2011 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 35MPH AND HEARD A VERY LOUD MECHANICAL SOUND ,SAID LIKE SOMETHING METAL/MAJOR FELL OFF UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED OVER AND LOOKED FOR ANYTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT SHE THOUGHT LOOKED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY HYUNDAI ,BUT NOTHING. I HAVE NOTICED THE CAR PULLS TO RIGHT A BIT, SHE DOES NOT. IT ALSO MAKES A BANG OR POPPING SOUND WHILE BACKING UP SOMETIMES. I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT TILL YESTERDAY. I STARTED LOOKING AROUND ,CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE AND SPOTTED A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING. THERE IS ABOUT 4" OF THE COIL SPRING MISSING AND NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE. IT MUST HAVE BROKE OFF ,GOT THROWN BY THE TIRE AND BOUNCED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THANK GOD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED WITH GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR AND PUNCTURED A TIRE LIKE THE VERACRUZ RECALL. HYUNDAI ADD THE SONATA TO YOUR RECALL LIST ! *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED. STARTED AND BACKED UP I PROCEEDED FORWARD AT 10-15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR JUST DIED WOULD NOT START I HAD PLENTY OF POWER LIGHTS ETC BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. A CAR ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BIZ IF WE HAD RODE IN THE CAR FOR 10 MINUTES AND IT STALLED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A VERY DANGEROUS SECTION OF A HIGHWAY THAT WOULD MOST CERTAINLY ENDED WITH AN ACCIDENT AND EVEN A WORSE SCENARIO . FOR YOU TO HAVE NO WARNING A SIGNAL OR A BELL BUT FOR IT TO JUST SHUT OFF. I HAVE ENJOYED THE CAR FOR THE MOST PART BUT BETWEEN A OIL SENSOR GOING A FEW YEAR AGO AND THE CAR DIED THE SAME WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR GOING DEAD AGAIN IN THE COURSE OF THE VEHICLE MOVING I SERIOUSLY WOULD NOT RECOMMEND OR CONSIDER BUYING A SONATA AGAIN I HOPE THIS NOTE HAS SOME EFFECT ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE FATALITIES OCCUR. (NOW I ALSO HAVE A HUGE REPAIR BILL FOR A PROBLEM THAT SO OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART. *TR

STEERING RATTLE OVER BUMPS AND WASHBOARD TYPE SURFACES. VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE A STEERING COMPONENT INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN IS BROKEN. HYUNDAI ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO COVER REPAIRS UNDER FACTORY OR AFTERMARKET WARRANTY WHICH THEY ALSO SOLD ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL OUT OF LANE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,570.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,779. UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ

I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS IT BEGAN TO RAIN VERY HARD, WHEN I TURNED THE SWITCH ON FOR WIPERS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, AND PULLED UNDER A BRIDGE, AND WAITED FOR THE STORM TO BLOW OVER WHICH LASTED A LOT LONGER THAN I EXPECTED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY USELESS UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE WIPER MOTOR WENT BAD. WITH A PRETTY HEFTY COST TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE MOTOR YET, AND I AM UPSET THAT A CAR ONLY 3 YRS. OLD WOULD HAVE A WIPER MOTOR GOING OUT ALREADY . I READ ON THE WEB OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM SO GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DOWNPOUR WITH RAIN. IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR AND IT SHOOK SOME AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED OIL AND IT WAS 2.5 QUARTS LOW. FILLED THE CAR WITH OIL. DROVE IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE A OIL CHANGE DONE ON IT. THE SHOP CHANGED THE OIL AND I DROVE THE CAR HOME. AS I WAS DRIVING IT HOME THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND CLATTERING. THE CAR STALLED. TOWED TO SHOP WHERE MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY CHECKED OIL. IT WAS FULL OF OIL. THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE SENSORS. AFTER CHANGING THE SENSORS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE MOTOR IS STILL KNOCKING. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SEIZED. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THE 2011 ENGINE IS KNOWN TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,900. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLES ANYTIME IT GOES OVER ANY BUMS, DIPS, CENTER DIVIDERS OR ANY IMPERFECTION ON THE ROAD. THERE IS A RECALL TILL SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2011...MY VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 20 DAYS FROM THE RECALL DATE AND HAS THE SAME IDENTICAL ISSUE. THE RECALL IS STILL AFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES CLOSE TO THE SEPTEMBER 10 THE, 2010. I TRULY NEED HELP FOR THIS, I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH NO CHILD SUPPORT FROM THE FATHER, I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I AM UNDER STRESS EVERYDAY FOR THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. PLEASE, I AM BEGGING FOR HELP AND WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN INVESTIGATE HOW CLOSE IN TIME THE MAKE OF MY VEHICLE IS TO THE RECALL DATE. THERE MUST BE A CONNECTION TO THIS RECALL, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED WITHIN 20 DAYS OF THIS RECALL PERTAINING TO REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN; UNIVERSAL JOINT SHAFT. PLEASE HELP ME, I AM PLEADING FOR HELP. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME TO READ THIS AND WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE ALL YOU ASSISTANCE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD AND MYSELF. *TR

IN MAY 2014, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, MAYBE 1200 RPM, MY ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 4500-5000 RPM, WITHOUT A SIMULTANEOUS RISE IN SPEED. A WEEK OR TWO LATER, THE CAR DID THE SAME, UNDER ABOUT THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE DEALER COULD FIND NO FAULTS OR CODES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE OCCURRENCE; NOT SURPRISING SINCE IT WAS SPORADIC. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, WITH CONSIDERABLY MORE FREQUENCY; ALMOST DAILY. AGAIN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN LATE JULY (MCCAFFERTY HYUNDAI, LANGHORNE, PA), AND WHILE A TECHNICIAN WAS DRIVING WITH ME, THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A TECH BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY WOULD REPAIR THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS IN A MODULE AND NEEDED RECODING. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THEY SAID. THAT REPAIR SEEMED TO CURE THE PROBLEM, UNTIL SEPTEMBER, WHEN A SINGLE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED. I THOUGH THIS WAS MAYBE A FLUKE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS. TODAY, 11/4/14, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS IN THE DEALER'S SHOP, AN INSURANCE SERVICE TECH SAID HE COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WHILE THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE, MAYBE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHEN THE RACING ENGINE WILL CAUSE SEVERE ACCELERATION AND A SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT MET THE CRITERIA TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A SHAKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V457000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I'M HEARING CRACKLING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE BAY, I SUSPECTED IT WAS THE TURBO. BUT AFTER RESEARCHING AND CHECKING FORUMS MANY PEOPLE ARE HEARING THE SAME NOISE. *TR

STARTING MAY 2014, THE STEERING COLUMN ON MY 2011 SONATA STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER OVER TIME. RIGHT BEFORE THE CLICKING SOUND, I COULD FEEL THE STEERING WAS LOSING TRACTION ... LIKE IT WAS DETACHED. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT LIKE MAKING TURNS. I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALER FOR THE STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM; AND I WAS TOLD THE 2011 STEERING COLUMN RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE IN 2011. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. MY SONATA HAS ABOUT 76K MILES. BASED ON MY INTERNET SEARCHES, THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2011 SONATA STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI BEFORE REAL SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TAYLOR HYUNDAI (3233 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA GA) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *BF*JB

WHEN DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR OR 25 MPH, THE CARS RPM'S REV REALLY HIGH AND THE CAR GETS STUCK, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RPM"S REVVED REALLY HIGH AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE. THEN THE D ON THE DASHBOARD DROPPED FROM D TO 4 TO 3 TO 2...... I HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR ON ITS OWN AND THEN IT WENT BACK INTO DRIVE AND I COULD MOVE. HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO DO THAT 4 TIMES LATER IN THE SAME DAY. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY KEEP SAYING THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN SO I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS IT IS CONTINUING TO DO IT. GETTING STUCK IN GEAR IS NOT SAFE NOR IS HAVING THE RPM'S REV THAT HIGH AND BEING STUCK ON A HIGHWAY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ALREADY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,450.

I PURCHASED MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON DEC 15,2013 FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER. IN APRIL I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF THEM CORRECTING THE ISSUE THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR AND TOLD ME IT WAS DONE. AGAIN MY CAR WILL NOT STAY IN THE LANE. IT PULLS SO MUCH TO THE RIGHT AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS JUST THE ALIGNMENT. THEY EVEN STATED THAT SOMEONE ELSE IN MY HOUSE HIT SOMETHING. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF CARS PULLING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN 927 BUT THEY ONLY DID AN ALIGNMENT ON DECEMBER 23,2011 AND NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE BUT THEN IT WAS CLOSED, INDICATING THAT IT HAD BEEN FIXED. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND TOLD ME MY TIRES ARE BAD BECAUSE OF HOW IT DRIVES. HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND GIVES ME THE RUN AROUND. *TR

STEERING COLUMN RECALL (CAMPAIGN 97) WAS IDENTIFIED AS PERFORMED BY HYUNDAI ON NOVEMBER 12, 2010. WHILE HAVING REPAIRS DONE TO 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA, THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THAT THE CAR HAD A RECALL WHICH WAS CHARACTERIZED BY THE STEERING PROBLEMS/SHAKING IDENTIFIED. HYUNDAI WAS CONTRACTED AND THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED STATING THEIR POLICY... "ONCE A RECALL / ALWAYS A RECALL." I REALLY DID NOT REALLY LIKE IT WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL, I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I REALLY DID HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE CHARGES MAY BE. COMPOUNDING THIS, THE RIMS HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY BLACK. THIS HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO BE CORROSION OF SOME SORT BY THREE INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS. WHEN I ASKED HYUNDAI MFG. & ES HYUNDAI FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT UNDER THE CORROSION WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR CORROSION WARRANTY. MY REPEATED REQUESTS TO HAVE A SERVICE MANAGER/TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT THE RIMS AND HELP EXPLAIN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY IGNORED. WHY CAN'T THESE PEOPLE SAY WHAT THEY MEAN AND DO WHAT THEY SAY?

AT AROUND 107,000 MILES THE MOTOR ON MY 20111 SONATA SHUT OFF ON THE 91 EAST FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF ON THE HARD SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE MOTOR STARTED BACK UP EVENTUALLY BUT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND FAILED COMPLETELY SHORTLY AFTER. I REPLACED THE MOTOR IN THE SONATA WITH A USED MOTOR AND REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION AND TIRES.

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN GAS IS FILLED, IT DISPLAY THE FULL TANK GAUGE. BUT AFTER ~ 100 MILE DRIVE, THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY TANK WITH ALARM SIGN. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED VERY RARELY, BUT NOW (69000 MILE), EVERY TIME THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY TANK ONCE IT IS DRIVE >100 MILE AFTER FULL TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK, TIRE LINE: OPTIMO H431, AND TIRE SIZE: 225/45R 18V TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BUBBLE ON THE TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO A PREVIOUS FAILURE WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,005. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND A NEW HANKOOK. UPDATED 08/13/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ACTIVE AIR FLAP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTIVE AIR FLAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY VEHICLE HYNDAI SONATA 2011, CRASHED INTO A PARKED CONSTRUCTION IN A PARKING LOT AT THE SPEEDS OF UP TO 30 MPH. THE CRASH DAMAGED BASICALLY THE WHOLE FRONT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE AND DAMAGED THE FRONT TWO WHEELS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED AS WELL WITH CRACKS ON THE SHIELD AND IT ALSO KNOCKED OUT THE REARVIEW MIRRORS. I WAS IN THE DRIVER SEAT WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED AND MY HEAD CRASHED UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH LEFT A LITTLE SORENESS. WHAT I WAS WONDERING IS WITH SUCH AN IMPACT AND SUCH DAMAGE, HOW DID THE AIRBAGS NOT GO OFF?. MY HEAD SLAMMED PRETTY GOOD UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND A LITTLE MORE IMPACT I COULD'VE BEEN SEVERELY HURT. SO I JUST WANT TO ASK WHY DID THE AIRBAGS NOT WORK? *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2011 SONATA ON 3/19/14. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I REACHED 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. SINCE I WORK ONLY 6 MI. FROM HOME AND I HARDLY EVER DROVE 70 MPH, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS ABOUT AN HOUR'S DRIVE FROM HOME, IT WAS NOT UNTIL 5/19 THAT I HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE. I PAID $58.40 FOR THE WORK, ON THE WAY HOME I FOUND THAT IT STILL VIBRATED AT 70 MPH. DUE TO HAVING RECENTLY SPENT SO MUCH TO BUY THE CAR, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO SPEND ANY MORE ON IT THEN AND DECIDED TO KEEP MY SPEED UNDER 70 UNTIL I HAD MORE MONEY. ON ABOUT 9/8, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING PLACE. ON 9/10 I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN WHO SUGGESTED I TAKE MY CAR SOMEWHERE CLOSER TO HOME. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COMPANY, WHO WAS RECOMMENDED BY SEVERAL FRIENDS. HE REMOVED THE DRIVESHAFT AND SAID THE COUPLING WAS "DUST" AND IT WAS METAL AGAINST METAL. HE THEN SAID THERE WAS A SAFETY NOTICE BUT NOT A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. FROM THAT DAY FORWARD I HAVE HAD NO VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. I WOULD ALSO LIKE MY $421.40 REIMBURSED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY ENGINE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. I HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER, AND THEY NOTIFIED ME AFTER 78000 MILES MY ENGINE HAS SEIZED. I JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE ABOUT 30 DAYS PRIOR. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM DISCUSSED. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TEST SHOWS IT IS THE FUEL SENSOR. FUEL GAUGE INSIDE FLUCTUATES.

ON MARCH 11, 2014 APPROXIMATELY AT 3:30 PM I WENT TO MY CAR IN AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE. I ENTERED THE CAR, PUT MY SEAT BELT ON, AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THEN WHEN PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE, THE STEERING WOULDN'T MOVE AND WITHOUT ACCELERATION THE CAR TOOK OFF. .MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF. AT THAT TIME, I TRIED TO BRAKE AND HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES. WHEN THAT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING, I HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING. I CRASHED INTO MY HUSBANDS CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN SPOT NEXT TO ME. I SMASHED HIS REAR RIGHT PANEL. THE CAR WAS GOING AT SUCH A SPEED MY HUSBAND'S CAR WAS PUSHED A COUPLE OF FEET OVER. IF HIS CAR WAS NOT THERE, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT WALL. AS FOR MY CAR, I SMASHED THE LEFT FRONT FENDER, HEAD LIGHT AND LOWER PANEL ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT DEAD. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND PROCEEDED TO CALL HYUNDAI. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS CAUSED BY ACCIDENT. AFTER THE BODY SHOP REPAIRS WERE FINISHED, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI. THIS AUTO BODY SHOP HAD THE CAR FOR 2-3 WEEKS. HYUNDAI TECHNICIANS WERE CALLED IN TO CHECK. HYUNDAI'S FINAL OUTCOME/DECISION WAS THAT THERE WERE NO FINDINGS AND THEY FEEL THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I WAS THEN CALLED TO PICK THE CAR UP THE MANAGER. HE CLAIMED TO HAVE PHONED ME NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF TIMES, BUT THIS IS FALSE. I ONLY RECEIVED ONE CALL FROM HIM. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVING THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAR WAS TOWED FROM HYUNDAI BACK TO MY RESIDENCE AND PARKED IN THE UNDERGROUND GARAGE. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY APPALLING AND VERY UPSETTING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT THE RESPONSE OR SERVICE I EXPECTED TO RECEIVE FROM A SO CALLED REPUTABLE COMPANY. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES. I FEEL HYUNDAI IS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SITUATION. THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE OF A 3 LANE FREEWAY ON A STEEP UPGRADE, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST A HUGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE POWER. THE EFFECT WAS SIMILAR TO NO LONGER PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE CARS IN BACK OF ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AS WELL AS SCARING ME AS I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE SO FAR. HYUNDAI AMERICA (HA) IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED AFTER VIEWING HA FORUMS, THIS PROBLEM IS SPECIFIC TO THE SONATA'S WITH THE 2.0 TURBOCHARGED ENGINES INCLUDING MODEL YEARS 2011 - 2014. NOT ONLY IS THE PROBLEM A RESULT OF A POORLY DESIGNED WASTE GATE CONTROL ROD, IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS AS WELL AS EXPERIENCED DRIVERS ARE GOING TO BE HARMED. HA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS DECIDED NOT TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSE AFTER 60,000 MILES. APPARENTLY, A FUNCTIONING TURBOCHARGER IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE! PLEASE INSURE THE HA NOT ONLY FIXES THIS SAFETY HAZARD BUT ALSO REIMBURSES OWNERS FOR PREVIOUSLY CHARGED REPAIR EXPENSE. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AROUND 56,000 MILES ANDAT 67,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE GLASS SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED CAUSING A VERY LOUD BOOMING SOUND. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED DURING THE INCIDENT AND NOTHING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GLASS TO CAUSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 04-24-14*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AT THEIR EXPENSE. UPDATED 05/14/14 *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THIS MORNING AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD AND LUCKILY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION HAD THERE BEEN A CAR MOVING I COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO IT AS THE CAR COULD NOT STOP - THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS JUST VIBRATING HOWEVER HARD I PUSHED IT - THERE WAS ALSO SNOW ON THE PAVEMENT. *TR

IN FEBRUARY 2014 WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING AT ALL. WE WOULD PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE BUTTON AND IT JUST SITS THERE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT MANY LOCATIONS UNTIL IT DECIDED TO CRANK. I CALLED RICK CASE IN ROSWELL GA AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN IF IT DOES IT AGAIN. NOW THE NEXT THING THAT STARTED TO HAPPEN WAS THE TRANSMISSION LIGHTS P, R, N AND D WOULD START FLASHING AND GO BLANK AS WE WERE DRIVING THEN YOU COULD FEEL THE CAR LOOSE POWER. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR SO THIS WENT ON FOR A BIT UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT STARTING AND SAT IN THE GARAGE FOR THE TOW TRUCK WHO HAD TO USE A SCREW DRIVER AND IT SLIPPED INTO R EASILY BECAUSE IT WONT START. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AND KEPT IT FOR MANY DAYS SAYING EVERYTHING IS FINE WE THINK THE STARTER WAS GOING AND WE HAD BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD US IT DOES NOT COVER THAT SO WE HAD TO COME UP WITH $552,77. I AM NOT WORKING NOW DUE TO CUSHING DISEASE SO WE ARE DOWN TO ONE CAR. MY HUSBAND HAD TO GET RIDES TO WORK DAILY. I ALSO FOUND IT VERY ODD THAT THE MANAGER MADE US SIGN A FORM STATING WE WOULD NOT BRING THIS CAR BACK WITH THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. THE CAR IS STILL ACTING UP SO WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. WE DO LIKE THE CAR AND WOULD TRADE IT IN BUT WE ARE UPSIDE DOWN AND THE PAYMENTS WOULD BE SO MUCH. WE FEEL WE DO NEED TO GET OUR MONEY BACK BECAUSE I TRULY BELIEVE IT WAS NOT THE STARTER.PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT TO DO WITH A CAR WE ARE NOW SCARED TO DRIVE. MY SON IS 16 AND THIS WOULD BE HIS CAR BUT NOT KNOW. THANK YOU THEY GAVE ME CASE#[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED, INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CHROME PEELING AND CAUSED MINOR LACERATION TO HAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OVER A POT HOLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE A SECOND TIME AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,025. *TR

STEERING WHEEL WILL MAKE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AS U TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT FEELS AS IF ITS LOOSE, OR THE STEERING COLUMN ABOUT TO COM A PART, I CONTACTED HYUNDAI THE MANUFACTURE ASKED ME TO DROP THE CAR AT LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION, LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE, 2 WEEKS OF COUNT LESS HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SUPPORT RESULTED IN I MUST PAY INSPECTION & REPAIRS. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY CAR WOULD NOT START WITH THE KEYLESS KEY FOB. THE CAR STATED THEY KEY WAS NOT DETECTED ALTHOUGH THE KEY WAS IN THE CAR. I COULD NOT UNLOCK THE CAR, COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUNK OR USE THE BUTTONS ON THE KEY FOB IN ANY WAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED INCREASINGLY IN THE PAST MONTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER THE FAILURE DID NOT DUPLICATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/4/2014*JS

VEHICLE DRIFTS TO LEFT AND STEERING WHEELS REQUIRES EXTRA/UNNECESSARY FORCE TO CORRECT DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,405. UPDATED 04/04/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN HALF OF A MILE THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/14/2014 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENT SHAFT CONNECTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

ON THURSDAY, FEB 6, 2014 APPROXIMATELY AT 2PM ON A BUSY STREET. I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT AND AS I WAS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON BRAKES TO STOP. INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CAR THE CAR SPED UP AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I SMASHED INTO HIM. CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL COLLISION OCCURRED UPON IMPACT. I HAD NO BRAKES!!!!! I SMASHED HIS REAR BUMPER AND CRACKED HIS LICENSE PLATE WINDOW. ON SATURDAY, FEB 8TH 2014 I TOOK CAR INTO HYUNDAI DEALER THEY INSISTED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. I WAS ASKED IF BY HYUNDAI DEALER IF STREET WAS ICY AND THE STREETS WERE COMPLETELY DRY. I CALLED INSURANCE REPORTED INCIDENT, AND WITH THIS COLLISION THERE WAS 1300.00 DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO INJURY THIS TIME. *TR

STEERING COLUMN MAKES CLUNK/RATTLE NOISE DRIVING DOWN ROUGH ROAD, BUMPS, AND SMALL POTHOLES AT HIGH AND LOW SPEED, IT MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEED. WHILE AT STANDING IT MAKES NO NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ UPDATED 3/16/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED AND MADE ABNORMAL POPPING NOISES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

SENSORS CAUSE AIR SYSTEM LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RESET AT DEALERSHIP TO CLEAR. TECHNICIAN SAID AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY WHILE THIS FAULT OCCURS. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE 4OR 5 TIMES. WHEN I GOOGLE HYUNDAI SONATA AIRBAG ISSUES I SEE MANY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY A SEAT SENSOR. YET UNDER WARRANTY THEY DID NOT REPLACE. NO CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2013, IT IS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED AND CAME WITH THE ORIGINAL 100,000 MILE/10 YEAR WARRANTY, I PURCHASED THE EXTRA ELECTRICAL WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION WASN'T SWITCHING GEARS WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING AND IF I TOOK MY FOOT OF OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR WANTED TO STOP, MY BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AND FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND A LOUD NOISE. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WAITED ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES UNTIL THE SMOKING STOPPED AND I TURNED THE CAR ON AND BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 3 MINUTES FROM MY HOME AT THAT TIME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTINUING TO DEMONSTRATE PROBLEMS AND THE BRAKES TO MAKE A LOW RUMBLING NOISE. I CALLED HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE RIGHT AWAY TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE EVALUATED AND FIXED. I CALLED AT 3PM AND THEY DID NOT PICK UP MY CAR UNTIL 9:30 PM. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE CAR TO CONFIRM EVERYTHING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. A FEW HOURS LATER I CALLED TO GET A STATUS UPDATE ON MY VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DISCOVERED SOMETHING WRONG, THEY HAD CONDUCTED A TEST DRIVE FOR THE SECOND TIME AND DISCOVERED ALL OF THE PROBLEMS I WAS INITIALLY REPORTING ABOUT THE CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN TOLD ME HE WAS NOT SURE OF THE CAUSE AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK SEVERAL OTHER THINGS AND I WOULD NEED A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE HE DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE. I GOT THE RENTAL CAR AT ABOUT 2 IN THE AFTERNOON AND WAS CALLED AT 5:30 AND TOLD ME CAR WAS READY FOR PICK-UP AND THAT THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. I WENT THE NEXT MORNING TO PICK UP MY CAR AND DROP OFF MY RENTAL AT ABOUT 10AM. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE, BUT AT ABOUT 3PM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

FOUND LEFT REAR FENDER TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY NO LONGER MOUNTED. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND ALL FOUR MOUNT STUD PLASTIC MOLDING BROKEN AWAY, LIGHT ASSEMBLY BEING SUPPORTED BY SINGLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT SURPRISED AND STATED THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE, MOST LIKELY OVER TORQUED DURING MANUFACTURE. NOW, 6/17/2014, AT 68111 ODOMETER, THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY, P/N 92402-3Q000, HAD THE SAME PHYSICAL/MECHANICAL FAILURE. THIS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT NOT ONLY TO OTHER VEHICLES INABILITY TO DETERMINE WHAT MY VEHICLE IS DOING BUT AS A FOREIGN OBJECT THREAT TO OTHER VEHICLES AS 5 POUND, TWO FOOT LONG PROJECTILE. *TR