Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2007)

696 consumer complaints on file.

#11361855September 29, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME OF AIRBAG CODE B1448 AND ADVISED ME HE RAD MY VIN TO CHECK ANY OPEN RECALLS. HE STATED MY VIN IS NOT IN AIRBAG RECALL RELATED TO THIS CODE BUT THAT THERE WERE AIBAG OCS CODES ON THAT MODEL YEAR WHICH CAME UP B1448 THAT WERE COVERED. I COBTACTED HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICA AND WENT OVER WITH THEM A SERIES OF QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE VEHICLE. HYUNDAI ADVISED ME THAT I MAY BE COVERED BY VEHICLE PASSENGER OCS RECALL. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE WITHOUT A CHARGE. ALSO TRIED TO INSTEAD SELL A BATTERY DESPITE BEING NEW ONE. CONTSCTED HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICA AGAIN AND REFERRED ME OUT BUT STATED WHILE THIS IS RECALL IT DOESNT APPLY TO VIN. I AM NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH INTERMEDIARY HOWEVER, I CHOSE TO DEAL WITH YOU DIRECTLY TO RESOLVE WHAT PERSONAL MECHANIC IS TELLING ME IS AN ABSOLUTE MODEL YEAR CODE RECALL THST JUST HAPPENED NOT TO INCLUDE MY VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354575September 12, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STOP ACCELERATING IN THE CITY STREET IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354053September 9, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY BRAKES FAILED IN JANUARY, AND MY CAR HIT THE GARAGE DOOR. I SPENT $800 TO GET THEM FIXED, ONLY TO HAVE THEM FAIL AFTER FIVE MONTHS. BECAUSE OF THIS IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS A REAR CROSS MEMBER RECALL FOR CORROSION ON MY CAR. TO COMPLETE THE RECALL, THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR ALL OF THE RUSTED PARTS THAT WILL BREAK ONCE THEY DIG TO REACH THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE JANUARY, AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE DECLARED MY CASE CLOSED AND REFUSES TO ASSIST, AFTER WEEKS OF DELIBERATION, THEY ONLY ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM OF MY BRAKES AND NOT THE RECALL, WHICH THEY COMPLETELY LEFT OUT OF THEIR FINAL DETERMINATION. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT PROCEED AND COMPLETE THE RECALL BECAUSE MANY PARTS THEY WILL HAVE TO REMOVE WILL BE UNUSABLE, AND CANNOT SAFELY BE PLACED BACK. THINGS ARE AT A STANDSTILL, AND I DESPERATELY NEED MY CAR BACK AND OPERATIONAL!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350165August 18, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
ON OCTOBER 18, 2019 MY FUEL PUMP BROKE IT HAPPENED AT A PLAZA PARKED AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2019 WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH DUE TO A BALL JOINT FROM THE FRONT END PASSENGER SIDE. MY BALL JOINT BROKE AND EVERYTHING ELSE DETACHED IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS WITH MY KIDS AND THANK GOD I DIDN'T CRASH INTO A CAR BUT IT WAS A VERY SCARY TRAUMATIC MOMENT FOR ALL OF US. I KEEP REPLACING THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD, ALSO THE BALL JOINT AND NOW IT MAKES SENSE WHY, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CONTROL ARM. I'M REPORTING THIS NOW BECAUSE I LOOKED INTO THE SAFETY RECALLS TODAY AND FOUND SO MANY MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THESE LISTINGS AND I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE SAFETY RECALLS TO BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE PICTURES TAKEN WHEN MY CAR BROKE DOWN, BUT DON'T HAVE IT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW I CAN PROVIDE IT AFTERWARDS AND I HAD MY CAR TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349879August 17, 2020
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAG ON THE PASSAGE SIDE WON'T GO OFF, SEATBELT GET STUCK AT TIME, PAINT PEELING OFF THE BODY BACK ,SIDE AND TOP AND THE WINDOW ON THE PASSAGE SIDE WON'T GO DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331440June 29, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. A DTC SCAN WAS PERFORMED AND RETRIEVED DTC CODE: B1448 - OCS (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM) FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED COUNTRY HYUNDAI (347 KING ST, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060, (413) 376-4666) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V161000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330067June 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ESC OFF BUTTON RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND STAYS ON BUT MY BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE AND EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319102March 24, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS TOTALLY DANGEROUS I COULD'VE LOST MY LIFE PERIOD I'M ON FREEWAY AND MY WHEELS JUST STARTED STICKING AND MY CAR WAS SMELLING LIKE ELECTRICITY OR ELECTRICAL FIRE SO I GO GOOGLE OF COURSE AND YOUTUBE LOW AND BEHOLD RECALL ON BAD FUSE BOXES ON THESES PARTICULAR CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302870January 29, 2020
SEATS
THE POWER SEAT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL NOT MOVE BACKWARD, ONLY FORWARD, WHICH MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF THE SEAT CANNOT BE MOVED TO A SAFE DRIVING POSITION. HYUNDAI PREVIOUSLY RELEASED A CAMPAIGN CALLED CAMPAIGN T82 TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT BUT AS OF TODAY IS STATING THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. I SPOKE WITH A DEALER (GLOBAL HYUNDAI) AND WITH THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION AND THEY BOTH DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297877January 8, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
I WANT TO CREATE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IF NOT OTHER MAKES AND MODELS FROM THIS MANUFACTURER. THIS VEHICLE IS A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO CHRONIC CORROSION ON THE FUEL LINES. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING DUE TO CHRONIC CORROSION OF THE BRAKE AND POWER STEERING LINES. OUR 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID AND BRAKE FLUID ON A REGULAR BASIS. MOST RECENTLY WE LOST BRAKES AND HAD THE CAR INSPECTED. THE INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINES, BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ALL LEAKING. THE BRAKE LINES HAD THE MOST SEVERE CORROSION BUT THE FUEL AND POWER STEERING HAD CORROSION DEEP ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LEAK. THESE LEAKS ARE NOT IN THE VICINITY OF FITTINGS OR CONNECTIONS. THE WORST LEAKS ARE IN THE VICINITY OF BRACKETS OR LINE RETAINERS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SOLD AND OPERATED IN THE NORTHEAST SNOW BELT BUT THE CORROSION IS WORSE THAN MOST VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH OLDER WITH HIGHER MILEAGE. CLEARLY THE LINES WERE MADE OF INFERIOR METAL CAUSING THE COMPONENTS TO FAIL PREMATURELY. APPARENTLY, INSTEAD OF USING A MORE COSTLY RUST RESISTANT METAL THE MANUFACTURER RELIED ON A PLASTIC COATING ON THE LINES TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE ELEMENTS. THIS COMPLETELY FAILED AS SOME OF THE LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH. THE PLASTIC COATING LIKELY ACCELERATED THE CORROSION AS IT RETAINED CORROSIVE MATERIALS IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL. I CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THESE COMPONENTS AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PART AND LABOR COSTS. I OPENED A CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT BUT INDICATED THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT LIKELY PURSUE A SAFETY RECALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280247November 15, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IN DASH IS LIT. SRS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED? COULD IT BE THE DRIVER SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT DETECT A DRIVER IN THE SEAT? THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR RECALLED AND CORRECTED. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280223November 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
I FIRST NOTICED THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR AT ABOUT 121,000 MILES AND AT 140.000 MILES I HAD THE VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACED, THERMOSTAT, INTAKE PLENNOM GASKET ALSO. AND HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AFTER IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE OIL LEAKING ONTO IT AT 156,092. LUCKILY I JUST DROVE BY MY MECHANICS GARAGE AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND ABOUT A MILE PASSED HIS GARAGE THE CAR STARTED TO BUCK AND STALL AND ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ALONG WITH THE CD TURNING ON AND OFF ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WHICH WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF WHEN IT WAS BUCKLED FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. I ACTUALLY MADE IT TO HIS GARAGE BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN IN HIS PARKING LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11259057September 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED IN WILL NOT GO OFF. LITERALLY DROVE AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM HOME ON A REGULAR DRIVING ROAD. NOTICE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN USED IN THE CAR AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245898August 22, 2019
AIR BAGS
LIGHT FOR DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DATE OF THIS OCCURRENCE IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243832August 14, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE SENSOR FOR THE SEAT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT WORKING AND IS GIVING PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241914August 6, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKARA RECALL . AROUND JUNE OF 2019 MY HYUNDAI SONATA STARTED MESSING UP IT STARTED WITH THE FUEL PUMP THEN FUSES AND ALSO THE BATTERY LIGHT STAYS DIM ON THE DASH TODAY THE BREAK LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHT WOULDNT GO ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234881July 25, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROUTE 46 HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 40 US-46, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ 07840, (866) 755-9537), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234385July 24, 2019
ENGINE
MY TRANSMISSION WENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231165July 11, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. DURING THE FAILURE, THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY EXTRA FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING AROUND 70000 ON CAR. IT HAS A JERK WHEN I AM ACCELERATING UNTIL I GET TO A FASTER SPEED. BUT IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN.. I WAS STRING AT A LIGHTOR WHENEVER I GO TO STOP IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. SOMETIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING IT SEEMS TO PICK UP SPEED ON ITS OWN AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218410June 6, 2019
AIR BAGS
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE OCS SENSOR WHICH WAS FIXED BY HYUNDAI COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. NOW THIS PROBLEM HAS AGAIN APPEARED WHICH HYUNDAI USA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY HYUNDAI USA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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