2011 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN LATE 2010. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN RELATED TO A STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. A VIBRATION SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN ROCKING IT BACK AND FORTH. THERE IS AN INCREASED VIBRATION/SHAKING AT 70 MPH OR HIGHER SPEEDS IN THE STEERING/SUSPENSION WITHOUT MUCH VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT IS GETTING WORSE.

SHAKING IN STEERING... (THOUGHT IT WAS BALL JOINTS - METAL TO METAL)... TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS & NO OTHER ISSUES DETERMINED (WITH THEIR TEST DRIVE). LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER WOULD NOT RETURN REPEATED CALLS FOR COMPLAINT. VERY DISAPPOINTED NOW THAT "FACTORY WARRANTY & RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEM" NOT WORTHY OF REPAIR AT THAT TIME. VIOLENTLY SHAKING NOW AND HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS NOT PART OF A STEERING RECALL (PREVIOUSLY PATCHED)... SAID IT IS A STEERING COUPLING (NOT THE U JOINT WHICH WAS PART OF THE RECALL).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED ENGINE OIL IN EXCESS AND THERE WAS OIL COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE ROD BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE..I CALLED HYUNDAI TO SEE WAS IT A RECALL ON IT BIT WAS TOLD IT HAD ALREADY BEED FIXED.BUT AFTER TWO MONTHS IT STARTED MAKING THE CLICKING NOISE...SO IF IT WAS ALREADY FIXED.WHY IS THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING....CAN IT BE A LEMON...OR JUST A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT JUST KEEP HAPPEN..THEN I LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND IT SAID THE STEERING WHEEL CAN COME DETACHED FROM THE COLUMN....AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED...CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP BEFORE ME OR MY FAMILY IS HURT OR KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR REVERSING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT GEAR POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V434000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I RECEIVED A FACEBOOK MESSAGE FROM HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA THAT MY 2011 SONATA HAD BEEN RECALLED UNDER HYUNDAI CAMPAIGN 123/NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V-434 FOR A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CABLE CONNECTING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH TO THE SHIFT LEVER PIN. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH RED MCCOMBS HYUNDAI NORTHWEST IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. WHEN I BROUGHT MY SONATA IN FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE ADVISER, [XXX] , INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. LATER, IN THE MAIL, I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V-434. SO NOW I AM UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT MY HYUNDAI SONATA IS UNDER RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2011 SONATA INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE EXPLAINED THAT MY STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. I INQUIRED AS TO WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND THEY DID NOT KNOW. THEY WROTE UP AN ESTIMATE TO HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REPLACED. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO GET THIS REPAIRED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AS THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY PROBLEM I THINK THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THESE MODELS AND FIX THEM. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL FALL OFF ANY MOMENT AND THE NOISE IS CLUNKING AND RATTLES TERRIBLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR ANY SLIGHT MOMENT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A FATALITY. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FALLING OUT OF TAILLIGHT HOUSING/CAR BODY. METAL TAILLIGHT BOLTS NO LONGER SECURED IN PLASTIC TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY. PLASTIC TAILLIGHT HOUSING "CRUMBLING" WHERE TAILLIGHT BOLTS ARE AFFIXED INTO HOUSING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V457000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I WENT TO PLACE THE CAR IN REVERSE AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SAID R BUT THE DASH BOARD HAD A 0 . THE VEHICLE WENT INTO DRIVE PLACED ON THE BRAKES PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH STILL SHOWED 0. I SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND RE-STARTED THE MOTOR AND THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I THEN WENT ON LINE AND SAW THERE WAS A RECALL JUST ISSUED FOR THIS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI. *TR

THE DOORS ON THIS SONATA DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY DO NOT STAY OPEN WHILE RIDERS EXIT THE VEHICLE, AND SWING BACK AND CLOSE, EASILY AND FORCEFULLY, OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE. IT HAPPENS OFTEN. WE HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE CHILDREN, AGES 11-15, HAVE THEIR FINGERS SMASHED IN THE DOORS A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 2011. TWO OF THOSE SMASHED FINGERS RESULTED IN OPEN BREAKS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

OIL CHANGED 1-1.5 MONTHS AGO. ON 8/5/14 WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR STARTED HAVING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR AND THE OIL LIGHT QUICKLY FLASHED BUT THEN WENT AWAY. MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BOOM. CAR THEN BEGAN TO HAVE A CLUNK COMING FROM THE MOTOR AND WOULD STUTTER LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO STALL OUT. CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH IN THE MOTOR. NO OIL LEAKS. CAR IS PARKED AT THE SAME PLACE ALL THE TIME WHILE AT WORK AND HOME, NO OIL MARKS LEFT WHERE CAR IS PARKED. 2 QUARTS OF BRAND NEW OIL PUT INTO CAR (CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN AFTER THIS HAPPENED-BROUGHT OIL TO THE LOW OIL MARK ON THE DIP STICK) THE NEXT DAY AND CAR WAS TOWED TO FAULKNER HYUNDAI (PAXTON ST, HARRISBURG PA). CAR WAS RECEIVED AT DEALERSHIP BY 9:30 AM ON 8/7/14 BUT WAS NEVER LOOKED AT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. RECEIVED CALL FROM DEALERSHIP STATING THE NOISE WAS FROM COMING FROM THE BOTTOM PART OF THE MOTOR AND QUESTIONED WHEN MY LAST OIL CHANGE WAS STATING "THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL IN THE CAR AND IT WAS VERY DIRTY." FIRST RED FLAG CONSIDERING THAT WAS BRAND NEW OIL. HYUNDAI IS NOW TRYING TO NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE AND SHOULD PROBABLY BE RECALLED. HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A JOKE AS WELL AS THEIR VEHICLES. AND THEIR "AMERICA'S BEST WARRANTY" IS A GIMMICK TO GET PEOPLE TO BUY THESE POLISHED PIECES OF CRAP AND MORE THAN LIKELY WILL NOT BE HONORED. STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM HYUNDAI ON A QUOTE FOR THE REPAIRS AND IF THE WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED 3 TIMES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 3/5/2015 *JS

THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKING. IT CAN ALSO BE HERD AND FELT WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES. THERE'S A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING THAT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING FLEX COUPLING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT IT'S NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS. DURING MY RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE I DISCOVERED AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WHICH TELLS ME THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THESE STEERING FLEX COUPLINGS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE PROOF NEEDED TO AVOID TRAGEDY IS JUST AN INTERNET SEARCH AWAY. *TR

I WAS BACKING MY CAR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED (AS IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING) JERKING THE CAR AND CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL / ENGINE TO DIE. I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT BLANK AND THEN A FEW LIGHTS CAME ON; BUT THE LIGHTS FOR THE LETTERS ON THE GEAR SHIFT WAS BLANK. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE PLACED IN PARK AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I NOTICED A SIMILAR COMPLAINT FROM JULY 16,2011. FROM SUGARLOAF, PA. THIS IS ALMOST WORD FOR WORD EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR! *TR

HELLO, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS QUALIFIES, BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE COMPRESSOR KICKING ON FOR AIR CONDITIONING (PER MY OWN EXPERIENCE AND EXAMINING FORUMS OF OTHER USERS). THE A/C DOES NOT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR HASN'T BEEN TURNED ON FOR 3 OR 4 HOURS. THIS CAN BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN WARM AREAS. *TR

THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. IT STARTED SUBTLE (I.E. NOT AS LOUD ). THEN WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE CLICKING NOISE IS VERY NOTICEABLE. IT IS LOUD, AND IT OCCURS EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. IT OCCURS IN PARK, AT LOW MPH - AT HIGHER MPH, AS OF NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE THE MORE SUBTLE SOUND. AFTER RESEARCHING, MY 2011 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL THAT OVER 100,000 2011 SONATAS ARE IN. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO INCLUDE ALL 2011 SONATA'S IN THE RECALL. IT IS UNFAIR CAR MANUFACTURERS DO NOT INCLUDE ALL MODELS, WHEN NOW IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE (OFFICIAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF). RESEARCH SHOWS PEOPLE ARE REPAIRING AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE - AND ALSO MANY CARS ARE IN TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I NOTICED A SOUND AS IF MY FENDER WAS RATTLING AS I DROVE ON THE HWY, UPON REACHING HOME I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE CLIPS ATTACHING THE BUMPER TO THE FENDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD FAILED. I WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF HYUNDAI. I FEEL IF IT HAPPENS ON THE OTHER SIDE THE COMPLETE BUMPER WILL COME OFF AS I DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A BAD BATCH OF OIL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. ..UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 09/2/2014 *JS

MY 2011 SONATA JUST STOPPED ONE DAY, WITH NO WARNING. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, I CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, KEY HYUNDAI IN MILFORD, CT TOOK 3 DAYS TO GET BACK TO ME, AND TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO LACK OF OIL. I HAD OIL IN MY CAR, THEY SAID THAT SLUDGE IS IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE I DID NOT KEEP MY REGULAR SCHEDULE OIL CHANGE WITH THEM. I CHECK MY OIL! BUT WHY DIDN'T THE CAR ALERT ME? WHY DIDN'T THE OIL LIGHT COME ONE AND TELL ME SOMETHING WAS WRONG? FACTORY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I SHOWN PROOF OF DOING OIL CHANGE ELSE WHERE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 5 MILES, HOW CAN A NEW CAR ENGINE JUST SEIZE! *TR

STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS LOOSENESS IN THE COLUMN THAT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED OVER TIME. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2014,I CONTACTED THE LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER BY PHONE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED IN THE PUBLISHED STEERING COLUMN-RELATED RECALL FOR THE 2011 SONATA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S CAR HOME FROM WORK AND STOPPED BY A GAS STATION FOR A DRINK. I CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT UP. AS I WAS ENGAGING IN GEAR, I NOTICED THE SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE SHIFTER WAS MISSING. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, KILLED THE MOTOR AND RESTARTED. IT REAPPEARED, BUT BRIEFLY. AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE, I FELT A VIOLENT JERKING MOTION FROM THE GEARBOX; THEN THE DREADED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REARED ITS UGLY HEAD. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE A GUY PULL THE CODE(S) FOR ME. IT WAS A FAILING PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) THAT WAS GIVING ME DRIVETRAIN ISSUES. IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL, WHENEVER MY WIFE (OR ANYONE ELSE) RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON WHENEVER I MAKE HARD LEFT TURNS. INTERESTING :-/. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H431 TIRES, SIZE 225/45R18V. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL AND PART OF THE TREAD OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RETURN PHONE CALL. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

ENGINE SEIZED AND I HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF$3,620.04. AS PER THE AGREEMENT THEY MADE REGARDING THE ENGINE FAILING DUE TO METAL OBJECTS BEING IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS THEIR FAULT, THEY WOULD REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THIS COST. I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 6 MONTHS AND WHEN I CALLED, THEY STALLED BY REQUESTING ME TO PROVE I OWNED THE VEHICLE BY SUBMITTING MY REGISTRATION OR INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLE. I TRADED IN THE VEHICLE LAST FALL AND DO NOT HAVE THE ITEMS ANYMORE . MY NAME IS ON THE BILL I PAID FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY THEY CAN TRY TO NOT PAY EVEN THEY AGREED TO PAY.THE ENGINE FAILED AT THE SAVANNAH AIRPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

LOOSE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT DETECTED BY CLUNKING WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 11 DEC 2009 AND 10 SEP 2010. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 12 OCT 2010. *JS

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, THERE IS A CLICKING/RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. ANY BUMPS OR SHAKING TO THE CAR CAUSES THE NOISE. *TR

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. I TRIED PUTTING IT IN DRIVE AND BACK TO REVERSE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE THIS TIME BUT WHEN I PUT THE GEAR IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE BANGED INTO GEAR AN JOLTED AHEAD. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WASN'T SHIFTING UP TO THE LIGHT ABOUT 1/4 MILE AWAY. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AGAIN AND WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN TO DRIVE. IT BANGED INTO DRIVE AND JOLTED AHEAD AGAIN. THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V434000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 1/20/16 *SS *CN

I AM STILL NOTICING ISSUES WITH STEERING I HEAR KNOCKING IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING AND SOMETIMES IT SHAKES AS IF IT IS LOOSE. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE IT FIXED PER RECALL, BUT THERE STILL APPEARS TO BE ISSUES. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AND PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT TURN OFF. I GET A MESSAGE SAYING PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT TURNING ENGINE ON AND OFF, CAR SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AT FIRST IT SEEMED TO BE CAUSED BY SOMETHING RESTING AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION LEVER (E.G. A PIECE OF PAPER OF A DVD). NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE INDEPENDENT OF ANY OBJECT RESTING AGAINST IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

CAR STEERING MAKE CLICKING/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITH AN 5-10 DEGREE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. NOISE APPEARS TO BECOMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN JOINTS. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD CLICKING NOISE LIKE THERE IS A LOOSE PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THIS NOISE EMITS DIRECTLY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL HOUSING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 10 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH TRAFFIC ALL THE LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD LIT UP AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO SAFETY PULL CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT AND THEN A STRONG ODOR OF FIRE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HOOD. NO FLAMES JUST SMOKE. WHAT'S EXTREMELY DISTURBING IS I JUST GOT AND OIL CHANGE FROM THE DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS PRIOR, I REQUESTED A CHECK OF THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF 3 TIMES ONE WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY CHECK THE ENGINE AND TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND CAR WAS OK TO DRIVE. THIS CAR HAS HAD ISSUES FROM THE VERY FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASING. AND WHAT MAKES ME VERY UPSET AT THE TIME OF THIS ALMOST CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT IS MY WIFE AND 10 MONTH OLD CHILD WERE IN THE CAR DURING THIS INCIDENT. THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE TO ME HOW THESE ARE STILL ON THE ROAD. RECALLING ONLY SEEMS TO PUT A BAND AID ON THE PROBLEM. WHAT'S NEEDED IS FULL CASH REFUNDS TO ALL OWNERS OF 2011 SONATAS. I BELIEVE THE 2011 SONATA MUST HOLD THE RECORD IN A VEHICLES WITH MOST PROBLEMS EVER RECORDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE METAL IN THE OIL PAN AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED FOR THE LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 11/07/16*LJ *TR

MY CAR IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE OR RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE.MY CAR THROLL WHEN AM DRIVING LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GETTING GAS TO GO. MY CAR CAR GO INTO ALL THE GEAR ONTO I STOP AND PUT IN PARK IT WHAT GO INTO NO GEARS I WOULD HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF FOR THE GEARS TO START WORKING MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF ALL MY LIGHT COME ON IN MY CAR A LOT OF UNKNOWN THINGS I CANT UNDERSTAND.

VERY LOAD CLICKING SOUND WHEN MOVING STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT. SEE VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=M0LTCKLJVJ4 I KNOW THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION. IT WAS RECALL SERVICED BUT THIS HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE. THE SOUND IS PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V457000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN

THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STEERING IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT'S EVEN WORST IF IT IS DRIVE IN AN UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V457000 OR #10V426000. FOR BOTH CAMPAIGNS, THE LAST DATE OF MANUFACTURING IS 09/10/2010 AND MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 10/18/2010. IN ADDITION, BUTTONS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL ARE NOT WORKING.THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. *TR

CAR DOES NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE PROPERLY ALL THE TIME. *TR

I BELIEVE MY PROBLEM STARTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUG-2010. ON THE THIRD DAY OF PURCHASE I RETURNED TO THE DEALER CAUSE I NOTICED THAT ON THE FREEWAY IT LEND TO THE RIGHT, NOTHING WAS DONE. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERE MONTHS ALONG WITH DIFFERENT EXAM & TESTING NOTHING EVER CONFORM A PROBLEM. ABOUT JULY OF 2014 DRIVING 80MPH (TO AVOID BEING HIT) I NOTICED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY, SINCE I HAD NEVER DRIVEN OVER 75MPH THIS PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN TO ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD OR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. RECENTLY ON APRIL 27,2015 DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THAT NO MATTER WHAT SPEED OVER 50MPH I WAS GOING, IT CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY LIKE IF I HAVE A FLAT. WHEN CAR WAS CHECKED I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN SOMETHING BENT/CRACKED. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURE ON JULY 2, 2010 IN ALABAMA, A FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT A RECALL ON 2011 SONATA'S. BUT WHEN I CALLED DEALER I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL ONES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHO DECIDES WHICH CAR SHOULD BE ON THE LIST, IF A PROBLEM OCCURS IN A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD SHOULDN'T ALL VEHICLES BE GIVEN THE SAME IMPORTANCE. SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE FIRST BEFORE $$ DOESN'T HYDUNDAI KNOW THAT THIS IS HOW YOU KEEP FAMILIES COMING BACK. I HAD PLANNED TO PURCHASE ONE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS GRADUATING IN JUNE BUT WILL HAVE TO RETHINK THAT . I LOVE MY CAR BUT NOT IF SAFETY IS A ISSUE, HYDUNDAI REALLY NEEDS TO RE-LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM! *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE COMPLETE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT FELL OFF AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE, DANGLING ONLY BY THE LIGHT BULB WIRING HARNESS. ANOTHER DRIVER HAD TO FLAG DOWN MY WIFE DOWN TO GET HER ATTENTION THAT THE LIGHT HAD FALLEN OUT. ALL 4 BOLT HOUSING PIECES HAD CRUMBLE APART INTERNALLY CAUSING THIS. *TR

INCIDENT DETAILS: ON FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, AROUND 7:15 A.M., I WAS IN MY CAR WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD SON GETTING READY TO LEAVE MY GARAGE. I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE; HOWEVER, I NOTICED THE GEAR READOUT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ALSO NON-FUNCTIONAL. I DECIDED I SHOULD RUN INTO THE HOUSE AND GET MY HUSBAND TO HAVE HIM LOOK AT THE CAR. I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO PARK, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND TURNED TO TELL MY SON I WOULD BE RIGHT BACK. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STARTED STEP OUT OF THE CAR. I FELT THE CAR JERK VIOLENTLY AND THEN IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I WAS KNOCKED OFF MY FEET AND DRAGGED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL MY CAR HIT MY NEIGHBOR'S TREE (APPROX.. 70? FROM WHERE THE CAR STARTED INSIDE THE GARAGE), WHERE IT STOPPED. THE EVENT CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF MY NEIGHBOR WHO RAN OVER TO MY HOUSE TO ALERT MY HUSBAND. HE RAN OUT TO THE CAR, WHICH WAS RESTED AGAINST THE TREE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR IN ?PARK?, HOWEVER THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN ITS ABSOLUTE FORWARD POSITION. HE THEN PULLED THE GEAR SELECTOR BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION (GEAR INDICATORS STILL NON-FUNCTIONAL) AND THE CAR MADE AN AUDIBLE ?SNAP? AND LURCHED FORWARD. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR APPROX. 20? WHERE HE PARKED IT. MY HUSBAND, MADE A PHONE CALL TO THE GURNEE, IL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER (1-800-633-5151). HE WAS CONNECTED WITH A CASE MANAGER BY THE NAME OF MERRIETA. SHE TOOK NOTES OF THE INCIDENT AND ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE CAR SENT TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THE CAR WAS PICKED UP BY TOW TRUCK JUNE 27TH AROUND 11AM AND DELIVERED TO THE GURNEE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PUSH BUTTON START FAILED TO WORK AND THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER ONCE BEFORE THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED, THE CONTACT HAD THE STARTER REPLACED BY A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE PUSH BUTTON START RANDOMLY FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,174. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WAS LEAVING A LAKEFRONT BEACH ON A DUSTY DIRT ROAD GOING VERY SLOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE CARS PARKED AROUND ON A ONE LANE ROAD LEAVING THE BEACH. HAD NOT GONE MORE THAN 50 FT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDED LIKE WE RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE UNDERNEATH. STOPPED GOT OUT AND LOOKED BEHIND ME AND 2-3 EMBEDDED ROCKS WERE IN THE ROAD, NOT LOOSE ROCKS, I DO NOT KNOW IF ANY DAMAGE WAS CAUSED AS TODAY IS SUNDAY AND NOTHING IS OPEN. WHAT IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR TO THE GROUND? IT HAS TO BE LOWER THAN ALL OTHER CARS AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CARS TRAVELING OVER THIS AREA ANNUALLY AND IF CARS WERE HITTING THEM I WOULD ASSUME THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED? ALSO WE HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE DAY BEFORE SIZE P205R60-16. WERE THESE PROPER SIZE? *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD WHICH IS ONLY 25 MPH IN MY PARENTS NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN I TURNED AROUND TO HEAD BACK ONCE I GOT OUT THE CAR I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE TAILLIGHT WAS HANGING OUT BY THE WIRES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TAILLIGHT OR ON THE CAR, THE INSIDE PLASTIC PIECES WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE CAR WERE BROKEN. GOING TO TRY CALLING HYUNDAI TOMORROW AS IT JUST HAPPENED TONIGHT. BUT AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE 40MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTART IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,435.