2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

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 HAD 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. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A STEERING CORRECTION WAS PEFORMED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/01/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND REQUIRED FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,225.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL IN THE POWER STEERING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THERE WAS A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN CAR WAS NOT INMOTION. ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN EXCEEDING SPEED OF 65MPH, MY STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND FELT LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. TOOK IT BACK TO HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT BECAUSE OF THE RECALL WORK THEY DID AND A COINCIDENCE. I STRONGLY DISAGREE! THEY CHARGED ME $500.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN/COUPLER.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED LIT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. DON MOORE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT MY AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF A FRONT END CRASH WERE TO OCCUR BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART NECESSARY TO REPLACE IT IN STOCK. THIS IS THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD AND HAS BEEN MAINTENANCED REGULARLY. THE 2011 MODEL IS THE ONLY YEAR THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN AIR BAG RECALL. SAFETY IS EXPECTED FOR MORE THAN 5 YRS OR 60,000 MILES. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART IS A COIL OR SPRING BEHIND THE AIRBAG ALLOWING IT TO DEPLOY.

CLUNKING IN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS OR STOPPED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL

PASSENGER AIRBAG LITE IS ON "AIRBAG OFF", EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, SEEN ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC DETERMINED THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. CAR RECEIVES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAY ON, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TO IT NEEDS NEW AIRBAGS . CAR IS NEVER BEING INTO ACCIDENT, AND IT NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO AIRBAG BEFOR. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AS AIRBAGS CAN JUST GO OFF WITH OUT ANY APARENT REASON. ,MY OTHER PROBLEM OF THIS CAR IS, WHEN I ACCELERATE THERE'S PIGGING NOISE AND CAR ALMOST LOSSES POWER THIS HAPPEN IN MIDDLE OF HIWAY ONCE AND LOST POWER OTHER TIMES ON STREET. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WAS NOT GIVEN CLEAR ANSWER TO WHY THE CAR DOES THIS.

POWER STEERING RECALL NOTICE ISSUE AND STEERING COUPLER/COLUMN REPLACEMENTS. LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. WHICH CAUSED PROBLEM DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. WEARING OUT MY TIRES, ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT AMAZES ME HOW MANY OTHER SONATA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. HYUNDAI TAKE ACTION AND RESPONSIBILITY. THIS ISN'T FARE TO CONSUMERS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK ABNORMALLY AND VIBRATED AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO PROVIDED AN ALIGNMENT AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT CONNECTOR FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ UPDATED 11/02/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO SHAKE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,200.

OWNED CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND ON HE 25TH OF AUGUST I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP STILL IN PARK POSITION ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL EXCEPT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WENT OFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED A MINUTE AND TRIED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT STILL STAYED ON IT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE.THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MY MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE STILL WORKING BUT THE PERSON WORKING TOLD ME THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT . I AM VERY WORRIED THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 2 YOUNG CHILDREN ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE.

WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS/KNOCKS TO THE POINT WHERE IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING IS NOT ENGAGING FOR A MOMENT THEN REENGAGES. AT THE POINT OF THE CLICK/KNOCK, THERE IS NO RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN AS YOU CONTINUE TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SRS MAY BE DISABLED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

AFTER HAVING A RECALL PERFORMED CAMPAIGN 143 I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COUPLING AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS BAD. I LEFT THE DEALER AND DROVE BACK IN BECAUSE I HEARD A NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE ENGINE ON. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE COUPLING. LOOKED ON THE WEB AT HOME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SHOULD BE A RECALL.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON ON DASHBOARD AND DEALER SAID IT WAS A CLOCK SPRING BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH AN AIR BAG IN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN AND FEEL IT WAS DEFECTIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURING THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THIS TO BE COMMON COMPLAINT DUE TO POWER STEERING COUPLING GOING BAD, SONATA HAS A TSB 14-ST-002-1 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE TSB SAYS THERE IS NO STEERING PERFORMANCE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT. THE DEGRADED COUPLER INTRODUCED PLAY OR WIGGLE ROOM IN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT TIRES. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, YOU CAN ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK & FORTH TO HEAR THE CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN THIS IS DONE, YOU CAN TELL THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING FURTHER THAN IT SHOULD WITHOUT THE WHEELS MOVING. ALSO YOU HEAR AND FEEL THE CLUNKING SOUND AT LOW SPEEDS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. YOU CAN FEEL LOOSE PLAYING IN THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE TIRES MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALSO I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE COLUMN SHAFT ECU REPLACEMENT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM

CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY INSIDE STEERING COLUMN TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AT AROUND 90K MILES. I REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING ON THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT DID NOT FIX IT. I FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE SAME 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA (SEE WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2011/HYUNDAI/SONATA/AIRBAG). THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR IT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE METAL IN THE OIL PAN AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED FOR THE LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 11/07/16*LJ *TR

I PURCHASED MY HYUNDAI SONATA ON 12/31/2010. IT HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT NOW. HENDRICK HYUNDAI OF CHARLESTON SC HAS INFORMED ME THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND HAS QUOTED ME A REPAIR COST OF $243. I DECLINED THEIR OFFER OF REPAIR, BUT HAVE BECOME CONCERNED AS THE STEERING HAS BEGUN TO EXHIBIT AN INCREASINGLY LOOSE FEELING. FOLLOWING MY INQUIRY TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THEIR 5 YEAR 60,000 MILES WARRANTY, BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE 5 YEAR PERIOD, THE WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY. AS A RESULT OF MY INTERNET SEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS PART WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR VIN NUMBERS NOT INCLUDING MINE, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I SUSPECT THE FAULT WITH THE PART FAILURE LIES WITH HYUNDAI, AND I RESENT HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH I NOW INTEND TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK.. I FURTHER RESENT THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT BEEN MORE PRO-ACTIVE ABOUT A REPAIR ISSUE THAT I SUSPECT COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING SHOULD STEERING BE LOST AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RESULTING IN A CRASH.

SENSOR FOR AIRBAG IS ON AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED OR TAMPERED WITH.

I AM EXPERIENCING CLICKING NOISE AS I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES & RATTLES WHEN I DRIVE OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT IN ADDITION STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES HARD WHEN I REACH SPEEDS ABOVE 70MPH. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR STEERING COUPLER FOR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA

I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD OF A CLICKING SOUND IN APRIL OF 2016. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO HEAR THE SOUND UNTIL LATER ON. THAT CLICKING NOISE HAS TURNED INTO A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AND A SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH RATTLING SOUND AT 65 MPH. I THOUGHT THE SHAKING WAS CAUSED DUE TO AN ALIGNMENT BEING NEEDED WHICH I HAD DONE TODAY 9/6/2016. I HEAR THIS SOUND WHEN BACKING OR PARKED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH HYUNDAI 9/7/2016.

MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE IS SEVERE LOOSENESS AND CLUNK THAT IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. EVEN IN PARK MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THE LOUD NOISE IS PRESENT.

MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE IS SEVERE LOOSENESS AND CLUNK THAT IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL.

I NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. I ALSO FELT LIKE THE FRONT TIRES AND STEERING WERE VERY LOOSE. DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR POT HOLES THE WHEELS FELT LIKE THEY WERE SHAKING EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HELD TIGHT AND NOT MOVING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT DUE TO A POWER STEERING COUPLING GOING BAD. SONATA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 14-ST-002-1 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ATTACHED THE TSB. THE PROBLEM BECAME NOTICEABLE 5 YEARS AND 1 MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE TSB SAYS THERE ARE "NO STEERING PERFORMANCE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION". I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT. THE DEGRADED COUPLE INTRODUCED PLAY OR WIGGLE ROOM IN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, YOU CAN ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH TO HEAR THE CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN THIS IS DONE, YOU CAN TELL THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING FURTHER THAN IT SHOULD WITHOUT THE WHEELS MOVING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. DURING MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER TO FIX OTHER RECALLS, I PAID THE $275 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. SINCE IT WAS OVER 5 YEARS, THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. THANKS, WYMAN

SEEMINGLY OUT OF THE BLUE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO HAVE EXTRA GIVE WHEN TURNED EVEN SLIGHTLY. DAYS LATER, A RATTLING SOUND IN THE COLUMN STARTED, ESPECIALLY WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR TURNED CORNERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BROKEN COLUMN COUPLER.

TAKATA INFLATORS: HAD A CAR FIRE FROM FUEL LINE PER FIRE DEPT INFORMATION. I WAS ON THE 405 WEST BOUND FWY WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL GAS AND THE FRONT HOOD OF THE CAR I NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT. I GOT OUT OF THE FWY AND THEN PARKED THE CAR, WHEN SOMEONE DRIVING OF THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION YELLED FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RAN OUT TO THE SIDE WALK WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WHEN UP IN SMOKE AND THEN IT EXPLODED TWICE. PEOPLE FROM THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES CAME OUT TO SEE IF I WAS ALRIGHT. THE OWNER OF THE FLOWER NURSERY CAME OUT AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. THEY ARRIVED AND TURNED OUT THE FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 12/01/16*LJ THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR COUPLING WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/19/16.8JB

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY THREADED STUDS EMBEDDED INTO BRITTLE, BADLY CRACKED PLASTIC. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FELL UT OF THE BODY PANELS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED, IT WAS A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY PLASTIC OR OVER TIGHTENING THE NUTS ON THE STUDS AT THE FACTORY. *JB

BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE STEERING RECALL AND THEY TELL ME THE STEERING COUPLER IS BAD WILL COST $400 TO REPLACE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING SERIOUS STEERING ISSUES BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART. THE 2011 SONATA WITH 68,000 SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE. WHY WASN'T THIS INCLUDED WITH THE RECENT STEERING RECALL

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE WITH SEVERE KNOCKING AND BANGING IN STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN.MY DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THIS AS STEERING COUPLER FAILURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DESPITE HYUNDAI AND IT'S DEALERS DENYING THIS FACT. STEERING IS NOTABLY HARDER WITH LOW SPEED DRIVING AND FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. MY SPOUSE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED. THIS ISSUE IS COMMON ON THESE EARLY MODEL SONATAS AS WELL AS THE KIA OPTIMA. THE DEALERSHIPS AVOID THIS ISSUE UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER, THEN THEY TELL CUSTOMER THAT IT'S NOW THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR AT $400-600.00. THEY ARE EVEN TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THERE IS STEERING COLUMN FAILURE AND CHARGING THEM THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPLACEMENT. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO IT BEING STEERING RELATED.

TAKATA RECALL ISSUES WITH STEERING AFTER RECALL-STEERING COUPLER ISSUES WITH SEATBELT LAMP AFTER RECALL-CLOCKSPRING ISSUES WITH LIGHTING-INTERIOR MALFUNSTIONS ISSUES WITH TURBO FEED LINE ISSUES WITH A/C LINES LEAKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A STEERING BOOST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,467.

NO ONE CAN FIX MY RECALLS - IM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD NEED PAYOFF AMOUNT TO I CAN BUY NEW CAR! NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 15V568000 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 SAFETY RISK: ENGINE FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE MANUFACTURER NOTES: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NAT'L HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236(TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV HTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 15V759000 RECALL DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2015 MY CAR ALMOST CRASHED ITSELF BECAUSE MY VEHICLE STALED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ALSO - SOMETIMES MY BLINKER LINKS WILL NOT SWITCH OFF FOR NO REASON AND CARS ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THINKING IM GOING TO MERGE! I NEED OUT OF THIS CAR ITS NOT SAFE FOR MY 2 YEAR OLD TO DRIVE WITH ME!!! I AM ALREADY PRE-APPROVED FOR A LOAN BUT THIS CAR PUT ME IN A HOLE!!! PLEASE HELP ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WOULD DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT JOINT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND A REPAIR WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STEERING HAS BECOME "LOOSE". IT STARTED OUT A MONTH AGO WITH JUST SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING, NOW WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, WHEEL CLICKS AND SHIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. ALSO, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLANGING NOISE.

STEERING NOT PRECISE ON ROAD (LARGER PLAY IN WHEEL) AND LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK TO DEALER AND IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL COUPLER THAT NEEDING CHANGING. ORIGINAL WAS RIGID AND THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN ON LATER MODELS. ISSUE ON PLAY THE N WHEEL AND NOISE AT ALL SPEEDS, HOWEVER FELT MORE DANGEROUS ON FREEWAY. CAR WAS 5.5 YEARS OLD AND 86K MILES OF MAINLY FREEWAY DRIVING.

WHEN STARTING AND MOVING INTO A DRIVE GEAR FROM PARK, OR WHILE AT A STOP IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ITS DRIVE LETTER DISPLAY AND WILL FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT ENGAGED. THIS IS STILL OCCURRING AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN ON, THE DRIVE LETTER DISPLAY REAPPEARS WITH THE DRIVE LETTER THAT I MOVED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER TO. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS MOVED TO REVERSE, THE DRIVE LETTER DISAPPEARS AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS 3 OR 4 TIMES IMMEDIATELY IN A ROW. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE IN DRIVE AT A STOP AND HAS REQUIRED THAT I TURN OFF THE ENGINE THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN TO SEE THE DRIVE LETTERS.

BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON.

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,044.

WHEN TURNING, A POPPING NOISE IS HEARD AND ALSO FELT IN THE STEERING. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. IN ADDITION, WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE BACKING THE CAR THE POPPING NOISE IS ALSO HEARD AND FELT SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG, PLEASE HELP!

I HAVE HAD THIS 2011 SONATA FOR JUST 4 MONTH IT HAS 77.000 MILES AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR HAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM WHAT I THINK IS THE ENGINE SPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED THE SOUND BECOMES LOUDER AND AT TIMES THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. DEALER SAID THEY INSPECTED AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING I AM VERY SCARED THAT THIS IS A MAYOR ISSUE AND WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THAT YEAR BUT IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE THAT A CAR WILL DO THAT FOR NO REASON. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO CONTACT, I DID BUY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AND BECAME LOUDER WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.