2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

I LEASED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA FEB 11 AND SINCE THE FIRST DAY THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. THEY DID ALIGNMENT AND CHANGED THE STRUT ASSEMBLY BUT AFTER 3 TIMES AT THE SERVICE THE CAR STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT. LAST WEEK THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY ARE GOING TO CALL IN COUPLE DAYS. TODAY I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY STILL DIDN'T GET THE CALL FROM HYUNDAI . IN MEAN TIME I'M STILL DRIVING DANGEROUS CAR. PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY START THE RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

I OWN A NEW HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 LIMITED. MY CAR PULLS LEFT AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE BANKING BUT ON LONGER TRIPS MY WRIST STARTS TO HURT FROM CONSTANT PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT. *TR

NO CRASHES OR INJURIES BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THEM IF THIS ISSUE ISN'T SOLVED. IN ALL CASES MY (AND A LOT OF OTHERS) 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA WILL PULL LEFT PRETTY BADLY. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ON THE CAR EVER SINCE I PICKED IT UP WITH AROUND 200 MILES ON IT. THE PULL NEVER GOES AWAY AND IT DOESN'T MATTER THE ROAD SURFACE YOU'RE ON. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO REPAIR IT BUT I'D ASSUME IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUSPENSION OR STEERING. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE EVEN TAKING YOUR HAND OFF THE WHEEL FOR A SPLIT SECOND WILL RESULT IN THE WHEEL TURNING LEFT AND THE CAR TO START TRACKING INTO ONCOMING. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PURCHASED 01/17/2011 DRIFTS/PULLS TO THE LEFT. AT TIMES THE DRIVER IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. THE BEHAVIOR IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHT RIGHT. WHEN THE STEERING CORRECTS ITSELF IT DRIFTS TO THE LEFT QUICKLY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON BOTH CROWNED AND FLAT ROADS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

2011 SONATA 2.0T LIMITED (200MILES ON ODO) - MY CAR HAS A LEFT PULL AT ALL TIMES AND IS INCREDIBLY PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IF YOU LOOSEN YOUR GRIP ON THE WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT TAKES NO MORE THAN 2-3 SECONDS TO COMPLETELY LEAVE THE ROADWAY. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE ONCE ALREADY AND THEY SAID IT WAS "FIXED". THEY ROTATED FRONT TIRES, CHECKED ALIGNMENT, FLASHED NEW ECM SOFTWARE AND ADJUSTED SOME SOFTWARE PARAMETERS. THE ISSUE IS JUST AS BAD AS BEFORE THE "FIX". HUGE SAFETY RISK. *TR

CAR PULLS TO LEFT 90% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO FIX IT AS EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED CORRECTLY. IT IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF YOU TAKE YOU HAND OF THE WHEEL WITHIN 3 SECONDS YOU WILL BE IN THE NEXT LANE TO YOUR LEFT OR OFF THE ROAD. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS PULLING TO THE LEFT. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS A CONSTANT STEERING PULL TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. IT IS CLEARLY NOT! HAS ME WORRIED FOR SAFETY! *TR

MY CAR WAS WARMING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I WENT OUTSIDE AND IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE IS ONLY ONE RECALL FOR THIS AND IT WAS MECHANICAL RELATED TO THE STEEERING COLUMN. THE FIRE WAS A DIFINITIVE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

2011 SONATA GLS DRIFTS TO LEFT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS STEERING WHEEL IS CONSTANTLY HELD/STEERED TO RIGHT. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AT APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES, THEY ALIGNED ALL 4 WHEELS. CAR IS STILL DRIFTING LEFT, WILL RETURN TO DEALER FOR FURTHER ACTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! PLEASE INVESTIGATE!

I DROVE TO THE LOCAL TOM THUMB STORE AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. I MASHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AS THE CAR JUMPED THE CURBED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE STORE FRONT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE UNTIL I SWITCHED OFF THE KEY. SKID MARKS WERE EVIDENT ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE BRAKES TRIED TO HOLD THE CAR WITH THE ENGINE RACING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL INVESTIGATOR DID NOT ISSUE A CITATION STATING THAT THERE "WAS AN OBVIOUS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION".

I BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED ON 02/23/2011. WHENEVER I DRIVE IT,I CAN FEEL THE PULL TO THE LEFT,MOSTLY ON HIGHWAYS. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PUT EFFORT TO BRING STEERING TO THE CENTER. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS AT A TIME WHEN VEHICLE IS NEXT TO YOU OR WHEN YOU ARE CHANGING THE LANE OR WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON LEFT MOST LANE. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T. PULLS LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO KNOWN FIX. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURTS!!! *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED - STEERS/PULLS LEFT IN ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SEVERITY OF THE PULL GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. *TR

I PURCHASED A HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 ON 6/27/10. THIS CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE STRAIGHT & NOT DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. AFTER MANY SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, I HAVE HAD 2 NEW TIRES & 4 ALIGNMENTS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY DEALT WITH THE HYUNDAI DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS DONE NOTHING FOR ME. *TR

AFTER A FEW DAYS, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION; LOTS OF DOWNSHIFTING AFFECTING PERFORMANCE AND BRAKING. I HAD OTHER ISSUES AS WELL, WHICH NONE OF THEM COULD BE ISOLATED. HYUNDAI OF NEW PORT RITCHEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THEREFORE, THEY FELT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW DAYS AND JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON THE CAR, I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR A REFUND. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND WOULD NOT RETURN MY MONEY. THEY BASICALLY SAID, YOU PURCHASE IT, YOU PAID FOR IT, YOU OWN IT. SO THE PROBLEM IS MINE.

ORDERED & PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 SONATA SE TURBO IN RADIANT SILVER VIA HYUNDAI OF NANUET WHO SWAPPED MY VEHICLE OUT FROM GLICK, HYUNDAI OF MONTICELLO, NY. SINCE THE FIRST DRIVE HOME, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN OFF CENTER & CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED DEFECT AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF EXACT COMPLAINTS & GROWING FOR THIS MODEL YEAR NEW CAR. A FACTORY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ORDERED AFTER DETERMINING THE ROOT PROBLEM & A EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING, WE ALL CAN'T BE WRONG! *TR

PURCHASED A 2011 SONATA OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. FIRST DAY OF DRIVING NOTICED THE VEHICLE DRIFTED NOTICEABLY TO THE LEFT NO MATTER WHERE THE CROWN IN THE ROAD WAS. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND THEY WORKED ON IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE. MY WIFE PICKED UP THE CAR AND CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS STILL DRIFTING LEFT. I HAD HER RETURN THE VEHICLE AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND THEN STATED IT WAS FIXED. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT A FEW DAYS AND IT WAS BETTER BUT STILL DRIFTED, AFTER A WEEK IT GOT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS, RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR FOR A THIRD TIME, DEALER KEPT CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS IT WAS BETTER, SHORTLY AFTER FOR THE FORTH TIME ITS HAS STARTED AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A KEY FOB IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO SHUT OFF ONCE THE KEY FOB WAS WITHIN A SPECIFIED DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY REMAIN IN THE ON POSITION WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS BEYOND THE ALLOTTED DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH FORCED THE DRIVER TO MANUALLY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. HE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I JUST PURCHASED A 2011 SONATA TURBO AND AM EXPERIENCING STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I ALSO NOTICE IT PULLING TO THE LEFT. CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED ABNORMALLY TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY AND WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 264.

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE W/ NAVIGATION PULLS TO THE LEFT. NOW THE FRONT LEFT TIRE HAS A BIG BUBBLE ON THE SIDE WALL. CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE NJ TURNPIKE. 12000 MILES. I'VE TRIED CALLING UP HANKOOK ABOUT THE TIRE BUT NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HYUNDAI ADMITTED TO THE 'PULLING PROBLEM'. SAYS ITS PREVALENT ON ALL THEIR MODELS ESPECIALLY ON THE SONATA SE & TURBO 2.0. ALSO, HE MENTIONED THAT THE REMEDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO INTERCHANGE THE TIRES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT! UNHEARD OFF! HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE'S 'CAMBOR BOLTS' HYUNDAI IS LYING BY OMISSION OF FACTS TO THE PUBLIC. MY WIFE AND I FEEL SWINDLED AND CHEATED. WE USE THIS CAR TO DRIVE TO NEW YORK EVERYDAY AND NOW WE CAN'T BECAUSE WE'RE AFRAID WE MIGHT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 45 MILES, SHUT OFF , AFTER SHOPPING FOR APPROX 30 MIN RE-STARTED CAR STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING OUT OF VENTS FILLING CABIN WITH GAS FUMES CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING SLOW IN PARKING LOT AND OPEN WINDOWS TO GET FRESH AIR IN STOP SMELLING GAS FUMES ONCE DRIVING AT FASTER SPEEDS. *TR

FUEL SMELL 2011 SONATA LIMITED NO TURBO. VERY NOTICEABLE FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN AFTER CAR IS WARM AND AT IDLE OR WHEN MOVING LESS THAN 10 MPH. HAVE HEARD/READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS RELATED TO OVERFILLING GAS TANK, THIS TANK HAS NEVER BEEN OVERFILLED. OPENED HOOD AFTER CAR WARM AND GAS SMELL IS VERY STRONG. OPENED TRUNK AND THERE IS NO SMELL. LONG IDLE WHEN WARM AND THE CAR IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE IN ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG KIDS. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

VIBRATION IN STEERING, GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSAXE, LOW TIRE PRESSURE (BY DEALER), REFUSAL TO PERFORM 3,750 MILE MAINTINCE SECDULE (DEALER REFUSED). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR DALLAS FREEWAY WHEN A TRUCK STARTED CHANGING LANES WITHOUT VISIBLY SEEING ME. I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HORN ONLY TO DISCOVER IT DID NOT WORK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER FOUR HOURS WAS TOLD THEY WILL NEED TO ORDER ONE. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE WHEN NAVIGATING EXTREMELY OVER UTILIZED FREEWAYS. BASED ON READ FORUMS, THE HORN ON THIS CAR APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL FIX MY HORN. I WAS ONLY TOLD THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE HORN COMES IN. THIS IS EXTREMELY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CARE WHEN A PRODUCT, WITH KNOWN ISSUES, IS NOT SUPPORTED WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS, IN HOUSE, IN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE DANGER TO THE END USER AND CUSTOMER. *TR

PURCHASED NEW HYUNDAI 2011 SONATA TURBO.FROM DAY ONE EXPERIENCED EXTREME PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER TRIED TO CORRECT PROBLEM BY ALIGNMENT, TIRE EXCHANGE, ETC. STILL TO NO AVAIL. CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE EVALUATED VEHICLE. THEY PUT A CAMBER ADJUSTMENT KIT ON IT AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THEY THEN HAD HYUNDAI ENGINEERS EVALUATE IT AND PROCEEDED TO PUT A NEW STRUT ASSEMBLY ON THE VEHICLE "TWO TIMES" AND THE PROBLEM WAS LIGHTLY CORRECTED BUT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ONE MONTH AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN IN MY POSSESSION. CAR HAS LESS THAN 700 MILES ON IT. HYUNDAI DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO PROCEED. *TR

WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FOR A VERY FEW FEET - MAYBE 6-8 FEET, AND THEN QUIT - LIKE THE ENGINE HAD DIED, BUT IT HADN'T. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES AND 3 OF THESE TIMES WERE WHEN TURNING LEFT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE LAST TIME WAS ESPECIALLY HARROWING BECAUSE IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS TO TAKE 3-5 SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO "CATCH" AND ACCELERATE ON THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE DID NOT HELP. IT IS LIKE THE ENGINE IS RECEIVING NO FUEL, OR IT IS FLOODING OUT FROM TOO MUCH FUEL (NO SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS DETECTED, HOWEVER). THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE ENGINE EVER FAILS TO "RECOVER" AND ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALER THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT RUN FROM IDLE AS OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE I TEST DROVE - IT IS SOMEWHAT HESITANT ALL THE TIME - SLUGGISH.

THE CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS LEFT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. I HAVE BEEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES IN THREE MONTHS. I COULD HAVE GONE EVERYDAY TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN. THE STEERING WHEEL IS NEVER CENTERED. YOU MUST ALWAYS KEEP CORRECTING THE WHEEL TO STAY STRAIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS NEEDING AN ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE MADE A THIRD APPOINTMENT WHICH A TECH REP IS COMING TO LOOK AT THE 2011 SONATA SE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE THERMOSTAT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES IN SIX MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES, A PROBLEM THAT WOULD OCCUR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RECEIVE A JUMP IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 958.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET CONFIRMED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V426000 (STEERING: GEAR BOX: SHAFT SECTOR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,700.

PURCHASED NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED. UPON INITIAL TEST DRIVE CAR SEEMED TO TRACK OKAY WITH LARGE MALE PASSENGER IN PASSENGER SEAT OF VEHICLE. I DID NOT REMOVE HANDS FROM THE WHEEL DURING TEST DRIVE. AS SOON AS I LEFT THE CAR LOT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, NOTICED THAT STEERING FELT LOPSIDED AND WAS SEEMINGLY A BIT HARDER TO TURN AND HOLD TO THE RIGHT THAN THE LEFT. THE FIRST TIME I LET MY HANDS FREE FROM THE WHEEL THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE NOW SEEMS TO CONSISTENTLY PULL ITSELF TO THE LEFT EXCEPT AT BEWILDERING TIMES WHEN CARRYING PASSENGERS OR GOING OVER SPECIFIC ROAD CROWN CONDITIONS AND PURPOSELY MANIPULATING THE STEERING WHEEL TO 'HOLD' ITSELF A BIT TO THE RIGHT. WHEEL ALWAYS REVERTS TO PULLING ITSELF BACK TO THE LEFT AND STAYING THERE. IT IS A VERY UNSTABLE FEELING TO HAVE TO FIGHT THIS PHENOMENON. TO ME IT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR FOR ANY CAR, LET ALONE A BRAND NEW MODEL. ENTIRELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. REQUIRES ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF CONCENTRATION TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE PULL NOT TO MENTION ACTUAL PHYSICAL STRAIN THAT COMPOUNDS QUICKLY. ALSO CAR DOES NOT STRAIGHTEN ITSELF OUT AFTER INITIATING A TURN. CAR KEEPS TURNING TO THE LEFT FAR TOO MUCH. EVERY OTHER CAR I'VE EVER DRIVEN HAS STRAIGHTENED THE WHEEL AND ITSELF OUT SIMPLY BY REMOVING HANDS FROM WHEEL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS EXPECTED ON ANY VEHICLE BUILT UNLESS EXPRESSLY DESIGNED AND SOLD OPENLY AS A NEW KIND OF LEFT TURNING CAR DESIGN. TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS OKAY. VEHICLE WILL GO IN

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GAS FUMES MOST NOTICEABLE AT RED LIGHT AND SLOW SPEEDS. *LN

HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2011, 630 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN OPEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AT A STEADY SPEED OF 70MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD 'THUMP' SOUND. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WITH SUDDEN DECELERATION AS IF IT HIT A SOLID OBJECT. DRIVER DID NOT SEE ANY OBSTRUCTION OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROAD PRIOR TO THE NOISE. DRIVER REALIZED THAT THE SPEED WAS ALMOST INSTANTLY REDUCED FROM 70MPH TO ~63MPH. RPMS WERE RACING UNUSUALLY HIGH, AROUND 3000 WHEN TYPICAL OPERATING RANGE IS 2000. DRIVER SHIFTED FROM AUTOMATIC 'DRIVE' GEAR TO SHIFTRONIC AND REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 4. NEITHER THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COULD CHANGE THE GEAR. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN GEAR 4, BUT TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO RESET THE TRANSMISSION BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. BASED ON THE COMPUTERIZED ERROR CODES, DEALER REPLACED THE BODY VALVE HARNESS AND SOLENOID. *TR

AT 40 MPH AND HIGHER, VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT TO KEEP IN OWN LANE. THIS IS THE SECOND SONATA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOFTWARE PERFORMED, NOT A FIX. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THREE LANE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR OF VEHICLE CHANGING LANES. HYUNDAI IS IGNORING PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG TOXIC ODOR EMITTING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR DID NOT SUBSIDE AT ANY TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BY PLACING COFFEE GROUNDS IN THE TRUNK, ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SEATS AS WELL AS THE DRIVERS SEAT BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER OFFERED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ADHERE TO THE AGREEMENT. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF A POTENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11.

THERE HAS BEEN AN ODOR OF GASOLINE ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED IT STARTED AT MY LAST GAS FILL UP. I DID NOT TOP OFF THE TANK. THE PUMP SHUT OFF WHEN FULL, AND I STOPPED PUMPING. THIS ODOR STARTS WHEN SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT AND STAYS IN THE CABIN UNTIL I'M MOVING AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT ONLY STARTED WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND SAT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, HOWEVER WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME IN A BLIZZARD YESTERDAY AT SLOW SPEEDS (15-25 MPH) CONTINUOUS, THE SMELL WAS CONSTANT. LATELY IT IS SO BAD I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. ONE TIME, I ALMOST PULLED OVER AT THE ROADSIDE, AND WAS GOING TO GET OUT OF MY CAR TO GET FRESH AIR, BUT THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC. THERE ARE NO FUEL LEAKS THAT I CAN FIND. NO STANDING FUEL UNDER THE CAR AFTER I PARK. IT HAS DONE THIS MOST TIMES I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR TO MORE OR LESS DEGREES, BUT NOT EVERYTIME - MOST TIMES. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A DEALER YET, BUT I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. APPARENTLY THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHO HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME THING BASED ON A HYUNDAI INTERNET FORUM. I READ IT PREVIOUSLY IN THIS FORUM, BUT I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL LATELY. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE GAS ODOR. NOT ONLY ARE PASSENGERS HAVING TO INHALE THESE FUMES, BUT I'M WONDERING IF IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FIRE/EXPLOSION. HERE IS A LINK TO THE FORUM WHERE PEOPLE ARE CLAIMING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M NOT SO SURE THESE ARE JUST VERY FEW, ISOLATED INCIDE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THIS FAILURE DOES NOT OCCUR AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE STRING MODULE AND STRUTS, BUT THAT DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER LOOKED THROUGH THEIR INVENTORY AND FOUND AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1700.

2011 HYUNDAI 2.0T NOTICED IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD THE ALIGNMENT WAS OUT AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. SEEMED OKAY DRIVING HOME. THE VERY NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO PULL LEFT ONCE AGAIN. IF I DIDN'T HANG ON TO THE WHEEL SO TIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD LOSE CONTROL VERY QUICKLY. CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SINCE TOLD MY DEALERSHIP I WOULD LIKE A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE HE DROVE AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500.

COMING OUT OF SIDE STREET, GOING ABOUT 5-10 MPH. DEPRESSED BRAKE TO STOP/SLOWDOWN AND CAR (2011 HYUNDAI SONATA PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2010) JUST KEPT ON GOING INTO INTERSECTION AND UP THE ROAD. KEPT PRESSING PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND CAR STILL KEPT GOING UNTIL IT GLIDED TO A STOPPED. TRAVELED ABOUT 100-150 FEET WITH NO BRAKES AND HAD USE HORN A FEW TIMES TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. AFTER THIS I MOVED AGAIN AND BRAKES WORKED FINE. VERY SCARY... WENT OUT INTO A VERY,VERY BUSY STREET. FORTUNATELY I HIT NO ONE AND NO OTHER CARS HIT ME. WILL CALL DEALER TO REPORT IT AND ASK FOR FURTHER ADVICE. PERHAPS ICE, SNOW, SAND, ETC. GOT INTO PADS/CYLINDERS AND TEMPORARILY SEIZED THE BRAKES? DON'T HAVE VIN WITH ME WILL REPORT IT LATER. *TR

JAN 28,2011 I DRIVE A HYUNDAI 2.0 TURBO BOUGHT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO ON THE FREEWAY I WAS MAKING A LANE CHANGE, I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN CORRECTION DUE TO ME NOTICING A CAR IN MY BLIND SPOT. THERE WAS ALMOST LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN I TRIED TO CORRECT THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING VARIOUS CARS FROM VW GTI TO GMS AND FORDS FOR 32 YRS. CAR HAS 1100 MILES ON IT! 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA WARNING: IT WAS MY MOST DANGEROUS DRIVING EXPERIENCE! 100% TRUE. *TR

PURCHASED 2011 SONATA TURBO AND THE CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY IF IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE GOTTEN IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE AND IT WILL NOT START (PUSH TO START). THE SCREEN WILL EITHER SAY THE KEY IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE OR IT WILL SAY PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO START (THE KEY IS CERTAINLY IN THE VEHICLE, HOW ELSE DID I GET IN WITH IT LOCKED). AFTER REPEATEDLY GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING PRESSING THE BREAK PADS, TRYING EVERYTHING AND THEN SOME FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR THE VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT START. THIS IS THE FOURTH HYUNDAI I HAVE PURCHASED, SECOND BRAND NEW AND I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR IT ONLINE (WHAT SOURCES ARE THEY USING, GOOGLE TURNS UP PLENTY OF INFORMATION). THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN A DARK, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AREA UNABLE TO START MY BRAND NEW CAR THAT HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL. I EXPECT MORE THAN THIS.I WILL DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND AFTER THAT I AM GOING TO INVOKE THE LEMON LAW. ONE RECALL IS BAD ENOUGH I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. THE BATTERY IS FINE BOTH IN THE CAR AND THE REMOTE. AT 8,000 I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES! *TR

TEST DROVE A 2011 SONATA LIMITED TURBO AND WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR PULLED TO LEFT CONSTANTLY! YOU HAD TO KEEP A GOOD GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. YOU COULD LITERALLY FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL FIGHTING YOU TO GO TO THE LEFT! NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE DID NOT BUY THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED TWO NEW TIRES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED A SALES REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN A DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700.

CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN MY LANE ENDANGERING ME AND OTHERS AROUND ME. *TR

CAR PULLS DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT, PREDOMINANTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HOWEVER CAN OCCUR AT LESSER SPEEDS. IF WHEEL IS LET GO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY DART TOWARDS THE MEDIAN FROM ANY ORIGINATING LANE. TWO ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT ISSUE AT DEALER HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM. DEALER STATED HE HAS SEEN SAME PROBLEM IN ANOTHER SONATA TURBO, BUT HAS NO FIX. FIRST CALL TO HYUNDAI REGIONAL OFFICE RESULTED IN DELIVERY OF A "SPECIAL TOOL" TO FIX SUPPOSED ALIGNMENT PROBLEM TO DEALER WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. THREE SUBSEQUENT CALLS TO HYUNDAI HAVE TO THIS POINT GONE UNRETURNED. HYUNDAI IS PLAYING "DUMB" TO THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.

WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN THE CENTER, THE CAR WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT FORWARD. INSTEAD IT PULLS TO LEFT ITSELF. THIS IS NOT SAFE, I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT CAN CHECK THIS OR LET HYUNDAI CHECK IT.