2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.

CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WILL GO INTO ADJACENT LANES OR MEDIAN WITHIN 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD AND EVENTUALLY WILL LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

VEHICLE STEERING PULLS TO LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS AND REQUIRES A HEAVIER THEN NORMAL PRESSURE TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY PULL OR DRIFT TO THE LEFT BEYOND THE CONTACTS CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED OR ANGLED CORRECTLY AND SAT ABNORMALLY TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED AN ALIGNMENT, ADJUSTMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND A REPROGRAMMING OF THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDIA SONATA 2.0T IN NOV OF 2010 THAT WHEN I DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE A STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT. IF DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF AN INTERSTATE A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS REQUIRED. AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE LEFT IS STILL NOTICEABLE BUT NOT AS STRONG. THIS CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE CHECK, AND TIRE ROTATION WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO SE PULLS VERY HEAVILY TO THE LEFT. PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY TIRESOME ON EXTENDED DRIVES. ARM MUSCLES BEGIN TO HURT HAVING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 LIMITED. THE CAR PULLS DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT DURING OPERATION AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS WHILE DRIVING IS TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT HALF OF AN INCH EVERY SO OFTEN DURING HIGHWAY OPERATION. IT SEEMS THE CAR REFUSES TO GO STRAIGHT. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T (LIMITED W/ NAV) IN NOVEMBER, 2010. FROM THE ONSET, THE STEERING HAD A DISTINCT AND SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALWAYS BE SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT MID DECEMBER TO BE CORRECTED. DEALER STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS ADJUSTED AND IT WAS CORRECTED. THE STEERING PROBLEM RETURNED IMMEDIATELY. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME IN EARLY JANUARY. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT CORPORATE HYUNDAI ENGINEERS ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE STEERING ISSUE REQUIRES CONSTANT COMPENSATION TO THE RIGHT TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM UNINTENTIONALLY MOVING TO THE LEFT. IT OCCURS MAINLY DURING ACCELERATION AND AT CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE DURING HARD ACCELERATION AS IT IS WITH A NORMAL LINEAR ACCELERATION. THE LEFT PULL IS REDUCED WHEN WEIGHTED WITH ADDITIONAL PEOPLE IN THE CAR. THE PULL, THOUGH CONSTANT, VARIES IN FORCE. AT TIMES, IT IS VERY STRONG AND OCCURS EVEN WHEN 'ROLLING' WITH WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION, E.G., STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. BECAUSE THE STEERING ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, IT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. THE CAR SIGNIFICANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH POTENTIAL DANGER. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T STEERING ISSUES - PULLS TO LEFT. VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO LEFT REGARDLESS OF SLOPE OR CROWN OF ROAD OR TRAVELING SPEED. PULL IS EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF ACCELERATION. PROBLEM IS EASILY DUPLICATED WITH ECO MODE ON OR OFF, AS WELL AS ECS TRACTION CONTROL ON OR OFF, OR REGARDLESS OF GEAR CAR IS IN. CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS CONSTANTLY EVERY DAY SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND DROVE IT HOME. TOOK BACK TO DEALER SERVICE AFTER A COUPLE DAYS, AND THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, REALIGNED WHEELS, AND RESET ELECTRONIC STEERING, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS AS IT CAUSES GREAT FATIGUE AND STRAIN ON CARPAL TUNNEL IN MY WRISTS AND ARMS WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING CAR TAKES A CONSTANT EFFORT TO HOLD WHEEL TO RIGHT JUST TO CORRECT THE STEERING AND KEEP CAR GOING STRAIGHT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY SONATA OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME THING BUT HYUNDAI HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND ACTS AS IF THIS IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL". *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR MADE A HUGE THUD, IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 4TH GEAR AND REMAINED STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 SONATA. I AM VERY HAPPY WITH IT EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN ON LOWBEAM THERE IS A DEFINITE HORIZONTAL LINE JUST A FEW FEET OFF THE GROUND. ANYTHING ABOVE THAT LINE IS NOT ILLUMINATED BY ANY LIGHT. WHEN APPROACHING A SMALL HILL OR WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS, YOUR VISIBILITY IS WAY TOO SHORT - JUST A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS NO "SPLASH" OF DIMMER LIGHT ABOVE THIS HORIZONTAL LINE - THERE IS NO LIGHT AT ALL! (I HAVE A PHOTO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEND.) I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER (HYUNDAI OF GREER) AND THEY CLAIM THE LIGHTS ARE PROPERLY ADJUSTED. IF THIS IS SO, THEN YOU HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AWAIT YOUR REPLY. *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO A BUSY FREEWAY FROM AN ON RAMP SO HAD TO GO SLOWLY TILL THERE WAS AN OPENING. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THERE WAS A BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC NOTHING HAPPENED. I JUST ROLLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT TEN MILES AN HOUR. IT TOOK THE CAR 5 TO 10 SECONDS TO FINALLY ACCELERATE AND THEN IT SLOWLY GAINED SPEED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. VERY SCARY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT COMPONENT FAILED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, IT JUST WAS NOT ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION? ENGINE? SOME COMPUTER FUNCTION?

I AM THE OWNER OF A HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 LIMITED SINCE DEC 31ST 2010. I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE PULLING LEFT ISSUE SINCE DAY 2. THIS ISSUE IS WHEN DRIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A TWO-LANE STREET, IF I PLACE THE STEERING WHEEL CENTERED AND THEN LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, MY CAR WILL DRIFT COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AS I AM CONSTANTLY COUNTERING THE LEFT PULL OF THE CAR. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHAT CAN OWNER OF SUCH AN ISSUE CAN EXPECT FROM DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THANKS. *LN

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PULLS TO THE LEFT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS ALIGNED, TOE IN CHECKED AND IT STILL PULLED TO THE LEFT. THEN THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND CLAIM IT IS FIXED. IT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT ALMOST ALL THE TIME. I BOUGHT THE CAR THE LAST DAY OF DECEMBER. 26.1K SPENT AND I HAVE TO HOLD PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT SO THE CAR WILL TRACK STRAIGHT. *LN

I PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE TURBO ON NOVEMBER 22, 2010. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE DAYS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLING TO THE LEFT. I NOTIFIED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS OFF CENTERED AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE A WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. I HAD A WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE AND THE SAME DAY THAT I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK, IT WAS STILL PULLING TO THE LEFT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AT WHICH TIME ANOTHER ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. ONCE I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK THE VEHICLE WAS STILL PULLING SEVERELY TO THE LEFT AND NOW THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IT IS A CONSTANT FIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT PATH. SIMPLE THINGS SUCH AS USING ONE HAND TO TURN ON THE BLINKERS OR I.E. WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL AS THOUGH THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE HELP CONCERNED DRIVER.

I PURCHASED A 2011 SONATA ON 12/24/2010. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR 600 MILES AND NOW THE CAR VEERS TO THE LEFT AFTER TURNING RIGHT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. AT 60MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE VEERS TO LEFT AS IF I AM GOING TO CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (1/6/2011) AND THE SAID THEY PERFORMED SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD AND THE CAR IS FIXED. DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR AGAIN VEERED OF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT. (THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CASH THE CAR) I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (1/7/2011) THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY SAID NO AFTER THE RECALL ON A LOOSE STEERING COLUMN. MY PROBLEM DOES NOT HAVE TO DO WITH THE STEERING COLUMN IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THE CAR MAGICALLY DRIVES TO THE LEFT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN IT LOOKS AS THOUGH I AM ONE OF MANY EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 SONATA. AFTER MY EXPERIENCE I AM TRULY AFRAID THAT THIS CAR MAY KILL ME WHEN DRIVING. TO ME THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR. *TR

SINCE DAY ONE, MY NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED TURBO HAS PULLED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT. I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR ALIGNMENTS, STEERING AND CAMBER ADJUSTMENTS, NONE OF WHICH CORRECTED THE ISSUE. I HAVE FORMALLY REPORTED THE ISSUE TO HYUNDAI AND THE DEALER HAS CONSULTED THEM ON THE REPAIRS. THEY ARE AWARE. EVERY LOANER VEHICLE I WAS GIVEN, ALL 2011 SONATAS, ALL PULL SEVERELY TO THE LEFT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. DRIVERS HAVE MANY DISTRACTIONS, PHONES, RADIOS, DROPPING THINGS, KIDS, PETS, PUTTING MAKE-UP ON, ETC. THAT YOU MUST BE ALLOWED TO REMOVE THEIR HANDS FROM THE WHEEL FOR A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT THE CAR PULLED OUT OF THE LANE. HYUNDAI MUST BE MADE TO ADDRESS THIS WIDESPREAD ISSUE ON THE 2011 SONATAS IMMEDIATELY. IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT AS IT WOULD SEEM, THEN THEY NEED TO BUY THEM BACK. *TR

PURCHASED HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED ON DECEMBER 30TH. PRIOR TO PURCHASING I MENTIONED TO THE SALESMAN THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO PULL TO THE LEFT.SINCE IT WAS FRIDAY I BROUGHT VEHICLE IN ON MONDAY JAN 3. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PUT IT ON THE ALIGNMENT RACK BUT HAD TROUBLE GETTING IT INTO SPECIFICATIONS AS EVIDENCED BY THE INVOICE NOTES. PICKED IT UP JAN 4TH. WITH ASSURANCE THAT IT WAS HANDLED. PROBLEM PERSISTED. BROUGHT IT BACK ON 5TH. WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEEL STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT ON ALL SURFACES AND YOU HAVE TO APPLY CONSTANT PRESSURE ON WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING STRAIGHT. PICKED UP AGAIN FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 6TH. DROVE OFF OF THE LOT AND PROBLEM STILL APPARENT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 378 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS IN SPECIFICATIONS AND THERE WAS "NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO FOR ME." I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THIS. IF YOU RELEASE THE WHEEL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THE VEHICLE DRIFTS INTO THE LANE LEFT OF ME. *TR

PURCHASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO LIMITED AND TOOK DELIVERY ON DEC 28, 2010. RETURNED CAR DEC 29, 2011 BECAUSE OF EXTREME PULL TO LEFT. DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NEED CONSTANT CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. DEALER ATTEMPTED ALIGNMENT AND PULL TO LEFT STILL EXISTED, LEFT CAR WITH DEALER. DEALER CONTACTED HYUNDAI ENGINEERING AND A "CAMBER KIT" WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. RECEIVED CAR ON JANUARY 5, 2011 AFTER "REPAIR"TOOK CAR FOR TEST DRIVE AND WHILE LESSENED TO SOME DEGREE, CAR STILL PULLED TO THE LEFT. TOOK TEST RIDE WITH SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION THE THERE WAS NO PULL. TOOK CAR HOME TO MONITOR LEFT PULL. ON VARYING ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, LEFT PULLED STILL EXISTS. NOTE THAT SERVICE MANAGER SAID "CAMBER ADJUSTMENT WAS IN SPEC AND FURTHER ADJUSTMENT WOULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR". CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED COMPLAINT. ALSO AT DAY OF DELIVERY OF VEHICLE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS MISALIGNED. DEALER TOOK CAR TO BODY SHOP TO CORRECT ALIGNMENT. THE COMPLAINANT SAID HIS DEALER MADE ADDITIONAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS (ECCENTRIC CAMBER BOLTS TO EXTEND SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT RANGE, REPLACED FRONT LEFT MCPHERSON STRUT, SUBFRAME ALIGNMENT) BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. HE SAYS THE CAR CONSTANTLY WANTS TO TURN LEFT WHETHER CRUISING, ACCELERATING OR BRAKING AND THAT HE HAS TO CONTINUALLY APPLY ABOUT 5 DEGREES OF RIGHT STEERING CORRECTION AND THAT THIS ISSUE IS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HE ALSO SAYS THE

HIGH BEAMS ON THE CAR ARE JUST ANOTHER STANDARD HEADLIGHT BULB. THE AIMING IS HIGHER TO CREATE A PERCEPTION OF GETTER VISIBILITY. HIGH BEAMS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE AT LIGHTING DARK COUNTRY ROADS. DEALER NOTIFIED ON 11/15/10 AND THEY SAID THEY AGREE WITH MY ASSESSMENT, BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY FROM HYUNDAI. WAITING ON A REPLY FROM HYUNDAI. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA JUNE 2010. I WAS REALLY ENJOYING THE NEW SLEEK LOOK OF THE SONATA. I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANY TYPE OF HYUNDAI VEHICLE BEFORE. WELL AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE - I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BIT TOO MUCH SKIDDING ON WATER OR DURING RAIN FALL. THIS WAS DURING A SIMPLE TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. JANUARY 2011 I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING BUT THE ROADS WERE CLEAR. AS I WAS APPROACHING TRAFFIC AHEAD THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE. I NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME NOT QUITE TAKING OFF WITH TRAFFIC SO I BEGAN TO BRAKE. TO MY SURPRISE - GUESS WHAT - THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. MY NICE PICTURE OF THE SKIDDING CAR LITE UP AND THE VIBRATION UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED. SO I LET OFF AND PRESSED AGAIN AND THERE WAS STILL NO STOPPING. I BEGAN TO BLOW MY HORN IN A PANIC TO WARN THE DRIVER AHEAD I WAS COMING. (WELL AS YOU ALL MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW - THE HORN IS PRETTY LOUSY AND ACCORDING TO THE OTHER DRIVER - AFTER I HIT HIM - HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.) I LITERALLY HAD MY FOOT PRESSED TO THE FLOOR BLOWING THE HORN AND TRYING TO STOP THIS CAR BUT TO NO AVAIL IT DID NOT UNTIL WE COLLIDED. THANK GOD THERE WAS ONLY CRACKED BUMPERS INVOLVED BUT IT TRULY COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE. I AM TRULY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS NOW BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND THE NEXT TIME WILL I BE ALIVE TO TELL ANOTHER STORY. PRETTY SCARY. *TR

STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN "RATTLES" WHEN GOING 15-20 MPH OVER ROUGH ROAD. STEERING HAS A LOOSE FEEL IN THESE INSTANCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO ABNORMALLY PULL TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE THIRD TIME, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE TO BE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT THE STEERING FEELS LIGHT WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND HEAVY WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. HE STATED THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR THREE WEEKS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

2011 SONATA 2.0T. NO BRAKING PRESSURE WHEN COLD, SLOW TO STOP UNTIL CAR WARMS UP, NOISE IS HEARD FROM WHAT SOUNDS LIKE THE ABS PUMP OR POWER BRAKE ASSIST PUMP. TOOK TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE NOISE IS A STRUT TOWER BAR AND MOTORWORLD GROUP IN WILKES-BARRE REFUSES TO LOOK ANY FATHER ON THIS ISSUE UNLESS I PAY TO HAVE THE TOWER BAR REMOVED AND RECHECKED. I HAVE 1500 MILES ON THE CAR AND DEALER IS REFUSING TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE ISSUES UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. THIS IS A 2011 SONATA 2.0T SE. THE SOUND IS DEFINITELY NOT THE TOWER BAR AS I CAN REMAKE THE SOUND ON OTHER CARS AFTER USING BRAKES VERY HARD. THESE BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND THE NOISE IS EASY HEARD AND SOUNDS LIKE A PUMP AND A VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T THE VEHICLE HAS A CONSISTENT PULL TO THE LEFT THAT IS ALWAYS PRESENT; IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45MPH. THE PULL TO THE LEFT IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES QUICKLY AND DANGEROUSLY IF THE WHEEL IS LEFT UNATTENDED FOR A FEW SECONDS. CONSTANT DRIVER INPUT TO TURN THE WHEEL RIGHT IS ALWAYS NEEDED TO COUNTERACT THIS TENDENCY TO PULL LEFT. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT REQUIRES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS EFFORT THAN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THIS ISSUE OCCURS ON ALL ROADS, REGARDLESS OF THE TRAVEL LANE, CROWN, OR PAVEMENT TYPE. THE ISSUE OCCURS UNDER CONSTANT SPEED, ACCELERATION, AND DECELERATION (WITH OR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES). ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PERFECTLY CENTERED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT PATH, IT APPEARS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT AT ALL TIMES. ARM FATIGUE SETS IN AFTER LONG TRIPS OF FIGHTING THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY IN THE LEFT LANE WHERE THE ROAD IS SLOPED FOR DRAINAGE, THE PROBLEM IS EXAGGERATED. *TR

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT ON ANY ROAD SURFACE WHEN GOING OVER 40 MPH. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS HELD TO CENTER, THE CAR DRIFTS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITHIN A FEW SECONDS (2 OR 3). THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE ONE MUST CONSTANTLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. OVER LONG DRIVES THIS CAUSES MAJOR ARM FATIGUE DUE TO CONSTANT READJUSTMENT. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER USER REPORTS THIS PROBLEM SEEMS WIDESPREAD AND IS NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED BY HYUNDAI AS AN ISSUE. MANY VEHICLES ARE BEING RETURNED TO CUSTOMERS WITH A BLANKET STATEMENT OF, "WE'VE DONE ALL WE CAN DO." THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED. THE CAR HAS 1200+ MILES ON IT AND I HAVE IT FOR 4+ WEEKS. ONE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE CAR IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT AT ABSOLUTE CENTER. STEERING THIS CAR FEELS VERY HEAVY WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT AND VERY LIGHT WHEN I TURN TO THE LEFT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHY THIS PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? I HAVE SUBMITTED AN EMAIL TO HYUNDAI AND WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK TO HAVE IT CHECKED. VIN = [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WINDSHIELD IS DEFECTIVE IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE WINDSHIELD. VIEW IS DISTORTED THROUGH THESE SECTIONS OF THE WINDSHIELD, ESPECIALLY THE LOWER 1/3 AREA AND AREAS NEAR THE POSTS. PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF CAR SICKNESS LOOKING THROUGH THE GLASS. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS LOWER THAN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND MY WIFE HAS LOOKED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH OR AT LEAST GO OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ORIGINAL BUT THE REPLACEMENT GLASS IS WORSE. ALL THE SONATA'S ON THEIR LOT ARE AS BAD OR WORSE. IT APPEARS HYUNDAI'S SUPPLIER OF WINDSHIELDS IS MANUFACTURING DISTORTED WINDSHIELDS. IT APPEARS ALL SONATA'S ARE BEING MANUFACTURED WITH THIS DISTORTED GLASS IN THE WINDSHIELDS. THERE IS DISTORTION LOOKING OUT THE REAR GLASS THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR BUT WE CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE LAST WEEK IT DRIFTS TO THE LEFT. DEALER DID ALIGNMENT BUT STILLS PULLS TO THE LEFT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *LN

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TRANSMISSION WENT AFTER 2 MONTHS. THE RPMS WENT HAYWIRE AND IT SWITCH GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. HOWEVER I 'M FINDING ALOT ON THE INTERNET IN REFERENCE TO THIS ISSUE. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY AND ABRUPTLY PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND RESET THE ELECTRONIC STEERING BOX TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,335.

PURCHASED NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE FROM OXMOOR HYUNDAI IN LOUISVILLE, KY ON 10/26/10. NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING LEFT ON DRIVE HOME FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER PURCHASE. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY TO HAVE VEHICLE SCHEDULED TO BE LOOKED AT BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 11/1/10 AND THEY PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH VEHICLE ON 11/3/10. TIRE AIR PRESSURE CHECKED, ALIGNMENT CHECKED AGAIN AND TIRES WERE ROTATED, BUT VEHICLE STILL PULLED LEFT. ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP TO RETURN WITH VEHICLE TO HAVE HYUNDAI FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INVOLVED WITH CASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP SINCE 11/7/10. SERVICE REP SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED LEFT SIDE CONTROL ARM AND STRUT, AND ARE CURRENTLY GETTING READY TO INSTALL CAMBER BOLT AND RE-ALIGN VEHICLE. VEHICLE, SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT, PULLS TO THE LEFT FREQUENTLY, BUT INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAS YET TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED AFTER 3 VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. WHILE THIS HAPPENED THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE STEERING FAILURE. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THAT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. THE DEALER PERFORMED FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS FOUR TIMES WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE STEERING AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL SEND A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH OPTIMA H431 TIRES, SIZE P225/45/R18 95V. ALL FOUR TIRES USED NITROGEN GAS AND HOT AIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CONSTANTLY HAD TO REFILL THEM WITH THE NITROGEN GAS (AT LEAST TEN TIMES). THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,800.

I STARTED THE CAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND A HIGH PITCHED WHINE WAS PRODUCED WHILE THE ESP LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY, LATER THAT EVENING AFTER LEAVING A RESTAURANT I STARTED THE CAR AND THE LOUD HIGH PITCH WHINE STARTED AGAIN WITH THE ESP LIGHT FLASHING. OF GREAT CONCERN WAS THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STOP SHAKING AND DID SO FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL IT STOPPED. THE LOUD NOISE ALSO STOPPED. I CALLED HYUNDAI ASSISTANCE AND IT WAS GOING TO BE MORNING BEFORE I COULD GET IT TOWED. I HAVE HAD CARS GIVE TROUBLE IN THE PAST BUT NOT LIKE THIS WHERE I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HANDS ARE OFF STEERING WHEEL. WHEN HANDS ARE ON STEERING WHEEL, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY FIGHT IT.

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE AUTO DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE & CHECK OF STEERING RECALL ON OCT.13,2010. ON SUBSEQUENT DATES OF OCT. 19, NOV. 4, AND NOV.11,2010 I BROUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE FIXED ON EACH OF THESE DATES, BUT THE PULLING WOULD RETURN. ON DEC. 6 I CALLED THE DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENGINEER WAS ON SITE AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SELF CORRECTING & NO FURTHER WORK WOULD BE DONE ON MY CAR. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO SERVICE MGR., HE WAS SYMPATHETIC AND GAVE ME TEL. # HYUNDAI CUSTOMER AFFAIRS. I CALLED AND WAS GIVEN A CAE #4208898. ON DEC. 8 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHET CONNER, WHO RELATED TO ME THAT AN ENGINEER & D'ARCY MTRS. SERVICE MGR. CHECKED OUT MY CAR ON DEC. 6 AND DETERMINED THAT THE" STEERING WAS PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD" ( ON THAT DATE MY CAR WAS WITH ME-NOT AT THE DEALER). WHEN I INFORMED HIM THAT THE STEERING WAS STILL PULLING TO THE LEFT, HE REPEATED THE AFOREMENTIONED STATEMENT AND TERMINATED THE CONVERSATION. NEVER HAD A STEERING PROBLEM UNTIL THEY INITIALLY CHECKED THE CAR RELATIVE TO STEERING RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE DROVE OVER A PATCH OF ICE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL INTO THE LEFT DIRECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC STEERING OR THE STEERING CRADLE. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE STEERING FAILURE AND WOULD CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE FOR A RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 40.

I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. 11000 MILES. ON DECEMBER 11,2010 WHILE ON I-16 IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, I WAS DRIVING MY SONATA AND IT FELT LIKE MY FRONT END BOTTOMED OUT. RPMS REVVED UP AND STAYED AT 5000 AND I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 65MPH. IT WAS LIKE I WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. GEARS WOULDN'T SHIFT UP OR DOWN. THIS WENT ON FOR 10 MILES. WHEN I SLOWED AND ACCELERATED IT WAS VERY HESITANT. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN, IT SHIFTED NORMALLY. NO OTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A STEERING PROBLEM AND PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT UP ON AN ALIGNMENT RACK BUT IT COULD NOT BE STRAIGHTENED. AN ENGINEER FROM THE MANUFACTURER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ACKNOWLEDGED BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 900.

2011 SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALL TIMES. IT IS MUCH MORE APPARENT WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAYS, BUT IS PRESENT WHEN DRIVING SLOWER ON SIDE STREETS AND COUNTY ROADS. THE DEGREE OF PULL VARIES. AT TIMES YOU CAN'T FEEL IT PULLING, BUT IF YOU TAKE PRESSURE OFF THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE DRIFTS LEFT. AT OTHER TIMES YOU CAN FEEL THE LEFT PULL AND HAVE TO CORRECT VIA PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A FRONT AND REAR ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I TEST DROVE THE ONLY OTHER 2011 SONATA 2.0T AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND IT PULLED LEFT THE SAME AS MINE. *TR

CAR HAS A CONSISTENT PULL TO THE LEFT THAT IS ALWAYS PRESENT. THE DEGREE OF THE LEFT PULL VARIES AND IS MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN CRUISING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE MOMENT YOU ARE NO LONGER PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR WANDERS LEFT IMMEDIATELY. LEAVE PRESSURE OFF FOR ABOUT 5-7 SECONDS AND THE CAR HAS ALREADY DRIFTED AN ENTIRE LANE TO THE LEFT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF ROAD BED YOU ARE ON, NOR DOES IT SEEM TO MATTER HOW MUCH OF A CROWN THE ROAD HAS. THE CAR PULLS LEFT UNDER ALL CONDITIONS(KEEPING STEADY RATE OF SPEED WITH ACCELERATOR, KEEPING STEADY RATE OF SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL, CAR IN NEUTRAL ROLLING ALONG, ACCELERATING). A FULL VEHICLE ALIGNMENT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. EVERY SIMILAR CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MINE FROM EXHIBITED THIS SAME BEHAVIOR. *TR

ON 12/2/2010, I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH) AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY JOLTED, AS IF I HAD RUN OVER A LARGE OBJECT. IF I HAD NOT HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, I MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE OVER-REVVING, AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN THE WRONG GEAR. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT. AFTER READING THE COMPUTER ERROR CODE, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A LOANER VEHICLE. ON 12/8/10, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCE, THE TRANSMISSION IS TYPICALLY REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW HOUSING. HE INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS TRYING TO OBTAIN A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ME. THEY WERE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THERE WAS 80 SOME REQUESTS FOR NEW TRANSMISSIONS AND ONLY 70 SOME AVAILABLE (COUNTY?, STATE?, CENTRAL FLORIDA?) UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT 100% OF THE TIME LIKE IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT TO COMPENSATE ON DRIVING STRAIGHT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND DID NOT HIT ANY CURB OR POT HOLES. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY AS THIS IS AFFECTING MANY PEOPLE WHO OWNS THIS CAR. A RECALL FOR THIS NEEDS TO BE INITIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN, HE FELT THE VEHICLE SCRAPED CURB. HE BACKED UP AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY, HE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL POINTED RIGHTWARD, WHEN THE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE REPAIR, HE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN TO THE CENTER POISTION. THE CONATCT WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS INFORMED A RECALL FOR THE STEERING HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CONTACT THE STEERING PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. UPDATED 01/31/11/ *BF UPDATED 04/21/11

SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHILE IN SLOW LANE ON HIGHWAY, IF I LET GO OF THE WHEEL, VEHICLE WILL CROSS INTO MIDDLE LANE IN ONE SECOND. MORE THAN ANNOYANCE, COULD BE DANGEROUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR

TOOK DELIVERY OF A NEW SONATA LIMITED TURBO 2.0 ON THE 24TH OF NOVEMBER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED SAME DAY. PURCHASING DEALERSHIP RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SAID NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. LIGHT REAPPEARED ON THE DRIVE HOME. 2 DAYS LATER, ENGINE STALLED. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DISCOVERED AN EXHAUST VALVE MELTED/CRACKED AND DAMAGED THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. BRAND NEW ENGINE ORDERED AND REPLACED. *TR