2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT MELTED TO THE POINT IN WHICH IT COULD NOT BE PROPERLY REPLACED. JIM BURKE HYUNDAI OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,209.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLUME HYUNDAI LOCATED AT: 2520 N. COLUMBIA STREET, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA 31061 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR LOCATED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,411.

2011 SONATA, CAR BURNS OIL TO BLACK IMMEDIATELY. TOOK CAR IN ON WARRANTY SERVICE FOR FRONT KNOCKING NOISE THAT APPEARED TO GENERATE FROM STEERING WHEEL. REPLACED LEFT TRANSAXLE, STILL NOISE TOOK IT BACK THEY REPLACED RIGHT TRANSAXLE. THE ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL STILL EXIST THEY'VE REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL EVEN THOUGH I COMPLAINED NONE WORKED CORRECTLY. NOW CRUISE CONTROL IS NONEXISTENT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 73000 MILES. SEAT DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. THERE IS A DEFINITIVE RATTLE ORIGINATING FROM THE ENGINE AND AT TIMES THE REAR END SEEMS TO HAVE DRAG AND SHAKE. THEY INSPECTED CAR FOR RECALL AND OF COURSE THEY SAID MY VEHICLE IS UNAFFECTED BUT WHO KNOWS HOW THOROUGH THEIR INSPECTION ACTUALLY IS. I MEAN THEY REPRESENT HYUNDAI SO WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO SAY IT WAS BAD PRIOR TO ANY BREAKDOWN. RIGHT. I FEEL LIKE THIS SEVERE OF AN ISSUE SHOULD HAVE AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTION.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON CAPITAL BELTWAY THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. HAD TO COAST TO RIGHT SHOULDER WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON. NEAR COLLISION. CAR STARTED UP. LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE CAR STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN THE OIL LIGHT STARTED PULSING AND THEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD TO LIMP IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND WAIT 2.5+ HOURS TO GET A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. 101,846 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER AND FIX THE STEERING ISSUE AT MY COST. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLES PER FACTORY SPEC AND TAKE THEM TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. (I HAVE A FORD RANGER WITH 240,000 MILES ON IT!). DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE 2.4L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS FAILURE PATTERN.

REAR TAIL LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT BULBS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (HYUNDAI OF DURHAM IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA) AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR STALLLED WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND CONTINUE DRIVING. HAPPENED AGAIN. 3RD TIME COULD NOT RESTART AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE ENGINE IN SEIZED AND SMOKING WAS THE STARTER.

FUEL GAUGE AND FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AS IT WILL NOT ACCURATELY SHOW FUEL LEVEL AND WILL SOMETIMES SHOW EMPTY BECAUSE OF A FAULTY FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT. THE WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

CRUSE CONTROLS DOES NOT ENGAGE AND/OR DOES NOT DISENGAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO WIN HYUNDAI (3462 PECK RD, EL MONTE, CA 91731). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR 4-5 MONTHS UNTIL THEY COULD OBTAIN THE REPAIR PART. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

STEERING WHEEL / STEERING COUPLER. STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND RATTLE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP( ALL THE TIME) OR HIT A CERTAIN SPEED OR DRIVING ON A FREEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN STOCKTON, CA AT 855-371-9460 AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED A RUBBER COUPLING FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE AND THE CONTACT NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TAKATA RECALL MY DOOR LOCKS ON MY PASSENGER DOOR NO LONGER WORKS, HAVE TO DO LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY HAND. ALL OTHER DOORS IN THE CAR WORK, BUT NOT PASSENGER. NORMALLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE ALL DOORS LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY AND WHEN IN PARK THE UNLOCK UNTIL YOU LOCK WITH THE REMOTE....ALL DOES IT BUT THE PASSENGER. DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME 378 TO FIX OMG, THESE SHOULD BE A RECALL..I REGRET BUYING THIS CAR , BECAUSE IT HAVE MANY ISSUES YOU SEE THE RECALL LIST....

HAVE A 2011AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WONT GO OFFI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER COMPLETELY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WITHNELL HYUNDAI OF SALEM, OREGON, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEPARD'S HYUNDAI OF EUGENE, OREGON WHERE THE OIL PAN WAS TESTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE DEPOSITED IN THE ENGINE OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE DUE TO THE CONTACT'S RECONSTRUCTED TITLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,900.

THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THERE IS NO RECALL. COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN OR HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE. THE DEFECTIVE PART IS A "COUPLER" THAT COSTS $5 TO BUY, BUT THEY WANT $400 FOR LABOR. THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE AND IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT THERE'S NO RECALL. IT'S RIDICULOUS. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL HITTING A BUMP BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO LOOSE FROM THIS DEFECT.

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HOWEVER ALL IT HAS DONE IS HELP WITH STANDARD OIL CHANGES. THE POWER STEERING OR THE STEERING WHEEL RATHER BEGIN MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN GOING IN REVERSE IT WOULD BE MORE PRONOUNCED I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER TWO TIMES THERE THEY FINALLY SAID OH IT'S THE LEFT TRANSAXLE I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND IMMEDIATELY SAME SOUND I TOOK IT TO CAPITAL HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID OH IT'S THE RIGHT TRANSAXLE MY TIRES HAVE WORN THREE TIMES ALREADY ON THE FRONT SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2014 SO I'M GOING THROUGH SIX TIRES IN THREE YEARS ON THE FRONT END IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE RADIO VOLUME UP BUTTON WHEN I PRESSED IT WOULD INITIATE THE PHONE FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR WHEN I WOULD HIT CRUISE CONTROL RESUME THEN IT WOULD CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPLETELY I TOLD HIM THIS AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE LEFT SIDE BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL BUT NOW MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AT ALL IN ADDITION TO THIS WHEN I PLUG IN IPHONE CHARGER SOCKET INTO THE POWER RECEPTACLE THE RADIO STOPS WORKING AND HAS COMPLETE INTERFERENCE WHEN I PULL IT OUT THE INTERFERENCE STOPS IN THE RADIO RETURNS TO NORMAL THE COOLING FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE IS NONEXISTENT IT BLOWS HOT AIR REGARDLESS UNTIL THE ENGINE GETS REALLY WARM THEN IT WILL BLOW COOL AIR. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STOPS MOVING INSTANCE IF I STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT BEGINS BLOWING HOT AIR AGAIN. WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED I

AIRBAG AND ENGINE LIGHT ON

TAKATA RECALL. MY HYUNDAI SONATA COMPLETELY DIED ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONE DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON THE HIGHWAY ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. NEXT THINNG I KNOW THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DOING 65 MPH WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I CUT THE VEHICLE ON I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE. ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR CUT OFF TWO MORE TIMES AND WHEN I TRIED TO CUT IT ON AGAIN IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI AND I WAS GIVEN THE COMPLETE RUN AROUND ABOUT REPARING MY VEHICLE. I INFORMED THE MANAGER J THAT I HAD A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AND HE SAID NO WORK IS GOING TO BE DONE WITHOUT HYUNDAIS APPROVAL. SO NOW IM STUCK HERE WITH NO CAR TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GO TO WORK EVERYDAY AND SCHOOL AND TRANSPORT MY KID TO AND FROM SCHOOL. IM AWAITING TO SEE WHETHER HYUNDAI WILL HONOR ITS RECALL AND FIX MY CAR. IM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER AND LOST ALL TRUST I HAD IN MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING FELT LOOSE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES STARTED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (THOMAS BROTHERS AUTO CENTER LOCATED AT 3034 CLAIREMONT DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT CONNECTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STARTED HAVING A TERRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE WHILE ACCELLERATING ON JUNE 3, 2017, AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, BAKERSFIELD HYUNDAI, FOR MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY. I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO RECALL 132/TXX3. WHAT HAS ME FRUSTRATED IS THAT I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION WHEN FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE ENGINE ISSUES. AT THAT TIME, MY CAR HAD ABOUT 90,000 MILES AND HYUNDAI CLAIMED NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. BASED UPON MY CAR'S CURRENT CONDITION AT 116,000 MILES, I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE WAS ALWAYS THERE, JUST NOT IDENTIFIED BY HYUNDAI CORRECTLY. THIS PLACED ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS IN MY HOUSEHOLD AT CONSIDERABLE RISK. IN FACT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY VEHICLE OF MY TEENAGE SON! AS A NEW DRIVER, HE WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED! I HAVE ALSO HAD TO MISS TIME FROM WORK AND HAD TO PAY $54 FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED. ALL OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF HYUNDAI HAD BEEN MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT REPLACING THE ENGINES. NOW THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE TELLING ME THAT THERE ENGINES ARE ON BACKORDER FOR UP TO 9 WEEKS! THE SAID THAT I MAY QUALIFY FOR A RENTAL, BUT I DOUBT THAT MY TEENAGE SON, WHO DRIVES THE CAR TO SCHOOL, SPORT ACTIVITIES AND WORK WILL BE ABLE TO USE A RENTAL SINCE HE IS UNDER 18. HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN OF THE NEED TO REPLACE THESE ENGINES AND SHOULD HAVE INCREASED MANUFACTURING REPLACEMENTS AS SOON AS THEY BEC

AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON, AND PASSENGER DASHBOARD CRACKED.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CLOCK SPRING. WAS ALSO TOLD UNTIL FIXED THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY

KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD

HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 TROUBLE WITH THE PUSH START SYSTEM. BRAKE GETS HARD AND IS UNABLE TO CONNECT TO THE STARTING SYSTEM. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT KNOW WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PUSH START THE VEHICLE. PUSH BRAKE DOWN AND TRY TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE YOU'RE DOING IT BECAUSE THE BRAKE IT SO HARD IT WON'T PRESS DOWN. MAJOR PROBLEM!! PLEASE HELP..IF YOU SHUT IT OFF IT TAKE UP TO 30MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN

START THE CAR AND GEAR APPEARS ON THE SHIFTER AND THE DASH. WHILE REVERSING FROM PARKING SPACE, GEAR EITHER SLIPS OR LURCHES, THEN GEAR INDICATOR IN THE SHIFTER DISAPPEARS, AS WELL AS GEAR INDICATOR ON THE DASH. THE CAR IS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE, AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING, EVERYTHING RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. ATTACHED PICTURE OF DASH INDICATOR AND GEAR SHIFTER SHOWS THAT THE CAR IS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 18 MPH, BUT GEAR IS NOT INDICATED ON THE DASH OR GEAR SHIFTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A BRAND NEW ENGINE IN APRIL OF 2016, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN ON MAY 9, 2016. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING A CONNECTING ROD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME AND WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WOULD SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL CONCERN. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER, VIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 91W, VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTING BEGAN TO FLASH, THEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I MANAGED TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SECTION OF HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TURNED ON BUT NOT THE ENGINE. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, CALLED TOWING SERVICE, & WHILE SPEAKING TO THE AGENT I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN FROM INSIDE DASHBOARD. FIRE FLAMES THEN IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO COME OUT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE ENGINE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, CROSSED THE RAMP LANE, & WATCHED THE ENTIRE FRONT END VEHICLE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CHP.

THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTS LOSING POWER AND A READY SIGN STARTS BLINKING, TWO TIMES IT WORKED TO SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON, LAST TIME IT DIDN'T WORK AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE RECALL EVENT ON MY 2011 SONATA LIMITED 4CY. THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLT SHEARED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS SOON AS I STARTING MOVING THE BOLT SHEARED AND I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. LUCKILY, THE EVENT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED. I LOOKED UP ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS AND I FOUND 'CAMPAIGN TP3 - REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT. I THINK THE REAR UPPER ARM SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN AS THE BOLT SHEAR WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I STILL HAVE THE REAR CROSSMEMBER THAT WAS REPLACED WITH THE THREADED PART OF THE BOLT STILL IN IT AND THE SHEARED BOLT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THEN MADE A SUDDEN STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED PAIN TO THE KNEES, ELBOWS, AND MINOR BRUISING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE COLLISION DAMAGES, BUT THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND, A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS). THE DEALER WAS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH AND RECENTLY STATED THAT THE NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CRASH; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE AIRBAG SIGN IS ALWAYS ON. AND SOUNDS FROM THE HANDLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHEN TURNING THERE IS CLICKING "THUDS" AND "CLICKING" SOUND WHEN MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. I CHECKED ON OTHER FORUMS, A LOT OF USERS WITH SONATA ARE FACING THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS AWAITING TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,650.

WAS REVERSING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD METAL CLANK SOUND COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I THEN KEPT DRIVING DOWN THE BLOCK AND HEARD SOMETHING METAL FALL ON THE ROAD. I GOT OUT AND FOUND A PIECE OF A SPRING. IT HAD RUST ON IT WHERE IT CRACKED OFF. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. THIS CAR MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THE SPRINGS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V629000) BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL AS PER THE VIN LOOKUP. OBVIOUSLY MY CAR HAS THAT ISSUE, THE ONLY RECAL SIMILAR IS THE UNDER BODY CORROSION RECALL, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS DOES NOT COVER THIS TYPE OF CORROSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED THE DOORS TO REMAIN OPEN EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES AND THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VIN NOT BEING INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V070000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND 15V629000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA HAD ISSUED OUT THE RECALLS AND THEY WERE REGULATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE FAILURES CONCERNING THE SIX MANUFACTURER RECALLS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE A REMEDY AND THE PARTS. THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE ENGINE HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE, IN WHICH METAL FRAGMENTS WERE RELEASED, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF OIL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE OIL TO LOWER AND THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER HAD BEEN UNCLEAR AS TO WHEN THE REMEDY AND PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V190000 (STEERING), 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS), 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 15V568000 (ENGINE), 14V433000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 10V457000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THREE MONTHS. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR-TO-SHAFT COUPLING WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. HAVE RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE BUT IT HAS ALREADY EXPIRED. ISSUE NOTICED PRIOR TO 100K MILES. DEALER SAID $400 BUT NO SAFETY ISSUE. NOW THEY WILL FIX IT BUT IT IS PAST THE 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NO-COST RECALL.

I AM A OWNER OF A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA AND MY FUEL GAGE FLUCTUATES SHOWING AT TIMES I HAVE GAS AND OTHER TIMES THAT I HAVE NO GAS. MY FUEL TANK ONLY LETS ME PUT IN NO MORE THAN $10 AT ANY TIME. I DO NOT KNOW ANY OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL TO COMPARE THIS TO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. ..UPDATED 06/27/17 *BF *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER .THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER, DIAGNOSED, OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON LEAVING THE SYSTEM INOPERABLE. SAFETY HAZARD

E-BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING ON A SLOPE FOR ABOUT 2-3 DAYS. TOOK TO SERVICE STATION FOR ADJUSTMENT. MECHANIC ADJUSTED E-BRAKE, BUT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR STEERING KNUCKLE WAS CRACKED AND DEEMED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING KNUCKLE REPLACED. TOOK PHOTO OF THE DEFECTIVE PART (ATTACHED). WANT SOME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CRACKED (ATTACHED INVOICE). THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 20,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.4 LITER SEDAN WHICH I PURCHASED IN MARCH 2011. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED NO ISSUES WITH ENGINE STALLING OR HESITATION. ON SUNDAY, 05/07/17, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE (MILEAGE 57,880) WOULD NOT START. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO THE PEARSON HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR A $109 DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION. TUESDAY MORNING TROY, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED A STARTER. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $650/NEW OR $250/REBUILT. I READ NUMEROUS FORUMS WHERE CONSUMERS REFERENCE STARTER MALFUNCTION AT LOW MILEAGE. 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.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME.

ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND AS SOON I BEGAN TO DRIVE IT BLINKED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND NOW WILL NOT GO OFF. THE VEHICLE ODOMETER READS APROXIMATELY 116,000 MILES.