2014 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE MY STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT GETS STUCK IN ONE AND I HAVE TO SNATCHED IT TO POSITION IT RIGHT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A BULB HAD BLOWN AND THERE WAS AN OVERHEATING ISSUE, WHICH CAUSED A MECHANISM IN THE LIGHT BULB TO MELT. THE LIGHT FIXTURE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

WHENEVER I PUT ON THE INDICATOR AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF,I HAVE TO TAP THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IS BAD,MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD,HOW CAN THE SWITCH BE BAD WHEN I'M THE ONLY DRIVER, I THINK ITS A FACTORY PROBLEM.THIS IS DANGEROUS WHENEVER I'M DRIVING AT NIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (ROUND ROCK HYUNDAI, 2405 N INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, ROUND ROCK, TX 78664), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

KEY REMAINS STUCK IN IGNITION UNTIL BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. CAR IS IN PARK STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED AND CAR IS NOT IN MOTION AND TIRES ARE ALIGNED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF GLASS ABRUPTLY FRACTURED AND PLACED A LACERATION ON THE CONTACT'S RIGHT ARM. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE WHEN THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE. I HAVE A PICTURE BUT I NEED HELP TO SEND. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS VANDALISM, BUT THE ENTIRE GLASS WAS SHATTERED AND THE WAS NO PROJECTILES IN THE AREA.

HEADLIGHTS AND GAUGE CLUSTER LIGHTING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE USING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AT ANY SPEED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF INTERIOR(GAUGE)/EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT NIGHT. MILEAGE :28,561...; SEATBELT WARNING FLASHER AND CHIME HAS FAILED. MILEAGE: 29,501. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT NEEDS CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION DUE TO DRIFTING - RIGHT LEFT -- DOESN'T MATTER -- WHEREVER THE ROAD TAKES IT. IT IS MORE PREVALENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW (3/26/2014). THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 7/9/2016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,400. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ *JS

4 KUMHO TIRES, ORIGINAL TIRES WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES & 2 YEARS AGE ARE CHIPPING AWAY ON THE TREAD. CONTACTED HYUNDAI & KUMHO & THEY WERE DENYING ANY DEFECTS. THESE TIRES SEEM DEFECTIVE & TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED IS POSSIBLE MAKING THEM VERY UNSAFE. THESE TIRES WERE USED ON CITY STREETS & STATE HIGHWAYS ONLY. *TR

I HAVE A PUSH BUTTON IGNITION. THREE TIMES THIS PAST WEEK, MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START. WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON, ALL OF THE LIGHTS COME ON, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER AND WHEN TRYING TO PRESS THE BREAK IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRESSING THE PUSH START ENGINE BUTTON, THE BREAK PEDAL IS STIFF AND DOES NOT PRESS DOWNWARD. THE THIRD TIME THIS OCCURRED, I WAS STRANDED FOR 1.5 HOURS. MY BROTHER CAME TO GIVE ME A "JUMP" AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY ONLY FOR SPARKS TO COME FROM MY BATTERY AND FOR HIS CABLES TO GET SO HOT THAT THEY MELTED. I HAD MY CAR OWED TO ALLEN SAMUEL'S HYUNDAI IN NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX THE NEXT MORNING ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO "RECREATE" THE ISSUE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I ALSO REACHED OUT TO HYUNDAI AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE ARE NO RECALLS, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECREATE OR DO NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS, THEN I AM STUCK WITH A LEMON CAR. THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE BEEN FACING (WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING) IS THE SENSOR IN MY GAS TANK RECOGNIZES MY TANK AS "FULL" WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS BUT THIS IS NOT INDICATED ON THE GAS HAND READOUT. AGAIN, THIS WAS BROUGHT TO HYUNDAI'S ATTENTION AND BECAUSE THEY CAN'T "SEE IT", "RECREATE IT" AND THERE ARE NO "RECALLS", THEN THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD AS I MAY THINK I HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF GAS IN MY CAR WHEN IN REALITY I DO NOT. THE FIRST ISSUE OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT HOME, THE SECOND TIME I WAS AT WORK AND THE LAST TIME (MOST RECENT) I WAS AT A RESTAURANT. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF BOTH ISSUES ARE SENSORS WITH THE BREAK THAT CONNECTS IT TO THE PUSH BUTTON AND A SENSOR IN THE TANK THAT CONNECTS IT TO THE GAS HAND. THE GAS HAND ISSUES OCCURS EACH TIME I PUT GAS IN MY CAR.

AT 70 MPH (AND HIGHER SPEEDS AND SOME LOWER) 2014 SONATA WEAVES ALL OVER THE LANE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER WITH NO DRIVER CONTROL EXCEPT TO KEEP TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HYUNDAI DEALERS ARE DENYING ANY PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH 2011'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE AND 2013'S HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND 2014'S AS WELL.

AS I WAS EXCITING THE FREEWAY I BEGAN TO HEAR A "KNOCKING" SOUND, AS I MADE THE TURN ON TO THE STREET THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON. SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND AFTER INITIALLY STARTING UP IT THEN ABRUPTLY TURN OFF ONCE AGAIN ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER. AT THIS POINT I MANAGAGED TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT WITH THE LEFT OVER MOMENTUM. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NEWREST HYUNDAI DEALER. AFTER THEY INSPECTED IT, THEY DETERMINED MY CRANKSHAFT HAD SEIZED AND 2 AND HALF WEEKS LATER HERE I AM STILL WAITING FOR AN ENGINE THEY SAY IS ON BACKORDER.

CAR HAS JUST OVER 30,000 MILES ON IT. STARTED SHAKING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN 15 MINUTES. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW AND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT. OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY AND NO OIL PRESSURE NOTIFICATION INDICATED LOW OIL.

WAS ON HIGHWAY NORTH GA WHEN I TRIED TO PASS SOMEONE AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERTS HIP TORE THE ENGINE DOWN TO FIND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN ALSO SCARRING ON THE LIFTERS AND VALVES THIS IS 2014 SONATA WITH 107,000 MILES. I WAS ALSO MADE AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ACURED IN EARLIER MODELS. HYUNDAI IS REPLACING MY ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE ALSO HAVE A LOANER CAR WHILE MINE IS BEING REPAIRED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY TURN ON THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN WRITING FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V568000 (ENGINE) AND 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END FELL TO THE GROUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

HESITATION AND DELAYS IN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING FROM 0 - 30 MPH. ORIGINALLY IT STARTED WITH THE RPMS DROPPING WAY DOWN BEFORE CATCHING. BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED A BRAKE SENSOR. THE PROBLEM BECAME MUCH WORSE. WHEN REACHING 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND HAD A PROBLEM CATCHING. RPMS JUMPED WAY UP TO 4 AND REVVED 3 TIMES BEFORE CATCHING. LEAVING ME UNABLE TO HAVE CONTROL OVER THE CAR. VERY SCARY. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK AND WILL NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVEN BY THE MECHANICS AND IS NOT THROWING ANY CODES. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THIS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM BEING TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING IS CITY DRIVING. MY COMMUTE TO WORK IS APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES ROUND TRIP, 5 DAYS A WEEK AND SEEMED TO GET WORSE IN THE RAIN.

ON MARCH 3, 2016 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. THE OTHER DRIVER CROSSED THE STREET FROM ONE PARKING LOT TO THE OTHER AND THAT IS WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS HIT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO IN MOTION. L WILL NOT BE SUPPLYING ANY REPORTS SUCH AS POLICE REPORTS. I WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL IT ALONG WITH ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION YOU REQUIRE. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS ALL RIGHT TO DO AND WHAT EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND IT TO AND IF THERE IS A REFERENCE NUMBER. THANK YOU. *TR

I HEARD A GRINDING ENGINE NOISE FROM THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO ASK WHAT THE TERRRIBLE SOUND WAS, I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER PULLED A "INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE" CODE AND IT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS BUT NOT THE YEAR 2014. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, METALLIC FLAKES WERE FOUND UPON INVESTIGATION AT HYUNDAI. I WAS TOLD IF THE CAR CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN IT HAD A HIGH RISK OF SEIZING UP DURING USE WHICH WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS RECALLED THEN LATER TOLD THAT YEAR 2014 HAD NOT YET BEEN RECALLED, BUT THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND ARE STATING I NEED TO CALL THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND NOTIFY THEM OF THE SITUATION TO ENCOURAGE A RECALL.

HAD A NEAR DEATH INCIDENT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE CAR LOST TOTAL CONTROL, HYDRO-PLANED FROM THE 2ND TO LEFT LANE AND HIT THE CEMENT BARRICADE ON THE LEFT AND IN THE PROCESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED ALONG WITH THE BRAKES AND WITH THAT IMPACT, RICOCHETED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF A 4-LANE FREEWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. FREEWAY IS 280 S (SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE). LOCATION WAS PALO ALTO, JUST A FEW MILES AFTER SAND HILL RD EXIT (MENLO PARK) WHERE THE FREEWAY IS JUST STRAIGHT FOR MILES WITHOUT ANY STEEP CURVES. HAVE DRIVEN SO MANY OTHER BRANDS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS IN HEAVY RAIN ON THE SAME FREEWAY WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. THE CAR CANNOT HANDLE FREEWAY SPEEDS AND BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. COULD BE DEFECTIVE TIRES, THEIR TECHNOLOGY CONTROLLING THE WET TRACTION WHICH CAUSED HYDROPLANING ETC FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN PROXIMITY ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER ACCIDENT.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS FOG BADLY IN COLD WEATHER. DEFROSTER HAS TO BE RUN ON HIGH CONSTANTLY BUT STILL CLEARS ONLY ABOUT 1/4 OF WINDOWS. THE FIRST 10 OR 15 MINUTES IT HAS NO EFFECT. I HAVE TO SCRAPE ICE OFF INSIDE OF WINDOWS(1 OCCUPANT SO NOT THAT MUCH BREATHING GOING ON)YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LOWER YOUR WINDOWS IN ORDER TO SEE CROSS STREETS IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. DEALER BLED THE SYSTEM- HELPED A SMALL AMOUNT. DEALER CLAIMS EVERYTHING WORKS FINE! VERY UNSAFE. 2 WINTERS OF THIS SO FAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR IS STILL OPERATING OK BUT THE ENGINE MAKES A NOTICEABLE METALLIC CLATTERING NOISE AT ALL TIMES.

BRAKES FAIL TO DEPRESS DURING ATTEMPTS TO START CAR, OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN PARKING CAR, PARK POSITION DOES NOT REGISTER AND ALARMS SOUND WHEN YOU TRY TO LOCK CAR. OCCASIONAL TRANSMISSION SLIP DURING STOP AND GO TYPE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS START FUNCTIONALITY DID NOT PERFORM AS INTENDED, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBON MONOXIDE SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENCE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE KEYLESS START SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE HAD AN IDLE TIMER THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN IDLING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND THE PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTACT HAD CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,485. MA 10/16/15 THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TOLD, SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD A START BUTTON, IF LEFT IN PARK, IT WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 12/10/15. *JB

APPROXIMATELY 4 PM ON AUGUST 24, 2015 DRIVING MY 2014 SONATA LIMITED WITH 11450 MILES ONTO THE LOCAL FREEWAY ON RAMP, CAR STALLED AND TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING OCCURRED. I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SIDE AND AVOID POSSIBLE COLLISION FROM BEHIND. HAD ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, AND WAS DRIVING NORMAL FOR THE CLEAR ROAD DRIVING. WEATHER WAS GOOD, CLEAR AND SUNNY, UPPER 80F. TRAFFIC WAS STARTING TO BUILD FOR RUSH HOUR AND HAD THIS OCCURRED 5 MINUTES LATER MAJOR COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON FREEWAY DURING THAT TIME. AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE IT FELT AS IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE WITH THE FRONT WHEELS WANTING TO TURN IN DIRECTION OF WEAKER TIRE SIDE. COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER BOTH ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE WERE IMMEDIATE. I PLACED SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE MAINTAINING SOME MOMENTUM TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD WHILE TRYING TO RESTART IT. VEHICLE STARTED BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY STEERING CONTROL AT ALL. HYUNDAI BLUELINK ROADSIDE ASSISTANT THEN CALLED AND SUMMONED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO LOCAL DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AND REPAIR. SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAS STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO INDICATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAULT TO OCCUR AND TO WHETHER THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT HAS BEEN DETERMINED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PATRICK HYUNDAI IN SCHAUMBURG, IL WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE) AT ADAMSON MOTORS (4800 US-52, ROCHESTER, MN 55901). UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AGAIN COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAD NOT REPLIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE CAR DEALERSHIP JUST CHANGED A PART ON THE CAR IN HOPES TO FIX THE ISSUES I'VE HAD THE LAST 4-5 TIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAVE REPORTED THIS AS WELL TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP AND WOULD NOT RESTART. A BURNT SMELL FILLED THE CAB AND I THOUGHT IT MAY BE MY BATTERY. HOOKED UP CABLES, LET IT CHARGE, TRIED TURNING IT OVER AND IT DID NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES ON THE ARMS, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,806.

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON US I90 IN CHARLTON MA IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC KEEPING A SAFE INTERVAL AS CARS KEPT BRAKING OFF AND ON AND SOMEONE A DOZEN CARS UP SLAMMED ON THIER BRAKES CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION. I HIT MY BRAKES HARD ALSO BUT DID NOT SLOW DOWN FAST AS IF I WAS STILL PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL I WAS SLOWING BUT NOT (RIGHT ?) OR FAST ENOUGH AS I WAS STANDING ON BRAKE BUT STILL KEEP MOVING FASTER AHEAD THEN SEEMED RIGHT? THIS HAD HAPPENED A MONTH OR SO BEFORE AND I THOUGHT MAYBE MY RUG HAD SLIPPED UNDER BRAKE PETAL AND OVER MY GAS PEDAL AS IT SEEMED THE HARDER I PRESSED ON BRAKE I STILL KEPT MOVING FORWARD AS IF BOTH WERE BEING PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME IT SEEMED VERY ODD OR ERIE AS I JUST KEPT MOVING FORWARD. I DID MANAGE TO STOP JUST IN TIME BEFORE I HIT HIS BUMPER. LIKE I SAID I THOUGHT AT THE TIME MAYBE THE RUG HAD SLIPPED OR SOMETHING BECAUSE IT HAD SLIPPED OFF THE HOOK ON THE FLOOR BUT IT HAD NOT REALY MOVED THAT MUCH AND I SECURED IT WITH HOOK ON FLOOR AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS STILL SECURE THE SECOND TIME IN JULY 3RD AND IT WAS . SINCE THEN I HAVE READ ABOUT 2014 SONATAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIER BRAKES THAT FITS WHAT HAPPENED EXACTLY ON OVER 800,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING THE WRONG TEMPERATURE DURING THE SEASONS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY BRANDT HYUNDAI (1700 WESTBANK EXPY, HARVEY, LA 70058, (504) 684-8039), BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE CONTINUED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEFROSTER WOULD BLOW OUT COLD AIR IN THE WINTER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

ON THREE OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED, I BROUGHT IT IN. HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AFTER HOOKING IT UP TO THE MACHINE. NO CODES SHOWED ON THE SYSTEM CHECK. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY. THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE BRAKE SENSOR, WHICH WAS CHANGED FROM A RECALL, SO THEY SAID I HAVE A NEW ONE, THEY WOULD JUST ADJUST IT AND HOPEFULLY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THREE DAYS LATER ON A SATURDAY MORNING, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN. THEY KEPT MY CAR FROM 06/20 - 06/30 AND COULD NOT FIND OR REPRODUCE THE SAME PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/17/15*LJ UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN

PARKING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HOME WHEN POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT. NHTSA SHOULD SERIOUSLY REVIEW THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMNS ON THE HYUNDAI SONATA . I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT STEERING LOSS AND CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES ON THIS ISSUE.

WENT TO START THE CAR ALL IT DID WAS GO CLICK. TRIED DIFFERENT KEY FOB, IT STARTED, REPLACE BOTH BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS. NEXT WEEK, WOULDN'T START, LET IT SET FOR A BIT, IT STARTED, WEEK LATER ON A SATURDAY TRIED WOULD NOT START, CALLED HYUNDAI 24 HR ROAD SERVICE, THEY HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT. NEXT MORNING IT STARTED, 6 HRS LATER IT WOULDN'T START, MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE BACK TO PARK LIKE THE ROAD SERVICE GUY DID, IT STARTED. IT STARTED THE NEXT MORNING MONDAY 6/22/15 TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY SHOWS A CHARGE OF 10 VOLTS. I HAVE A PRINT OUT FROM PEP BOYS SHOWING THAT THE BATTERY NEEDS REPLACED SOON AS IT MAY NOT START A CAR. WHICH THEY WERE RIGHT. HYUNDAI CORP. COULD CARE LESS ABOUT ME OR MY CAR, WHAT I THINK, THEY SOLD A CAR IS ALL THEY CARE ABOUT. BETWEEN ME AND MY TWO SONS WE HAVE PURCHASED OVER THE YEARS 8 HYUNDAI VEHICLES. BECAUSE WHAT THEY ARE DOING, OR SHOULD I SAY NOT DOING FOR ME THERE DAD, NO MORE HYUNDAI CARS, HYUNDAI DOES NOT STAND BY THERE CARS, WARRANY THEIR PRODUCTS. I'M ASKING IF THEY WILL BUY THE CAR BACK, GUESS WHAT NO WORD FROM THEM, MS TIGER THE REP WAS TO CALL ME NEVER HERD A WORD FROM HER. MORE OF THEIR WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE OWNERS OF HYUNDAI SONATA CARS.

HYUNDAI HAS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNAL STALK SWITCH ASSEMBLY, WHICH CAUSES INTERMITTENT BLINKING OF DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLAMPS EVEN WHILE CRIS IN MOTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN NOTED IN MULTIPLE MODELS ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS. SEARCH ANY OWNER FORUM GROUP AND THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE MENTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM.

DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION STAYS IN HIGH GEAR AND SHOULD BE DOWN SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEAR MAKES A GRUMBLING NOISE THEN GOES AWAY WHEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS 45 PLUS. I HAVE GONE BACK TWICE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME AND THE THE MAN THAT WORKED ON THE CAR THATS THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND THATS HOW IT WORKS. I OWNED THE SAME MODEL 3 YEARS BEFORE 2012 AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. I THINK THERES IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NOTHING HAS HAPPEN TO ME OR MY WIFE. BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CARS TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG.

100 % BRAKE FAILURE. 45 MPH,MODERATE TRAFFIC, 6:30PM THURSDAY MAY 7TH 2015, DRY PAVEMENT AND APPROACHING TRAFFIC THAT WHICH MADE AN ABRUPT STOP AHEAD. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL FLUTTERED AS IF ANTI LOCKING BRAKE ACTIVITY WAS BE ACTIVATED. CAR CONTINUED TO FREE WHEEL FORWARD, I STEPPED HARDER ON BRAKE PEDAL AND PEDAL BEGAN PUSHING BACK TO ME. THE HARDER I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE MORE IT PUSHED BACK (THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION).THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP , AND HAD ENOUGH DISTANCE TO STOP (I HAD A MINIMUM FOLLOWING DISTANCE OF TWO CAR SPACES) BUT BRAKES FAILED TO DO SO WHICH CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS SUCH AS DODGE CHARGER 2006 SXT/CHEVY MALIBU 2009 TO NAME A FEW AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I'M THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS CAR AND THIS IS THE FIRST HYUNDAI I HAVE EVER BOUGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE FRONT AND REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER KEITH HAWTHORNE HYUNDAI OF GASTONIA LOCATED AT 4712 WILKINSON BLVD, GASTONIA, NC 28056, (704) 478-2000, WHERE THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

MY KEY COMPLAINT IS THAT THESE TIRES HAVE NO GRIP ON THE ROAD WHEN WET. THEY CAN'T HOLD TRACTION DURING HEAVY BRAKING - THROWING THE CAR INTO A SKID. AROUND A CORNER THEY EASILY SKID. SHOULD SOMEONE BRAKE HARD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CATASTROPHE IS ONLY A MOMENT AWAY AS THESE TIRES DO NOT GRIP THE ROAD. ALSO, THESE TIRES NOTORIOUS REPUTATION FOR THE HYDROPLANING RISK AND SIDEWALL BUBBLING - WHICH COULD ALSO RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC TIRE BLOW OUT. FATALITIES OR INJURIES ARE A POSSIBILITY. STOP HYUNDAI FROM USING GARBAGE-QUALITY TIRES ON ITS NEW CARS. ONE POSSIBLE REFERENCE SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.TIRERACK.COM/SURVEY/SURVEYCOMMENTS.JSP?&CATEGORY=TIRE&ADDITIONALCOMMENTS=Y&COMMENTSTATUS=P&TIREMAKE=KUMHO&TIREMODEL=SOLUS+KH25&FROMTIREDETAIL=TRUE&TIREPAGELOCQTY=. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,750. ..UPDATED 05-27-15 *BF UPDATED 10/11/217*CN

THE FIRST INCIDENT OF OUR TIRES EXPLODING HAPPENED ON MARCH 18 WHILE DRIVING ALONG AN EMPTY STREET. THE CAR JUMPED A CURB AND SPUN. THE TIRES ENDING UP HAVING TO BE REPLACED, THE SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE FIXED AND THE RIMS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. DUE TO MY HUSBANDS FAST REACTION HE FORTUNATELY DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. YESTERDAY, 5/21/15 WILL BE THE SECOND TIME HIS TIRES EXPLODE EXCEPT THIS TIME IT IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM THE TWO PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE TIRES?! THESE TIRES ARE HORRIBLE. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND GOD FORBID MY CHILD IS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A LEASE A HYUNDAI OR RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.

MY NEW 2014 SONATA SE IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH. THE PROBLEM IS MORE RELEVANT AT HIGH SPEEDS THAN LOW SPEEDS BUT THE CAR STILL WANDERS. IT WILL NOT STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT IS A CONSTANT FADE FROM LEFT AT ONE POINT TO THE RIGHT AT ANOTHER POINT. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS MADE TO GO TO THE RIGHT IN CASE YOU FALL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. IF I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL GO IT WANDERS LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS WHEN IN TRAFFIC IF I DON?T HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL I WILL WANDER IN ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN THERE ARE WIND GUSTS WHILE DRIVING IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THIS CAR IN THE LANE. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY FORD?S AND NEVER HAD A STEERING ISSUE LIKE THIS. SINCE, IT FADES I HAVE TO COMPENSATE THAT WITH GRASPING HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT IN LINE AND STRAIGHT. I. THIS WILL BE MY 4TH ATTEMPT TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO HYUNDAI CUSTOMER RELATIONS. NO ONE HAS RESOLVED MY PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ISSUE HYUNDAI KNOWS ABOUT BUT REFUSES TO DEAL WITH. I REALLY DON?T THINK ANYONE CARES AND THEY FIGURE CONSUMERS WILL JUST GO AWAY OR TRADE THE CAR OFF. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND WISHED I HAD DONE IT BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE 2011 TO 2013 MODELS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT?S THE ELECTRIC STEERING PUMP AND IT IS WHAT IT IS. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED; TIRE REPLACED AND RESET OR CHANGED THE MODE. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WHY NOT CHANGE OUT THE ELECTRIC STEERING PUMP AND AT LEAST THAT IS SOMETHING. MAYBE ELECTRICALLY IT IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE THOUGHT IT IS TIRE RELATED BUT CAN?T CHECK THAT OUT WITHOUT CHANGING BOTH FRONT TIRES TO DIFFERENT MANUFACTURE TIRE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 25 MPH STREET BUT WHEN I MERGE TO 50MPH HIGHWAY I NOTICE THE ENGINE IS NOT ACCELERATING WELL, IT SOUND LIKE THE GEAR WAS STUCK TO A LOWER POSITION. THEN THE PROBLEM CAME WHEN I DECIDED TO PULL OVER AND TRIED TO PARK, THE SHIFT LEVER WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CAR STOP WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T CONNECTED W/ THE RECALL AND THEY DON'T KNOW EITHER THE CAUSE OF IT BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DIDN'T REGISTERED IN THE CAR COMPUTER THE CODE. JUST CONCERNED OF SAFETY ABOUT THIS CAR. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS FOR THE LAST YEAR SHOWED SIGNS OF THE RECALL AND WE HAVE GOTTEN A HYUNDAI TO FIX IT WITH A RING BUT THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE SHOWED THE SAME THINGS. THE SYMBOL IN THE MIDDLE THAT DISPLAYS DRIVE WHEN IT DISAPPEARS THE CAR STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE , AND WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH IT DISAPPEREARED THE CAR TAKES ALOT OF GAS TO ACCELERATE. WHICH I BELIEVE IS FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR NOT BEING ON THE SAME PAGE.. WHICH IS TERRIBLE AS IT CAN COST A LOST OF LIFE DUE TO THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPING AND IT IS A EXTREME HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. AND I WISH THAT HYUNDAI WOULD DO SOMETHING OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE.