2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN STATED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST IT WASN'T THAT BAD; NOW EVERYTIME YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL A CLICKING NOISE IS MADE. EVERY BUMP OR RUT YOU HIT IN THE ROAD MAKES IT RATTLE. SOUNDING AS IF IT IS GETTING READY TO BREAK.. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE HYUNDAI PLACE SEVERAL TIMES AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. HYUNDAI KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. IT WILL COST ME $250.00 TO $300.00 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. MY QUESTION STILL REMAINS THAT IF THIS STEERING COUPLING IS DEFECTED AND IT IS CONTROLLING THE STEERING OF THE CAR THEN WHY IF IS NOT A RECALL? MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, SHAKES, AND MAKES AN AWFUL RACKET. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL.

AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND PARKING, THE KEY GETS STUCK AND I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY AND TUGGING AT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE KEY EVENTUALLY CAN BE REMOVED. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS JULY 12, 2016.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL OR TURNING ON THE HIGH BEAMS, I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. I HAVE SENT HYUNDAI AN EMAIL CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, BUT OF COURSE THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE OR TURNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE COIL SPRINGS, AND FRONT END TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. IN ADDITION, A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND AN OIL CHANGED WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOB KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,612.

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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A REPRESENTATIVE OF HYUNDAI MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN TURNING OR WHEN TURNING WHEEL WHEN IN PARK. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50MPH. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY!

THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND VIBRATES BADLY AND LOUDLY WHENEVER APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN FROM GOING 50 MPH+. THE STEERING COLUMN ALSO CLICKS AND HAS A LOT OF GIVE WHENEVER TURNING. HYUNDAI MECHANIC SAYS REASON IS THE STEERING COUPLER IS LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS FORUMS AND DISCUSSION BOARDS, AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND-NEW AND HAVE LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO THE 2010-2011 INVESTIGATION WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BECOMING SEPARATED AND CAUSING THE SAME ISSUE. THOSE CARS WERE RECALLED AND FIXED. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM COSTS AROUND $320 DUE TO THE MECHANICS HAVING TO REMOVE THE STEERING COLUMN. NO RECALL AS OF YET COVERS THIS ISSUE. MECHANIC ALSO WARNED THAT IF IT IS NOT FIXED, THE STEERING COLUMN CAN BECOME LOOSE AND IN EXTREME CASES, COME OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME COMPLETELY LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

PAINT SUDDENLY PEELING FROM HOOD AND ROOF AND CORNERS AROUND WINDOWS IN MARCH/APRIL 2016. PAINT TEST REVEALS THERE IS NO SEALANT TO ADHERE PAINT TO BODY OF CAR AND WILL CONTINUE TO PEEL FROM THE BODY. INSURANCE MAY NOT COVER THE COST TO REPAINT, AND HYUNDAI PAINT WARRANTY ONLY 3 YEARS, 36,000 MILES.

ENGINE STALLS UPON PICKING UP SPEED. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND HYUNDAI MOTOR WILL NOT FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR WHICH THERE WAS A RECALL. DEALER ONLY AGREED TO EXTEND WARRANTY TO 120K MILES FROM 100K.

THE STEERING COUPLER WAS DEFECTIVE ON MY CAR. MY STEERING STARTED GETTING PROGRESSIVELY LOOSER, AND ESPECIALLY NOISY/VIBRATING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS MY COUPLER BASED ON MY DESCRIPTION (AND IT TURNED TO BE EXACTLY THAT) BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH SONATAS AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THEM ALL THE TIME. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SONATA. HAVING A LOOSE AND VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL CAN'T POSSIBLY BE SAFE, AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM MAKES ME BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS OTHER THAN FORCING CUSTOMERS TO FOOT THE BILL FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAUSES STEERING WHEEL ISSUES.

THIS VEHICLES STEERING COLUMN SHAKES, RATTLES, AND POPS WHILE DRIVING, TURNING, ETC.. I HAVE HAD TO ALSO REPLACE 4 FRONT TIRES AND SEVERAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS WITHIN A YEARS TIME FRAME. THE TIRE COUPLES INSIDE EVERY TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FROM ABNORMAL WEAR AND WIRES ARE VISIBLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. WHEN I REACH 55-60 MPH THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY, AND AS STATED FRONT END ALIGNMENTS DO NOT LAST LONG.

RECALL - NHTSA 15V-568 - ENGINE RECALL - ENGINE COULD SEIZE UP AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. ON 6-22-2016 HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP INSPECTED ENGINE AND STATED NO ISSUES AT THIS TIME.I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH TWO TODDLERS. THANK YOU RECALL - STEERING - LOSS OF POWER STEERING COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI DEALER STATED NO CURRENT FIX IS AVAILABLE YET FROM HYUNDAI AS OF 6-22-2016 WHEN MY VEHICLE AS GETTING CHECKED FOR THE ENGINE RECALL AND THE BRAKE PAD RECALL WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH TWO TODDLERS. THANK YOU *TR

EPS DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST STEERING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND THIS HAPPENED AS THE CAR WAS STARTED WHEN BACKING UP OUT FROM THE PARKING SPACE.

CAME OUT TO THE PARKED VEHICLE IN OUR DRIVEWAY TO FIND THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY FALLING OUT. THE CAR WAS NEVER HIT OR IN AN ACCIDENT. NOTICED THAT THE STUDS (FASTENERS) GOING INTO THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY CRACKED APART AND SEPARATED FROM THE STUDS AND THE ASSEMBLY ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY TO FALL FROM THE BODY. A NEW TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WILL BE NEEDED TO REPAIR. THIS LOOKS AS THOUGH THERE COULD BE A TENSILE STRENGTH PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC. IF IT FALLS OFF THERE IS NO TAIL LIGHT AND IT COULD DAMAGE ANOTHER VEHICLE IF ON THE HIGHWAY.

CAR LOSSES POWER IN THE HIGHWAY UNDER 55 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN STARTING FROM STOP OR YIELD IT DOES NOT TAKE ACCELERATION AND ALMOST DIES . ALMOST GOT IN ACCCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES AS THE CAR DOESNT WANT TAKE GAS. MORE LIKE A SUDEN STOP IN A TRAFIC.. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK AND IS NOT THE BULBS. THIS IS BECOMING ALMOST EVERYDAY PROBLEM AND DEALER DONT HAVE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT I WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. PLS DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON INDICATING SOMETHING IS WRONG, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT AN WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACE SEVERAL BULBS IN MY VEHICLE EACH YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS. EVERY BULB THAT I HAVE WENT OUT INDICATING A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MDPS FLEX COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V190000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

WHEN I HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO SHIMMY, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES AND HAS CALLED ABOUT MY VEHICLE ISSUE. ONLY TO HAVE BEEN CALLED A LIAR AND TELLING THEY REFUSED TO FIX MY VEHICLE. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) CIRCUIT BOARD MAY BE DAMAGED AND RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK WITH TRAVELING WITH MY KIDS. HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, EXTRA STEERING EFFORT WILL BE REQUIRED, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THIS, I EVEN HAD BRAND NEW TIRES PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURSE FOR.THIS IS TOTAL UNACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISAPPOINTMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF RECALL FOR VEHICLE. *SMD

KEY GETS HUNG UP STUCK IN IGNITION WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT TIMES MUST WORK GEAR SHIFT SHOVING IT BACK AND FORTH TO RELEASE KEY AND PULL OUT WHILE DOING THIS CAR CAN ALSO ROLL OUT OF ITS PARKING SPACE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS.... THE VEHICLE IS AND WAS STATIONARY BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS ON A HILL AS WELL VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ UP AND SEEN THIS NUMEROUS TIMES FROM OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL SO I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST THIS CAR

MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF A RECALL THAT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF. I THINK IT WAS CAMPAIGN 132 OR 136. BY THE WAY, CAMPAIGN 143 IS ALSO ON THE HORIZON. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THEY ARE GOING TO FIX THE CAR WITH NO CHARGE BUT I AM OUT OF WORK WITH NO CAR BECAUSE THEY ONLY RENT CARS THROUGH ENTERPRISE. I CANNOT RENT THROUGH ENTERPRISE AND THEY ARE IN NO WAY TRYING TO HELP ME. I DID NOT ASK FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND IT IS NOT MY FAULT AT ALL. I SIMPLY ASKED THEM TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING INTO SOMETHING SO THAT I COULD GET TO WORK. I'M MISSING DAYS THAT I AM NOT GETTING PAID FOR BECAUSE I AM STILL NEW ON THE JOB. I WORK FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND FIND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY WRONG. YOU DON'T NOTIFY OF ME SOMETHING AND THEN SAY THAT IF I CAN'T USE ENTERPRISE, WHOM THEY HAVE STRUCK SOME DEAL WITH, THAT I'M JUST LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, I SHOULD BE ACCOMMODATED IN SOME WAY REGARDING A CAR AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR DAYS MISSED AT WORK. OURISMAN HYUNDAI IN LAUREL, MD HAS MY CAR AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT MAY UP TO A MONTH TO GET THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR MY ENGINE! SO NOT ONLY ARE THEY FORCING ME TO RENT A CAR FOR SOMETHING THAT HYUNDAI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR (I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF) BUT THEY ARE ALSO TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL FOR A FULL MONTH, WON'T GET REIMBURSED FOR, AND DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT I AM NOT GETTING PAID WHILE BEING OUT OF WORK. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? IN

I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING MY ENTIRE ENGINE HAD BEEN RECALLED, BUT THE HYUNDAI DEALER HERE IN SPRINGFIELD, MO CLAIMS THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CAR WAS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE LETTER SAID

CAR STARTED MAKING A METALLIC CLICKING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN STALLED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA 15V568.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,888.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT WONT GO OFF. MANY PEOPLE ON LINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL. IT STAYS ON THE DASHBOARD. MANYCAR OWNERS OF SONATA ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF REVERSE OR INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,605.

EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, A RATTLE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I GO TO TURN THE WHEEL. I HAD A PROFESSIONAL LOOK AT THIS AND HE TELLS ME THE STERRING COUPLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OTHER 2011 THROUGH 2014 SONATAS. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $300 TO GET IT FIXED. GIVEN THE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PART, IT APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON ANY STREET, A RATTLE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I GO OVER THE SMALLEST BUMP.

DID SOME RESEARCH AND FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS 2.4L IS AFFECTED BY THE "STARTER LEVER" RECALL. I WENT TO TURN MY CAR ON THE OTHER DAY AND IT WOULDN'T TURN ON AND JUST MADE A HISSING SOUND AS I TURNED THE KEY. WENT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE MY STARTER TESTED AND IT FAILED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC RIGHT AWAY. I NEED MY STARTED FIXED AND REPLACED SO MY CAR DOESN'T DIE ON THE FREEWAY! HAD TO TURN MY KEY AND TRY START THE CAR AT LEAST 10 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD CRANK OVER.

EVERYTIME I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND/OR SLIGHTLY MOVE IT IN ANY WAY, IT MAKES A VERY UNNERVING AND SCARY POPPING SOUND. AS IF IT WILL JUST COME RIGHT OFF OF THE HINGES. IT MAKES THE SAME POPPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING ON THESE TERRIBLE CALIFORNIA UNEVEN HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL STREETS. APPARENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL NUMBER 16V19000 BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY....HOW CAN THAT BE? DO WE WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE HAS A ACCIDENT, THEN NOTIFY ALL THE CUSTOMERS?

CONSTANT CLICKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHETHER I AM DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. WHILE IN PARK, IF I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD CLICKING. ON THE INTERSTATE A VERY BAD VIBRATION AND CLICKING AT 60MPH. THIS ONLY STARTED HAPPENING AFTER HAVING SEVERAL RECALLS COMPLETED ON 02/05/16. CAMPAIGN 132 - COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, CAMPAIGN 122 AND 123.

I STARTED NOTICING WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS, A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY VEHICLE. ANY TIME I WOULD TURN LEFT, RIGHT OR GO OVER A BUMP, A LARGE RATTLE WOULD COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP THAT INDICATED THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI SONATA'S AND THAT IT'S DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING COUPLER. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY REPLACE CLOSE TO 2 OR 3 A WEEK. I FIND THIS TO BE COMPLETELY DISTURBING CONSIDERING A DRIVE MY CHILDREN AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE YET HYUNDAI HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR A PROBLEM THEM OBVIOUSLY KNOW THEY HAVE.

IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY, 2016 AT 105K, I STARTED THE CAR AND I MADE IT DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STALLED IN FRONT OF A STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE, OIL, BATTERY, AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TRIED TO TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WOULDN'T START. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST $1000 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SO I TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED IT WITH AN AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMP FOR $375. GOT IT BACK AND IT RAN GREAT. 2 WEEKS LATER, ON MY WAY TO WORK I HAD A FULL TANK AND I DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES AND MY FULL TANK WENT TO A HALF TANK AND IT WAS SAYING I HAD 289 MILES LEFT THEN SAID I HAD 270 AND THEN WENT TO 290 MILES LEFT IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. I GOT OFF OF WORK AND THE CAR STARTED, BUT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. I GOT IT TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING LOOSE ON THE FUEL PUMP. A WEEK LATER, IT BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A CAR WASH. I HAD TO GET IT PULLED OUT AND TOWED AGAIN. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. A WEEK AND HALF LATER, THE FUEL INDICATOR KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN AND THEN SAID I HAD NO MORE GAS WHEN I KNEW I HAD QUARTER OF A TANK SO I BROUGHT IT HOME AND FILLED IT UP AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. IT RAN WELL AFTER THE FILL UP. DIDN'T DRIVE IT FOR A WEEK BECAUSE I WENT ON VACATION. THE DAY AFTER I CAME BACK I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND IT DROVE FINE, BUT AFTER IT SAT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR 15 MINUTES, IT WOULDN'T START. I LET IT SIT FOR 6 HOURS AND

WHENEVER YOU HIT A BUMP OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CLICK AND RATTLES.

ONE DAY DRIVING, THIS CLICKING NOISE, STARTED TO COME FROM STEERING COLUMN EVERY TIME I MADE A TURN AND ALSO WHEN I DROVE OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD. THIS NOISE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW I CAN HEAR IT ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. I TOOK CAR IN FOR OTHER RECALLS AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. COST OF 375.00! I FEEL BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN NOTED ON WEBSITES FROM MANY UPON MANY OF SONATA OWNERS THAT THIS PARTICULAR STEERING COUPLER IS FAULTY. HENCE, THE RESPONSIBILITY LIES WITH THE AUTO MAKER AND NOT THE CAR OWNER TO ABSORB THE COST OF REPAIRS. TO MAKE RIGHT, THIS DANGEROUS WRONG. THANK YOU

FORK IN STATER MOTOR THAT MOVES THE PINION GEAR GEAR TO ENGAGE SNAPPED. HYUNDAI HAS A TSB AND THIS IS A COMMON REPORT ON THE INTERNET. BELIEVE USING PLASTIC FOR THIS PART WAS A POOR DECISION GUARANTEEING FAILURE.

THERE IS AN ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COUPLING ON MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT COULD FALL OF AT ANY MOMENT IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPING AND ALSO WHEN GOING OVER 60 MILES AND HOUR. THE SMALLEST BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE A VIOLENT SHAKING AS WELL. THIS PART THE COUPLING IS LITERALLY A PIECE OF RUBBER THE SIZE OF A QUARTER IT COST 15 DOLLARS AT THE PART STORE AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS 200 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER SONATA OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND EVERY WEBSITE I'VE FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE MAN I SPOKE TO NEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX. HE ALSO SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 SONATA. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!!!!!

CAR STILL IDLES BUT DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHILE IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK (ONLY) MY TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON. DURING THIS TIME, WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE. IT WILL LOSE ALL MOMENTUM. THE CAR NEVER SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS AND REAPPLY IT, FOR THE CAR TO CORRECT ITSELF. VERY SCARY. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT REPEATEDLY, GIVING MY CAR A "HOPPING" FEELING. IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERY MORNING BUT AT LEAST 3-5 TIMES A WEEK. SOME DAYS I AM WORRIED I WILL NOT MAKE IT TO WORK OR WORSE GET HIT FROM LOSING SPEED. MY CAR ALSO MAKES A CLANKING NOISE WHILE I AM REVERSING. I HAVE HAD IT SHUT OFF ON ME ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. I RECEIVED LETTERS IN THE MAIL ABOUT A RECALL AND TOOK IT ON FEBRUARY 4, 2016 TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WAS THERE FOR ALMOST 3 HOURS. THEY FIXED MY BRAKE STOPPING PAD AND SOME HANDLES ON THE DOORS BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE..... I AM NOT SURE IF THEY WERE HONEST OR NOT AFTER READING SOME OF THE COMMENTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BACK IN MOTION, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE A SHORT IN THEM AND WHEN BLENKER IS USED THE LIGHT GO COMPLETELY OUT. THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WILL STILL NOT WORK EITHER. CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AFTER DARK!

AFTER THE VEHICLE GETS HOT (IN SUMMER) OR IS DROVE FOR AT LEAST 30 MINS, THE ABS AND TRACTION SENSOR LIGHTS COME ON AND MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. THE LOW TIRE LIGHT STAYS ON SINCE WE PURCHASED IT.

"TAKATA RECALL". THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER STARTING CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO JENKINS HYUNDAI OF LEESBURG FL. AFTER ABOUT 35-45 MINUTES LATER THE SERVICE MAN CAME BACK AND SAID THE PROBLEM IS A CLOCK SPRING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST US $350 TO FIX IT. HE SAID THAT IF IT IS NOT FIXED THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A PART THAT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS OVER THE YEARS. TAKATA AIRBAGS HAVE CAUSED MANY INJURIES AND DEATHS BECAUSE OF DEFECTS. WHY HYUNDAI EVEN USES TAKATA AIRBAGS IS BEYOND ME (UNLESS THEY MANUFACTURE THEM). I AM NOT IN A FINANCIAL POSITION TO FIX THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW OR BUY ANOTHER CAR. IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I AM IN A CRASH, I MIGHT NOT SURVIVE BECAUSE OF HYUNDAI'S REFUSAL TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING A PART THAT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY DEFECTIVE WHEN THE CAR WAS BUILT. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I CAN BELIEVE IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE PART, THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. PLEASE EXPEDITE THIS COMPLAINT AS I AM NOW DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT I FEEL IS UNSAFE.

AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASH RANDOMLY CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR WAS NEVER HIT, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR INVOLVED IN ANY INCIDENT TO CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND WILL NOT TURN OFF, MEANING IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SRS AND "PASSENGER OFF" LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

STEERING WHEEL FLAWS, WHEN TURNING TO LEFT YOU WILL HEAR A NOISE AND PULL. GOING OVER BUMPS OR ANY TYPE OF SURFACE THAT IS NOT FLAT ROAD HEAR A VERY NOTICEABLE CLANGING NOISE. STEERING WHEEL RATTLES AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH. LIKE OTHER NOTIFICATIONS HERE, THE DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BUT WANTS TO CHARGE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS WELL MAINTAINED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ENGINE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.