Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10595301May 31, 2014
STEERING
NO ACCIDENTS WITH VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. WE PURCHASED ON A MONDAY, MAY 26TH, AND I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN TESTING, ACTUALLY I DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, MY WIFE DID SINCE IT IS HER CAR. WHEN DRIVING THE SONATA FOR THE FIRST TIME THREE DAYS LATER, MAY 28TH, I NOTICED ON THE INTERSTATE, 55-70 MPH, THE CAR DRIFTS AND HAS TO BE CONTINUOUSLY CORRECTED LEFT AND RIGHT. DOING FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST MODEL YEARS AND NOT CORRECTED BY HYUNDAI. I AM 58 YEARS OLD, A CAR NUT, AND HAVE WORKED ON MY VEHICLES AS WELL AS TOTALLY RESTORED A 67 GTO AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCE A NEW VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF STEERING PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER AND HIS RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION WAS THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR WITH ELECTRIC STEERING AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. I HAVE DIRECTED MY WIFE TO BE CAUTIOUS DURING RAIN UNTIL WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HOW THE CAR HANDLES WATER BUILDUP ON THE ROAD SURFACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595311May 31, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I'VE REPLACE THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF A "DROOPING" SUN VISOR THAT WOULD AFFECT THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY. SINCE THEN BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VISORS "DROOP" WHENEVER WE TRY TO USE THEM. THE VISORS ARE ESSENTIALLY USELESS AND A DETRIMENT TO OUR VISIBILITY AND SAFE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595059May 30, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS IT BEGAN TO RAIN VERY HARD, WHEN I TURNED THE SWITCH ON FOR WIPERS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, AND PULLED UNDER A BRIDGE, AND WAITED FOR THE STORM TO BLOW OVER WHICH LASTED A LOT LONGER THAN I EXPECTED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY USELESS UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE WIPER MOTOR WENT BAD. WITH A PRETTY HEFTY COST TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE MOTOR YET, AND I AM UPSET THAT A CAR ONLY 3 YRS. OLD WOULD HAVE A WIPER MOTOR GOING OUT ALREADY . I READ ON THE WEB OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM SO GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DOWNPOUR WITH RAIN. IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595062May 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER. CODE INDICATED DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE RESISTANCE HIGH AND NEEDED NEW DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THIS WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. ON 5/16/2014 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE PASSENGER SEAT REMOVED FROM RECALL RELATED TO SENSOR, THEY ALSO FOUND THE CODE FOR SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE AND STATED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THAT AT 400.00 FOR MY AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO OFF. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AND PAID FOR. YESTERDAY ON 5/29/14 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY SAY THAT THE CODE INDICATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A REAL ISSUE WITH THE 2006 SONATAS AND THE AIRBAG SENSORS. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594834May 29, 2014
VISIBILITY
I HAVE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA MODEL. MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR (INSIDE) IS NOT HOLDING AND SUNVISOR IS KEEP GOING DOWN. BUT I USED ONLY FEW TIMES BECAUSE I USED DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR LOT OF TIMES AND USUALLY USING DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS FINE. AND LAST YEAR MIRROR IS CRACK (INSIDE SUNVISOR AT PASSENGERSIDE). SO I HAD COMPLAIN MANY TIMES TO HYUNDAI USA HQ AND LOCAL DEALER BUT THEY SAID YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR AND FIX THAT. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND I ONLY USED FEW TIMES THAT VISOR IS PROBLEM? THAT SUN VISOR HAS KEEP MOVING AND SHAKING WHEN I HAVE DRIVING AND BOTHER TOO. IT IS MEAN WORRY ABOUT DRIVING. BUT HYUNDAI SAID WE CAN DO NOTHING!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594968May 29, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MAY 19, 2014, AROUND 9:20 AM. I WAS COMING HOME AND DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE WHEN I PUT MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR ACCELERATED LIKE A ROCKET! I PUT MY LEFT AND RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE SCREAMING FOR THE CAR TO STOP. THE CAR DIDN'T STOP TILL THE BUMPER AND FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HIT THE CONCRETE STEPS GOING INTO THE HOUSE. IT HIT THE STEPS SO HARD THAT THE CAR WENT SIDEWAYS IN THE GARAGE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DINGED UP, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FLATTEN AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BENT FROM THE COLLISION WITH THE STEP. THIS IS THE NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED BY ITS SELF. BACK IN JANUARY 2014 ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON ROUTE 35; WE WERE COMING HOME FROM SHOPPING. HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. HE TOLD ME THAT WE NEED TO GET THIS CAR CHECKED OUT AND TO CALL THE SHOP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE HERRNSTEIN DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SO TWO DRIVERS HAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM. THE FIRST TIME, THANKFUL NO CARS WERE CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCELERATION, SO NO ACCIDENT THAT TIME. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR COULD HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR HOUSE, IF THE CONCRETE STEPS HADN'T STOPPED THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED INTO THE HERRNSTEIN DEALERSHIP ON MAY 19, 2014. IT TOOK THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER OVER THIRTY MINUTES TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THE CAR CHECKED OUT OKAY. I EXPLAINED HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CAR WAS FINE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594463May 28, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP FAILED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPORTED SCORCH MARKS ON THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, AND A MELTED/FUSED SCREEN. HE TELLS ME THAT THE FAILURE/SHORT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594158May 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED A BEEPING ALARM SOUNDED WITH A WARNING STATING THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE. YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH BLACK EXCLAMATION POINT ALSO WARNING ME NOT TO DRIVE. BRAKES HAD SEVERE GRINDING WHEN TRYING TO MOVE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE CAR. FIRST TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THEN THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM BUT THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A BAD CONNECTION SOMEWHERE. WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND CAR STARTS WITH OUT A PROBLEM. MY FEAR IS THAT THE BRAKES WILL LOCK OR FAIL WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594253May 27, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594303May 27, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594426May 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN MY AUTO, WHICH MANIFEST ITSELF WHEN I SWITCH ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON NORMALLY, BUT INSIDE THE CABIN THE DASHBOARD AND ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS WOULD START BLINKING ON/OFF LIKE THE HAZARD LIGHT. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD ALSO COME UNLOCK AND WHEN I CHECKED ON THE EXTERNAL LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE STEADY, BUT THE INDICATOR (AMBER) LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE BLINKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE AS THEY SAY, THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING FOR ELECTRICAL FAULTS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594031May 26, 2014
SUSPENSION
AT 110,615 MILEAGE ON CAR HAD INSTALLED LINK ASSY FR STABILIZER, BUSH-STABILIZER, LINK ASSY-FR STABILIZER, JOINT ASSY-CV LH AND WASHER-INR ALSO REPLACED: LF CV AXLE SHAFT AND SWAYBAR LINKAGES AND BUSHINGS. ABOVE WAS DUE TO CLUNK TYPE NOISE FRONT WHEN TURNING BOTH DIRECTION:THEY FOUND SWAYBARS BUSHINGS WORN AND SWAYBAR LINKAGES HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY CAUSING KNOCKING TYPE NOISE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING WAS RUSTED? NOT SURE, AS THEY DID NOT NOTE THAT VERBAL COMMENT ON SERVICE REPORT. SINCE I HAD THIS CAR BROUGHT IN AT 99,000 MILES FOR A COMPLETE WARRANTY CHECK AND WAS TOLD ALL WAS GOOD AND I HAVE HAD ALL MY MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRS WERE A ONETIME GOODWILL REPAIR. NOW MY CAR IS BROUGHT BACK IN AT 111,000 DUE TO A CLUNKING, KNOCKING IN THE BACK! SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN AT 20-30MPH AND BREAKING. CAR HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER SINCE MAY 21, 2014 TODAY IS MAY 26, 2014 AND THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594042May 26, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA. IT HAD BEEN BACKED INTO THE SPACE. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS OCCURRED SO QUICKLY THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE HIT A CAR IN THE NEXT ROW OF CARS. BECAUSE OF RAIN, THE CAR THEN SKIDDED 180 DEGREES AND STRUCK TWO CARS IN THE SAME LINE OF CARS FROM WHICH IT HAD DEPARTED. ONLY AT THIS TIME BY TURNING GETTING THE CAR OUT OF GEAR AND TURNING THE KEY COULD THE CAR BE STOPPED. THE DRIVER BELIEVES THIS WAS THE RESULT OF EITHER A THE ACCELERATOR STICKING ON ITS OWN OR A THICK RUBBER WINTER MAT SLID UP AND JAMMED THE ACCELERATOR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594084May 26, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO MY PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF I CALLED DEALER TO SEEIF THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ON THAT AND THERE WAS NONE , NOW ON 5/24/2014 MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF I NOW I AM NOT THE ONLY GOING THREW THIS ISSUE PLEASE HELP US THIS IS WRONG AND NEED TO BE CORRECTED. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594054May 26, 2014
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
IN JUNE 2012 WHILE MY SONATA WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE DRIVER SIDE GLASS SHATTERED WITH NO IMPACT. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT THINKING IT WAS DAMAGED SOMEHOW. BUT YESTERDAY YET AGAIN MY SONATA WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE THIS TIME AND THE DRIVER SIDE GLASS SHATTERED AGAIN. THIS MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR SOMEHOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593411May 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS, AIR BAGS
ON MAY 17TH, 2014 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 95 IN BROWARD COUNTY, FL. A DRUNK DRIVER HIT ME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUNK THEN HIT THE CEMENT MEDIAN THEN CAME BACK AND HIT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVER SIDE AND BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THEN HIT THE MEDIAN AGAIN CAME BACK TOWARDS MY CAR AND FLIPPED AND HIT THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. SO BASICALLY THE WHOLE LEFT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR IS SMASHED IN. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHEN THIS ACCIDENT DID OCCUR. WHAT MY CONCERN IS, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT STATES THE NOTABLE FEATURES INCLUDED ON THIS VEHICLE IS SIX AIRBAGS STANDARD. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND IF I WASN'T WEARING MY SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND PROBABLY LOST MY LIFE. MY ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY IS DAMAGED AND THE MORE SEVERE INJURY IS TO MY LEFT LEG AND FOOT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MY LEFT BIG TOE, ALL OTHER FOUR TOES HAVE NO FEELING IN THEM AND MY FOOT IS DEFORMED. I DO PLAN ON TAKING THIS ISSUE TO MY ATTORNEY THAT IS HANDLING THE ACCIDENT CASE FOR ME AND HOPEFULLY HYUNDAI HAS A VERY CLEAR EXPLANATION FOR WHY NOT ONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10593489May 22, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I HAD NOT HAD VERY MANY RIDERS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA UNTIL I WENT TO UPSTATE NY FOR A FAMILY REUNION. DURING MY 2 WEEK STAY IN NY I HAD PASSENGERS RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WHEN I WAS RETURNING HOME TO CT I NOTICED THAT MY RED "AIR BAG" LIGHT WAS ON. FROM THAT POINT IT HAS BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY. I CALLED LIA HYUNDAI IN HARTFORD, CT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TEST AND ANY REPAIRS. I OPTED TO NOT HAVE THE TEST AND REPAIRS DONE. IN 2013 I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI ABOUT A RECALL INVOLVING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND WARNING LIGHT. I HAD MOVED TO FL IN APRIL OF 2013 AND AFTER I HAD SETTLED IN, I CALLED COCOA HYUNDAI IN COCOA, FL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT IF MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY, ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. ON 7-25-13 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO COCOA HYUNDAI TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. AFTER A WAIT OF AROUND 2 HOURS, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY WAS A SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE. HE SAID THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND IT WOULD COST ME $481 TO REPAIR. I OPTED NOT TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE BECAUSE THE QUOTE TO REPAIR A SEAT BELT BUCKLE ($481) WAS OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH. I HAVE SINCE BEEN NOTIFIED BY HYUNDAI THAT COCOA HYUNDAI DID NOT FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL FOR THIS AIR BAG/PASSENGER SEAT RECALL WHICH REQUIRED THE DEALER TO REMOVE THE SEAT, HAVE IT SENT OUT FOR TESTING AND PROVIDE THE OWNER WITH A LOANER CAR. I AM ON A 4 MONTH WAITING LIST TO HAVE THE PROPER TEST AT COCOA HYUNDAI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593502May 22, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEAR SIR/MADAM, I'M CONTACTING YOU TO REPORT WHAT I STRONGLY BELIEVE IS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING UNIT OF HYUNDAI SONATA, 2011. IN AN ARTICLE THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AT YAHOO NEWS, A RECALL PROBLEM OF THE SONATA WAS REPORTED AFTER "COMPLAINTS HAVE COME IN ABOUT FEELING LOOSENESS WHILE DRIVING OR ABNORMAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMNS." (HTTP://VOICES.YAHOO.COM/HYUNDAI-RECALL-2011-HYUNDAI-SONATA-SEDANS-STEERING-6864748.HTML) MY PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINTS, WITH MORE COMPLICATION: 1) WHEN I START THE CAR, WITHOUT DRIVING, IF I STEER THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT, I COULD HEAR AN OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD NOISE IN THE FORM OF "CLICKING." ONE CONSUMER VIDEOTAPES THIS PROBLEM IN THIS VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OTKCP-8XHSW 2) WHEN I DRIVE ON A ROAD THAT IS LESS THAN PERFECTLY SMOOTH, I CAN HEAR A LOUD RATTLING NOISE, A NOISE THAT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM LOOSE PARTS IN THE COLUMN. THE NOISE BECOMES MOST OBVIOUS AND LOUDEST WHEN I DRIVE SLOWLY ON BRICK ROADS. 3) THE PROBLEM BECOMES MOST DANGEROUS WHEN I DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. AS I SLOW DOWN TO TAKE AN EXIT, THE STEERING WHEEL GOES VICIOUSLY VIBRATING, MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL OR KEEP STABLE. THIS VIBRATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND TALKED TO HYUNDAI USA, BOTH PARTIES DISTANCED THE PROBLEM FROM CAMPAIGN 97 (A STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT RECALL). THE DEALER SAYS THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN ON MY EXPENSES. IF THE DEALER IS RIGHT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, THEN IT IS A NEW PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND INVESTIGATED. PLEASE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE SAFETY OF HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVERS COULD BE ENDANGERED BY THIS PROBLEM IF NOT FIXED. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593540May 22, 2014
ENGINE
WAS DRIVING TO MARTINEZ AND HEARD A SLIGHT CLICKING SOUND BY THE TIME WE EXITED FREEWAY AT MARTINEZ EXIT THE SOUND BECAME VERY LOUD. WHEN WE STOPPED AT LIGHT CAR DIED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO WHEEL WORKS AND THE TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE HAD OIL EVERYWHERE AND NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE BACK PART OF THE ENGINE. MECHANICS CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY OR HOW IT HAPPENED. IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592979May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INCIDENT IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID# 10508953 WHICH STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME MALFUNCTION BUT SOMETIMES THE GRINDING DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYTIME THE ENGINE IS STARTED BUT I ALSO HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. A FEW TIMES THE ENGINE STARTED WHILE THE KEY WAS JUST TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. AFTER HEARING OF ALL THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS WITH GM VEHICLES, I THOUGHT THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED BY HYUNDAI AS A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY AN UNSAFE SITUATION. I HOPE THE NHTSA WILL TAKE ACTION ON THIS MATTER. THE VEHICLE OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS NO MATTER HOW OLD THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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