2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

MY 2011 SONATA HAS FAILED TO START 3 TIMES THIS PAST MONTH. THE BRAKE WILL NOT DEPRESS AND IT APPEARS THAT IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT I HAVE THE KEY. IT HAS A PUSH BUTTON START AND THE KEY DOES NOT GO IN THE IGNITION. AFTER A FEW HOURS IT STARTS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE DARK AND THIS MADE IT A SAFETY ISSUE ON A PERSONAL BASIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE WHEELS REALIGNED AND THE SENSORS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43.

PURCHASED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LTD TURBO IN NOV '10. CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. FIRST SERVICE: DEALER PERFORMED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. CAR STILL PULLS. SECOND SERVICE: DEALER CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND BALANCED ON ROAD FORCE BALANCER. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT RIM DUE TO MILD SCRATCH AND TIRE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT FLAT SPOTTED. CAR NOW PULLS HARDER THAN BEFORE, DANGEROUSLY SO AS TO CAUSE THE CAR TO CHANGE LANES AT THE SLIP OF THE WHEEL ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. TOOK CAR TO INDEPENDENT WHEEL AND TIRE ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION SPECIALIST, INSPECTED "SCRATCHED" RIM, STATED IT WAS BALANCED AND ANY DAMAGE COSMETIC. THIRD SERVICE: DEALER AND REGIONAL FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) RE-CALIBRATED STEERING SENSOR, ADJUSTED REAR CAMBER. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF REAR WHEEL DUE TO SCRATCH. FSE DROVE THE CAR AND WAS SATISFIED WITH THE ALIGNMENT. CAR STILL PULLS EXACTLY AS BEFORE. *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED. AT SPEEDS ABOVE ABOUT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS RANDOMLY LEFT & RIGHT. THE HIGHER THE SPEED, THE WORSE IT IS. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO VERY SENSITIVE TO WIND AND EVEN THE WAKE OF PASSING VEHICLES PUSHES THE CAR AROUND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO IS HARD TO STEER ON GROOVED PAVEMENT, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO SQUIRM AROUND ERRATICALLY. I AM CONSTANTLY "CORRECTING" THE STEERING TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT TRACK. THE VEHICLE OFTEN PULLS STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. THIS OCCURS ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF A "CROWNED" HIGHWAY. PULLS VERY STRONGLY TO THE LEFT, BUT TRACKS STRAIGHT WHEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED IS PULLING RIGHT. NOTICED IT AFTER DRIVING HOME. WENT BACK WITHIN THE WEEK TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER. THE PULLING RIGHT IS STILL THERE, NOT AS SEVERELY, BUT STILL THERE. TOOK IT IN 3 WEEKS FROM PURCHASE, THEIR MACHINERY SAYS THERE IS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, BUT EVERY TIME ROAD TEST DRIVE WAS DONE, IT STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. NOW, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A RENTAL CAR AND THEY ARE KEEPING IT FOR 2 DAYS JUST TO FIX AN ALIGNMENT PULLING TO RIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2011 SONATA. I BEEN HAVING EVERY PROBLEM YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH MY CAR. THIS TIME IT'S MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT, IT WAS LITERALLY HANGING ON BECAUSE OF MY TRUNK. I LOOKED INSIDE WHERE THE LIGHT USE TO BE ATTACHED AND ALL THE PLASTIC CRUMBLED APART. I CALLED HYUNDAI ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEY HAD A NEW TAIL LIGHT TO REPLACE MINE WITH AND WHEN I GOT THERE FOUND OUT IT WAS BROKEN, SO THEY TOOK A TAIL LIGHT OFF ANOTHER SONATA AND PUT IT ON MINE UNTIL THEY ORDER ANOTHER ONE. MY ORIGINAL TAIL LIGHT SCRATCHED AND CRAVED THE PAINT ON MY CAR IN AND AROUND THAT AREA. IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF I HAD NOT BEEN SO CAUTIOUS DRIVING AFTER SEEING IT HANGING ON BY MY TRUNK. ONE OF THE SERVICE GUYS TOLD ME THIS WAS THE 4TH TIME HE SEEN THIS! *TR

STEERING ON 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA PULLS TO THE LEFT. PROBLEM IS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TECHNICIAN AT OIL CHANGE SHOP NOTICED FEATHERING OF TIRES @ ~5000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN FACTORY SPECS. ABOUT 9 MONTHS LATER TIRE NOISE AND HANDLING WERE BAD ENOUGH I TOOK IT BACK. AT FIRST, I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. COMPLAINED IN SURVEY AND DEALERSHIP CALLED AND ASKED TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE PRETTY BADLY CHOPPED UP AT THIS POINT. *TR

ONE OF MY RELATIVES DIED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN HER NEW 2011 SONATA, WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED ON 10/28/2010 BY HYUNDAI MOTOR ALABAMA. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON A COMMUNITY WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.NORTHJERSEY.COM/NEWS/TRANSPORTATION/RIDGEFIELD_PARK_ACCIDENT_KILLS_WOMAN_CLOSES_ROUTE_80_DETOURED_MILK_TRUCK_OVERTURNS.HTML IN A NUTSHELL, SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE EASTBOUND LOCAL LANES OF ROUTE 80 WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED UP ONTO A DIVIDER BETWEEN THE EXPRESS AND LOCAL LANES AND HIT THE END OF THE GUARDRAIL TO THE LEFT OF HER CAR. THE IMPACT SPUN HER VEHICLE INTO THE PATH OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER. THE TRAILER STRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE SUBSEQUENT AUTOPSY REPORT COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY MEDICAL CONDITIONS CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING OF 2011 SONATA ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. ONE OF THEM IS THE WEBSITE OF AUTO RECALLS FOR CONSUMERS HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2011/HYUNDAI/SONATA/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX 177 OUT OF 266 COMPLAINTS (67%) ON 6/12/2011 ARE RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE IT PULLS THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT STRONGER AND STRONGER AS THE SPEED ACCELERATES ABOVE 25 MPH. SADLY, THE UNDERLYING CAUSE IS HARD TO DETECT, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE IS ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED. THOSE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS APPEAR TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE POLICE REP

STEERING LEFT PULL - OCCURED BEFORE BUYING WHILE TEST DRIVING DEALER SAID IT WAS AIR NEED FOR THE TIRES. AT PICKUP SAME THING HAPPENED BROUGHT IT BACK REALLIGNMENT WAS DONE 3 TIMES IMPROVED SLIGHTLY BUT CAR FEELS LIKE 'DRIVING A BOAT' HAVE TO KEEP REALIGNING. *TR

UPON IMMEDIATELY DRIVING MY BRAND NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE PULLS DRASTICALLY AND UNSAFELY TO THE LEFT. IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, I WILL BE IN THE NEXT LANE WITHIN 2 SECONDS. IT IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THE ROAD IS CURVING TO THE RIGHT. THEN I WILL BE IN THE NEXT LANE IN LESS THAN 1 SECOND. HAVE BROUGHT IT TO DEALER 3 TIMES, THEY CHANGED TIRES, REPLACED STRUT, REALIGNED, AND DID A SPECIAL WHEEL BALANCE, TO NO AVAIL. THEY SEND A FACTORY ENGINEER TO LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HE IS LYING. I SENT VIDEO TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE, AND FILED A LEMON LAW CLAIM. I AM SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN AREA MANAGER DRIVE IT WITH ME THIS WEEK.. I HAVE OWNER SEVERAL NEW CARS IN MY LIFE , THIS IS DANGEROUS A RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

I STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF "PARK." I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVEN ASKED THE GAS ATTENDANT TO TRY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AS WELL. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND PROCEED ON MY WAY. *TR

WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IT WAS NOTICED THAT IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. WE DROVE IT FOR 1,000 MILES THINKING THAT IT WAS WINTER WITH SLUSH ON THE ROADS AND THEREFORE THIS MAY CAUSED THE PULLING. WE TOOK IT OUT ON THE ROAD AND IT DID NOT STOP PULLING TOT HE LEFT. THE PULL WAS CONSTANT AND REQUIRED ONE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO COUNTER THE CONSTANT PULL TO THE LEFT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THERE HAS BEEN NO MEDIATION OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED THE HYNUDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE FIRST TIME I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER FOR 4 DAYS. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS IN "SPEC" WITH HYUNDAI SPECIFICATIONS. THEY EVEN SAID THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR AND FOUND NO PULLING TO THE LEFT. I LEFT THE LOT AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED STATING IT PULLED AS BAD AS BEFORE. I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRE AND BALANCED THEM. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME, THE DEALER PERFORMED A ROAD TEST FORCE BALANCE. THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS PULLING IS ACUTE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT I WILL NOT ALLOW MY SPOUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR OUT OF TOWN. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES NOR ADMITS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER DID INDICATE WHEN HE RODE WITH ME THERE IS A DEFINITE STEERING PROBLEM. I HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY HYUNDAI BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS.

I HAVE A TURBO LIMITED SONATA. IT HAS A SEVERE LEFT PULL. IF I AM DRIVING ON A FLAT SURFACE AND LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, I WOULD BE OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT IN ABOUT 5-6 SECONDS. IF I AM ACCELERATING, I WOULD BE OFF THE ROAD WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS. IT IS A REAL PROBLEM. MY DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE THE SPECS TO FIX THE ISSUE. I CALLED THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALER AND THEY ALSO DO NOT HAVE A FIX. I AM CONSTANTLY ASSURED THAT HYUNDAI IS WORKING ON THE ISSUE, BUT LETS FACE IT, IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS. I HAVE LOST FAITH THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX. THE NEWLY SOLD 2011 SONATA LIMITED TURBOS ARE BEING SOLD WITH THE 17" WHEELS, NOT THE 18" WHEELS I HAVE. THEREFORE, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY ARE TRYING TO CHANGE IT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US WITH THE 18" WHEELS? DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES BEFORE THIS GETS FIXED? THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. THERE ARE ALREADY OVER 165 COMPLAINTS AND I HOPE MORE ARE ADDED DAILY. I AM A REPEAT HYUNDAI SONATA BUYER AND VERY DISCOURAGED WITH THE QUALITY OF SAFETY IN THIS CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND FORCE A RECALL!

CAR PULLS LEFT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45MPH. CONSTANT PULLS MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 25 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED FROM MY WIFE'S HANDS .

CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT ALL THE TIME. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0 TURBO PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALER DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT PER THE TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT DID NOT FIX IT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2010. *TR

ONE MORNING WHEN GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK, I TRIED TO START MY 2011 SONATA. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH WAS VERY HARD, PUSHED THE BUTTON BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ALL COME ON BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED. I ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE NEXT 10 MINUTES TO START THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE. MY HUSBAND TRIED PUTTING JUMPER CABLES ON THE BATTERY TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT START. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. FINALLY AFTER ALMOST 20 MINUTES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EASY TO PUSH ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. IT CAUSED ME TO BE LATE TO WORK BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER OCCURRENCE UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR SOME TIME AND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE WAS VERY HARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE NEXT 10 MINUTES, IT FINALLY STARTED. *TR

BRAND NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T PULLS NOTICEABLY TO THE LEFT ON LEVEL ROADS. *TR

2011 SONATA TURBO LIMITED PULLS TO LEFT, DEMONSTRATED THIS TO SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER WHO SAYS IT IS THE WAY I AM DRIVING THE CAR. COMPLAINT FILED WITH HYUNDAI, BBB, ETC. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. LOANER CAR THAT THEY GAVE ME DID THE SAME THING. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM WITH 2011 SONATA AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES.

MY OCT. 8 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T IS A LEFT PULLER. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. MY DEALER WILL NOT ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM AND I AM GETTING TIRED OF DEALING WITH IT. SOME DAY SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS PULLING ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US SOLVE THIS. THANK YOU *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO PULLS TO THE LEFT, SOMETIMES PRETTY HARD, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. ANY RELEASE OF TENSION ON THE STEERING WHEEL BY THE DRIVER RESULTS IN THE CAR SWERVING TO THE LEFT. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE ROAD IS FLAT, IT DRIFTS; BUT IF THERE IS ANY TYPE OF CROWN, IT WILL SWERVE LEFT. I HAVE NOT EVER HAD IT PULL OR DRIFT TO THE RIGHT ON ANY ROAD CONDITION. THIS BECAME VERY NOTICEABLE EARLY ON. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 4,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS BEING TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THIS WEEK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BALANCING OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 500.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED TURBO 2.0L, BOUGHT APRIL 2011, PULLS LEFT. ON LEFT-CANTED LEFT LANE CAR PULLS HARD TO LEFT, NEEDS CONSTANT CW (RIGHT) FORCE EXERTED ON STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT. ON RIGHT-CANTED RIGHT LANE CAR DRIVES STRAIGHT WITH NO DRIVER INTERACTION NEEDED. ON A FLAT ROAD CAR HAS SLIGHT PULL TO LEFT, NEEDING CONSTANT SLIGHT CW (RIGHT) PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN GOING STRAIGHT. HAD DEALER ALIGN FRONT-END . . NO CHANGE. *TR

PICKED UP MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LAST NIGHT WITH 8 MILES ON IT. PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. DEALER SAYS THIS IS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING, BUT IT'S DANGEROUS! THERE HAS TO BE A FURTHER PROBLEM. I GOT THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY WITH A CHILD ON THE WAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. IF I EVEN LIFT MY HANDS OFF THE WHEEL FOR 2 SECONDS, THE CAR WOULD VEER INTO THE MEDIAN. OUT OF PROBABLY 1000 COMPLAINTS I READ ONLINE, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND HYUNDAI HAS NOT ADMITTED TO ANY ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAID IT BECAME LOUDER WHEN THEY DROVE OVER A BUMP OR MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTING IT, THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2 WEEKS AGO AND FOUND A LEFT PULL PLUS A SLIGHT DRIFT TO EITHER SIDE WHEN GOING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY BETWEEN 55-80 . IT TURNS WELL IN THE CORNERS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT BUT AGAIN WHEN GOING STRAIGHT IT HAS A TENDENCY TO WONDER TO EITHER SIDE AND AT TIMES A SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT. AT THIS POINT IT IS JUST A BIT ANNOYING BUT I AM AFRAID OF IT GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I AM PLACING A CALL IN THE AM WITH MY DEALER AND POSSIBLY TO HYUNDAI ASSISTANCE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I FOUND THIS ISSUE WHEN I EASED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS IT WILL GO STRAIGHT THEN IT WILL GO IN EITHER DIRECTION ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. I FIND THAT WHEN I HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT IT WILL TRAVEL STRAIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN START VEERING OFF TO EITHER SIDE. MY INITIAL THOUGHTS AFTER READING SOME POSTS ON THE HYUNDAI FORUMS IS THAT IT IS A DISCONNECT WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL COMPUTER OR THE SOFTWARE FOR IT HAS A FLAW IN IT. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND I KNOW FROM READING POSTS FROM BACK IN EARLY 2010 THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. I DON'T THINK IT IS A FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN YOU STOP THE CAR IT GOES STRAIGHT. I'M NOT SURE IF TIRES COULD BE THE ISSUE EITHER AS MANY POSTED THAT THEY HAD ALL THE TIRES CHECKED AND REPLACED, STRUTS CHANGED, WHEEL BEARINGS CHANGED, STEERING ANGLE SENSOR RECALIBRATED AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I CAN LIVE WITH THE ISSUE FOR NOW BUT IF IT GETS WORSE COU

PURCHASED NEW HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0T. FROM THE TIME OF DELIVERY, STEERING PULLS LEFT, ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTER AND LEFT LANES ON 3-LANE ROADS (IE. INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS). *TR

WHEN I RETURNED HOME FROM WORK AND CLOSED THE DRIVER DOOR THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND EXPLODED OUTWARD. IT WAS 7P AND HYUNDAI WAS CLOSED, HAD SAFELITE EMERGENCY REPLACE WINDSHIELD AND THEY CONFIRMED IT DID NOT BREAK FROM AN IMPACT BUT FROM STRESS DUE TO A BAD FACTORY INSTALL. HYUNDAI REFUSED WARRANTY REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMING IT CANNOT BE PROVEN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THE WINDSHIELD WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO STEERING ISSUE - HARD LEFT PULL. DEALER TRIED ALIGNMENT, REPLACED THE STRAP AND THEN DID ALIGNMENT AGAIN. THE ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT. SONATA PULLS HARD LEFT, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR FEELS UNSAFE. *TR

CAR DOES NOT TRACK PROPERLY AND WANDERS TO THE LEFT. FRONT SUSPENSION RATTLES WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT SLOWLY. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER 3 TIMES TO CORRECT ISSUE UNSUCCESSFULLY. *TR

SINCE MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE TURBOS HAS BEEN NEW IT PULLS TO THE LEFT. SO BAD THAT IF I TAKE MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL FOR 1.5 SECONDS AT 55MPH MY CAR DRIFTS COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT LANE . THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT AN WORKED ON IT 4 TIMES,REPLACE TIRES, REBALANCED TIRES, REPLACED STRUTS, REALIGNED CAR, EVEN DID A ROAD FORCE WHEEL BALANCE, NOTHING HELPS AND THE FACTORY SENT AN ENGINEER WHO CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH HIS STATEMENT IS THAT IS THAT I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEO TAPES AND WITNESSES OF IT DOING IT AND I TOOK THE SERVICE MANGER FOR A RIDE SO HE CAN EXPERIENCE IT. I CURRENTLY JUST STARTED A LEMON LAW CASE ON IT. WANT THIS FIXED OR A SONATA THAT DOESN'T DO THIS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN CARS BUILT IN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. THEY WON'T ADMIT THAT BUT I FOUND THAT OUT FROM RELIABLE INSIDE INFO. HAVE OWNED ABOUT 10 NEW CARS IN MY LIFE AND NONE OF THEM EVER DID THIS. *TR

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT...FELT IT AT RIGHT AWAY BUT WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS THE VEHICLE OR THE ROADS MAKING IT PULL...I HAD THE VEHICLE 2 WEEKS WHEN I WAS POSITIVE IT WAS THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD ALIGNMENT WAS IN "SPECS". VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL. WAITING ON HYUNDAI TECH SUPPORT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE AGAIN. ROAD CONDITIONS MAKE NO DIFFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PULL TO THE LEFT. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T PULLS TO THE LEFT EVEN WHEN DRIVER STEERS TO THE RIGHT. ON A FLAT SURFACE, THIS VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND IF NOT CORRECTED WILL CROSS INTO ANOTHER LANE WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO. MY VEHICLE IS 2 WEEKS OLD AND HAS HAD THE ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT RE-ALIGNED THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE YET TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR RE-INSPECTION. THIS ISSUE IS CONSTANT FROM THE MOMENT I APPLY POWER TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A REST. I TESTED THIS BY CROSSING INTO THE RIGHT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND BRIEFLY LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL; THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE ON ITS OWN. *TR

ENGINE STALLED AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER. CHECK ENGINE AND ESC (TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHT WERE ON. RESTART THE ENGINE APPEARED TO RESOLVE THE LOST POWER PROBLEM BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE STILL ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN THREE WEEKS WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WAS QUITE DANGEROUS. DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE.

THE SUN VISORS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH (VERTICALLY) TO PREVENT THE SUN FROM HITTING CENTER OF WINDSHIELD AREA AND BLINDING DRIVER. I'VE HAD TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES TO REGAIN MY CONTROL AND MY CLEAR VIEW. THE CAR WAS PURCHASE ON 12/19/10 AND AT THE TIME I NOTICED THAT THE SUN SHIELD THAT THEY SOLD ME AT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HARDLY STAY IN PLACE BECAUSE OF THE VERTICAL SHORTNESS OF THE SUN VISORS BUT WHEN THE HOUR WAS CHANGED TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IS WHEN I REALLY REALIZED THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE SUNSET. EVEN RAISING THE DRIVER'S SEAT ALL THE WAY UP IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID BEING BLINDED BY THE SUN; IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF HYUNDAI BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

BEFORE AND AFTER A DEALER COMPLETED ALIGNMENT, THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNS PAST CENTER AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IT ALSO PULLS LEFT WHEN NEW AND AFTER ANY CORRECTION. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA FAILED TO START. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE KEY LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASH PANEL. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND PRESS BRAKE PEDAL WAS SCREAMING AT ME AS I PRESSED THE DARN THING. TRIED THE KEY BOB IN THE SLOT IN THE STORAGE AREA AND SAME RESULT. GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSED AND LOCKED THE DOORS. BACK IN AND TRIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. CALLED MY NEXT CUSTOMER AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BE LATE AS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY AFTER 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED WITH THE BOB IN THE STORAGE AREA. WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER -THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

NEW HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING ISSUE WHERE CAR PULLS STRONGLY AND CONTINUOUS TO THE LEFT. SO FAR TWO SERVICE VISITS TO PUGI HYUNDAI IN DOWNERS GROVE, IL HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. HYUNDAI HAS REPLACED A STRUT AND ALIGNED. *TR

2011 SONATA PULLS HARD LEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VEER TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REALIGNED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD INDEPENDENTLY TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AS IF SHE HAD REMOVED HER HANDS FROM THE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,077. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/13/11 *BF UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN

CAR PULLS LEFT. WORSENS WITH SPEED. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. FIRST ATTEMPT WAS AN ALIGNMENT. SECOND ATTEMPT WAS A REPLACED STRUT. STILL NOT FIXED AND THE ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. LEMON LAW PAPERWORK HAS BEEN FILED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 SONATA, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE THIRD TIME...GOING TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED 2011 SONATA...I HAD/HAVE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT (AIR OPEN TO OUTSIDE). TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND POINTED TO THEM THAT THE DRIVE BELT HAS UNUSUAL WEAR. THEY CHECK IT AND COMPARED WITH OTHER SONATAS WITH SAME MILEAGE AND FOUND NO UNUSUAL WEAR. I AM EX TOYOTA TECH. WITH ASE CERTS. I HAVE NOW 20K ON MY SONATA AND THEY STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE VERY COLD (IN THE MORNING DURING ALL WINTER) MY 2011 SONATA HAD SHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 4RT GEAR VERY FAST AND I HAD VERY HIGH RPMS. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THEM FOR COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THE LOANER. *TR

A FEW TIMES I HAVE NEARLY HAD ACCIDENTS, INVOLVING BOTH CARS AND PEOPLE BECAUSE THE HORN CANNOT BE HEARD! I THINK A HORN IS A SAFETY DEVICE, TO WARN OTHERS, BUT THIS ONE CANNOT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS FROM A MOTOR SCOOTER. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE WILL PROBABLY END UP BEING HIT, INJURED OR EVEN KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I HAVE HEARD THAT HYUNDAI, IN EFFECT, ADMITTED THE PROBLEM BY RE-DESIGNING THE HORN ON LATER 2011 MODEL YEAR CARS. ALL CARS SHOULD GET THE NEW HORN. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAPPENS EVERYTIME SOMEONE PULLS OR WALKS OUT IN FRONT OF ME AT THE LAST SECOND, AND I AM UNABLE TO PROPERLY WARN THEM WITH THE HORN. *TR

FAILED COMPONENTS: BRAKES & SHIFT GEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE MODE (FOLLOWED BY REVERSE MODE) I NEED TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD UP TO SEVERAL TIMES TO SHIFT THE GEAR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WORKS FINE FOR TWO DAYS. IT STARTED HAPPENING AFTER TWO FIRST SERVICES TO THE VEHICLE BY DEALER. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO DEALER AFTER 1 WEEK AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THEY DID SOME TROUBLESHOOTING AGAIN, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM THIS TIME. I SPOKE WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO ANOTHER DEALER AND ASKED ME TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND SUGGESTED THAT I UNLOCK THE "SHIFT LOCK" IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES! I TOLD THEM THAT SHIFT LOCK IS ONLY USEFUL IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES. BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT RELEASING THE GEAR MOST OF THE TIME WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THERE IS NO ANSWER FROM THE DEALER. TRYING TO CONTACT HYUNDAI OFFICIAL SUPPORT BUT NOTHING HEARD BACK FROM THEM AT (AFTER 2 WEEKS.) STATUS UPDATE 02/23/12

HYUNDAI SONATA LTD TURBO PULLS TO THE LEFT. *TR

CAR PULLED LEFT FIRST TIME I DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD DEALER WORK IT FOUR TIMES SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN MAY, 2010. TWICE THE PERFORMANCE APPEARED TO IMPROVE, BUT THEN IT WOULD GET WORSE AFTER I HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE & TIRE ROTATION. DEALER SUGGESTED IT 1) HAD TO DO WITH ME DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE AND 2) THESE SPORTY SUSPENSIONS ARE JUST MORE SENSITIVE - THEY DON'T HANDLE LIKE A "COMFORT CAR". I'VE DRIVEN SPORT SUSPENSIONS BEFORE & NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

VEHICLE ALWAYS PULLS LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. PROBLEM NOTICED DAY AFTER PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE & STILL PULLS LEFT. *TR