2011 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED TO APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) AND 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE HYUNDAI DEALER (ROUTE 60 HYUNDAI, 8575 20TH ST, VERO BEACH, FL 32966, (772) 569-6004) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COUPLING WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. CONTACT STATES THAT FAILURE MILEAGE EXCEEDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 AND IF COUPLING WERE TO FAIL VEHICLE WOULD ONLY LOSE POWER STEERING. CONTACT FEELS THIS WOULD PUT BOTH VEHICLE AND DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI CLAIMS CAR IS DRIVABLE. *TT

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON

I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 20-25MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN I HEARD SOME ODD NOISE COMING FROM MY PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. I WENT OVER A LITTLE BUMP AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLINK OF SOMETHING BRAKING OFF AND HITTING THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I FOUND MY CAR TO BE SLANTED TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. I LOOKED ON THE STREET AND FOUND THE BOTTOM RING OF THE SUSPENSION COIL. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART IN THE "SALT BELT STATES" SO I CALLED HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI TOLD ME MY CAR WASN'T UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT FACTORY. IT'S VERY CONCERNING TO ME THE NUMBER OF OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME SITUATION AS MINE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS HARM TO MYSELF, PASSENGERS AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WAS VERY HIGH. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS FOR THE PART AT THE FACTORY MY CAR WAS ASSEMBLED TO BE RECALLED? ALSO, NOW THE CONCERN FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. I HOPE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED AND FIXED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND CALLED THE POLICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE WRECKAGE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE CONTACT WENT TO PLAZA HYUNDAI (2740 NOSTRAND AVE #2, BROOKLYN, NY 11210, (347) 983-5977) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH ANYONE YET. THE CONTACT SETTLED FOR THE RECOVERY COST OF THE VEHICLE WITH HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER IGNORED HIM THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS. A YEAR BEFORE THE FIRE, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A REFURBISHED ENGINE PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL

NHTSA IN DECEMBER 2015 THE ENGINE ON OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY HWY 101 IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. WE BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED IT IN MAY 2011. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND THAT HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICAN HAS AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT NO COST TO US. AFTERWARDS, WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK COMPLAINING OF 1. A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND 2. A TOXIC SMELL INVADING THE PASSENGER CABIN SEEMINGLY COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THEM. AFTER SEVERAL RETURN VISITS WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SOUND AND SMELL WERE DUE TO A FAILED 'MOTOR ASSEMBLY' NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $575 DESPITE OUR OBJECTIVES ASSERTING THAT THE FAILED MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS THE RESULT OF FAULTY WORK WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED LEST THE OTHER 3 MOTOR ASSEMBLIES WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE EVENTUALLY REIMBURSED BUT NOT MY THE DEALERSHIP BUT RATHER BY HYUNDAI N.A.. WE AGAIN MENTIONED OUR COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FREQUENT TOXIC SMELL TO HYUNDAI N.A. REQUESTING THAT THEY BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM US BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED CONDITIONS. WE WERE ADVISED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR BUY BACK, RATHER HYUNDAI N.A. OFFERED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR $2,000. WE RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND SIGNED THE RELEASE BELIEVING THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER FORUM FOR US TO SEEK REMEDIES EXCEPT THROUGH THE COSTLY COURT SYSTEM. WE REGRET HAVING ACCEPTED THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT EACH TIME THE TOXIC SMELL INVADES THE PASSENGER CABIN. AFTER THE RECENT NEWS REPORTS WE ARE NOW FEARFUL THAT OUR 2011 SONATA WILL BURST INTO FLAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CRENSHAW HYUNDAI (330 HUFFMAN MILL RD, BURLINGTON, NC 27215, (336) 584-1144) FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 11401169. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS RECENTLY REAR-ENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN SOMEONE RAN INTO ME. THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURNED ON AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET BUT IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO DEPLOY IF YOU ARE HIT FROM BEHIND. THEY SAID IT SOMETIMES JUST FAILS ON ITS OWN. THIS CANNOT BE, IT IS EITHER DEFECTIVE OR IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO ISSUES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN APRIL IN LAKEWOOD, CO. CASE REPORT NUMBER 18-100159 WITH LAKEWOOD PD.

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT WONT START. DOESNT MAKE ANY KIND OF GRINDING OR CLICKING NOISE. AFTER A FEW TIMES CAR STARTS UP.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED & I PURCHASED A USED CAR WARRANTY FROM THE DEALER BECAUSE IT ALREADY HAD MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT & HAD TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED BEFORE DRIVING 3000 MILES. BUT NOT LONG AFTER GETTING IT BACK, MY STEERING WAS MAKING A CLICKING, KNOCKING NOISE WHILE BEING STILL & WHILE IN MOTION & IT DOESN'T FILL SAFE. PRIOR TO REPLACING THE ENGINE, IT WAS NOT MAKING THIS NOISE. I BOUGHT IT USED ALREADY OVER 100,00 MILES & IT'S IN GETTING 3 RECALLS REPAIRED & I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER HYUNDAI WARRANTY OR RECALL & WILL COST ME OVER $400 LIKE OTHERS & I CAN'T AFFORD $400+. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL ESPECIALLY AFTER THE # OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON THIS. IT SOUNDS & FEELS LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL MAY COME OFF WHILE TURNING, GOING OVER BUMPS, ON A STREET, ON A HIGHWAY, WHILE DRIVING, IT DOESN'T MATTER & AGAIN, IT CLICKS/KNOCKS EVEN WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST SITTING. I HAVE A VIDEO THAT CAPTURES THE SOUND WHEN NOT IN MOTION. IT STARTED IN APRIL 2018, NOT LONG AFTER I GOT MY ENGINE REPLACED IN MARCH 2018. THAT'S WHEN I LOOKED UP THE RECALLS BEFORE MAKING THE APPOINTMENT & LEARNED ABOUT THE STEERING, AIR BAGS & SEATBELTS. SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD IT BECAUSE I'M RETIRED DISABLED I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DRIVE FEELING UNSAFE UNTIL YOU DECIDE RECALLING THIS STEERING WHEEL INFRACTION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING WHO ARE ALSO WONDERING WHY THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL LIKE YESTERDAY. I'M UPLOADING THE ESTIMATE I RECEIVED FROM THE HYUNDAI THAT DID MY RECALLS. AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL. THANK YOU.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE MARCH 2018, I HAVE SPENT UNNECESSARY MONEY ON HEADLIGHTS AND MY BACK BRAKE LIGHTS. I'VE SPENT 180.00 REPLACING MY HARNESSES DUE TO MY BULBS MELTING INSIDE OF MY HARNESSES. MY CAR SMELLS OF WIRES BURNING INSIDE OF MY CAR. IT'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE DRIVING THESE PARTICULAR CARS AND I'VE NOTICED THEIR SONATA'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS... I HAVE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE SAME CAR PULLING ME OVER OR PULLING BESIDE ME ASKING IF I HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY LIGHTS. YOU GUYS NEED TO REALLY RECALL THESE CARS BACK IN, MY CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE A BURNING SMELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD TAPPING NOISE WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I WENT TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO GET SOME OPEN RECALLS THAT I HAD DONE AND I HAD LIKE 5 OR 6, MANY OF WHICH WERE VERY CRITICAL. I GOT A CALL NEXT DAY ASKING ME TO COME AND PICK UP MY CAR, WHICH I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT. THEY ASKED ME TO SIGN A PAPER INDICATING THAT EVERYTHING IS DONE. I ASKED IF I CAN SPEAK TO SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED SO QUICKLY AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND THEY COULDN'T CONNECT ME WITH ANYONE NEITHER DID THEY ASK FOR MY INFORMATION TO CONTACT ME WHEN THAT EXPERT IS AVAILABLE. NOW ABOUT A MONTH SINCE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I CHECK MY VIN ONLINE AND TO MY SURPRISE 4 OF THE MOST CRITICAL OPEN RECALLS ARE STILL NOT CLOSED OR REMEDIED. THEY INVOLVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, SEATBELT, AND BRAKE PEDAL. THERE ARE ALL ISSUES THAT COULD RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THIS IS A MATTER OF HONESTY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO CHECK FOR THEM TO BEGIN WITH. THIS HYUNDAI DEALER IS SUNBURY MOTORS HYUNDAI.

BREAK LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF 6-8 MONTHS. RECENTLY THEY NEED REPLACED JUST WEEKS APART. USUALLY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT NOT ALWAYS. BOTH SOCKETS ARE NOW BURNT OUT. NEW BULBS DON'T WORK IN EITHER SOCKET, AND BOTH SOCKETS APPEAR TO BE BLACKENED/SLIGHTLY MELTED AND PLASTIC AROUND THE SOCKET EASILY CRACKS. EACH TIME THEY WENT OUT, THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AFTER BEING PULLED OVER, IN OR AROUND THE CITY, AND KINDLY INFORMED BY AN OFFICER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER GOSSETT HYUNDAI SOUTH (2660 MT MORIAH RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38115) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THREE DAYS LATER CAR STOPPED TURNING ON AND THERE'S SMOKE COMING OUT THE ENGINE WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT ,CAR WILL NOT TURN ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY AGGRESSIVELY AND MADE A SLOW, RATTLING SOUND. THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND THE RATTLING SOUND AND SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (GLICK GMC, 48 BRIDGEVILLE RD, MONTICELLO, NY 12701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND TORQUE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 2011 SONATA STARTED MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A FORMAL NHTSA INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10035) AND RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 10V-426), THE DEALER (HTTPS://WWW.HYUNDAIOFCHANTILLY.COM/SERVICE_APPOINTMENT_FORM.CFM) TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY OVER $400 DOLLARS TO FIX THE $2 PART THAT IS CAUSING THIS HAZARDOUS ISSUE. I INCLUDE A LINK TO AN ARTICLE THAT DESCRIBES THE HAZARDS CREATED BY THIS ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.ABOUTLAWSUITS.COM/HYUNDAI-SONATA-RECALL-STEERING-PROBLEMS-13090/ . HOW CAN HYUNDAI SELL SUCH DEFECTIVE CARS AND THEN EXPECT CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THE WORK TO REPAIR PARTS AFFECTED BY RECALLS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. UPON INSPECTION FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A LEAF SPRING FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGSTROM HYUNDAI OF APPLETON (3023 N VICTORY LN, #101, APPLETON, WI) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND RECOMMENDED BOTH SPRINGS BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

HEARD CLUNK DRIVERS SIDE FRONT OF CAR PULLING IN TO FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, TOLD FATHER ABOUT IT, HE LOOKED AND COIL SPRING WAS SITTING ON EDGE OF COILS SPRING SEATING....FOUND BROKEN PIECE OF COIL SPRING IN PARKING LOT WHERE I PARK MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT. LESS THAN 64,000 MILES ON THE CAR.

FAULTY AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, TOOK TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER THE PARTS TO REPAIR ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, AFTER YOU LEAVE OFF BRAKE PEDAL. COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS REAR END ACCIDENT IF PERSON FOLLOWING YOU DOESN'T KNOW WHEN YOU REALLY ARE APPLYING BRAKES. THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE BRAKE LIGHT STOPPER PAD. I AM A MECHANIC AND THE STOPPER PAD IS CRUMBLING. PER DEALER IT WAS REPLACED 1/2016 AT 70000 MILE NOW 2YEARS LATER AND 14000 MILE LATER IT IS BAD AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM COULD IMPACT ALL 2011 AND OTHER YEAR MODELS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS NOT IN A ACCIDENT OR I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING I TOOK IT TO THE DEAL THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING GOT THAT REPLACED AND LIGHT IS STILL ON WE HAVE TRID EVERYTHING I ALSO SEE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS CAUSE THERE SHOULD BE IF EVERUONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

THE LIGHT FOR AIRBAG IS ON THE DASHBBORAD

STEERING WHEEL MAKING A CRACKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OR HITTING A BUMP. ALSO DRIVER SIDE REAR PARKING AND BRAKE LIGHT WIRING IS LOOSE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON BOTH MY DAUGHTER'S 2011 HYUNDAI SONATAS RIGHT NOW.

FEB 27,2018 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER174 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER18V137000 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE MY VEHICLE IS LISTED AS PART OF THIS RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I VISITED HUDSON HYUNDAI FOR OTHER RECALLS AND MENTIONED THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE ASSOCIATED RECALL. THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS LISTED AND SAID, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM $130 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING SHAFT PLASTIC COUPLING COMPONENT AND STARTER GEAR PLASTIC FORK/LEVER ISSUES. CONSUMER HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE CORRESPONDENCE IN ARTEMIS. *SMD *JS

THE POWER STEERING FOR MY 2011 SONATA FAILED RANDOMLY ONE DAY. DRIVING TO THE SUPERMARKET WAS FINE BUT WHEN LEAVING THE STORE THE POWER STEERING WASN'T FUNCTIONING SO THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE BUT MY VIN WASN'T PART OF THE VEHICLES THEY CLAIM WASN'T EFFECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER TRAIN TRACKS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MADE A CLICKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO MAKE THE CLICKING NOISE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED KING HYUNDAI AT (954) 421-333-1399 (DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33441) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TAKATA RECALL FOR SUSPENSION FEEL LIKE WE ARE BOUNCING UP IN DOWN OR THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO FALL APART. I NOTICE THE LIGHT ON FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE SEAT BELT KEEP GETTING STUCK OR SOMETIME WANT LOCK. THIS IS CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE WE TAKE ROAD TRIPS AND HAVE TO DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE TO GET TO WORK MYSELF AND HUSBAND WOULD LIKE TO FEEL SAFE. I REALLY FEEL THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS AND SIDE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED AND THE SUSPENSION IS A RISK FOR MANY PEOPLE LIVES. I SUBJECT YOU GET THESE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ASAP BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPEN. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT EACH SHOP HAVE AN EXPERIENCE MECHANIC LAST MECHANIC WE HAD FOR A RECALL WE HAD TO COME BACK SEVERAL TIME AND THE VEHICLE STILL RUN LIKE CRAP. MAYBE YOU SHOULD REFUND PEOPLE THE REMAINDER OF THERE LOAN. I STILL HAVE A BALANCE OF 6,000 WHICH COMES TO ALL THE TRIP AND TIME CONSUMING. I ALSO CALLED EVERY DEALER IN MINNESOTA TRYING TO MAKE APPOINTMENT COULD SOMEONE CONTACT ME ASAP TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE PARTS ARE IN. MYSELF AND HUSBAND IS TAKING A ROAD TRIP AND WOULD LIKE FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE TAKEN CARE BEFORE THE END OF JUNE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PLAY IN STEERING WHEN MOVING STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. FEEL A SLIGHT CLUNKING WHEN TURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2018. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER (JONES JUNCTION HYUNDAI, 1713 HARFORD RD, FALLSTON, MD), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TAIL LIGHT BULBS HAD REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY REPLACED BOTH TAIL LIGHTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BAKERSFIELD HYUNDAI(5300 WIBLE RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313) WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT MELTED AND THAT PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS HAD SHORTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON , CAR WAS NEVER HIT.

COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V137000 HYUNDAI HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. CAMPAIGN 174 IS DATED FEB. 27, 2018. I CALLED HYUNDAI RECALL HOTLINE AT 855-371-9460 ON MAY 2, 2018. I REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR UNTIL REMEDY IS PROVIDED. I WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE, AND I SHOULD CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION OR REMEDY AND TOLD ME TO CALL THE HOTLINE. DEALERSHIP SAID IF I WANTED A RENTAL CAR, I COULD RENT ONE MYSELF, AS NOTHING WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR ME. RECALL REMAINS INCOMPLETE AS OF JUNE 29, 2018. THIS RECALL IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND PLACES MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AT A GREAT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. HYUNDAI HAS ACTED IN BAD FAITH BY PROVIDING NO REMEDY OR SOLUTION TO MY REQUESTS OVER THIS MATTER IN A TIMELY FASHION. WHILE THERE ARE NO AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVE ON MY VEHICLE, YOU WON'T KNOW THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELTS PROPERLY FUNCTION UNTIL YOU CRASH. THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER FROM MY INITIAL CONTACT WITH HYUNDAI REGARDING MY CONCERNS OVER THE VEHICLE. CASE # 11225055. HONDA PROVIDED FREE RENTAL CARS FOR THEIR AIRBAG RECALLS. HOW CAN HYUNDAI SIT IDLE AND OFFER NOTHING? I AM REQUESTING NHTSA TO PLEASE PURSUE THIS COMPLAINT TO HELP EXPEDITE A REMEDY FROM HYUNDAI FOR THIS RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (WILLIAMSBURG HYUNDAI, 7277 RICHMOND RD, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23188, (757) 564-9700) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (FORT MILL HYUNDAI, 805 GOLD HILL RD, FORT MILL, SC 29708, (855)-548-9524) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN 174 OPEN SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2018 IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. 18V13700 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT TAKE 6 MONTHS TO DEVELOP A REPAIR. PLEASE RESEARCH AND ADVISE WHEN REPAIR WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (HYUNDAI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2011 SONATA VEHICLES. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) MAY SHORT CIRCUIT, PREVENTING THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS, AND SIDE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED LAFONTAINE HYUNDAI AT 866-568-6530 (LOCATED AT 1847 S TELEGRAPH RD, DEARBORN, MI 48124) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

HYUNDAI ISSUED THIS RECALL ON FEB. 27, 2018. THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY. WONDER WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG. HERE IS THE RECALL: HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (HYUNDAI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2011 SONATA VEHICLES. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) MAY SHORT CIRCUIT, PREVENTING THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS, AND SIDE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED HYUNDAI SERRAMONTE (1500 COLLINS AVE, COLMA, CA 94014, (650) 550-7250) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, A POLICE OFFICER HAD TO PHYSICALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH HYUNDAI IN REGARDS TO MY ELECTRICAL WITH MY LIGHTING, I HAVE INFORMED THEM THAT MY BACK BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT AT LEAST EVERY MONTH CHANGING THEM NO LESS THAN TWICE A MONTH A LONG WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS, NOW THE PART THAT HOLDS THE BULB HAS TOTALLY MELTED AND YOU CAN SMELL THE BURNING AND THEY SAID THAT IS NOT COVERED I HAVE BURNED MYSELF ON THIS TRYING TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION SO I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO BURN IN THE CAR AFTER THE WIRING HAS COMPLETELY MELTED EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE.

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALERSHIP SAYS SENSOR NEEDS REPLACING WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY. SENSOR IS PART OF ASSEMBLY AND CAN'T BE REPLACED SEPARATELY. COST WITH TAX WILL BE $975. ANOTHER CODE CAME UP ALONG WITH THIS ONE. ONE ON STEERING COLUMN WAS COVERED BY HYUNDAI SO CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ONE SHOULDN'T BE AS WELL. SEEMS ASININE TO HAVE SENSOR INTEGRATED INTO SEAT TRACK AND NOT REPLACEABLE ON ITS OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER (THOMPSON HYUNDAI, 1000 MERRITT BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21222, (410) 288-5700) SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR RECALLS, OF WHICH ONE THAT PERTAINED TO THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED TEN TSBS FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING AND ONE RECALL FOR THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,633.

RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT STILL HAS NOT BE COMPLETED. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 AND STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) MAY SHORT CIRCUIT, PREVENTING THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS, AND SIDE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A SOLUTION HAS NOT BE FOUND AT THIS TIME. HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE TO BUY BACK ALL 2011-2014 SONATA'S AS THEY ARE A DANGER TO THE OWNERS.

THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WITH A TWO INCH PLAY IN EITHER DIRECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. THE CLICK IS VERY LOUD PLUS THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES WHILE BEING DRIVEN ! WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS CLICKING A CATCH IN THE WHEEL CAN BE FELT! HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE MAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A FLEXIBLE RUBBER STEERING COUPLER AND IT WAS WORE OUT DOWN IN THE STEERING SHAFT . HYUNDAI CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPT. TOLD ME THE WARRANTY ON THAT PART WAS EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES BUT NO NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE VEHICLES OWNER . I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD 111,000 MILE ON IT. I BELIEVE IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A STEERING FAILURE, BASED THE DEGREE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS CLICKING AND THE TWO INCH PLAY THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING! THE HYUNDAI COMPLAINT SITE IS FULL OF PERSONS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME STEERING ISSUE. DURING MY MANY CONTACTS WITH THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPT. I WAS TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT HYUNDAI DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SAFETY THREAT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AT HYUNDAI'S EXPENSE ! I ALSO BELIEVE THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS DRIVING WITH THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR (+$400 ) THAT THE DEALER CHARGES. *JS