2011 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

WHEN DRIVING CAR THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL SOUNDS LIKE IT IS RUBBING I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MODEL IS KNOWN TO MAKE THE SOUND THEY STATED THAT THEY CHANGED OUT PARTS AND IT WILL KEEP MAKE THAT SOUND WHEN GOING OVER A INCLINE OR PULLING UP A HILL OR INTO A PARKING AREA. *TR

THE PUSH TO START BUTTON DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB WHILE DEPRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALLY DISABLED. I WAS UNABLE TO BYPASS THE PUSH BUTTON SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR 2011 SONATA'S.SO FAR, THE HYUNDAI CORP. HAS NOT RESPONDED TO NUMEROUS OWNER COMPLAINTS. THE DEALERSHIPS JUST REPLACE WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS A FAULTY BRAKE/IGNITION SWITCH, EVEN THOUGH SOME VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SWITCHES REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY RECALL INFORMATION AS OF YET. *TR

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY INTO THE STREET, BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND ACCELERATED. I DAMAGED THE BACK OF MY CAR AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. HIT NEIGHBORS MAILBOX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WANTED TO LUNGE FORWARD EVERY TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BY A TECHNICIAN. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE BEING TEST DRIVEN AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED UP AN EMBANKMENT, CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THEN ROLLED OVER. THE TECHNICIAN SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,500.

BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR FAILURE RESULTED IN A CAR THAT WOULDN'T START. THE KEY-LESS ENTRY DEPENDS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, OTHERWISE THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER. UNDER NORMAL OPERATION WHEN THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE KEY MUST BE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON. THE CAR NORMALLY TURNS OVER. IN THIS SITUATION ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTION AS IF THE CAR DOES NOT KNOW THE BRAKE PEDDLE IS BEING DEPRESSED. THE BATTERY HAS FULL CHARGE, ALL ACCESSORIES FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER. BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY START THE CAR, THE CAR IS RENDERED COMPLETELY USELESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TR

2011 SONATA TURBO PURCHASED BRAND NEW BY A FAMILY MEMBER MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT. IN MARCH OF 2013 AND WITH 76,364 MILES ON THE CAR I EXPERIENCED WHAT HYUNDAI CATEGORIZED AS A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM, NO WARNING LIGHTS, THE ENGINE SPUN A ROD BEARING AND THREW A PISTON ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, ASSESSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. DURING THE REPAIRS, A LONG BLOCK ENGINE WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE AND WHEN CRANKED AT THE DEALERSHIP, VIBRATED SO BAD THAT THEY DETERMINED THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. A 3RD ENGINE WAS PLACED IN THE CAR AND AT 85,960 MILES ON JULY 29, 2013 THE 3RD ENGINE DID THE SAME THING AS THE FIRST ENGINE, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG, SPUN A ROD BEARING AND THREW THE SAME LOCATION CYLINDER PISTON ROD THREW THE BLOCK AND IN THIS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY IT DID PUT ITSELF OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, ASSESSED AND DETERMINED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED. HYUNDAI IS STILL UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR BOTH CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURES. 24 HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED W/ REPLACEMENT MOTOR, MY GARAGE FLOOR AND DRIVEWAY WERE COVERED IN MOTOR OIL. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO FILL THE OIL LEVEL AND DRIVE THE CAR IN FOR ASSESSMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT TUBE WAS NOT PROPERLY THREADED INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING THE LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE CAME FROM THE FACTORY THAT WAY ALTHOUGH THEY DID MAKE THE REPAIR. NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY (SURPASSING THE 100,000 MILES) AND I AM LEFT WONDERING HOW LONG THIS ENGINE WILL LAST AND HOW MUCH A REPLACEMENT WILL COST ME. AFTER CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY HYUNDAI IS ONLY WILLING TO SETTLE THIS FOR ABOUT 1500.00 (NOT INCLUDING LEGAL FEES). *TR

THE BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE. AS YOU DRIVE THE BRAKE SMOKES AND RUBS CAUSING YOU TO STEP HARDER ON THE GAS TO MOVE FORWARD. EVENTUALLY YOU HEAR THE BRAKE RELEASE AND IT DRIVES NORMALLY. I HAD A NEW CALIPER , ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD PUT ON 2 WEEKS AGO FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED. PRETTY MUCH SINCE THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR WANTS TO DRIFT, MAINLY TO THE LEFT BUT SOMETIMES TO THE RIGHT. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE WEB. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS THE PROBLEM. IT IS LESS PRONOUNCED PULLING TO THE LEFT BUT NOW ITS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AND THAT IS A DANGEROUS THING IMO. I DO A LOT OF INTERSTATE DRIVING. *TR

WHEN FIRST PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2014 NOTICED A LITTLE CLICKING IN STEERING WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. NOW ITS GOTTEN WORST! EVEN WHEN PARKED IT CLICKS. WHEN WE HIT THE SMALLEST BUMP ON THE ROAD IT CLICKS AND SHAKES BAD. I'M TO THE POINT OF SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR. I'M SCARED I WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING ONE DAY. I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY 3 KIDS IN IT. I THOUGHT I BOUGHT ME A SAFE FAMILY CAR. I WAS WRONG. I'M DOING MY RESEARCH RIGHT NOW AND SEE LOT OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. MY HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS IT'S THE COUPLING. HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. LIKE IT ISN'T NEWS TO HIM. IT'LL GONNA COST ME $349 TO GET THIS FIXED?!?!? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

ADD ME TO THE GROWING LIST OF TAIL LIGHT ISSUES. MY TAILLIGHT WAS FOUND HANGING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT, PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND FORWARDED TO THEIR REP AS THE DEALER HAD NOT SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AUTHORIZATION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE TAILLLIGHT, THE INSIDE PLASTIC WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE CAR WAS ALL BROKEN UP. A DETERMINATION WAS MADE BY SOMEONE WHO HAD NOT EVEN SEEN THE VEHICLE TO DENY WARRANTY WORK DUE TO DAMAGE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR! THE DEALER OFFERED TO INSTALL THE TAILLIGHT AT NO CHARGE IF I WOULD BUY THE PART. I DIDN'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY $182 FOR A NEW TAILLIGHT AND THEY OFFERED TO FIND ME ONE USED. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? I WAS ABLE TO FIND AN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FOR $61 AND THEY WILL INSTALL FOR FREE. HOW FOOLISH OF HYUNDAI TO LOSE A CUSTOMER FOR A CHEAP REPAIR. WHAT GOOD IS THEIR WARRANTY IF THEY DON'T HONOR IT? AND, BY THE WAY, THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE YOUR WEBSITE WITH ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE ISSUES.

I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN MARCH OF 2010 BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER YEAR TWO, AND WHEN THEY WERE BEING REPLACED THEY SAID THAT THE AIR VALVE ON THE TIRE WAS CORRODED WHEN I WENT TO HYUNDAI TO GET THE PART REPLACED THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T CORRODED IT WAS BROKE OFF BECAUSE THERE WAN'T A CAP ON IT AND IT GOT WET. SO, THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE, AND THEY WOULD SEND IT UP UNDER THE WARRANTY AND I WOULD BE REFUNDED THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. AFTER THAT MY PUSH START WOULD NOT START WHEN I PUSHED IT. I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH IT ABOUT THREE TIMES AND THEN IT WOULD FINALLY START. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI, AND HAD IT REPLACED NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. SO I PAID THE 287.00 FOR IT. AFTER I GOT IT HOME AND WENT INTO GRAB SOMETHING CAME BACK OUT AND IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO GATEWAY HYUNDAI IN RICHMOND TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NOTHER STARTER. I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PART BUT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. NOPE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. I WOULD JUST START IT THREE TIMES INSTEAD. THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES LAST YEAR 2012 BECAUSE IT WORE ONLY ON ONE SIDE, AND NOW THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD. THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH OIL IN IT, BUT THEN TOLD ME I HAD A QUART TO MUCH OF OIL. NOW REALLY DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THEN THEY TOLD ME I COULD TRADE IT IN FOR A NEW HYUNDAI BUT WOULD HAVE TO PUT $5000.00 DOWN ON IT WHICH IS CONVIENANTLY THE AMOUNT THEY QUOTED ME TO HAVE MY ENGINE FIXED BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I HADN'T KEPT ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IT FIRST HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2011, WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND IT WAS FIXED. NOW THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, MAKING STARTER NOISES. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CAME, PLAYED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, AND GOT THE CAR TO START. IT HAS PUSHBUTTON START. YESTERDAY, 3/14/13, THE CAR WAS LOADED UP FOR A WEEKEND TRIP, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN MADE THE SAME NOISE, HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BY FLATBED. I AM AFRAID THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT DURING DRIVING, AND SINCE THE POWERSTEERING DOESN'T WORK OR LOCK APPROPRIATELY, AND THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE CHANGED, IT'S A SEVERE SAFETY THREAT. WHAT DOES ONE DO TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OR STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE IS NO KEY, BUT A PUSHBUTTON START? MANY PROBLEMS NOTED OF THIS TYPE ON THE INTERNET: SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED: HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?SOURCEID=NAVCLIENT&IE=UTF-8&RLZ=1T4SKPT_ENUS424US424&Q=2011+HYUNDAI+SONATA+PUSH+BUTTON+START+PROBLEMS. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. WHEN IT GETS ABOUT 20 DEGREES F OR COLDER, THE INDICATOR STATES LOW TIRE PRESSURE. CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE REVEALS ALL PRESSURES ARE EQUAL AND NORMAL. WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS UP, THE INDICATOR TURNS ITSELF OFF. *TR

PREMATURE SCRATCHING OF WINDSHIELD GLASS. *TR

LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY POPPED OUT. IT APPEARS THAT THE BOLT MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO A DEFECT. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUNK RELEASING WITHOUT INTENTIONALLY OPENING. SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE FOUND THE TRUNK OPEN IN THE MORNING OR WHEN I RETURN TO THE CAR AFTER WORK, OR SHOPPING. HYUNDAI SERVICE SAYS THAT I ACCIDENTALLY PUSH THE RELEASE BUTTON SOMEHOW. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AS I PURPOSELY PLACE THE KEY FOB WHERE IT CANNOT BE ACTIVATED AND STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM. ALSO, THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT. THE ONLY CAST A BEAM ABOUT 50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITH A DISTINCT LINE OF LIGHT ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE ROAD. WHILE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ON STRAIGHT ROADS, IT IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING ON HILLY ROADS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR USED IN JUNE 2012 WITH ONLY 17000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY IT HAS LESS THAN 36000 MILES ON IT. DURING A RECENT ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I WOULD NEED TIRES SOON. LOOKING AT THE TIRES, I SAW HE WAS RIGHT. I DID NOT FEEL THAT MY CAR SHOULD NEED TIRES WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I LOOKED AT THE WARRANTY PROVIDED BY HANKOOK ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE WARRANTY SITE CONFIRMED THAT I SHOULD NOT NEED TIRES UNTIL AFTER 50,000 MILES AS THAT IS WHAT THEIR MILEAGE WARRANTY COVERS. WHEN I CALLED HANKOOK TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY DID NOT APPLY TO ME SINCE THEY WERE FACTORY TIRES. I ASKED IF THE SAME TIRES WERE COVERED IF PURCHASED AFTERMARKET. I WAS TOLD YES THEY WERE COVERED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HANKOOK WILL NOT COVER THE WARRANTY ON THEIR TIRES, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY SHOULD STILL HAVE OVER 20,000 OF NORMAL WEAR LEFT. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE TIRES SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THEY HAVE. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT MY DRIVING HABITS ARE VERY NORMAL AND IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FOUND EXTENSIVE RUST ALONG THE FIREWALL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS DISMISSED BY THE DEALER AND ASSURED THE RUST WAS NORMAL. A REGIONAL DIRECTOR WAS SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE RUST WAS CLEANED AND THE SPOTS WERE LUBED. THE CORROSION CONTINUED TO PLAGUE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,203. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN

SINCE JULY 2010 THIS CAR CONTINUALLY GETS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND EACH TIME I AM THERE THEY REPORT THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHEN THIS SMELL GETS BAD IT GIVES ME HEADACHES. THIS IS BOTH A HEALTH ISSUE AND POTENTIALLY A FIRE HAZARD. JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO I ONCE AGAIN CALLED THE DEALER, CONICELLI HYUNDAI OF CONSHOCKEN PA, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION YET. I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF OTHERS HAVE NOT COMPLAINED TO YOU AS THERE ARE MANY COMMENTS ON-LINE ABOUT THIS SITUATION. *TR

I CLOSED THE TRUNK AND THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING UNIT PULLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I OPENED THE TRUNK AGAIN TO LOOK FROM INSIDE AND NOTICED THE FOUR SCREWS HOLDING THE UNIT IN PLACE WERE TOTALLY BROKEN OFF. THE PLASTIC HOLDING THE SCREWS TO THE MAIN HOUSING UNIT CRUMBLED INTO LITTLE PIECES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE GEAR MESSAGE BOARD DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FIFTEEN TIMES WHERE THE FAILURES WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

3 TIMES ON JANUARY 22, MY BRAKES SCREAMED AND FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. SINCE THEN, ONCE IN THE RAIN, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY NOISILY AND THE BRAKES FAILED, AGAIN NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NOW, EVERY TIME I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND/OR APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE REVS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HYUNDAI HAS TOLD ME THIS INCIDENT IS NOT COVERED BY THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I WAS GETTING THINGS OUT OF THE TRUNK OF THE CAR, WITH THE LID FULLY UP. THE TRUNK LID SPONTANEOUSLY TRIED TO CLOSE, AND WAS STOPPED BY MY FACE, CAUSING LACERATIONS. *TR

AN EXISTING RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000) INDICATES THAT FOR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA THE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT: "DURING THE AFFECTED MODELS' PRODUCTION PERIODS, SOME VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH STOP LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLIES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT SWITCH POINT CONTACT. THIS CONDITION COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE PUSH-BUTTON START FEATURE, INTERMITTENT ABILITY TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE'S SHIFTER FROM THE PARK POSITION, ILLUMINATION OF THE ESC' (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) INDICATOR LAMP IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, INTERMITTENT INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE, OR INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE STOP LAMPS." ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN MY VEHICLE, YET THIS VIN IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

TWO ISSUES: 1. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN DECEMBER 2012. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A LEFT PULL, SO THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO US DRIVING OFF THE LOT. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE DEALERSHIP CONSISTENTLY STATING "YOU MUST BE HITTING TOO MANY POTHOLES". I DRIVE A SONATA, NOT AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. ABSOLUTE BOLOGNA! I'VE GONE THROUGH 2 NEW TIRES AND THREE ALIGNMENTS SINCE WITH THE LEFT PULL STILL OCCURRING. FINALLY, I DECIDED TO GIVE UP ON THE DEALER AND TAKE IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO INFORMED ME I'LL NEED TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET CAMBER BOLT KIT AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN SONATAS. I'M HOPING THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS THAT NONE OF THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS WOULD ANTE UP AND TAKE THE BLAME FOR THIS AND CONSISTENTLY TOOK MY MONEY FOR AN ALIGNMENT THAT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. 2. LOUD CLICKING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT ANY SPEED WHICH IS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. THE CLICKING WAS MILD WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAS SINCE GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS, THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $200+ TO FIX. **NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A SONATA AGAIN. THEY DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE STARTED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 BRAKE LIGHTS. WE BOUGHT OUR CAR NEW. WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE OUT BRAKE LIGHTS A FEW TIMES A YEAR. NOW, THE SIGNAL, BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK. BEFORE, AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAD THE LIGHTS FIXED. THEY SAID, "THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING, AND HAD BURNED." WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT. WE HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THE REAR WINDOW LIGHTS REMAINS CONSTANT. NEVER GOES OFF UNLESS CAR IN OFF. WE CAN'T DRIVE OUR CAR. NOW, THEY ARE TELLING US RECALL "136" IS NOT SUITABLE FOR OUR SITUATION. ALSO, THEY ARE IMPLYING THAT RECALLS ARE NOT EXTENDED BEYOND AN EXPIRED WARRANTY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS CHARGING US $800.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. WE ARE OUT OF A CAR AND MONEY WE DON'T HAVE TO FIX HYUNDAI'S PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR LIGHTS FOR OVER 5 YEARS IS NOT MORE.

COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11067179 MODIFICATION: SIGNAL LIGHTS DO WORK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH KUHMO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, SIZE: P205/65/R16 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE FLAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES EXHIBITED TWO BUBBLES ON THE INNER PART OF THE TIRE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF BOTH THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 23,800. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS JACKING UP THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE THE RIGHT TIRE, THE MOMENT THE WHEEL LEFT THE GROUND, THE STEEL IN THE JACK HEAD COLLAPSED CAUSING THE JACK TO PART FROM THE VEHICLE, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE STEEL WAS OF POOR QUALITY, WHICH COULD NOT SUPPORT THE PARTIAL WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE.

THE CAR IS A YEAR OLD. AS THE PASSENGER WAS TURNING LEFT TRAVELING APPROX 25-30MPH THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THEN THE WHEEL CAME OFF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED ALLOWING THE WHOLE WHEEL/DRIVE ASSEMBLY TO COME OFF SLAMMING THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR DOWN, YANKING THE CAR TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

WHEN PARKING THE FRONT END RUBBED UP AGAINST A CURB AND DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE, WHEN PULLING OUT IT ALMOST PULLED OFF THE FRONT BUMPER COMPLETELY OFF THE CAR. THE FRONT CLIPS THAT HOLD THE FRONT BUMPER ON HAD BROKEN AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER AND AFTER READING MORE REVIEWS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CLIP BREAKING ARE BEING MADE. THIS BUMPER IS WAY TO EXPENSIVE FOR SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A CHEAP CLIP THAT HOLDS THE BUMPER ON. THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN AND I WARN ANYONE BUYING THIS CAR DO NOT PULL UP ON THE CURB I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH THE CLIPS ON THE BUMPER CANNOT HANDLE IT. I LOVE MY CAR OTHER THEN THIS AND SO FAR UNFORTUNATELY THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR UNDER WARRANTY BUT GOING TO CONTACT HYUNDAI DIRECTLY, BUT NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. *TR

TRY TO START VEHICLE, DEPRESS BRAKE AND PUSH IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE KEYFOB BEING IN CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES IN THE ONE WEEK I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS CAR WILL RESPOND. BUT ON ONE OCCASION DID NOT START FOR OVER 4 HOURS. EVENTUALLY HAD TO GET A JUMP AND CAR STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED AT 37,000 MILES BEFORE THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE. UPON THE CONTACT DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A VERY STRONG VIBRATION WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. WHEN TRAVELING OVER UNLEVELED LAND, THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. MA 08/13/15 UPDATED 10/30/2017*CN

I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THAT HAD A RED LIGHT AND STOPPED VEHICLES. I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 10 MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP. I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD AND IT DID NOT STOP. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 BRAKE PROBLEMS AND GOT 598,000 RESULTS. IN A BRIEF SCAN THROUGH THOSE RESULTS I FOUND 7 OTHER REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS DEMANDS SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS NOW! I COPIED THOSE WEB POSTING IF YOU WANT THEM LET ME KNOW! *TR

I HAVE HAD SO MUCH WARRANTY WORK DONE TO THIS CAR, THAT I WILL NEVER BUY HYUNDAI AGAIN! I WOULD ESTIMATE AROUND $10,000.00 WORTH OR WARRANTY AND RECALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE, NOT INCLUDING THE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MY AIRBAG PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH SO THE LIGHT IS ON, ON MY DASH. IT'S A $300 JOB AND THEN THERE IS SOME SENSOR FOR THE GAS THAT CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. THAT'S ANOTHER $200 TO GET FIXED. ALSO THE MOTOR IN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS GOING OUT. SEEMS LIKE THERE'S JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I'LL NEVER WILL BUY HYUNDAI AGAIN AND CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO TRADE THIS SONATA IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR FILTERS WERE CLOGGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR FILTERS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE VALVES FROM THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VALVES WERE REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE AN ERRONEOUS READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UPON ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION, I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER-SIDE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS DANGLING OUT OF THE FENDER BY IT'S WIRING HARNESS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE POSTS THAT THE BOLTS SECURE INTO HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE LAMP ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT OF THE FENDER. WHEN I INQUIRED WITH A HYUNDAI SERVICE AND PARTS ASSOCIATE AT A SERVICE CENTER, THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE MODEL AND THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I HAD THIS CAR FROM FEB 2011 TO PRESENT, AND THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY DRIFTING LEFT. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I SWITCHED OUT MY TIRES (DUE TO OUTER WEAR) AND HAD 2 ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED BY LICENSED TECHNICIANS. THE CAR STILL DRIFTS LEFT. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY A BODY REPAIR SHOP. *TR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY JERKY. TRANSMISSION SMELLS REALLY BAD AFTER EVERY DRIVE. AFTER CLUTCH IS RELEASED THERE IS A BLIP CAUSING A DELAY IN ACCELERATION, MAKING THE CAR VERY UNPREDICTABLE. STALLS ALMOST EVERY TIME GOING INTO FIRST GEAR FROM A STOPLIGHT. CAR HAS STALLED AT INTERSECTION MULTIPLE TIMES. NEW MANUAL DRIVERS ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT IS SO DANGEROUS. DRIVER IS 15 YEAR VETERAN OF MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE FIRST 3 TIMES A SENSOR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FOURTH TIME I WAS TOLD MY BATTERY WAS THE ISSUE SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. TODAY WAS THE FIFTH TIME AND THE SERVICE DEPT INDICATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE SENSOR SWITCH AGAIN. I AM NOT HAPPY, I FEEL THAT I CANNOT DEPEND ON MY VEHICLE. I AM PLANNING AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP FOR THANKSGIVING AND HAVE RESORTED TO RENTING A VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM PARANOID ABOUT BEING STRANDED ON THE ROAD WITH THIS ISSUE. I PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THIS JUST IS NOT RIGHT. I AM CONSIDERING TRADING IT IN FOR A VEHICLE THAT STARTS THE TRADITIONAL WAY (WITH A KEY). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT INTO THE NEXT LANE ON EITHER SIDE AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE ALIGNMENT WAS ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ

I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR WHILE DRIVING AND SAW SOMETHING HANGING FROM CAR. ALL OF THE PLASTIC BRACKETS INSIDE MY LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT HAD BROKEN AND MY LIGHT WAS HANGING ON BY THE WIRES. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT - ALL OF THE INSIDE BRACKETS BROKE AND IT WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT EITHER TIME TO TRIGGER THIS. BOTH LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING BUT WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO BE HELD.

WASTE GATE ACTUATOR FAILS (REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY ALREADY) LEAVING THE CAR WITH ALMOST NO POWER TO ACCELERATE OR PASS, UNFORTUNATELY THIS USUALLY APPEARS WHEN YOU TRY AND CROSS A ROAD/INTERSECTION AND WHAT SHOULD TAKE 5 OR 6 SECONDS TO MAKE A SAFE CROSSING TAKES MUCH LONGER AND IT COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. THIS FAILURE HAS NOW ALMOST ENDED UP IN TWO ACCIDENTS FIRST WHEN PASSING A VEHICLE AND SECOND CROSSING A 2 WAY STOP AND ALMOST BEING T BONED IN WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY, SAFE CROSSING. *TR

TODAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A NORMAL SPEED WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. IT WAS SO FRIGHTENING I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN SHOT. I WAS STARRING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THERE WAS NO TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD DIVIDED WITH A GRASS MEDIUM WITH STEEL GRIDS SEPARATING THE SIDES. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR TO FIND OUT THAT THE GLASS OF THE MOON ROOF HAD SHATTERED AND HAD COMPLETELY COME OUT LEAVING A HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOF. FORTUNATELY, MY INSIDE VISOR WAS CLOSED AND THE GLASS DID NOT ENTER THE CAR. THE TEMPERATURE HAD GONE DOWN TO A CHILLY 60 DEGREES THAT NIGHT AND WARMED UP DURING THE DAY. I SEARCHED THE AREA AND FOUND NOTHING TO INDICATE A ROCK OR AN OBJECT HAVING HIT THE GLASS. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOF. I CALLED INSURANCE AND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IMMEDIATELY THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE SAID SOMETHING HIT THE CAR POINTING TO A SPOT THAT HAD RESIDUE WAX FROM A RECENT WAXING STATING THIS IS WHERE THE HIT HAD COME FROM. I DISAGREED AND INSURANCE IS NOW SENDING AN ADJUSTOR. *TR

DIFFICULTY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO START ENGINE...THIRD TIME ...DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH OTHER TWO TIMES. *TR

LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY FELL OFF, HANGING BY WIRING. FOUR PLASTIC MOUNTING BOSSES AT MOUNTING STUDS HAVE BROKEN. NOT THE RESULT OF ANY IMPACT OR CRASH. I WAS ALERTED TO IT BY ANOTHER DRIVER BESIDE ME WHO BEEPED. THE TAILLIGHT HAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE FAILED MOUNTS. DEALER SAID IT WILL BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

BEGINNING OF OCTOBER 2012 I KEPT HEARING RATTLING, CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE I LIVE OCTOBER 26, 2012 . THEY CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND TOLD ME BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON, THEY COULDN'T FIND A CODE TO FIX THE CAR AND TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I KEPT DRIVING THE CAR AND HEARING THE SAME NOISE. I TOOK IT TO MEINEKE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE NOVEMBER 14, 2012. DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AND STILL HEARD THE NOISE. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER HYUNDAI DEALER . THEY SAID THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL AND MEINKE FORGOT TO PUT THE DRAIN PLUG BACK IN, THEREFORE IT MESSED UP THE ENGINE, AND THAT'S WHY I HEARD THE NOISE. I KEPT TELLING THEM, I HEARD THE NOISE BEFORE THE OIL CHANGE. I TOOK IT BACK TO MEINKE AND SHOWED THEM THE PAPER HYUNDAI GAVE ME, THEY GAVE ME MY MONEY BACK AND APOLOGIZED. STILL HEARING THE NOISE, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FIRST HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE PROBLEMS AND I HAD TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS VOIDED DUE TO MEINEKE. I REFUSED TO PAY THE FEE BECAUSE MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME MY CAR BACK UNTIL I PAID, WE ARGUED BACK AND FORTH AND I CALLED THE POLICE AND THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK, BUT TOLD ME NOT TO COME BACK ON THEIR PROPERTY. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND SAME THING. THEY SAID TO TRY A GAS ADDITIVE 3 TIMES, IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, GET AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IN MY AREA WHERE I LIVE. I NEED MY CAR FIXED AND NO ONE WILL FIX IT. HYUNDAI BLAMES MEINEKE AND MEINEKE BLAMES HYUNDAI. THEY'RE SAYING BECAUSE OF NO ENGINE LIGHT ON, THEY CAN'T SEE THE PROBLEMS, BUT ONE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE ANOTHER SAYING GAS PROBLEMS. BOTTOM LINE, IF THE FIRST HYUNDAI DEALER HAD KEPT MY CAR, I WOULDN'T BE GOING THROUGH THIS. HOW CAN I RESOLVE THIS? *TR