2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

WHILE TRAVELING, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOP IN TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO MOVE TO A SAFE POINT. CAR EVENTUALLY WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THEY PINPOINTED THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL PUMP. TOLD US NO GAS IN THE CAR, NOT SO, GAS WAS NEARLY FULL. CALLED AND TOLD US CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. WENT TO DEALER, TOLD TO PUT GAS IN CAR. NOTICE FUEL GUAGE NOT WORKING AND FULL PANEL WAS BLINKING. DROVED ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO CLOSEST GAS STATION, GOT GAS, HEADED BACK TO GET RENTAL CAR AT DEALER, CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR NEARLY A MONTHLY. FINALLY HAD CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND BEHOLD, THIS TIME, SAID, IT WAS AN ELETRICAL PROBLEM AND WANTED $2600 TO REPAIR, SAID NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER GOT INVOLVED AND AGREED TO REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSES. TALKED WITH ANOTHER OWNER OF SAME MODEL AND YEAR, SHE TOO IS EXPERIENCING SUDDEN STOPS. MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS, AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, AND THIS TIME MAKING SURE THAT SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION FOR RENTAL IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA (APPROX 45,000 MILES) DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT POPPED OFF AND WAS HANGING. AFTER LOOKING IN THE TRUNK AT THE INSIDE TAIL LIGHT AREA, I SAW PLASTIC PIECES AROUND THE SCREWS THAT WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN OFF; THUS CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHT TO POP OFF AND HANG. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE TAIL LIGHT DID NOT FALL OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I THEN DICOVERED THAT THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT STUDS WERE BEGINNING TO BREAK OFF TOO AND DO THE SAME THING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIMED THE CLIPS BROKE BUT IT LOOKED FORCED AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UNDERSTAND THIS CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM WHO HAS A GARAGE FOR THE CAR. I WAS SIMPLYING DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TAIL LIGHT POPPED OFF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND OTHERS.

STARTED ENGINE IN ORDER TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE. ALL RED LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD LIT UP, AC FAILED TO START BLOWING COLD AIR, "PARK (P)" LIT ALTHOUGH GEAR WAS IN "DRIVE (D)" MODE. IMMEDIATELY TURNED ENGINE OFF. REPEATED PROCEDURE FOR TWO MORE TIMES. EVENTUALLY AC KICKED IN, "D" LIT UP AND ALL BUT AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF. PASSENGERS SEAT BELT LIGHT KEPT AND KEEPS FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. CALLED DEALER FROM WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD REPAIR SHOULD FALL UNDER WARRANTY AND ANY DEALER CAN TAKE CARE OF MY ISSUE. STOPPED BY AT DEALERSHIP CLOSE TO HOME AND WAS TOLD THAT DIAGNOSTIC TEST NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE IF THIS REPAIR WILL FALL UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND DEALERSHIP REQUESTED THAT I LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM AN ENTIRE DAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, WHICH WILL COST ME ABOUT $90 (+) IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE OR NOT. *JB

I GOT INTO VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK & IT FAILED TO START. ILLUMINATION LIGHT KEPT BLINKING TELLING ME TO PUSH IN BRAKES, BUT I WAS PUSHING IN BRAKE PEDDLE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, 35 DAYS AGO, HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL TODAY. CONTACTED HYUNDAI DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT I AM NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE I AM NOT HE ORIGINAL OWNER. WHICH I WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNTIL 100,000 MILES FROM USED DEALER. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET VEHICLE INSPECTED & KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED THAT THE ISSUE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ONE OF THE MANY RECENT RECALLS. *TT

I ENJOY THE CAR BUT THE LOW HEAD LIGHT BEAMS ARE DANGEROUSLY POOR. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AND HAVE HAD THE DEALERSHIP RAISE THEM TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL. THEY STILL DO NOT REACH OUT 10 FEET PAST THE HOOD AND AS SPEED INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT BECOMES LESS. I MAINLY HAVE TO DRIVE ON HIGH BEAMS OR TAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN WE GO OUT AT NIGHT. IS THERE ANY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY BLOGS ON THIS AND WE NEED HELP FROM THIS AGENCY TO PREVENT HYUNDAI FROM SELLING MORE CARS WITH INFERIOR LIGHTING. *TT

REAR TAIL LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE FOR NO REASON BROKE OFF FROM THE CAR. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT , NO DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF SOMEONE HITTING IT. LOOKS LIKE THE PART OF THE LIGHT HOLDING IT TO THE CAR JUST BROKE OFF FOR NO REASON. DEALER SAID NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TT

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES DURING THE 24 MONTHS HIS WIFE OWNED THE LEASED VEHICLE, WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND ONCE IN REVERSE, SHE EXPERIENCED A FIRM PEDAL RESISTANCE, BUT NO FUNCTIONAL BRAKING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

THIS VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION. IT IS ALMOST AS IF STEERING WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN CENTERED. I THOUGHT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT AFTER DRIVING MY FRIENDS BRAND NEW SONATA I CONCLUDED THAT THIS IS THE HYUNDAI PROBLEM. DEALER IS DENYING THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER PRESSING THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND START BUTTON. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING. BRAKE WAS VERY HARD AND AFTER 10 MINUTES I GAVE UP AND DROVE MY TRUCK. THIS IS ABOUT THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WILL TAKE TO DEALER. FROM READING THE BLOGS SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN A PARKING LOT I FOUND MY 2011 SONATA WITH THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKEN AND HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE THREADED PORTION OF THE ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ASSEMBLY TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A WARRANTY REPAIR. I RECIEVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAYING THAT BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE BROKEN. SHE BELIEVED THAT SOMEONE ATTEMPTED TO STEAL THE ASSSEMBLYS. SHE SAID THERE IS A SMALL MARK NEAR ONE OF THE LENS. THIS IS SOMETHING I FAILED TO NOTICE AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE CLOSELY. I HAD THEM PUT BOTH LENSES ON BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DUE FOR A STATE INSPECTION. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SHOWED ME THE MARKS SHE BELIEVED WERE CAUSED BY SOMEONE ATTEMPTING TO PRY THE LENSES OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE TWO SMALL HAIR LINE SCRATCHES ON THE PAINT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BROKEN OFF BOLTS. I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT SCRATCHES WERE MOST LIKELY CAUSED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY BACK INTO PLACE. I TOLD HER THAT THE FORCE NEEDED TO BREAK THE FOUR BOLTS OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY WOULD CAUSE MUCH MORE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THAN TWO SMALL HAIR LINE SCRATCHES ON THE PAINT. ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO STEAL A TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IN THIS MANNER KNOWS IT WOULD RENDER THE PART UNUSABLE. THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AT THE FACTORY OR THE PART IT

THE CONSTANT RECURRING PROBLEM IS MY CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE EACH ONE DOCUMENTED. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND THE BRAKES ARE UNABLE TO PRESS. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY REGARDING THE LEMON LAW AND SHE HAS NOTIFIED THE HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN AND THIS HAS GONE ON FOR THE 2 1/2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT. THERE ARE OVER 598,000 COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS MODEL OF CAR AND THE PROBLEMS ARE VERY SERIOUS AND CAN CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENTS. MY CAR WILL NOT CLICK OUT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE SO I CANNOT USE THAT FEATURE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK AND I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY CARS BEHIND ME TO TELL ME I HAVE NO LIGHTS AND THEY ALMOST HIT ME. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THIS MODEL OF CAR RECALLED BEFORE MANY DEATHS OCCUR. THE INTERNET HAS THIS PROBLEM DOCUMENTED AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THAT SWITCH. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR REPLACED TWICE AND IT STILL OCCURS. I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR WHILE I DRIVE A RENTAL CAR. I BASICALLY DO NOT HAVE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE SO I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE IN FEAR OF BEING STRANDED. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND SAFE LIVES BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE? *TR

I TOOK ONE OF MY TWO 2011 SONATAS TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN WOODBRIDGE VIRGINIA BECAUSE THE RIGHT TAIL LENS WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND HANGING OFF THE CAR. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE TAIL LENS TO THE BODY WERE STILL IN THE BODY WITH THE PLASTIC THREAD PORTION OF THE LENS. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS ON THE CAR THAT WOULD INDICATE THE FORCE REQUIRED TO BREAK A TAIL LENS. I BELIEVE THE LENS WERE INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND THE STRESS FINALLY CAUSED THE PLASTIC TO BREAK. TO MY SURPRISE I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAYING THE LEFT LENS WAS BROKEN AS WELL. SHE SAID THEY BELIEVE SOMEONE ATTEMPTED TO STEAL THE LENS. SHE SAID THERE IS A SMALL MARK NEAR ONE OF THE LENS. I DID NOT NOTICE THE MARK WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. HOWEVER, IF IT WAS SO SMALL FOR ME TO NOTICE THERE IS NO WAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PRY OFF THE LENS WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BEAK 4 LARGE BOLTS WITHOUT LEAVING A HIGHLY NOTICEABLE MARK (S) ON THE CAR. THE MARKS SHE IS REFERRING COULD HAVE BEEN FROM MY ATTEMPT TO PUSH THE LENS BACK INTO THE HOUSING SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I NOTICED I AM THE 14TH PERSON TO REPORT THIS TO YOUR AGENCY. MY CONCERNS ARE: 1. I PAID OVER 400.00 TO REPAIR WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WARRANTY REPAIR AND 2. I HAVE ANOTHER 2011 SONATA AND I HAVE LIABILITY CONCERNS SHOULD THE SECOND CAR EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. IF A TAIL LENS WEIGHING A POUND OR TWO FLIES OFF INTO A CAR FOLLOWING ME AT 50 OR 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE D

THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY THEN REPLACED LOCK CYLINDER. TODAY, 7/21/13 I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS, AXLE AND STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. ...UPDATED 08-08-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BEARING IN THE FRONT WHEEL, JOINT ASSEMBLY, BEARING BRACKET, ARM CONTROL UNIT AND KNUCKLE TO THE FRONT AXLE, WERE ALL REPLACED.

WHY DIDN'T HYUNDAI ALERT THE NTHSB OF A NEW RECALL REGARDING LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY FOR 2011 SONATA LTD? *TR

MY CAR COMES WITH A TPMS SYSTEM TO MONITOR THE AIR PRESSURE IN EACH TIRE. INTERMITTENTLY THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE TIRES COMES ON. A CHECK WITH A PRESSURE GAUGE OF EACH TIRE ALWAYS INDICATES A FALSE ALARM. TALKING WITH OTHER SONATA OWNERS I HAVE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHEN BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO ISSUE WHEN THE CAR IS AT THEIR GARAGE. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS - 1. THE FALSE ALARM IS DISTRACTING, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE THE OPERATOR TO THINK THEY SHOULD PULL OVER IN A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT TO AVOID HAVING A BIGGER PROBLEM. 2. AFTER IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES THE OPERATOR MIGHT IGNORE A REAL PROBLEM. YET THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT FLEW OFF THE CAR AND INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE TAILLIGHT AND THE PLASTIC HOLDING ALL 4 BOLTS IN PLACE WERE BROKEN. I READ ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS SO I FEEL I NEEDED TO REPORT IT TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN @ SLOW SPEED, & PUT ON BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN/CROSS WALK. I BEGAN TO BRAKE A CAR & HALF LENGTH FROM THE CROSS WALK. THE CAR DID NOT STOP & I FELT IT PULL FORWARD, FELT A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDDLE & HEAR THE MOTOR MAKING A LOW REVVING OR WHINING SOUND. THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE CROSS WALK & INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AT THAT POINT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE & DROVE ON UNTIL I FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. THE BRAKES WERE FINE WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR AT THE PARKING SPOT. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING & CALLED MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM & EXPLAINED THAT I WAS ALARMED BY THIS. THE GUY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY MY ABS BRAKES KICKING IN AS IT WAS RAINING. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS FOR YEARS WITH ABS BRAKES & HAD THEM KICK IN & THIS DID NOT FEEL THE SAME. THIS FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS PULLING FORWARD RATHER THAN ABS BRAKES ACTIVATING. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. BUT I DON'T HAVE THE DATE OF THAT INCIDENT. BOTH TIMES I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR TODAY & IF IT DOES IT AGAIN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AS THEY HAVE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES. I AM GOING ON VACATION IN A COUPLE OF DAYS & THE DEALERSHIP IS 50 MILES AWAY, SO I CAN'T JUST STOP BY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY CONCERN, WHICH I EXPRESSED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IS THAT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN IN THE CROSS WALK I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM AS I HAD NO WAY TO STOP THE CAR AND IT

3 TIMES ON JANUARY 22, MY BRAKES SCREAMED AND FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. SINCE THEN, ONCE IN THE RAIN, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY NOISILY AND THE BRAKES FAILED, AGAIN NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NOW, EVERY TIME I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND/OR APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE REVS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HYUNDAI HAS TOLD ME THIS INCIDENT IS NOT COVERED BY THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL INTO THE KITCHEN OF HIS HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. *TR

AN EXISTING RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000) INDICATES THAT FOR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA THE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT: "DURING THE AFFECTED MODELS' PRODUCTION PERIODS, SOME VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH STOP LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLIES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT SWITCH POINT CONTACT. THIS CONDITION COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE PUSH-BUTTON START FEATURE, INTERMITTENT ABILITY TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE'S SHIFTER FROM THE PARK POSITION, ILLUMINATION OF THE ESC' (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) INDICATOR LAMP IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, INTERMITTENT INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE, OR INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE STOP LAMPS." ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN MY VEHICLE, YET THIS VIN IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL EVERYTIME WHEN TURNED OR ROCKED IN A RIGHT TO LEFT MOTION, A CLUNKING LOOSE SOUND WILL BE FELT AND HEARD. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON EVERY TIME WE TRAVEL OVER 300 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS COMMON. I THINK IT IS SAFETY CONCERNED. HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE A LOW TIRE OR NOT WHEN I'VE CHECK THEN AND EVERYTHING IS OK. *TR

ON 4/14/2013 AND AGAIN THIS MORNING 05/28/2013, MY VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE ENGINE DOES TURN OVER SO THIS IS NOT COMPLETELY DEAD LIKE OTHER REPORTS. BOTH LAST TIME AND THIS TIME THE SITUATION IS THE SAME: 1 TAKE THE CAR FOR A SHORT DRIVE (~1 MILE) 2 PARK ON AN INCLINE IN MY DRIVEWAY. 3 A FEW HOURS LATER, GET IN CAR, PUSH THE START AND THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OVER - DOES NOT START. THE FIRST TIME, I TRIED TO START THE CAR UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED - I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY SENT A ROADSIDE SERVICE PERSON. HE JUMPED THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. VERY FRUSTRATING. I ASSUMED IT WAS BAD GAS AND THAT MY TANK WAS VERY LOW (RED LAMP WAS ON FOR LOW FUEL) ALSO NOTE: CAR WAS ON A FLAT SERVICE AT THIS POINT. SO TODAY: I CALLED HYUNDAI DEALER 45 MINUTES AGO, AND AM WAITING ON A CALLBACK FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IM SURE JUST TO HAVE ME GET ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, FIRST TWO BY PEPBOYS AND LAST TWO FROM HYUNDAI BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE LEFT ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS AN ISSUE REPORTED WITH THE 2011 SONATA. HYUNDAI HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. LAST WEEK MY WIFE ALMOST HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHEN HER THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. YOU CAN SIMPLY GOOGLE " SONATA PULLING" AND YOU WILL HAVE PLENTY OF RESULTS ON THIS ISSUE. HTTP://MONEY.CNN.COM/2011/08/15/AUTOS/HYUNDAI_STEERING_FIX/INDEX.HTM I TOOK MY CAR TO HOLLER HYUNDAI ORLANDO HTTP://WWW.HOLLERHYUNDAI.COM/INDEX.HTM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WHEN FILLING THE CAR, GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE NECK FILLER. THE ISSUE WITH THIS S THAT IS VIRALLY ALWAYS RESULTS IN SPOILED GAS AND GAS BEING PLACED ON USERS CLOTHES AND/OR SHOES - CAUSING A POTENTIALLY SEVER FIRE HAZARD. *TR

WHEN DRIVING TO WORK I HAD JUST GOTTEN ON HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT A THUD AND TRANSMISSION JERKED. I FIRST THOUGHT THAT I HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROAD BUT HADN'T. I NOTICED MY SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 55MPH AND THE RPM,S INCREASED TO 3500 FROM THE PREVIOUS 2000 RPM.I HAD HAD THIS PROBLEM TWICE NOW AND READ ONLINE THAT BY PULLING OVER TO A STOP AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION WILL RESET THE TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL CONTROLS.I WITHOUT DOING THIS THE TRANS. WILL REMAIN IN WHATS CALLED LIMP GEAR(4TH) AND WILL REMAIN IN THAT GEAR AT ALL SPEEDS UNTILL YOU SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND IT WILL THEN RESET HOPEFULLY.I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK INTO THIS AND HOPEFULLY CAN COME UP WITH A FIX, AS THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.THE ONLY BAD THING ABOUT DIAGONALIZING THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE FACT THAT NO CHECK ENGINE CODE LIGHT IS ON THE DASH AND I WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME THAT WITHOUT THIS AND THE FACT THAT BY DRIVING IT AND DUPLICATE THE OCCURRENCE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX.

I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE BACK TO HYUNDAI IN KILLEEN TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT REPAIRED TWO TIMES. WHEN I INITIALLY RECEIVED THE CAR IT PULL VERY HARD TO THE LEFT, THEN ONCE THEY "FIXED IT" IT STILL PULLED. I PAID INITIALLY TO HAVE THE CAR CERTIFIED AND ALIGNMENT IT PART OF IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE SUDDENLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR

I PURCHASED/ PICKED UP MY CERTIFIED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON 4/4/13. ON 4/10 THE PUSH START FAILED. I HAD TO CALL THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS WALKED THRU THE OVER RIDE PROCESS TO GET THE CAR STARTED. IMMEDIATELY MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THIS ISSUE AND TOOK IT IN ON 4/13. ON THIS DAY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THERMOSTAT AND THEY NEEDED TO CORRECT IT, I AUTHORIZED IT AND IT WAS ALL COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THERE WAS NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I PICKED MY CAR UP THAT SAME EVENING AND DROVE IT HOME AND NO WHERE ELSE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. 4/18 ABOUT 22 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. 4/19 TOOK IT IN, I WAS TOLD THE THERMOSTAT PART THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS OBSOLETE AND THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 DAYS WAITING ON THE NEW PART AND DOING INSTALLATION. I WAS PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR AT $60+ OUT OF POCKET COST FOR INSURANCE. PICKED UP MY CAR 4/25 AND DROVE IT ABOUT 175 MILES ( IT IS 126 MILES ROUND TRIP FROM HOME TO WORK) AND 4/26 THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I SIT HERE NOW WITH NO HYUNDAI BECAUSE IT IS AT THE DEALERS GETTING REPAIRS AGAIN!!! AGAIN!!! OPTED NOT TO USE THE RENTAL CAR SERVICE THIS TIME AS IT WOULD COST MORE THAN $50 PER DAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR AN UNCERTAINED AMOUNT OF TIME. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND I HAVENT EVEN MADE MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT YET. AND ON 4/24 THE DAY BEFORE I PICK MY CAR UP FOR THE SECOND TIME, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE BRAKE LAMPS...REALLY HYUNDAI??? REALLY??? WHAT MAKES THIS CAR CERTIFIED? WH

THIS IS MY FOURTH TIME COMPLAINING ABOUT MY VEHICLE PULLING. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW SET OF TIRES, BECAUSE MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE METAL. THE NEW TIRES WERE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND BALANCED BY DISCOUNT TIRE, BUT MY VEHICLE STILLS TRACKS TO THE RIGHT. I CANNOT LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL FOR A SECOND WITHOUT IT WANTING TO CHANGE LANES WHEN I AM GOING STRAIGHT. I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES ALREADY AND HAD THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN PERFORMED. THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE, AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO FOUND REPORTS OF THIS TRACKING ISSUE ONLINE. THE CAR IS STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT 60 - 70 PERCENT OF THE TIME, AND IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO CONTROL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH, OR HIGHER. IF I HIT THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD; THE CAR WILL BOUNCE ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT STILL SEEMS TO BE TRACKING PRIMARILY TO THE RIGHT, BUT THE TRACKING OF THIS CAR IS SO ERRATIC. I HAVE INCLUDED SEVERAL RELIABLE SOURCES BELOW, WHICH FURTHER EXPLAIN THE ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING. *TR

THE VEHICLE PULLS STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED CASE OF A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE CAR IS A LEASE AND I CANNOT GET RID OF IT AND CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A CAR WHICH, IF I DON'T HOLD THE WHEEL WITH THE FORCE OF GOD, WILL SPEAR OFF TO THE LEFT AND POSSIBLY INTO A TREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADRESTS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEADREST COULD ONLY BE SET TO THE HIGHEST POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADREST SETTING MADE IT UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. *TR

I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR WHILE DRIVING AND SAW SOMETHING HANGING FROM CAR. ALL OF THE PLASTIC BRACKETS INSIDE MY LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT HAD BROKEN AND MY LIGHT WAS HANGING ON BY THE WIRES. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT - ALL OF THE INSIDE BRACKETS BROKE AND IT WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT EITHER TIME TO TRIGGER THIS. BOTH LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING BUT WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO BE HELD.

I LEASED THIS HYUNDAI SONATA IN 2011 BRAND NEW AND AFTER 3000 MILES BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING BY USING THE START BUTTON. THE WORKAROUND WAS TO PLACE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND HOLD DOWN THE PUSH BUTTON START FOR 1 MINUTE AND THE ENGINE WOULD START. THIS WAS INTERMITTENT. IT WOULD HAPPEN FREQUENTLY AND THEN SUDDENLY BE BETTER FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. FINALLY AT 18000 MILES WENT TO START THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. IT DROVE OK THE DAY BEFORE (NOT LIKE A CAR WHO'S BATTERY WAS BAD). THE CAR IS BEING TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAPPENED TO PURCHASE IT. IN ADDITION TO THE START ISSUE AND THE COMPLETELY DYING PART (AND IT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CHARGED BY ORDINARY MEANS) THE CAR ALSO HAS A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING THAT STAYS ON REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH OR HOW LITTLE AIR IS IN THE TIRE. THAT REMAINED FOR 4 MONTHS AND NOW SEEMS TO BE STAYING OFF. THE CAR ALSO DRIFTS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVEN (IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT). I HAD SEVERAL RECALLS FIXED EARLY ON AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE DRIFTING ISSUE. THERE IS ALSO A RATTLE IN THE DASH WHICH BEGAN AT 16,000 MILES. THE BACK DOOR HANDLE (BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT) HANDLE WAS STUCK IN AN OUTWARD POSITION AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. IT FINALLY OPENED ONE DAY AND NOW THE HANDLE IS BACK IN PLACE, BUT A SMALL BLACK PIECE HANGS DOWN FROM THE HANDLE. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT ARE THE SAME OR SIMILAR AS ALL OF MY ISSUES. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN MARCH OF 2010 BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER YEAR TWO, AND WHEN THEY WERE BEING REPLACED THEY SAID THAT THE AIR VALVE ON THE TIRE WAS CORRODED WHEN I WENT TO HYUNDAI TO GET THE PART REPLACED THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T CORRODED IT WAS BROKE OFF BECAUSE THERE WAN'T A CAP ON IT AND IT GOT WET. SO, THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE, AND THEY WOULD SEND IT UP UNDER THE WARRANTY AND I WOULD BE REFUNDED THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. AFTER THAT MY PUSH START WOULD NOT START WHEN I PUSHED IT. I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH IT ABOUT THREE TIMES AND THEN IT WOULD FINALLY START. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI, AND HAD IT REPLACED NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. SO I PAID THE 287.00 FOR IT. AFTER I GOT IT HOME AND WENT INTO GRAB SOMETHING CAME BACK OUT AND IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO GATEWAY HYUNDAI IN RICHMOND TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NOTHER STARTER. I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PART BUT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. NOPE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. I WOULD JUST START IT THREE TIMES INSTEAD. THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES LAST YEAR 2012 BECAUSE IT WORE ONLY ON ONE SIDE, AND NOW THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD. THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH OIL IN IT, BUT THEN TOLD ME I HAD A QUART TO MUCH OF OIL. NOW REALLY DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THEN THEY TOLD ME I COULD TRADE IT IN FOR A NEW HYUNDAI BUT WOULD HAVE TO PUT $5000.00 DOWN ON IT WHICH IS CONVIENANTLY

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH PROXIMITY KEY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START EVEN WITH THE KEY IN THE VEHICLE, WE TIRED TO USE BOTH KEYS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE EITHER KEY. LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH, ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT (CAR NOT RUNNING) OTHER LIGHTS LIT IN GEAR SHIFTER AND STILL NO CONNECTION. WE COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUNK THERE IS NO KEY SLOT AND THE KEY FOB TRUNK BUTTON WOULD NOT UNLOCK TRUNK. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME OUR VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. JANUARY 2013 SAME PROBLEM WHERE WE NEEDED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. SAME PROBLEM 4 MONTHS APART. *TR

THE PUSH TO START BUTTON DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB WHILE DEPRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALLY DISABLED. I WAS UNABLE TO BYPASS THE PUSH BUTTON SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR 2011 SONATA'S.SO FAR, THE HYUNDAI CORP. HAS NOT RESPONDED TO NUMEROUS OWNER COMPLAINTS. THE DEALERSHIPS JUST REPLACE WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS A FAULTY BRAKE/IGNITION SWITCH, EVEN THOUGH SOME VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SWITCHES REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY RECALL INFORMATION AS OF YET. *TR

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY INTO THE STREET, BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND ACCELERATED. I DAMAGED THE BACK OF MY CAR AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. HIT NEIGHBORS MAILBOX. *TR

LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY POPPED OUT. IT APPEARS THAT THE BOLT MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO A DEFECT. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUNK RELEASING WITHOUT INTENTIONALLY OPENING. SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE FOUND THE TRUNK OPEN IN THE MORNING OR WHEN I RETURN TO THE CAR AFTER WORK, OR SHOPPING. HYUNDAI SERVICE SAYS THAT I ACCIDENTALLY PUSH THE RELEASE BUTTON SOMEHOW. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AS I PURPOSELY PLACE THE KEY FOB WHERE IT CANNOT BE ACTIVATED AND STILL HAVE THAT PROBLEM. ALSO, THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT. THE ONLY CAST A BEAM ABOUT 50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITH A DISTINCT LINE OF LIGHT ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE ROAD. WHILE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ON STRAIGHT ROADS, IT IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING ON HILLY ROADS. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR FAILURE RESULTED IN A CAR THAT WOULDN'T START. THE KEY-LESS ENTRY DEPENDS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, OTHERWISE THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER. UNDER NORMAL OPERATION WHEN THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE KEY MUST BE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON. THE CAR NORMALLY TURNS OVER. IN THIS SITUATION ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTION AS IF THE CAR DOES NOT KNOW THE BRAKE PEDDLE IS BEING DEPRESSED. THE BATTERY HAS FULL CHARGE, ALL ACCESSORIES FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER. BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY START THE CAR, THE CAR IS RENDERED COMPLETELY USELESS. *TR

THE BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE. AS YOU DRIVE THE BRAKE SMOKES AND RUBS CAUSING YOU TO STEP HARDER ON THE GAS TO MOVE FORWARD. EVENTUALLY YOU HEAR THE BRAKE RELEASE AND IT DRIVES NORMALLY. I HAD A NEW CALIPER , ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD PUT ON 2 WEEKS AGO FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IT FIRST HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2011, WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND IT WAS FIXED. NOW THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, MAKING STARTER NOISES. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CAME, PLAYED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, AND GOT THE CAR TO START. IT HAS PUSHBUTTON START. YESTERDAY, 3/14/13, THE CAR WAS LOADED UP FOR A WEEKEND TRIP, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN MADE THE SAME NOISE, HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK, AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BY FLATBED. I AM AFRAID THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT DURING DRIVING, AND SINCE THE POWERSTEERING DOESN'T WORK OR LOCK APPROPRIATELY, AND THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE CHANGED, IT'S A SEVERE SAFETY THREAT. WHAT DOES ONE DO TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OR STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE IS NO KEY, BUT A PUSHBUTTON START? MANY PROBLEMS NOTED OF THIS TYPE ON THE INTERNET: SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED: HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?SOURCEID=NAVCLIENT&IE=UTF-8&RLZ=1T4SKPT_ENUS424US424&Q=2011+HYUNDAI+SONATA+PUSH+BUTTON+START+PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TWO YEARS AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS (PURCHASED BRAND NEW) -- I'VE HAD TO GET A NEW MOTOR (ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE (ELECTRICAL/SMOKING) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE BELTWAY), REPLACED TIRE ROD, NEED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH COOLING/HEATING SYSTEM (THE BLOWER DOES NOT WORK FOR AIR POINTED IN THE FLOOR DIRECTION), STRONG SMELL OF GAS FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE GAUGE IS INACCURATE -- I GET NO WHERE NEAR THE HIGHWAY NOR CITY MILES. THE GAS METER IS NOT REGISTERING. PARTS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY REPLACED. I HAVE HAD ALL SCHEDULE SERVICES ON MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS EXTRAS SUCH AS SPECIAL REPLACEMENT FILTERS, ETC. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE I'VE PURCHASED A COMPLETE LEMON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 27700 MILES. THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS AS FREQUENTLY AS I HAVE BEEN HAVING. THE CAR'S STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT AS WELL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE TIRES ONLY AFTER TWO YEARS OF DRIVING AFTER PUTTING NITROGEN AS ADVISED. I'VE NOTICED A NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING TO THE LEFT AS WELL AS IF THE LEFT TIRE ROD OR AXLE WANTS TO BREAK -- WEIRD FEELING TURN THE CAR. THE ALARM SYSTEM IS FAILING TO LOCK ALL OF THE DOORS -- ONLY THE DRIVERS DOOR. -- DEALERS SOLUTION...PURCHASE A NEW ONE ??? REALLY? *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED. PRETTY MUCH SINCE THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR WANTS TO DRIFT, MAINLY TO THE LEFT BUT SOMETIMES TO THE RIGHT. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE WEB. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS THE PROBLEM. IT IS LESS PRONOUNCED PULLING TO THE LEFT BUT NOW ITS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AND THAT IS A DANGEROUS THING IMO. I DO A LOT OF INTERSTATE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR