2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

EPS CHECK ENGINE ABS AND WHEEL LINEAMENT LIGHTS ARE ALL ON AND MY WHEELS SOUND HORRIBLE HITTING A SMALL BUMP

THE FIRST PROBLEM IS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON WHETHER IT IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY BLINKING OR CUTTING OFF SHORTLY WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN DARK. THE PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE BATTERY, THE BATTERY ON THIS CAR, 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, CAN NOT LAST LONG AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO PARASITIC ELECTRICITY IN THIS MODEL AS THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME. IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICITY DRAINAGE ON THE RADIO PART. THE THIRD COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL IS THE OVERHEATING ENGINE. I REALIZED THE RADIATOR FAN IS NOT WORKING UNTIL I STOP THE CAR, OPEN THE HOOD, AND THEN GIVE THE FAN BLADES A PUSH! ALSO, THE FAN CAN TURN ON BY ITSELF ONLY IF I TURN ON THE AC ON HIGH BLOWING LEVEL.

THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. ORIGINATED FROM ENGINE BAY AND ENGULFED WITHIN SECONDS HAD TO JUMP OUT OF VEHICLE.

STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE AND HAS PLAY IN IT. WHILE JACKED UP, THE WHEEL MAKES THE SUSPENSION SHAKE. NOISE IS WHILE HITTING POTHOLES, MAKING TURNS AND WHILE SITTING STILL TURNING THE WHEELS. I BOUGHT CAR USED. HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TIRES JUST ROTATED WITHIN PAST MONTH.

TAIL LIGHT BURNS OUT AFTER BEING REPLACED. BRAKE LIGHTS OUT; GOT HIT FROM REAR. WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED... I WAS INDOORS, HAPPENED TO NOTICE IT WHILE LOOKING OUT HOUSE WINDOW, APPARENTLY HAD BEEN ON FOR HOURS UNTIL I WENT OUTSIDE AND TURNED KEY AND STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE'S A ELECTRICAL ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER BERGSTROM AUTOMOTIVE (3023 N VICTORY LN, APPLETON, WI 54913) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,900.

HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AT NIGHT AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS GOING OUT FOR NO REASON, WHILE DRIVING. BENN HAPPING EVERY FEW DAYS SINCE JULY

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NOTICED AN ODD SMELL, LIKE BURNING/MELTING PLASTIC. I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF SOMEONE WAS BURNING ANYTHING, BUT THERE WASN'T. THE SMELL SEEMED TO GO AWAY, BUT A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD I STARTED TO SMELL IT AGAIN AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LOOKED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER BUT FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD, SO I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT, RAN AWAY FROM THE CAR. WITHIN LESS THAT 2 TO 3 MINUETS IT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE AND STATE TROOPERS SHOWED UP, PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY CAR WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED RANDY WISE HYUNDAI (4350 LENNON RD, FLINT, MI 48507, (810) 230-2500) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER: THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 164,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ATLANTIC HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 193 SUNRISE HWY NORTH SERVICE RD, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795, (631) 587-0700, AND WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL AND ANY REPAIR WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

FIRST I NOTICE A SMELL OF GAS THE SEE A LEAK UNDER THE CAR CLOSER TO DE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BIG LEAK

FIRST, MY LOW BEAMS QUIT WORKING MONTHS AGO. BULBS ARE GOOD. I EVEN TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THAT MAKES SENSE SINCE I JUST STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DOME LIGHTS INSIDE AS WELL. HAVE TO HAVE THE INSIDE LIGHTS TURNED OFF OR THEY WILL NOT GO OFF. MOST RECENTLY, ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR LOST POWER AND THE DASH LIT UP WITH LIGHTS AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANGING NOISE AS WELL. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN TO GET IT LOOKED AT. THEY SAID MY OIL WAS ALMOST GONE. NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. I JUST RECENTLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED! SHOULD NOT BE OUT OF OIL. THEY FURTHER NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF OIL LEAKAGE ANYWHERE. SUGGESTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND WAS EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL. NOT SURE WHAT I AZA M SUPPOSED TO DO NOW. I HAVE A ISSUES WITH SAFETY DUE TO MY LIGHTS NOT WORKING, AND A BIGGER ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I NEED HELP!

I CANNOT WIND UP BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS WINDOWS ON MY2011 HYUNDAI SONATA

I BOUGHT A 2011 SONATA 24 HOURS LATER I TOOK IT ON THE ROAD. JUST AS I GET AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME I WAS GOING UP A STEEP HILL... THE NEXT THING I KNOW MY RPMS SHOT UP PAST FOUR AND THEN NEXT THING U KNOW EVERY LIGHT ON MY DASH CAME ON AND MY GAS PEDDLE STOPPED WORKING. I ALSO MADE SURE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE BEFORE I LEFT. ONCE I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TOWED BACK HOME I TRIED AGAIN TO START IT NOW MY ENGINE IS KNOCKING... I CONTACTED THE GUY WHO SOLD IT (LICENSED TO SELL CARS) MENTIONED HE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY RECALL. WILL BE CALLING A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP NEAR ME IN THE AM FOR MORE INFO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE NEEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STARTED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN I ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED TO OVER 5,000 AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE HOWEVER WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. MY ENGINE, EPS, AND OIL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. VEHICLE IGNITION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AFTER STALLING. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. IN SEPT OF 2019 I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH HIGH RPMS, VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY AND SAFETY LIGHT ILLUMINATING. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT USED (JUNE OF 2019) AND THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. NO RECALL WAS MENTIONED BY THEM SO I AM ASSUMING IT WAS NEVER LOOKED INTO. HAD IT NOT OF BEEN FOR THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER I WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN MADE AWARE OF A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 ON HIGHWAY MY CAR LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND EVENTUALLY KILLED MY BATTERY SO I RESTART THE CAR TO WHICH MY SPEED WAS NO LONGER GETTING ABOVE 20 MPH AND BARELY COST TO A PARKING LOT MIND YOU I WOULD HAVE POWER BUT NO ACCELERATION AND I HERD A KNOCKING THAT WAS NOT PRESENT BEFORE MY CAR JUST WAS SERVICED FOR A OIL CHANGE AND FILTER WAS PUT ON IT ABOUT TWO WEEKS FROM THE DAY IT HAPPENED WHICH THIS ALL CAME ABOUT JUNE 25, 2020 AND MY AC ALSO QUIT WORKING IT BLOWS BUT NO COLD COMES OUT JUST RECENTLY HAPPENED WITH IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. *TR

INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND DOORS ARE CLOSED. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATED, DOME LIGHT SWITCH HAS TO BE KEPT IN THE 'OFF ' POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HER FRIENDS DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE CURB. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO DAMAGED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DON DAVIS HYUNDAI (214 HIGHWAY 332 W, LAKE JACKSON, TX 77566) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALLS WERE UNDER THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

DRIVING CAR AND IT STALLED AND DIED. ENGINE MAKING CLUCKING SOUND. HAD TO TOW TO MECHANIC ENGINE LOCKED UP. ALSO BEFORE ENGINE FAILURE CAR HARD TO START .THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN DIED IN THE CITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACK WAS EXTENDED ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE POTAMKIN HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 6200 NW 167TH ST, MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014, WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE CONTACT BACK AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW THE COST OF THE REPAIRS PRIOR TO MAKING A DECISION ON THE OFFER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING OVER 60MPH I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS PULLING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I MADE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED A SHARP CORNER AND THE BOLTS TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM APPEAR TO HAVE FELL OUT. THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS DANGLING. TOW TRUCK IS NEEDED. *TR

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TODAY AND ODOMETER READS DIFFERENT THAN REPORTS. REPORT SHOW IT SHOULD 151,000 WHILE THE DASH SHOWS 92,583. *TR

CLICKING IN STEERING WHEEL NOW WOBBLE. *TR

WHEN I TURN STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES THE LOUD SOUND. MY WINDSHIELD ONLY WORKS ON FAST MODE. TRY TO CALL THE PLACE I GOT IT FROM THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY WANT TO KEEP IT OVER NIGHT BUT CAN'T GET AHOLD OF ANYMORE FOR THEM TO GET IT. THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS. THE BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR.

THE HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. PUTTING ME IN DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED, AND OTHER SONATAS HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS $605 FOR THE PUMP AND $300 FOR THE LABOR. THIS PUMP IS IN THE FUEL TANK AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED JUST LIKE THE ONES IN THE 2013 & 2014. I WANT A REFUND OF MY MONEY TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

STARTING THIS PAST WEEKEND, MY SON'S CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND GET TO HIS DESTINATION. YESTERDAY 6/2/2020 HE RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE AND HEADED TO WORK. HIS ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING LOUDLY AND STARTED TO STALL AGAIN WHILE HE WAS ON THE HWY. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE SPECIFICALLY #3 ROD. THEY TOLD US IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI FOR THIS ENGINE. *TR

THE FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. CAN NOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY ON HER WAY HOME FROM COLLEGE! THE CAR HAS NOW FAILED INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR. PAID TO HAVE THIS REPLACED AT FIRESTONE AUTO CARE. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT MUST HAVE TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THIS CAR HAS MULTIPLE RECALLS AND EVEN THE ENGINE ITSELF BLEW UP. I CAN NOT KEEP LIGHTS ON IT BECAUSE EVERY TIME THE BULBS ARE REPLACED THEY BLOW. I EVEN ORDERED WHOLE OTHER TAIL LIGHT PACKAGE THINKING THAT WOULD HELP BUT IT DID NOT. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A SAFETY HAZARD!!!!! *TR

MY CAR HAS 110,000 MILES AND SUDDENLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I KNOW I HAD RECALL #174 THAT WAS SERVICED IN JULY OF 2019. LESS THEN A YEAR LATER THE DEALER IS SUGGESTING I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A $125.00 DIAGNOSTIC CHECK!!!! *TR

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE OCT 2019. AT THAT TIME I HAD A RECALL FOR THE HARD KNOCK SENSOR AFTER THAT IT CONTINUES TO GIVE ME ISSUES. THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY EVERY WEEK. I FIX ONE ISSUE THEN THE LIGHTS COMES BACK ON FOR ANOTHER. MY CAR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING LIKE ENGINE WANTS TO STOP, DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MILES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY STREETS IT'S NOT SAFE FOR A VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING WITHOUT ANY WARNING THEIRS OTHER BYSTANDERS THAT CAN CRASH INTO ME.I CONTACTED HYNDUAI EVERY MONTH SINCE OCT URGING THEM TO DO A FULL DIAGNOSTIC CAUSE MY VEHICLE ALREADY HAS 13 RECALLS ON IT PREVIOUSLY AND I STRONGLY FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE ONES. HYNDUAI KEEPS TURNING THEIR BACK ON ME AND TELLS ME I NEED TO FIX THIS THEN THIS THEN THAT. I ALSO HAVE A FUEL SMELL AND A EVAP CODE THAT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH THIS RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED AND IF IT HAPPEND AGAIN ITS GUARANTEE TO BE FIXED AGAIN. HYNDUAI TOLD ME NO. THEY KEEP TURNING THEIR BACK ON ME. I FEAR THAT MY VEHICLE WILL CAUSE HARM TO ME AND OTHERS DUE TO THE LACK OF HYUNDAI NOT TAKING MY VEHICLE SAFETY SERIOUSLY.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR A WHILE NOW. I?VE HAD THE CODES CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND BY SEVERAL PEOPLE, AND EACH ONE SAYS THAT ITS A CODE FOR A FAULTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR. IT CAUSES VERY HARD AND UNPREDICTABLE SHIFTING. WE?VE HAD TO STOP DRIVING IT ALL TOGETHER BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT I HAD MY 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEAR WHILE GOING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED BY A LARGE SUV, THE IMPACT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY DAUGHTER WAS AND I HAVE REFUSED TO DRIVE OR ALLOW THE CAR TO BE DRIVEN SINCE. I HAVE FOUND A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON SEVERAL SITES ONLINE, MOST OF WHICH I HAVE COME ACROSS ON A SONATA FORUM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS UNCOMMON AMONG THESE CARS, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND THE FACT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED TO CORRECT IT IS, IN MY OPINION, RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE. WE PUT OUR LIVES, AND THE LIVES OF OUR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES, IN THESE CARS BECAUSE WE TRUSTED THIS COMPANY/MANUFACTURER TO KEEP US SAFE, AND THEY HAVE FAILED AND CONTINUE TO FAIL BY NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE PROPERLY. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND DOESN'T GO AWAY I HAVE KIDS AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THIS LIGHT ON. *TR

STEERING VIBRATES AND BECOMES ERRATIC WHEN CHANGING LANES OR OVER GRAVEL/ROUGH ROADS. DEALER TELLS ME IT IS A FUNCTION OF THE SPEED CONTROLLED DEVICE, APPEARS TO BE CONTROLLED BY COMPUTER. SPEED UP OR DWN TRIGGERS VIOLENT SHAKING. *TR

THE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN DISABLED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS BEGAN IN APPROXIMATELY OF JUNE 2019 AND THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY TO SECURE THE SEAT BELT. IT USUALLY REQUIRES MULTIPLE EFFORTS TO BE SECURED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY EITHER. THAT ALSO TAKES SEVERAL EFFORTS TO GET IT RETRACTED. THIS BEGAN WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND DUE TO PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WAS UNABLE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FIRST ISSUE OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE SEAT BELT ISSUE OCCURS WHEN PUTTING THE SEAT BELT ON AND TAKING IT OFF. *TR

EARLY SUMMER OF 2019, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ALONG MY DASHBOARD, COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARD THE SEAT. IT WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG. BY AUGUST OF 2019, THE CRACK HAD GROWN TO APPROXIMATELY A FOOT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO IS GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIR. THE ODD THING ABOUT THIS IS WHEN GOOGLING THIS ISSUE, IT IS QUITE COMMON. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BULB WAS OUT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE IT, I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY MOLDING HAD MELTED (DUE TO THE HEAT FOR THE TAILLIGHT) AND I COULD NOT REMOVE THE TAIL LIGHT BULB. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE, IT HAD MELTED AS WELL. AT THIS TIME, I EVEN HAVE A TAILLIGHT BULB THAT FELL INTO THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE PULLED THROUGH THE MELTED MOLDING. THE LIGHT SOCKETS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TAIL LIGHTS HAD BURN MARKS ON THEM. *TR

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND AS I PUT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THERE ARE SKIDS MARKS ON THE CEMENT SHOWING THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED FROM BRAKING BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO PUSH ME FORWARD INTO THE BACK OF MY FORD RANGER.. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AND SINCE BRAKING WAS NOT STOPPING THE CAR I SHOVED IT INTO PARK. THE CAR CAME TO A HALT BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. AN ARTICLE ON AUTOWISE.COM DATED 10/26/2019 REFERS TO THIS PROBLEM AS "HYUNDAI'S SECRET ACCELERATION PROBLEMS" AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM ABOUT 40 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE BEFORE BUT NOT WITH NO DAMAGE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF I HAD BEEN IN ANY OTHER SITUATION. IT IS TIME FOR A FEDERAL RECALL. *TR

PURCHASED CAR FROM CARMAX IN 2019 THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALLS. CAR HAD 110,XXX MILES. CAR YESTERDAY DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES TO AND FROM WORK. NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TWICE. ONCE STALLED ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. SECOND TIME WAS COASTING TO A STOP LIGHT ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR. THIRD TIME WAS AT STOP LIGHT. AFTER THE THIRD STALL I WAS APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY ON-RAMP AND T MADE KNOCKING NOISES AND STALLED. I COASTED TO SAFE PLACE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. POPPED THE HOOD SAW OIL ALL UNDER THE CAR AND TRAIL UP TO IT. THEN I SAW BROKEN PIECES OF ALUMINUM BLOCK AND PIECE OF CONNECTING ROD. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THEN GOT HOME AND SEEN THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 127,133 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

THERE'S A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY VEHICLE, FIRST IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM NOW IT'S THE STEERING COLUMN. STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. *TR

FRONT AXEL WORN OUT. *TR

ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES DOING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY LOSES POWER IN ADDITION AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN THEY HAD CAR FOR 3 WEEKS THEY GAVE IT BACK AND SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH AIRBAGS I HAD VEHICLE TOWED THERE 2 DAYS AGO AGAIN AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AT PALM SPRINGS HYUNDAI AND HE SAID THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE THEY INSTALLED AND IF I WANTED HIM TO DIAGNOSE AIRBAGS PROBLEMS IT WOULD BE A 150 DIAGNOSIS FEE THEY HAD THE CAR THERE THE FIRST TIME FOR 3 WEEKS AND RELEASED IT AND TIL MY DAUGHTER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AIRBAGS ISSUES ARE DANGEROUS IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND DEPLOY ON FREEWAY I TOLD [XXX] SERVICE GUY THIS BUT HE GIGGLED AND SAID IT WOULD COST 150 DOLLARS DIAGNOSTIC FEE WHICH HE SAID THEY CHECKED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I LENT MY DAUGHTER WHO DRIVES MY 8 YEAR OLD GRANDSON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED OF THEIR SAFETY I AM A CANCER PATIENT AND NEED A VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO MY DOCTORS WHEN I ASKED [XXX] ABOUT A RENTAL HE BRUSHED ME OFF AND SAID THERE WERE NONE AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT I AM GOING TO CALL ABC INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS BECAUSE I AM AT A WITS END I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS MATTER THANK YOU [XXX] AIRBAGS ALSO [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WELL, VERY SIMPLY I WAS MERGING ONTO A PARKWAY AND PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, CAR WAS SPEEDING UP THEN I NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED LIKE I WASN'T GETTING ANY ACCELERATION. LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND SAW THAT IT SEEMED ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SHUT ITSELF DOWN. PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND TRIED TO RESTART IT (HEAD KIND OF A WHIRRING NOISE), BUT IT WOULDN'T START. *TR

ENGINE WOULD CONSUME ALL THE OIL WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF DRIVING. *TR

1) SEATBELT LATCH WILL UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. 2) THE FULE LIGHT INDICATOR IS NEVER CORRECT SHOW EMPTY ALL THE TIME. WILL GO TO FULL AND BACK TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING. 3) WHILE FUELING THE PUMP WILL JUMP OFF BEFORE SOON AS GAS STARTS GOING INTO TANK. 4) STRUTS ARE NOT WORKING ALL 4 ARE OUT AND DOWN HITTING THE ROADS HARD WHILE DRIVING. 5) PAINT IS PEELING OFF AL TH SIDES BACK PANELS WHILE DRIVING.

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE OWNERS OF TWO 2011 HYUNDAI SONATAS. OUR COMPLAINT IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE FEEL THAT HYUNDAI HAS EITHER PURPOSELY OR IN IGNORANCE CREATED AN INHERENT DEFECT IN ITS BATTERY SYSTEM. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST NINE YEARS, ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE OUR BATTERIES CHANGED OR DISCONNECTED TO REPAIR SOMETHING ELSE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED OR REPLACE BY AN AUTO SHOP OTHER THAN HYUNDAI, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THERE IS AN WARNING THAT THE MAP SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM HERE. I HAVE, THEREFORE, ATTACHED A LETTER BELOW. THE CONSUMER STATED CODES P0106/P0605/P2110 APPEARED.*JS

THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ON MOTION AND SEIZED THE OIL PUMP

I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, ABOUT 10 MPH, AND I HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND HEARD SOMETHING HITTING THE TIRE WELL. I STOPPED MY CAR AND GOT OUT. MY DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, AND A PIECE ABOUT 5 INCHES LONG, WAS ON THE GROUND. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST AND IT SAID MY VIN # WAS NOT ON THE LIST. MY NAME IS [XXX]. CELL PHONE #[XXX]. VIN#[XXX]. MY DRIVER'S LICENSE# [XXX]. PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR TOOK IT TO A SHOP I WAS TOLD HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP AN I DID THE PROBLEM NEVER SEEM TO HAVE BEEN FIX AFTER THAT TOOK IT MY DEALER AN THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A MONTH TOLD ME IT WAS A RECALL ON IT BUT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS. I WAS COMING TO A LIGHT TO MAKE A RED TURN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN MY VEHICLE SO MY SPEED INCREASED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED AND BEFORE I KNEW IT A CAR HAD COLLIDED WITH ME CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALLED.

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON MARCH 24, 2020