IT IS FINANCED STILL AND NOW WILL NOT RUN. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FOLLOWING RECALL INFORMATION: SUMMARY: HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (HYUNDAI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 11, 2009, TO APRIL 12, 2012 AT HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING ALABAMA AND EQUIPPED WITH EITHER A 2.0 LITER OR 2.4 LITER GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, METALLIC DEBRIS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY REMOVED DURING MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. IF THE DEBRIS WAS NOT COMPLETELY REMOVED, OIL FLOW MAY BE RESTRICTED THROUGH THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS, CAUSING CONNECTING ROD DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING WILL PRODUCE A METALLIC, CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. SAFETY RISK: ENGINE FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780545October 7, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780605October 7, 2015
SUSPENSION
I NOTICE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON HYUNDAI SONATA'S FROM 2006 -2010 IN REGARDS TO RUST CONCERNS WITH REAR SUSPENSION. THIS WAS JUST DETECTED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE ATTACHING POINT FOR THE CONTROL ARM HAS RUSTED AND BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE CROSSMEMBER. THE RESULT AND MY IMMEDIATE CONCERN WAS THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN VEHICLE HANDLING, A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRE WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. I WAS WONDERING WHY THE 2005 SONATA ISN'T COVERED IN THIS RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780643October 7, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT 30-70 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I HAVE TO REDUCE THE SPEED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ADVISED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTED ISSUES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, SIMILAR TO THE 2011 MODEL RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780668October 7, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, BUT SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE).THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779983October 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LITE STAYS ON, HAD NO ACCIDENTS, OR CRASHES, DEALER WANTED ME, TO SPEND A ARM AND LEG TO REPLACE THE MODULE CONTROL UNIT. I SENSED, THAT THAT MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM, I TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED, WITH A SCANNER, AND THE SCANNER SHOWED A CODE BD1406 PPD. WHICH STANDS FOR PASSENGER PRESENCE DETECTOR, AND SHOWED THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE. SO ITS A FAULTY SENSOR. WHICH TRANSLATES TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I CANNOT AFFORD, TO SPEND $1.500 FOR A MODULE, WHEN IT SHOULD ONLY BE THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH SHOULD TOTAL AROUND $360.00 INCLUDING LABOR, AND THE HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIX. BEFORE I GET INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT, AND MY LIFE IS AT STAKE, INCLUDING MY CHILDREN, AND WIFE. I CONTACTED, HYUNDAI, AND STATED THAT I HAVE A DEFECT, AND THEY WANTED PROOF, AS FROM, A DEALERSHIP, OR OTHERWISE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS DAILY TASK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779997October 6, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING AND CLICKING NOISE WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780104October 6, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 1/12/2016 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOUD NOISE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PULLEY THAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS STILL PRESENT. UPDATED 10/30/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780093October 6, 2015
ENGINE
10/4/2015 I WAS DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF WHEN MY CAR STALLED CARS HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY TO PREVENT FROM HITTING US. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I HAD TO PUSH IT OVER SO THAT WE COULD BE SAFE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ITS BEEN TWO DAYS AND STILL THEY HAVE NOT LOOKED AT MY CAR AND HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A RENTAL CAR. I LOOKED ON LINE AND I SEE THAT THERE IS 5 RECALLS FOR MY CAR AND ONE IS AN ENGINE ISSUE WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR ANYMORE AND NEED SOMETHING TO BE DONE SINCE THIS IS STOPPING ME FROM GOING TO WORK AND PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER. I DO NOT WANT THIS DANGEROUS CAR ANYMORE DUE TO ENGINE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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