2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

THE STEERING COLUM IS LOSS, IT POPS WHEN IT TUNS AND JERKS

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT CANCEL WITH CANCEL BUTTON. WILL HAPPEN ANYTIME I'M DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, A CLICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON. THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING THE CAR. IT WAS LOOKED AT BY A PROFESSIONAL AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE OTHER HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND GETTING READY TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A GAS STATION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN DECEMBER OF 2016 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE IF A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OK TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,760.

ON MARCH 10 I TOOK MY SONATA TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AT SUPERLUBE. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR ON THE 11TH TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO CHECK FOR A KNOCKING NOISE I HAD HEARD IN THE CAR. THEY RAN TESTS AND TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS FINE, AND I NEED BRAKES, AN ALIGNMENT, AND TIRES. SO I SPENT $800 GETTING THESE THINGS DONE ON MY CAR INCLUDING THE OIL CHANGE. WELL ON THE 18TH OF MARCH IN TRAVELING MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CRANK UP IT DRIVE FOR A MINUTE AND CUT RIGHT BACK OFF AGAIN. SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THEY RAN TESTS, COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THOUGHT IT WAS MY PULLEY, BUT IT WAS ALL RIGHT. SO THE MECHANIC SAID LET'S TRY ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. STARTED DRAINING THE OIL, IT WAS BLACK AS TAR AS IF I HAD NOT GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE. TREATED THE GAS AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. STILL A KNOCK IN ACCELERATION. WENT BACK TO SUPERLUBE TO GIVE THEM A PIECE OF MY MIND ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE MANAGER HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GDI ENGINES AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. TOLD ME THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AND-AND NOT SAYING ANYTHING. I WAS ONLY MAD BECAUSE I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO HYUNDAI TWICE SINCE I HAD THE CAR IN A YEAR FOR ENGINE INSPECTION AND NOT ONE TIME DID THEY TELL ME THIS.

THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI AND THEY STILL CHARGE TO FIX IT. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 4 RECALLS THAT WERE OUT ON IT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I NEED A COUPLING. THE MAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE PART HYUNDAI USED IS FAULTY AND THEY HAVE MADE A REPLACEMENT THAT DOESN'T BREAK BUT THEY STILL CHARGE $300.00+ TO FIX IT. THE PART ONLY COSTS ABOUT $5. MY STEERING SHAKES INCESSANTLY AND MAKES A VERY LOUD CLICKING AND CLANKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. IT'S A DANGER TO DRIVE AND IS HARD TO CONTROL BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH PLAY IN THE WHEEL. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND MADE A COMPLAINT BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES BUT MY PART DIDN'T BREAK UNTIL AFTER THE 100,000 MILES. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING, WHY WASN'T THIS PART OF THE RECALL SINCE IT IS ALSO A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS?? IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT IT WAS SUBJECT TO BREAKING, I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT IN BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES - HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ISSUE EVERY TIME I DRIVE.

MY ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED AT 141K MILES. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED JUST 3 WEEKS PRIOR AND WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER 1,000 MILES HOWEVER THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN IT JUST STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE APPARENT 5 RECALLS THIS VEHICLE HAS UNTIL I RESEARCHED IT MYSELF. CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY ARE TOWING IT IN TODAY TO SEE IF MY MOTOR FALLS UNDER THE GUIDELINES FOR THE RECALL. THE VIN STATES IT IS AFFECTED BUT I'M NOT CERTAIN THEY WILL MAKE THE REPAIRS.

TAKATA LOUD RPM WHEN STARTING THEN LOUD CLICKING IN STEERING WHEEL COUPLER BAD NOW BRAKES HAVING ISSUES AND AXLES CLICKING RADIO GOES ON AND OFF. LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT.

"STEERING COUPLER IS BAD" PER THE SECOND MECHANIC THAT HAS LOOKED AT MY CAR, ONE WAS FROM A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I KNOW TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE REPLACED THEIR STEERING COUPLER AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING, RATTLING, OR CLANKING NOISES. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED AND THE COUPLER BREAKS, I WILL LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR.

AIR BAG LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT ALWAYS FLASHES THE OVER HEAD DOME LIGHT IS BURNING OUT AND I HAVE ALSO HAD THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS REPLACED 2 TIMES IN 2 YEARS IN LESS THAN 10000 MILES

THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN TURNING OR HIT A BOUNCE. IT IS THE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING COUPLING, PART # 56315-2K000-FFFF . THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 14-ST-002-1 STATES THAT IT TAKES 1 1/2 HOURS TO REPLACE YET THE DEALER STATES IT IS A 3 HOUR JOB. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YET NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF ANY WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE MOTOR, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,466.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. PREVIOUSLY, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,822.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

'"ENGINE SEIZED" WELL I WAS PLANNING TO TAKE A TRIP IN A WEEK TO VISIT FAMILY IN NM. SO I STARTED BY TAKING MY CAR IN FOR SOME RECALLS THAT I SAW MY 2011 SONATA NEEDED, SO I TOOK THE CAR AND THEY DID RUST PREVENTIVE AND COLUMN SHAFT ECU REPLACED PLUS THEY DID A COURTESY MULTI-POINT INSPECTION AND I WAS TOLD AND GIVEN MY COPY AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE CABIN FILTER, DRIVE BELT, BRAKE FLUID BECAUSE IT IS DARK, PLUS I NEED AN ALIGNMENT -RECOMMENDED. I GOT THE ALIGNMENT DONE AND THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSH DONE AT FIRESTONE THE NEXT DAY AFTER I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT HYUNDAI DEALER, EVERYTHING WAS GOOD! SO NOW I FIGURED TO HAVE MY COOLANT FLUSHED BECAUSE THE CAR HAS 97,000 MILES AND ITS DUE FOR THIS SERVICE, AND I HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED AND REPLACED ALSO... WELL AFTER ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN OUT FOR FINAL ROAD TEST THE ENGINE JUST SEIZED STOPPED, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER? EVERYTHING WAS GOOD ON THE ELECTRICAL SIDE BATTERY, STARTER WAS CLICKING AND AN ODOR LIKE SOMETHING BURNING WAS GIVEN OFF WHEN I WAS SHOWN THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER? THE MANAGER JUST TOLD ME TO CALL HYUNDAI AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT?! %#! SO I CALLED AAA AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO DEALER, RIGHT AWAY THEY TELL ME THERE IS A $125.00 DIAGNOSTICS CHARGE AND WAS TOLD THAT MOST LIKELY THE ENGINE IS NOT COVERED ? BECAUSE I'M THE SUBSEQUENT OWNER! I WAS A BIT ANGRY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WHEN I SPOKE TO "M" ON THE PHONE AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION, I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT'S THE S

WAS DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE (190) IN PLANO, TEXAS ON FRIDAY 3/10/2017 AND THOUGHT I HEARD A GUN SHOT AND LOOKED UP AND THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTER IN PIECES. GLASS EVERYWHERE IN CAR AND SOME FLEW OFF AND SCRATCHED TOP OF CAR.

THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH OR ACCIDENT AND HAS APPROX 99K MILES.

STEERING COUPLER REPLACED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF SERVICE FOR RECALL 16V190000. MAYBE BE UNRELATED TO RECALL REPAIR BUT FROM FORUMS READ, THIS HAS BEEN A STAND ALONE ISSUE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECALL REPAIR

I FELT A "LOOSENESS" ON MY STEERING COLUMN ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP. I PUT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WITH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. HE POINTED OUT TO ME THAT A PLASTIC GEAR WELL IN THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN HAD WORN DOWN . ALMOST AT SAME TIME I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI ENTITLED "COLLISION RISK ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT MAY LOSS" NHTSA CODE 16V190000. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT CAROUSEL HYUNDAI IN WEST CHESTER PA. WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT THE WORN PLASTIC GEAR WAS NOT PART OF RECALL AND IT WAS A SEPARATE ISSUE. IMPLYING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY WILL HAVE STEERING COLUMN APART FOR RECALL ,WHY CAN'T THEY REPLACE PLASTIC GEAR WHILE STEERING COLUMN IS BROKEN DOWN. IT IS HARD TO REACH SPACE. I AM TAKING CAR TO DEALER FOR TWO RECALLS TOMORROW AT 8:00. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS

THE STERRING WHEEL IS LOOSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THE VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE METAL PARTICLES IN THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN THE CONTACT REPLACING THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

THE STEERING IS LOOSE. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT DOESN'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY. IT MAKES A CLICK SOUND WHEN IT CATCHES AND STEERING RESPONDS. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ALL THE TIME. ITS LIKE WAITING A GEAR TO CATCH OR ENGAGE BEFORE THE WHEELS RESPOND TO THE STEERING. APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE / MORE LOOSE.

PASSENGER SIDE COIL IS BROKEN AND RUSTED. I NOTICED A RATTLE OR NEW SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS RECENTLY.

STEERING COUPLER CAUSED "CLUNKING" SOUND WHILE DRIVING FROM UNDER DASH AND IN STEERING COLUMN. WHEN I TOOK THIS TO DEALER, BY DESCRIBING THE SOUND THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME MY MAKE AND MODEL AND SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANUEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

HAD ISSUES OF KNOCKING/RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OR HITTING BUMPS. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING SPRING COUPLING. HAD IT REPLACED AND LESS THAN ONE YEAR, THE PROBLEM HAS ARISEN AGAIN. AT FIRST, THE RATTLING SOUND WOULD BE HEARD ONLY WHILE DRIVING OVER SMALL SPEED BUMPS OR UNEVEN TERRAINS SUCH AS A BRICK DRIVEWAY, BUT NOW IT CAN BE FELT AND HEARD WHILE DRIVING EITHER ON THE FREEWAY OR LOCAL. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. AGAIN, THIS PART WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO FOR $300+ AND THE PROBLEM HAS ARISEN AGAIN.

STEERING IS MAKING KNOCKING/CLUNKING SOUND WITH VIBRATION, AND HAS SIGNIFICANT PLAY EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING/TURNING. WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS THE CLUNKING IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE, AND I RECENTLY DROVE DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD WHICH VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL EVEN AT LOW SPEED ( <5MPH). THIS IS A 2011 MOM DRIVEN, PART TIME DRIVER VEHICLE, WITH ONLY 46,878 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES WITH EXCESSIVELY HIGHER MILES THAT HAVE HAD NO STEERING ISSUES SUCH AS THIS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE/DESIGN/QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AFTER RESEARCHING AND SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I AM DUE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR 2 OTHER RECALLS NEXT WEEK. I WILL BRING IT UP TO THE HYUNDAI MECHANIC AND SEE WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE I GET. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET STATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY A "RUBBER STEERING COUPLER"? I THOUGHT I HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR A RECALL FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR, BUT SUPPOSEDLY IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PART. IT'S FUNNY THAT MY WIFE NOTICED THE NOISE SHORTLY AFTER THE LAST RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND THE KNOCKING/CLUNKING HAS SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT.

MY SONATA COULD HAVE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED ME AND EVERY PASSENGER THAT SAT IN IT. IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT AND A TAILIGHT ALREADY AND THE A/C WOULD HAVE TO BE VACUUMED AND RECHARGED WHICH WAS ABOUT A $250 JOB. FIXED. IN SEPTEMBER I NOTICED MY STEERING COLUMN WOULD MAKE AN AWFUL RACKET WHEN DRIVING OVER NEARLY ANYTHING ON THE ROAD. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I DISCOVERED THERE WERE SIX OPEN RECALLS DATING BACK TO AT LEAST 2014. THESE RANGED FROM FAULTY DOOR HANDLES TO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL THAT COULD CAUSE STALLING AND/OR DANGEROUS SUDDEN SHUTTING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. OCTOBER 5TH I TOOK THE CAR TO CRAIN HYUNDAI OF BENTONVILLE, IN BENTONVILLE, AR. AFTER 5 HOURS, THEY SAID I WAS GOOD TO GO ON THE RECALLS AND AFTER $300 THE COUPLER WAS FIXED. FAST FORWARD TO DECEMBER 2ND, 2016. EARLIER IN THE DAY, WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS GETTING LIGHTER AND DARKER. AT ABOUT 6PM THAT EVENING MY BOYFRIEND NOTICED THE CAR MAKING A "KNOCKING" NOISE SO HE PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE OIL AND WAITED AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE SOMEONE COULD BRING HIM SOME, GIVING THE CAR PLENTY OF TIME TO COOL AND BE GOOD TO GO. HE GOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD ONLY AT ABOUT 25MPH AND GOT ABOUT 500 YARDS WHEN THE CAR MADE A "WHOOSH" SOUND AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. HE COASTED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS IN FLAMES. AFTER UNLOADING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUTTING OPEN THE TRUNK TO COMPLETELY DROWN OUT THE FIRE. IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 26TH, 2017, I C

I NOTICED QUITE A BIT OF PLAY AND A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING OF MY SON'S CAR. UPON TAKING IT TO MY WONDERFUL MECHANIC, LEARNED HE'S SEEN AT LEAST 4 HYUNDAI SONATAS IN THE PAST MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HE SAID HE BELIEVED IT WAS A RECALL SO I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN TALKING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS ALMOST CERTAIN OF THE PROBLEM AS HE'S SEEN MORE OF THE SAME THAN MY MECHANIC. HE SAID IT'S NOT A RECALL AND I WAS MISINFORMED (BUT KUDOS TO MY HONEST AND FORTHRIGHT MECHANIC FOR NOT BEING GREEDY). THE PROBLEM, BOTH OF THEM TOLD ME, A WEARING OF THE PICTURED RUBBER GEAR DEEP INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. MY MECHANIC SHOWED MELD THE OLD AND NEW PARTS NOTING IF THIS HAD BEEN LEFT AND CONTINUE TO WEAR, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE TURNED BUT THE TIRES WOULD NOT HAVE! I AM SICKENED THIS RECALL HAS NOT COME TO FRUITION. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO EXPEDITE THE ISSUE OF A RECALL BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED AND/OR KILLED.

WHEN DRIVING STEERING COLUMN RATTLES AND SHAKES WHEN BRAKING OR GOING OVER BUMP OR POT-HOLES.IT ALSO MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL AT RESTS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN AREA RATTLES AND MAKES NOISES. WHILE STEERING ON A TURN AT A STREET OR GENTLY AT A SLOW SPEED (LIKE IN MY DRIVEWAY), THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT USED TO AND IT CLICKS. IN 25 YEARS OF DRIVING VEHICLES, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS DEFECT OR SAFETY ISSUE.

RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM LEFT FRONT AREA OF CAR WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPS. DEALER SAYS COUPLING IN STEERING SHAFT IS WORN OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED. STEERING FEELS TOO LOOSE. CAR HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS PART SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS POINT.

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT PASSENGER SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR UPWARDS OF $900. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THIS IS CRITICAL PART OF SAFETY SYSTEMS. HYUNDAI DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THESE SAFETY SYSTEMS.

TAKATA RECALL FOR AN ISSUE IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. STEERING FEELS LOOSE, MAKES A CLICKING NOISE AND VIBRATES WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED OR EVEN WHEN YOU JUST HIT A BUMP . VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH ANYONE WHO HAS A SONATA. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL YET AS THE RUBBER COUPLER WEARS OUT.

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY - WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS NOT ABLE TO JUMP IT - TOWED 50 + MILES BACK HOME -

CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT GETS REALLY BAD WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND MAKES THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED THEY BELIEVE A RECALL WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE SO MANY CARS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY ITS THE RUBBER STEERING COUPLER.

BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT, OPENED BREAK LIGHT COMPARTMENT , LIGHT BULB WAS MELTED INSIDE OF SOCKET, TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. HOW CAN THIS BE NORMAL? ? COULD THIS HAVE STARTED A FIRE, WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY, 250.00 LATER

HYUNDAI NEED TO RECALL THE STEERING COLUMN I SPOKE WITH A EMPLOYEE AT HYUNDAI AND THEY EXPLAINED THIS IS A CHEAP PART HYUNDAI KNOWS IS TEARING UP AND IT MAKES STEERING WHEEL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AT 45 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. AND IT IS CAUSING OTHER ISSUES. HYUNDAI SAID PART COST LIKE 10.00 BUT WE HAVE TO PAY $400 TO HAVE PART CHANGED. AND AT THE TIME I WAS SPEAKING TO A EMPLOYEE HE INFORMED ME HE WAS PUTTING ONE ON AT THAT PRESENT MOMENT. CERTAIN MODELS ARE NOT COVERED AND THUS ISN'T FAIR IF THIS HAPPENS TO ALL HYUNDAI SONATAS

ENGINE IS BAD 100,923, ENGINE SIEZED LIKE ALL THE OTHERS

BRAKE LIGHTS-MY BACK BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T WORK..WIRING PROBLEM? STEERING WHEEL-MY STEERING ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE AND MAKES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND ..THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A GEAR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED .. AIR BAGS- I WAS IN A WRECK AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED..WASBHIT HARD..ALSO NOW A DEFAULT AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON?

KNOCKING OR CLICKING OR RATTLING SOUND IS HEARD ANY TIME I DRIVE OVER 50 MPH AND ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN WHICH CASE THE NOISE BECOMES VERY LOUD AND THE STEERING COLUMN PHYSICALLY SHAKES. I FEEL ENDANGERED WHENEVER I DRIVE THIS CAR. IT IS A HAZARD AND A POTENTIAL LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT. I PUT TODAY'S DATE BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND IS NOW STARTING IN MY WIFE'S CAR (SAME MAKE MODEL YEAR) AS WELL.

DRIVING TO THE MOVIE THEATER IN MY 2011 SONATA 2.4 GLS, 113K MILES, TRAVELING THROUGH 40MPH AND ACCELERATING ON AN ACCESS ROAD AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, IT JUST STOPPED. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO RESTART. IT WOULDN'T TURN, SO I TRIED JUMPING IT - NO LUCK. BOUGHT/INSTALLED A BATTERY FROM A WALMART THAT WAS NEAR THE PARKING LOT - NO LUCK. SO, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEARBY AUTOTIRE REPAIR SHOP. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, THEY CALLED ME AND STATED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. AWESOME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE, I FOUND OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, NECESSITATING A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND THEY TOWED IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN ST CHARLES, MO. SO FAR, I'M IN FOR $180 FOR THE TWO TOWS, $165 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, AND $671 FOR THE RENTAL CAR. HAVE MY LAWYER AT THE READY IF HYUNDAI TRIES TO WEASEL OUT OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT. MORE TO FOLLOW.

THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A CLANKING NOISE WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION OR HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AS IT WAS MADE AFTER THE CARS IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A PLASTIC GEAR THAT CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO FAIL. WHY NOT IN THE RECALL?

MY VEHICLE'S STEERING MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE COST TO REPAIR AS SOON AS I MENTIONED THE SYMPTOMS. THE PROBLEM IS A STEERING COUPLER. THE CSR WAS SURPRISED THAT HYUNDAI HAD NOT MADE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE HE HAD SEEN QUITE A FEW CARS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COUPLER IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND WEARS DOWN OVER TIME. MY CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND NOW HAS ABOUT 88,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR QUOTED WAS $404. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AND LOGGED CASE NUMBER 9975977.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY HEADING TO THE STORE THE CAR JUST SHUTS RIGHT OFF AND STARTS SMOKING I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT STILL WOULDN'T START SO I INSTALLED NEW BATTERY TRIED TO RESTART AGAIN ,BUT WHEN I DID I SAW SMOKE COME OUT FROM THE ENGINE AGAIN,THE SMOKE SMELLED ELECTRICAL SO BELIEVE IT WAS A BAD (STARTER)PART MADE OUT OF PLASTIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/21/17*LJ *CN

THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND EVERY SINGLE BUMP OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD RESULTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN CLICKING AND RATTLING. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT U BARELY GO OVER BUT IT CLICKS CONSTANTLY AND RATTLES CONSTANTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS! IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM IN HYUNDAI OWNERS OF THE SONATA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BETWEEN 4 AND 8 TIMES PER YEAR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL MEASURING STICK AND THE VEHICLE PASSED THE EVALUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR A SECOND. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE PISTONS WAS FAILING AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,600.