2011 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR A "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" DISPLAY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR TURNED OFF AS I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. IT LATER STARTED AGAIN BUT SHUT DOWN AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD JERK UNTIL REACHING SPEEDS ABOVE 30-40 MPH. *JS

I HAVE PURCHASE MY VEHICLE IN MARCH-2011 AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS I HAVE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED, BUT I WILL STICK WITH A RECURRING ISSUE. 4/11/12 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN BECAUSE A BLOWN PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT THAT WENT OUT. THEY DETERMINED THAT UPON INSPECTION FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT DUE TO BLOWN RIGHT FRONT BULB. IT WAS "CORRECTED." 06/07/12 TOOK MY VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT WENT OUT. INSTALLED BULB 5/2/13 TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR A BLOWN PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT THAT WENT OUT. "UNDETERMINED." 2/5/14 TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR A BLOWN PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT THAT WENT OUT. "UNDETERMINED UPDATED 04/17/14*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CROSSED INTO ANOTHER LANE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,000.

STEERING TOO TIGHT, WRIST AND HANDS GET VERY STRESSED IN SHORT TIME, KEEPS PULLING TO A SIDE, NEED TO PUT FORCE ON STEERING TO STAY IN LANE, VERY STRESSFUL TO MAKE TURNS AT ALL SPEEDS, STEERING SET TO LOW STIFFNESS BY DEALER, YET VERY PAINFUL, NO FIX FROM DEALER, SAYS THATS HOW IT IS SINCE ITS ELECTRONIC STEERING. I SEE SEVERAL BLOGS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, SURPRISING THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY. TURBO FAILED TWICE BEFORE 50K. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. UPON APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE HE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE CRASH SITE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, NO ONE INVESTIGATED THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 06/05/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, AND THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME - MAYBE ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, USUALLY ON MY WAY TO WORK OR COMING HOME FROM WORK. I REVERSE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND REVERSE OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT WORK. I TURN MY CAR ON AND SHIFT MY CAR INTO REVERSE, I HEAR A THUMP AND A VERY SLIGHT LUNGE WITHOUT EVER TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. WHEN I SHIFT IT TO FORWARD DRIVE, IT SHIFTS AS IT SHOULD. THEN, AS I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL FROM 0-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO LURCH INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT LURCHES AGAIN WHEN I SPEED UP TO 30-40 MPH. AS I TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN 40-80 MPH, I CAN FEEL THE CAR LURCH INTO A LOWER AND HIGHER GEARS AS I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATE. IT IS USUALLY TEMPORARILY FIXED BY TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. WHEN I SAY "LURCH", IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR DECREASES SPEED FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN RESUMES PROPER SPEED QUICKLY. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, BUT SINCE THE WEIRD GEAR SHIFTING HAPPENS SO RARELY, I DIDN'T THINK TO LOOK IT UP AND DO SOME INTERNET RESEARCH UNTIL NOW. IT APPEARS LIKE A GOOD AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB WHICH WAS FIVE INCHES HIGH AND FIVE INCHES WIDE, SMASHED INTO A FENCE AND CAME TO REST ON A SCATTERED PILE OF BRICKS. I HURT MY KNEE WHICH HIT THE DASHBOARD. THIS INJURY DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION ALTHOUGH I WAS IN A STATE OF SHOCK.THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHICH IS NOW IN THE BODY SHOP. IT WILL TAKE THREE WEEKS AT LEAST TO REPAIR THE CAR. IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING A RENTAL CAR. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A CASE OF UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED BY AN ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION. I THINK THIS ACCIDENT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY. *TR

FROM: CONSUMERAFFAIRS@HMAUSA.COM SUBJECT: RE: HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 DATE: TUE, 6 MAR 2012 18:01:34 -0700 DEAR JAVIER RIVERA: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST YOU, BUT WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PROMPTED YOUR CONTACT. WE WOULD LIKE TO REFER YOU TO YOUR SERVICING DEALERSHIP FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF YOUR BATTERY CONCERN PRIOR TO ANY DECISIONS BEING MADE ABOUT A BUYBACK SITUATION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE YOU BUT WE NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR SITUATION TO REVIEW YOUR CASE FURTHER. ONCE YOU HAVE CONTACTED YOUR DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT US WITH THE DEALERSHIP CONTACT INFORMATION THAT INCLUDES WHO IS WORKING WITH YOU AND WHAT THEY ARE OFFERING TO DO TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED YOUR COMMENTS. YOUR CASE NUMBER 4751061 CAN BE REFERENCED IF WE CAN PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. TO: CONSUMERAFFAIRS@HMAUSA.COM SENT: MON, 05 MAR 2012 20:55:27 -0700 SUBJECT: HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM THE OWNER OF A HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID 2011. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2011. I WAS VERY EXCITED OF BUYING MY FIRST HYBRID AND THE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN GAS. I HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE CAR, ALTHOUGH I HAVE REALIZED THAT THE SAVINGS IN GAS WERE GOOD IN THE BEGINNING, BUT HAVE DRAMATICALLY DECREASE LATELY. I THOUGHT IT WAS OUR DRIVING AND HAD NOT PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT OCCURRED. YESTERDAY, SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2012, AROUND 9:00 AM ON OUR WAY TO CHURCH WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY, WHILE MY SON, 15 YEARS OLD WITH A LEARNERS PERMIT. OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR JERKED, STALLED AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON SOUTHWEST PARKWAY. MY SON, AN INEXPERIENCE DRIVER, TOTALLY PANIC AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A PASSING CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, ROUND ROCK HYUNDAI IN TX. TODAY THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ADDITIONAL IN

IN THE LAST MONTH OF MARCH 2012, WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY, MY ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON IN PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THEN WHEN I STOP SOMEWHERE E.G. TO LET MY CHILD OUT IN THE SCHOOL LINE, I WILL PUT MY CAR IN PARK, IF THIS IS AN OCCASION THAT MY ESC LIGHT HAS COME ON IT WILL NOT LET ME TAKE MY CAR OUT OF PARK, UNLESS I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, ALSO WHEN THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON THERE IS A PRETTY BIG DELAY IN MY BRAKES AND ACCELERATIONS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY WHILE IN MY CAR BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE IF ONE DAY IT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE SEARCHED EVERY WHERE AND CAN NOT FIND A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPOT TO A DINER, THE CAR UNINTENDED ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF THE DINER. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE DINER AS I WAS NO MORE THAN 3 FEET FROM THE BLDG. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ENTERING THE PARKING SPOT AT NO MORE THAN 5 MPH PLANNING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND EXIT FOR LUNCH. MY LEG HIT THE HOOD LATCH AND I OBTAINED A NASTY CUT ON MY SHIN. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, SUCH AS THE TIRES AND TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED, WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF SMOKE AND RUBBER BURNING. UPDATED 11/16/15. *JB

THREE MONTHS AGO MY FIRST TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR BROKE. I WAS PARKED IN AN INDOOR PARKING GARAGE AND FOUND MY CAR WITH A FLAT DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. I PUT ON THE SPARE AND DROVE TO A TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAD BROKEN. I HAD A RUBBER VALVE INSTALLED AND THEN LATER THAT WEEK BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AND HAD THE TPS REPLACED. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING AND MY TIRE PRESSURE ALARM LIT ON MY DASHBOARD. I PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. AS I STARTED TO PLACE THE AIR PUMP ONTO THE VALVE HE TIP OF THE TPS BROKE OFF IN MY HAND, CAUSING THE ENTIRE TIRE TO FLATTEN INSTANTLY. AGAIN, I HAD TO PUT THE SPARE ON AND DRIVE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE A RUBBER VALVE PUT IN. TODAY (ONE WEEK LATER), A THIRD TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED, THIS TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS ONE HAPPEN IN MY DRIVEWAY INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE TIRES INSTANTLY FLATTEN, AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW 11/1/10 AND HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ("THE PROBLEM") WHICH I HAVE REPORTED TO LOCAL DEALERS AND BROUGHT TO THEIR SHOPS AND JUST RECENTLY REALIZED THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED EXACTLY AS TS-12-AT-018: "AFTER VEHICLE IS SHIFTED TO PARK, THE BUTTON OR IGNITION KEY BUTTON IS TURNED OFF, THE ACCESSORY POWER REMAINS ON." CHRONOLOGY - 2/21/12; 26,995 MILES, LIA OF HARTFORD - SHIFT KNOB REPLACEMENT (STILL HAD THE PROBLEM AFTERWARD); 10/21/14, 74,730 MI, LIA, ECLIP ON SHIFTER (STILL HAD THE PROBLEM AFTERWARD); 2/10/16; 94,814 MI KEY OF MANCHESTER, (RECALLS: ENGINE SHAVINGS, BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER, FRONT RIGHT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE) - THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NO REPAIR MADE; 11/29/16, 107,014 MI - KEY MANCH, THEY IDENTIFIED NOTED TSB ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM EVEN STATING CAR MANUFACTURE DATE IN RANGE FOR THE PROBLEM - BUT AFTER ASKING, MANUFACTURER WON'T COVER COST OR EVEN PORTION - AND I HAD TO PAY DIAGNOSIS CHARGE OF $62.50 (WHICH THEY SAID THEY REDUCED BY 50% - AND ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING MY TIMING BELT, BUT I BELIEVE CAR HAS A CHAIN WHICH DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED). I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 10 REPAIRS DONE TO MY CAR THAT WERE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, INCLUDING ONE FOR A TSB AFTER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED (THE ECLIP). IN ADDITION, I HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS THAT I THINK SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED (A NEW STARTER DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH AN INTERNAL PLASTIC LEVER, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE - NOTING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE WAS PAID FOR 2 YEARS LATER). MY REQUEST - REPAIR THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND REQUIRES ME TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE CAR BACK ON, MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, UNTIL I CAN COMPLETELY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE PROBLEM MAY BE A SAFE ISSUE, SINCE I HEAR A LOAD CLICK WHEN IT FINALLY DOES GO INTO PARK AND I CAN TURN OFF CAR. *TR

WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK TODAY I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD THE ASSEMBLY IN PLACE WERE BROKEN. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAVE GOTTEN THE RUN AROUND ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. CURRENTLY, STILL TRYING TO GET IT FIXED BUT THE DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY HELP. *TR

BLUETOOTH NEVER INITIALIZES WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. MUST WARM UP (30 MINUTES) IN ORDER FOR IT TO INITIALIZE. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH CAR WON'T START WITH PUSH BUTTON START ON MY SE. I JUMPED THE CAR GOT IT STARTED TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR I HAVE DELT WITH FOR 6 YEARS WAS THERE SHE TOLD ME THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACING THESE SWITCHES AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN JUST HOLD DOWN THE PUSH BUTTON START FOR 30 SECONDS AND IT WILL OVER RIDE THE SWITCH AND START. WELL SHE WAS RIGHT IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND HELD IN THE PUSH BUTTON AND IT STARTED AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS. I TAKE IT IN TOMORROW TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED. *TR

THE OEM HORN IS NOT EFFECTIVE, I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS INTERMITANT BUT T NO ONE CAN HEAR THE NEW ONE. I HAVE BEEN CUT OFF NUMERIOUS TIMES HIT THE HORN AND NO ONE REACTS, IT IS AS IF THEY DON'T KNOW I EXIST. I TESTED IT ON MY FAMILY AND THEY JUST LAUGHED, CALLING IT A BICKCYCLE'S HORN. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT/KILLED. I WOULD THINK THESE THINGS MUST BE AT LEAST A MINIUM OF "X" DECIBLES, IT THIS HORN MEETS STANDARDS THAN THE STANDARD MUST BE CHANGED.THIS IS A SAFTEY HARZARD. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA BACK IN FEBRUARY 2012 FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES AND EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT I BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WHILE IM DRIVING FROM MAYBE 10MPH TO 40MPH. BUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I REACH SPEEDS OVER 50MPH I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS OF TIMES I HAVE HAD CERTIFIED MECHANICS CHECK IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE ONE OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS BUT THE DEALER NEVER WANTED TO CHANGE IT THEY KEPT TELLING ME THE CAR WAS FINE. NOW ITS GOING TO BE A YEAR LATER AND MY CAR HAS THAT SAME KNOCKING SOUND IN THE FRONT BUT NOW ITS EXTREMELY LOUD. I CAN FEEL THE KNOCKING THROUGH THE STEERING TOO SO NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SOUND HEARD WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A LEFT CONTROL ARM AND CROSS MEMBER ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BOTTOMED OUT CAUSED BY DRIVING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND THAT ALL BRAKES ON NEW VEHICLES WOULD EXHIBIT THE NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,560.

SERVICE CAMPAIGN 927 CONFIRMED LEFT PULL COMPLETED STRAIGHT TRAK INSTALLED STRUTS. ALIGNMENT. UPDATE EPS. STILL PULLS LEFT ON CROWNED ROADS. STEERING LIGHT AND WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD "IT IS IN SPEC AND TO CONTACT HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS". THEY WILL NOT FIX. IT IS NOW WORSE THAN BEFORE THEY TRIED TO FIX. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TWO TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

ADD ON TO ODI # 10440320 I WAS DRIVING AND TWICE WHEN I TRIED TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN THE ENGINE KEPT OVERRIDING THE BRAKE AND THE CAR KEPT LURCHING AHEAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDDLE AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. WHEN I RELEASED THE BREAK PEDDLE, THE CAR STARTED ACTING NORMAL AGAIN. BY THIS TIME I WAS WAY OVER THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD AND IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER CAR AT THE INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE CERTAINTY HIT THEM. THIS IS THE SECOND AND THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. IF I WAS PULLING UP BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AT A STOP SIGN AND THIS HAPPENED I WOULD REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT. IF I WAS STOPPING AT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AND THIS HAPPENED I COULD RUN SOMEONE OVER AND KILL THEM. *TR

DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING GOES BACK INTO A LOWER GEAR ( 1ST GEAR ). MY FIRST REACTION IS TO LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR DUE TO HIGH RPM. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER ONCE ALREADY AND I AM TAKING IT BACK AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE JAN 2012. MY MAIN CONCERN IS SOMETIMES WE HAVE ARE GRANDDAUGHTER WITH US AND AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT. *TR

THE 2011 SONATA IS UNABLE TO START BY PRESSING DOWN ON BOTH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND START BUTTON. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS ABOUT 1-2 TIMES A WEEK. ONCE FAILED TO START, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP WHILE THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY STILL SAYS "PRESS DOWN BRAKE PEDAL TO START." WITH REPEATED TRIES TO START THE CAR, IT SOMETIMES STARTED AFTER 5-10 MINUTES, BUT SOMETIMES IT TOOK OVER 1 HOURS TO START THE ENGINE. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CANNOT HELP BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED WHEN THEY SERVICE THE CAR. IT IS A RATHER NEW CAR BUT VERY UNRELIABLE. *TR

WEEKS AFTER I GOT THE NEW CAR FROM THE DEALER THE CAR COMMENCED TO MAKE THE WEIRD NOISE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000. BUT ALSO WAS SOME HEAVY BURNED OIL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER THE AUTHORIZE DEALER MAKE ME PAY OVER $700 TO FIX SOME BROKEN PARTS (COVER OF OIL). AFTER FEW ONLINE RESEARCHES I UNDERSTAND THE DEBRIS CAUSE THE BROKEN PARTS OF MY OIL ENGINE. AND I NEED TO CONFIRM WHAT OTHER RISK AND CONSEQUENCES ARE INVOLVED.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT LEVER.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HE WAS NOTIFIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED WITH RESPECT TO CAMPAIGN 928. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD A SLIGHT ERRATIC PULL/DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE INVOICE STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT. AFTER THE SECOND TIRE ROTATION AT 16, 000 MILES, A PULSATING SOUND DEVELOPED AS THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ACCELERATED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS CHOPPY INNER EDGES ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THEIR SOLUTION, WAS FOUR NEW TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BELIEVED THE CAMPAIGN WAS NOT COMPLETELY PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED FROM THE FLOOR CONNECTOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RE-ATTACH THE SEAT BELT BACK INTO THE CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CALL THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ UPDATED 03/14/12 *BF UPDATED 03/19/12

WHEN I PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND START TO DRIVE OFF IT COMES COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR, I THEN HAVE TO POWER OFF CAR AND THEN RESTART AND IT MAY WORK OR I MAY HAVE SAME ISSUE A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT GOES IN GEAR. THIS HAS CAUSE MY CAR TO STALL, JERK WHEN IT DOES GO IN GEAR, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. SEPARATE ISSUE IS THE FRONT BUMPER IS POORLY MADE IF YOU BARELY TAP ANYTHING WHEN PARKING THE CLAMPS BREAK AND BUMPER STARTS TO COME APART. *JS

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES, MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED FAILED TO START. I LIKE MANY OTHERS HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND HIT THE START BUTTON AS I USUALLY DO AND NOTHING HAPPENED BUT THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR KEPT READING "PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH BUTTON TO START" I REPEATEDLY TRIED OVER AND OVER. AFTER 15-20 FAILED ATTEMPTS I PULLED OUT MY MANUAL, NO WORK AROUND. I THEN CALLED THE DEALER, WHO TOLD ME TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE HARD. I DID AND AFTER THREE CYCLES IT STARTED. *TR

AFTER SCRAPING SOME ICE FROM THE WINDSHIELD WITH A STANDARD PLASTIC SCRAPER, THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH SCRATCHES. THE SAME SCRAPER WAS USED ON THE OTHER WINDOWS OF THIS CAR, AND ON THE WINDSHIELD OF ANOTHER CAR WITH NO SCRATCHING. TESTED ON ANOTHER DAY WITH A NEW SCRAPER, AND ADDITIONAL SCRATCHES WERE CAUSED. THE RESULT IS REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE SCRATCHES, AND AN INABILITY TO PHYSICALLY CLEAR ICE FROM THE WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL SCRATCHING. VISIBILITY IS ESPECIALLY IMPACTED WHEN DRIVING TOWARD THE SUN. THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY SONATA CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND FORCE BALANCED THE TIRES A FEW TIMES. EVENTUALLY THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY TIRES CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SO THEY PUT A SET OF 4 BRAND NEW WHEELS AND TIRES FROM ANOTHER CAR ONTO MINE. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. SO THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND CONTACTED AN HUYNDAI REP WHO STATED THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. IF THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED WHY DID YOUR SERVICE TECHS CHECK MY ALIGNMENT AND FORCE BALANCE MY TIRES 3 OR 4 TIMES? WHY DID THEY PUT ANOTHER SET OF WHEELS AND TIRES ON MY CAR IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM? ITS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I TAKE MY HAND OFF THE WHEEL IT PULLS INTO THE OTHER LANE. OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME THING AND SOME EVEN HAD THEIR CAR REPLACED. I FILLED A CORPORATE COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI BUT THEY AGREE WITH THE REP THAT THE IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED.

THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT SOMETHING STRANGE WAS GOING ON WITH MY NEW CAR (PURCHASED WITH 16,000 MILES ON IT) AT THE 18,000 MILE MARK. . THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WITH THE AUTO STICK OR WITH THE PEDALS. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC BUT HAD NO POWER. I PULLED OVER ASAP AND TURNED THE CAR OFF (REBOOTED THE CAR) AND EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN. ON THE DEC 17TH,2011, (3 WEEKS LATER) I WAS PULLING OUT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE AT 10PM AND EVERYTHING SEEM NORMAL. HOWEVER, AS THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 15MPH THE TACH RACED OVER TO 5,000 RPMS AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD SLAM AND THE CAR SHOT FORWARD. I RECALLED THE LAST TIME THE CAR ACTED STRANGE SO I CHECKED TO SEE WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS AGAIN IN 4TH GEAR. WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS IT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS JUST AS BEFORE. I PULLED OVER AND TIRED TO REBOOT THE CAR AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT DID NOT FIX ITSELF. I HAD TO DRIVE 30MILES HOME, SO I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND HEADED HOME. THE TACH RACED A FEW TIMES, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR STAYED IN 4TH GEAR I MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. WHEN I GOT HOME I DISCOVER THE REVERSE WAS GONE OUT AS WELL. NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS, I RESEARCHED THE ISSUES ONE THIS AND A FEW OTHER SITE AND DISCOVER I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND ASKED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE TECH GOT ME A LOANER IN LESS THAN 30MINS I WAS ON MY WAY. SAME CAR AND COLOR. I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. WHILE AND I NOT HAPPY THAT MY NEW CAR REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 3500 MILES OF ME DRIVING IT AND UNDER 20,000 TOTAL MILES, I AM VERY HAPPY HOW THE DEALER HANDLED THE ENTIRE ISSUE. HATS OFF TO EASTERN SHORE H OF DAPHNE, ALA AND THANK GOD I GOT THE 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. WILL UP DATE WHEN I GET MY CAR BACK IN 5 DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 8 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

AFTER HAVING 3 OF 5 RECALL FIXES PERFORMED, BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND SOUNDS ACTIVATED. CAR LOST POWER AT LOW REVS. REQUIRED GIVING FULL THROTTLE TO ENABLE GAS ENGINE TO KICK IN AND GAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO SAFELY STAY WITH TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING ENGINE OFF/ON, PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. HAPPENED AGAIN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WHILE ENTERING EXIT RAMP RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS LOSS OF POWER. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THAT THEY KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND THAT IT WOULD BE REPAIRED. 2 DAYS LATER ISSUE HAPPENED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65MPH WITH NOWHERE SAFE TO CONVENIENTLY PULL OVER.

I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, CAR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET, THE BRAKE DIDN'T STOP THE CAR. I HIT THE BRICK WALL OF A BUSY CONVENIENCE GAS STATION STORE, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS COMING OUT THE DOOR AT THE TIME. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THE FLOOR MAT HAD INTERFERED WITH THE GAS PEDAL, BUT AM SURE NOW THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. WHEN A REPRESENTATIVE OF MY INSURANCE COMPANY CALLED ME, HE STATED THAT HE HEARD THAT I HAD STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, THIS IS NOT TRUE, I AM 100 PERCENT SURE. MY HUSBAND WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR AND AFTER WE HAD CALMED DONE, WE DISCUSSED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE STATED TO ME THAT THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED AND THEN JUST SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND ACCELERATED. OUR CAR WAS TOWED TO A HYUNDAI REPAIR STATION AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR HOW MUCH THE DAMAGES ARE. JUST THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN SCARES ME, IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, AS IT HAPPENED SO FAST AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER STOPPING THE CAR, OTHER THAN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THAT DIDN'T STOP THE ACCELERATION. MY HOPE IS THAT THIS IS INVESTIGATED BEFORE ANY SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS OCCUR. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I HAVE BEEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, NO ONE HAS A FIX. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IT MY DRIVING STYLE THAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THE TIRES ARE NOT BALANCED, AND ROTATED THE TIRES. DEALER HAS DONE ALIGNMENT, TOLD ME A SPECIAL TOOL WAS NEEDED TO FIX THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE, CLAIMED A RECALLED PART WAS THE ISSUE. AFTER RECALL WAS REPAIRED THE CAR STILL PULLS. I HAVE HAD 3 FULL SETS OF TIRES DONE, WORKING ON SET # 4 NOW - ALL PREVIOUS SETS WERE WORN OUT DUE TO CAMBER ISSUES. *TR

THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE START PEDAL, IT WOULD "LOCK" UP AND NOT RECOGNIZE THE AUTOMATIC KEY IN THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. NOW, AT THE END OF APRIL, AGAIN, IT IS HAPPENING. IT IS GOING IN AGAIN THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME SITUATION. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE ESC ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON RANDOMLY AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED. I USED THE OVERRIDE PROCEDURE SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED TO GET THE CAR GOING -- DEPRESS AND HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR 30 SECONDS. EVEN ONCE THE ENGINE STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFT REMAINED STUCK IN PARK AND TOOK AWHILE TO TAKE IT OUT OF THIS POSITION. WHEN I WAS IDLING IN PARK TODAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHICH TOLD ME THE SITUATION WAS GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC BUT BECAME WORSE AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

THIS IS ON THE HYBRID SONATA. TWICE IN 2 WEEKS, I AM DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, I FELT A JERK IN THE CAR, THE READY LIGHT FLASHES AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWS UP. THE CAR IS ON BATTERY POWER ONLY. I COAST ON BATTERY TILL I CAN PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. SHUT THE CAR OFF. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES IT STARTED BACK UP. BOB KING HYUNDAI IN WINSTON-SALEM SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT. WE ARE WAITING ON SOME PARTS THAT ARE UPDATES, BUT DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL FIX THE SHUT DOWN ISSUE. *TR

THE VALVE STEMS ON A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT WERE SO CORRODED AND SEIZED IN PLACE THAT IN ORDER TO REMOVE THEM WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO BREAK THE ENTIRE VALVE STEM. SINCE THE VALVE STEM IS ATTACHED TO THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR. *TR

Brake lights have been needed to be replaced multiple times a year, since I purchased the car. Now this past year I have had to replace my break lights more often and noticed the port that holds the light appears to be burnt. So after I noticed the situation, I googled to see if there were any recalls and there have been, but my dealership advised me that my car had no recall for the break lights but had other recalls (which nothing was ever sent to me stating any recalls). Also be advised approximately every 5 hyundai sonata has a break light out. I am EXTREMELY upset that there has not been a recall for the break lights and also upset that the dealer charged $115.00 for two break light bulbs and “labor”) and why was I not aware of recalls on my vehicle until I went into the dealership with a problem.

WHILE WALKING UP TO MY WIFE'S 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN A PARKING LOT, WE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE TAIL LIGHT, BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF THE CAR OR THE TAIL LIGHT ITSELF. HOWEVER, WE DID SEE THE FOUR BOLT HOLDERS THAT ATTACH THE TAIL LIGHT TO THE BODY OF THE CAR HAD RUPTURED AND BROKE APART. WITHIN AN HOUR WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A DEFECT LIKE THIS. THEY INSISTED THAT THIS MUST HAVE BEEN DUE TO AN IMPACT, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE TAIL LIGHT, THE BACK OF THE CAR OR ANY SIGNS OF VANDALISM. SINCE THEY FELT IT WAS DUE TO AN IMPACT (NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY), WE HAD TO PAY NEARLY $300 FOR THE TAIL LIGHT TO BE REPLACED. LATER THAT DAY, I NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS BECOMING LOOSE TO THE TOUCH AS WELL. THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE CALLED THE CORPORATE LINE FOR HYUNDAI TO REPORT THIS TAIL LIGHT DEFECT AND REPORT THE DEALERSHIP WE WENT TO AS WELL. WITHIN 2 DAYS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED US BACK AND SAID THIS IS DEFINITELY SOME KIND OF DEFECT AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY OUR WARRANTY. THEY REFUNDED OUR MONEY AND ALSO REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT AT NO CHARGE. EVERY SONATA SHOULD HAVE THEIR TAIL LIGHTS CHECKED AND RECALLED (AT NO CHARGE) IF THESE DEFECTIVE BOLT HOLDERS CONTINUE TO BE FOUND AS BRITTLE AND FLIMSY AS OURS WERE. THANKFULLY THE TAIL LIGHT DID NOT FALL OFF OUR CAR WHILE WE WERE DRIVING OR IT WOULD HAVE BECOME A SERIOUS ROAD HAZARD. PLEASE BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL SONATA OWNERS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

MY WIFE BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT TWO OF FOUR VENTS ON THE DASHBOARD BLOW 10%-20% CAPACITY DESPITE WHICH SETTING (LOW, MID, HIGH). *TR

TPM SYSTEM MALFUNCTION: THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND TURNED SOLID. IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND CHECKED THE PRESSURE IN ALL 4 TIRES. ALL TIRE PRESSURES WERE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. AFTER A FEW MILES THE WARNING LIGHT RESET. 6 HOURS LATER THE SAME MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. AGAIN, CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I HAVE COMMUNICATED ALL OCCURRENCES TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. *KB

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A CLUNK. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD FALLEN OUT. IT WAS STILL HELD ON BY IT'S WIRES. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF MY CAR OR TO THE LENS OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE INTERIOR RETAINING NUTS HAD ALL BEEN BROKE. HYUNDAI WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS HOW THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES AND IN 23,000 MILES THEY HAD CUPPED. THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD FAILED TO KEEP THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF AIR IN THE TIRES AND DID NOT KEEP IT ALIGNED. I PURCHASED A NEW SET OF TIRES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM AND THEY TOLD ME MAYBE THE CAR IS OUT OF LINE AND LINED IT UP. WELL SINCE THEN THE TIRES HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. THIS IS 2 SETS OF TIRES IN LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES COST ME $600.00. I DO NOT LIKE BEING TOLD IT IS MY FAULT WHEN I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE AND LEARNED THERE WERE OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HELP US . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE SUDDENLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR

11 YEAR OLD PASSENGER SITTING IN THE RIGHT REAR SEAT, AND WAS USING THE SEAT BELT, STILL SUFFERED INJURIES DUE TO A FRONTAL CRASH. PERSON SUFFERED A FRACTURED JAW. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A TURN FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING LOOSE AND IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WAS NOT ANY RECALLS DUE TO ANY STEERING COLUMN. *TR