Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10616575July 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT FIRST CAME ON IN JANUARY 2013. AT FIRST IT WOULD COME ON THEN GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEN JUST STAYED ON UNTIL I FIXED IT IN FEB. 2013. IT WAS THE SENSOR IN THE BELT, AND COST ME $668.95 THE FIRST TIME. THEN 6 MOS. LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND WAS CHARGED $50. A COUPLE OF MOS. LATER, IT COMES ON AGAIN, BUT I HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. I HAD THE PROBLEMS FIXED AT GARY ROME HYUNDAI IN HOLYOKE, MA. I SENT A LETTER TO HYUNDAI REGARDING THE ISSUES THAT I KEEP HAVING WITH THE AIRBAGS. THEY SENT A RESPONSE, BUT NOT THE ONE I WANTED. I ASKED THEM WHY A RECALL HADN'T BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AIRBAG PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING SINCE OBVIOUSLY I WASN'T CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. I ALSO PRINTED OUT AND ENCLOSED MANY PAGES OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES I WAS HAVING. I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE LOOKING INTO THIS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616583July 26, 2014
STEERING
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FOR MY WIFE. I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM MARYLAND WHERE WE BOUGHT IT. I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING MY LANE ON THE WAY HOME. I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO HAVE MANUAL STEERING ON ANOTHER CAR AND AN SUV AS A SECOND VEHICLE. MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO MY HOME IN HAMPTON AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM MAINTAINING HER LANE. I DROVE IT BACK TO WOODBRIDGE SINCE SHE WAS SCARED OF THE CAR AFTER THE STEERING ISSUE. I CONTINUED TO OVERSTEER THE CAR AND HAVE PROBLEMS JUST MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT TRACK. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED CONSTANT MODIFICATIONS TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO STAY IN THE LANE. THE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE STEERING ALSO SEEMED EXCESSIVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AFTER COMPLAINING TO CORPORATE HYUNDAI. THEY SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO GET THE CAR STEERING REPROGRAMMED. SINCE REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE IT STEERED A LOT BETTER. THE PROBLEM NOW SEEMS TO BE NOW THAT AT MEDIUM TO HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE RESPONDS RAPIDLY TO STEERING INPUT AND IN EVASIVE MANEUVERS SEEMS UNCONTROLLABLE AS IT OVERSTEERS RAPIDLY. I REALLY FEEL A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THESE CARS AND WONDER HOW MANY RUNNING OFF THE ROAD ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS VERY HORRIBLE STEERING DESIGN. THE REST OF THE CAR IS GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION BEING ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF ACCIDENTALLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I FILED A COMPLAINT ALSO ABOUT THAT BEFORE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616581July 26, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TURNING ON TO SMITH SWITCH ROAD IN ASHBURN VIRGINIA FROM WAXPOOL ROAD. I REACHED TO TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS DUE TO BICYCLIST ON THE ROADWAY AND I BUMPED THE STARTER SWITCH FOR THE CAR AND IT SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MOTION. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE HEAVY AND BRAKES VERY HARD TO USE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE TOTALLY AND PUT BACK INTO PARK BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHILE IT WAS COASTING. I TRIED AND IT DIDN'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616595July 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
PURCHASED SONATA 2006 IN SEPT 2012 AT 16,400 MILES . AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR AND SEAT BELT INDICATOR FLASHES ON AND OFF,. BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME. EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER FLASH . IF I LOCK THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT, THE SENSORS SEEMS TO WORK , BUT IT DOESN'T LAST LONG .HAVE.BEEN READING ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS.HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHICH VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. PRESENT 32,567.MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616177July 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT, SUSPECTED IT HAD TO DO WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. DEALER SAYS NOT, THAT IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK IF NOT FIXED AND WANTS TO CHARGE $485 TO DO SO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PARTS FAILURE. SINCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE GETS USED FAR MORE OFTEN THAN THE PASSENGER, IT IS HASN'T FAILED AS A RESULT OF USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616291July 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO DETECT WHEN A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 10/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED BOTH SUN VISORS WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. UPDATED 10/07/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616293July 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 80% OF THE TIME WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HER APPROXIMATE WEIGHT IS 140 LBS. WHEN I SIT THERE ,165 LBS, THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. THAT TELLS ME THAT MY WIFE IS NOT SAFE SITTING IN THAT SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN 2007 AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616298July 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS DUE TO FRONT END FENDER BENDER. VEHICLE INDICATED "AIR BAG" SIGN PRIOR TO INCIDENT. AFTER THE INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED; HOWEVER, THE "AIR BAG" SIGN RE-APPEARED AFTER A FEW MONTHS. ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON 7/3/2013. FRONT END FENDER-BENDER. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AGAIN. NO INCIDENT REPORT IN EITHER CASE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616315July 25, 2014
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SEATBELT GETS TIGHTER AND WILL NOT GET SLACK AGAIN. WHEN YOU PUT IT ON, THAT'S HOW IT STAYS. IF YOU TAKE A DEEP BREATH IT WILL TIGHTEN AND ONLY IF YOU DISENGAGE THE SEAT BELT CAN YOU BREATH REGULARLY AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY STATE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK LIKE THIS. MY ELANTRA ALLOWS THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN OR EXPAND AS NEEDED BUT STILL LOCKS IN PLACE. THIS SONATA PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. NO ONE LIKES TO BE A FRONT PASSENGER IN THIS CAR. FORGET PICKING SOMETHING FROM THE FLOOR OR TURNING TO HAND SOMETHING TO SOMEONE IN THE BACK SEAT-YANK!! THIS CAN'T BE SAFE, YET WE ARE TOLD IT IS. WE HAVE OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER SITTING IN THE FRONT SOMETIMES AND I AM WORRIED, THAT THIS MAY NOT BE SAFE. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, AT ALL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616300July 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER ON JUNE 5, 2014. I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND HE STATED IT WAS AN EASY FIX. HOWEVER AFTER TWO VISIT TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN WE ARE DRIVING AND I AM SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS GOING OFF AND ON SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF FOR OVER AN HOUR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616332July 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
AFTER MY 2007 SONATA AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FIRST CAME ON, I PHONED MY HUNDAYI DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW- WAIKEM AUTO IN CANTON, OH. THEY SAID THEY HAD A SAFETY RECALL ON IT, AND TO BRING IT IN. AFTER I TOOK IT IN, AND THEY INSPECTED IT, THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T THE RECALL THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO MY FRONT SEAT BELT SENSORS - BOTH FAILING - THAT WAS CAUSING MY AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON & STAY ON. ALSO, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THIS SEAT BELT SENSOR FAILURE! IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT- WHY WOULD A SEAT BELT SENSOR BE TIED TO MY AIR BAG FUNCTION ?? THIS IS NOT RIGHT. MY SEAT BELTS FUNCTION FINE. I SEE ON NEWS TODAY, THAT YOU HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES, AND ARE INVESTIGATING THE MATTER. I WANT TO FILE MY COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME REASON AS OTHERS HAVE LODGED, AND FEEL THAT HUNDAYI SHOULD BE MADE TO MAKE A RECALL AND REPAIR THESE SEAT BELT SENSORS, SO THAT MY AIR BAGS WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616353July 25, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/10/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR FOR THE FAULTY SENSOR. UPDATED 3/31/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616419July 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FIFTY OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615877July 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
I GOT CAR ACCIDENT ON I90. A BIG TRUCK HIT A REAR DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE AND THE CAR SPINES. THE TRUCK AGAIN HIT TO SIDE OF TRUNK AND TOP DOOR OF TRUNK WAS GONE AND BROKEN ALSO BACK GLASS(BACK OF REAR SEAT) MY QUESTION IS WHY NOT DEPLOY SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS ON FRONT AND BACK SEATS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOY. MY WONDERING IS THAT IF MY KID SIT ON BACK SEAT, I AM SCARE OF IT. IS IT NORMAL ? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615888July 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THEN I NOTICED THE FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH (I HAD A PIECE OF PAPER IN FRONT OF IT). I'M GOING BY MY DEALER TODAY BUT I DON'T EXPECT ANY GOOD NEWS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE TO ME A SAFETY ITEM LIKE THIS ISN'T COVERED WARRANTY/RECALL. IF AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, I ASSURE YOU THIS IS MY FIRST & LAST HYUNDAI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616076July 24, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING ALONG AND DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL TO DOWN POSITION. IT WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615216July 22, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. CAR HAS 11,500 MILES. TIRE WEAR AS MEASURED BY THE DEALER IS 5/32 REAR AND 4 /32 FRONT. NEITHER DEALER OR TIRE MANUFACTURER KUMHO THINKS THIS IS AN ISSUE OR IS WILLING TO TAKE ANY ACTION. BOTH CLAIM TIRE WEAR IS NOT WARRANTIED. TIRES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS QUICKLY AND IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT PROPERLY SPECIFIED FOR THIS CAR, 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615356July 22, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VERY LOAD CLICKING SOUND WHEN MOVING STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT. SEE VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=M0LTCKLJVJ4 I KNOW THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION. IT WAS RECALL SERVICED BUT THIS HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE. THE SOUND IS PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615152July 21, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
"ESC OFF" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES OCCASIONALLY. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR USUALLY FIXES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615158July 21, 2014
ENGINE
ON STARTUP WHEN COLD, ENGINE MAKES KNOCKING OR TAPPING NOISE. NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER +/- 30 SECONDS. I'M TOLD IT'S A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE 3.3 V-6 ENGINES, BUT HYUNDAI WILL NOT RECALL THEM. THE REASON, I'M TOLD, IS THAT THE ENGINE MUST ALMOST BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE CAR FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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