Hyundai Sonata Complaints

17,026 consumer complaints on file.

#10397414April 25, 2011
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 SONATA, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE THIRD TIME...GOING TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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0
#10397410April 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED 2011 SONATA...I HAD/HAVE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT (AIR OPEN TO OUTSIDE). TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND POINTED TO THEM THAT THE DRIVE BELT HAS UNUSUAL WEAR. THEY CHECK IT AND COMPARED WITH OTHER SONATAS WITH SAME MILEAGE AND FOUND NO UNUSUAL WEAR. I AM EX TOYOTA TECH. WITH ASE CERTS. I HAVE NOW 20K ON MY SONATA AND THEY STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10397277April 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
A FEW TIMES I HAVE NEARLY HAD ACCIDENTS, INVOLVING BOTH CARS AND PEOPLE BECAUSE THE HORN CANNOT BE HEARD! I THINK A HORN IS A SAFETY DEVICE, TO WARN OTHERS, BUT THIS ONE CANNOT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS FROM A MOTOR SCOOTER. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE WILL PROBABLY END UP BEING HIT, INJURED OR EVEN KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I HAVE HEARD THAT HYUNDAI, IN EFFECT, ADMITTED THE PROBLEM BY RE-DESIGNING THE HORN ON LATER 2011 MODEL YEAR CARS. ALL CARS SHOULD GET THE NEW HORN. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAPPENS EVERYTIME SOMEONE PULLS OR WALKS OUT IN FRONT OF ME AT THE LAST SECOND, AND I AM UNABLE TO PROPERLY WARN THEM WITH THE HORN. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10397828April 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
FAILED COMPONENTS: BRAKES & SHIFT GEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE MODE (FOLLOWED BY REVERSE MODE) I NEED TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD UP TO SEVERAL TIMES TO SHIFT THE GEAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WORKS FINE FOR TWO DAYS. IT STARTED HAPPENING AFTER TWO FIRST SERVICES TO THE VEHICLE BY DEALER. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO DEALER AFTER 1 WEEK AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THEY DID SOME TROUBLESHOOTING AGAIN, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM THIS TIME. I SPOKE WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO ANOTHER DEALER AND ASKED ME TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND SUGGESTED THAT I UNLOCK THE "SHIFT LOCK" IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES! I TOLD THEM THAT SHIFT LOCK IS ONLY USEFUL IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES. BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT RELEASING THE GEAR MOST OF THE TIME WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THERE IS NO ANSWER FROM THE DEALER. TRYING TO CONTACT HYUNDAI OFFICIAL SUPPORT BUT NOTHING HEARD BACK FROM THEM AT (AFTER 2 WEEKS.) STATUS UPDATE 02/23/12
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397192April 23, 2011
STEERING
HYUNDAI SONATA LTD TURBO PULLS TO THE LEFT. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397831April 23, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLED LEFT FIRST TIME I DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD DEALER WORK IT FOUR TIMES SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN MAY, 2010. TWICE THE PERFORMANCE APPEARED TO IMPROVE, BUT THEN IT WOULD GET WORSE AFTER I HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE & TIRE ROTATION. DEALER SUGGESTED IT 1) HAD TO DO WITH ME DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE AND 2) THESE SPORTY SUSPENSIONS ARE JUST MORE SENSITIVE - THEY DON'T HANDLE LIKE A "COMFORT CAR". I'VE DRIVEN SPORT SUSPENSIONS BEFORE & NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397105April 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. IT IS 4MOS. AND 4K MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. A WEB SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER THE WARRANTY OR TO RECALL THE CARS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THE COST TO FIX CAN BE AS MUCH AS $1500.00 AS THE ENTIRE SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THESE ARE VERY POPULAR CARS. PLEASE HELP. FORCE HYUNDAI TO RECALL THESE CARS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397107April 22, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE ALWAYS PULLS LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. PROBLEM NOTICED DAY AFTER PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE & STILL PULLS LEFT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397165April 22, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION, BLOCKING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,900.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397159April 22, 2011
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUNVISORS WILL NOT STAY UP AND WILL FALL. THIS CAUSES LINE OF SIGHT BLOCKAGE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396876April 20, 2011
STEERING
CAR PULLS LEFT FROM MOMENT DRIVEN OFF LOT. WHEN RELEASE STEERING WHEELS IT MOVES FROM CENTER TO LEFT AND THEN CAR RAPIDLY MOVES LEFT. CONSTANT PRESSURE IS REQUIRED ON RIGHT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE MOVEMENT NOT AS BAD WHEN PASSENGER IN CAR. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING. WHEN THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM A COMPANY ENGINEER CAME TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE WHO DROVE IT AND PRONOUNCED IT FIXED. NOTHING HAD CHANGED IT STILL PULLED AS HARD LEFT AS BEFORE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TEST DROVE IT WITH THE MECHANIC WHO HAD WORKED ON THE CAR. WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE CAR DRIFTED RIGHT (I OUTWEIGH THE MECHANIC BY 100 POUNDS). MECHANIC TOLD ME HE WAS FRUSTRATED BY THESE CARS, ALL THE TURBOS WITH 18 INCH WHEELS PULL LEFT. HE THINKS IT IS EITHER THE WHEELS SIZE SINCE SONATA'S EQUIPPED WITH SMALLER WHEELS DON'T PULL OR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDS ADJUSTING. HYUNDAI IS DENYING PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396877April 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT
7-09 REAR BRAKE PADS FROZEN TO CARRIERS: CLEANED AND REPLACED PADS AT 11, 488 MILES. 10-09 REAR RIGHT WHEEL NOT SPINNING FREELY: CLEAN AND ADJUST REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY AT 14,978 MILES. 3-11 BACK BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 30,625 MILES. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH EITHER THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR THE MATERIALS THAT ARE USED FOR THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. I'VE DRIVEN CARS IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA FOR 28 YEARS HAVING LIVED IN THE SAME AREA ALL 28 YEARS, AND HAVEN'T HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE CARS I'VE HAD. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396923April 20, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALIGNED AND THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396962April 20, 2011
STEERING
BOUGHT A HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 MODEL 2.0TURBO IN DECEMBER 2010. CAR PULLS HEAVILY TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN CONSTANT PRESSURE THAT NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO STEERING WHEEL SO THE CAR WON'T CHANGE LANE BY ITSELF. AT LOW SPEED (35MPH ND UNDER) NOT AN ISSUE, BUT ABOVE 45MPH THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES ALREADY, THEY CHANGED CAMBER BOLTS THEN PUT A NEW STRUT BUT NONE OF THESE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397724April 20, 2011
STEERING
MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS (NOT TORQUE STEER). THE CAR REQUIRES CONSTANT CLOCKWISE PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PULL OCCURS IN ALL LANES, BUT IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN THE LEFT LANE WHERE IT WILL LEAVE THE ROAD IN APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS WITHOUT A STEERING CORRECTION. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR THE LEFT PULL ISSUE FIVE TIMES NOW, AND THERE IS STILL NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY CONCERN, THE TIRES WILL WEAR PREMATURELY AND IN AN UNEVEN FASHION. SINCE THEIR ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIABLE SOLUTION, HYUNDAI SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT A RECALL AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396743April 19, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. THIS VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL TIRES AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR ABOUT 16 HOURS AND TIRE PRESSURE WAS THE SAME IN EACH TIRE AND AT THE CORRECT PRESSURE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE IS IN SPEC AND NO ISSUE FOUND. HOWEVER, IT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT. THIS PULL IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN ORDER TO DRIVE STRAIGHT THE DRIVER MUST TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396869April 19, 2011
STEERING
NEW, 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T. CARS CONSISTENTLY PULLS LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH AND IN ALL LANES OF TRAVEL. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396730April 18, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND STAY ON. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396067April 16, 2011
STEERING
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING PROBLEM - CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS LEFT - DEALER DID REALIGNMENT - NOT EFFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396093April 16, 2011
STEERING
NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DRIVER MUST CONSTANTLY FIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN LANE. AT A MINIMUM IT IS DISTRACTING. WORST CASE THIS CAR COULD DRIFT INTO ANOTHER LANE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG THIS ELECTRONIC STEERING. DEALER TELLS ME ITS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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