2011 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

ELEC STABILITY CONTROL LITE ON AFTER STARTING CAR. FAILED TO START ONE TIME. DEALER INVESTIGATED. FOUND PART # 93810-3S000 (SWITCH ASSM STOP LAMP) DEFECTIVE. REPLACED SWITCH. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR THIS PART NUMBER AND FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS SWITCH. THIS SWITCH CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND OTHER SYMPTOMS. I SENT THIS SAME MESSAGE TO HYUNDAI CONSUMERS AFFAIRS. THIS SWITCH MUST BE MARGINALLY FUNCTIONAL FOR IT'S PURPOSE DUE THE NUMBER OF FAILURES NOTED ON THE INTERNET. HOPEFULLY, HYUNDAI WILL TAKE ACTION ON THIS SWITCH. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH STEERING SINCE AROUND ROUGHLY OCTOBER 2012. THE VEHICLE PULLS LEFT OR RIGHT ON MOST OCCASIONS. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE ALIGNED AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AT TIRE KINGDOM A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE STEERING STILL GOES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT EVEN AFTER THE ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO HYUNDAI THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND BLAME IT ON ALIGNMENTS MOST OF THE TIME. THE LAST TIME I WENT TO HYUNDAI I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING STILL PULLING LEFT OR RIGHT EVEN AFTER I HAD JUST ALIGNED IT WITH THEM. THE ONLY CONCLUSION THEY CAN COME TO WAS THAT "I NEED TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT" THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL HAS BEEN KNOWN IN THE PAST TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE STEERING GOING LEFT OR RIGHT ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A NUMBER OF TIMES AND FINALLY DECIDED TO PUT A CLAIM IN ON THE VEHICLE THROUGH THEY'RE CORPORATE OFFICE. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. A CAR SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT ON A ROAD EVEN IF YOU ONLY LET THE CAR GO FOR A SECOND. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE AT ALL. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION ON THE TIMES I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND EXPRESSED THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT SAFE AND HAVE ONLY BEEN TURNED AWAY. IV EXPRESSED THAT IV FELT AT TIMES THAT WHILE THE CAR IS PULLING I HAVE TO USE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF STRENGTH TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT, THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE WITH ANY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ONLY BEING 3 YEARS OLD. HYUNDAI DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND I COMPLETELY DISAGREE, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CASES WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BOUGHT THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS DUE TO THIS STEERING ISSUE. *TR

IN APRIL 2013 I DROVE FROM SUFFERN,NY TO BRIDGEWATER,NJ;I SET THE ALARM AND WENT INSIDE. TWENTY MINUTES LATER, I WENT BACK OUTSIDE ONLY TO DISCOVER THE TAILLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HANGING OUT BY THE WIRES. NOONE WAS HOME IN AREA AND THERE WERE NO MARKS ON THE CAR- MY ALARM NEVER WENT OFF A YEAR PRIOR (NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE) IN A PARKING LOT =WHEN I WENT INTO A BUILDING TO PLAY BINGO, THE TAILLIGHT WAS FINE WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR A FEW HOURS LATER THE TAILLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS HANGING OUT (AGAIN HANGING BY THE WIRES) BOTH TIMES I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HYUNDAI BECAUSE I FELT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE CAR BUT THEY INSISTED IT WAS VANDALISM AND MADE ME PAY APPROX. $300 TO GET A NEW ONE. THERE IS NO WAY SOMEONE COULD TAKE THIS TAILLIGHT OUT WITH NOT ONE MARK ON THE CAR AND IT NEVER CAUSED MY ALARM TO GO OFF. HYUNDAI INSISTED BECAUSE INSIDE THE SCREWS WERE BROKEN TO HOLD IT IN,' THAT IT HAD TO BE VANDALISM AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME=I EVEN CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE.' IF YOU DO A SEARCH OF HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 HANGING TAILLIGHTS, LOTS OF SITES WITH COMPLAINTS.THIS IS A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL OF THE CAR AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AND RECALLED.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, MINE FELL OUT WHILE PARKED BUT MANY OTHERS FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SEEDS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE ACCIDENTS.I CANT AFFORD TO FIX THE 2ND SIDE AND HAVE IT TAPED INTO PLACE- I SHOULD GET REFUNDED FOR WHAT I PAID FOR THE FIRST SIDE.HERE ARE LINKS TO SITES WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HYUNDAI/SONATA/2011/TAIL-LIGHT-SWITCH-PROBLEMS.PHP HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/SONATA/2011/LIGHTS/EXTERIOR_LIGHTING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2011/HYUNDAI/SONATA/EXTERIOR_LIGHTING/PROBLEM.ASPX PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, TONS OF COMPLAINTS AND NOT OUR FAULT BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH CAR BUT THIS IS WORST. *TR

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHILE WE WERE LOOKING FOR A GAS STATION TO PULL OVER, THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON, ALL WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL ONLY TO FIND THAT NO OIL WAS REGISTERING ON THE DIP STICK. WE FOUND THAT ODD AS WE HAD OUR OIL CHANGE JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND WE NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS $6100. FURTHERMORE, THE DEALERSHIP WENT ON AND CHANGED THEIR STORY 5 TIMES AS TO WHILE THE ENGINE FAILED. THEY ASKED US TO PROVIDE THEM WITH OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS, WHICH WE DID YET THEY STILL DENIED OUR CLAIM. OUR CAR HAD THE OIL CHANGES DONE PROPERLY AND WITHIN THE TIME SCHEDULED. OUR CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY YET THEY DENIED OUR CLAIM WE HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, SIZE: P205 65 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, A ROTARY NOISE EMITTED FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CUPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,616 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,649.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT MADE A LOUD TICKING SOUND AND RATTLED. THE NOISE LASTED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROD ACCESSORY OIL LEVEL GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,600.

MANY OTHER BUYERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE COMPLAINED SAME ISSUE. TAILS LIGHTS ARE FALLING OUT ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. IT SEEMS THAT PLASTIC STUDS HOLDING LIGHTS IN PLACE ARE CRACKING OFF. THERE ARE FOUR STUDS THAT METAL SCREWS ARE HOLDING LIGHT ON BY. HYUNDAI IS NOT HONORING THIS AS A WARRANTY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE ONE DRIVER HAD HIS LIGHT POP OUT DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR

I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TWO YEARS AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS (PURCHASED BRAND NEW) -- I'VE HAD TO GET A NEW MOTOR (ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE (ELECTRICAL/SMOKING) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE BELTWAY), REPLACED TIRE ROD, NEED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH COOLING/HEATING SYSTEM (THE BLOWER DOES NOT WORK FOR AIR POINTED IN THE FLOOR DIRECTION), STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE GAUGE IS INACCURATE -- I GET NO WHERE NEAR THE HIGHWAY NOR CITY MILES. THE GAS METER IS NOT REGISTERING. PARTS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY REPLACED. I HAVE HAD ALL SCHEDULE SERVICES ON MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS EXTRAS SUCH AS SPECIAL REPLACEMENT FILTERS, ETC. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE I'VE PURCHASED A COMPLETE LEMON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 27700 MILES. THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS AS FREQUENTLY AS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. THE CAR'S STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT AS WELL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE TIRES ONLY AFTER TWO YEARS OF DRIVING AFTER PUTTING NITROGEN AS ADVISED. I'VE NOTICED A NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING TO THE LEFT AS WELL AS IF THE LEFT TIRE ROD OR AXLE WANTS TO BREAK -- WEIRD FEELING TURN THE CAR. THE ALARM SYSTEM IS FAILING TO LOCK ALL OF THE DOORS -- ONLY THE DRIVERS DOOR. -- DEALERS SOLUTION...PURCHASE A NEW ONE ??? REALLY? *TR

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. I HAD MY BRAKE PEDAL STOPLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED A FEW DAYS AGO BY A HYUNDAI DEALER, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS REPLACEMENT, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OF HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS AND IT WOULD SEEM THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT CORRECTED THIS ISSUE OTHER THEN TO REPLACE THE OEM SWITCH WHEN IT FAILS. BASED UPON WHAT I HAVE READ, I THEREFORE EXPECT THAT THIS REPLACEMENT WILL FAIL AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE AND PROBABLY AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME. SINCE IT TAKES ONLY A FEW MOMENTS TO REPLACE THE SWITCH, SOME HYUNDAI OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES HAVE GONE AS FAR AS CARRYING A SPARE SWITCH IN THEIR GLOVE COMPARTMENT IN CASE THE SWITCH FAILS AGAIN AND THEY ARE EITHER OUT OF WARRANTY OR NOT NEAR A DEALER. THE SAFETY ISSUE REVOLVES AROUND THE FAILURE OF THIS SWITCH WHICH RESULTS IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT BEING OPERABLE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF OTHER SAFETY SYSTEMS BEING AFFECTED TOO, I.E. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS. IF THIS SWITCH FAILURE OCCURS WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE GEARSHIFT LEVER CANNOT BE MOVED. IF THIS FAILURE WAS A "ONCE IN A LIFETIME" FAILURE, IT WOULD NOT BE THAT MUCH OF AN ISSUE. BUT AGAIN, THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CASE AND RESEARCH OF HYUNDAI'S REPAIR RECORDS OR STATEMENTS MADE BY OWNERS OF THESE CARS SHOULD BARE THAT OUT. THE ORIGINAL OEM SWITCH PART IS #93810-3S000. AN ALLEGED UPDATE MAY BE PART # 93810-3K000 BUT THIS PART CAN NOT BE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLES HAVING THE ORIGINAL PART AND HYUNDAI HAS NOT MADE A RETRO INSTALLATION POSSIBLE IF THIS "K" SWITCH IS INDEED AN UPDATED REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND PRODUCE A RETRO FIT FOR THIS SAFETY RELATED BRAKE SWITCH SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SWITCH WHICH THEN CAUSES, AT THE VERY LEAST, INOPERABLE BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, WAITING FOR LINE TO MOVE. ENGINE (PUSH BUTTON START) WOULD NOT ENGAGE, THUS CAUSING MAJOR TRAFFIC ISSUES. EVERYTHING DONE ACCORDING TO MANUAL TRYING TO GET STARTER TO ENGAGE. ENGINE STARTER FINALLY ENGAGED AFTER SETTING FOR SOMETIME. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. SUSPECT LINKAGE BETWEEN BRAKE SENSOR AND START BUTTON. COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT UNIT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT UNIT WAS ALSO LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED BUT CAN AND PROBABLY HAPPENED TO SOME OTHER OWNER. THERE IS NO SPARE TIRE JUST AN INFLATION KIT WHICH IS USELESS IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE SIDE WALL OR RIM. I AM TOLD THAT I CAN CALL FOR HELP AND BE TOWED TO A DEALER IF THAT HAPPENS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PLACES IN THIS COUNTRY THAT CELL PHONE SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE. IN THE EVENT OF THIS HAPPENING I COULD BE STRANDED ON A RURAL ROAD, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH NO WAY TO GET HELP. WITH A MOUNTABLE SPARE I COULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS SITUATION IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE THAT TRAVELS TO UNPOPULATED AREAS IN THIS COUNTRY. *TR

CAR IS NOT STARTING WITH PUSH BUTTON START AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES FOR IT TO FINALLY START. IT IS INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE ENTIRE LIGHT FIXTURE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT THE FREEWAY SPEED LIMIT, I DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT I KNOW THAT IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. I PULLED OVER TO GET SOME GAS, LOOKED BACK NEAR THE GAS CAP AND SAW THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE TAILIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES ONTO MY BUMPER. WHEN IT FELL OUT, IT BOUNCED AND PLACED SEVERAL DINGS AND CHIPS IN THE PLASTIC BUMPER. I NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS(COGS) INSIDE THE TAILIGHT ASSEMBLY WERE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. I HAD TO TAKE THE LIGHT OUT AND PLACE IT IN MY TRUNK AND DRIVE THE REST OF THE TWO HUNDRED MILES WITH NO LEFT TAIL LIGHT OR TURN SIGNAL. IF IT HAD FALLEN INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, I AM SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE TO WRITE ABOUT AND NONE OF IT GOOD! *TR

I WAS DRIVING OVER THE BRIDGE WHEN I HEARD NOISES FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR . THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS HONKING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER I SAW MY TAILLIGHT WAS HANGING ON BY WIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED POOR ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ACTIVATE THE FOG LIGHTS, WHICH SHOULD ASSIST WITH ILLUMINATING THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER PRESSING THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

WITH CAR RUNNING LOOSENESS IN STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS TSB ON IT BUT IF OUT OF WARRANTY CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE. *TR

1) TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT INDICATES LOW TIRE PRESSURE. 2) DRONING NOISE COMING FROM REAR TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2-WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WHEN DRIVEN LOCALLY, THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 2-TO-3 WEEKS (APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES). WHEN I DRIVE ON OUT-OF-TOWN TRIPS, THE TROUBLE OCCURRENCE VARIES FROM ABOUT EVERY 150 TO 700 MILES. I CHECKED THE TIRES WITH A TIRE GAUGE AND IT INDICATES THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT TIRE (SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY TIRE HAVING THE PROBLEM) HAS ONLY 25 PSI OF PRESSURE. I INFLATED THE TIRE TO 35 PSI AND CONTINUED MY TRIP. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE MORE TIMES DURING THIS PARTICULAR TRIP. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS FOUR NEW TIRES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, HOWEVER IT HAS MOVED TO THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR TIRE (THIS MAY BE THE RIM THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE TIRE AND RIM AND HAS NOT FOUND ANY PROBLEMS. I HAD THE ISSUED CHECKED DURING A RECENT TRIP BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE OR RIM. THEY ALSO HAD TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE AND SPECULATE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TPMS SINCE THE TIRE IS ACTUALLY LOOSING AIR WHEN IT HEATS UP. PLEASE NOTE NITROGEN IS USED IN THE TIRES. MY SON NOTICED THE DRONING NOISE ON A PARTICULAR OUT-OF-TOWN TRIP. THIS WAS HIS FIRST TIME IN THE VEHICLE, AND HE NOTED THE NOISE RIGHT AWAY. THE TIRES HAD PLENTY OF TREAD AND DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE (I BELIEVE THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES).

I OPENED MY TRUNK AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS BROKEN LOOSE, AND ONLY BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE WIRES. ALL THE BOLTS THAT FASTEN THE PLASTIC TAIL LIGHT TO THE VEHICLE WERE BROKEN OFF. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR IMPACT TO THE LIGHT OR VEHICLE. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START! HYUNDAI REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES PER WEEK. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND VISIT TO HYUNDAI. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! WE COULD BE WITHOUT NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION. *TR

CASE NUMBER [XXX] : HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I PURCHASED A CAR ON SEPTEMBER OF 2010 NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER STARTED TO HEAR KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE IN 2012. TOOK THE CAR TO MID ISLAND- HYUNDAI IN CENTEREACH NY 11720 WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" THAT THE "SHORT BLOCK , GASKETS TENSIONERS" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER DIDN'T NOT GIVE LOANER CAR HAD TO WAIT 3 MONTHS FOR REPAIRS TO BE DONE IN THE AMOUNT OF 3889.43. THEN IN OCT OF THE SAME YEAR WHILE ON A TRIP SAME KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD THEN ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER IN CANADA, DEALER TOLD US THAT IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE. WE TOLD THEM THAT ACCORDING TO MID ISLAND HYUNDAI WE GOT A "NEW ENGINE". REPAIR WERE MADE ON THE CAR NO CHARGE, HAD TO RETURN TO NEW YOUR IN A RETAIL CAR THAT WAS PAID OUT OF POCKET. LAST MONTH WE RECEIVE A LETTER STATING THAT CAR IS BEING RECALLED DO TO THE "SHORT BLOCK" AND OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. LETTER STATES THAT IF KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEAR COMING FORM THE ENGINE TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT TO BE SERVICED. I'M SENDING THIS COMPLIANT LETTER SO I COULD BE REIMBURSE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR DONE IN 2012 OF 3889.43. DO TO THE FACT THAT IT WASN'T MY "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" BUT DO TO POOR MANUFACTURING OF HYUNDAI. SPOKE TO A REP REGARDING THIS ISSUE, SHE GAVE ME THIS CASE NUMBER [XXX]. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] OR EMAIL ME AT [XXX]I'M ALSO UPLOADING ALL PAPER WORK REGARDING REPAIRS AND RECALL LETTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I PULLED UP AT MY HOTEL TO VALET MY CAR. WHEN I WALKED TO THE BACK OF MY CAR I REALIZED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT ALL OF THE PLASTIC MOUNTING TABS WERE BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY HAD SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE MINE BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 60K. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM IN MY OPINION CONSIDERING BRAKE LIGHTS/ TAIL LIGHTS ARE IMPORTANT TO HAVE! *TR

3X THE DRIVER WINDOW BUTTON IS INOPERABLE. WOULD TURN OFF CAR AND THEN IT WOULD AGAIN WORK. THE WORST ISSUE IS THIS: STARTED UP CAR THIS MORNING 7-9-12 (THIS IS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE) AND THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK, THEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT GOES ABOUT 2 FEET AND IT APPLIES THE BRAKES. I NOTICED EACH TIME THE GEAR CONSOLE DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THE CAR ACTUALLY DOES NOT GO INTO GEAR. EACH TIME I HAVE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKS FINE. IT'S GOING TO THE SHOP FOR THE 30K CHECK UP AND THIS WILL BE BROUGHT UP. THE DRIVERS WINDOW HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AND THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. WRONG. THERE IS WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK. I HAD ONE OF THESE IN 2001 AND IT TOO HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MY NEIGHBOR JUST SOLD THEIR 05 SONATA DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TR

CAR WON'T START. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.4L. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON,IN FIVE YEARS AGO I'VE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING FUEL TO PUMP INTO THIS CAR. I CAN'T EVEN PUT IT ON THE LOWEST GAS PUMP SETTING AND IT WILL DISENGAGE THE PUMP OVER AN OVER AGAIN. LITERALLY, MOST TIMES ONLY BEING ABLE TO PUT 5$ IN AT A TIME VERY, VERY SLOWLY, WITH SOME GAS STATIONS LEAVING ME UNABLE TO PUMP AT ALL. I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT OVER THE PHONE FOR YEARS. AFTER GOING THROUGH CANCER TREATMENTS, I FINALLY WENT TO THE TERRE HAUTE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME INSTEAD OF BLOOMINGTON, ALSO FOR MORE RECALL ISSUES. THEY FOUND THE GAS PUMPING PROBLEM AND SAID IT'S THE CANISTER AND VALVE NEAR THE GAS TANK THAT NEEDS REPLACED QUOTING ME $548.65. OF COURSE THERE'S NO WARRANTY NOW AT 140,000 MILES. ONCE AGAIN LEFT TO DO THE WORK MYSELF, AS THE PART IS REALLY CHEAP AN EASY TO FIX. I DON'T KNOW HOW ONE CAN JUSTIFY THAT PRICE.. TIRED OF ALL THE CRAZY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE

AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTE WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT FRONT SIDE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DAMAGED TO THE LEFT SIDE FOG LIGHT, ENGINE AREA. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI SERVICES STATION IN NEW YORK (BRONX SERVICES STATION), AND THEM THE NIGHTMARE STARTED. AFTER 14 DAYS AND MULTIPLE CALLS / VISITS TO THE SERVICES STATION, I WAS NOT GIVING A REASON FOR THE INCIDENT. ALL HYUNDAI DID FOR ME WAS WASTE MY TIME AND EFFORT, THEY DO NOT BACK THAT SO CALL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. PS HUYNDAI VEH ENGINEER THAT LOOK AT MY CAR WAS A JOKE, ALL HE DID WAS LOOK AT THE CAR AND STATED "ITS MISSING SOMETHING".HE ALSO REFUSED TO ID HIMSELF... CORPORATE OFFICE WOULD NOT GIVE ANY SOLUTION EXCEPT FOR MY TO GO THRU MY INSURANCE.....DONT BOTHER COMPLAINING JUST GO TO THE MEDIA WITH YOUR ISSUES. *TR

WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL, THE CAR DASH BOARD SUDDENLY POP UP THE MESSAGE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM WITH A LOUD NOISE. AFTER GET OFF ON THE FIRST RAM, TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN THE MESSAGE GO AWAY, ABLE TO RUN AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FOR THE SEAT BELT, THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SOMETIME IT'S HARD TO PULL OUT SPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. IT'S ALSO WORN OUT AFTER 5000 MILE. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER WORK AND DROVE TO A RESTAURANT. WHEN I GOT OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAD SLID OUT OF PLACE AND WAS HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, EVER. MY CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THE PARTS ASSOCIATE INFORMED ME THAT ALL THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT HOLD THE SCREWS WERE BROKEN. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS LOOSE. ONE OF THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT HOLD A SCREW WAS BROKEN ON THAT TAIL LIGHT. HE ORDERED TWO TAIL LIGHTS FOR ME. THE PARTS MANAGER DOESN'T THINK THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE, BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PIECES ARE BROKEN. BUT, THEY HAVE TO BE DEFECTIVE, BECAUSE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED TO MY CAR. *JS

FOR 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY SONATA WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIMIT SWITCH. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THESE PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND THEY WANTED TO TOW IT 50 MILES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO MY HOME. NO OFFER OF A LOANER TO GET ME HOME. PERHAPS ALL SONATA OWNERS SHOULD JUST TAKE THEIR CARS IN EVERY 6 MONTHS TO GET THE SWITCH REPLACED SO WE DO NOT END UP STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH LIMITED HELP. I GUESS THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AS SERIOUS AS THOSE REPORTING SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THEY PUSH THE BRAKE. *TR

CAR WILL RANDOMLY NOT START AFTER PARKING IT. DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL THROUGH THE FLOOR, PRESS START BUTTON, YET IT SAYS "PRESS DOWN BRAKE PEDAL TO START". THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THREE WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME I GOT IT STARTED AFTER ~30 MINUTES. SECOND TIME, WITHIN ~ 5 - 10 MINUTES. THIS THIRD TIME, I COULDN'T GET IT STARTED. HAD TO CALL FOR A RIDE. WENT BACK NEXT DAY, TRIED AGAIN UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR ~ 30 MINUTES. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY NEVER CAME. AFTER ~1:45 MINUTES, I TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND GOT IT TO START. EACH TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED STRONGLY TO THE LEFT AND IT FELT LOCKED. EACH TIME I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO YANK THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. FELT LIKE THE HYDRAULICS KICKED IN. THEN, IT WOULD START EACH TIME. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN THE FIRST TIME I MESSED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ....BUT EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY MAKE IT DO IT. UNTIL THEN, IT HAD THAT LOCKED FEELING OF NO HYDRAULICS. OTHER THAN THIS, NO BRAKE ISSUES, NO STEERING ISSUES, NO LIGHTS ON DASH, ETC. ONE EXCEPTION, FIRST TIME COMING DOWN A HILL, I HAD THE ESC (BRAKE) LIGHT COME ON BRIEFLY. VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTS ON THIS WEBSITE. *TR

AFTER GETTING TO WORK AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RETRIEVE THE KEY, THE KEY WOULD ONLY GO TO OFF AND WOULD NOT GO TO LOCK OR LET ME PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. *TT

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO START OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO AND WAS DETERMINED BY OUR LOCAL HYUDNAI DEALER TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2011 SONATAS, WHICH IS WHY THE PART IS IN STOCK. THE NEW PART WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM TO REOCCUR-BUT IT HAS! THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AS I FILE THIS COMPLAINT AND THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH IS AGAIN AT FAULT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE BY OTHER OWNERS THAT HAD AND ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS SEEM TO BE A WIDESPREAD DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY! THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH HER SAFETY AND THE VEHICLE'S QUESTIONABLE RELIABILITY! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL AND THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. 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 15,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP BRAKE LAMP AND THE STARTER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, WARNING CHIMES WERE HEARD, WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHICH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED WHEN DRIVING AND PULLED TO ONE SIDE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,710.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND WON'T COME OUT. THE CAR IS IN PARK, BUT THE KEY WON'T TURN COMPLETELY OFF OR COME OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT STUD WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE REAR TAIL LIGHT TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

THE PASSAGE SEAT SHAKES WHEN THE CAR REACHES 70MPH. SINCE BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER IN MAY IT HAS BEEN THERE 2 MORE TIMES, THE SECOND TIME THEY ACTUALLY SAW WHAT THEY CALL A VIBRATION. NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT, DRIVERS SEAT, STEERING WHEEL, AND CONSOLE ALL SHAKE, NOT VIBRATE AT 40MPH. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND EVERY TIME I CALL FOR A STATUS CHECK THEY HAVE SOME EXCUSE. THIS IS WHY I DID NOT LIST THE VIN NUMBER BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT IN MY POSSESSION. JUST AN FYI: THERE IS NO PROBLEM MECHANICALLY WITH THE WHEELS, TIRE ROD, ETC. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED BUT THE CAR STILL SHAKES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 SONATA, THE WINDOWS FOG UP TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL WHERE I CAN NOT CLEARLY SEE THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT IN COLD, HOT, HUMID OR RAINING, ETC. WEATHER CONDITIONS. I AM MOST AFFECTED AT NIGHT WHILE RETURNING FROM THE GYM AND I HAVE TO TRAVEL THROUGH WINDING, DARK, DEER INFESTED WOODED ROADS. NO MATTER WHAT TEMPERATURE SETTING I PLACE THERMOSTAT, IT FOGS! I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THE DEALER IS AWARE AND SAYS MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED BUT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION. DEALER SAYS TO MATCH OUTSIDE TEMP WITH INSIDE CAR TEMP AND LEAVE A/C ON. I FOLLOWED THE ADVICE, I TURN ON THE A/C IN THE WINTER AND THE HEAT IN THE SUMMER AND IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE BUT STILL DOESN'T EFFECTIVELY SOLVE THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES REACH 100+ DEGREES IN ATLANTA AND TURNING ON THE HEAT AFTER WORKING OUT MAKES A BAD SITUATION WORSE. I FEEL PEOPLE CAN OR WILL DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER / DEALERS....UPDATED 10/05/15*BF *CN

DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND LOST POWER. CAR CAME TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF ROAD AND "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY RESTARTED. CONTINUED ABOUT A BLOCK THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. GOT IT STARTED, DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. GOT THE CAR HOME AND CALLED HYUNDAI SERVICE TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,594.

I NOTICED THAT THE ESC LIGHT WAS ON. I PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHEN READING WHAT ESC LIGHT WAS I KNEW I COULD PROCEED WITHOUTH DANGER. I THEN TRIED TO SHIFT AND I COULDN'T. I HAD TO KEEP TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF UNTIL I COULD. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLES TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FIXED IN. SUPPOSEDLY WAS A BRAKE SENSOR ISSUE. *TT

ON 5 OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS TEMPORARILY STALLED/LOST POWER FOR AN INSTANT, ALWAYS AT FREEWAY SPEED WITHIN 10 MILES OF MY HOME. THE SENSATION IS AS IF THE CAR HAD RUN INTO SOMETHING HEAVY ON THE PAVEMENT. IT VIOLENTLY PITCHED MY WIFE AND I FORWARD AND I EXPECT THAT WE WOULD HAVE HIT THE DASH HAD WE NOT BEEN WEARING SEATBELTS. AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY IN ALL CASES, THE CAR HAD BARELY ENOUGH ACCELERATION TO DRIVE MORE THAN 25 MPH FOR THE COUPLE OF MILES TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT REPAIR A PROBLEM WHICH THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. I UNDERSTAND THIS BUT FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I AM ONLY 30,000 MILES INTO A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE OIL EXPERIENCED A BLOCK THAT CAUSED THE OIL NOT TO CIRCULATE AND THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE CAR HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT FROM DAY 1 AND STILL IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I HAD A WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE AT 8,000 MILES AND ANOTHER AT APPROX 21,000 MILES. DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS TRACKING STRAIGHT, HOWEVER WHEN I DRIVE AT ANY SPEED THE CAR PULLS TO RIGHT. I HAVE TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE. THE TECH AT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI RECOMMENDS A WHEEL ALIGNMENT EVERY 12,000 MILES. I HAVE LOOKED THROUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL NO RECOMMENDATION FOUND. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI WITH NO SATISFACTION OTHER THEN TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER. GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED. THE COMPANY KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE KEEPS GIVING THE RUN AROUND. *JS