2011 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY INSIDE STEERING COLUMN TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY.

I NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURING THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THIS TO BE COMMON COMPLAINT DUE TO POWER STEERING COUPLING GOING BAD, SONATA HAS A TSB 14-ST-002-1 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE TSB SAYS THERE IS NO STEERING PERFORMANCE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT. THE DEGRADED COUPLER INTRODUCED PLAY OR WIGGLE ROOM IN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT TIRES. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, YOU CAN ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK & FORTH TO HEAR THE CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN THIS IS DONE, YOU CAN TELL THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING FURTHER THAN IT SHOULD WITHOUT THE WHEELS MOVING. ALSO YOU HEAR AND FEEL THE CLUNKING SOUND AT LOW SPEEDS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. YOU CAN FEEL LOOSE PLAYING IN THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE TIRES MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALSO I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE COLUMN SHAFT ECU REPLACEMENT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

SENSOR FOR AIRBAG IS ON AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED OR TAMPERED WITH.

I PURCHASED MY HYUNDAI SONATA ON 12/31/2010. IT HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT NOW. HENDRICK HYUNDAI OF CHARLESTON SC HAS INFORMED ME THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND HAS QUOTED ME A REPAIR COST OF $243. I DECLINED THEIR OFFER OF REPAIR, BUT HAVE BECOME CONCERNED AS THE STEERING HAS BEGUN TO EXHIBIT AN INCREASINGLY LOOSE FEELING. FOLLOWING MY INQUIRY TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THEIR 5 YEAR 60,000 MILES WARRANTY, BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE 5 YEAR PERIOD, THE WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY. AS A RESULT OF MY INTERNET SEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS PART WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR VIN NUMBERS NOT INCLUDING MINE, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I SUSPECT THE FAULT WITH THE PART FAILURE LIES WITH HYUNDAI, AND I RESENT HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH I NOW INTEND TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK.. I FURTHER RESENT THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT BEEN MORE PRO-ACTIVE ABOUT A REPAIR ISSUE THAT I SUSPECT COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING SHOULD STEERING BE LOST AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RESULTING IN A CRASH.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS COMING TO A STALL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK FROM THERE.

THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION MAKING TURNS/BUMPS IN ROAD. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE/DEFECT THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD CORRECT AT THEIR EXPENSE. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS BECOMING A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AS THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT THIS DEFECTED PART.

TAKATA RECALL.. MY CAR IS NOT NEW, BUT IT IS LESS THAN 6YRS OLD AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON (WILL NOT SHUT THE [XXX] OFF EITHER. I CONTACT HYUNDAI THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING, WHICH WILL COST ME 400.93 DOLLARS TO FIX OR I WILL POSSIBLE DIE IN A CRASH. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR THIS IS A BUILDER MISHAP...THE FACT THAT THIS SITUATION COULD CAUSE DEATH AND THEY WILL NOT FIX DUE TO SAFETY IS [XXX] INSANE...I QUEST THEY WILL NOT BE HAPPY UNTIL LAWSUITS COME IN PLACE DUE TO AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING (BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT ALWAYS COME ON, SO YOU WOULDN'T KNOW). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,500. UPDATED 04/05/17*LJ *TR

DURING MY LAST SCHEDULED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE IN APRIL 2016, I EXPLICITLY COMMUNICATED MY CONCERNS TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER ABOUT MY ENGINE AND THE FACT THAT THE OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD GO OFF AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FEET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I JUST FOUND OUT THROUGH LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM ONLINE BLOGS THAT THIS WAS A SIGN OF ENGINE MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS ORIGINATING FROM HYUNDAI'S ALABAMA ENGINE MANUFACTURING PLANT. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM ME THAT THE ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED. INSTEAD, I WAS TOLD VIA THE MAINTENANCE REPORT THAT OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS. I HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT I ADHERED TO ALL RECOMMENDED OWNER MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND HAVE BEEN DILIGENT ENOUGH TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE SCHEDULE PRESCRIBED DURING VEHICLE PURCHASE. I HAVE STRONG REASONS TO BELIEVE HYUNDAI HAS NOT BEEN HONEST WITH ITS CUSTOMER. THIS BEING BECAUSE, RATHER THAN ELABORATE ON THE CAUSE AND SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM (I.E. HYUNDAI SONATA 2011-2012 ENGINE RECALL), INFORMATION WAS DELIBERATELY WITHHELD FROM ME BY HYUNDAI. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE DEALER DESPITE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM AN AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI PRE-OWNED VEHICLE DEALER. I'M EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THIS RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER 2015, 4 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY AND PAID EXTRA TO HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ADDED ON MY VEHICLE. IT'S NOW 7 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL FROM HYUNDAI. AS OF TODAY, 3 WEEKS AFTER MY VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ON-401 HIGHWAY WHILST DRIVING AT APPROX. 100KM/HR., I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HYUNDAI. I HAD TO COAST MY VEHICLE TO THE OUTSIDE SHOULDER OF THE BUSIEST HIGHWAY IN NORTH AMERICA AT 9:00PM. 3 WEEKS ON, I HAVE NO VEHICLE, NO REPAIR TIMELINE AND NO RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI

ONE DAY MY AIRBAG LIGHT JUST POPPED ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AND I NEVER BE IN A ACCIDENT AND IT'S KIND OF FREAKING ME OUT A LITTLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SRS MAY BE DISABLED

AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF - SERVICED REGULARLY - BROUGHT THIS TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS NOT COVERED THEY SAID CLOCK SPRING TIMER AND IT IS NOT ON RECALL LIST - THEY DID SAY IT IS UNSAFE IF AIRBAGS DEPLOY IF YOU SHOULD HIT A BUMP - EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T TOUCH AIRBAGS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WORM SHAFT FLEX COUPLING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,124.

BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE STEERING RECALL AND THEY TELL ME THE STEERING COUPLER IS BAD WILL COST $400 TO REPLACE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING SERIOUS STEERING ISSUES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART. THE 2011 SONATA WITH 68,000 SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE. WHY WASN'T THIS INCLUDED WITH THE RECENT STEERING RECALL

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY THREADED STUDS EMBEDDED INTO BRITTLE, BADLY CRACKED PLASTIC. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FELL UT OF THE BODY PANELS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED, IT WAS A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY PLASTIC OR OVER TIGHTENING THE NUTS ON THE STUDS AT THE FACTORY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN RATTLED AND SHOOK FORCEFULLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUNCTION BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHAT I THOUGHT WAS JUST NORMAL 'SOUND' COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN HAS PROGRESSED TO LOUD NOISE IE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL; GOING OVER POTHOLES/BUMPS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT VERY PROGRESSIVE IN LOW SPEEDS [CITY DRIVING]. THIS LOUD NOISE SEEMED TO REVERBERATE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION. IT'S LIKE THERE'S 'PLAY' WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE IT ENGAGES. 'CLICKING' SOUND IS VERY PRONOUNCED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL FROM A STOP OR WHEN BACKING UP, THE FIRST TIME I TURN THE WHEEL. OR EVEN IF THE CAR IS STOPPED, TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT/RIGHT I CAN HEAR A PRONOUNCED 'CLICKING' SOUND, LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THERE. IS THIS WHY THE CAR SOMETIMES VEER LEFT?I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL BUT SHOULD MORE VIN BE COVERED WITH THIS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

ENGINE KNOCK/PING GETS LOUDER WITH INCREASING SPEEDS, CAR IS PART OF ENGINE RECALL BUT DEALER STATES MY ENGINE IS FINE, ABSOLUTELY NO REASON GIVEN TO ME WHY I HAVE AN ENGINE KNOCK. IT SOUNDS LIKE 2 GLASS BOTTLES CLANGING TOGETHER. I AM AFRAID MY ENGINE IS GOING TO FAIL, EVEN THOUGH DEALER STATES IT IS "FINE"

STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND/OR SWITCH FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAMS WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL. THE TURN SIGNAL STALK CONTAINS THE ON/OFF/AUTO SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS THE HIGH/LOW BEAM SELECTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TURNING ON THE BLINKER OR EVEN WHEN THE TURN STALK RETURNS TO OFF AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN. IT APPEARS TO BE A SHORT OR BAD CONTACT IN THE TURN SIGNAL AND SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE TURN STALK IS ACTUALLY BEING MOVED OR MANIPULATED. THIS CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH OR BLINK ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND WHEN THEY MOMENTARILY GO TO THE OFF POSITION THE DASH LIGHTS GO TO FULL INTENSITY (JUST LIKE DURING THE DAY WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF).

RECENTLY I NOTICED THE STEERING IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HAD DEVELOPED QUITE A BIT OF "PLAY" IN IT. WHEN TAKING MY SONATA IN FOR AN UNRELATED RECALL I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT IT. HE SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. AFTER DOING SO HE INFORMED ME THAT A PLASTIC COUPLER IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT POINT. I WAS SURPRISED THAT A CAR WITH THAT LOW MILEAGE WOULD NEED SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART THAT COULD PROVE TO CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING IF IT BROKE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY WERE "SEEING A LOT OF THESE COME IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS SURPRISED THEY HAVEN'T ISSUED A RECALL ON THEM". I AGREE. I BELIEVE A CAR WITH 40K MILES SHOULD NOT BE HAVING SUCH PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM FEARFUL FOR THE COUNTLESS FOLKS OUT THERE WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE THEY HAVE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THEIR STEERING, A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE A FATAL CRASH. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON ON DASHBOARD AND DEALER SAID IT WAS A CLOCK SPRING BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH AN AIR BAG IN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN AND FEEL IT WAS DEFECTIVE

IT STARTED WHILE DRIVING IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, GO OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS, SPEED BUMPS ECT. IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNK SOUND. THEN IT GOT MORE FREQUENT. THEN IT STARTED TO MAKE THE CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING AND NOW IT MAKES THE SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND YOU TURN THE WHEEL OR SITTING STILL TURNING THE WHEEL. THE SOUND IS MADE WHEN YOU FIRST START TO TURN THE WHEEL MOVING OR STATIONARY. THE STEERING HAS A LOT OF PLAY AS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND LOSS OF CONTROL COULD BE POSSIBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,044.

AIR BAGS

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS

BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE WITH SEVERE KNOCKING AND BANGING IN STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN.MY DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THIS AS STEERING COUPLER FAILURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DESPITE HYUNDAI AND IT'S DEALERS DENYING THIS FACT. STEERING IS NOTABLY HARDER WITH LOW SPEED DRIVING AND FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. MY SPOUSE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED. THIS ISSUE IS COMMON ON THESE EARLY MODEL SONATAS AS WELL AS THE KIA OPTIMA. THE DEALERSHIPS AVOID THIS ISSUE UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER, THEN THEY TELL CUSTOMER THAT IT'S NOW THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR AT $400-600.00. THEY ARE EVEN TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THERE IS STEERING COLUMN FAILURE AND CHARGING THEM THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPLACEMENT. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO IT BEING STEERING RELATED.

OWNED CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND ON HE 25TH OF AUGUST I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP STILL IN PARK POSITION ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL EXCEPT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WENT OFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED A MINUTE AND TRIED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT STILL STAYED ON IT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE.THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MY MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE STILL WORKING BUT THE PERSON WORKING TOLD ME THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT . I AM VERY WORRIED THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 2 YOUNG CHILDREN ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AND BECAME LOUDER WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS/KNOCKS TO THE POINT WHERE IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING IS NOT ENGAGING FOR A MOMENT THEN REENGAGES. AT THE POINT OF THE CLICK/KNOCK, THERE IS NO RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN AS YOU CONTINUE TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNS.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH BOARD TURNED ON FEW MONTHS AGO, THE CAR HAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. IT IS 2011 SONATA AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DASH BOARD LIGHT TURNED ON FEW MONTHS AGO AFTER 5 1/2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASK FOR $160 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THAT AMOUNT WILL APPLY TO THE COST OF FIXING THE PROBLEM IF I DECIDES TO GO AHEAD OF FIXING THE AIRBAG LIGHTING PROBLEM, THE DEALER GAVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE BETWEEN $900 TO $1200 TO FIX THIS AIRBAG ISSUES. THEY ALSO SAID THE THE AIRBAG ONLY WARRANTY FOR 6 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. I THOUGH THE AIRBAG SHOULD BE 10 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES AS HYUNDAI ALWAYS ADVERTISED THAT. I SEARCHED ON THE WEB AND THERE ARE A RECALL ON AIRBAG FOR ELANTRA BUT NOT SONATA. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURE DEFECTED BECAUSE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL AIRBAG AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT AS I MENTIONED ABOVE. I SEEMED LIKE THE 10/100,000 WARRANTY IS JUST FOR ADVERTISEMENT PURPOSE AND THEY ARE NOT REALLY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT OR QUALITY. BTW - I EXCHANGED SOME EMAIL WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATION BUT IT DID NOT GO ANYWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WASHER LOCATED IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED CLICKING AND GETTING MORE AND MORE PLAY IN IT. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT BUT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST-SAME PROBLEM AS THE CARS THAT ARE ON THE LIST EXCEPT I HAVE TO PAY-PUT MY CAR ON THAT LIST AND GIVE MY MONEY BACK. PLEASE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION

WHEN I GET IN MY CAR TO CRANK IT UP, I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON AND STAY ON. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DRIVING OR SITTING IN MY CAR WHILE IN PARK. GOD FORBID IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, MY AIRBAG MIGHT NOT GO OFF. ALSO I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE AS MINE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS. IT COULD BE A FAULTY SENSOR OR SOMETHING.

MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE IS SEVERE LOOSENESS AND CLUNK THAT IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. AFTER STALLING, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V568000 (ENGINE) AND 15V759000 (BRAKE SYSTEM, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

WHEN STARTING AND MOVING INTO A DRIVE GEAR FROM PARK, OR WHILE AT A STOP IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ITS DRIVE LETTER DISPLAY AND WILL FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT ENGAGED. THIS IS STILL OCCURRING AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN ON, THE DRIVE LETTER DISPLAY REAPPEARS WITH THE DRIVE LETTER THAT I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER TO. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS MOVED TO REVERSE, THE DRIVE LETTER DISAPPEARS AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES IMMEDIATELY IN A ROW. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE IN DRIVE AT A STOP AND HAS REQUIRED THAT I TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN TO SEE THE DRIVE LETTERS.

THE STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING AND SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AND OR REACHING A SPEED OF 60. IT IS CAUSING THE BALANCING OF TIRES WORN, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT.

EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD EVEN A BUMP SO SMALL MOST PEOPLE DONT EVEN FEEL, A RATTLE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE IN THE SHOP FOR MULTIPLE OTHER RECALLS I ASK THEM TO LOOK AT THIS AND HE TELLS ME THE STERRING COUPLER HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE AND PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT I WOULD NEED TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OTHER 2011 THROUGH 2014 SONATAS. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $300 TO GET IT FIXED. GIVEN THE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART, IT APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE RECALLS. I LOVE MY CAR BUT THIS IS STARTING TO BE A BIT MUCH SEEING HOW I ONLY HAVE 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. READY TO SALE IT AND GET SOMETHING ELSE IF HYUNDAI CANT PROVIDE A SAFE AND DECENT CARE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!

I MADE A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NHTSA # 10896943...I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE SHOP BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF WHICH CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DIE AND MULTIPLE OTHER PROBLEMS,THIS WAS ACTUALLY MY 4TH RECALL TO BE FIXED ON THIS CAR. THEY CONFIRMED THE RATTLING AND LOSE STEERING WHEEL IS BECAUSE THE STEELING COUPLER NEEDS REPLACED. THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $300 TO GET IT FIXED. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP I FOUND OUT THERE WAS 2 OTHER RECALLS 6 TOTAL RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE SHOP HAD TO ORDER PARTS FOR ONE OF THE RECALLS SO I AM HAVING TO TAKE MY CAR BACK WHEN THE PART ARRIVES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE COUPLER AS WELL, IF I DO NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND IT BREAKS WHILE DRIVING IT COULD CAUSE ME TO LOSE STEERING WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS NOT A SITUATION I WANT TO PUT MY FAMILY OR MYSELF IN!! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED DUE TO ALL THESE FAILURES!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE AUGUST 17TH 2016, EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED MY FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS OVER 40 TIMES. NOW THIS HAPPENS WITH ME TURNING MY AUTOMATIC LIGHTS OFF ( IF I'M SAYING THAT RIGHT) OR EVEN WITH LEAVING THEM ON. IT'S SERIOUSLY THE MOST ANNOYING THING EVER. AND YES I'M PUTTING THE LIGHTS IN CORRECTLY EVEN GETTING MECHANICS TO PUT THEM IN AS WELL JUST TO MAKE SURE!!!!!! *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE UNTIL A DEALER COMPLETED A RECALL REPAIR FOR THE STEERING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DEALER'S REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE REMEDY CAUSED A FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/23/2017*CT UPDATED 7/12/18*JB *TR

I UNFORTUNATLEY HAVE THE SONORA WITH THE ENGINE RECALL WHICH TO ME IS ASKING WHY HYUNDAI JUST ISN'T REPLACING ENGINES REGARDLESS OF FAILURE? THERE IS NO RESALE IN A CAR WITH THIS OPEN RECALL .MY OTHER ISSUE I NEED TO HAVE ADDRESSED IS MY STEERING WAS UPGRADED AND APPROXIMATLEY A MONTH OR SO AFTER I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE, I CALLED MY DEALER ( HYUNDAI 112 IN MEDFORD ,N.Y ) AND IT WAS ALMOST SCRIPTED ,I WAS TOLD IT'S A BUSHING OR SOMETHING HE SAID AND IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. IF YOU CHECK ONLINE YOU WILL SEE IT'S A MAJOR FAILURE ,WHY IT WOULD BE SUCH A FLIMSY PLASTIC GEAR IN STEERING ? I HOPE YOU CAN REMEDY THIS AS A RECALL. MY CAR HAD NO NOISE UNTIL THE STEERING WAS QUOTE UPGRADED BY HYUNDAI , AGAIN PLASTIC PIECE IN A STEERING MOTOR?

61,149 MILES AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING WHEN I HIT ABOUT 65MPH, DROP TO AROUND 60 AND IT WOULD STOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES, ALIGNMENT OR SOMETHING ELSE BUT THEN I STARTED NOTICING THAT EVEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR SEWER LIDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS WAS A RECALL AND SHOULD BE COVERED, WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE GENERAL WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED, CALLED AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING COUPLING, IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND IT WOULD BE $427.00! EBAY HAS THE PART FOR $5.45! AFTER RESEARCHING AND READING THESE COMPLAINTS I AM GLAD THAT I AM NOT ALONE, HOWEVER A LOT OF US ARE UNFAIRLY OUT A LOT OF MONEY IF WE HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS RATHER THAN RISK OUR LIVES! WITH THE EPS RECALL AND THE OTHER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY RECALL, WHY ISN'T THIS PART OF IT AND WHY ISNT IT COVERED? SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND OWNERS HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS HERE. IT ALSO SEEM THAT THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY, 60K MILES?? IRONIC? THIS IS MY 2ND SONATA AND I AND THE 2ND TIME THAT RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, SOMETHING ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES WRONG. I HAVE PERSUADED OTHERS TO PURCHASE SONATA AND ELANTRA AND PLANNED ON PURCHASING ANOTHER SONATA BUT THIS IS REALLY LEAVING A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH. A WEEK AFTER MY LAST SONATA WARRANTY EXPIRED I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS THAT WERE OF COURSE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ALTHOUGHT WHEN IT WAS COVERED THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG YET AFTER WARRANTY THEY FOUND THE ISSUE? I ENDED UP SPENDING OVER 2K OUT OF POCKET AND THEN DECIDED TO PURCHASE THE 2011 SONATA. I REALLY HOPE THIS PROBLEM IS INVESTIGATED, CORRECTED AND ADDED TO THE RECALLS!