1995 Hyundai Sonata

Defect. ONE OR BOTH OF THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER SPRING SEATS ARE NOT SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE SHOCK ABSORBER AND CAN SLIDE LOWER ONTO THE SHOCK ABSORBER THAN INTENDED. THE REAR SPRING WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE BODY AT ITS NORMAL HEIGHT.

Risk. LOSS OF REAR SPRING SUPPORT CAN INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS ARE FROM THE SUSPECT PRODUCTION. IF THE SHOCK ABSORBERS ARE FROM THE SUSPECT PRODUCTION, THE SHOCK ABSORBER/SPRING SEAT ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED.

Defect. THE TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE LABEL AFFIXED TO THE LEFT REAR DOOR STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAPACITY IS "1,100 POUNDS". THIS INFORMATION IS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT IS 860 POUNDS. THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS."

Risk. CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: LOADING OF THE VEHICLE BEYOND THE CAPACITY WEIGHT CAN CAUSE TIRE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE THAT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. HYUNDAI WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A NEW LABEL SHOWING THE CORRECT VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HYUNDAI SONATA GL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 60 MPH WHEN THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT MANUALLY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I'M THE OWNER OF A 1995 HYUNDAI SONATA, 2.0L DOHC, AUTOMATIC. DRIVING ON A ICY ROAD IN MICHIGAN THE TRANNY DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF FROM 4TH(OD) TO 1ST GEAR AND LOCKED IN 1ST GEAR THROWING ME IN A SNOW BANK! IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SNOW BANK TO STOP THE CAR, I WOULD'VE ENDED IN FRONT OF A INCOMING SEMI! THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD HARSH SHIFTS/DOWNSHIFTS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT I NEVER HAD ANTICIPATED LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND A HYNUDAI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THAT 1995 MODEL TRANSMISSIONS CONTROL UNITS MAY NEED TO BE REFLASHED WITH NEWER VERSION SOFTWARE OR REPLACED WITH NEWER UNITS. APPARENTLY HYUNDAI DIDN'T MAKE A PRIORITY IN NOTIFYING THE OWNERS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER CAUSING ERRATIC SHIFTS/DOWNSHIFTS! AFTER TALKING TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE I GOT THE FOLLOWING ANSWER: "THE 1995 MODEL SONATA IS KNOWN FOR RANDOM TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND LIMPING MODE ISSUES? .." I WAS SPEECHLESS KNOWING OTHER PEOPLE OWN AND DRIVE THIS MODEL AND THAT SAME THING MAY HAPPEN TO THEM. PLEASE, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

1995 HYUNDAI SONATA SUB-FRAME BROKE IN HALF WHILE MOVING. *KB THE CONSUME STATED THE REPLACEMENT CROSS MEMBER HAS NOW FORMED A CRACK. *JB

SPEED CONTROL ISSUE: THE VEHICLE IDLE IS ROUGH & IRREGULAR, STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, $$$..EXPENSIVE REPAIRS-SAME PROBLEMS. THE STALLINGS ACCOUNTS FOR SEVERAL NEAR REAR-END COLLISIONS. FINALLY,ON NOV.8,2004. I PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR,THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FROM 0 TO 40 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS,ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOME PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL & BRAKES APPLIED TO STOP THIS OUT-OF -CONTROL VEHICLE. A NON-EXPERIENCE DRIVER WOULD OF CRASHED, INJURING SELF,OTHER(S) & PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPOT WERE IT WILL REMAIN UNTIL EXAMINED. NOW,THE THROTTLE LINKAGE IS STUCK IN THE OPEN-POSITION. RESOLUTION: WHAT MUST BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS "DEATH-TRAP" ISSUE?? SHOULD THE HYUNDAI COMPANY BE NOTIFIED??*AK

MY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PULL FORWARD ONLY IN REVERSE AND I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND THERES A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THE EXACT SAME CAR AS I DO THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. YOU CANT FIND LOCAL MECHANICS TO WORK ON THEM BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SO COMPLEX. AND BEINGS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA ARE HAVEING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR THE COMPANY SHOULD HONOR THEIR COMPANY AND ADMIT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY AND RECALL THEM. *AK

CONSUMER HAS 2 SONATAS, SAME YEAR, THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, ONE OCCURRED AT 96266 MILES AND THE OTHER AT 130294 MILES. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL . TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE AGAIN TO DEALER WHO INDICATED VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES CAMSHAFT SEALS WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE OIL LEAK. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ROARS UP HIGH, AND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS IN PLACE IT IS HARD TO STEER. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRASMISSION FAILED--LASTED 1 MONTH FAILED GAIN--NEEDED NEW COMPUTER BOARD AND TRANSMISSION A 2ND TIME. *AK

TIMING BELT BROKE AT 50,739 IN JUN 99, STILL WAS UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED TIMING BELT, ALONG WITH HEAD, VALVES, PISTONS. TIMING BELT BROKE AGAIN IN JUN 2001 AT 80,000. HYUNDAI SERVICE SAYS THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. WILL COSTS 3300.00. *AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE AN OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

2 AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURES, 1 IDLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE, LOSS OF FRONT DEFROSTER DUE TO BROKEN PLENUM LINKAGE, TOTAL LOSS OF HORN OPERATION, 1 FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS AT TWILIGHT DUE TO FUSE MELTDOWN

THE RPMS GO HAYWIRE STARTING AT ANY SPEED AND EVEN STALLS WHEN CAR IS AT A STOP OR GOING AT A LOW SPEED. THIS CAR HAS HAD ALOT OF WORK DONE TO IT TO FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM BUT NEVER CORRECTED AND NONE OF THE THINGS THEY SAID THEY WERE FIXED THE ONGOING PROBLEM. WE HAD TWO TRANSMISSIIONS, 2 DISTRUBTER CAPS PLUS A NEW DISTRUBITOR AND REPLACED NEW COMPUTER BOARDS PUT IN AND NOTHING HAS SOLVED THIS ONGOING PROBLEM

I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION, BOTH CARS WAS DOING ABOUT 35 MPH, NEITHER ONE OF MY AIRBAGS EJECTED. THEY WERE SUPPOSEDLY SERVICED BACK IN JUNE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE FINE.

SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, HIT IN THE REAR BY A LARGE TRUCK WHICH PUSHED ME INTO A BMW SITTING IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT OF CAR DESTROYED. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ON DRIVER OR PASSASNGER SIDE.

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COVER IS LIFTING UP. ALSO THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COVER IS LIFTING,AS IF THE AIRBAG IS MOVING UNDER THE COVER. DLR HAS SEEN. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK OR REVERSE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN REAR END COLLISION. *YC

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, A BIRD FLEW INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. VEHICLE RAN INTO A POLE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN WENT OUT. AFTER PULLING OVER THE DRIVER DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE REASON FOR FIRE. *AK