Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10660418November 24, 2014
SEAT BELTS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ALL I DID WAS START THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED THE ERROR THAT THE GARAGE GOT WAS "B1706 - PASSENGER BUCKLE PRETENSIONER VOLTAGE HIGH". THE COST TO REPAIR IS GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY $400.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660440November 24, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE SEIZED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660455November 24, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
IN 2005, I PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR, I FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL VALVE THAT THE COMPANY HAD TO RE-INSTALL. THIS RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT ON MY CARFAX REPORT. LATER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD A RECALL ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES THAT PEELED AND CUT HANDS. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO WRAP MY HANDLES WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE; AFTER MY OBJECTION, THEY INSTALLED THE SAME RECALLED HANDLES. I'VE HAD MY INTERIOR HANDLES REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T MAKE THE HANDLES OUT OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL AND CHOOSES TO REINSTALL THE SAME RECALLED HANDLE. ON NOVEMBER 22ND, I WENT TO CAPITOL HYUNDAI TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE RECALLED FUEL VALVE, AND INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. A SERVICE REP INFORMED ME THAT ONCE THE COMPANY REPLACES ANY RECALLED ITEMS THE FIRST TIME, IT IS THE CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THEM IF THEY FAIL AGAIN. SURELY, THIS CANNOT BE CORRECT! RECALLS DO NOT EXPIRE AND AS LONG AS THE OWNER HAS THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER/DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF THEIR MATERIALS ARE CONTINUOUSLY FAILING TO MEET SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. WHAT ARE FOLKS MAKING PAYMENTS OR CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE NOW SUPPOSED TO DO? DRIVE AROUND IN A DANGEROUS VEHICLE? BE IT 1 TIME OR 1 MILLION TIMES, I WANT CAPITOL HYUNDAI TO INDEFINITELY HONOR THEIR RECALLS--AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660503November 24, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS UNAWARE WHEN I HAVE TURNED ON MY PARKING LIGHTS - NOT MY HEADLIGHTS. DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE THE SAME FOR EITHER CHOICE. TOO OFTEN I AM UNAWARE WHEN I HAVE NOT TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS ON.. DEALER RESPONSE WAS - NO CARS GIVE YOU VISUAL INDICATION OF THE SELECTED LEVEL OF OUTSIDE LIGHTING. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSE NEAR MISSES OFTEN AT DUSK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660184November 22, 2014
SEAT BELTS
BELT GETS STUCK, JAMMED, DOUBLED OVER JAMMED, IN BELT GUIDE ATTACHED TO CAR (PILLAR) ABOVE SHOULDER. BELT CAN NOT RETRACT TO SNUG POSITION. THIS DEFEATS PURPOSE OF HAVING SEAT BELT. HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. IT IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO UNRAVEL TO GET BELT TO WORK PROPERLY. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AND SHE HAS STOPPED TELLING ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DRIVES AROUND WITH BELT IN JAMMED POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660247November 22, 2014
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE CAR MADE AN ELECTRICAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I FOUGHT THE SHAKING WHEEL TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND TURNED IT OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE THIS VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=KZABDAMQAPS I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS PART OF A RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS OVER $1,500 DOLLARS AS IT WAS "NOT ASSOCIATED" WITH THE RECALL AND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660026November 21, 2014
TIRES, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V434000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT COMPLETELY AND THAT THE TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660048November 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660091November 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 22 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED HEAVILY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660127November 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALER (TAYLOR HYUNDAI) DENIED THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG RECALL ON THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659618November 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELED AWAY AND CUT PASSENGER'S HANDS. IN 2009 THE HANDLES WERE "REPAIRED" BY A HYUNDAI DEALER, BUT BY 2013 THE CHROME PLATING WAS AGAIN BEGINNING TO PEEL AWAY AND CUT PASSENGER HANDS. HYUNDAI AMERICA AND THE DEALER BOTH CLAIM THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED, AND THERE IS ONLY A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT IS IMPROPER TO CLAIM AN ISSUE SUBJECT TO A RECALL WOULD BE "FIXED" BY CREATING THE SAME HAZARD WITH THE SAME PARTS. THIS ISSUE IS REFERRED TO AS "HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 093" IN HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/OWNERS/SEARCHRESULTS?SEARCHTYPE=ID&TARGETCATEGORY=R&SEARCHCRITERIA.NHTSA_IDS=09V171000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10659626November 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653311November 20, 2014
TIRES, SUSPENSION
2013 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING NOISES COMING FROM TIRES *CN THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS AN DESIGN ISSUE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FLAT SPOTS COULD REACH A POINT WHERE THE TIRES WOULD BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOWING UP AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. HE ALSO STATED, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659791November 20, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE DRIVER SUN VISOR DROPPED TO THE POINT WHERE IT OBSCURED MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT NOW WONT STAY UP AND ITS A DANGER. THE SAME HAS ALSO STARTED TO HAPPENING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING PASSENGERS TO BECOME ANNOYED WITH HAVING TO TRY AND WEDGE AN OBJECT IN TO THE TOP OF THE SUN VISOR TO STOP IT DROPPING DOWN. THIS IS A RISK BECAUSE IF THERE IS A CRASH THEIR FACE WOULD BE PROPELLED TOWARDS THE NOW PROPPED UP BLUNT EDGE OF THE VISOR, SAME WITH THE DRIVER. I WENT IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL WHICH I FIND INSANE AS THIS IS A BIG ISSUE. I COULD HAVE HAD IT FIXED FOR FREE AT 60,000 MILES BUT I AM NOW WELL PASSED THAT MILEAGE AND THE ISSUE DID NOT START UNTIL AFTER 60,000 MILES. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO OBSCURED ROAD VISIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659796November 20, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE MAKING THE STEERING UNSTABLE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V457000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659806November 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A SCRAPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THAT FENDER LINER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,623.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659859November 20, 2014
ENGINE
AS I BEGAN DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT MORNING I HEARD A RATTLE WHENEVER MY RPM WOULD REACH BETWEEN 2-3K. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. TODAY 11/20/14I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY IN THE DEALERSHIP LATE SEPTEMBER 2014FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ALSO DUE TO A SMALL KNOCK/BANG AS I ACCELERATED. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE KNOCK TO BE A SUPPORT HITTING AGAINST THE FIREWALL. UPON TIGHTENING SAID SUPPORT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE CAR WAS REPORTEDLY TEAT DRIVEN BY THE TECHNICIAN NUMEROUS TIMES TO CONCLUDE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AS USUAL AND MY CAR WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH (ONLY A RECOMMENDATION OF BRAKES GETTING LOW). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659221November 19, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT PRETENSIONER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659223November 19, 2014
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY VEHICLE LIGHTS FOR THE ECS SYSTEM, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG KEEPS ILLUMINATING. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI HERE IN JACKSONVILLE AND WAS TOLD THAT A DIAGNOSTIC FOR $94, WOULD NEED TO BE DONE TO SEE WHY THE ESC LIGHT IS ON. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN THE SEAT CUSHION IS RECALIBRATED BUT, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY SEAT BELTS(BOTH), SO IT WILL STAY ON AND THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT, I PRAY THAT I DON'T GET INTO ANY ACCIDENTS TILL I FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHY AREN'T THE SEATS BELTS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM? THEY WORK INCONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER.THE ESC WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FIXED IN 09 BUT HERE IT IS 2014 AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE TO RESTART IT ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN ONCE I START TO DRIVE. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR, IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659250November 19, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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