2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

ENGINE SEIZED AND I HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF$3,620.04. AS PER THE AGREEMENT THEY MADE REGARDING THE ENGINE FAILING DUE TO METAL OBJECTS BEING IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS THEIR FAULT, THEY WOULD REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THIS COST. I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 6 MONTHS AND WHEN I CALLED, THEY STALLED BY REQUESTING ME TO PROVE I OWNED THE VEHICLE BY SUBMITTING MY REGISTRATION OR INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLE. I TRADED IN THE VEHICLE LAST FALL AND DO NOT HAVE THE ITEMS ANYMORE . MY NAME IS ON THE BILL I PAID FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY THEY CAN TRY TO NOT PAY EVEN THEY AGREED TO PAY.THE ENGINE FAILED AT THE SAVANNAH AIRPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 66800 MILES. TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP BEING TOLD DRIVER SEAT NEEDS REPLACED BECAUSE SENSOR WENT BAD!!!! SAYS IT WILL BE LIKE 800 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW SEAT. SO AIRBAGS WON'T WORK UNLESS I BUY A NEW SEAT. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL DONE ON THESE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED WITH THIS PROBLEM!!!! I HAVE READ THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 66700 MILES. TOOK TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE AND TO CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT AND WAS TOLD PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM AND TRACK NEEDED REPLACED. WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY 850 DOLLARS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND I HAVE KIDS AND CAN'T EVEN TRUST DRIVING THIS CAR DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS LIKELY NOT DEPLOYING!!!!! THIS NEEDS RECALLED!!!! I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST MY CARS SAFETY. ESPECIALLY WITH MY 3 KIDS. RECALL THIS ASAP PLEASE....... I HAVE READ THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST 2011 HYUNDAI SONATAS FROM PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOSES AND COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,200. UPDATED 05/20/16*LJ *CN

ON SUNDAY 03/13/2016 AT 1957 HOURS A COLLISION OCCURRED BETWEEN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA AND 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE DRIVER OF THE HYUNDAI. THE COLLISION WAS HEAD ON IN NATURE AT AND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH. THE AIRBAGS IN THE SONATA FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS IS AN ON GOING FELONY INVESTIGATION. [XXX] MY NAME IF[XXX] AND I AM AN ACCIDENT RE-CONSTRUCTIONIST WITH THE OMAHA POLICE DEPARTMENT IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME[XXX] (CELL). I CAN ALSO BE REACHED VIA EMAIL AT[XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *BF

CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN PARKED WHILE TURNING WHEEL AND DRIVING OVER BUMPS.

STEERING COUPLER CLUNK AND CLICKING WHEN STEERING IS TURNED. THIS IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON MANY CARS JUST PRIOR TO THE DATE OF MINE BEING BUILT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,853.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT A QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED AND THE DIPSTICK WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING AND THERE IS A CLUNK WHEN I TURN. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD STEERING WHEEL COUPLING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CHARGE IS $350. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THERE WAS NO INTEREST IN HELPING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM IS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY RECALL.

WHILE IN MOTION I NOTICED THAT I STARTED HAVING EXTRA PLAY IN MY STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED OUT. AFTER REPAIRING 2- TIRE RODS THE ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE PLAY STILL EXISTED AND THAT IT WAS A RECALLED ITEM THAT HYUNDAI WOULD REPAIR. I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI CARE AND SET-UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE REPAIR COMPLETED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE POHANKA DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE REPAIR HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN 2010 AND THAT I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR DID SO WITHOUT INSPECTING MY VEHICLE.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS MADE OUT OF A FLIMSY PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT COULD POTENTIALLY FAIL AT ANY TIME. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING AXLE AND BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,884. UPDATED 05/20/16*LJ

MY STEERING COLUMN HAS BEGAN TO RATTLE AND SHAKE AFFECTING THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS ESPECIALLY WORSENED IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND VIBRATES DRAMATICALLY OVER BUMPS AND WHEN BRAKING WHICH IS VERY SCARY. I'VE GOTTEN AT LEAST 4 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT BUT STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. INSTEAD, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SERVICES WOULD BE ROUGHLY AROUND $250 TO REPLACE A $2 RUBBER COUPLER. I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE COMPANY WILL NOT FIX IT, INSTEAD I WAS TOLD THAT CONTINUED DRIVING WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH FORCES ME TO EITHER PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR TRY TO FIX THIS MYSELF. THE SYMPTOMS STARTED LATE 2015 AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80K MILES. IF THIS IS A DEFECT CAUSED BY HYUNDAI... THEN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY HYUNDAI. PLACING A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART ON YOUR VEHICLES AND LEAVING THE EXPENSE ON YOUR CONSUMER IS UNACCEPTABLE. ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER BUT ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD.

THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. THE CAR IS NOW PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE NOISE HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN ANY GEAR. ALSO, THE CAR STEERING WILL VIBRATE SOMETIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IT MAKES A LOUD CLACKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS YOU TURN AND WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE ROAD .

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLACKING SOUND EVERYTIME I MAKE A TURN, DRIVING THE CAR. THIS IS A HAZARD AND I AM AFRAID OF A CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR.

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO LEN STOLER HYUNDAI AT 11275 REISTERSTOWN ROAD OWINGS MILLS MD ON FEB 08 2016 FOR A RECALL CAMPAIGN 132 AND CAMPAIGN 136. I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND WAS FINE. ON FEB 14TH 2016 I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN I NOTICED A NOISE, CLICKING SOUND WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STALLED. I CALLED MY SON AND HE TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE OIL GAUGE INDICATOR WAS ON AND WHEN HE INSPECTED IT INDICATED THAT OIL WAS VERY LOW. WHICH WAS UNUSAL BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL, I WAS TOLD MY OIL WAS LOW AND I ALSO HAD AN OIL AND FILTER DONE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR THEN NOR AT THE TIME THE CAR STALLED. MY SON PUT MORE OIL IN THE CAR. THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND HE PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED AAA AND TOOK IT BACK TO LEN STOLER HYUNDAI.ITS BEEN THREE WEEKS AND THEY ARE STILL FIXING IT.

THE STEERING HAS PLAY IN IT WITH SHORT TURNS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND IT RATTLES WHEN DRIVEN OVER A BUMP.

II HAD A RECALL ON SEVERAL THINGS ON MY CAR. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM HAD THE RECALL STIFF DONE AND TWO WEEK LATER MY STARTER WENT OUT. I INFORMED THEM THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL FOR THE STARTER AND THEY ARGUE ME DOWN THAT IT WAS NOT. WELL SEVERAL PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY RECEIVED AN NOTICE BUT WHEN THEY TOOK IT IN THE RECALL WAS FOUND. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS IN THE AMOUNT OF $575.00 AT FOR THEY WERE TRYING TO CHARGE ME OVER $700.00. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A RECALL AND NOW TRYING TO FIND HOW TO FILE A CLAIM FOR A REFUND. MY CAR STOP ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT I GOT A JUMP IT MADE IT HOME AND DIED AGAIN ON THE STREET CALL AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR YESTERDAY NORMALLY, THE CAR DID NOT START. AFTER READING THE OWNERS MANUAL I DISCOVERED HOW TO INSERT THE SMART KEY INTO A SLOT WITHIN THE CENTER ARM REST COMPARTMENT AND THE CAR STARTS NORMALLY. HOWEVER THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED WITH THE SMART KEY ANYMORE. THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE ON THE DAY OF FAILURE. ALSO WHEN MOVING IN REVERSE, AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE ARE CLUMPING SOUNDS FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THAT'S GETTING LOUDER. UNFORTUNATELY WE OWNER'S DO NOT GET ANY TYPE OF RESOLUTIONS ON THESE ISSUES. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECTIFY THESE CONCERNS. OOH THEY GOT THEIR MONEY ALREADY....

MY STEERING FLEX COUPLER NEEDS REPLACING. EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I GET A CLUNK NOISE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN ALMOST ALL OF THE HYUNDAI SONATAS, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY SONATA IS NOT FALLING UNDER THE RECALL FOR THIS. IT WILL COST ME ALMOST $500 TO FIX. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY HYUNDAI!

YESTERDAY I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 80MPH. IN MY SIDE MIRROR I NOTICED SOMETHING DANGLING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR, WITHIN A MILLISECOND I AM WATCHING MY TAIL LIGHT FLY OFF MY CAR RIGHT INTO THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I PULLED IN TO THE NEXT REST STOP AND FOUND THAT MY TAIL LIGHT HAD BLEW OFF MY CAR. THE CAR BEHIND ME FOLLOWED ME INTO THE REST STOP, THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURY TO THEM OR THEIR CAR. YESTERDAY I HAD BEEN VISITING MY DAD IN THE HOSPITAL 100 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME. BEFORE I GOT IN MY CAR I STUCK A A HUGE SHEET PAN IN MY TRUNK-FYI THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE TAIL LIGHT OR THE REAR OF MY CAR AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE ENGINE STARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,970.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,500.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V-568. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE ISSUE STILL EXIST. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THERE WAS CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

MY STEERING COLUMN HAS BEGAN TO RATTLE AND COME LOOSE AFFECTING THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE, A NOTICEABLE CLUNK AND PLAY IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND VIBRATES BAD OVER BUMPS CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT BUT STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. I FIND THIS TROUBLING BEING THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO LOOK AT THE CAR TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG AND TOLD ME CONTINUED DRIVING WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. SYMPTOMS STARTED EARLY 2016 CAR ONLY HAS 70K MILES

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN I HIT THE START BUTTON. SOMETIMES IT WILL AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES 4 OR 5 TIMES TO START. CAR MAKES AN ELECTRICAL RATTLE LIKE NOISE BUT DOESN'T TURN OVER. ALSO, WHEN I TRY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, MY DISPLAY WILL TELL ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND THE RADIO WILL STAY ON. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE SHIFT LEVER CABLE RECALL BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS MORE TO THIS. THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL FIX. I COMMUTE 200 MILES TO WORK SO THE MILES I POST WILL BE HIGH.

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY LOOSE AND SHAKY OVER THE PAST MONTHS WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONARY. THERE IS A VERY DISTINCT (AND GETTING WORSE OVER TIME) "CLICKING" OR "KNOCKING" SOUND WHEN I BACK UP AND TURN MY WHEEL EITHER WAY. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY STEERING GEAR BOX/SHAFT SECTOR AND POSSIBLY SOME OF MY AXLES. HE TOLD ME THIS WAS DANGEROUS, AND THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 097 SHOULD COVER ME. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT MY SPECIFIC CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF RECENT RECALLS, MY WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED. HOWEVER, HYUNDAI HAS NOW TOLD ME THAT MY WARRANTY EXTENSION ONLY COVERS THE SOLE ENGINE, AND NOT THE AXLES THOUGH THEY ARE PART OF AND COVERED BY THE INITIAL ENGINE WARRANTY. HYUNDAI HAS TOLD ME THERE ARE "KITS" TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE TO PAY OVER $1000 FOR THE KITS TO FIX, EVEN THOUGH THESE WERE FAULTY PARTS BY HYUNDAI. THE HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME FLAT OUT THAT MY CAR HAD FAULTY PARTS, BUT THAT THE KITS COULD FIX THEM. I ASKED HIM WHOSE FAULT IT WAS THAT THEY WERE FAULTY, AND HE SAID THAT ALL CAR COMPANIES DEAL WITH THIS AND IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING. BUT EVEN STILL SO, I HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO PAY FOR HYUNDAI'S FAULTY PARTS AND NON-EXISTENT RECALL HELP. I'M BEYOND FRUSTRATED AFTER READING SO MANY REVIEWS AND FORUMS ONLINE OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME CAR SYMPTOMS AS MINE WHO ARE UN

WEEKS AFTER I GOT THE NEW CAR FROM THE DEALER THE CAR COMMENCED TO MAKE THE WEIRD NOISE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000. BUT ALSO WAS SOME HEAVY BURNED OIL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER THE AUTHORIZE DEALER MAKE ME PAY OVER $700 TO FIX SOME BROKEN PARTS (COVER OF OIL). AFTER FEW ONLINE RESEARCHES I UNDERSTAND THE DEBRIS CAUSE THE BROKEN PARTS OF MY OIL ENGINE. AND I NEED TO CONFIRM WHAT OTHER RISK AND CONSEQUENCES ARE INVOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLING ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V457000 (STEERING) AND 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ UPDATED 05/30/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILLAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND VIBRATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN EXCESS IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS AN ABNORMAL NOISE CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE LASTED FOR FIVE MINUTES AND STOPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

2011 SONATA EXPERIENCED STEERING DIFFICULTIES: SHAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY (70 MPH), CLICKING IN STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEED AND SIMPLY WHEN TURNING WHEEL WHEN CAR IS IN PARK, LOOSE STEERING ,AND, AT TIMES, QUICKLY JERKING IN A DIRECTION WHILE AT HIGH SPEEDS-STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOSE CONTROL. CAR WAS BOUGHT USED AND WAS SERVICED UNDER 2010 STEERING COLUMN SHAFT RECALL. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TODAY SAYS ITS THE COUPLAR AND THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND OFFERING TO SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. IT APPEARS HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AS THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS COUPLAR WITHOUT EVEN SPEAKING WITH THE TECH YET.. I'M CONCERNED THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AMONG 2011 SONATAS AND HYUNDAI CONTINUES TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG WHILE FORCING CUSTOMERS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN 2010.

CAME OUT TO THE PARKED VEHICLE IN OUR DRIVEWAY TO FIND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY FALLING OUT. THE CAR WAS NEVER HIT OR IN A 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. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM REOCCURRING WITH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD. IT STAYED ON EVERY TIME I HAD MY CAR ON. HYUNDAI FIXED IT FOR ME. THEY SAID THAT THEY REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING ASSIST, RESET THE CODES AND IT WAS FIXED. NOW THE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. ITS NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ UPDATED 05/24/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

AFTER TAKING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN FOR ENGINE RECALL MY STEERING WHEEL IS NOW MAKING NOISE AND IT MOVES TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN NOW. ALSO MY RIGHT AXLE IS LEAKING GREASE AND THE CAR HAS ABOUT 69,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT NEW.HYUNDAI DEALER SAID THE NOISE IS COMING FROM A COUPLING AND WOULD COST 270.00. THEY ALSO SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WHICH I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR WHEN THAT RECALL CAME OUT.I DONT KNOW WHAT THEY DO OR IF THEY DO ANYTHING WHEN THEY SUPPOSEDLY LOOK AT YOUR CAR DUE TO A RECALL. MY CAR WAS DOING GREAT WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALLS UNTIL THE LAST TIME. ALSO WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ENGINE RECALL MY OIL DIPSTICK WAS YELLOW. BUT NOW I HAVE AN ORANGE OIL DIPSTICK. BACK TO THE PART ABOUT THE STEERING NOISE IT MAKES NOISE SITTING STILL AND MOVING AND SOMETIMES IT GETS LOUDER IF THE ROAD IS NOT AS SMOOTH.ALSO HOW DO THEY KNOW IT IS THE COUPLING AND NOT SOMETHING ELSE SUCH AS WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR WHEN THEY JUST LISTENED TO MY CAR AND NOT INSPECT IT TO BE SURE. THE COUPLING SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IF NOT IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.THIS SOUNDS DANGEROUS. THE NOISE ALSO GETS LOUDER WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT SOUND LIKE THE CAR IS RATTLING AND SOMETIMES SOUNDS LIKE A SHOCK ABSORBER STARTING TO GO BAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TAKATA RECALL BRAKE LAMP STAYING ON WHEN TURN LIGHTS ON. CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. CAR STALLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

HAD BECOME A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE THAT UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHETHER AT HIGH, LOW OR EVEN NO SPEED THAT YOU WOULD HEAR A CLICKING/CLUNKING NOISE. THIS WAS ANNOYING, BUT THEN AT HIGH SPEEDS (INTERSTATE DRIVING) WHEN BRAKING THERE BEGAN TO BE AN OCCASIONAL CONSIDERABLE VIBRATING THAT WENT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE MY ROTORS CAUSING THE VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING AND THOUGHT THE CLICKING NOISE WAS FROM A WEAR IN MY AXLE ROD WHICH A MECHANIC HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WOULD CAUSE CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING (AND DIDN'T NEED IMMEDIATE CARE). HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 132 AND 136 RECALLS THE HYUNDAI SERVICE TECH IMMEDIATELY KNEW IT WAS THE STEERING COUPLER BY TURNING MY WHEEL BECAUSE HE SEES IT SO OFTEN. HE EVEN HAD EXAMPLES PINNED UP ON THEIR BOARD TO EXPLAIN IT. HE EXPLAINED THE SAFETY RISK OF NOT GETTING IT FIXED AS IT COULD CAUSE SHAKING OF THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN (ALREADY WAS), LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING MAKING IT LESS RESPONSIVE TO TURNS, AND COULD EVEN CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL NOT TO RESPOND TO A SUDDEN TURN INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. I OF COURSE WENT AHEAD AND HAD IT REPAIRED, SINCE MY 3 KIDS RIDE IN IT EVERY DAY. DURING MY WAIT IN THE LOBBY I GOOGLED THE ISSUE TO SEE IF THE $266 I WAS BEING CHARGED WAS REASONABLE (IT WAS) BUT I FOUND SO MANY POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOME PEOPLE SEEMED ABLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR COST COVERED EVEN WHEN OUTSIDE OF THEIR WARRANTY, SO I CALLED HYUNDAI ASKING FOR A REFUND OF THE COST. THEY S

"TAKATA RECALL" "TAKATA RECALL" CLUCKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. BAD COUPLER WEARING OUT . THIS IS DEFINETLY A SAFETY HAZARD. PART THAT WAS PUT IN WHEN THEY MADE THE CAR IS VERY BAD. MAY LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING . THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY IN ONE POSITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE STEERING FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

KNOCKING WAS HEARD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEING ROTATED EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN STOPPED OR AT SLOW SPEED. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS IMMEDIATELY INFORMED IT WAS THE STEERING MOTOR FLEXIBLE COUPLING THAT WAS WORN, LOOSE, OR DEFECTIVE. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT A COST OF $230.42, $2.42 OF WHICH WAS THE COST OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO BEING A 5 MONTHS OVER THE 5 YEAR LIMIT BUT WELL WITHIN THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, BEING BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY 3000 MILES FOR OIL CHANGES AND WHATEVER ELSE NEEDED TO BE DONE. SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN TO HYUNDAI FOR SEVERAL YEARS, I WAS APPALLED TO SEE THAT HYUNDAI DID NOT REPLACE THAT BUSHING UNDER THE WARRANTEE DURING ONE OF MY VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT COULD HAVE EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING, AND A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO HAVE HYUNDAI ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE NOW ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD WHICH, FROM THE NUMBER OF RECENT COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON LINE, APPEARS TO BE LIFE OF THE FLEXIBLE COUPLING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOME FATALITIES OCCUR.

THANKFULLY, MY SITUATION DOESN'T YET INCLUDE ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AROUND AUGUST, 2014. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN JANUARY OF THAT SAME YEAR FROM A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. IT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, SO I DIDN'T THINK THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ANYTHING SERIOUS, MAYBE JUST A SENSOR. I SERVICED THE CAR ON SEPT. 17, 2014 FOR A DIFFERENT PROBLEM, AND THE TECH NOTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. I DECLINED TO DO REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTICS BECAUSE I HAD JUST PAID SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS THAT DAY. WHEN I SERVICED THE CAR SEPTEMBER, THE FOLLOWING YEAR (SEP 17, 2015) I REQUESTED THEY CHECK THE AIRBAG. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT, UNABLE TO ESTABLISH THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM -- IN FACT THEY HAD TO CONSULT A HYUNDAI EXPERT OUT-OF-HOUSE. EVENTUALLY THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT - $1,100. THE PAPERWORK LISTS "AIRBAG B1102 BAT VOLTAGE LOW, B1346 RESISTANCE TOO HIGH, NEEDS NEW AIR BAG ASSY." MY CONCERN IS THAT A CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD NEEDS A NEW AIR BAG. UNTIL I'M ABLE TO AFFORD A NEW ONE, MINE STILL DOESN'T WORK. GIVEN THE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE CAR, I HAVE TO WONDER IF OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL, AND PERHAPS PREVENTS SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAG ASSEMBLY UNITS.