Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10555471December 10, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SIX MONTHS. GOT THE RECALL NOTICE ABOUT PASSENGER OCCUPANT SYSTEM WHICH INDICATED THAT IF THE LIGHT STAYS ON TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT OKAY. I TOLD THE SERVICE REP THAT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. HE INDICATED THAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HYUNDAI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS APPARENT DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555421December 10, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME MOTOR AND SUSPENSION WAS FOUND TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 202,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555444December 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS SENT A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM HYUNDAI STATING THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THIS HAPPENS TO ME CONTINUOUSLY. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHEN I WAS VACATIONING IN CHICAGO, AS I THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, AND THAT I MIGHT BE IN A DANGEROUS ROAD SITUATION. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD FIND NOTHING, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE ASKED HYUNDAI TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS SINCE IT TURNS OUT TO BE A MALFUNCTION, THAT CAUSED ME TO SPEND MONEY TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE. THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME, EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT IT IS A MALFUNCTION ON THEIR PART...BUT I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS UNTIL 4 MONTHS AFTER BEING CHARGED TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555314December 9, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN ITS HOUSING, BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555233December 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I ONLY PUT 2 ITEMS BUT I HAVE OTHER CAMPAIGNS IN WITH SAME CARE BUT IM DRIVING THE CAR AND I LOOSE POWER IN CAR TO EVERYTHING LIKE IT WAS SHUT OFF AT KEY THEN GOES BACK ON DOES IT LIKE 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR DUE TO NO POWER TO BRAKES THEN CAR JUST GOES RIGHT BACK ON WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING OTHER PROBLEMS NEVER HEARD BACK IS THE ISSUE WITH A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK LEAK DUE TO THE METAL ON TOP RUSTING AND CRACKS PLASTIC TANK CAUSE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON THEN THE FRONT SUSPENSION CLUNKING SINCE I BOUGHT IT 2 YRS AGO BUT DEALERSHIP CANT FIND NOTHING ITS THE UPPER CONTROL ARM MY AIRBAG LIGHT IN DRIVER CLUSTER WAS ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT DEALER SAID THEY FIXED IT SAME DAY I BOUGHT IT WENT FOR STATE INSPECT WOULDN'T PASS THE FUSE WAS PULLED SO LIGHT STAYS OFF THIS CAR IS A LEMON THEY SHOULD REPAIR OR BUY IT BACK I PUT MORE IN CAR IN 2 YEARS THAN WHAT I PAID FOR IT SO FAR AND STILL NEEDS MORE WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555196December 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE BRAKES START STICKING, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, THE BRAKES WERE DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555052December 6, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING CAR AND PULLED IN PARKING SPACE, PUT IN REVERSE TO TURN AROUND AND STEERING COLUMN WAS TOTALLY DISCONNECTED. THE STEERING WHEEL JUST WENT ROUND AND ROUND AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. HAD I NOT BEEN IN A PARKING LOT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FETAL CRASH IN THE 8 AM WORK TRAFFIC. I FIND ON THE CONSUMER REPORT WEB SITE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AS WELL. HOWEVER MY DEALER CHARGED ME FOR ALL THE REPAIRS AND A TOWING FEE. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THIS CAR ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555093December 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME EXTREMELY DIM AND LIMITED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555111December 6, 2013
ENGINE, SUSPENSION, STEERING
I BOUGHT MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA BACK IN FEBRUARY 2012 FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES AND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT I BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WHILE IM DRIVING FROM MAYBE 10MPH TO 40MPH. BUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I REACH SPEEDS OVER 50MPH I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS OF TIMES I HAVE HAD CERTIFIED MECHANICS CHECK IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE ONE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS BUT THE DEALER NEVER WANTED TO CHANGE IT THEY KEPT TELLING ME THE CAR WAS FINE. NOW ITS GOING TO BE A YEAR LATER AND MY CAR HAS THAT SAME KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT BUT NOW ITS EXTREMELY LOUD. I CAN FEEL THE KNOCKING THROUGH THE STEERING TOO SO NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555125December 6, 2013
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
ON THANKSGIVING EVENING NOVEMBER 28, 2013 @ 7:30 PM, MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT I PURCHASED NEW, CAUGHT FIRE ON I 95 WHILE DRIVING IT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 30,350 MILES AND IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT. THE VEHICLE HAD THE OIL AND FILTER REPLACED 5 DAYS EARLIER AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY FLUIDS LEAKING IN THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ AS NORMAL UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF (THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON) AND WE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. I RAISED THE HOOD, SMOKE POURED OUT AND I COULD SEE SMALL FLAMES UNDER THE ENGINE. MINUTES LATER THE FLAMES WERE 20 FEET HIGH AND THE ENTIRE CAR BURNED UNTIL FIRE TRUCKS AND POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554885December 5, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCESS THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,954.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554930December 5, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554950December 5, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING
I AM REPORTING A THIRD INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE DATE OF THE EARLIER TWO INCIDENTS I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN MY EARLIER COMPLAINTS. AFTER THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, HYUNDAI BURLINGAME (1025 ROLLINS ROAD, BURLINGAME, CA 94010), INSTALLED A NEW ENGINE AND INSTALLED A NEW FUEL INTAKE VALVE. ON OCTOBER 19, 2013, THE SECOND REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED AND I PICKED UP THE CAR. ON DECEMBER 4, 2013, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON US 101, NORTHBOUND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD CLANGING NOISES AND VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY JUST AS THE CAR AGAIN EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. AS THE ENGINE FAILED, THE POWER TO THE STEERING WENT OUT AND THIS MADE THE CAR DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI BURLINGAM AND IS AWAITING REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554795December 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER THREE MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. JR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554834December 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
A WELD HOLDING THE FRONT SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY TO THE MAIN FRAME FAILED, ALLOWING THE SUBFRAME TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. THIS STRESS CAUSED THE SWAY BAR LINK END TO BREAK, CAUSING REDUCED CORNERING STABILITY, TRACTION, AND A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WHEN THE CAR EXPERIENCES WEIGHT SHIFTS TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE SERVICING DEALER INFORMS ME THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554575December 3, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. IT WAS AS IF I HAD LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL. OF COURSE THE PEDAL WAS AT THE SAME POSITION AND DID NOT CHANGE. I LET GO OF THE PEDAL AND REPRESSED IT AND NOTICED THAT I GOT MY POWER BACK. IT DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.NO CODE ERRORS APPEARING ON DASH OR OBD READING. WILL HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. OTHER ISSUE IS THE DRIVER SIDE BREAK LIGHT WILL WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN BURN OUT, IN WHICH IT WILL LEAVE THE REMAINING CENTER AND PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. SO IT APPEARS THAT I AM BREAKING BUT I AM NOT. ONLY TEMPORARY FIX IS TO REMOVE THE LEFT BULB FROM ITS SOCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554607December 3, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554628December 3, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WANDERS BADLY, WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT , DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FIGHTING THE STEERING TRYING TO CORRECT OR OVER CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554646December 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED-IN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554672December 3, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD ISSUES GALORE WITH MY CAR SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. FIRST ISSUE AND STILL IS JUST GAVE UP ON BRINGING IT BACK WAS THE STEERING THAT DRIFTED. THEN I HAD A SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT MADE A LOUD NOISE. I ALSO HAVE A SOUND COMING FROM THE SUN ROOF. AFTER THAT I HAD A OIL LEAK IN IT'S FIRST YEAR. MY RADIO WENT OUT, MY DRIVER WINDOW STOP WORKING. MY TURBO QUIT ON ME. BATTERY DIED. I WAS STRANDED BY THE CAR 3 TIMES. IT WOULD TURN OVER FAST BUT NOT CRANK. I CALLED ROAD SIDE ON ONE OF THOSE. MY AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT RATTLES LIKE CHEAP PARTS. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI WITH NO RESPONSE AS OF YET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I PAY A CAR NOT FOR A CAR I DON'T TRUST TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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