2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE JERKED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY OR PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE STARTED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD VARIOUS ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL FAILURES MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO THAT PROGRESSED RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) DID NOT NEED TO BE COMPLETED. THE SECOND DEALER DID NOT COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

WHEN MAKING A MODERATE TO SLOW TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION THERE IS A KNOCKING/THUD/CLICKING SOUND EMANATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, WITH A SLIGHT JERK. ALSO, DURING ACCELERATION ONTO A HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION AND JERK IN MY STEERING WHEEL. I AM SCHEDULED FOR A SERVICE AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

RUBBER WASHER BROKE OFF BRAKE PEDAL ALLOWING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME. IT BURNT UP BOTH TAIL LIGHT LENSES AND BRAKE LIGHTS. THERE WAS NO WAY TO SHUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS OFF WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY OR REMOVING THE BULBS, WHICH I DID AND BURNT MY FINGERS.

MY CAR IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE OR RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE.MY CAR THROLL WHEN AM DRIVING LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GETTING GAS TO GO. MY CAR CAR GO INTO ALL THE GEAR ONTO I STOP AND PUT IN PARK IT WHAT GO INTO NO GEARS I WOULD HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF FOR THE GEARS TO START WORKING MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF ALL MY LIGHT COME ON IN MY CAR A LOT OF UNKNOWN THINGS I CANT UNDERSTAND.

STEERING COLUMN CLICKS LOUDLY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING. STEERING COLUMN MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPS OR IF AT A HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 1 MONTH AFTER A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AT THE SAME MANUFACTURING FACILITY BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED ,BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL CLICK AND RATTLES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE RATTLING NOISE IS EXTREMELY LOUD AND WHEN TURNING THE CLICKS ARE CONSISTENLY HAPPENING.

LOUD CLICKING COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN WHEN VEHICLE REACHES BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AS WELL.

EVERY TIME I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD MY STEERING MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. EVEN IF MY CAR IS SITTING STILL, IF I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN YOU TURN IT LEFT OR RIGHT.

MY MAIN AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND NOW STAYS ON AS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS OR SENSOR. AS SOON AS I TURNED MY CAR ON AND MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TO GET THE KIDS, THE LIGHT CAME ON FOR SHORT WHILE THEN WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON NOT TOO LONG AFTER, AND SINCE THEN WILL NOT GO OFF AT ALL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAGS OR AIR BAG SENSORS. SOME REPORTS ENDED IN A CRASH AND AIR BAGS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SINCE THEIR LIGHT CAME ON. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULD NOT BE HELD RELIABLE FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF SAFETY WITHIN A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN UNIVERSAL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

ON A TWO LANE SURFACE STREET DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT COURSE AT 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH SO VIOLENTLY THAT I COULD BARELY HANG ON AND KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO STOP ON THE ROAD'S SHOULDER. IT CONTINUED TO SHUDDER UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON PROCEEDING AT ABOUT 20 MPH TO A PHONE TO CALL FOR A TOW TO A DEALER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND JERKED THE CAR INTO THE ONCOMING OPPOSITE LANE. IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY AT ANY SPEED. IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME WHEN LOADING THE CAR ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED WELL AFTER THE ENGINE WAS POWERED OFF. THE DEALER'S SERVICE MECHANICS WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS VIOLENT SHAKING CONDITION IN THEIR SHOP WITH THE ENGINE BOTH RUNNING AND WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THEY SUBMITTED A VIDEO ON IT TO HYUNDAI ENGINEERS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP /MODULE THAT IS BUILT INTO THE STEERING COLUMN." A REPLACEMENT MODULE WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED IN ABOUT FOUR DAYS AND $1033.92.

IN AUGUST OF 2011, I PURCHASED A USED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. IT ALREADY HAD ABOUT 11,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. IN AUGUST OF 2014...I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I HEARD SOME WEIRD NOISES AND THE CAR'S ENGINE STALLLED AND I ROLLED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE FOUND "SHAVINGS' WHEN OPENING THINGS UP. HE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS FAILURE AND BASICALLY TOLD ME...PARTS FAILURE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE I WAS A SECOND OWNER, THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY DID NOT APPLY TO ME. SO I HAD TO PAY 5600 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC. NOW...I GET A RECALL NOTICE SAYING THAT MY CAR WAS BEING RECALLED FOR "EXCEES METAL DEBRIS MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED FROM FACTORY MACHINING OPERATIONS. THIS DEBRIS CAN BE FORCED INTO THE CONNECTIONG ROD OILING PASSAGESRESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE BEARINGS AND INCREASING OF PREMATURE BEARING WEAR." DO I NEED TO BE REIMMBURSED FOR A NEW ENGINE?!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,808.

EXHIBITING EXACT SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V-070 HYUNDAI DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS BUILT IN MARCH AND WILL NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. ALSO EXHIBITING ISSUES DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V-457 AND DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIR. THE EXCESSIVE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS CAUSED MY SRS (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) TO KICK A CODE THAT SAYS MY STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. SRS LITE STAYS ON. HYUNDAI DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIR ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V-113. I CURRENTLY HAVE A PIECE OF FOLDED CARDBOARD ZIP TIED TO MY BRAKE SWITCH. CAR EXHIBITING ISSUES RELATING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V-434 EVEN AFTER HAVING THE DEALER USE THEIR (CLIP) REMEDY.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING WHEN DRIVING. THEN, A CLICKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $1200.00. CAR ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT.

8/31/15 TOOK MY CAR FOR SERVICE AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THE STEERING COUPLING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED THE MECHANIC HOW WAS THIS DETERMINED,HE STATED BY LISTENING AS HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS GIVEN THE COST AS $360.00. ON 10/19/15,I RETURNED FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS REMINDED ABOUT THE STEERING COUPLING. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN OCTOBER,2012. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. I HAVE READ OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS INVESTIGATED. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT WE ARE HAVING SUCH PROBLEMS AND THE CAR ISN'T 5 YEARS OLD YET. THIS WILL BE MY LAST HYUNDAI.

FOR THE PAST MONTH I HAVE BEEN HEARING A KNOCKING COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ALSO AS IM ACCELERATING MY CAR SEEMS TO SLIP A GEAR AND LOSE SOME SPEED. I LOOKED UP THESE THINGS ON LINE AND THATS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS RECALLED. I CALLED HYUNDAI TWICE AND WAS TOLD YES MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL LIST BUT AS OF NOW THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION. THEN ONE DAY AFTER WORK WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT HESITATED TO START. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE MY BATTERY CHECKED AND THE MACHINE SHOWED IT HAD 70% JUICE. WENT ON TO DO MY SHOPPING CAME OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETLY DEAD. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM, WHICH I DID AND NOW IM JUST WAITING TO FIND OUT WHATS WRONG. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE!

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STARTING IN APRIL 2015, WITH AN UNEXPLAINED NOISE. I BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MUFFLER. THEY SAID I COULD WAIT 3 MONTHS. BY JUNE 25, 2015 THE NOISE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, MOVING OR NOT. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR THE 80 MILE ROUND TRIP TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND HYUNDAI HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS FINALLY REPLACING THE SHORT BLOCK ON IT. TRUST ME THEY LOOKED TO NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. BY AUGUST 24, THE CAR HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 800 MILES, HAVING BEEN OFF FOR THE SUMMER. I CHECKED THE OIL BEFORE STARTING TO COMMUTE AGAIN AND IT WAS DOWN A QT. OF OIL. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE OIL PAN HAD LEAKED, EVEN AFTER THEIR WARRANTY WORK. NOTE THERE WAS NO OIL DRIPPINGS IN MY DRIVEWAY EVER! I NO LONGER TRUSTED THE CAR OR THE SERVICE FROM THE DEALER. AGAIN, I HAVE AN 80 MILE PER DAY COMMUTE. SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TRADE THE CAR BACK TO THAT DEALER, SO I WOULD HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. HAVING PURCHASED THE CAR I HAD HOPED TO PAY OFF THE LAST FEW PAYMENTS OF THE CAR AND HAVE NO CAR PAYMENTS FOR AWHILE. IT SEEMS HYUNDAI AND THE DEALER HAD OTHER PLANS. THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN FINISHED FOR ANOTHER 10 DAYS, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE SERVICE, FROM THE SAME DEALER I LEASED A NEW CAR FROM, CALLED TO TELL ME TO PICK UP THE 2011. I WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN ABLE TO TRADE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER KNOWING ABOUT THE SHORT BLOCK PROBLEM AT THAT TIME AND WEEKS BEFORE HYUNDAI SE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED SEVERELY AND THE CLICKING SOUND BECAME SEVERE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTOR WAS IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V457000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. .....UPDATED 02/10/16 *BF... UPDATED 4/20/18*JB *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL MID NOVEMBER OF 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,228. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ *CN

EVERY TIME I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD MY STEERING MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. EVEN IF MY CAR IS SITTING STILL, IF I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

WHEN THE CAR IS GOING UP OR DOWN INCLINES (BOTH SLIGHT OR STEEPER INCLINES), THE CAR STALLS AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING HIGHWAY ON AND OFF RAMPS, OR TRYING TO MERGE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON LOCAL STREETS AS WELL AS ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND PAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC FEES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S MAIN CAR AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN IT, BECAUSE THE STALLING PUTS US AT A HUGE RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THE ENGINE IS MAKING A METALLIC KNOCKING NOISE. TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE ON 10/11. THEY NOTED THE ISSUE WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE OIL CHANGE WHICH IT WAS NOT. THERE IS AN INTERIM NOTICE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND MY CAR IS AFFECTED. IT STATES IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING THE BEARING COULD FAIL AND THE ENGINE COULD STALL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT HAD BEEN NOTED IN MY FILE, THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME BUT TO CONTACT THEM ONCE THE REMEDY WAS READY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE RUN POSITION OR WHEN TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF HE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON EVEN A SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD, THE COMPONENTS INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLE VIOLENTLY. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PLAY IN IT AND AS TIME GOES ON, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. SOMETIMES THERE IS CLICKING WHEN MAKING A TURN AND ALWAYS WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY. I SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I ALSO SEE WHERE THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT IT HAS SINCE CLOSED. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED AFTER THE FACT. I THINK IT'S KIND OF SHADY THAT IF HYUNDAI IS HAVING RECURRING ISSUES ON THE SAME MAKES AND MODELS EVEN YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL RECALL, THEN MAYBE THEY OUGHT TO ISSUE ANOTHER. MY VIN # MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVEN'T ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THE ISSUE TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING TO FUTURE VEHICLES. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY 2011 SONATA OWNER WHO'S DEALING WITH IT. MAKES ME WONDER WHY THERE ISN'T A CLASS ACTION GOING YET.

WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN 2012. IN AUGUST OF 2015, THE ENGINE SIZED WHILE MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 55MPH. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO THE TUNE OF $4000+. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD. THIS IS NOT OUR ONLY ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND NOT MY FIRST COMPLAINT.

AT 73,000 MILES MY STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. ALSO IF I GO OVER A BUMP. I CONTACT HYUNDAI AND THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY CAR MANUFACTURER DATE WAS 2 MONTHS PAST THE RECALL. I THINK THAT IS WRONG AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM.

STEERING COLUMN CLICKS LOUDLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES LEFT OR RIGHT. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR IN PARK. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER CARS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. NO, IT DOESN'T NEED AN ALIGNMENT.

THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (65+MPH). THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED MAKING LOUND NOISES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I TURN OR TRAVEL OVER BUMPS, EVEN HOW MINOR THE BUMPS ON THE ROADWAY MAY BE. MILEAGE IS 41K.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE RECALL AND REMEDY PART WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO LATCH. IT PARTIALLY LATCHES BUT IF YOU PULL IT POPS OUT. NEED TO INSERT ABOUT 4 TO 5 TIMES AND TUG TO CONFIRM IT HOLDS. THIS WAS CHECKED BY HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER ON 10/8/15 AND THEY STATED THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM ALTHOUGH NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF FAILURE.

ON 10/8/2015 AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THE STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND IS NOW MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING LOCATION DUE TO THIS I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY UNLESS I MADE A SHARP TURN TO THE STEERING WHEEL

DRIVING HOME, THE SONATA REVVED HIGH AND STALED OUT, A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START, IT IS FINANCED STILL AND NOW WILL NOT RUN. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FOLLOWING RECALL INFORMATION: SUMMARY: HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (HYUNDAI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 11, 2009, TO APRIL 12, 2012 AT HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING ALABAMA AND EQUIPPED WITH EITHER A 2.0 LITER OR 2.4 LITER GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, METALLIC DEBRIS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY REMOVED DURING MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. IF THE DEBRIS WAS NOT COMPLETELY REMOVED, OIL FLOW MAY BE RESTRICTED THROUGH THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS, CAUSING CONNECTING ROD DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING WILL PRODUCE A METALLIC, CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. SAFETY RISK: ENGINE FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, BUT SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE).THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING AND CLICKING NOISE WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.