2009 Hyundai Sonata complaints

I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM THE PADS CONSTANTLY RUBBING ON THEM. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I SEE. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT BELIEVE THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE ROTORS AND TOLD ME THE FRONT BRAKES USUALLY WEAR FIRST. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE IN TWICE FOR THE ROUGH DONE SHIFTING THAT OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION BOTH TIMES BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ESC LIGHT STAYING ON BUT THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TR

IN APRIL 2013 MY REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR INSPECTION. THE RIGHT REAR SIDE WAS DOWN TO NOTHING, IT WAS RUBBING BARE METAL TO BARE METAL, BRAKES AGAIN ROTORS. THE LEFT SIDE WAS ALSO MORE WORN THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE RIGHT SIDE. IN JULY 2013 THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. THE RIGHT REAR SIDE WAS RUBBING METAL TO METAL, BRAKES AGAINST ROTOR. THE LEFT SIDE WAS FINE. THE BRAKES PARTS (CALIPER) WERE WORKING APPROPRIATELY. IN OCTOBER 2013 THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES BEGAN SQUEALING AND APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER THE SQUEALING BEGAN IT STARTED MAKING THE SAME GRINDING NOISE AS IT DID THE PREVIOUS TIMES AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE CALIPER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY REAR BRAKES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN 8 MONTHS. *TR

ESC OFF LIGHT INTERMITTENT ON MY DASH BOARD. *TR

MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP. OCCURRED AGAIN YESTERDAY - SEVERAL TIMES. ISSUE ADDRESSED BACK IN 6/18/2011 WHEN THE CAR HAD 67,604 MILES - BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN 110 AND HYUNDAI RECALL 13V-113 UNDERWAY, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. I ASK THAT THIS RECALL BE EXPANDED AS I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR AT PRESENT AND HYUNDAI IS UNWILLING TO DIAGNOSE OR FIX WITHOUT THE OWNER PAYING THE COST. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED A FEW YRS AGO AS WELL AND OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE DOOR LATCH HAD PEELED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 12/24/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON OCTOBER 1, 2013, BOTH REAR SIDE(PASSENGER AND DRIVER) EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THEM. THE DEALER QUOTED THE CONSUMER A PRICE OF $500.00 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, DUE TO THE COST. UPDATED 12/26/13

RELATED TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT DATED 9/16/2013 NHTSA ID NUMBER 10543783. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP - MORE FREQUENT THAN PREVIOUS. MY VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY ON 6/18/2011 WHEN THE CAR HAD 67,604 MILES, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN 110 AND HYUNDAI RECALL 13V-113 UNDERWAY, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. I ASK THAT THIS RECALL BE EXPANDED AS I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR AT PRESENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT OTHERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP IN ANY POSITION. *TR

MY ESC AND AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AND MY BRAKES MAL-FUNCTIONS. RECALL CAMPAIGN 110 RECALLS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON SOME OF THESE CARS BUT NOT ON MY YEAR AND MODEL. I AM SUGGESTING THAT THE RECALL MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2009 SONATA SINCE THE SWITCHES SEEM TO MALFUNCTION IN THAT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AS WELL. *TR

UPON START UP THIS MORNING, THE ESC OFF LIGHT TURNED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR, AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO BE TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT UNLESS THE LIGHT SIMPLY DID NOT TURN OFF EVENTUALLY. EACH TIME THE LIGHT HAS TURNED OFF AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE HYUNDAIS, YET THE DEALER NEVER TOLD ME NOR DID THEY TRY TO MAKE A PERMANENT FIX TO THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THERE WAS A RECALL PRIOR TO THE 2009 HYUNDAIS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND WONDERING IF SO MANY PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WHY THERE IS NOT ANOTHER RECALL. *TR

BASICALLY IT APPEARS THAT I'M HAVING THE SAME BRAKE SWITCH ISSUE COMMON WITH MANY HYUNDAIS. HOWEVER, CURRENTLY THE '09 SONATA IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT LEAST A YEAR AGO WHEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AT RANDOM TIMES. IT WOULD NORMALLY CLEAR UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF. A FEW DAYS AGO THE ESC OFF LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TODAY I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK FROM DRIVE. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I QUICKLY FOUND THE BRAKE SWITCH ISSUE. I CONFIRMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS SOMETHING OCCURS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHICH IS A BIT SCARY SINCE I DRIVE HOME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN OUT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT BECAME PERMANENT. HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN WHEN THE SHIFT LOCK PROBLEM OCCURRED. ODD. NOT SURE WHY AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE WOULD MAKE THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED FOR MONTHS BEGINNING IN MAY OF THIS YEAR MY ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITENTLY.I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE.THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THREE MONTHS, AND ALL COSTS WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR.THE MANAGER ALSO ASK ME IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT ,BECAUSE OF PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH. I RETURNED HOME AND FOUND ALL OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS OUT, I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS.I DISCOVERD ON LINE THAT ALL 2009 SONATAS WERE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM THAT WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER JAN 01,2009, I WAS TOLD THIS BY HYUBDAI MOTOR COMPANY WHEN I CALL THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL , CASE # 5994137. I RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE SAME REPERSENTATIVE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON FEB 22, 2008 AND THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN WERE FOR 2009 SONATAS MANUFACTRED AFTER JAN 01,2009.I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY OWN MECHANIC FOR TESTING AND REPAIR HE FOUND THAT THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH WAS BAD AND I HAD IT REPLACE. IT IS TOO CONSEQUENTIAL THAT A CAR MANUFACTURED 9 MONTHS LATER AFTER MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I EXPERIENCE. I FIND THAT THE SAME PART USED IN THE SONATA

PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT TURN ON. DOES NOT MATTER IF ANYONE IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT, THE RED LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *TT

ERRATIC SHIFTING. SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD INTO A HIGHER GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HIT CAR AHEAD OF ME. ALSO FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED CAUSING RUMBLE. I AM AN EXCEPTIONALLY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER, MILDLY ACCELERATES AND BRAKES GRADUALLY WELL AHEAD OF STOPPING. I HAD THE COMPUTER UPGRADE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING CAR AT SURESKY IN GOSHEN, NY. THIS FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND I DON'T HAVE THE TIME NOR WANT TO CONTINUALLY SPEND MY SATURDAYS SITTING FOR HOURS IN THE SERVICE AREA WAITING ROOM. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT HYUNDAI CHOOSES NOT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS MY THIRD AND WILL BE THE LAST HYUNDAI PURCHASE. *TR

RIGHT REAR BRAKE MAKES PULSATING RATTLE SOUND. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING IN WARM, DRY WEATHER. TECHNICIANS CAN'T FIND PERMANENT CURE BUT IT DID GO AWAY FOR AWHILE AFTER THE ROTOR WAS RESURFACED. HOWEVER, THE NOISE HAS RETURNED. THIS IS THE SAME WHEEL ON WHICH SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES AGO THE CALIPER SEIZED CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE ON THAT WHEEL. THE RATTLING SOUND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME, AND THE MILEAGE I ENTERED FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS A SHEER GUESS.

THE REAR CALIPERS MOUNTING BRACKET IS HOLDING THE BRAKES WAY TO TIGHTLY TO THE ROTORS SO THEY ARE CONSTANTLY BEING APPLIED. THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IS TO MANUALLY GRIND DOWN THE SIDES OF THE BRAKES TO MAKE THEM FIT PROPERLY. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I CHANGED MY BRAKES BEFORE A LONG CAR RIDE (APPROX 4 HOURS). THE BRAKES WERE HOLDING THE CAR BACK AND THROWING OFF MY ALIGNMENT. BOUGHT VEHICLE WITH 49000 MILES WITH NEW BRAKES. REPLACED THEM AT 68200. CURRENTLY HAS 69200 AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AGAIN BECAUSE THE HOT FRICTION COMPLETELY RUINED THE BRAKES. MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE KNOWING MY BRAKES MIGHT BURN OUT AT SOME POINT AND FAIL. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENED,IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO PUMP GAS. WHEN I AM PUMPING THE GAS IT BACKS UP AND SPLASHES BACK OUT THE OPENING. I HAVE TO PUMP VERY SLOWLY AND A LITTLE AT THE TIME. AT TIMES IT CAN TAKE OVER 15 MINUTES MUST TO GET 10 GALLON. I'VE RUN INTO OTHER PEOPLE AT THE PUMP THAT HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD THE EXPERIENCE. *TR

PAINT STARTED TO FLAK OFF ON FRONT OF ROOF TOP, AND FRONT OF HOOD AT 39,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO INDICATED THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY GOOD THRU 36,000 MILES ON PAINT, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. PAINT SHOULD NOT FLAK OFF AND IS DEFECTIVE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

MY ESC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. MY MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO A BAD BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AS MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BUT A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE COMPUTER LISTED A DIFFERENT CODE, STATING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS NOT COMPATIBLE, BUT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORK OFF AND ON. AWAITING FOLLOW UP WITH MY MECHANIC AS HE WAS GOING TO CHECK WITH HYUNDAI.

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS ARE LOCKING UP CAUSING PREMATURE EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKES. THIS IS UNDETECTABLE IN THE DRIVABILITY OF THE CAR UNTIL THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN SO LOW THAT THEY MAKE NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE IGNITION THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE DURING THE THIRD DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOWEVER, THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR JERKING RATHER HARD WITH THE AUTO-TRANNY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR WHENEVER I SLOWED DOWN. THIS SOMEWHAT STOPPED WHEN THE CAR GOT WARMED UP, GUESSING MORE SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE TRANNY HEATED UP. I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I'M IN A WARMER CLIMATE SINCE AND HAVEN'T SEEN IT BUT WILL SEE HOW IT BEHAVES THIS WINTER IN AUSTIN, TX VERSUS LAS CRUCES, NM. I THINK IT MAY HAVE STOPPED ABOUT THE SAME TIME A) IT GOT A LITTLE WARMER OUT AND B) I SIMULTANEOUSLY STOPPED PUTTING IN IT NEUTRAL AT STOPLIGHTS (TRYING TO SAVE MY CLUTCH FROM WEAR AT THE TIME.) PERHAPS IT USED THIS "NEUTRAL" INFO IN ITS COMPUTATION FOR THE TRANNY COMPUTER AND THAT WAS THIS ISSUE. OR MAYBE IT WAS THE COLD AND I STILL WILL FIND I HAVE THE PROBLEM. OR BOTH. NOT SURE BUT WANTED TO PUT THIS OUT THERE SINCE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE BUT AM PROBABLY THE ONLY WITH THE PROBLEM WHO WAS PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AT LIGHTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS LIKE THE GAS DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO THE ENGINE BUT THE CAR DIDN'T DIE AND MOVED AT NO MORE THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST4 MONTHS AND IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE BECAUSE NORMALLY YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT'S FINE, HOWEVER IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET YOUR VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND OUT OF HARMS WAY. IT HAS OCCURRED OVER 4 TIMES AND IT HAS RECENTLY HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND OWNERS CAN EITHER PAY TO GET THE SENSOR "BOX" CLEANED OUT, OR REPAIRED WHICH COSTS IN THE AREA OF $500.00. THEY KNOW IT IS THE SENSOR "BOX", AND THAT IS FLAWED. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND IT'S LIKE THE GAS IS SHUT OFF BUT DOESN'T DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS AND IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE BECAUSE NORMALLY YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT'S FINE BUT THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON A MAJOR HWY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND IT SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS AQUA PLANNING, THE DRIVER LOST A COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS BOUNCING BETWEEN ROAD SIDES, LEFT AND RIGHT - 3 TIMES. THE CAR HIT THE GATE RAILS 3 TIMES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS CAME OUT AND THE SEAT BELTS APPEARED NOT TO BE LOCKED AT THE MOMENT OF ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER'S BODY MOVED FREELY IN THE CAR AND HIT THE LEFT RIB AND INTERNAL ORGANS, AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE, INCLUDING CHEEK BONE AND NOSE. THE PASSENGER'S FACE WAS SEVERELY BRUISED AND SWOLLEN. BESIDES, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD A WHIPLASH. *TR

HEARD SQUEALING AND HOWLING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES HUNG UP AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTOR ($189.00). I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND NOTHING WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PURCHASED THE ITEMS AND WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO BE REPLACED WE DISCOVERED THE DUST BOOT WAS PULLED OUT OF THE CALIPER (WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERY 7000 MILES THE CALIPERS WOULD NEED REBUILT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND GREW UP AROUND GARAGES AND NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING! *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, 'ESC OFF' LIGHT CAME ON; AT THE SAME TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AND I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE DOOR LATCH PEELED OFF AND CAUSED LACERATIONS TO HER FINGERS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS COSMETIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FAILED AND THE FUEL CAP RELEASE ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

ESC LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON NO BRAKES LIGHTS. *TR

SOME TIMES WHEN STARTING THE CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE RPMS GO UP TO ABOUT 1200 AND THEN DOWN TO 800 RPMS. WHEN MY FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE THE CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE AND GO ON ITS OWN OFTEN. WHILE STOPED AT A STOP SIGN OR STOPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN RELEASED, SOME TIMES SPINNING THE TIRES. IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AFTER RETURNING FROM A 5000 MILE TRIP IN JUNE, 2013. THE CAR PURCHASED NEW AND HAS A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH APROX. 65000 MILES TOTAL ON THE CAR. THIS IS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. *TR

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, SEVERAL PEOPLE PASSED ME AND MADE VARIOUS HAND SIGNALS AND GESTURES (PROFANE, SPECIFICALLY), AS I APPARENTLY HAD LOST FUNCTIONALITY OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS DURING MY JOURNEY HOME FROM WORK. WITH NO INDICATION ON THE OPERATOR CONSOLE TO ALERT THE OPERATOR THAT THIS HAD OCCURRED, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING UNTIL I HAD ARRIVED TO MY HOME (BARELY AVERTING 2-3 REAR END COLLISIONS ALONG THE WAY). WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE WAY AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR FROM DRIVE (D) TO PARK (P), I WAS UNABLE TO ADVANCE THE SHIFTER PASSED REVERSE (R). I HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL (N) AND ENGAGE THE HANDBRAKE. I RETRIEVED A FLATHEAD SCREWDRIVER TO ENGAGE THE SHIFT LOCK ON THE SHIFT CONSOLE AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK (P). AFTER LEARNING OF THIS ISSUE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, WHO ADVISED ME THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. A SHORT TIME LATER, I SAW THE PRESS RELEASE FROM HYUNDAI THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT ISSUE, THOUGH, AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI DIRECT, I LEARNED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THEIR CAMPAIGN. AS A DEGREED MECHANICAL ENGINEER, I MAINTAIN THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL AND CONSIDER THIS TO BE A DESIGN FAULT OF THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED, I COULD HAVE BEEN MET BY A LAWSUIT (NOT TO MENTIONED SUSTAINED AN INJURY) BECAUSE OF NOT FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS. I'VE M

THE "CHROME" PLATING IS PEELING OFF OF THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE USED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE PEELED PLATING HAS SHARP EDGE AND I CUT MY FINGER ON IT. I CERTAINLY HOPE THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE 5 YR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR

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. I CERTAINLY HOPE THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE 5 YR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *TR

HEARD SQUEALING AND GRINDING COMING FROM REAR BRAKES.REPLACED PADS AND LUBRICATED PINS, NOW 6/2013 HEAR THE SAME NOISE AGAIN AND THIS TIME PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WARPED AND FALLING APART. ALSO LUG NUTS ARE RUSTED AND SWOLLEN (THIS AT 45000) JUST UNDER 14000 AFTER LAST REPLACEMENT. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC SO THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT TRIPLE CHARGE FOR WORK AND TELL ME IT IS MY FAULT. WE'LL SEE HOW LONG THIS REPAIR LASTS. ALSO HAD THE CAR IN FOR BOUNCING IN THE FRONT...HAD TIRES ROTATED AND REBALANCED AND STILL DOES IT PERIODICALLY THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME, I BRAKED TO TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. MY FRIEND WHOM WAS FOLLOWING ME STATED THAT MY REAR BRAKES DID NOT COME ON WHEN I BRAKE. I ATTEMPTED TO PARK MY VEHICLE AND I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR INTO PARK BUT ONLY NEUTRAL, NOR COULD I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. I HAD DRIVE THE CAR TO A FRIENDS GARAGE, PLACE THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, DETACH THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE STOP LAMP FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILS TO STAY IN HOME POSITION. FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVERS VISION. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DIM BUT DON'T AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR THUS DRAINING BATTERY LEAVING DEAD CAR. *TR

AROUND FEB OF THIS YEAR, MY CAR BATTERY DIED AND I GOT IT REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. SOON AFTER I STARTED EXPERIENCING AN ADDITIONAL GRINDING NOISE THAT WOULD OCCUR SOMETIMES AFTER START UP. UPON INVESTIGATION, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STARTER BY HYUNDAI. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC HOWEVER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH SELECTOR, THAT IT HAD GONE BAD AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HOPE THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE SLOWING AT AROUND 25-30 MPH THE CAR WOULD "JERK" FORCEFULLY LIKE A SUDDEN STOP. THIS HAPPENED EVERY DAY. IT WOULD IMPROVE AS IT WARMED UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN EXCUSES (THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED FLUSHED-AT MY EXPENSE, MY DRIVING HABITS, ETC). FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY ADMITTED THE ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED AFTER THEY "RESET" AND FLUSHED THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMED TO GET BETTER. I STILL FEEL THE "JERK" IN THE DOWNSHIFT, BUT IT IS NOT AS BAD AS IT WAS. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST $100.00 JUST FOR THEM TO "LOOK AT IT" EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

STRANGE GAS SMELL WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON AND OFF. SPECIALLY AFTER RIDDING VEHICLE AND STOPPING CAR FOR A FEW AND RESTARTING. THE SMELL COMES THRU AIR VENTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED NOTHING SHOWS UP IN THEIR COMPUTER. MPG HAS DROPPED TO AROUND 24 ON HIGHWAY AND CITY TO AROUND 16 MPG AND THIS IS A 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE LOCATED SEVERAL SITES STATING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

IN SPITE OF FOLLOWING MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES FOR TIRE INFLATION AND FOLLOWING PROPER ROTATION TIMETABLES AND HAVING THE CAR ALIGNED THIS CAR EATS TIRES. I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES 5 DIFFERENT TIMES IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I PURCHASE PREMIUM, NAME BRAND TIRES WITH A MILEAGE RATING OF 60,000 MILES. IN 2011 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ALIGNMENT AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT "ALL LOWER CONTROL ARMS, CAM BOLTS AND BUSHINGS SEIZED DUE TO RUST; CAN'T ALIGN PROPERLY. I HAD A PLATINUM EXTENDED 100,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THROUGH HYUNDAI. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO ADVISE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ADJUSTER CAME AND INSPECTED AND "EXTENDED WARRANTY DENIED COVERAGE AS RUST WAS THE CAUSE, THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS." THE DEALERSHIP ARGUED THAT THIS IS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE US AND WE HAVE SNOW AND THE ROADS ARE SALTED IN THE WINTER. DEALERSHIP FELT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AND TRIED AGAIN BUT COVERAGE DENIED. AS THE OWNER I CALLED THE ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS ALSO DENIED. BECAUSE CORRECT ALIGNMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO RUST ISSUES THERE IS A HANDLING/STABILITY PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED FROM RUSTED ALIGNMENT COMPONENTS. I HAVE FOLLOWED PROPER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE BUT DUE TO THE PROPENSITY OF RUSTING THIS HYUNDAI SONATA HAS DETERIORATED WORSE THAN COMPARABLE AUTOMOBILES THEREFORE CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN AND A RESULTING LOSS OF VALUE. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THIS CAR IS EXPOSED TO NORTHERN SALTED ROADS MINIMALLY. I LEAVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

NOTICED THE CAR DOES NOT PULL UP THE STEEP HILL VERY WELL. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID TRANSMISSION OIL IS DIRTY AND SMELLS BAD AND IT NEEDS TRANSMISSION FLUSH, RESETTING OF TRANSMISSION SHIFT POINTS, AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEAN . I POINTED OUT THESE ARE NOT PER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT AND WAS CONCERNED THE CAR WAS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS SO EARLY IN ITS USAGE . WILL TAKE IT FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH AS THAT IS WHAT DEALER INSISTS ON BEFORE THEY INFORM ME IF THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE PRESENT. *TR

MY VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. IT SEEMS TO BE LOOSING AND IT WILL NOT STAY FORWARD EITHER. WHEN I AM DRIVING IT IS ALL IN THE WAY. IT HITS ME IN THE HEAD. I DO FEEL LIKE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE THIS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 2007- OTHER YEAR MODELS. I JUST REALLY NEED THE PROBLEM FIX BEFORE IT CAUSE A PROBLEM AND I DO HAVE KIDS THAT I TRANSPORT IN THIS CAR. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SO I AM IN NEED OF THIS TO BE FIX BEFORE IT CAUSES A HUGE PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR...HUGE FAN OF THE SONATA BUT THIS IS REALLY MAKING ME NOT WANT TO BUY ANOTHER OR EVEN TO REFER ANY ONE TO BUY ONE FOR THEMSELVES. *TR

I BELIEVE THAT THE HYUNDAI SONATA 2009 A HAS A PAINT DEFECT PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE 12 PAINT CHIPS ON THE HOOD WHICH I BELIEVE ARE THE RESULT OF PAINT FLAKING OFF. I DO NOT RECALL ONCE HEARING A ROCK HIT THE HOOD AND YET I HAVE 12 CHIPS AND NOW ONE SIMILAR CHIP NEAR THE TRUNK. THERE ARE NO DENTS THAT WOULD INDICATE ROCKS OR OTHER OBJECTS HITTING THE HOOD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SPOKE TO THE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR. I DO NOT AGREE AND A QUICK LOOK THROUGH THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PAD WAS WORN DOWN PAPER THIN AND CAUSED THE ROTOR TO BE SCORED. AFTER THE ROTOR AND PADS WHERE REPLACED THE SAME PASSENGER READ WHEEL BEGAN TO BURN AND CAUSED A VERY PUNGENT ORDER. LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST ALSO BEGAN TO COLLECT ON THE WHEEL. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE SONATA WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ITS FORCE AND WOULDN'T MOVE. WHILE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDDLE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL. I POWERED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON BUT THE CAR STILL DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF FORCE, BUT ENOUGH TO GET TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I LEFT THE CAR OFF IN A PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE ESC LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT NOT THE CHECK ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHERE ITS A SWITCH IN THE BRAKE PEDDLE BUT THAT SHOULD NOT MAKE THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP SINCE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 2 WEEKS AGO AND NOW I'M WAITING FOR DIAGNOSTICS TO COME BACK. *TR