2016 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

I PURCHASED THIS AUTO IN SEPT 2917 USED, A FEW WEEKS LATER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND A RED STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE DASH SHE MANAGED TO DRIVE IT HOME, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT EVERYTHING WAS OK. ON 11/12 2017 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AS I WAS TURNING ONTO A SIDE STREET FROM A CITY STREET I WAS SO SURPRISED I DIDNT TURN FAST ENOUGH AND ALMOST HIT 3 TEENAGERS ON A SIDEWALK. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE STARTED IT AND EVERY THING AGAIN WAS OK.I AM AFRAID THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE CONTROL I AM SURE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE RESULT MAY NOT BE AS EASILY SOLVED.

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE MY CAR IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT IS NORMAL. PREVIOUSLY IT WAS LITTLE BUT NOW DAYS IT IS MAKING LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN WE DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND TRY TO CHANGE THE GEAR FROM P TO D THE GEAR ROD IS MAKING SAME CLICKING NOISE. WHEN READ FORUMS I HEARD THAT IT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE SOLENOID BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO DO BECAUSE HE HAS TO DO IT FOR FREE. WHEN ASKED THE DEALER HE SAID THAT IT DOES NOT COME UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE NOISE IS REALLY LOUD AND NO ONE IS HELPING ME OUT.

ON OCTOBER 26TH MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MYSELF AND OUR 2 CHILDREN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE WENT FROM GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR TO STOPPING AND THEN EVEN AFTER THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WE WE WERE GOING APPROX 5 MILES AM HOUR. OUR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTET APPROX 5 TO 10 MIN WE FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AS THERE WERE NO PULLOFFS READILY AVAILABLE. AFTET WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD WE SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME . THE ENGINE LIGJT WAS STILL ON BUT POWER AND SPEED WERE RESTORED. WE CALLED OUR HYUNDAI DEALER ON FRI MORNING AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT DOWN ON MONDAY. THE CAR SAT ALL WEEKEND AND WAS NOT DRIVEN DUE RO FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. I DID HOWEVER START THE CAR ON FRIDAY AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. WE BROUGHT THE CAR DOWN MON AT 9AM. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW OFF BUT THE HYUNDAI MECHANIC SAID EVEN IF THE LIGHT WAS OFF A CODE WOULD STILL BE IN THE SYSTEM. WE RECEIVED A CALL AROUND 3PM SAYING THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT EVEN THEY DID NOT UNDER WHY NO CODE AT ALL SHOWED UP. THEY ARE KEEPING THE CAR UNTIL FRIDAY TO KEEP STARYING AND DRIVING IT TO SEE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS. MU HUSBAND DID REPORT THE ISSUE TO HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THEY WILL INVESTIGATE. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AGAIN WITH SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND US IT COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VERY NERVOUS AND SCARED SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN ESPECIALLY DRIVING MY YOUND CHILDREN AROUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHORTLINE HYUNDAI IN AURORA, COLORADO WHERE THE VCM WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,965. UPDATED 8/13/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LEGACY HYUNDAI IN MCDONOUGH, GA, 770-914-2800), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. LATER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND UPDATED THE ECN AND VCN SOFTWARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,700.

THIS CAR CUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT WITH NO WARNING AT ALL ,THERE IS ALWAYS HESITATION AND DOES NOT WANT TO PICK UP SPEED. MAY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHATS WRONG AND HAS HAD AN FUEL INJECTION REPLACE , GAS TREATMENT CLEANING , AND A SENOR REPLACE . I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND FAMILY EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE MY DEFECTED CAR THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY. I HAVE DROVE THE CAR WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND TECHNICIAN AND THEY FELT WHAT I WAS FEELING AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUE .THE HESITATION OCCUR ON THE CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY.

HARD SHIFTS WHEN IN SPORT MODE AND WHEN IT DOESN'T DO A HARD SHIFT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS AND POWER STEERING TO NOT FICTION CAUSE A POSSIBLE CRASH HAVE TO STOP AND PUT IN PARK TO RESTART ENGINE

WITHOUT CLEAR CAUSE THIS RENTAL CAR'S POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS- THE FIRST TIME WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT SO ABLE TO PULL INTO A SAFE PLACE AFTER A TOW COMPANY CHECKED IT OUT AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY RESOLVED WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE POWER STEERING CUT AGAIN.

AS I AM RIDING ALONG AT A STEADY RATE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN. SOMETIMES IT SLOWS 5-10 MPH AND STARTS TO ACCELERATE. AT OTHER TIMES, IT WILL SLOW TO A COMPLETE STOP. BEFORE GOING ON VACATION, I TOOK IT TO PANTILI HYUNDAI IN PRINCETON, WV AND THEY DID A COMPUTER UPDATE AND TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. I DROVE TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE AND IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. ON MY WAY HOME, WE STOPPED IN CHATTANOOGA FOR LUNCH. WHEN CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, IT NEARLY STOPPED. A GAS TRUCK WAS APPROACHING AS WE BARELY MADE IT ACROSS TO OUR SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS SHOULDER ROOM TO MOVE TO UNTIL IT DECIDED TO GO AGAIN.

SUNROOF RECALL. I GAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE ISSUES WITH THE SUNROOF OF MY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THIS LAST TIME ON THE HIGHWAY THE WIND NET POPPED UP AND MY ENTIRE SUNROOF FLEW OFF OF MY CAR. THE FIRST TIME THE WIND NET FLEW UP (FEB 2017), SECOND TIME THE WIND NET BLEW UP AGAIN (MAY 2017) AND FINALLY 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND THE WIND NET BLEW UP AND TOOK THE ENTIRE SUNROOF WITH IT ALL WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR JUST TURNED 1 YR OLD ON MAY 2017.

MY 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA MISFIRE SOMETIMES AT STARTING. HERE IS A LITTLE DESCRIPTION. TODAY JUNE 28 2016 I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED IT WAS RUNNING A LITTLE HARDER MAKING AN UNUSUAL SOUND AS I ENGAGED THE REVERSE THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK SLOWLY AND CHECKING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND STOP. IT ALL SOUNDS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS MISFIRED AND IS RUNNING ROUGH. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ENGINE AND STARTED ONE MORE TIME AND THIS TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AS I WAS LIVING THE LIBRARY.

WHILE I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY TRYING TO MERGE IN THE TRAFFIC USING LEFT SIGNAL AND DEPENDING ON MY CAR LANE CHANGE ASSISTANCE THAT FAILED TO DETECT THE CAR ON MY LEFT BLIND ZONE, FORCED ME TO TURN AWAY FROM THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSED BODY DAMAGE TO MY CAR PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE STREET GUARD RAILS. THE LANE CHANGE ASSISTANCE FAILED TO DETECT CARS MANY TIMES, I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER.

WHILE DRIVING, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I GOT AN ALERT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT ASAP BUT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL MY APPOINTMENT IN 4 DAYS. LATER ON THAT DAY, I WAS I FULLY STOPPED IAT A FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT, THEN ATTEMPTED TO CROSS OVER A LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR MOVED BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 12 MPH - ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND COAST UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY EXPEDITED MY APPOINTMENT BUT CLAIMED THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS. HOWEVER THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THERE IS A "CAMPAIGN" AND THAT HE REPLACED THE PART. THEIR WEBSITE SAYS THIS: SONATA 2.4L ECM UPDATE & VCM (16-01-064) I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THIS ECM ISSUE AND I THINK THAT HYUNDAI IS PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER BY DOWNPLAYING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL - NOT A "CAMPAIGN" AND THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY CAR OWNERS TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP. IT COULD BE A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO STICK SLIGHTLY SO THAT YOU HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT SLIGHTLY THEN IT RESUMES STEERING PROPERLY FOR FEW SECONDS THEN IT STICKS AGAIN. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT MAKES ME THINK THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING READY TO LOCK UP. I NOTICE THIS MOSTLY ON HIGHWAYS AND IT REALLY WEARS YOU OUT TRYING TO DRIVE AND WORRYING THAT THE STEERING MIGHT LOCK UP. THIS HAPPENS A LOT.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTED SPITTING AND DID NOT WANT TO GO. THEN WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. I CUT THE CAR OF AND WAITED IN TRAFFIC WITH MY BABY IN THE CAR , THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DROVE LIKE IT HAD NO ENERGY. I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY NEW JOB FOR THE FIRST DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE. A CLICK NOISE IS ALWAYS COMING WHEN WE HIT THE BRAKE TILL THE END. ALWAYS HAPPENING OBSERVING FROM PAST 2 MONTHS. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS WHEN WE HIT THE BRAKE AND AND HOLD THE SHIFT KNOB IT IS MAKING TICK TICK NOISE. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I SHOWED TO THE MECHANIC THEY ARE SAYING IT IS NORMAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DO IT FOR FREE OF CHARGE. HYUNDAI GIVES WARRANTY BUT THE DEALERS NEGLECT TO DO. I AM GETTING A MILEAGE OF AVERAGE 10 MILES IF I EVEN MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 45-50 MPH. IF I PUT 14 GALLONS OF GAS I GET HARDLY 225 MILES AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND I CHANGE THE OIL BEFORE THE SERVICE INTERVAL.

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING - HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES - VERY DANGEROUS. HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 40 DAYS NOW AND NOT BEEN FIXED.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONCE THE ENGINE IS AT FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE THERE IS A HARSH SURGE DURING DOWN SHIFTING AT 35 MPH ( ALMOST AS IF I WERE DOWN SHIFTING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION OR HITTING THE BRAKES) THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOW MUCH MORE RAPIDLY THAN EXPECTED CAUSING MY HEAD AND BODY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE CAR. IT IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AND I AM NERVOUS IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

IT BURNS THROUGH ABOUT 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY OIL CHANGE AND HYUNDAI SAYS THAT NORMAL... THAT'S FAR FROM NORMAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,734. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/18/17 LJ UPDATED 09/07/2017*JS

MY CAR HAS SLOWLY BEEN CONSUMING MORE AND MORE OIL AS ITS LIFE GOES ON. I CURRENTLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON IT AND I CAN'T EVEN GO A WHOLE 3,000 MILES WITHOUT AN OIL CHANGE OR ADDING MORE OIL BECAUSE IT GOES THROUGH IT ALL. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT IT AS THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ

SAFETY ISSUE: ON SUNDAY, DEC 4, 2016 AT 4:45PM WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, I -55 SOUTH, NEAR KEDZIE, OUR 5YR OLD CHILD, WHO WAS IN THE BACKSEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE, IN HER CAR BOOSTER SEAT REPORTED THAT THE CAR SEAT WAS AROUND HER NECK. SHE WAS IN THE REAR WITH ANOTHER CHILD. I, [XXX], UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BEAT AND TURNED AROUND TO FIND THAT THE CAR SEAT WAS TIGHTENED AROUND HER NECK COMPLETELY UNABLE TO LOOSEN WITH LITTLE ROOM FOR HER TO BREATH. I PLACED MY TWO FINGERS, B/T HER NECK AND SEATBELT. MY HUSBAND, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE PLACED HIS TWO FINGERS BETWEEN HER NECK AND SEAT BELT. ANYTIME WE TOUCHED THE SEAT BELT IT RETRACTED TIGHTER, WE HAD TO INSTRUCT MY DAUGHTER TO NOT MOVED AND CONTINUED TO SECURE HER AIRWAY AND DID NOT TOUCH THE SEATBELT. I CALLED 911 AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO FLAG PEOPLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOWN TO HELP. WE ASKED IF HE HAD SCISSORS OR KNIFE TO CUT THE SEAT BELT OFF. THE PASSERBY/MOTORIST IN A WHITE FORD PICK-UP, HAD A SPORTING KNIFE AND ON FIRST TRY COULD NOT CUT THE SEATBELT OFF. ON THE SECOND TRY HE WAS ABLE TO CUT THE SEAT BELT OFF. THE SEAT BELT WAS FOUND TO BE UNBUCKLED. MY DAUGHTER SAID SHE DID NOT UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS DOING THAT. SHE STATED HER DRESS WAS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM OF SEATBELT. THE SEAT BELT WAS FOUND TO BE AROUND HER NECK IN THE FASHION OF THE CANCER RIBBON SIGN. CAR WAS NEW WITH 4500 MILES ON IT. CAR TAKEN BACK TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, MONDAY, DEC 5. 2016, FILED COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI SAFETY TEAM AT 714-965-3316 WITH REP. [XXX]. [XXX]. AT LATER DATE SAID SAFETY TEAM FOUND NOTHING AND SEAT WORK PROPERLY. ON FRIDAY, DEC. 16TH CALLED MAINTENANCE AT DEALERSHIP WHO SAID HYUNDAI SAFETY ENGINEER HAD NOT SEEN THE CAR AND WERE WAITING TO HEAR BACK. NO WORK OR ENGINEER INSPECTION HAS BEEN DONE ON CAR PER [XXX] IN MAINTENANCE UP TO 12/16/16. CASE #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ECM ISSUES. CAR HAD ECM PROBLEM AND LOST POWER. WENT INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED IT. DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT HOME FROM THE DEALER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID AGAIN IT WAS REPAIRED. CAR HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. LESS THAN 3,000 MILES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN - CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND "FIXED" IT WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE. NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT - CONSIDERING LEMON LAW? THREE PROBLEMS IN 6 MONTHS ON A BRAND NEW CAR, AND SAME PROBLEM EVERY SINGLE TIME.

11/18/2016 - I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS SLOWLY ACCELERATING UP MY RURAL STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY BRAKE HARD OF ITS OWN ACCORD AND MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. NO INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATION WAS PROVIDED AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. THIS WAS NOT DRIVER ERROR AS MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD - NOT TURNING - NO OTHER CARS WERE IN THE VICINITY. 11/21/16 - WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR DROVE SLUGGISHLY (ALMOST LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON). WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I AGAIN HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND. WHEN I OPENED MY DOOR THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED BURNING SMELL AND THE REAR WHEELS WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. AGAIN, THERE WERE NO INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO INDICATE ANY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY SINCE THESE INCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THESE ISSUES. THIS CAR HAS HAD A SERIES OF UNEXPLAINED ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IS UNKNOWN. MY WIFE AND I FOUND THESE EVENTS FRIGHTENING AND A SAFETY ISSUE IN A CAR WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD. *TR

MY WIFE HELEN DRIVES TO WORK 35 MILES EACH WAY DAILY, SHE STARTED HEARING A RATTLING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE NOISE PERSISTED FOR A FEW DAYS AND WAS OBSERVED DURING HER COMMUTE TO WORK TWICE. HUSBAND TEST DROVE CAR AS WELL AND COMFIRMED A RATTLING NOISE. CAR TOWED TO PREMIER HYNDAUI 3480 NAGLEE ROAD, TRACY , CALIFORNIA,95304. SEVICE TECHNITIAN COMFIRMED IN WRITING VEHICLE HAS A NON REPAIRABLE ENGINE, METAL EXTRACTS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE OIL PAN AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ENGINE IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TAKATA RECALL. MY FOOTS SOMETIMES BRUSHES A FUSE BOX THAT IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE GAS/BRAKE PEDALS, CAUSING ME TO LOSE A SPLIT SECOND IN GOING FROM GAS TO BRAKE. I ONLY HAVE A SIZE 10.5 SHOE. DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 SONATA. MUCH MORE FOOT ROOM DOWN THERE ON 2011 MODEL. SERVICE DEALER SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE.

AROUND 10PM I WAS DRIVING WITH ONE PASSENGER STRAIGHT DOWN A LOCAL SUBURBAN STREET. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS NEARBY ON THE ROAD NOR WERE THERE ANY PEDESTRIANS IN THE VICINITY. ABRUPTLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE CAR GAVE OFF A BEEP AND BROUGHT ITSELF TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY INTERACTION FROM ME AT ALL. THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR WAS CLEAR AND FOLLOWING THE STOP NO WARNINGS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A REASON FOR IT OR A MALFUNCTION IN ANY OF THE SYSTEMS. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT A CAR COMING UP BEHIND US BECAUSE THIS IMMEDIATE UNINTENDED STOP FOR NO REASON WOULD VERY LIKELY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AT 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED AND ELECTRICAL GAUGES ALL TURNED OFF FOR 15 SECONDS, MEANING ALL GAUGES WENT TO THE LEFT LIKE WHEN YOU TURN YOUR CAR OFF. DEALER SAID THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID TO LET THEM KNOW IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN????????????? . I TOLD THEM THAT HOW COULD WE LET THEM KNOW IF WE ARE BOTH DEAD.

I HAVE A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED WITH THE ULTIMATE PACKAGE THAT HAS FORWARD COLLISION PROTECTION WHICH IS A WONDERFUL THING IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO HIT A CONCRETE WALL. HOWEVER IF YOU ARE FLOWING WITH TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO SLAM ON YOUR BREAKS BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU DOES AND THEN THEY START TO GO AGAIN, THE SONATA THINKS YOU ARE COMING TO A WALL AND SENDS YOU TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE. I NOW DISABLE IT BECAUSE I DRIVE THE DC BELTWAY WHERE PEOPLE CONSTANTLY SLAM THEIR BRAKES. IT'S A GREAT CONCEPT BUT DEFINITELY NEEDS A LOT OF WORK BEFORE IT IS SAFE ON OUR BUSY ROADS

ISSUE #1 SEAT BELT SAFETY-CHOKING INCIDENT FILED SEPARATE TRACKING # 10935641 ISSUE # 2 BOUGHT VEHICLE SEPT. 29, 2016 WITH ZERO MILEAGE ON CAR. HAPPENED OCTOBER 1, AND 2ND, AND RANDOM. ON OCTOBER 3, 2016 BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS MAKING THUMPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING ON THE STREET, LESS THAN 25-30MPH CAR SPONTANEOUSLY DOES THIS SOUND. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE, TO SEE IF SOMETHING IS DRAGGING. NOTHING IS THERE. I START DRIVING AGAIN, THE SOUND RETURNS, PULL OVER, AGAIN NOTHING FOUND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE OR UNDERNEATH. INSIDE THE VEHICLE I NOTICE THAT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AS A SIGNAL ON THE DASH BOARD. I DID NOT TURN IT ON. IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING ON THE VEHICLE. I LIFT THE HOOD. NOTHING FOUND. I RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 3, 2016 FOR INSPECTION AT THE HYUNDAI GERALD DEALERSHIP IN NORTH AURORA ILLINOIS WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SAME SCENARIO SINCE PURCHASING UP UNTIL DECEMBER 4, 2016. HYUNDAI MAINTENANCE FOUND NO PROBLEMS. ISSUE # 3 INCIDENT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASE AT START OF CAR AND WHILE DRIVING. INTERIOR CAR LIGHTS RANDOMLY COME ON. THIS CAN BE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE, INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE, AND INTERIOR REAR LIGHTS. UNABLE TO REPLICATE HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AS WELL. USUALLY FIXED BY DEPRESSING BUTTON. BUT, BUTTON WAS NOT ORIGINALLY PRESSED TO TURN THIS LIGHT ON. HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER OR DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RESOLVED OR FOUND THE ISSUE. THESE ISSUES ARE DOCUMENTED IN VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REPORTS ANYTIME VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE. ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER. NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED. *TR

2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITE SIN REGARDS TO BROKEN VEHICLE FRAME. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROOF FRAME BROKE TWICE IN FOUR PLACES. *JS

HAVE A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED WITH THE ULTIMATE PACKAGE AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 35MPH WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT NOR BEHIND ME WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED ILLUMINATING AND BEEPING AND THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY SLAMMED! HAD THERE BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME IT WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND

HIGHLIGHTS WHEN TO AUTO MODE DO NOT TURN ON WHEN WIPERS ARE TURN ON AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 316.217(1)(B)

EVERY TIME I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER SITTING AT A LONG RED LIGHT THE CAR SHAKES AND SHUDDERS, SOMETIMES REALLY HARD, AND SOUNDS LIKE IT'S CHOKING FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE I AM ABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS AND ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO STALL BUT IT HAS NOT YET. THE EFFECT DOES *NOT* HAPPEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR THE VENT ARE BEING USED; ONLY WHEN THOSE ARE OFF. IT VARIES FROM MILD TO REALLY STRONG. IT TOOK MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO DETERMINE THAT IT IS NORMAL NOT JUST FOR MY CAR BUT FOR ALL 2016 SONATAS. IT IS A FEATURE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AT LONG STOPS THEN RE-ENGAGES IN DRIVE WHEN THE FOOT IS LIFTED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PURPOSE IS SAID TO REDUCE ENGINE LOAD. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IS BECAUSE WHEN A DRIVER REMOVES THEIR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND THE CAR'S BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF, IT IS A SIGNAL TO THE CAR BEHIND THEM THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO GO. BUT THE WAIT TIME REQUIRED FOR THE SHAKING AND SPUTTERING TO STOP BEFORE THE GAS PEDAL WILL WORK RESULTS IN 'MIXED MESSAGES' TO THE DRIVER BEHIND, THINKING THAT YOU ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD BUT YOU'RE NOT REALLY READY YET, AND MAY RESULT IN A REAR-END COLLISION. *DETAILED TIME LINE ATTACHED *OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION FROM CORPORATE ATTACHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A RATTLING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,400.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DOESN'T RETRACT ON IT'S OWN/SPRING IS TOO WEAK, YOU HAVE TO FEED IT BACK IN WHICH IS A PAIN. MOST IMPORTANTLY IT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOUR CAR GETS TRAPPED UNDERWATER OR IT'S ON FIRE, THE VERY LONG & BASICALLY LOOSE BELT COULD TANGLE YOU UP LEAVING YOU TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE TO DIE A SLOW DEATH. OFCOURSE IF THERE IS A FIRE YOU DO STAND A CHANCE THE FIRE WILL BURN THROUGH THE BELT BEFORE YOU'RE COMPLETELY DEAD.

DRIVING INTO A TRAFFIC CIRCLE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED THEN LURCHED FORWARD MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE. AGAIN, ALMOST T-BONED. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN LIT AND BLUELINK POSTED A MESSAGE ON SCREEN THAT CAR HAS AN ENGINE ISSUE AND TO CALL DEALER. BLUELINK ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOOK 7 HOURS TO GET TOW TRUCK TO ME, DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE LOANER CAR UNTIL THEY RECEIVED MINE - LOST A DAY'S WORK AND CAR LAID UP 5 DAYS. EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER EMERGENCY BRAKE SELF ENGAGED AND SEIZED WHEELS WHILE DRIVING.

EMERGENCY BRAKE SELF ENGAGED WHILE ENTERING ROADWAY CAUSING CAR TO BE IMMOBILE AND SMOKE POURED FROM REAR OF CAR. WAS NEARLY T-BONED THEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ...UPDATED 08/31/16 *BF *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. WHEN THE AEB SYSTEM ENGAGED, A HIGH PITCHED TONE SOUNDED AND AN AEB SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,769. ..UPDATED 11/17/16 *BF....UPDATED 12/05/16 *BF UPDATED 8/30/2017*JS

AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY THE ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ( ATTACHED TO REAR WHEELS OF VEHICLE) WITHOUT WARNING ACTIVATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 55 MPH. BRAKE SYSTEM PULSED VIOLENTLY AND THEN WHEELS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP CAUSE THE CAR TO REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENTIRE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. HYUNDAI FAILED TO ALERT ME TO THIS DANGER AND ONLY DISCLOSED IT AFTER THE VEHICLE FAILED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, HYUNDAI NOW CLAIMS TO HAVE THIS NOTICE OUT- MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN ID: TFF 2016 SONATA ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE LOGIC UPDATE. LUCKILY, WE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT THE SKID AND SYSTEM FAILURES. WE HAD TO THROW WATER ON REAR WHEELS/BRAKES TO KEEP THEM FROM CATCHING ON FIRE. ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM DESTROYED...MULTIPLE SENSOR SYSTEMS FAILED FOR THIS FAULT CONDITION TO OCCUR. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI MANUALS, THIS SITUATION IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH THEIR REDUNDANT SENSORS/CHECK SENSORS, YET IT DID OCCUR. HYUNDAI IS INVESTIGATING, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED THAT THEY PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER WITH A PRODUCT THEY KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE, YET THEY NEVER ALERTED ME TO THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 5002 MILES ON IT, AND WAS PURCHASED 3-5-2016, OWNED JUST OVER 3 MONTHS.... UPDATED 08/23/16 *BF UPDATED 06/15/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH AT 10PM ON A THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A POUND "THUNK" AND THOUGHT I HAD A TIRE ISSUE, SO BEGAN TO STEER TOWARD THE EMERGENCY LANE. I QUICKLY REALIZED I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE, NO POWER STEERING AND THE DASH WAS BLACKED OUT...CAR WAS DEAD. ONLY EVER THING WORKING WAS RADIO, EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND DOME LIGHT. DOOR LOCKS DID NOT EVEN WORK. CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED. I HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR'S DISPOSITION AS IT WAS A RENTAL. IT WAS TERRIFYING AND COULD HAVE ENDED CATASTROPHICALLY IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS REPORT IS TO INSURE IT WILL BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY. I DID REPORT IT TO HYUNDAI .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILLENNIUM HYUNDAI (220 N FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550, PHONE NUMBER: (516) 282-3800), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH and approaching a traffic light, the accelerator pedal was released, the vehicle sped up, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle stopped. The contact stated the failure occurred after the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a software recall update. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where another update was completed. The contact stated that 4 days later the failure recurred as the accelerated pedal was released, the vehicle accelerated however when she attempted to depress the brake pedal and the vehicle sped up. The contact stated that she rear-ended another vehicle and stated that the driver-side air bag was deployed. The contact stated that medical attention was required for being hit in the chest by the air bag. The contact stated she was unaware if the occupants of the other vehicles needed medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however a failure cause was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

PASSENGER POWER WINDOW WILL NOT LOCK OUT. ONLY THE BACK WINDOW LOCK. MY DOG HIT THE WINDOW BUTTON AND THE WINDOW OPENED AND THE DOG ALMOST JUMPED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY.

DEER RAN IN FRONT OF MY CAR. AIR BAGS INFLATED AND STAYED SO FOR QUITE A WHILE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED MY FOOT WAS BURNT WITH SKIN OFF AND LEGS WERE BURNING FROM THE POWDER IN AIR BAGS. I KNOW THE BAGS SHOULD INFLAT BUT THE SMOKE FROM THIS KEPT UP FOR QUITE A WHILE. I DID NOT THINK THIS POWDER SHOULD HAVE KEPT COMING OUT SO MUCH AND SO DID PASSERBY PEOPLE WHO STOPPED TO HELP. WE HAD THE POWDER IN OUR EYES.

ON FEBRUARY 19 2019 I WAS DRIVING A CAR RENTAL FROM HERTZ DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CA DRIVING ONLY 25 MPH I CRASHED TRYING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME KEPT PUTTING ON MY BREAKS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOPPED THE BREAKS MALFUNCTION I TRIED TO CHANGING LANE I STILL CRASHED I WAS GOING 25 MPH THE CAR WAS TOTALED BUMPER WAS PLASTIC OR FIBER GLASS THE AIR BAG "EXPLODED" NOT DEPLOYED. THE PLASTIC COMPARTMENT WHERE THE AIRBAGS IS STORED, EXPLODE PLASTIC BECAME A JAGGED KNIFE.IT PUNCTURED A HOLE ON MY LEGS SLICED OTHER PART OF MY LEGS WHEN AIR BAG EXPLODE SOME OF THE PLASTIC WAS RELEASED AND SLICED MY LEGS, AIR BAG RELEASES EXTREME SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR ALL YOU ARE INHALING IS SMOKE. AIR BAG I WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS FROM SMOKE INHALATION I BECAME DEHYDRATED THROWING UP TRAPPED FROM THE AIRBAG THAT IS PASTED AGAINST THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIRBAG WHEN IT EXPLODE BECOMES A DEATH TRAPPED!!! INSTEAD OF SAVING PEOPLES LIFE THE PLASTIC MATERIAL MANUFACTURE THE AIR BAG IS A PLASTIC MATERIAL IT STICKS TIGHTLY AGAINST THE DOOR IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY STRENGTH TO TRY TO PEEL OFF OR PULL THE AIRBAG OFF THE DOOR YOU BECOME TRAPPED... IF THE CRASH DOES NOT KILL YOU THE SMOKE INHALATION AND BEING TRAPPED BY THE AIRBAG WILL! WHEN AIRBAG IT EXPLODES THE PLASTIC COMPARTMENT BECOMES A JAGGER KNIFE THE AIRBAG RELEASES EXTREME SMOKE AFTER AIR BAG EXPLODES I WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM I WAS GIVEN A TECHNIC SHOT BEHIND AIRBAG AND PLASTIC EXPLODE. WHEN I GOT OUT THE EMERGENCY ROOM THREE DAYS LATER I WENT TO THE TOW PLACE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR AND TOOK VIDEO PICTURES AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE AIRBAG JAGGED PLASTIC THAT CAUSED MY INJURY.. CAR RENTAL IS JUST WORRIED ABOUT THERE CAR NOT ME I ALMOST DIED

TPMS INDICATORS CONTINUE TO SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE AND THE TIRE AND TIRE PRESSURE BUT THE CAR SHOWS THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRES.