Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2009)

460 consumer complaints on file.

#10632301September 10, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED AFTER SITTING AWHILE. THIS TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED I COULD NOT HEAR THE FUEL PUMP RUN. I DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP I DISCOVERED THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THE PLASTIC TERMINAL PROTECTION INSIDE THE TANK WAS BURNED THROUGH AND THE TERMINAL MELTED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION AS IT WAS INSIDE THE TANK EXPOSED TO THE FUEL, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629999September 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED DUE TO A DEFECT INVOLVING THE BRAKES AND CALIPERS WHICH MAY INVOLVE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND/OR PREMATURE CORROSION. BRAKES AND CALIPERS REPLACED TWICE IN TWO YEAR PERIOD. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WOULD PERIODICALLY STICK AND GRIND CAUSING BRAKES TO SMOKE AND GIVE OFF BURNING SMELL. CAR AT TIMES WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629654August 31, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ESC HAS TURNED OFF (DASH LIGHT COMES ON) AT VARIOUS TIMES. PREVIOUSLY MY BRAKE SWITCH WAS AN ISSUE AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISCONNECT BY TAPPING THE BRAKE. I HAD THAT REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO. NOW, THE ESC TURNS OFF AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, IT IS FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. ALSO, PERIODICALLY, I PRESS THE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT DOES THE OPPOSITE ... IN OTHER WORDS, I PRESS VOLUME DOWN AND THE VOLUME ACTUALLY GOES UP. THE ELECTRONICS SEEM TO BE VERY MESSED UP... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629691August 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED RIGHT BY MY HOUSE. NO TRAFFIC. EVEN THE SUSPENSION WAS AFFECTED.I IMMEDIATELY GOT KIDS OUT OF THE CAR AND CONTACTED MY INSURANCE TO TOW THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629611August 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TAKING MY CAR FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN NEUTRAL WAITING FOR AN OIL CHANGE. RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IT HAS ALSO TRIED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, MORE FREQUENT THAN BEFORE. IT'S ALSO STALLED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. MY CHECK LIGHT ONLY COMES ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND WHEN THE CAR TRIES TO DIE, BUT AFTER THAT, IT'S JUST FINE. BROUGHT IT TO 3 DEALERSHIPS THAT TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I BOUGHT AN OBDII SCANNER AND FOUND TROUBLE CODES P0335 AND P0108. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND A CODE. MY CAR HAS ALMOST STALLED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION AND NO ONE WANTS TO EVEN TRY TO HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628844August 27, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN IT STARTED POURING HEAVILY. AFTER REACHING HOME, HE NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TWO PLACES ON THE HOOD HAD PEELED OFF, LEAVING THE METAL EXPOSED. THE CAR BODY STARTED TO RUST WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THIS INCIDENT. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY EVALUATED THE ISSUE AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES (CLOSE TO $1100). UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, I FOUND THAT THEY DO NOT COVER PAINT FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM LEFT WITH A HUGE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE, AND BEING A STUDENT, THAT CAUSED A HUGE DENT ON MY FINANCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627696August 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE CAR BUCKS OR JERKS THE DRIVER FORWARD UNDER 20MPH. I BROUGHT IT INTO HYUNDAI TO CHECK OUT IN JUNE. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD RESET THE COMPUTER AND THAT SHOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. AFTER THAT, IT MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627030August 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DEPRESSED CLUTCH STAYED ON THE FLOOR. PRIED IT UP WITH MY FOOT, IT THEN WORKED. OTHER TIMES THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT RETURN FULLY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. PUMPING THE CLUTCH SEEMED TO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622542August 15, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE WHEN PARKED. I SHUT CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND WOULD NOT START. I TURNED OFF IGNITION AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I AGAIN STARTED THE CAR , THIS TIME WITH NO PROBLEM AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON. THE ESC OFF LIGHT HAS COME ON PREVIOUSLY(ONCE) AND SUBSEQUENTLY (ONCE) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO APPARENT ACCOMPANYING ISSUES. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE HYUNDAI DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH THE FIRST TIME BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN (65MPH). THE SECOND TIME IN, THE DEALER CHECKED OUT THE CAR BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AS THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE . I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF TOWN UNTIL I CAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621251August 10, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE CHROME "WRAP", WHICH IS A CHROME COLORED COVERING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED LEAVING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE, WHICH CUT MY HAND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO USE A GLOVE OR EXERCISE CARE TO OPEN THE DOOR. ACCORDING TO REPORTS POSTED ON THE WEB, HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED RECALLS FOR EARLIER YEAR MODELS BUT HAS REFUSED TO FOR NEWER MODELS EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS IN THE NEWER MODELS AND ISN'T JUST MANIFEST IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BUT OCCURS IN OTHER HANDLES AS WELL. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE DEFECT IS NOT COVERED BY HUNDAI'S WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS "WAY OUT OF WARRANTY." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10619506August 7, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS IT ALWAYS SPILLS OUT AS IF SOMETHING IS BLOCKING THE INPUT OF GASOLINE. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A HAZARD/SAFETY ISSUE. MANY GAS STATION ATTENDANTS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY SEE WITH MOST HYUNDAI SONATAS POSSIBLY OF THE SAME YEAR? I'VE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. THEY WANT YOU TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620643August 7, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT WAS ON THE DASH AND REMAINED UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT WAS GONE FOR A WHILE THEN CAME BACK AGAIN OFTEN LIKE EVERY SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617093July 29, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
THE ESC LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN MY VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS, CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO DOWNSHIFT INSTEAD OF KEEP MOVING THE CAR WHEN I PRESS THE GAS, AND THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE (I-78) TODAY, AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT IN THE MIDDLE LANE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS THERE WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS HYUNDAI MODELS, YET HYUNDAI HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN THE 2009 SONATA. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD BE RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR OR A NUMBER OF THINGS, BUT BOTTOM LINE, IT CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE IN MOTION, AND THE DRIVER NEEDS TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND TURN IT ON AGAIN FOR IT TO MAYBE WORK, MAYBE NOT. THIS IS A HORRIBLE HEADACHE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND I AM SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY SONATA OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. HERE IS EVIDENCE: HTTP://WWW.SONATAFORUMS.COM/FORUM/HYUNDAI-SONATA-ENGINE-TECHNICAL-DISCUSSION/1906-ESC-OFF-LIGHT-COMES-INTERMITTANTLY.HTML SO PLEASE GET IT DONE AND ISSUE A MUCH NEEDED RECALL FOR THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *JS
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
#10606128June 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS A STICK SHIFT CAR. WHEN PRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL, YOU CAN FEEL THAT THE CLUTCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE IT IS TOO SOFT WHEN YOU PRESS IT. YOU NEED TO PUMP SEVERAL TIMES TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK. APPARENTLY HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS REALLY HOT. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SINCE THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF CHECKING WAS NOT HOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604470June 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR AND FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY REAR PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED.. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2012.. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR AND THIS IS EXCESSIVE. I HAVE READ 51 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD 5 HYUNDAIS AND NOT PUT REAR BRAKES ON THEM UNTIL OVER 100,000 MILES.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595857June 3, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DECK STOP LIGHT WIRING AND FRAME DETACHED FROM THE SOCKET. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING THE BULB FROM THE SOCKET, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BULB AND WIRING FELL INTO THE TRUNK AND BURNED ITEMS WITHIN THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
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
#10588212May 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW FIRST MONTH I HAD IT KEPT BUCKING WHILE DRIVING, MAINLY FIRST THING IN MORNING, WHILE DRIVING FELT LIKE BRAKES ARE ON FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS HOLDING BACK CAR FROM GOING, WON'T PASS OTHER CARS PROPERLY NO POWER I COMPLAINED THROUGHOUT PAST YEARS AND NEVER SHOWED ANY PROBLEMS AT HYUNDAI'S SERVICE CENTER EXCEPT LAST TIME WENT THERE WITH HUSBAND WHO DEMANDED THEY FIX TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS WE WERE NOT PICKING UP CAR UNTIL FIXED. RECEIVED A CALL TRANSMISSION CENSOR WAS BAD AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM INSTALLED A NEW ONE AND RAN FINE NO PROBLEMS BUT IT STARTED UP AGAIN BUCKING, NO POWER, BRAKES FEEL LIKE ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586744May 6, 2014
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN CP672 TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED A BUBBLE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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