2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TAKATA RECALL NOTICE, STEERING CONTROL BOX,SEAT BELT TENSIOER, DIP STICK, ENGINE METAL IN CRANKCASE, SIX RECALL TO DATE, 12/25/2018, AND THE SAFETY RECALLS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO "PART NOT AVAILABLE" PER DEALER. NOTE-STEERING CONTROL BOX IS IRRADICAL AND LOOSE. 130 MILES RT TO DEALER AND RENTAL CAR WHILE WAITING OVENIGHT FOR UNDER CARRIAGE COATING TO CURE.THIS CAR IS A LEMON, BOUGHT @ HART MOTORS, DALHART, TX, 2015. DEALER PUT ME INTO WELLS FARGO FINANCE AT 8% (CREDIT SCORE 810) OTHER BANKS CHARGE 4% ATM. THIS VETERAN GOT SCREWED AND STILL PAYING.AMARILLO TX DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR SAFETY EQUIPMENT. HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON? NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! 100USD/MO INSURANCE WASTED BUT REQUIRED BY DEALER. POSSIBLE WRECK DAMAGE INDICATED BY WHEEL ALIGNMENT. ET AL IN MOTION . DOCS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS DUE TO NOT RELEASING AND WEARING OUT BRAKE PADS AND ROTARS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER?

TAKATA RECALL. HELLO, I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA AND RECENTLY THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMEONE WAS KNOCKING BUT REALLY HARD AND IT WAS SHAKING. WHILE DRIVING I FELT THE CAR REALLY WEAK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO 25MPH IN A 55MPH ZONE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN I GOT TO A LIGHT AND SUDDENLY THE CAR TURNS OFF. I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WASN'T RESPONDING. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS FEARED THAT IF I GOT OUT TO PUSH THE CAR TO A SAFE POINT SOMEONE COULD RUN ME OVER. I DECIDED TO CALL 911 TO HELP ME PUSH THE CAR. BEFORE IT WAS MAKING THE NOISE AND SHAKING THE CAR WAS DOING FINE. I HAD RECENTLY HAD A CHANGE OF OIL AND HAD MY NEXT APPOINTMENT NEXT YEAR IN FEBRUARY. IT HAS OVER 150,000 MILES AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF IT HAS SOME TYPE OF GUARANTEE OR IF HYUNDAI OR SOMEONE CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS ON CAR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO BE A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T HAVE OIL BUT I CHECKED AND IT DID HAVE. IF THAT WOULD BE THE CASE THEY WOULD CHARGE ME 2,800$ FOR EVERYTHING. I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I CAN HARDLY PAY MY CLASSES. MY PARENTS HAD JUST BOUGHT ME THIS USED CAR FOR 5,000$ ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST I WAS GLAD THAT I HAD A HYUNDAI CAR BECAUSE IT SAVED GAS BUT RIGHT KNOW I'M KIND OF DISAPPOINTED. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA' RECALLED ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS REPLACED BY HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA FREE OF CHARGE IN AUGUST 2018, NO ONE WAS INJURED. HOWEVER, IN LESS THEN 2 MONTHS THE NEWLY REPLACED ENGINE ONCE AGAIN SEIZED UP BUT THIS TIME ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT 80 MPH. THE AIRBAGS, ALSO RECALLED DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, FOR MYSELF, I WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SECOND ENGINE SEIZE UP. THE DRIVER AT 6'4 AND 220 LBS SUFFERED 10 FRACTURED RIBS, STITCHES IN BOTH FRONT & BACK OF THE HEAD AS, WELL AS, POSSIBLE FUTURE BACK RELATED ISSUES. THE DRIVERS RIBS AND HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AT FULL FORCE, MYSELF AT 5'7 AND 145 LBS SURELY WOULD HAVE SLAMMED MY FACE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH SUCH FORCE, LEAVING LITTLE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPLACING THEIR FAULTY RECALLED ENGINE WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME (FAULTY ENGINE), FAILING TO REMEDY THE RECALLED AIRBAGS AT THE TIME OF REPAIR, REMOVING THESE "DEATH TRAPS" OFF OF THE STREETS IMMEDIATELY, AS WELL AS, FULL COMPENSATION FOR THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE OTHER DRIVER WAS FOUND AT FAULT FOR DRIVING TO FAST AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STORED AND IS BEING EXAMINED BY ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, INSURANCE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS, SEVERAL ATTORNEYS. I HOPE THAT THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ANOTHER MOTORIST, AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PICTURES ATTACHED

ENGINE STARTED MAKING SOME NOICE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS AGO.

I DROVE MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE TO MATCH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. I PULLED MY VEHICLE OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND ENGAGED HAZARD LIGHTS. I RELEASED THE HOOD LATCH AND OPENED HOOD TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SAW SMOKE AND COULD SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. I CHECKED MY OIL LEVELS AND DID A QUICK INSPECTION OF FLUID LEVELS. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STARTER WAS BURNED OUT. HE REPLACED THE STARTER AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE NEW STARTER BEGAN TO SMOKE AS WELL. HE STATED THAT IT WAS GOOD THAT I PULL THE CAR OVER SO QUICKLY CAUSE THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY AND HE HAS STATED IT WILL REQUIRE FURTHER INVESTIGATION BUT HE IS PRETTY SURE THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED.

THE STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALL STAR TOYOTA OF BATON ROUGE (9150 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70815, (225) 925-2525) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR HYUNDAI OF BATON ROUGE (10313 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70816, (225) 274-0071) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 11577274. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

ON DECEMBER 4 2017, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SONATA COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. TRIED TO RESTART AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I HAD TO CALL MY ROADSIDE SERVICE PEOPLE TO TOW IT TO A SHOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT MY ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON OCTOBER 1,2017 AND HAD ABOUT 200 MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. I ALWAYS CHECK MY OIL AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON ENGINE SO I CALLED THE DELAERSHIP TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND HE SAID THEY HAD CHECKED IT BEFORE MY PURCHASE. SOMETHING WENT WRONG OR THEY DIDN'T INSPECT IT PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM COULD OF CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY.

I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM EXPRESSING ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON. I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR THE AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. EVERY TIME I CALL, THEY SAY THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAVEN'T SENT IN THE PART YET TO FIX IT. THIS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

DRIVING HOME MY MOM ASKED ME TO STOP BY THE LOCAL GAS STATION. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE MY MOM GOT OUT & WENT IN THE STORE. A GUY AT THE STAION STARTED SCREAMING AT ME TO GET OUT BECAUSE MY CAR IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP HE COULD SEE THE FIRE COMING OUT THE FRONT OF THE HOOD & GRILL OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME I UNDERSTOOD WHT HE WAS SAYING THE CAR HAD A BIG BOOM HOOD BLEW UP & WENT BK DWN DURING THAT THE LOCKS WERE LOCKING & UNLOCKING. I HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK TGE DOOR & PUSH MY WAY OUT WITH YOUNG MAN ASSISTANCE. AFTER I WAS OUT OF IT FOR 3 SECONDS THE FIRE STARTED RAGING & POPPING. THE FIREMEN FINALLY MADE IT THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL & UNDERSTANDING. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY I DIDN'T GET SOME TYPE OF WARNING MY CAR WAS MOT RUNNING HOT . IM THANKFUL TO MY HEAVENLY FATHER BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR ME BUT IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE. VERY GRATEFUL. BUT IS HYUNDAI GONNA REPLACE MY CAR OR PAY FOR THE DAMAGES? WILL MY INSURANCE COVER THIS TYOE OF CLAIM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE COMPONENTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED. THE HORN WAS DAMAGED AND WOULD NOT SOUND AND THE PHONE CONSOLE COMPONENTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS) AND 17V617000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT PLANNED ON CALLING LEHMAN HYUNDAI (21400 NW 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33169, (866) 647-4751) REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,886.

I RECENTLY WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE 'HYUNDAI SONATA 2011' ON INTERSTATE 95 HIGHWAY, AND THEN RANDOMLY THE CAR STOPPED ON ME WHILE ACCELERATING.

VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO WARNING SIGNS WHERE GIVING JUST HAPPENED SUDDENLY.

THE BREAK LIGHT KEEP GOIN OUT PLUZ KEEP SMELLING A BURNING SMELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MODERN HYUNDAI OF CONCORD (965 CONCORD PKWY S, CONCORD, NC 28027, 704-262-4408) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,448. *TT *TR

HAD CAR ALIGNED BY DEALER AND OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP. VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AND LEFT. ALL OVER THE ROAD

IN RANDOM INSTANCES, WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CAR WILL SHIFT TO PARK AND COMPLETELY PARK. WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND TURNED OFF, A BEEPING ALERTS BEGINS AND THE DASHBOARD SCREEN WILL PROMPT 'SHIFT TO PARK'. THE CAR WILL NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF , LEAVING THE BATTERY RUNNING.

LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN BUSY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STALLED! THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD JUST IN TIME OR ELSE I COULD'VE BEEN IN A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO THEN EXPLAINED TO ME I WOULD NEED AN ENTIRE NEW MOTOR. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I KEEP UP WITH UP THE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES UNTIL NOW! I THEN BEGAN TO DO RESEARCH ON POSSIBLE RECALLS AND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2015 FOR MY EXACT CAR YEAR AND MODEL FOR ENGINE STALLING! I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD, CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL AND THAT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE OR OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE DRAINED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF METAL SHAVINGS WITHIN THE OIL PAN. ECKERT HYUNDAI INC. (4011 NORTH INTERSTATE 35, DENTON, TX 76210, (940) 243-6200) PERFORMED A DECIMAL TEST ON THE VEHICLE IN SEARCH OF A SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIABLE ENGINE BEARING SOUND TO INDICATE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARED OF HAVING ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 11464007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED ENGINE HAS DAMAGE AND IS UNDER RECALL. *JB

CAR STEERING WHEEL MAKING CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNED AND CAR ACCELERATE WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IT'S INCONSISTENT ALSO BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT AND THE CAR HORN RECENTLY JUST STOP WORKING THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST ON MY CONCERN

IT SHAKES AND RATTLES IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE ON THE INSIDE.

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2016, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AT WEST CHESTER PIKE IN WEST CHESTER, PA. I NOTICED A FLASH AND SPARK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ONE MORE BLINK AND A STREAM OF FIRE SHOT ACROSS THE TOP OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR. WITHIN IN MINUTES, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES GIVING ME SECONDS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. WHILE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED, THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO DISTINGUISH THE FIRE WHILE ATTENDING TO ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS PART OF A NATIONWIDE RECALL AND WAS REPLACED "NEW" ON JUNE 10, 2016 WHICH I SATISFIED INCLUDING THE EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY THAT WAS ISSUED TO ME AFTER GETTING IT REPLACED.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. CAN'T DRIVE CAR. CAR WAS IN MOTION ENGINE RUNNING IN A TURN GOING 30 MILES AN HOUR AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT UNLOCKED.

ENGINE FAILURE/STEERING PROBLEMS IN JULY OF 2015 I PURCHASED THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA FROM A DRIVETIME DEALERSHIP; STARTING MILEAGE; 76,262. I ONLY HAD THE CAR ABOUT 2 MONTHS WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED ON THE FREEWAY IN AUGUST OF 2015. THE RECALL 132 DIDNT COME OUT UNTIL AFTER I ALREADY HAD MY CAR SERVICED BY A 3RD PARTY WARRANTY AND HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR 500 DOLLARS. THE CAUSE WAS A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 77,498 MILES. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN SEPT OF 2015. NEXT ISSUE I STARTED TO HAVE WAS MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE ON ABOUT 10/2018 WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD OR EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY TREMBLES IF I GO OVER 60MPH AND FEELS AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL MAY COME UNATTACHED. MY WHEELS FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE READY TO FLY OFF. PRESENT DAY-MY ENGINE IS NOW STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF SEIZURE AGAIN. IT STARTS TO JOLT UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE RANDOMLY UPON ACCELERATION. THE CAR IS VERY VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND IS INCONSISTENT WITH POWER DESPITE CONSTANT AND DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGES/CHECKS. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEAL FOR THE RECALL 132 FOR THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I AM NOW NEEDING TO HAVE THIS ENGINE REPAIRED.I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL OF 35/DOLLARS A DAY IF MY ENGINE DOES NEED TO BE REPLACED.

THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ON AND IT MELTED THE HARNESS THE HOLDS THE BULB IN THE RECEPTACLE AREA. I CANNOT PLACE THE BULB IN THE SEATING FOR IT ANYMORE AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY PLACE IN THE AREA FOR IT. THE AREA JUST BENEATH THE GLOVE BOX BEGAN EMITTING SMOKE AND I SMELLED RUBBER MELTING. THE LANGUAGE OF THE CAR IS IN SPANISH CANNOT BE CHANGED BACK TO ENGLISH. THE BUTTONS DON'T CONTROL WHAT THEY ARE INTENDED TO. THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, A/C AND THE OTHER FUNCTIONS OCCASIONALLY ARE NOT OPERABLE, NO LIGHT NOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE ABOVE HER HEAD. SUDDENLY, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WHILE THE SLIDER WAS OPEN. GLASS FRAGMENTS FELL ON THE DRIVER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH THE DEALER (ALLEN TURNER HYUNDAI, 6000 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505, 1-(850) 479-9667). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

WARRANTY FOR THE RUBBER COUPLING IN THE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING (MDPS). I SETUP AN APPOINTMENT TO ADDRESS TWO RECALLS AND FIX THE ISSUE OF MDPS. THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR MDPS FIX AND TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. CAR HAS ABOUT 74000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ILLUMINATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM SCREWS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (AIR BAG, SEAT BELTS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2018. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER (BILLY NAVARRE HYUNDAI, 1280 E. COLLEGE ST, LAKE CHARLES, LA) AND THE MANUFACTURER, WERE INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE MAKING A CLATTERING SOUND FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MIKES O'ER HOUR. LOCAL MECHANICS SAY IT IS IN THE LOWER PART IF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE ARTICLES IN THE INTERNET STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS BUT I CANNOT FIND THE ACTUAL RECALL.

STEERING AREA - CLANKING NOISE....SOUNDS LIKE PARTS MIGHT FALL OFF

THIS IS INDEPENDENT OF CAMPAIGN 10V426000 WHICH INVOLVED "POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY". IN 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AGGRESSIVELY AT SPEEDS OF 60+. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING SOUND THAT YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL WHEN TURNING THE CORNER OR DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35+. WHILE SITTING IDLE, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS EVEN SLIGHTLY MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL A KNOCKING/CLICKING SOUND. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20+, ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY CAUSES THIS "UNSTEADINESS" IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CONTINUED KNOCKING NOISE. IN ALL CASES, IT ALMOST FEELS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE TIRES ARE GOING TO DETACH FROM THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. GIVEN THE VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, I'M CONCERNED THAT NHTSA HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION. PLEASE FIND BELOW THE ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MATTER. THIS PROBLEM IS LIKELY IMPACTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS AS NOT EVERYONE WILL TAKE THE TIME TO WRITE A COMPLAINT. GIVEN THE PAST ISSUES WITH A "STEERING ISSUE' FOR THE HYUNDAI SONATA 2011, YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IN EXPEDITIOUSLY IDENTIFYING A POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. HYUNDAI HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY THE PUBLIC BUT HAS TAKEN NO ACTION ON THEIR OWN ACCORD. I HAVE ATTACHED EXAMPLES OF THE COMP

MY TRUNK WILL NO LONGER OPEN USING THE FOB, KEY OR BUTTON ON THE DASH. THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT DOWN THE REAR SEATS FROM INSIDE THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, IF YOU WERE TO GET A FLAT TIRE THERE IS NO WAY OF GETTING IN THE TRUNK FOR THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $524.00 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. IT IS ALSO HAPPENING ON THE CURRENT MODEL YEARS.

TAKATA RECALL...I RECEIVED A URGENT RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT. I MADE MANY CALLS TO MY DEALERSHIP AND TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICES AND ALL I AM TOLD IS "THERE IS NO REMEDY YET". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD OFFER CAR RENTALS THAN TO HAVE CUSTOMER'S DRIVE IN A VEHICLE WITH AN UNSAFE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG!

IN JULY OF 2108 WE TOOK OUT HYUNDAI SONATA GLS GAS 2.4L TO GRAHAM DEALERSHIP IN MANSFIELD, OH FOR AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT IN RECALL. ONE OF MANY RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR I NOTICED THE STEERING HAS BECOME AN ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THERE BEFORE THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY DIDNT CAUSE IT. WHICH THE STEERING IS UNDER RECALL TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM ALREADY. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE RECALL SAYING ITS TOO LATE. THIS RECALL IS UNDER THE CAMPAIGN 097 RECALL. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS SUCH AS AN ACCIDENT? I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ONLINE WITH HYUNDAI BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. OUR CAR SET AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 1 1/2 MONTHS TO BE FIXED. AS WE ALSO HAVE BRAKES THAT WENT BAD FROM SITTING SO LONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER (NORTH TOWN HYUNDAI, 7420 TRANSIT ROAD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY) CLEARED ALL THE RECALL CODES THAT WERE PENDING ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CLICKING NOISE AND AIR BAG INDICATOR FAILURES STILL PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,457.

I NO LONGER HAVE FOG LIGHTS THAT ENTIRE AREA HAS MELTED. MY TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT EVERY TWO OR 3 WEEKS AND THE BULBS ARE BLACK. THERE IS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN OR PARKED ON. THE AC LINE THAT SHOULD BE COLD IS HOT. RECENTLY THE CAR WAS LEAKING OIL AND SMOKING THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ENGINE RECALL. MY ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING IN 2016 AND I HAD TO GET A ENGINE REPLACEMENT. AFTER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT MY TURBO WENT OUT WHICH ONLY ALLOWED THE CAR TO DRIVE SLOW AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED THE WHOLE TIME DRIVING. IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHEN THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE.

TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS KEEP GOING OUT AND HEAD LIGHT ENGINES KEEP ACTING FUNNY MY SEATBELT DON'T LOCK OR KEEP ME IN PLACE

A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT COME ON AND HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT TO COME ON AS WELL.

I BOUGHT A USED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN MARCH FOR MY BIRTHDAY, AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY ANY TIME I GOT TO 60MPH OR HIGHER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COUPLER. BEFORE IT GOT FIXED, MY DOME LIGHTS, AND ALL OF THE BUTTONS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL (TRIP, CRUISE CONTROL) STOPPED WORKING. AFTER BEING FIXED, NONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED THINGS WORK, BUT ALSO NOW,MY POWER LOCKS, DASH CLOCK AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER A FEW DAYS AGO, AND DIDNT EVEN HAVE A HORN TO HONK!

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND STARTED HEARING A TICKING, THEN CAR DIED. I BARELY GOT OFF A BUSY HIGHWAY. SAW SMOKE, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOLD MY ENGINE LOCKED UP. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT A LOCAL STATION ROUTINELY.

I HAVE TAKING MY CAR IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP SAN TAN HUNDAI FOR RECALL ISSUES ONCE ON 10/20/2017 AND AGAIN ON 11/08/2018 THE FIRST TIME I TOLD THEM THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL THEY TOLD MY THEY WANTED 300.00 TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL ON 11/08/18 I TOOK IN MY CARE FOR RECALL AS MY EPS IS OUT AND THEIR IS A RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT WANTED 99.00 TO INSPECT IT AND DID NOT CRE ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS CARE IT HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT BUT WE WERE STUCK AND NOW WE CANT GET IT FIXTED AND IM A HEART PATIENT AND NEED THIS CAR FIXTED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS HAVING A POWER STEERING AND STEERING COLUMN ISSUES OF WHICH APPEAR TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE STEERING COMPONENT(S) ISSUES CORRESPOND TO THAT DESCRIBED IN RECALLS: 10V457000 AND 16V190000 . HOWEVER, MY 2011 SONATA, VIN: [XXX] AND MANUFACTURE DATE OF: APRIL 27, 2011, DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE STATED MANUFACTURER DATE(S) FOR RECALLS 10V457000 OR 16V190000 ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. IN DETAIL: THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE/ SLOPPY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, FREQUENTLY WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO SHAKE RAPIDLY ON AND OFF RANDOMLY MAKING A VERY UNEASY AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE DRIVE FOR MY SELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. THIS ISSUE DOES APPEAR TO BE PROGRESSING. THE STEERING COLUMN WILL ALSO MAKE A KNOCKING-LIKE NOISE WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, AT ALL SPEEDS AND WHEN IDLING. THIS ISSUE IS ALSO PROGRESSING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED THE PUSH START BUTTON, THE ENGINE STARTED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRAFT HYUNDAI (2625 LAKESIDE DR, LYNCHBURG, VA 24501, 434-455-7060) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THE DEALER (BUTLER HYUNDAI, 5000 CRATER LAKE AVE, MEDFORD, OR 97504, (541) 245-5335). THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE OIL MAY HAVE BEEN OVERFILLED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS STATED THAT THE OIL LEAK COULD BE DUE TO AN INTERNAL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,015.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG BEING IN DANGER OF "ELECTRICAL OVERSTRESS" CAUSING OPERATION FAILURE. THE LETTER SAID THEY WERE WORKING ON A FIX. PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE LETTER FOR THE FIX, MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I CALLED MIKE BROWN HYUNDAI (GRANBURY, TX) AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO THE WARRANTY WORK. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND THEY SAID THEY DID THE RECALL WORK. HOWEVER MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS STILL ON. I FEEL THAT MY AIRBAG OVERHEATED PRIOR THE RECALL WORK THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT IT. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. I BELIEVE MY AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND IS UNSAFE.

MY CAR GOES THROUGH AT LEAST 5 QUARTS OF OIL A MONTH . WHEN I GET AN OIL CHANGE IT TURNS DARK RIGHT AWAY. THERE IS NO VISUAL LEAK SEEN ON GROUND FROM VEHICAL.

MY ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO OIL LIGHT. NOTHING