2009 Hyundai Sonata complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DOING AROUND 75MPH ESC OFF LIGHT COME ON...

HYUNDAI SONATA 2009 RED WARNING LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SEAL BELT STAYS LIT EVEN IF NO ONES SETTING THERE OR ONLY A PURSE, OR NO ONE SETTING THER. SO I HAVE TO PUT SEAL BELT INTO LOCK EVEN WHEN NO ONE SETTING THERE. SO I HAVE TO FASTEN SEAT BELT ALL THE TIME. WHEN DRIVING CAR ALL THE TIME HAVE TO KEEP IT FASTENED. ALSO WINDOW ELECTRIC SWITCH ON DRIVER SIDE MOST TIMES DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. THEN DEAL SOLD ME IT A FEW MONTHS AGO. I OPENED DOOR COVER TO SEE IF IT WAS A SWITCH PROBLEM & THERE WAS 2/12 INCHES OF DRIED DIRT IN BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. DEALER LARGE ONE IN SAN ANTONIO,TX, AT USED LOT SAY IT IS NORMAL. I SEEM TO THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN WATER HE SAY NO WAY IT NORMAL. SURE JOKES ON ME NOW PURCHASED AS IS DUMMY ME, IN LIMBO IN TX. CAR PAINT IS STARTING TO CHIP AS WELL WITH DEEP OPEN SCRATCHES WEIRD EVERY WASH SEEMS TO MAKE IT WORSE LOOKING.

LOWERING THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR MADE A CRACKLING NOISE THEN THE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY IN A FIXED POSITION UP OR DOWN. CURRENTLY, I TAPED IT UP TO OLD IT OUT OF MY FIELD OF VISION FOR DRIVING UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO THE DEALER.

WHILE PUMPING GAS IT APPEARS TO BE FULL (WHEN IT IS NOT EVEN 3/4 FULL TANK) GASS SPILLS OR SPURTS OUT ON FLOOR AND MY FEET. VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN CABIN WHEN PROCEED TO DRIV AND CLEARS OUT AFTER MAYBE 5-10 MILES

THE ESC OFF LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY MADE A "CRACK" NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION AND NOW THE VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. I AM NOT UNABLE TO USE DURING BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS BECAUSE IT GREATLY REDUCES MY VISIBILITY BY NOT STAYING IN POSITION. INSTEAD I HAVE TO FIGHT THE SUN WHICH IS DANGEROUS TOO.

MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK. AS THE DRIVER, I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR LOCK DOORS USING THIS BUTTON. INSTEAD I EITHER HAVE TO GET OUT OF MY SEAT TO UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS. THIS IS A PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY DOOR LOCKS AND FORCED TO GET OUT OF MY SEAT OR VEHICLE TO EITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK.

ESC LIGHT ON DOES NOT GOES WHEN USING ESC BUTTON

NOTICED ON PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIRBAG THAT THERE WAS A LONG CRACK FROM WINDSHIELD DOWN ENTIRE FRONT OF DASH AREA. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK JUST ON THE OPPOSITE OF THE DASHBOARD IN SAME AREA WHERE AIRBAG WOULD BE LOCATED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO HYUNDAI DEALER TO SURVEY ISSUE AND INQUIRE ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE. I ADVISED THEM THAT I HAVE A CUSTOM MADE SUNSHADE WHICH IS USED ON VEHICLE DAILY FOR SUN PROTECTION ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS ENTIRE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE NOTICED MY PAINT ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA FOR 2009 HAS BEEN CHIPPING AWAY AND FLAKING OFF WHEN EVER IT RAINS AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AND IT'S A NEWER CAR AND I ALSO NOTICE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON GOING THROUGH THIS . THIS CAR GONNA LOOK UGLY WHEN ALL THE PAINT THAT'S CHIPPING OFF AND FLAKING OFF WHEN NOTHING BEEN HITTING THE CAR TO CAUSE THE PAINT TO FLAKE OFF AND IT'S A NEWER MODEL . SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT AND IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AT ALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S DOING THIS I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR NOW THIS IS NOT RIGHT. ALSO MY BUTTON FOR THE GAS DOOR QUIT WORKING ON THE SECOND DAY I GOT IT AND I ALSO NOTICE OTHER PEOPLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND I ALSO KNOW I HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT ALSO BEEN ADDRESSED TOO MY DOOR UNLOCKS WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT SHOULDN'T UNLOCK CAUSE I'LL BE SITTING THERE AND SOMEONE CAN JUST OPEN THE DOOR IF I WAS BEING HIJACKED AND IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT EITHER AND UNLOCKING WHEN U PUT THE CAR IN PARK THIS NEEDS FIXED FOR SAFETY REASONS TOO

WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR I COULD NOT START MY CAR THE KEY SWITCH KEEPS LOCKING AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP WHEN U ARE TRYING TO GET THE KEY OUT AND I WAS EVEN PUSHING ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT TO RELEASE THE LOCK IT TOOK FIVE MINUTES TO FINALLY TO GET THE KEY TO TURN TO START THE CAR. I HAVE HAD IT ONE DAY WHERE I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN IT AND THE DEALER SHIP COULD NOT EVEN GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF OR GET THE KEY TO TURN IT WAS ALSO STUCK IN IT . I'M WORRIED ABOUT BEING SOMEWHERE WHERE I CAN'T START THE CAR OR THE KEY STUCK IN IT AND IT'S LOCKED UP ALL TOGETHER FOR GOOD I'VE HEARD THERE BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF IT'S GONNA BE FIXED OR NOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED SEVERE CRACKS NEAR THE AIR BAG HOUSING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 11/23/15*LJ UPDATED 1/14/2016*JS UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ UPDATED 04/07/17*JS *TR

HELLO, 2009 SONATA: THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES; MAY RETURN THE NEXT TIME I START THE CAR. I HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THANK YOU. *TR

ESC LIGHT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SHUTTING OFF CAR AND TURNING BACK ON WILL MAKE IT GO OFF, BUT DOES NOT KEEP IT OFF. EVEN AFTER STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACEMENT FOR THE RECALL, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I SEE MANY MANY OTHERS WITH CONTINUING ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S BEING DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL AND MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CUT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND TWO FRONT TEETH WERE LOOSE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP, CAUSING IT DROP IN FRONT OF EYES. MOVED TO SIDE, THEN FORCIBLY REMOVED IT WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION. APPEARS TO BE SAME PROBLEM RELATED TO MODELS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT 2009 NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.

THE POWER SEAT MECHANISM WILL NOT WORK TO BRING THE SEATBACK UPRIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.

IGNITION SWITCH ENGAGES STARTER WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ENGINE STARTED ON ITS OWN WHEN KEY WAS IN ACCESSORY POSITION.

IN COLD WEATHER AND WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, WHEN SLOWING DOWN, UPON REACHING 20 MPH, THE CAR WILL JERK VERY ROUGHLY INTO A LOWER GEAR. I TOOK IT TO POHANKA HYUNDAI IN VIRGINIA STATING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY COVER FOR UP TO 100,000 MILES AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES. THIS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL CARS ON THE HYUNDAI FORUMS WHERE I INITIALLY RESEARCHED ABOUT MY PROBLEM. POHANKA HYUNDAI STATED IT WAS A SAFETY BULLETIN ONLY AND NOT A RECALL, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION.

ON JULY 1, 2014 THE REAR CALIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR HAD SEIZED, STRIPPING THE BRAKES TO METAL ON METAL. ON AUGUST 30, 2014, THE REAR CALIPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR FOLLOWED SUIT. LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER I HAVE REPLACED EACH OF THE REAR CALIPERS ONCE AGAIN. I HAD THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE REPAIRED ON MAY 15, 2015, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ON JUNE 9, 2015. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH JUST OVER 53,000 MILES ON IT IN 2013. TODAY, IT HAS 101,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE REPLACED FOUR CALIPERS, THREE ROTORS AND FIVE SETS OF BRAKE PADS. EACH TIME MY CALIPERS FAILED I WAS PLACED IN DANGER OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND FIRE, UNKNOWINGLY. THE MECHANICS WHO WORKED ON MY CAR HAVE INDIVIDUALLY THEORIZED THAT AN ENGINEERING FAILURE IS THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. LAST WEEK I CONTACTED HYUNDAI FOR FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE COMPANY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REIMBURSE ME SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT REPLACED WITH HYUNDAI FACTORY PARTS, OR REPAIRED BY A HYUNDAI CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI BASED ON THIS ISSUE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. I HAVE ALSO READ, AND HEARD ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM (REAR CALIPER PROBLEM) IN THEIR HYUNDAI SONATAS, BUILT BETWEEN THE YEARS 2006-2010.

I HAVE A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. IT HAS ABOUT 140,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ADMITTEDLY WELL OUTSIDE OF ANY WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THIS CASE REQUIRES AN EXCEPTION. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE PAINT STARTED CHIPPING OFF MY CAR. NOT LITTLE SCRATCHES BUT FAIRLY LARGE SPOTS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI WHO SAID IT WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, AND I LET IT GO. LAST SATURDAY, DURING A HARD RAIN, THE PAINT LITERALLY FELL OFF MY CAR. MY HUSBAND DROVE TO COLUMBUS THAT DAY, AND WHEN HE ARRIVED, THE PAINT HAD VANISHED FROM THE ENTIRE ROOF. PATCHES CAME OFF OF THE HOOD AS WELL. AND THE TRUNK IS BEGINNING TO PEEL. I AM TOLD THIS IS A DELAMINATION ISSUE RELATED TO METAL PAINT PREPARATION. WHILE I REALIZE THAT THE CAR IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, I STAND BY MY STATEMENT THAT NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES A CAR HAS ON IT, THE PAINT SHOULD NOT COME OFF IN THE RAIN! HYUNDAI REFUSES TO EVEN REFER THE CASE TO A SUPERVISOR. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR HAPPENS, AND I ACCEPT THAT. BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT, AND I THINK HYUNDAI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. SINCE HYUNDAI IS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE, I AM SEEKING OTHERS TO WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A MORE FORMAL APPROACH TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN ITS REAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. MA 08/05/2015 UPDATED 9/24/2015 *JS

WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN DRIVE THE GEAR SHIFT DISPLAY WILL SHOW RANDOM GEARS. IT WILL CYCLE THROUGH ALL THE GEARS UNTIL YOU SELECT TO USE THE MANUAL SHIFT (+/-) TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE IN THE PROPER GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON OTHERS CAR IN THE SONATA LINE UP JUST NOT THIS YEAR. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED. I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE CAR DEALER TODAY TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED.

THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE GAS CAP DOES NOT WORK.

THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL DOWN TO MY ALTERNATOR, CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION AND MAKING MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT AWKWARDLY.

THE STEERING GOES IN AND OUT OF POWER STEERING AT SLOW TO MEDIUM SPEEDS FROM AUG 2014 TO TODAY.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS IN IT. IT IS VERY UNSIGHTLY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. THE CRACKS ARE BECOMING LARGER WITH TIME. *TR

!) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR..SHOP SAID IT WAS A GAS CAP PROBLEM..BOUGHT NEW CAP, NOT FIXED..STILL ON 2) FILLING CAR UP WITH GAS....VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL...KNOB KEEPS SHUTTING OFF GAS FLOW....ONCE AGAIN SHOP HAS NO GOOD ANSWER...... *TR

.ON JAN 24, 2009, I PURCHASED A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED FROM THE FAIRFAX HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP' LOCATED IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA. ON MAR 27, 2010, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MY 15, 000 MILE SERVICE. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT I DID NOT LIKE THE WAY IN WHICH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS WEARING, AND REQUESTED THAT THEY LOOK AT THE WHEEL AND ADVISE ME ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER LATER ADVISED ME THAT I NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AND FURTHER ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT DONE ON THAT VISIT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME THAT HIS TECHNICIAN WAD ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEMS PERFORMING THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT CAMBER AND TOW WERE OFF. CONSEQUENTLY, HE ADVISED ME THAT THE TECHNICIAN WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE ORIGINAL LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. BETWEEN 2010 & 2014, THE NEGATIVE WEARING OF MY LEFT FRONT TIRE CONTINUED. THIS REQUIRED ME TO ROTATE MY LEFT FRONT TIRE CONSTANTLY, AND TO CHANGE MY TIRES FREQUENTLY. ON MAR 10, 2015, MY LEFT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. I WAS LATER ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC THAT FAIRFAX HYUNDAI' INSTALLED AN OFF- THE- MARKET- UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT WHEN THEY PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT AND UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT, THE MECHANIC FURTHER ADVISED ME THAT IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OFF- THE- MARKET- UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT TO CORRECT THE MANUFACTURE DEFECT. 'FAIRFAX HYUNDAI NEVER INFORMED ME THAT TH

THIS IS A 2009 HYUNDA SONATA, BOUGHT NEW IN 2009. UNDER 20,000 MILES, WHEN THE CAR SPEED IS SLOWING DOWN, THE ENGINES STARTED TO GIVE A SUDDEN JERK AT AROUND 21 MILES. YOU CAN FEEL A SUDDEN IMPACT AND IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE DURING WINTER. MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP WENT TO NO WHERE AS THE DEALER SIMPLY IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND MENTIONED THAT THEY DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUE. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AT AROUND 45,000 MILES IN 2014, THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM. UPDATED TO A NEW SOFTWARE BASED ON BULLETIN FROM HYUNDAI, MENTIONED THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY. NOW UNDER LESS THAN AN YEAR, I STARTED TO NOTICE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

AFTER VEHICLE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THE STARTER MOTOR ENGAGED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE PARKED THE SHIFT POSITION LEVER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION.THE STARTER MOTOR WILL ENGAGE ON IT'S OWN IN THE PARK POSITION AND IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE STATER MOTOR WILL ALSO ENGAGE AND CRANK THE THE VEHICLE ENGINE IN THE DRIVE OR REVERSE POSITIONS THIS SYMPTOM DEVELOPED LATER. I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND HE SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I CHECK FOR RECALL INFORMATION ONLINE AND FOUND NO REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

RETURNED CAR TO DEALER 16 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE DUE TO GRINDING NOISE FROM WHEELS. BRAKE CALIPERS HAD LOCKED UP, DESTROYING PADS AND SCORING THE ROTORS. BRAKES SERVICED AGAIN IN 2012 AND 2013 FOR WORN PADS AND GRINDING NOISE. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN IN JUNE 2014 REQUIRING NEW PADS AND ROTORS, FRONT AND REAR. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER DUE TO A BURNING SMELL IN DECEMBER 2014. FOUND RIGHT REAR CALIPER HAD SEIZED. REPLACED CALIPER AND PAD. AGAIN BURNING SMELL IN JANUARY 2015. DEALER FOUND LEFT REAR CALIPER HAD SEIZED. REPLACED CALIPER, PADS, AND ROTOR. CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA WHO STATES THIS IS NORMAL. ALSO STATE THAT DESIGN DEFECTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER HYUNDAI WARRANTY. *TR

THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THIS CAR AND THE DEALER CHARGED ME $550 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A RECALL AS WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SONATA BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR

THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WARMING UP AND CAUGHT FIRE IT BURNED UP THE STARTER AND STARTER ASSEMBLY, THE BATTERY WIRE HARNESS AND THE MANIFOLD. ALL OF THIS HAS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE WE CAN ASSESS ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

WE CAME HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP AND NOTICED THAT THE PAINT ON THE HOOD OF OUR CAR HAD PEELED OFF IN A FEW SPOTS. SOME SPOTS LARGER THAN OTHERS. THE GREY PRIMER IS SHOWING NOW AND WE HAVE A WHITE CAR. *TR WHY IS PAINT PEELING OFF OF AN 09 HYUNDAI? SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING!!! *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS MADE OF ARTIFICIAL "CHROME". A FEW DAYS AGO, I OPENED THE DOOR AND GOT A SEVERELY LACERATED FINGER WHICH BLED A LOT. I WROTE TO HYUNDAI ABOUT MY INJURY. THEY SYMPATHIZED, BUT SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AS MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31,186 MILES ON IT AND IS HOUSED IN MY GARAGE, I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE INJURED BY A DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLE ON A PRISTINELY MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AS I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT INJURIES FROM THIS HANDLE. NHTSA HAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODEL HYUNDAI'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HERE IS ONE OF THE MANY QUOTES THAT I FOUND.... "HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 91,000 SONATAS BECAUSE THE CHROME PLATING ON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE INTERIOR HANDLE MAY WEAR, "CAUSING CRACKING OR SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SURFACES OF THE HANDLE." NHTSA SAYS THE SHARP EDGE CAN CAUSE "LACERATION INJURIES TO ANYONE USING THE DOOR HANDLE." PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED BY THIS DEFECT. THANKS SO MUCH! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED TOTALLY ON 1/12/15--MANUAL HARD STEERING WORKED. IN SEPTEMBER I TOOK SONATA IN FOR STOP LIGHT RECALL AND ALSO HAD A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. GOT 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE RECALL. I TOOK IT RIGHT BACK AND THEY SAID SOMETHING PROBABLY DIDN'T GET RESET AFTER THE ALIGNMENT. EVER SINCE THE POWER STEERING WAS VERY TIGHT AND SOMETIMES INTERMITTENT UNTIL THE CAR WAS WARMED UP. COMPUTER CHECK SHOWED NOTHING WRONG. WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS AND THEN POWER STEERING TOTALLY DISAPPEARED ON 1/12/15--CAR WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER. DIAGNOSIS: COUPLER SEIZED UP--MAYBE CORROSION OR WEAR??? I HAD A TRULY PERFECT CAR WHEN I WENT FOR RECALL NOW I HAVE A HUGE REPAIR BILL. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS GARAGED CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE--SOMETHING DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT WITH THIS WHOLE SCENARIO. COULD THE ROT THAT IS REPORTED IN A SECOND RECALL OF THE REAR BE ALSO HAPPENING IN THE FRONT END? *TR

AS I WAS TURNING THE CORNER FROM A STOP SIGN, (I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN WET ON THE ROAD THAT MORNING) I WAS NOT TURNING FAST/SHARP OR HARD; KINDA SLOW BECAUSE OF THE WET GROUND AND HOW THAT ROAD IS, I SLOWLY TURNED CORNER AND THEN THE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH AND THEN SAW THAT THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 20 MINS TO WORK AND THE LIGHT NEVER WENT OUT. AFTER I GOT TO WORK, I CUT THE CAR OFF AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT LATER THAT EVENING WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK, IT CAME BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE AND TODAY IS JAN. 13, 2015. SO IT HAS BEEN ON A LITTLE LESS THAN A WEEK NOW. NEED SOME IDEA ON WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO COME ON AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

MY 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH ABOUT 46K MILES HAD BRAKES BEGIN SCREECHING WITH A METAL-ON-METAL SOUND WHEN BRAKING. IN FACT, THE SOUND CONTINUED WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMPLETING A STOP. ON FRIDAY 12/26/14, THE CAR REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS. THE NEXT DAY, THE BRAKES WERE QUIET BUT OVERHEATED TO SUCH AN EXTREME THAT THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING SMELL AND THE WHEEL COULD NOT BE TOUCHED FOR FEAR OF BURNING YOUR HAND. RETURNING TO THE CAR REPAIR SHOP, ONE OF THE NEW ROTORS WAS COMPLETELY BLACK FROM THE EXTREME HEAT. THE PADS, ROTOR, AND CALIPERS REQUIRED COMPLETELY REPLACING - EVEN THE NEW ONES JUST PURCHASED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, ISSUE RECALLS, AND PAY FOR MY REPAIRS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ?ON? THE DASH OF THE 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. CALLED AND REPORTED TO HYUNDAI (CASE # UPON NHTSA REQUEST) AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. VEHICLE HAS 26,456 MILES ON 12/23/2014. DEALER DESCRIPTION OF FAULT ? SCANNED FOR DTCS, B1322 AND B1324 PRESENT AND ACTIVE IN SRS SYSTEM. CLEARED CODES AND ATTEMPTED WCS RESET PROCEDURE VIA GDS, RESET FAILED AND DTCS RETURNED. PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACED PER TSB 09-BD-007. CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. QUOTED $2,189, TAX INCLUDED. I PAID $127.43 TO DIAGNOSE THE SRS SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN (RECALL # 08V161000) FOR THE FAILURE OF OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT FOR 2006 ? 2008 HYUNDAI SONATAS. THIS 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS MANUFACTURED ON 01/8/2008. THESE EARLY MANUFACTURED 2009 HYUNDAI SONATAS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN (RECALL # 08V161000) SINCE THE SAME 2008 PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM PART WAS PROBABLY USED IN THESE VEHICLES. THE FAILURE OF OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON THE DASH OF THE 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. CALLED AND REPORTED TO HYUNDAI (CASE # UPON NHTSA REQUEST) AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. VEHICLE HAS 26,456 MILES ON 12/23/2014. DEALER DESCRIPTION OF FAULT SCANNED FOR DTCS, B1322 AND B1324 PRESENT AND ACTIVE IN SRS SYSTEM. CLEARED CODES AND ATTEMPTED WCS RESET PROCEDURE VIA GDS, RESET FAILED AND DTCS RETURNED. PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM NEEDS REPLACED PER TSB 09-BD-007. CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. QUOTED $2,189, TAX INCLUDED. I PAID $127.43 TO DIAGNOSE THE SRS SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN (RECALL # 08V161000) FOR THE FAILURE OF OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT FOR 2006-2008 HYUNDAI SONATAS. THIS 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS MANUFACTURED ON 01/8/2008. THESE EARLY MANUFACTURED 2009 HYUNDAI SONATAS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN (RECALL # 08V161000) SINCE THE SAME 2008 PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM PART WAS PROBABLY USED IN THESE VEHICLES. THE FAILURE OF OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

TIRES ARE CUPPING TERRIBLY. I HAVE REPLACED SO MANY TIRES DUE TO THIS ISSUES. HAD ALIGNMENT DONE AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST.

ESC OFF LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTANTLY. THE ESC ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES. ALSO, IT RETURNS WHEN I START THE ENGINE NEXT TIME. *TR

WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES. 3 TIMES ON THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AND 3 ON THE LEFT. MY MECHANIC CAN NOT TELL ME WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. HE SAID IT LOOKS LIKE A GROUNDING PROBLEM. HAVE YOU HAD ANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM OR IS THIS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM? THE COST OF THESE BULBS ARE GETTING TOO MUCH TO BEAR. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE BECAUSE I REPLACED THE LEFT LIGHT LAST WEEK AND THE RIGHT LIGHT TODAY (12-8-14). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2009 HYUNDAI SONATA FUEL SENDING UNIT. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTH AND THE SMELL OF GASOLINE/FUMES IS STILL PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, MOSTLY AT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THERE WAS A GASOLINE SPILL, AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. IT ALL STARTED, WHEN THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT REGISTERING. THE MECHANIC CLEARED THE ENGINE LIGHT AND STATED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME, BECAUSE THE FIRST ONE WAS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, THE GAS GAUGE STILL DIDN'T WORK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONSUMER LEFT THE SHOP, SHE STOPPED FOR GAS AND WHILE PUMPING GAS STARTED POURING OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIME, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE THE DEALER RE-INSTALLED THE GASKET, THE SAME FUEL SENDING UNIT CONTINUED TO LEAK GAS. *JB

THE PAINT JUST PEELS OFF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT AUTO BODY SHOPS AND ALL 3 SAID THE PRIMER IS BAD. THIS IS CAUSING THE PAINT TO PEEL OFF TO THE METAL. HYUNDAI WILL NOT EVER LOOK AT THE CAR TO INSPECT IT FOR BAD PRIMER. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR THE PAST 50000 MILES AND HAVE REPLACED THE LEFT REAR CALIPER 4 TIMES, RIGHT REAR CALIPER 2 TIMES. THE REAR CALIPERS HAVE A PROBLEM OF STICKING CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE PADS TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT. IT APPEARS THAT THE PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT WILL PINCH ON THE CALIPER AND PREVENT IT FROM RELEASING, HYUNDAI STATES THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE GONE THROUGH ALSO 4 SETS OF PADS IN THE REAR, AND NONE IN THE FRONT. AS USUAL THE CAR DEALER ADMITS TO NOTHING, AND WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP. *TR

1.ON THIS VEHICLE THE SERPENTINE BELT INSTALL IS A NIGHTMARE. IT IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN. IT IS A FIXED PULLEY FOR TENSION AND YOUR HAVING TO STRETCH WITH TOOLS AND WAIT UNTIL IT LOOSENS UP. 2. THE ORIGINAL PAN GASKET RTV SEAL WAS BLACK . IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TAKE OFF AND IT CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE BLOCK AS FAR AS DENTS ON THE MATING SURFACES. THE OIL PAN WAS BENT TO REMOVE. 3. NOISES FROM THE POWER TRAIN THAT WERE LOOKED AT BY A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER AND NEVER CORRECTED. *TR