2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TAKATA RECALL MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT WHEN EVERY I USE MY BLINKERS TO MAKE A TURN. IF MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON AND I DON'T USE MY BLINKERS WHEN I TURN I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN I USE THE LEFT BLINKER. ALSO, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLICKER AT THE SAME TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOMAX HYUNDAI (3301 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76541, PHONE NUMBER: (800) 430-4607). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS, BUT NOT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,590.

I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE LOSS IN 2015 WHILE TRAVELLING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS AN ENGINE DEBRIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS PRIOR TO HYUNDAI DISCLOSING THAT IT HAD A KNOWN ENGINE DEBRIS FLAW WITH THE ENGINE. RATHER THAN SCRAPPING A FOUR-YEAR OLD VEHICLE, I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT NEW 2011 SONATA THETA II ENGINES WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN (BECAUSE OF THE HIGH FAILURE RATE) SO A LOW MILEAGE (53K) USED THETA II ENGINE FROM A DIFFERENT 2011 SONATA WAS OBTAINED BY MY MECHANIC AND INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS OCCURRED BEFORE IT BECAME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE THAT THE ALABAMA MANUFACTURED THETA II ENGINE HAD INHERENT AND DANGEROUS FLAWS. TRAGICALLY BUT PREDICTABLY THE NEW ENGINE IS NOW EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE OLD ONE. UPON INSPECTION THE ENGINE WAS DIAGNOSED BY MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AS HAVING FAILED THE CAMPAIGN 132 DIAGNOSTIC TEST. HYUNDAI HAS HOWEVER REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY REMEDY TO THIS SECOND ENGINE PROBLEM, SAYING THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO PROVIDE REMEDY BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS SOURCED FROM A DIFFERENT 2011 SONATA (AND THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT THE ORIGINAL ONE). IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE TO DENY COMPENSATION BECAUSE I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF BEING THE RECIPIENT OF NOT ONE, BUT TWO ENGINES THAT FAILED DUE TO THE SAME FAULTY DESIGN FLAW. HYUNDAI SHOULD STAND BEHIND ITS FAULTY PRODUCT AND PROVIDE A REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM OF THEI

HARD SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND HARDSHIFTING INTO REVERSE, WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND SHIFTING IT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND PROPLEM PERSISTS.

MY ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND CONSUMING OIL. IT WORSENS WITH INCREASED RPM. SOMETHING SOUNDS WRONG IN THE ENGINE AND IT HAS A HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION RATE YET THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. THE DEALER DOES ALL SERVICE, ITS UNDER WARRANTY AND YET THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND PUT MY SAFETY AT RISK EITHER FROM A CRASH OR BEING STRANDED IN A DESERTED AREA.....ALSO HYUNDAI CHARGED ME LAST YEAR TO REPLACE A COUPLING IN THE STEERING WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE AND YET THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS COUPLING. BENTLEY HYUNDAI OF HUNTSVILLE, AL. THEY KEEP CHARGING ME MONEY FOR REPAIRS OR INSPECTIONS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.....PLEASE HELP!

THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE RECALL. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR A CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR THAT ILLUMINATED AND THE REMEDY WAS A FUEL INJECTION FLUSH. THE LOCAL DEALER (NORTH FREEWAY HYUNDAI, 20440 INTERSTATE 45 N, SPRING, TX, 77373) WAS CONTACTED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10640136. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,943.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

THE PLASTIC STEERING COUPLER IS DEFECTED IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH CAUSES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND OR NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHIFTED RIGHT OR LEFT.

VEHICLE IN MOTION AND INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT CAUSED ADDITIONAL INJURIES. CT SHOWS ACUTE LEFT ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA. TORSO INJURIES INCLUDE THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN. SURGERY NEEDED FOR REPAIR OF TRAUMATIC LEFT FLANK HERNIA DUE TO SEAT BELT INJURY. BREAST TISSUE DAMAGE DUE TO SEAT BELT INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED A RED LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF ON MY DASHBOARD. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT. IT NOW STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, WHETHER IN MOTION OR NOT. NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS, AS MY AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. I AM AFRAID OF IT DEPLOYING WHILE DRIVING, BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT FROM ONE OF THE HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE REPS. IT WILL COST $112 JUST FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING, I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN, AND THE CONTROL BUTTON HAS MALFUNCTIONED. IT IS ALMOST AS IF A SPRING OPERATES IT, AND HAS WORN OUT. THE BUTTON HAS NO CONTROL OF ITSELF. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. I AM AFRAID OF IT FAILING ON ME, WHICH MEANS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE WINDOW UP AND/OR DOWN.

VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHILE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT ITS A DOUBLE CLICKING LOUD SOUND. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT A STILL POSITION WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL YOU CAN HEAR A CLICKING NOISE BOTH RIGHT OR LEFT. IF YOU HIT A BUMP YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD ANNOYING SOUND LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE. IT GETS LOUDER AND LOUDER. YOU CAN HEAR IT OVER THE RADIO. THIS HAPPENS EITHER ON STREETS AND THE INTERSTATE AKA HIGHWAY

CLICKING NOISES AND VIBRATIONS FROM STEERING WHILE TURNING. HYUNDAI STATES IT KNOWS IT'S A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COUPLER.

AFTER STARTING THE CAR ON THE STREET I PULLED THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY TO WASH IT. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT WOULD NO LONGER START. TURNS OUT THE STARTER HAD BURNED OUT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP. THEY STATED THAT THE EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE STARTER, THE STARTER CONTINUES TO TRY TO START THE CAR WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THIS WILL CAUSE THE STARTER TO BURN OUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER WITH 69K MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW HAVE BEEN WARNED THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT WILL BURNOUT THE NEW STARTER UNLESS I GET IT FIXED.

STEERING COLUMN MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE AND SHAKING WHILE DRIVING.

MY STEERING SUDDENLY FELT LOOSE AS I WAS MOVING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT CONTINUED THAT WAY. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER HAD FAILED. THIS PART IS A SOFT RUBBER AND APPEARS CHEWED UP. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH WHAT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME AS A STURDIER VERSION. MY MECHANIC WOULDN'T EVEN ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME FOR FEAR FOR MY SAFETY.

I HAD MY CAR IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIVERSAL JOINTS HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND I SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI ABOUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE 48,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND MAINTAIN IT VERY WELL. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON 9/30/11 WHICH WAS AFTER THE COVERAGE PERIOD. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT WOULD REFER THE COMPLAINT TO THEIR RESEARCH DEPT. I NEVR HEARD ANY MORE. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CARS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE EARLIER SEPT. DATE COULD HAVE THE SAME DEFECT?

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO MY STEERING COLUMN IS CLICKING , THE LAST TIME THERE WORK ON MY VEHICLE THEY DISCONNECT MY CRUISE CONTROL AND MY BLUETOOTH, WILL NOT USE WEST BROAD HYUNDAI ANYMORE.

THE BUTTONS AND HORN ON THE STEERING WHEEL ARE NOT WORKING, NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUSH ANY OF THE BUTTONS. CRUISE CONTROL, ODOMITER RESET, TRIP BUTTON, VOLUME, BLUETOOTH, RADIO STATION CHANGE, AND HORN DO NOT WORK. THE HORN NOT WORKING IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, I CANNOT LET ANYONE KNOW I AM NEAR OR THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TO ME. WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IN PARKED MODE

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL FOR UNDERBODY RUSTPROOFING FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 946. WHILE IN FOR THIS RECALL IT WAS FOUND BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A R/F SPRING THAT WAS BROKEN. IT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION - UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE FOR REPAIRS 220.00 DOLLARS. I INDICATED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT CARBONE HYUNDAI, 4975 COMMERCIAL DRIVE, YORKVILLE NY 13495, PHONE 315-736-8356, I THOUGHT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY SAID NO IT WAS NOT COVERED. WENT HOME AND FOUND A PRIOR RECALL - RECALL 133 WHICH STATES "ROAD SALT MAY CORRODE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURING. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, FREE OF CHARGE". SO WHY WON'T THE DEALERSHIP HONOR THIS PRIOR RECALL TO REPAIR MY COIL SPRING FREE OF CHARGE????

THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL OFF. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE CAREFUL OVER BUMPS. THAT IS HARD TO DO. IT MAKES NOISES WHEN TURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SOUTHERN STATES HYUNDAI OF RALEIGH, 2511 WAKE FOREST RD, RALEIGH, NC 27609) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR THE NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-633-5151 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS NOT SURE WHY THE DEALER WAS NOT REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER, BUT HAD NOT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (NIELSEN HYUNDAI, 4411 E. MICHIGAN BLVD, MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. DUE TO THE REPAIR COST, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS CURRENTLY WAITING ON A CALL BACK. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF UNEXPECTALLY WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY MAIL ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. THIS IINCIDENT OCCURRED MNTIPLE TIMES. I AM VERY CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY

MY STEEEING COLUMN STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE AND STARTED SHAKING MADE ME VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE TO THE REST OF THE WAY HOME FROM CHURCH. THIS IS A SECONDARY ROAD THAT IS PAVED BUT HAS LOTS OF CURVES . IT ALSO FELT LOOSE

THE STARTER ON MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS INOPERABLE. IT DOESNT TURNOVER. IVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS NO CLICKING NOISE; IT'S SILENT. MY HYUNDAI ONLY HAS 67,281 MILES. I'VE KEPT UP WITH ALL RECALLS AND THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OF MY VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE.

AIR BAG INFLATOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, WHETHER AT IDLE OR IN MOTION. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. NO BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED

TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE RECALL CHECK IN 2016, WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS FINE ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE SEIZE 12 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY NORTHTOWNE HYUNDAI IN KC, MO AND CAR WAS RETURNED AFTER 7 WEEKS. WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING WITH THE NEW ENGINE I HEARD A DISTINCT WHINING AT ABOUT 2500 RPM AND NOTICED A STEADY LEAK DUE TO SPOTS ON MY DRIVEWAY. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY HAVE NO LIABILITY SINCE THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT DID NOT CAUSE THEM TO HAVE TO ACTUALLY TOUCH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE TWO SYSTEMS ARE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER. CORPORATE HYUNDAI SAYS THAT THE POWERTRAIN (I.E. TRANSMISSION) IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED 120,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS GOING TO BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER. LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUBURBAN HYUNDAI OF LANSING (5827 S PENNSYLVANIA AVE, LANSING, MI 48911; (517) 913-9500 WHERE) IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-633-5151 AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE CHARGES SINCE THE CONTACT HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THIS IS A CURRENT RECALL. PLASTIC STEERING COUPLING ($2.00 PART). I HAVE REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO AND HYUNDAI KEEPS DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON MAKING REIMBURSEMENT.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE JUST CUT OUT. I BEGAN TO PUMP THE GAS AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND NO SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE LIGHTS WERE ON AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAS HOPING AND PRAYING THAT MY BRAKES WERE STILL WORKING. THEY DID. THERE WAS NO WARMING . NO OIL LIGHTS OR COOLANT LIGHTS CAME ON . IT WAS ABOUT 75 DEGREES AND A CLEAR NIGHT WITH NO RAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY ENGINE IN 2 OTHER TIMES DUE TO WEIRD SOUNDS AND ODD ISSUES FOR THE RECALL. ALL TIME IT HAS PASSED THE "PRESSURE TEST" . MY CAR WAS TOWED INTO THE DEALER. THEY ARE ADMITTING THERE IS DEFINITE NOISE IN THE ENGINE, BUT IT IS STILL PASSING THIS RANDOM TEST. I HAVE HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES AND AM AT THE DEALER ENOUGH THAT THEY KNOW WHO I AM. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. MY DEALER HAS BEEN AMAZING. THE CORPORATION IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. (PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MY DEALER PRINT OUT TO SHOW THAT IT IS IN FOR SERVICE)

MY FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED. MY "MILES TO EMPTY" METER IS NEVER ACCURATE OR STEADY. IT'S ALWAYS MOVING SPORADICALLY. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP MY TANK FILL IN FEAR OF NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY IN MY CAR. ALSO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. IT JUST RANDOMLY CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO MY SEAT BELT OR A FAULTY SENSOR. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES BOTH HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OR ISN'T IN MOTION.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON. NO ACCIDENTS TO VEHICLE. NO ABUSE TO VEHICLE. CAR WAS DRIVEN SEVERAL TIMES THE DAY IT STARTED STAYING ON. WORKED FINE UNTIL THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN THAT DAY. CAR WAS PARKED IN MY CARPORT. DROVE OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND LIGHT WAS ON. STOPPED AT A DRIVE THRU. LIGHT WENT OFF BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. REMAINED ON FOR REMAINDER OF DRIVE DOWN HIGHWAY.

SOMETIME IN LATE 2016, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED KNOCKING WHEN TURNING AND AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 ON A STRAIGHT ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND IT'S GETTING WORSE EVERY TIME IT'S DRIVEN, I HAVE HAD NEW ROTORS NEW BRAKES NEW TIRES AND NEW FLOAT PINS INSTALLED IN THE CALIPERS AND 4 TIRE ROTATION, I WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO LOOK UP THE STEERING COUPLER BECAUSE IT'S A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BREAK AND I WOULD HAVE NO STEERING BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC I WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SMILED AND SAID YEAH WE HAVE A TON OF THOSE BUT OF COURSE ALSO SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT THEY AREN'T REQUIRED TO FIX IT, THAT'S A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT SILL MAKE THE CAR LOSE STEERING, I ALSO HAVE A 2011 KIA OPTIMA SX WITH THE EXACT ISSUE AND KIA WILL FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE, THESE ARE THE SAME EXACT CARS PRETTY MUCH AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAVE A LIMIT ON MILES SINCE KIA HAS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF UNLIMITED MILES BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE

NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 16V190000 (HYUNDAI RECALL # 143) WAS PERFORMED ON MY 2011 SONATA IN OCTOBER 2011. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR VERY LONG DISTANCES SINCE THEN. NOW LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER I AM EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN CERTAIN DISTANCES. IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN DRIVING.

HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SUSPENSION ON MY CAR. MAVIS WAS PERFORMING A BRAKE REPAIR WHEN THEY SUGGESTED SUSPENSION WORK BECAUSE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AFTERWARDS AND FOUND RECALL 133 ON THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. HOWEVER, HYUNDAI ONLY COVERS 2011 SONATAS MADE BETWEEN DECEMBER 09 AND FEBRUARY 10, MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCT 10. THEY ARE SAYING MY CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE UNDER THIS RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO HAVE AN ISSUE WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS EXACT MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. NO SEVERE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE YET, BUT IT HAS BEGUN TO HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTS, AS MY TIRES HAVE WORN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, NO DOUBT DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT CAUSED BY THE FRONT COIL ISSUES. THIS ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL THAT HYUNDAI PUT OUT FOR THE EXACT SAME YEAR AND MODEL, BUT YET THEY CLAIM MY CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER DATE. WHILE THIS HAS YET TO CAUSE ANY SERIOUS ISSUES, THE FACT THAT THESE COILS COULD PUNCTURE MY TIRE AT ANY MOMENT IS SCARY. THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW THIS EXISTS AND REFUSE TO COVER IT IS SCARIER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MADE AN ABNORMAL VACUUM SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS MORE PROMINENT WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED TO THE LEFT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. HATCHETT HYUNDAI WEST (757 N TYLER RD, WICHITA, KS 67212, (316) 440-8400) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

HYUNDAI SONATA. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEAT BELT PRETENSION MALFUNCTION DURING ACCIDENT- CAUSES INJURY TO CONSUMER. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED INJURIES TO HER CHEST AND ABDOMEN, DURING AN ACCIDENT BY TIGHTENING. UPDATED 09/06/2017*JS

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART VEHICLE SMOKED AND SMELLED OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER ORIGINALLY SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA THETA II ENGINE RECALL, BUT WHEN ADVISING I FOUND ONLINE (SPECIFICALLY AT AUTOSERVICE.HYUNDAIUSA.COM) THAT IT INDEED WAS, THEY AGREED TO CHECK VEHICLE AND CONTACT HYUNDAI TO HAVE ADDED TO THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS ALL THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL/LAWSUIT. THEY OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. WE WERE AT RISK OF CRASHING OR BEING HIT BY A VEHICLE DUE TO MANNER IN WHICH IT BROKE DOWN. VEHICLE WAS AT RISK OF FIRE, AS IT SMELLED OF BURNING AND SMOKED.VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT SERVICE CENTER AND AM AWAITING RESPONSE.

I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE ON MY CAR RECALL NUMBER 123. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR ALL RECALLS I HAVE RECEIVED AND I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT THE ENGINE COULD FAIL BECAUSE OF METALLIC DEBRIS WASN'T REMOVED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE MOTOR IS LOCKED. IT JUST STOPPED AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE . SOUTHERN STATES HYUNDAI IN RALEIGH IS WHERE I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR FOR ALL RECALLS FOR FOUR YEARS. THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN 1915, BUT HAVE NEVER INFORMED ME OR DONE THE WORK REQUIRED BY THE RECALL. MY CAR WAS MADE IN ALABAMA AND THE HYUNDAI WEB SITE CONFIRMS THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. SOUTHERN STATES IS SAYING THEY HAVE NO RECALL FOR MY CAR BUT ONE SMALL THING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS THERE FAULT THAT THE RECALL WORK HAS NEVER BEEN DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (MALIK'S IN NEWARK, DELAWARE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE STEERING KNUCKLE FAILED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND WILL GO OFF AND COME BACK ON AGAIN RANDOMLY, WORRIED THAT AIRBAG WILL RANDOMLY DEPLOY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL HYUNDAI MONTGOMERY (2820 EASTERN BOULEVARD, MONTGOMERY, AL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH STUCK IN ON POSITION CAUSED THE CAR SLOW DOWN OF ITS OWN ACCORD IN TRAFFIC. CAR DROVE AS IF YOU HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY. BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL.

RECALL CAMPAIGN #14V434000 WAS REPAIRED IN 2014. THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM IS OCCURRING NOW IN 2017. I HAVE NO IDEA IT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY IN PARK BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP, SO I ALWAYS HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN I AM IN DRIVE, I NOW HAVE TO ENSURE THE DOORS ARE LOCKED MANUALLY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REALIZE I AM IN DRIVE AND KEEPS THE DOORS UNLOCKED. ON 8/28/17 I REQUESTED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL 09/19/17 BEFORE I CAN BRING IT IN TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, ON 8/15/17 I HAD A ONE-TIME INCIDENT WHERE MY BRAKES SLIPPED. LUCKILY, THE BRAKES HAVE NOT SLIPPED AGAIN.

THERE IS A PLAY IN STEERING INTERMEDIARY SHAFT. WHEELS MAKES NOISE WHILE TURNING.

I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR MAY 2017. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER ON SUNDAY AUGUST 20, 2017 MY BREAK LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. AFTER ABOUT 2 HRS OF TRYING TO GET THEM TO GO OFF. NOTHING. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH AND VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ISSUE THAT I WAS HAVING. SO I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I HONESTLY DONT BELIEVE THAT RECALLS SHOULD HAVE "CLOSE" DATES. NOT EVERY PURCHASES THAT CAR THE YR IT WAS MADE. NONE THE LESS EVEN WITH A RECALL I AM HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET ORIGINALLY $101, UNTIL I EXPLAINED MY ISSUES WITH THEM AND THEN IT WENT TO $81. IM STILL A LITTLE ANNOYED THAT A RECALL CAN EXPIRE AND LEAVE THE NEW OWNER WITH PAYING FOR THE ISSUE.

IN 2015, 305,000 SEDANS 2011 AND 2012 RECALLED DUE TO ISSUE WITH BRAKE ASSEMBLY THAT PREVENT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FROM SHUTTING OFF AND CAUSING THE BULBS TO BLOW QUICKER THAN NORMAL.

I HAVE NOTICED EXCESS CLICK IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING OR RIDING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL GIVES A SLIGHT RESISTANCE WHEN THE NOISE IS PRESENT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN MANEUVERING THE WHEEL WHEN PARKING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTENT SINCE JUNE OF 2017.