2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

MYFRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WENT OUT ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN I AM NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH MY FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT. I HAVE TO INSERT IT 3-5 TIMES FOR IT TO LATCH. SOMETIMES IT DOESNT LATCH AT ALL. ALL IN THE PARKED STATUS. THERE IS NOTHING "STUCK" IN THE BUCKLES. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRY TO TAKE IT OUT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FORATLEAST 2 YEARS.

MY CAR'S STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING CLICKING NOSE. IT PROBABLY STARTED SOME TIME LAST YEAR, BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT B/C SOUND WAS VERY FAINT. BUT NOW, THE NOISE IS PRETTY LOUD AND THAT IT'S AFFECTING THE CAR'S DRIVING PERFORMANCE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I DRIVE OVER A CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT; MAKES NOISE WHENEVER I TURN, GO OVER A BUMP, OR WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN WHEN IT'S STATIONARY.. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND DEALER SAID THAT THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THOUGH I OWN THE CAR FOR OVER 5 YRS , I ONLY HAVE $51K MILES ON IT. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS WITH A RECALL ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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 VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADDED A FUEL ADDITIVE AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TO START WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY NONE OF THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS WILL WORK AT ALL. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND THESE SEEM TO BE A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 MODEL.

STEERING IS VERY LOOSE, SHAKES, AND VIBRATES VERY BAD DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREET SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL AT ANY MOMENT!! I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE FLEX COUPLER! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED! I'VE SEEN THIS ISSUE A LOT ON THE HYUNDAI FORUMS!!

THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY SONATA'S STEERING. I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PART FAILURE, BUT AM UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE RUBBER COUPLER THAT CONNECTS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TO THE ACTUAL STEERING COLUMN. I STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM CENTER. IT DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE CAR WAS MOVING OR AT STOP. THE NOISE CONTINUED GETTING WORSE OVER A 3 MONTH TIME FRAME AND IS NOW MORE OF A THUD NOISE. THE NOISE ITSELF IS NOT THE SAFETY PROBLEM, ONLY A SIDE EFFECT. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE SAME PART THAT IS FAILING CAUSING THE NOISE HAS NOW STARTED TO CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH ANYTIME THE CAR GOES FASTER THAN 55-60MPH. HOW CAN SOMEONE MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING SO BADLY, AND HOW EXACTLY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT I HAVE TO DRIVE 80 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY FOR WORK. MY ARMS ARE ALMOST NUMB BY THE TIME I MAKE IT TO WORK OR BACK HOME FROM BEING SHAKING ALMOST THE ENTIRE WAY. IT IS NOT LIKE I CAN DRIVE THE CAR SLOW ENOUGH ON THE FREEWAYS HERE IN THE DFW AREA, THAT WOULD BE A HOLE OTHER SAFETY TOPIC. I GUESS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FORK OUT THE $3-400 TO FIX IT. WHY CAN'T NHTSA JUST ADD THIS PART TO THE EPS RECALL #143 THAT COVERS THE EPS CONTROL UNIT? IF THE DEALER HAS TO TAKE IT A PART TO REPLACE THE EPS CONTROL UNIT, WHY WOULD THEY NOT INSTALL A NEW COUP

WITH HEADLIGHTS ENGAGED AT NIGHT (WITH HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN AUTO OR MANUAL) THE DASH LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND HEADLIGHTS WILL MOMENTARILY GO OUT WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED. THE LIGHTS WILL ALSO FLICKER OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT HAVING TURN SIGNAL ENGAGED. THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND STAY ON AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF WITH HEADLAMP SWITCH IN AUTOMATIC MODE WHILE CAR IS PARKED.

AFTER LOSING POWER AND GETTING HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE, I TOOK CAR INTO DEALER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WASTE GATE FOR THE TURBO AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED WITH MY WRAP AROUND COVERAGE THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR. WITH THIS COMES THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRS AS THE CAR WILL HEAT UP BECAUSE THE AIR CAN NOT ESCAPE. HYUNDAI SHOULD COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER STORIES THE SAME AS MINE, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI!!!

WHEN I PLACE MY CAR IN PARK THE CAR IS,TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK BUT I'M ALREADY IN PARK. MY CAR WILL TURN OFF BUT MY NAVIGATION SCREEN STAYS ON. ALSO THE ENGINE PUSH TO START/STOP LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF. IN ADDITION I AM UNABLE TO USE MY FAVORITE TO LOCK THE DOORS BECAUSE IT THINKS MY KEYS ARE STILL IN THE VEHICLE SO I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK IT. THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE TO GAS IT TO PICK UP SPEEDS AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO MONTHS.

MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WASN'T AS LOUD WHEN IT BEGAN, THEN THE MORE I DROVE MY CAR THE LOUDER IT BECAME. I DO NOT KNOW WHY MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE THESE TYPES OF NOISE, I JUST STARTED MY CAR AND I STARTED TO DRIVE AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS MAKING NOISES. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CAR. THE COST TO REPAIR IT WAS WAY OVER MY BUDGET. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE CAR AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS FROM CAR OWNERS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. IF THIS PROBLEM CAN BE LIFE THREATENING THEN WHY IS IT NOT MENTIONED AS A RECALL. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. NOW I CAN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IF I DRIVE 60MPH OR ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAVE TO DECREASE MY SPEED JUST TO CONTROL THE SHAKE. NOW THE NOISE IS LOUDER THEN EVER. MY CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR ANYTIME I WANT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RISK ANYTHING DRIVING THE CAR.

ON THIRD ENGINE THAT IS FINALLY RECALLED WITH CAMPAIGN 132 BUT HOW DO I KNOW IF THE CURRENT ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE OR NOT? TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT 'PASSED' THE ONE TIME RECALL CHECK. THIS IS A JOKE. FIRST ENGINE FAILED AT 96K AND SECOND AT 10 MILES AND NOW WHO KNOWS WHEN THIRD WILL FAIL OR NOT? CAN'T GET HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE NOR DEALERSHIP TO TAKE THE TIME TO TELL ME WHEN THE CURRENT ENGINE WAS MADE. HAVE 119K ON CAR NOW. I AM FRUSTRATED AND CAN'T GET ANSWERS... CAN YOU HELP ME?

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS CRUNK AND WILL NOT GO OFF. HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS. NO CAR ACCIDENTS EITHER.

CRUISE CONTROL WONT ENGAGE. BUTTONS FOR CRUSE CONTROL INTERMENTLY WORK. WHEN AND IF CRUISE CONTROL DOES ENGAGE BUTTONS CANCEL,SET, +/- SPEED MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE. SETTING CRUISE CONTROL AND INCREASING OR DECREASING ACCELERATOR SPEED MAY OR MAY NOT ENGAGE. MAY HAVE NO CONTROL IF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPENS. NO CONTROL OF SPEED AND SETTINGS. NUMEROUS SONATA OWNWERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. GOOGLE PROBLEM AND ITS WELL KNOW. WHAT IS HYUNDAI DOING TO PREVENT OR FIX THE PROBLEM IF AND WHEN UNINTENDED ACCLERATION OCCURS. OR IS HYUNDAI GOING TO WAIT UNTILL SOMEONE MENTIONS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT LIKE IN THE REPLACEMENT OF SONATA ENGINES.....

BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON THE CAR ON BOTH SIDES ARE DETERIORATED/MELTED. AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. THEY GO ON AND OFF. THE LAMP ASSEMBLIES ARE "WORN " ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP AND NEED REPLACED AT A WOPPING 600 DOLLARS. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THEIR DEFECT IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP IS THE RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THIS UNDER WARRENTY. THEY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85,000 ISH MILES ON IT AND THERE IS ON WAY THIS ASSEMBLY SHOULD HAVE PROBLEMS.DUE TO THEM JUST PUTTING A RECALL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER AND HAVING IT FIXED TODAY I AM SURE THIS IS ALL LINKED TOGETHER SOMEHOW. IF I HIT A BUMP THE BREAKLIGHTS STOP WORKING THEN I WIGGLE THE BULB AND IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THEIR ARE SEVERAL OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS THE INTERNET. THIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST TOO. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND THE POOR QUALITY OF CHEAP PARTS SHOULD BE REPLACED.

STEERING WHEEL HAS BEGUN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AND MAKES A KNOCKING/POPPING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, YOU CAN TURN THE WHEEL AND HEAR AND FEEL THE POPPING. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL BUT I AM GUESSING MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. MAYBE THE RECALL NEEDS TO EXTEND FURTHER THAN INITIALLY THOUGHT.

STEERING WHEEL CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNED. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT WOULD BECOME DANGEROUS TO STEER AS THE PART ( A RUBBER PART THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT COIN ) DETERIORATED. THE PART REPLACED WAS 1-56315-2K000-FFF- FLEXIBLE COUPLING. IT COST AROUND $300.00 TO REPLACE A $2.52 PART, THAT IS CONSIDERED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL YET, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF THESE PARTS.

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT, AND SHAKES AND RATTLES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP (WHETHER IT BE A SMALL BUMP ON THE ROAD OR SPEED BUMP). ALSO SHAKES AND RATTLES WHEN I BRAKE. AFTER ONE SHAKE AND RATTLE INCIDENT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. NONE OF MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (VOLUME, BLUETOOTH, PHONE, CRUISE CONTROL, ETC.) WORK. MY HORN NO LONGER WORKS ALSO. TOOK MY CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALER AND HAD TO PAY $118 JUST TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED! REALLY?!? I HAD TO PAY IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THE SHAKING/RATTLING PROBLEM WAS THE FLEX COUPLER ASSY, WHICH THEY QUOTED ME WAS $475 TO FIX! THEN THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME ANOTHER $225 TO FIX MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROL ISSUE! COME TO FIND OUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WENT OVER MY WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, I FEEL LIKE IT'S GONNA FALL OFF. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR THAT VIOLENTLY SHAKES. CONSIDERING SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HYUNDAI ISN'T TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM WITH SO MAY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES! I'M NOT PAYING ANOTHER $700 TO FIX MY CAR WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS HYUNDAI USED CHEAP ($2.00) PART THAT AR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

ECM COMPUTER FAILED. NOTHING WILL WORK. NOT ONLY UNDRIVABLE, IT IS UNSTARTABLE! HAD TO BE TOWED FROM OUR DRIVEWAY. (MANY SYSTEMS ON THIS CAR HAVE FAILED PREVIOUSLY!!) CANNOT GET LOCAL DEALER TO REPAIR IT. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. HYUNDAIS ARE A JOKE!!

BRIEFLY, 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TO DEALER FOR ENGINE RECALL 132 CAMPAIGN ON 3/24/16. NOTIFIED DEALER THAT CAR HAD STALLED ON HIGHWAY 2 DAYS PRIOR. ACCORDING TO DEALER, CAR "PASSED" RECALL. ON 3/26/16, ENGINE SEIZED ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. THANKFULLY, NO INJURIES. CAR TOWED TO DEALER ON 3/29/16. HYUNDAI APPROVES NEW ENGINE ON 3/30/16. TO BE CONTINUED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED. THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP OR ROUGH ROAD OR MY SPEED GETS OVER 60 MPH MY STEERING WHEEL RATTLES, SHAKES AND MAKES POPPING NOISE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2010 BUT I NEVER RECEIVED IT I GUESS MY CAR WAS AFTER THE MADE DATES OF PREVIOUS CARS WITH THE PROBLEM BUT IT SOUNDLIKE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN ON SOME OTHER SITES BY GOOGLING AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE APPARENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I TOOK CAR FOR SERVICING, WAS TOLD THE MDPS COUPLING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. THE STEERING IS "LOOSE" AND NOT PRECISE. I WORRY THIS COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PART SHOWN TO ME FROM ANOTHER CAR WAS PLASTIC AND HAD BEEN WORN DOWN. HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS IS A PRETTY SERIOUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE EXAMINED.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT. INITIALLY WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR UP THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON BUT THEN IT WOULD GO OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. NOW IT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. IT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT. IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM?

I WAS TRAVELING TO RETURN MY VEHICLE TO SOUTHERN STATES HYUNDAI ON STATE HIGHWAY 70 IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA WHEN SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY VEHICLE EXPLODED. AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION, I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 M.P.H. NOT ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND UNABLE TO BREATH BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE, I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND JUMPED FROM THE CAR.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WITH TWO BARS LEFT ON THE GAS GAUGE (DASHBOARD SAID DISTANCE TO EMPTY: 80 MILES) , THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS. I PUT A GALLON OF TANK AND IT WORKED. HOPING THAT IT WAS JUST ONE TIME PROBLEM, I WAS DRIVING IT CAREFULLY FILLING GAS WHEN IT HAD THREE BARS LEFT ON THE GAUGE. A WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THERE WERE 4 BARS (130MILES TO EMPTY ON THE DASH). TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME BE REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FOR $1,000 WHICH I DECLINED AT THE MOMENT. I HAD 63,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY SONATA 2011 ARE HAVING THE SIMILAR PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

THE STEERING WAS HAVING MORE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAN NORMAL BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THERE WAS ALSO A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. WE BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COUPLER. THE ORIGINAL PART WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND BROKE APART (PICTURE ATTACHED). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE NEW PART IS MADE OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL THAN THE ORIGINAL.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE FREEWAY BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE SAID IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE. I LOOKED UP THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR AND SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE HAD. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO FIX OR GET ANOTHER CAR?

HYUNDAI RECALL 133: ON FRIDAY, MARCH 25, I WAS DRIVING AND IN MOTION WHEN I HEARD A METALIC, CLANKY SOUND WHEN I DROVE OVER A FEW BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I FINISHED MY TRIP AND AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE WAY BACK TO MY HOME, I HEARD IT AGAIN AND HEARD METAL DROP ON THE ROAD UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I LOOKED OUT THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW A METAL PIECE BOUNCING AND THEN COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER AND PICKED UP THE PART. I HAD MY HUSBAND INSPECT IT AND HE SAID IT MAY BE FROM THE FRONT COIL SPRING. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD THEM INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE FRONT SPRING COIL THAT HAD ERODED AND FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE SPRING WAS UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL, HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE 133. I HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA (CASE # 8968274).

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I HEARD A METALLIC NOISE WHEN I HIT SMALL BUMPS/CRACKS IN THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD A BANG/POP AND A CLUNK. I THEN SAW A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE CAR. I TURNED AROUND AND FOUND THE PIECE IN QUESTION. IT IS A PART OF THE FRONT COIL SPRING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HYUNDAI HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 4/28/10 AND THE CARS BEING RECALLED WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 12/11/09 AND 02/28/10. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $529.00. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF MY MANUFACTURE DATE, THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I ASKED HIM IF THE SPRINGS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES IN MY CAR? HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE SPRINGS BREAKING AT WHAT POINT DID HYUNDAI SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT SPRING? MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN 2 MONTH OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES, MY ASSUMPTION IS THE SPRING IN MY CAR IS THE SAME SPRING THAT IS IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES. HYUNDAI DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SPRING UNTIL 10/2014..... HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE THE EXACT SAME SPRING INSTALLED AS THE "OFFICIAL" RECALLED VEHICLES? THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HYUNDAI HAS A CURRENT RECALL FOR IT, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER T

I HAVE EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY OR SEPARATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT UPPER AND/OR LOWER UNIVERSAL JOINT CROSS SHAFT/YOKE; MISSING, LOOSE OR DAMAGED UNIVERSAL JOINT PINCH BOLTS; IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS WITH MISALIGNED SPLINES OR INSUFFICIENT SPLINE ENGAGEMENT PREVENTING THE UNIVERSAL JOINT PINCH BOLT FROM BEING SECURED IN THE RETAINING GROOVE WHEN FASTENED. THIS WAS RECALL 097. A INVESTIGATION WAS ALSO CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION #PE10035. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND WHEN MECHANIC CALLED ABOUT RECALL, THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS BASED ON VIN NUMBER. IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2011 SONATA'S THEN IT SHOULD NOT MATTER. ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION 119,383 SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SERVICED UNDER THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN AND 58 SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE RECEIVED REPLACEMENT PARTS AS A RESULT. THIS CAMPAIGN RECALL SHOULD BE REOPENED AND THOSE AFFECTED SHOULD RECEIVED THE SAME BECAUSE I PURCHASED MINE AS A USED VEHICLE IN 2012. WHO IS TO SAY THAT PREVIOUS OWNER KNEW OF THE ISSUE CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE AND DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, A WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED "CRITICAL ERROR" AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STARTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE MONTHS BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I TOOK MY 2011 SONATA FOR AN OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COUPLING WAS LOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST ME AROUND $350. AFTER DOING SOME RESERCH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF 2011 SONATA OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE SONATAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT MINE? THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V629000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I AM WORRIED THAT IF I'M IN A CAR ACCIDENT MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE HELP.

HAND BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON. IF THE HAND BRAKE IS APPLIED THE DASHBOARD DOESN'T INDICATE THAT IT'S ON. THE CAR STILL DRIVES AND DRIVER UNAWARE THAT THE HAND BRAKE IS ON APPLIES BRAKE CAUSING SEVERE SHARING AND LOOSING CONTROL OF CAR. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON STREET FOR 8 MILES WITH HAND BRAKE ON.

AIRBIG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT, LARGE OR SMALL, NOR ANY OTHER CONDITIONS (IE ELECTRICAL) TO CAUSE IT TO REMAIN ON

STEERING IS VERY LOOSE, SHAKES, AND VIBRATES VERY BAD DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREET SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL AT ANY MOMENT!! I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE FLEX COUPLER! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED! I'VE SEEN THIS ISSUE A LOT ON THE HYUNDAI FORUMS!!

PLAY IN THE STEERING AND RATTLE IN COLUMN WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. SITTING STILL THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE COLUMN MAKES RATTLE NOISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V759000 (STEERING) AND 15V568000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 15V568000 (ENGINE), AND 14V434000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONGOING AND ANY FAILURE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE DEALER DECLINED TO DO THE REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,088.

A CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. REPLACED OEM STRUTS, 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, FRONT ROTORS TURNED & RESURFACED, TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. STILL CLUNKING IN STEERING.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN THE VEHICULE IS NOT IN MOTION. THIS MEANS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND/OR DEATH! IT SEEMS THIS IS A PERSISTENT ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI SONATAS SINCE 2006.

THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES PRIOR TO ME REPORTING THIS AND I'M SURE I'VE REPORTED THIS IN THE PAST. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN I TURNTHE WHEEL. IT COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND HAPPENS ON OCCASION. IT'S HARD TO RECREATE WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE NOISE. I'VE BEEN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH 2011 SONATAS WITH THE VIN STARTING 5NPEC4... ODD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 37,000 MILEAGE WHILE THE CAR WAS ON BUT NOT MOVING. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER TO CHECK THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND WAS TOLD THAT AIRBAG CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THIS IS MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT POSES A THREAT OF THE CONSUMER'S SAFETY AS IT CAN BE DEADLY THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED! THIS CAN BE FATAL. ADDITIONALLY, IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF 2011 SONATAS OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER! PLEASE HELP THE CONSUMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER AN HOUR OF ATTEMPTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.