Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2011)

3,476 consumer complaints on file.

#11324650May 15, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DISABLED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS BEGAN IN APPROXIMATELY OF JUNE 2019 AND THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY TO SECURE THE SEAT BELT. IT USUALLY REQUIRES MULTIPLE EFFORTS TO BE SECURED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY EITHER. THAT ALSO TAKES SEVERAL EFFORTS TO GET IT RETRACTED. THIS BEGAN WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND DUE TO PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WAS UNABLE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FIRST ISSUE OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE SEAT BELT ISSUE OCCURS WHEN PUTTING THE SEAT BELT ON AND TAKING IT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324564May 14, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EARLY SUMMER OF 2019, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ALONG MY DASHBOARD, COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARD THE SEAT. IT WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG. BY AUGUST OF 2019, THE CRACK HAD GROWN TO APPROXIMATELY A FOOT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO IS GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIR. THE ODD THING ABOUT THIS IS WHEN GOOGLING THIS ISSUE, IT IS QUITE COMMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324562May 14, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BULB WAS OUT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE IT, I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY MOLDING HAD MELTED (DUE TO THE HEAT FOR THE TAILLIGHT) AND I COULD NOT REMOVE THE TAIL LIGHT BULB. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE, IT HAD MELTED AS WELL. AT THIS TIME, I EVEN HAVE A TAILLIGHT BULB THAT FELL INTO THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE PULLED THROUGH THE MELTED MOLDING. THE LIGHT SOCKETS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TAIL LIGHTS HAD BURN MARKS ON THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324182May 11, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND AS I PUT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THERE ARE SKIDS MARKS ON THE CEMENT SHOWING THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED FROM BRAKING BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO PUSH ME FORWARD INTO THE BACK OF MY FORD RANGER.. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND SINCE BRAKING WAS NOT STOPPING THE CAR I SHOVED IT INTO PARK. THE CAR CAME TO A HALT BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. AN ARTICLE ON AUTOWISE.COM DATED 10/26/2019 REFERS TO THIS PROBLEM AS "HYUNDAI'S SECRET ACCELERATION PROBLEMS" AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM ABOUT 40 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE BEFORE BUT NOT WITH NO DAMAGE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF I HAD BEEN IN ANY OTHER SITUATION. IT IS TIME FOR A FEDERAL RECALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323972May 9, 2020
ENGINE
PURCHASED CAR FROM CARMAX IN 2019 THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALLS. CAR HAD 110,XXX MILES. CAR YESTERDAY DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES TO AND FROM WORK. NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TWICE. ONCE STALLED ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. SECOND TIME WAS COASTING TO A STOP LIGHT ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR. THIRD TIME WAS AT STOP LIGHT. AFTER THE THIRD STALL I WAS APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP AND T MADE KNOCKING NOISES AND STALLED. I COASTED TO SAFE PLACE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. POPPED THE HOOD SAW OIL ALL UNDER THE CAR AND TRAIL UP TO IT. THEN I SAW BROKEN PIECES OF ALUMINUM BLOCK AND PIECE OF CONNECTING ROD. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THEN GOT HOME AND SEEN THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 127,133 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323868May 8, 2020
STEERING
THERE'S A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY VEHICLE, FIRST IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM NOW IT'S THE STEERING COLUMN. STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323909May 8, 2020
STEERING
FRONT AXEL WORN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323792May 7, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES DOING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY LOSES POWER IN ADDITION AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN THEY HAD CAR FOR 3 WEEKS THEY GAVE IT BACK AND SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH AIRBAGS I HAD VEHICLE TOWED THERE 2 DAYS AGO AGAIN AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AT PALM SPRINGS HYUNDAI AND HE SAID THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE THEY INSTALLED AND IF I WANTED HIM TO DIAGNOSE AIRBAGS PROBLEMS IT WOULD BE A 150 DIAGNOSIS FEE THEY HAD THE CAR THERE THE FIRST TIME FOR 3 WEEKS AND RELEASED IT AND TIL MY DAUGHTER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AIRBAGS ISSUES ARE DANGEROUS IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND DEPLOY ON FREEWAY I TOLD [XXX] SERVICE GUY THIS BUT HE GIGGLED AND SAID IT WOULD COST 150 DOLLARS DIAGNOSTIC FEE WHICH HE SAID THEY CHECKED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I LENT MY DAUGHTER WHO DRIVES MY 8 YEAR OLD GRANDSON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED OF THEIR SAFETY I AM A CANCER PATIENT AND NEED A VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO MY DOCTORS WHEN I ASKED [XXX] ABOUT A RENTAL HE BRUSHED ME OFF AND SAID THERE WERE NONE AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT I AM GOING TO CALL ABC INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS BECAUSE I AM AT A WITS END I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS MATTER THANK YOU [XXX] AIRBAGS ALSO [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323368May 5, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WELL, VERY SIMPLY I WAS MERGING ONTO A PARKWAY AND PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, CAR WAS SPEEDING UP THEN I NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED LIKE I WASN'T GETTING ANY ACCELERATION. LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND SAW THAT IT SEEMED ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SHUT ITSELF DOWN. PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND TRIED TO RESTART IT (HEAD KIND OF A WHIRRING NOISE), BUT IT WOULDN'T START. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323369May 5, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE WOULD CONSUME ALL THE OIL WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323245May 4, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, SUSPENSION
1) SEATBELT LATCH WILL UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. 2) THE FULE LIGHT INDICATOR IS NEVER CORRECT SHOW EMPTY ALL THE TIME. WILL GO TO FULL AND BACK TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING. 3) WHILE FUELING THE PUMP WILL JUMP OFF BEFORE SOON AS GAS STARTS GOING INTO TANK. 4) STRUTS ARE NOT WORKING ALL 4 ARE OUT AND DOWN HITTING THE ROADS HARD WHILE DRIVING. 5) PAINT IS PEELING OFF AL TH SIDES BACK PANELS WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322200April 24, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE OWNERS OF TWO 2011 HYUNDAI SONATAS. OUR COMPLAINT IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE FEEL THAT HYUNDAI HAS EITHER PURPOSELY OR IN IGNORANCE CREATED AN INHERENT DEFECT IN ITS BATTERY SYSTEM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST NINE YEARS, ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE OUR BATTERIES CHANGED OR DISCONNECTED TO REPAIR SOMETHING ELSE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED OR REPLACE BY AN AUTO SHOP OTHER THAN HYUNDAI, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THERE IS AN WARNING THAT THE MAP SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM HERE. I HAVE, THEREFORE, ATTACHED A LETTER BELOW. THE CONSUMER STATED CODES P0106/P0605/P2110 APPEARED.*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321737April 20, 2020
ENGINE
THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ON MOTION AND SEIZED THE OIL PUMP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320210April 4, 2020
SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, ABOUT 10 MPH, AND I HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND HEARD SOMETHING HITTING THE TIRE WELL. I STOPPED MY CAR AND GOT OUT. MY DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, AND A PIECE ABOUT 5 INCHES LONG, WAS ON THE GROUND. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST AND IT SAID MY VIN # WAS NOT ON THE LIST. MY NAME IS [XXX]. CELL PHONE #[XXX]. VIN#[XXX]. MY DRIVER'S LICENSE# [XXX]. PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319646March 29, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR TOOK IT TO A SHOP I WAS TOLD HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP AN I DID THE PROBLEM NEVER SEEM TO HAVE BEEN FIX AFTER THAT TOOK IT MY DEALER AN THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A MONTH TOLD ME IT WAS A RECALL ON IT BUT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319095March 24, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS. I WAS COMING TO A LIGHT TO MAKE A RED TURN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE SO MY SPEED INCREASED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED AND BEFORE I KNEW IT A CAR HAD COLLIDED WITH ME CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11319187March 24, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON MARCH 24, 2020
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318695March 19, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET, HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA WHEN I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND CAR WAS RIDING ROUGH. CALLED FOR HELP.INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE TILL IT WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. MECHANIC WHO EVALUATED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN "PITTED WHEEL BEARINGS" IN 30 YEARS OF OPERATION. HE GAVE ME BACK THE FAULTY BEARINGS AND TOLD ME I SHOULD CONTACT YOU AND THE CORPORATE AREA OF HYUNDAI, BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS AN ALERT OR RECALL. THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT AND BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE REVIEW ASAP, AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE REST OF THE POPULATION. THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317805March 12, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EVERY TIME I STOP AND START TO GO AGAIN IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS SLIPPING AND NOT WANTING TO CATCH THE GEAR SEEMS TO ME LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ONE DAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316934March 9, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE IN DRIVE AND PARK, BRAKES LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. HAVE REPLACED BULBS 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. BOTH SEAT BELT LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLASHES EVEN WHEN BUCKLED UP. AIR BAGS AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT AFTER RESETTING REPEATEDLY. DOME LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK IN AUTOMATIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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