2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TO BUY THIS SENSOR YOU HAVE TO BUY AN ENTIRE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $1259.00 PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL IT. AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ON THE INTERNET, I SEE MANY HYUNDAI VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED IN A RECALL AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MANY VEHICLES.

ENGINE FAILED AT 102,999 MILES. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, JUST STARTED FORWARD WHEN ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND ENTIRE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND FINALLY DIED. ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. IMPACT DAMAGE CAUSED OIL LEAK AND DOVE A DISTANCE WHILE LEAKING; SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND UNABLE TO START. ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,918.44. ENGINE RECALLED 11/21/2017. I AM REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCHES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED

COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11067179 MODIFICATION: SIGNAL LIGHTS DO WORK

HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 BRAKE LIGHTS. WE BOUGHT OUR CAR NEW. WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE OUT BRAKE LIGHTS A FEW TIMES A YEAR. NOW, THE SIGNAL, BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK. BEFORE, AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAD THE LIGHTS FIXED. THEY SAID, "THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING, AND HAD BURNED." WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT. WE HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THE REAR WINDOW LIGHTS REMAINS CONSTANT. NEVER GOES OFF UNLESS CAR IN OFF. WE CAN'T DRIVE OUR CAR. NOW, THEY ARE TELLING US RECALL "136" IS NOT SUITABLE FOR OUR SITUATION. ALSO, THEY ARE IMPLYING THAT RECALLS ARE NOT EXTENDED BEYOND AN EXPIRED WARRANTY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS CHARGING US $800.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. WE ARE OUT OF A CAR AND MONEY WE DON'T HAVE TO FIX HYUNDAI'S PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR LIGHTS FOR OVER 5 YEARS IS NOT MORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONSUMED THE OIL PREMATURELY. THE MECHANIC PLACED OIL IN THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BENSON HYUNDAI (2550 REIDVILLE ROAD, SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA 29301, PHONE (864) 541-0029) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A LOUD MECHANICAL SOUND AS I TURNED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH, AND NEITHER MY BRAKES NOR MY STEERING WOULD ENGAGE. THE BRAKES KICKED BACK ON, BUT I HAD TO FORCE THE WHEEL THROUGH LOUD POPPING AND CRACKING AND A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REGULAR MECHANIC WHERE THEY FOUND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED 7 MONTHS PRIOR DUE TO A RECALL, BECAUSE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN 143). WHEN THE MECHANIC CALLED AND ASKED THE HYUNDAI DEALER IF THERE WAS COVERAGE TO REPLACE THIS PART, THEY SAID NO. I HAD TO PAY $900 TO THE OTHER MECHANIC FOR A REPLACEMENT AND THE TOW AND WENT WITHOUT A CAR FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. THE RECALL PLACED A DEFECTIVE PART IN MY CAR, THEN MADE ME PAY TO REPLACE IT.

WHEN TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL, GET A DELAY AND THEN A CLICK OR CLUNK TYPE FEEL.

DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES SHOWING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NO SOLUTION PRESENTED. NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, THE WARNING LIGHT IS ENGAGED. CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IN ACCIDENT, OR THAT THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING.

I PURCHASED MY LEMON VEHICLE FROM WEBB HYUNDAI IN HIGHLAND, IN AND PURCHASED IT USED IN MARCH OF 2013. I'M ALWAYS HEARING ABOUT THIS 100000 MILES WARRANTY, MY VEHICLE HADN'T QUITE MADE IT TO THAT, WHEN I FIRST QUESTIONED THE CLICKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF MY VEHICLE; BECAUSE MY CAR WAS USED FOR ME TO DAILY TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF INDIANA, MY VEHICLE IN JULY 2017 HAD EXCEEDED THE 100000 MILE AND THE USED WARRANTY STATED COVERAGE ONLY UP TO 60,000. HOWEVER, I WROTE HYUNDAI, TOOK IT BACK ON SEVERAL OCCASSION AND THEY DID ACTUALLY FIX MY ENGINE, THANKS TO THE RECALL, IN WHICH THEY FIRST DENIED ME FOR 45 DAYS, WHEN I RECEIVE MY VEHICLE BACK I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CLICKING NOISE AND I ALWAYS WAS GIVEN SOME LAME EXCUSE AND IT'S AMAZING HOW IN JULY OF 2017 THEY WERE CONSTANTLY CALLING MY PHONE AND I EVEN GOT AN EMAIL ON JULY 12, 2017 ON HOW THEY'VE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO PHONE ME, NOT MENTIONING ALL THE CONTINUAL CALLS I HAD GIVEN THEM PRIOR TO THIS. HOWEVER, DURING THIS TIME OUR FAMILY WAS DEALING WITH A CRISIS IN WHICH ME GETTING BACK WITH THEM WAS NOT AS URGENT AND WHEN I DID TRY RETURNING THE CALL ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF 2017, I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND I STILL HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THE AWESOME LEMON THAT WAS SOLD TO ME.

I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2. 4 LITER SEDAN. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED NO ISSUES WITH ENGINE WON'T START. ON THURSDAY, 01/26/17, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE (MILEAGE 74K) WOULD NOT START. THE SAME DAY AFTER SERVER TRY IT JUST STARED AND I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND INSPECTION. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE STARTER IS CONNECTED USING SOME PLASTIC AND IT IS BROKEN AND I HAD REPLACE. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $340. I READ NUMEROUS FORUMS WHERE CONSUMERS REFERENCE STARTER MALFUNCTION. CLEARLY, THERE IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE STARTER ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE STARTERS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE FACILITY AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I HAD A WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON MY DISPLAY AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CHARGED ME 240$ FOR THE REPAIR. NOW I SEE THAT THE PART THEY REPLACED WAS ON THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WHICH STARTED 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO MY SERVICING. ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO CHARGE FOR THE PARTS WHICH ARE IN THE RECALL?

THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN CLUNKING WHEN IT WAS TURNED EVEN SLIGHTLY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF IT WAS THE STEERING SHAFT OR THE RACK AND PINION. ALSO, SHORTLY AFTER WE GOT THE CAR, THE ENGINE WENT OUT IN IT (BEFORE THE ENGINE RECALL WAS ISSUED). THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN A JUNKYARD ENGINE AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH IT KNOCKING. THE LEFT FRONT AXLE BOOT IS TORN AS WELL, AND THERE IS NO INDICATION HOW THIS OCCURRED. THE REAR BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP WORKING. WE CHANGE ONE AND ANOTHER GOES OUT. WE WENT AS FAR AS TO CHANGE ALL OF THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME AND LESS THAN A WEEK LATER ONE WAS OUT AGAIN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL COME ON BUT IS UNABLE TO BE SET TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR.

OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO, MY CAR HAS BEEN LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED HAPPENING RANDOMLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND I DECIDED TO TAKE INTO DEALERSHIP TO DISABLES THE ISSUE. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PCM. AFTER REPLACING THE PCM, I NOW HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS LOSS OF POWER EVEN WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE STREETS AND OFF HIGHWAY. I HAVE SINCE BEEN BACK TO THIS SAME DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN NEW LONDON CT AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANOTHER POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT IS THE MOTOR. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND UPSET BC NOT ONLY DID I SPEND 1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED AND IS ACTUALLY WORSE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS THAT INDICATE A SAFETY RECALL ON MY MOTOR HOWEVER IT SEEMS AS THOUGH MY CAR IS OUTSIDE OF THE PARAMETERS THAT COVER MY MOTOR. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH ANY ADVICE OR SUGGESTIONS IN GOING ABOUT RESOLVING THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A RATTLING AND CLICKING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WORLD HYUNDAI AT MATTESON (5337 MILLER CIR DR, MATTESON, IL 60443), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COUPLING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TURN IT AND WHEN EVER I GO OVER BUMPS. I RECEIVED A SAFETY NOTICE IN THE MAIL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO I TOOK IT TO GLENDORA HYUNDAI WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SAFETY NOTICE IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER (SURESKY HYUNDAI IN GOSHEN, NEW YORK) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT AND THE SPRING HAD FALLEN DOWN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO FOR CORROSION BY THE SAME DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I HAVE HAD TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPLETELY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND MY CAR IS IMMEDIATELY DISABLED EACH TIME I CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC.WITH THE INCIDENT THE CAR SUDDENLY START SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED BUT ALL THE SENSORS POPPED UP I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER JUST AS IT LOST POWER AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART AND I HAD IT TOWED. FEW DAYS LATER CAR STARTED AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED I BEGAN TO DRIVE IT AGAIN BUT AFTER ABOUT A WEEK I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR ATTEMPTED TO CROSS LANES AND IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AGAIN AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE VEHICLE AT ALL I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR BEACUSE THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS BEEN ON FOR WEEKS WHILE IN MOTION, DOES NOT TURN OFF.

AIRBAG LIGHT WONT SHUT OFF. NO COLLISION INVOLVED

GAS GAUGE GOES FROM EMPTY TO FULL BACK TO EMPTY AND IT CONTINUES TO DO SO. I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS AND IT SAYS IT'S EMPTY. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND EVEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES AWAY. IT HAPPENS IN PARK OR WHILE I'M DRIVING. STREETS OR HIGHWAY.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS REMAINING ON, DESPITE NOT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MODERN HYUNDAI OF CONCORD (965 CONCORD PKWY S, CONCORD, NC 28027, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 855-671-3059 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS OTHER DRIVERS ALERTED HIM OF FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED AS THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY DUE TO STEERING WHEEL PRODUCING CLICKING SOUND DUE TO FAULTY GEARBOX SHAFT SELECTOR.

ON 7-18-2017 MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LOST POWER AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFER PLACE OFF A BUSY ROAD. IMMEDIATELY FELLOW DRIVER ALERTED ME THAT THERE IS FIRE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. 911 WAS CALLED BUT THE FIRE DEVELOPED VERY QUICKLY AND THE CAR WAS NOT SAVED. SPECIAL CHEMICALS WERE USED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE POLICE ORDERED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED. ON 7-19 I INFORMED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN DES PLAINES ILLINOIS OF THE EVENT AND OFFERED THEM THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IF NEEDED. THEY DECLINED AND TOLD ME TO OPEN THE CASE WITH HQ. I CONTACTED THEM AND CASE WAS OPEN AS THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR DANGER OF ENGINE CATCHING FIRE. ASKED THEM TO TAKE POSITION OF THE VEHICLE OR AGREE TO PAY STORAGE CHARGES BUT THEY DECLINED. OVER ONE MONTH LATER HYUNDAI REQUESTED ME TO PROVIDE THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND CASE WAS CLOSED AS THERE WAS NO VEHICLE TO INSPECT. POLICE REPORT ALONG WITH PICTURES WERE SUBMITTED TO HYUNDAI WITH THE ORIGINAL CLAIM.

ON 7-18-2017 MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LOST POWER AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFER PLACE OFF A BUSY ROAD. IMMEDIATELY FELLOW DRIVER ALERTED ME THAT THERE IS FIRE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR. 911 WAS CALLED BUT THE FIRE DEVELOPED VERY QUICKLY AND THE CAR WAS NOT SAVED. SPECIAL CHEMICALS WERE USED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE POLICE ORDERED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED. ON 7-19 I INFORMED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN DES PLAINES ILLINOIS OF THE EVENT AND OFFERED THEM THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IF NEEDED. THEY DECLINED AND TOLD ME TO OPEN THE CASE WITH HQ. I CONTACTED THEM AND CASE WAS OPEN AS THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR DANGER OF ENGINE CATCHING FIRE. ASKED THEM TO TAKE POSITION OF THE VEHICLE OR AGREE TO PAY STORAGE CHARGES BUT THEY DECLINED. OVER ONE MONTH LATER HYUNDAI REQUESTED ME TO PROVIDE THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND CASE WAS CLOSED AS THERE WAS NO VEHICLE TO INSPECT. POLICE REPORT ALONG WITH PICTURES WERE SUBMITTED TO HYUNDAI WITH THE ORIGINAL CLAIM.

I'VE REPLACED MY BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE FAULKNER HYUNDAI DEALER THAT THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I SHOULD BE REPLACING IT SO MANY TIMES, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WITH EITHER A FUSE OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHE SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. LITHIA HYUNDAI OF ODESSA (5000 JOHN BEN SHEPPERD PKWY, ODESSA, TX) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING) WAS RELEVANT TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

STARTER PROBLEM, AND PROBLEMS WITH STARTER MOTOR LEVER, ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING, THIS CAR THERE WERE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH IT STARTING AND NO ONE TOLD US ABOUT THIS AND CONTINUOUS PAYING FOR DIAGNOSTIC, UNTIL NOW THE CAR STARTED AND STOPPED STOPPED WHEN BACKING AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND FEARING FOR MY LIFE, AND HYUNDAI DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES ARE NOT WORKING, CORRECTLY THEY DON'T IDENTIFY EVERYTHING WRONG, YOU HAVE TO CONTINUESLY HAVE IT PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND YOU CONTINUE TO PAY, EACH TIME

MY CAR MODEL, HYUNDAI SONATA 2011, HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR ENGINE ISSUES. I CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER OF MY CAR AND MY CAR HAS BEEN AFFECTED. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND I WANT THEM TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY REFUSED IT BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING. RECENTLY MY CAR STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL. IT SEEMS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. I CAN ESPECIALLY FEEL IT WHEN I GO THROUGH BUMPS. EVEN WHEN I AM STOPPED AND TURN THE WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE I CAN HEAR THE NOISE. I AM HOPING THAT WHEN I TAKE MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AS I SAW A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE THE DEALERSHIP ONLY WANTS TO FIX THE SMALLER TYPE OF RECALLS AND NOT THE MAJOR PRICY ONES.

VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYS ON WHEN STARTING CAR ON 12/09/2017. PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR BLINKS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO THE CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS OR ANY SENSORS.

AIRBAG WARNING ON DASHBOARD, STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS SUCH AS VOLUME, CRUISE CONTROL, RESET MILEAGE AND THE REST OF THE TABS DO NOT FUNCTION ON THE STEERING WHEEL, REAR LEFT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY FOUR MONTHS, FRONT RIGHT SIDE/DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT BULB WONT' COME ON AFTER REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB, INSIDE THE CAB THE ABOVE NIGHT/PASSENGER AND REAR GUEST LIGHTS WON'T COME ON, AFTER AN OVERALL TUNE UP SUCH AS OIL, FILTERS, LIQUIDS AND PLUGS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR TWO DAYS/48 HOURS. THE VEHICLE ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS NORMAL EVERY DAY. THE PROBLEM IS MORE ELECTRICAL BY THE ABOVE INFORMATION. THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM. ABOUT A YEAR AGO OR LESS WE HAD A VEHICLE RECALL ON TWO SPECIFIC ITEMS. AFTER TAKING OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT THE TWO RECALLS. ONE OF THE RECALLS WAS LOOKED INTO AND FIXED. THE SECOND RECALL WAS NEVER FIXED AND THE CAR ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN THE WORST MANNER, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN AND STALL, AT A STOP LIGHT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE ENGINE WOULD MISFIRE. WE WERE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED US TO LEAVE OUR VEHICLE SO THAT IT COULD BE CHECKED BY THEIR TECHNICIANS WHILE IN THE PROCESS WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM OR VEHICLE MISFIRING/STALLING OF THE ENGINE. WE CALLED THE 888-327-4236 FOR ASSISTANCE AND OUR PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. BY HAVING YOUR GROUP CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVING OUR SECOND VEHICLE REC

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON (AND STAYED ON) WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT ON 12/13/2017. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS RELATED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND NECESSARY REPAIRS COMPLETED. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE IN HYUNDAI SONATAS FOR ALL MODEL YEARS TO DATE. SEVERAL FORUMS DISCUSS THIS SAME ISSUE AND I SEE THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED THROUGH THE NHTSA AS WELL. THIS ISSUE INVOLVES BOTH THE AIRBAGS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (SENSORS; PASSENGER SEAT TRACK) AND POSES A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. I WAS ALLOWED TO BRING THE CAR HOME, IN ORDER TO WEIGH MY OPTIONS. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ONCE, AND CYCLED THE CAR ON AND OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE AIRBAG DASH INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE FEELS EXORBITANT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE MORE RELATED TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I AM NOW STUCK PAYING $1500 OR FEELING COMPLETELY UNSAFE HAVING A PASSENGER RIDE IN MY FRONT SEAT.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, HYUNDAI DEALER INSPECTED AND SAID REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED AT A COST TO ME OF APPT $ 1,200.00.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON MY CAR'S DASHBOARD LIT UP ALL AT ONCE, AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STALLED. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED REPEATEDLY TO RESTART IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR'S ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS IN DISBELIEF, SO THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS INDEED GOING TO NEED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE WITHIN 72 HOURS, AS TO WHETHER MY CAR'S ENGINE WOULD BE REPLACED BY HYUNDAI DUE TO A RECALL THAT AFFECTED MY CAR.

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO METAL DEBRIS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REMOVED DURING MANUFACTURING. LOUD AND IRREGULAR KNOCKING AND SQUEAKING NOISES FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 126 IN COLUMBIA SC MY CAR STARTED WITH THIS LOUD NOISE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE HAD TO MOVE OVER QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT LANE WHERE I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE MY CAR CUT OFF. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AND HAVE YOUR CAR OUT OF NO WHERE MAKE A LOUD NOISE BEFORE YOUR CAR COMPLETELY TURNING OFF. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR THE NHTSA ISSUED RECALL 15V568000 MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURED ON 8/27/10 WAS ONE OF THE UNITS THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. HOWEVER HYUNDAI HAS NO RECORD OF A RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR 2011, PLEASE TELL ME WHY MY CAR IS NOT ON A LIST WITH A RECALL? I DO HAVE A COPY OF DOCUMENTATION

AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL DELAY ITS ACCELERATION, AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF, THE AFTER 3-4 SECONDS IT ACCELERATES, IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIME A DAY WHILE DRIVING.

THE CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL WILL RANDOMLY QUIT WORKING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL WORK FINE ONE TIME AND THEN THE NEXT I CAN'T HIT SET OR THE CANCEL BUTTON WILL BE THE CRUISE OR IT WILL FLIP THROUGH THE OTHER OPTIONS (TRIP BUTTON). IF I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL IN THIS VICINITY IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY SOMETIMES. THE VOLUME BUTTON WILL EITHER MUTE, OR THE + WILL ACTUAL DECREASE THE VOLUME. THE BUTTON TO CHANGE THE STATION (PRESETS) WILL CHANGE THE MODE (AM, CD, SIRIUS...) SOMETIMES ONE DIRECTION (UP) WORKS AND THE OTHER DOES SOMETHING ELSE RANDOM. ALL OF THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY MOST DAYS VS SOME DAYS THE BUTTONS WORK FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING AND IT WORKED FINE. NEXT DAY, ISSUES AGAIN. I SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT HAPPEN WHEN I NEED IT TO. FRUSTRATING SINCE IT IS SAFER TO USE THESE CONTROLS THAT THE BUTTONS ON THE DASH.

I HAVE NOTICED A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT I HAD TO ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE I WAS STARTING TO GET DIZZY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S AUTO SHOP. HERITAGE HYUNDAI TOWSON IN TOWSON, MARYLAND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS CONTESTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS INDEED OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,097.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. AFTER REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CAR WAS IN MOTION IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. RIGHT BEFORE STARTED HEARING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. TOOK CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC DONE, 11/29/17 NOTHING . WAS SENT ON MY WAY 12/02/17 CAR SEIZED AT BUSY INTERSECTION. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC STATES THE BEARINGS ARE BAD AND ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE HAD RECALLS AND ISSUES SINCE PURCHASED DATE 03/05/15.

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN THE OIL LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE THEN SHUT OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER AND ABSENCE OF BRAKING ASSIST, WHICH MADE THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CAR DID START AGAIN, BUT MADE A LOUD BANGING/CLUNKING NOISE. I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, AND THE CLUNKING BECAME LOUDER. IT APPEARS TO HAVE SPUN A BEARING JUDGING FROM THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND THE NOISE (OIL LEVEL CHECKS OUT FINE). THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON BUSY ROADWAY LIKE THE ONE THAT I TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK. THIS OCCURRED WITH APPROXIMATELY 115,300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAD THE RECALL 132 INSPECTION DONE ON THIS CAR AT 110,485 MILES, AND IT PASSED AT THAT TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE IS STILL HAPPENING AFTER THE RECALL INSPECTION IS PERFORMED. THE INSPECTION PROCEDURE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE SO I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND IT SAID THEIR IS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE FOR THAT VERY PROBLEM

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.4L. LEFT BRAKE LIGHT OUT FOR THE FORTH TIME.. BUT, THIS TIME THE NEW BULB REPLACEMENT WOULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE RECALLS FIXED, SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AN HOUR AWAY IN TERRE HAUTE, IN. THE VERY NEXT DAY. AFTER THEY FIXED ONE OF THE RECALLS THEY HAD TO RESCHEDULE ME FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY TO DO ALL THE REST, AS THEY STATED IT WOULD TAKE MOST OF THE DAY TO DO. SO, THE NEXT DAY MY PARTNER FOLLOWING BEHIND ME NOTICED THAT NOW BOTH MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY OUT! WE AGAIN REPORTED THE BRAKE LIGHT SITUATION TO THE DEALERSHIP UPON ARRIVING AT 8AM AND DROPPED OFF THE CAR. AT 5PM THAT DAY WE CALLED TO CHECK ON THEIR PROGRESS AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE FINISHING UP ON THE RECALLS BUT THAT THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD ALL MELTED TOGETHER ON BOTH SIDES! AND, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. UGH.. THEN, QUOTED ME $523.23 TO FIX IT! I'VE READ COUNTLESS PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS THIS HAS CAUSED. DANGEROUS AND ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! THIS SHOULD BE COVERED IN A RECALL.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.4L. BACKUP CAMERA STARTED GOING IN AN OUT AT 80,000 MILES. AT 85,000 MILES IT BECAME A BLANK BLUE SCREEN AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AT 118,000 MILES. AND NOW THE BUTTONS TO THE RADIO SOMETIMES STOP WORKING.. ALWAYS SOMETHING WITH THIS VEHICLE.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.4L. INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES NOW.. NOT SURE WHY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO ANSWER EITHER. FIRST TIME REPLACED AT 81,000 MILES, THEN AT 112,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 139,000 MILES. THIS LAST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS READY TO BREAK OFF. ONE WOULD THINK THESE PARTS WOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.4L. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EATING THROUGH 2 QUARTS OF SYNTHETIC VALVOLINE 5W20 OIL EVERY COUPLE WEEKS. THE DIPSTICK ALWAYS HAS BLACK TAR LIKE OIL ON THE TIP. THERE'S NO LEAKS UNDERNEATH AS I KEEP A PIECE OF CARD BOARD UNDER IT WHILE PARKED. I BEGAN NOTICING THIS AT AROUND 82,000 MILES BECAUSE WHEN GETTING IT CHANGED AROUND EVERY 2500 MILES, THE MECHANIC ALWAYS STATING, "YOUR REALLY LOW ON OIL." SO, NOW I CHECK MY OIL EVERY OTHER DAY.. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. AND, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT AROUND 112,000 MILES. I JUST HAD THE ENGINE RECALL TEST DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP IN TERRE HAUTE, IN. THEY STATED IT PASSED THE INSPECTION TEST AND STILL COULDN'T TELL ME WHY IT GOES THROUGH SO MUCH OIL OR WHY IT'S KNOCKING SO LOUD. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON.. AND, NOW I'M AT 140,000 MILES. ALSO, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER SELONOID LEVER 4 TIMES NOW! IT'S A CHEAP 8 DOLLAR PLASTIC PART THAT KEEPS BREAKING INSIDE THE STARTER. AND, WILL PASS THE STARTER TEST IF U TAKE IT IN. LEFT ME STRANDED EACH TIME. DEALER WANTED $800 TO FIX PLUS TOW FEE.. I DID THE JOB MYSELF INSTEAD.