2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, A CLICKING SOUND EMERGED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED BY A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS FORUM. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHILE TURNING AND ON BRAKING. THE CAR ALSO WOBBLES AT SPEED > 60 MPH. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER BASED IN SOUTH PLAINFIELD NJ IS NOT HELPFUL AND SHOWS A LIST OF PROBLEMS (UNRELATED TO THE STEERING) THAT REQUIRES FIXING AND COSTING A LOT OF MONEY. THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUES THUS NOT SURE WHERE I SHOULD TAKE MY CAR FOR REPAIRS. INDEPENDENT CAR SERVICE GUYS LIKE MAVIS, MIDAS INFORM THAT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWER WARRANTY THAT IS EXTENDED IS ONLY FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,500. UPDATED 04/05/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONE DAY AND NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE CAR IS ON. THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF - THE CODE THAT CAME BAK WAS FAULTY DBA, FAULTY CLOCK SPRING, FAULTY SRSCM - THERE APPEARS TO BE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND APPARENTLY THIS MEANS THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURS WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. SEE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/SONATA/2011/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/AIR_BAGS.SHTML

I COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR WHICH WAS CAUSED BY ANOTHER DRIVER ZIG ZAGGING ACROSS I 95. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AS IT SHOULD, BUT THE PAIN IN MY CHEST WAS SO BAD THAT IT HURT TO BREATHE. NOW THEY SAY THAT I HAVE BLOOD CLOTS IN MY LEG & LUNGS, & WATER AROUND MY HEART . I NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THAT UNTIL THE ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED & I AM IN THE HOSPITAL AT THIS TIME.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A FEW MINUTES AGO. WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED THERE WAS A BIG BLACK HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT & A LOT OF SMOKE CAME OUT. WHEN I FIRST GOT TO THE HOSPITAL, THEY SAID I HAD PNEUMONIA , I GUESS FROM THE SMOKE, & FROM THERE THEY SAID I HAD ALL THESE BLOOD CLOTS.

TAKATA RECALL - MY FIANCEE WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT, THEN STOPPED AND ACCIDENTALLY TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE WHEN SHE PUT HER JACKET ON THE SEAT AND IT FELL ON THE FLOOR. SOON AFTER, SHE HIT A BUILDING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH SINCE THE CAR SLOWLY ACCELERATED WITH THE FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE TRIP & RESET BUTTONS THAT WERE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE BROKEN OFF AND BECAME SHRAPNEL THAT WENT RIGHT PAST HER FACE. LUCKILY SHE ONLY SUSTAINED BURNS AND BRUISING DUE TO THE AIRBAG, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THAT SHRAPNEL HIT HER IN THE FACE OR CHEST. I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY MAKE A COMPLAINT STATING THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER 5 MPH AND FURTHERMORE THE STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT HAVE SHRAPNEL BEING CREATED WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

"AIRBAG LIGHT RECALL" I HAVE AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON IN MY CAR NOW AND IT SEEMS LIKE A TON OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING OR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE! THIS LIGHT POPPED ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, NOTHING ELSE CHANGED THE LIGHT JUST POPPED ON. I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS BE TURNED INTO A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS NOT DUE TO ANYTHING THAT I HAVE DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO INVOLUNTARILY MANEUVER INTO OTHER LANES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FRONT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX SHAFT SECTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

CAR MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN GOING OVER 60 MPH AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN. WHEN PARKED, THERE IS ALSO CLICKING NOISES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN IN REVERSE, IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. IT NOW WILL RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN THERE ARE "60 MILES" LEFT UNTIL EMPTY. THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON WILL NOT WORK. YOU HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING IT TO COME ON. ALSO, THE BUTTON TO SEE TRIP MILES, TRIP A, TRIP B ETC, DOES NOT WORK ON THE 1ST TRY. IT TAKES MANY PUSHES TO GET THE SCREEN TO CHANGE.

CLICKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING, DRIVING, EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH AND SOMETIMES WHILE ACCELERATING

9/30/2016 - WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (20-25 MILES) HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WHILE ON THE ROAD AND EXPRESSWAY. TOOK MY CAR TO JIFFY LUBE BECAUSE IT WAS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THEM CHECK THE ENGINE AND NOISE. THEY ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE IS BAD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE MILES FROM MY LAST OIL CHANGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3200 MILES. TOOK MY CAR TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD TO MIDAS AND ANOTHER MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE CAR WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES, UPKEEP AND CAR MAINTENANCE. ON 1/11/2016 MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 132 AT THE HYUNDAI REPAIR LOCATION. IN JUNE, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT FIRESTONE AUTO CARE BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT HAD CAME ON AND THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE ANALYSIS AND FOUND MY OXYGEN SENSOR WAS BAD ON 6/04/2016 AND THEY REPLACED THAT. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS ON ITS LAST LEG, CANNOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT RESPONDING AS IT SHOULD AND I FEAR I AM RISKING MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRIVING FROM 9/29 TO 9/30 IS NIGHT AND DAY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW AN ENGINE GIVES OUT WITH NO WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

OVER THE FIVE YEARS THE CAR WILL STALL IN PARKING LOT.WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER.THIS HAPPEN TWO TIMES THIS YEAR. THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. COULD NOT USE BATTERY TO START,BATTERY CHECKED IT WAS FINE, STARTER FINE,ALTERNATOR FINE.IT MADE ME FEEL UNEASY IF IT STALLED ON ROAD.THEY CHECKED ENGINE SAID IT WAS FINE.NOT HAPPY WITH THIS.THE LAST AT MY KROGER IT STOPPED.TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP NEAR HOME SAME RESULT,COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM.EACH TIME WHEN CAR SAT OVERNIGHT FOR REPAIR THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND CAR STARTED OK BY DEALER.

RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND AT THE SAME TIME SAID THE PRESENTING PROBLEM WITH STEERING WAS A CLICKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNED A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT FROM CENTER. THEY NOTED THIS WAS THE STEERING COUPLER COVERED UNDER A TSB 14-ST-002-1. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD DRAWER WITH A NUMBER OF WORN OUT RUBBER STEERING COUPLERS THAT HE NOTED WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. HE NOTED HYUNDAI HAD CHANGED TO AN ABS PART FOR REPLACEMENT. BASED ON THE FLAWED DESIGN, IT APPEARS THERE WOULD BE CLOSE TO A 100% FAILURE RATE AT SOME POINT ON THE PART.

ENGINE DIED

CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR TRACKS. WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN NEUTRAL, THE COLUMN WAS VERY LOOSE WHEN TURNED. STEERING WHILE DRIVING BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND A SAFETY CONCERN. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD FLEXIBLE COUPLING WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I STARTED MY CAR ONE DAY AND NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. I WASN'T INVOLVED IN A WRECK OR HIT NO BUMP, JUST STARTED IT AND IT WAS ON.

IT STARTED WHILE DRIVING IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, GO OVER RAIL ROAD TRACKS, SPEED BUMPS ECT. IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNK SOUND. THEN IT GOT MORE FREQUENT. THEN IT STARTED TO MAKE THE CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING AND NOW IT MAKES THE SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND YOU TURN THE WHEEL OR SITTING STILL TURNING THE WHEEL. THE SOUND IS MADE WHEN YOU FIRST START TO TURN THE WHEEL MOVING OR STATIONARY. THE STEERING HAS A LOT OF PLAY AS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND LOSS OF CONTROL COULD BE POSSIBLE.

THE STEERING COLUMN MAKE A HORRIBLE RATTLE SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND ALSO MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT.

MY DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FELL OUT OF THE CASING, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING THE SUMMER OF 2015. LUCKILY, THE WIRES KEPT IT HOLDING ON OR IT WOULD HAVE FLOWN INTO TRAFFIC. NOW, A BIT OVER A YEAR LATER, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016, AND OUT OF WARRANTY, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS DONE THE SAME THING. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI FORUMS, THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. SEE THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/YF-2011-SONATA-I45/143267-TAIL-LIGHT-STUDS-BREAKING-OFF.HTML#/TOPICS/143267?PAGE=3&_K=WUWG5M ALSO, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH A $3 CLIP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I GET A LOT OF CLATTER WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI FORUMS, MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, AND CAN WAIT A BIT TO GET IT REPLACED. IT IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY FOR THEM TO CHARGE $237 TO REPLACE A $3 PART. BUT, BECAUSE IT IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, NO OTHER AUTO-REPAIR PLACES WILL FIX IT. I CANNOT DOCUMENT THIS AS I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET, AND I CANNOT RECORD THE SOUND WHILE DRIVING...

THE STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING AND SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AND OR REACHING A SPEED OF 60. IT IS CAUSING THE BALANCING OF TIRES WORN, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V568000 (ENGINE), 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), AND 16V190000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WORM SHAFT FLEX COUPLING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,124.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V190000 (STEERING), 10V457000 (STEERING), AND 10V426000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,554. ..UPDATED 11/21/16 *BF UPDATED 12/13/16.*JB

STARTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 40,600 MILES.

OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS OF HAVING THIS VECHICLE I HAVE REPLACES BULBS AFTER BULBS LOW BEAM, HIGH BEAM, BRAKE LIGHT, TAG LIGHT AND SO ON. WHEN HAVING BRAKE LIGHT REPLACED IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IS MELTING. ONE OF THE BULBS WAS HARD TO TAKE OUT BECAUSE THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED TO THE BULB. I FIND THIS VERY DANGEROUS THIS MAY CAN EVEN CAUSE A FIRE AND I HAVE TO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT'S WITH ME ALL THE TIME. I SEE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET.

ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGAIN I NOTICE THAT I CAN NOT LEAVE MY LIGHT SWITCH IN AUTO MODE BECAUSE AFTER LOCKING MY DOORS AND ENGAGING THE ALARM I WOULD ALWAYS GET A KNOCK ON THE DOOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH MY NEIGHBORS LETTING ME KNOW THAT I LEFT MY LIGHTS ON. I DID NOT LEAVE THEN ON BECAUSE THEY GO OFF AFTER I HIT THE ALARM BUT APPARENTLY THEY ARE COMING BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HYUNDAI AT ALL HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THEY NEED TO REALIZE THAT THEY MADE A HUGE MISTAKE MANUFACTURING THESE VECHICLES. I WILL NEVER BY ANYTHING THING HYUNDAI MAKES AGAIN.

ONE DAY MY AIRBAG LIGHT JUST POPPED ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AND I NEVER BE IN A ACCIDENT AND IT'S KIND OF FREAKING ME OUT A LITTLE

DURING MY LAST SCHEDULED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE IN APRIL 2016, I EXPLICITLY COMMUNICATED MY CONCERNS TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER ABOUT MY ENGINE AND THE FACT THAT THE OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD GO OFF AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FEET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I JUST FOUND OUT THROUGH LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM ONLINE BLOGS THAT THIS WAS A SIGN OF ENGINE MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS ORIGINATING FROM HYUNDAI'S ALABAMA ENGINE MANUFACTURING PLANT. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM ME THAT THE ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED. INSTEAD, I WAS TOLD VIA THE MAINTENANCE REPORT THAT OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS. I HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT I ADHERED TO ALL RECOMMENDED OWNER MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND HAVE BEEN DILIGENT ENOUGH TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE SCHEDULE PRESCRIBED DURING VEHICLE PURCHASE. I HAVE STRONG REASONS TO BELIEVE HYUNDAI HAS NOT BEEN HONEST WITH ITS CUSTOMER. THIS BEING BECAUSE, RATHER THAN ELABORATE ON THE CAUSE AND SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM (I.E. HYUNDAI SONATA 2011-2012 ENGINE RECALL), INFORMATION WAS DELIBERATELY WITHHELD FROM ME BY HYUNDAI. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE DEALER DESPITE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM AN AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI PRE-OWNED VEHICLE DEALER. I'M EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THIS RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER 2015, 4 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY AND PAID EXTRA TO HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ADDED ON MY VEHICLE. IT'S NOW 7 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMEN

DURING MY ANNUAL NYS INSPECTION, A BULB IN MY LEFT DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHT WAS OUT. MECHANIC (WHO IS THE ONLY ONE BESIDES HYUNDAI THAT TOUCHES MY CAR) WAS PERPLEXED. ASKED IF I TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB. SAID NO. SAID IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE TRIED TO PULL OUT THE ENTIRE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY (LENSES AND ALL.) I PARK IN PRETTY SAFE AREAS AND IN AN UNDERGROUND GARAGE AT HOME. HE HAD TO EPOXY THE ASSEMBLY SO IT WOULDN'T FALL OUT. KNOWS MY CAR INTIMATELY. TODAY, WHILE HAVING IT WASHED, I SAW THE WORKERS POINTING TO THE PASSENGER REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY. IT HAD POPPED OUT JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONE. I DUCT TAPED IT BEST I CAN. OWNED SEVERAL CARS BUT HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TAILLIGHTS THREATEN TO FALL OFF. MECHANIC SAID IT COULD EASILY FALL OFF IF I HIT A BUMP. VERY STRANGE!

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. THIS WEB SITE HAS REPORTED 97 COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/SONATA/2011/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/AIR_BAGS.SHTML DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A TAKATA AIRBAG SYSTEM OR NOT. EITHER WAY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. APPARENTLY WITH THE LIGHT ON IN THIS MODEL, THE BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS CAR. THIS LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES, ALL CONDITIONS ON ALL ROADS. WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN VERY DRY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. LIGHT COME ON 9/18/2016

PERIODICALLY THE CAR UNLOCKS ALL DOORS AT STARTUP (PUSH BUTTON) AND YOU CAN'T MANUALLY LOCK THEM. ALSO THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT YOU COULD NOT LOCK THE CAR AFTER EXITING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE ONLY WORK AROUND I FOUND IS TO "REBOOT" THE CAR. THE TECHNICIANS HAVE RUN VARIOUS TESTS AND DID NOT COME UP WITH A CAUSE OR A SOLUTION. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ANYONE WITH SMALL CHILDREN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN JULY 2010. THE LAST DATE THIS OCCURRED WAS ON 9/15/2016. I JUST ENTERED ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, INCLUDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE RELATED OCCURRENCE ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM.

#1TODAY 9/18/2016 WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I MADE MY FIRST STOP THE LIGHT WHEN OFF. WHEN I BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF.#2 I HAD TO PAY OVER THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE MY STERLING COUPLER REPLACED IT STARTED WITH A LITTLE CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT AND AFTERWARDS BEGAN TO PROGRESS AND GET LOUDER. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE AND VIBRATE UNTIL IT FELT AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE A LOSE.#3 THE LIGHTS ON MY CAR WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING IT'S VERY OBVIOUS AT NIGHT IT IS A SCARY SITUATION. ONE NIGHT THEY FLICKER AND DIDN'T WANT TO COME BACK ON RIGHT AWAY UNTIL I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THEY CAME BACK ON. I CALLED MY HYUNDAI DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL BE AN 118 SERVICE CHARGED TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS UP. I THEN CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA WHEN THEY FINALLY CONTACTED ME BACK THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THE SAME THING THE HYUNDAI DEALER SAID. THE PROBLEM WITH MY LIGHTS BEGAN IN 2012 BUT EVERY TIME IT TOOK THE CAR IN THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED SO THEY WOULD SAY AND THIS WAS WHEN I WAS UNDER MY WARRANTY.

THE FEED LINE GOING TO THE TURBOCHARGER LEAKS OIL. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS. THE OIL LEAKS FROM A WOVEN PLASTIC/NYLON PART CONNECTED TO THE METAL PART OF THE LINE. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE AS THE OIL LEAKS TO AN AREA WHERE IT CAN CONTACT THE HOT ENGINE PARTS. OIL LEAKS FROM THE LINE BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND AFTER IT IS STOPPED CAUSING A ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE.

THERE'S A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THE CLICKING OCCURS ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONERY.

AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF - SERVICED REGULARLY - BROUGHT THIS TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS NOT COVERED THEY SAID CLOCK SPRING TIMER AND IT IS NOT ON RECALL LIST - THEY DID SAY IT IS UNSAFE IF AIRBAGS DEPLOY IF YOU SHOULD HIT A BUMP - EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T TOUCH AIRBAGS...

I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED. A FEW DAYS AGO I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AND STAYED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND THE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TURN ON. I WENT TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THERE ARE 81 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE AND NONE OF THE VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MOST OF THE ISSUES WERE THE AIRBAG COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF THIS IS THE CASE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SPRINGS. ONCE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WITH HYUNDAI AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE ISSUE BESIDES TAKE IT TO HYUNDAI AND HAVE THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND GET IT REPAIRED. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT SEEM AT ALL CONCERNED FOR ME OR MY FAMILY SAFETY WITH HER RESPONSE. IF YOU COULD PLEASE RESEARCH THIS INFORMATION IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD AND, SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS COMING TO A STALL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK FROM THERE.

TAKATA RECALL.. MY CAR IS NOT NEW, BUT IT IS LESS THAN 6YRS OLD AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON (WILL NOT SHUT THE [XXX] OFF EITHER. I CONTACT HYUNDAI THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING, WHICH WILL COST ME 400.93 DOLLARS TO FIX OR I WILL POSSIBLE DIE IN A CRASH. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR THIS IS A BUILDER MISHAP...THE FACT THAT THIS SITUATION COULD CAUSE DEATH AND THEY WILL NOT FIX DUE TO SAFETY IS [XXX] INSANE...I QUEST THEY WILL NOT BE HAPPY UNTIL LAWSUITS COME IN PLACE DUE TO AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING (BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT ALWAYS COME ON, SO YOU WOULDN'T KNOW). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 85K MILES ON IT. I AM EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE STEERING HAS ALSO BECOME QUITE LOOSE/HAS PLAY WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION BELOW 40 MPH. THE LOOSENESS SEEMS TO GO AWAY WHEN I REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD STEERING COUPLER BY MY HYUNDAI DEALER. HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR REPAIRING THIS ISSUE THAT CLAIMS IT DOES NOT CAUSE ANY STEERING ISSUES. ONLY THE CLUNK SOUND. THIS IS FALSE. MY STEERING PERFORMANCE HAS CHANGED. MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT USED TO BE LOOSE AT ANY SPEED. THAT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE ISSUE. KIA USES THE EXACT SAME PART AND HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND TSB FOR SOME OF THEIR CARS. THEY HAVE ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THEIR CARS FOR THAT SPECIFIC FAILURE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO THE SAME THING.

AT AROUND 107,000 MILES THE MOTOR ON MY 20111 SONATA SHUT OFF ON THE 91 EAST FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF ON THE HARD SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE MOTOR STARTED BACK UP EVENTUALLY BUT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND FAILED COMPLETELY SHORTLY AFTER. I REPLACED THE MOTOR IN THE SONATA WITH A USED MOTOR AND REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION AND TIRES.

THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION MAKING TURNS/BUMPS IN ROAD. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE/DEFECT THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD CORRECT AT THEIR EXPENSE. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS BECOMING A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AS THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR. HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT THIS DEFECTED PART.