Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10442753January 6, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CAR LOST ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FUNCTIONS. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WIRE RUBBING AGAINST A SHARP SHEET METAL EDGE. SEE PHOTOS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442171January 3, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE UNDER BODY RUST, BOTH THE BRAKE LINES AND THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE UNDER BODY, BRAKE AND FUEL LINES. THE MANUFACTURER ASSISTED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE UNDER BODY ONLY AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE BRAKES AND FUEL LINES. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442167January 3, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442273January 3, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442092January 2, 2012
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN TWICE, WHICH AFFECTS MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VISOR IS UNABLE TO STAY UP AND OUT OF VIEW WHEN NOT IN USE. I'VE READ HYUNDAI ONLINE FORUMS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH A LOT OF THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE 2007 MODEL. I'VE HAD TO SLIDE OUT THE VISOR EXTENSION AND WEDGE IT BETWEEN BY REARVIEW MIRROR AND ROOF OF MY CAR, WHICH IS NOT A SAFE OPTION EITHER AS IT CAN BECOME UNWEDGED DURING DRIVING AND FALL DOWN AND BLOCK MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. IT HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHICH TERRIFIES ME. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442038January 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED DEMONSTRATOR CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,500 MILES FOR NORMAL USE. REAR DISK BRAKE NOISE AT 15,976 MILES REQUIRED BOTH REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AT 33,356 MILES, AGAIN REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND TURNING OF ROTORS (THIS TIME IT WAS NOT COVERED - CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR ITEMS). ONCE AGAIN, AT APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES, LOUD GRINDING FROM THE LEFT REAR BRAKE REVEALED THAT BOTH INNER AND OUTER PADS HAD BEEN TOTALLY SCRUBBED OFF WITH LIGHT METAL TO METAL CONTACT, WHILE THE RIGHT REAR PADS STILL HAD GREATER THAN 50% OF ORIGINAL PAD THICKNESS. THE CALIPER SLIDES OPERATED SMOOTHLY AND WERE WELL LUBRICATED AND SEALED, AND THE PAD SLIDES WERE DIRTY WITH BRAKE DUST, BUT NOT CORRODED OR BLOCKED WITH DIRT. THE PADS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH HEAT. I REPLACED THE PADS TO FINISH MY TRIP AND UPON RETURN IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE NEW PADS HAD BEEN DRAGGING AS EVIDENCED BY A STRONG SMELL AND GLAZED APPEARANCE. IT DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL FOR THIS CONDITION TO HAPPEN - THERE WAS NO GRINDING OR ABNORMAL NOISE OBSERVED DURING THE MOST RECENT EVENT, UNTIL PULLING INTO OUR DESTINATION, WHEN IT WAS VERY LOUD. APPEARS THAT THE CALIPER OR CALIPER PISTON IS STICKING TO KEEP THE PADS IN CONTACT WITH THE DISK, THUS OVERHEATING AND CHALLENGING THE BRAKE PAD LIFE. THIS SEEMS TO BE ONLY ON THE LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) CALIPER. HYUNDAI DISCUSSION FORUMS HAVE INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI IS NOT FORMALLY ADDRESSING. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK, BUT WANTED TO REGISTER WITH NHTSA SINCE IT IS A BRAKE ISSUE WITH SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441732December 30, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED FROM THE FLOOR CONNECTOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RE-ATTACH THE SEAT BELT BACK INTO THE CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CALL THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ UPDATED 03/14/12 *BF UPDATED 03/19/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441531December 28, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TEN TIMES FOR THE DEFECT. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BUCKLES WERE REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION DUE TO THE SEAT BELTS NOT PROPERLY OPERATING BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,313. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441343December 27, 2011
SUSPENSION, STEERING
ON 7/7/11, I PURCHASED A 2011 SONATA GLS. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICE THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR 7/18/11. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE SO I WOULD NOT GO INTO THE NEXT LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 7/25/11 AND WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE TECHNICIAN. TECHNICIAN STATED HE COULD SEE THE VEHICLE PULLING RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO ME AND IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOW PULLING TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ROTATED THE TIRES AND PERFORMED A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. NOW I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RETURNED TO PULLING TO THE RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDS. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 8/2/11 AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND VERIFIED A PULL TO THE RIGHT. I RETURNED ON 8/4/11 TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE ROAD FORCED BALANCED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. AGAIN, IMMEDIATELY AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND STATED THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH ME AGAIN AND RECONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT AGAIN IT WAS TEST DRIVEN BY DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER WHO RELEASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS FRUSTRATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND I HAD TO CONTINUE TO CORRECT THE STEERING. HOWEVER, I WAS MOVING OUT OF STATE IN 3 DAYS AND WOULD NEED TO DEAL WITH ISSUE AFTER THE MOVE. CAR BROKE DOWN IN PA DURING MOVE AND WAS THERE FOR 2 WEEKS FOR A GROUND WIRE. RECEIVED A URGENT RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND BROUGHT CAR BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALER. CAR WAS RELEASED TO ME AND IS STILL PULLING SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441258December 26, 2011
AIR BAGS
ONE MORNING THAT I STARTED THE CAR, MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OFF AFTER THE START-UP. IT HAS BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE THIS LIGHT CAME ON, AND I BROUGHT IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER. AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSTIC, THEY SAID IT'S A SENSOR IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAD SHORTEN OUT AND IT'S CAUSING AIRBAG SIGN TO COME ON. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS MEANS THAT IN CASE OF ACCIDENT THAT MY DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG WOULDN'T INFLATE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM AFTER READING SEVERAL WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR'S AIRBAG LIGHT PROBLEM, BUT HYUNDAI IS KEEP DENYING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. ANOTHER THING THAT IT'S SHOCKING TO ME IS THAT IN CASE A PERSON IS DRIVING WITHOUT A SEATBELT, AIRBAG WOULDN'T INFLATE, JUST AS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN SEATBELT BUCKLE CAN CAUSE MALFUNCTION IN DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME..WHY WOULD A CAR MAKER WOULD EVER DESIGN A SYSTEM LIKE THIS? TO PUNISH PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING WITHOUT A SEATBELT? WHEN I ASKED THIS QUESTION, THE HYUNDAI DEALER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT HE DOESN'T MAKE A CAR BUT THERE TO SELL IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441227December 26, 2011
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD VISOR DRIVERS SIDE FLOPS DOWN OBSTRUCTING VISION. WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF THE WAY WHEN PUSHED FORWARD OR BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441178December 25, 2011
AIR BAGS
8 YR. LONG CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON... BEST DESCRIPTION WE GET IS A HARNESS ISSUE UNDER PASSENGER FRONT SEAT... LAST EPISODE 12/19/11 DEALER ADVISED HYUNDAI NO LONGER HAS REPLACEMENTS PARTS FOR THIS SYSTEM... THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE MODELS STILL IN SERVICE HOW CAN MFG. NOT CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SAFETY PART... AS OF THIS MOMENT THE LIGHT IS OFF BUT GIVEN THE HISTORY THE DEALER SAID HE EXPECTS IT TO BE BACK ON SOON ... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441094December 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN VEHICLE ENGINE SPEED DROPS TO APPROXIMATELY 1000 - 1100 RPM, HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM OR BRIEFLY SHUT OFF, RADIO WILL SHUT OFF, AND INTERIOR FAN SPEED WILL DROP. THIS HAPPENS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND AND IS INTERMITTENT. FROM SEARCHES OF THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED VIA A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING OFF OR SHUTTING OFF DURING NIGHT DRIVING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO THIS CAR. IN ADDITION, PROBABLY DUE TO THIS VOLTAGE DROP PROBLEM, SEVERAL HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS ETC., HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS ALREADY COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR, PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THE CABLE ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441038December 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES, MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED FAILED TO START. I LIKE MANY OTHERS HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND HIT THE START BUTTON AS I USUALLY DO AND NOTHING HAPPENED BUT THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR KEPT READING "PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH BUTTON TO START" I REPEATEDLY TRIED OVER AND OVER. AFTER 15-20 FAILED ATTEMPTS I PULLED OUT MY MANUAL, NO WORK AROUND. I THEN CALLED THE DEALER, WHO TOLD ME TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE HARD. I DID AND AFTER THREE CYCLES IT STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440380December 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS ON THE HYBRID SONATA. TWICE IN 2 WEEKS, I AM DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, I FELT A JERK IN THE CAR, THE READY LIGHT FLASHES AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWS UP. THE CAR IS ON BATTERY POWER ONLY. I COAST ON BATTERY TILL I CAN PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. SHUT THE CAR OFF. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES IT STARTED BACK UP. BOB KING HYUNDAI IN WINSTON-SALEM SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. WE ARE WAITING ON SOME PARTS THAT ARE UPDATES, BUT DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL FIX THE SHUT DOWN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440521December 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT SOMETHING STRANGE WAS GOING ON WITH MY NEW CAR (PURCHASED WITH 16,000 MILES ON IT) AT THE 18,000 MILE MARK. . THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WITH THE AUTO STICK OR WITH THE PEDALS. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC BUT HAD NO POWER. I PULLED OVER ASAP AND TURNED THE CAR OFF (REBOOTED THE CAR) AND EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN. ON THE DEC 17TH,2011, (3 WEEKS LATER) I WAS PULLING OUT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE AT 10PM AND EVERYTHING SEEM NORMAL. HOWEVER, AS THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 15MPH THE TACH RACED OVER TO 5,000 RPMS AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD SLAM AND THE CAR SHOT FORWARD. I RECALLED THE LAST TIME THE CAR ACTED STRANGE SO I CHECKED TO SEE WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS AGAIN IN 4TH GEAR. WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS IT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS JUST AS BEFORE. I PULLED OVER AND TIRED TO REBOOT THE CAR AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT DID NOT FIX ITSELF. I HAD TO DRIVE 30MILES HOME, SO I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND HEADED HOME. THE TACH RACED A FEW TIMES, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR STAYED IN 4TH GEAR I MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. WHEN I GOT HOME I DISCOVER THE REVERSE WAS GONE OUT AS WELL. NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS, I RESEARCHED THE ISSUES ONE THIS AND A FEW OTHER SITE AND DISCOVER I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND ASKED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE TECH GOT ME A LOANER IN LESS THAN 30MINS I WAS ON MY WAY. SAME CAR AND COLOR. I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. WHILE AND I NOT HAPPY THAT MY NEW CAR REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 3500 MILES OF ME DRIVING IT AND UNDER 20,000 TOTAL MILES, I AM VERY HAPPY HOW THE DEALER HANDLED THE ENTIRE ISSUE. HATS OFF TO EASTERN SHORE H OF DAPHNE, ALA AND THANK GOD I GOT THE 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. WILL UP DATE WHEN I GET MY CAR BACK IN 5 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440320December 18, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, CAR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET, THE BRAKE DIDN'T STOP THE CAR. I HIT THE BRICK WALL OF A BUSY CONVENIENCE GAS STATION STORE, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS COMING OUT THE DOOR AT THE TIME. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THE FLOOR MAT HAD INTERFERED WITH THE GAS PEDAL, BUT AM SURE NOW THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. WHEN A REPRESENTATIVE OF MY INSURANCE COMPANY CALLED ME, HE STATED THAT HE HEARD THAT I HAD STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, THIS IS NOT TRUE, I AM 100 PERCENT SURE. MY HUSBAND WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR AND AFTER WE HAD CALMED DONE, WE DISCUSSED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE STATED TO ME THAT THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED AND THEN JUST SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND ACCELERATED. OUR CAR WAS TOWED TO A HYUNDAI REPAIR STATION AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR HOW MUCH THE DAMAGES ARE. JUST THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN SCARES ME, IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, AS IT HAPPENED SO FAST AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER STOPPING THE CAR, OTHER THAN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THAT DIDN'T STOP THE ACCELERATION. MY HOPE IS THAT THIS IS INVESTIGATED BEFORE ANY SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439889December 14, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY TURNED LEFT AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE TEST DID NOT GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439887December 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RIGHT REAR OUTER BRAKE PAD SEIZED IN THE PAD HOLDER, GRINDING THE ROTOR. DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES AND CHARGED ME $ 400.00 EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE FRONT PADS WERE ONLY 50% WORN AND THEY DO MOST OF THE STOPPING. NOW HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS THAT THE HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND LUBRICATED EVERY 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES AT MY EXPENSE, TO PREVENT "LOCK UP". HYUNDAI DOES NOT MENTION THIS TYPE OF MAINTENANCE ANYWHERE IN IT'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. AFTER CHECKING ON THE WEB, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM AMONG HYUNDAI OWNERS WHO ARE BEING RIPPED OFF BY HYUNDAI WHO REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL THE FAULTY BRAKE CALIPERS. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND MILEAGE IS 90% HIGHWAY, SO THERE IS MINIMAL USAGE OF THE BRAKE COMPARED TO CITY DWELLERS, YET THE BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439694December 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WITH THE ENGINE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE CALLING WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,941.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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