2011 Hyundai Sonata complaints

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH ON ANY ROAD SURFACE. CAR PULLS IMMEDIATELY LEFT IF PRESSURE IS LET OFF STEERING WHEEL. CAR WILL CHANGE LANES LEFT IN 2-4 SECONDS AND IS DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS AND OTHERS. DEALER HELPFUL BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT. STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THEY COULD DO AFTER ALIGNMENT TO "SPECS". *TR

VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT NO MATTER WHAT IS DONE. CAR IS BRAND NEW AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AFFECTING MOST NEW SONATA SE'S AND SONATA SE 2.0T'S. THE DEALERSHIPS DENY THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND OFFER NO FIX AT THE MOMENT. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0 TURBO CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT EVEN AFTER TIRE ROTATION, ALIGNMENT, AND ESP RECALIBRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL BUT SO FAR UNABLE TO ELIMINATE PULLING. MUST PAY STRICT ATTENTION OR RISK SUDDEN LANE CHANGE TO THE LEFT. *TR

CONSTANT TO PULL THE LEFT, CAR WAS ALIGNED, TIRES ROTATED AND COMPUTER FOR ELECTRIC STEERING REPROGRAM/CHECKED. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO 2.0T VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT VARYING SPEEDS FROM 30MPH UP TO AND INCLUDING HIGHWAYS SPEEDS. FROM A TWO LANE ROAD, OR A FOUR LAND HIGHWAY FROM THE RIGHT LANE THE VEHICLE WILL ABRUPTLY CROSS INTO ANOTHER LANE IN FIVE SECONDS OR UNDER WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. NOTED THIS DEFECT UPON INITIAL TEST DRIVE, DEALER CLAIMED OVER PRESSURIZED TIRE WAS THE CAUSE, AFTER PROPERLY PRESSURIZED TIRES,HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL LEFT. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK, DEALER INSPECTED CLAIMED THIS TIME THERE WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, READJUSTED ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL LEFT. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO SAME DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME, DEALER CONFIRMED VEHICLE WAS IN ALIGNMENT PER THEIR PREVIOUS WORK AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. 4 DAYS LATER TAKE TO A SECOND HYUNDAI DEALER WHO CLAIMS ONE OF THE REAR TIRES WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, READJUST ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PULL OFF CENTER. IT'S A NEAR CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE CAR CENTERED IN THE LANE YOU ARE TRAVELING IN. HAVE CONDUCTED MY OWN TESTS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, COUNTY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS OVER THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD AND THE CAR CONTINUES NOT TO TRACK STRAIGHT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0T WITH BUILD DATE 10/22/10. AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS WITHIN SPEC. TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. AT LOWER SPEEDS THERE IS NO PULL. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER IF UNDER POWER OR NOT SO IT IS NOT TORQUE STEER. THIS IS REPEATABLE 100% OF THE TIME ON ANY FLAT ROAD GOING OVER 45 MPH. *TR

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ALMOST ANY SPEED IN 99% OF SCENARIOS. IT'S AS IF THE STEERING, WHEN AUTOMATICALLY CENTERING ITSELF, CENTERS ITSELF OFF TO THE LEFT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 200 MILES AND WAS IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CAR FEELS EXACTLY THE SAME. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO OF LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR VEERS INTO THE NEXT LANE. IT'S QUITE ABRUPT AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. IT COULD ALSO BE HURTING FUEL MILEAGE AND CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. *TR

SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO WILL CUT OFF AND ALL OF THE PRESETTING GET ERASED. WHEN THE HEATER IS ON THERE IS A BURNING SMELL. THE HORN IS VERY WEAK. FRONT END HAS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE SEATBELTS SEEM LOOSE. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. FROM THE FIRST DAY HAD IT I NOTICED A HARD PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH. THE FASTER I GO, THE MORE DRAMATIC THE DRIFT. IT'S EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO COMFORTABLY DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY DUE TO THE CONSTANT STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. ONE SCARY INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS GETTING ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING THE CAR TO THE LEFT TOWARD A 10 FOOT DITCH. ALSO, WHILE STATIONARY, IF I PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND LET GO, IT SNAPS BACK TO APPROXIMATELY 60-70 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTER. IF I PULL THE WHEEL 90 DEGREES RTO THE RIGHT, IT AGAIN SNAPS BACK 60-70 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTER. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE AND WHEN BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT CHECKING AIR PRESSURE AND TEST DRIVING IT SHOWED NO PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS IT'S A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS NOT LOUD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INSTALL A DUAL HORN WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BEAUSE ANOTHER DRIVE MIGHT NOT HEAR THE HORN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 700.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR SHUTTERED MADE A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE AND DOWNSHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR. CAR WOULD THEN FAIL TO SHIFT INTO 5TH OR 6TH GEAR. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT DID FIND CODE DTC PO0748. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE MANUFACTURES DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ONE MONTH OLD AND HAD 2121 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO MAKE A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COLUMN HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE THIRD DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ UPDATED 11/29/2011 *LN

FRONT BUMPER CLIPS BREAK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. HYUNDAI CLAIMS IT'S FROM SCRUBBING CONCRETE CURBS. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE AROUND $800.00 - $1000.00. THE BUMPER CLIPS BREAK WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED THE WIND FORCE PUSHES THE BUMPER AND WHEEL WELL ONTO THE TIRES. CAUSING THE WHEEL WELL TO BE GROUND AWAY. *TR

VEHICLE PULLS HARD LEFT WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. SEEMS TO GO STRAIGHT WHEN NO GAS PEDAL APPLIED. WHEN APPLYING MORE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE MORE THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. VERY HARD TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT. DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR MY CAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A TURBO LIMITED WITH A LOT OF TORQUE. I TEST DROVE ANOTHER LIMITED SONATA TURBO AT ANOTHER DEALER THE WEEK PRIOR TO BUYING MY CAR AT THIS DEALER AND IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WENT STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW NO MATTER HOW MUCH ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I TOOK THE CAR OFF THE LOT. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AS THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR A TURBO VEHICLE. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE I TEST DROVE AT ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS THE SAME TURBO MODEL AND IT DROVE STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW. *TR

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED: 6 MONTHS OF PERFECT OPERATION AND APPROX. 11000 MILES. VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN AFTER ACCELERATION ONTO AN ON RAMP. IMMEDIATE AND ENTIRE FAILURE OF STEERING WITH VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY LOUD SHAKING AND VIBRATING OF STEERING WHEEL. SHAKING CONTINUED EVEN AFTER IGNITION SHUT OFF. OCCURRED FOR 20+ MINUTES. DISABLED ONLY BY DISCONNECTING BATTERY. BLISTERS ON HAND FROM HANGING ON TO STEERING WHEEL. NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO STEER, OPERATE, OR CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHIN SECONDS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. KEPT FOR 3 DAYS. COULD NOT REPLICATE. STEERING COLUMN RECALL PERFORMED WITH STEERING SOFTWARE UPDATE, ESC REFLASHED, REPROGRAMMED EPS. HYUNDAI WAS EXCELLENT IN THEIR RESPONSE - BOTH DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI USA. HYUNDAI USA ENGINEERS AND TECH'S WERE INVOLVED WITH RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS INCIDENT AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING. WHETHER REPAIR ATTEMPT WILL RESOLVE ONLY TIME WILL TELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE HORN IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. YOU CAN HARDLY HEAR IT INSIDE THE CAR, AND IN TRAFFIC, OTHER CARS CAN NOT HEAR IT WITH ALL THE ROAD NOISE.

OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA PURCHASED 30 APRIL 2010 COULD NOT BE STARTED ON 4 OCCASIONS SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE (KEYLESS, PUSHBUTTON). FORTUNATELY, THE EVENTS OCCURRED EITHER IN THE GARAGE OR ON A PARKING LOT. AFTER "MUSCLING" THE STEERING COLUMN LEFT-RIGHT AND/OR PLAYING WITH THE SHIFT LEVER, THE CAR STARTED AFTER SOME TIME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD IN ALL CASES. *TR

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS BEEN FAILING TO START OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. THE PROBLEM IS INCONSISTENT, IT AT TIMES TAKES 5 MINUTES TO START AND AT OTHERS IT TAKES 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR TURNS ON. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR, A DISPLAY MESSAGE APPEARS NEAR THE ODOMETER STATING THAT YOU MUST PRESS BRAKE TO TURN VEHICLE ON (THIS MODEL USES A PUSH START BUTTON). THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKS IN PLACE AND CANNOT BE PRESSED DOWN. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED HER TO COLLIDE INTO TWO WOODEN POSTS AND SIGNS IN A GRASSY AREA. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE; A HOLE IN THE GROUND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN TO SECURE HER DURING THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 10V426000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR) ON OCTOBER 8, 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY. MY HANDS COULD NOT STOP OR STEADY THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SWITCH THE ENGINE OFF, AND REMOVE THE KEY. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND SHUDDER FOR FIVE MINUTES FOLLOWING. THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE WAS FRIGHTENING AND HAS REALLY SHAKEN UP MY CONFIDENCE WITH THE SONATA. THANKS GOODNESS I WAS NOT TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. I STRONGLY URGE OTHER 2011 SONATA OWNERS TO GET THEIR VEHICLES TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS HYUNDAI HAS NOW ISSUED A RECALL ON THE STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE HORN BUT IT COULD BARELY BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE HORN WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,242.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD DISTORTED IMAGES AND A RIPPLED EFFECT AT THE BOTTOM. WHEN SHE LOOKED AT THE RIGHT OF THE WINDSHIELD, IT SEEMED AS IF VEHICLES WERE MOVING INTO HER LANE, CAUSING HER TO MOVE INTO THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. WHEN SHE RODE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SHE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, SHE NOTICED THE SAME RIPPLED EFFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER TOLD HER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE SECOND WINDSHIELD'S PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 04/21/11

THE HORN IN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS VERY WEAK. ON A HIGHWAY WITH ALL THE ROAD NOISE CARS CANNOT HEAR THE HORN. WHEN THE HORN IS USED IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS IN THE DISTANCE AND NOT WARNING THE CAR NEAR YOU. THE HORN SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A LOUDER AUDIBLE HORN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55-70 MPH DURING A WINDY WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SWAY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,400.

EL HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 CUANDO ES K LO VAN A RECOJER ?TENGO UNO CON EL PROBLEMA DE LA DIRECCION,YA LO LLEVE AL DEALER SUPUESTAMENTE LO ARREGLARON Y AHORA ESTA PEOR Y ELLOS NO ME DAN INFORMACION DE CUANDO LO SACAN DE CIRCULACION DICEN NO ESTAN ENTERADOS DE NADA, POR FAVOR AYUDENME,CONDUSCO CON 3 NINAS,GRACIAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, EXHIBITING AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS IN WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V426000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR) YET THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, WHICH WAS THE REMEDY STATED IN THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000. UPDTATED 2/17/11 *CN UPDATED 05/06/11

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND JERKING OUT OF CONTROL. I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE CAR TO GET IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EVEN AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF IT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL MOVING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STOPPED AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ALTHOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS TOTALED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BUT WAS RELEASED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER LEFT THE CONTACT A MESSAGE INFORMING HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V426000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR) BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET SPOKEN WITH THEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,400.

WE RENTED A NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN JUNE THROUGH BUDGET IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. WE DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES, PULLED INTO OUR HOTEL TO REGISTER, AND WHEN WE WENT TO MOVE INTO THE PARKING LOT SOMETHING POPPED AND THE STEERING COLUMN COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE CONTROL ARM (I THINK), THE STEERING WHEEL SIMPLY SPUN UNDER OUR HANDS. BUDGET REPLACED THE CAR FOR US BUT THE HYUNDAI CLAIM THAT ALL CARS MADE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BEFORE PROBLEMS GOT SERIOUS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, HE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE IT WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. ONCE HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

OUR NEW CAR ROLLS A LITTLE BIT AFTER APPLYING THE EMERGENCY (PARKING) BRAKE. *TR

I BACK UP A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT THAT THE HORN ON THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS COMPLETELY WORTHLESS AND A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS SO QUIET THAT IT IS USELESS AS A WARNING TO PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER MOTORISTS SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. IT HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A "NORMAL" LOUD HORN. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING FURIOUSLY & I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT STOP EVEN WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN SO I COULD GET OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS REVVING UP THE ENGINE TO ABOUT 90 RPMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *TR

OVER THE PAST 3 DAYS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND START MY CAR WITH THE ELECTRONIC STARTING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THE TIME FRAME VARIED FROM 2 MINUTES TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START.I CALLED MY DEALER TO MAKE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT ANT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COMMENTED THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE BUT I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE. BESIDES THE DANGER OF BEING STUCK SOMEWHERE I AM CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKED MAY NOT WORK FOR STOPPING OR A FIRE IF IT IS ELECTRICAL. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED, AND DID NOT FAIL OVER TO MANUAL STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN GYRATED TO AN EXTREME LEVEL AND MY WIFE WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE MEDIAN, GETTING A BLISTER ON HER HAND IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO CONTROL THE WHEEL WHERE SHE HAD IT TOWED HOME AND EVENTUALLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP PULLED DTCS C1259, C1616, C1603, STEERING ANGLE SENSOR - ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, CAN BUS OFF AND DERATING (EPS THERMAL PROTECTION). THE MDPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE) WAS REPLACED, BUT I AM STILL VERY LEERY THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, WHERE THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT BE CONTROLLABLE, AS IT WAS BARELY BROUGHT TO THE MEDIAN AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED, AND DID NOT FAIL OVER TO MANUAL STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING LEFT TO RIGHT AND MY WIFE WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE MEDIAN, GETTING A BLISTER ON HER HAND IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO CONTROL THE WHEEL, WHERE SHE HAD IT TOWED HOME AND EVENTUALLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP PULLED DTCS C1259, C1616, C1603, STEERING ANGLE SENSOR - ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, CAN BUS OFF AND DERATING (EPS THERMAL PROTECTION). THE MDPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE) WAS REPLACED, BUT I AM STILL VERY LEERY THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, WHERE THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT BE CONTROLLABLE, AS IT WAS BARELY BROUGHT TO THE MEDIAN AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED AT ABOUT 30 MPH (ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT). THE CAR WAS JUST TURNING OVER 3000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ALL AT ONCE, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND I COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR IN MY LANE. I TRIED TO STEER BUT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. THE VIBRATION STOPPED AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I WAS IN A BAD PART OF TOWN AND WAS AFRAID TO STOP SO I DROVE IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE WITH FLASHERS ON TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THE EPS LIGHT AND AN ANOTHER INDICATOR WERE ILLUMINATED. I REALIZED THAT I COULD STEER BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY SO I DROVE THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALER THAT WAS ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY VIA BACK ROADS. THEY WERE CLOSED BUT I LEFT MY CAR OVERNIGHT TO BE CHECKED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF TO GO INSIDE. WHEN I CAME OUT TO GET MY ODOMETER READING, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. WHEN I DID, EVERYTHING HAD RESET TO NORMAL. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. HE TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE INCIDENT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND I AM CONCERNED WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF IT OCCURS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO ADJUST THE VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIND OR THE HIGHWAY HE WAS DRIVING ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SINCE PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

TO THE PERSON WHO HAD STARTING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2011, I AGREE. MINE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP OVER EIGHT TIMES WITH THE SAME "INTERMITTENT" PROBLEMS THAT THEY CAN'T SOLVE. WON'T START, OR DELAYS STARTING WITH THE NEW ELECTRONIC START BUTTON. LEFT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A PARKING LOT 30 MILES FROM HOME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS SEDAN WITH 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHEN A TRANSMISSION HOSE BLEW OFF RELEASING ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SHOWED ME THAT HOSE CLAMP FOR THE HOSE HAD NEVER BEEN ATTACHED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY! THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. IT IS NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO THE LOSS OF OIL. WE WERE NOT HURT AND DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A FLAT PIECE OF HIGHWAY, SHOULD IT OCCURRED IN HILLY TERRAIN OR PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT SINCE THE CAR BECAME INOPERABLE. VERY DISAPPOINTING SINCE THE CAR HAD ONLY 200 MILES ON IT! *TR

THE HORN ON THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IS NOT AUDIBLE IN TRAFFIC AND DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS OR PEDESTRIANS. THE VERY WEAK, INEFFECTIVE HORN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE NOTE DAN BEDORE , A HYUNDAI SPOKESMAN , CONFIRMED THE MODEL BUILT AFTER 9/1 WILL HAVE A DUAL SHELL HORN. HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS 1 800 633 5151 CONFIRMED THIS AS WELL DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE MOTOR OFF, THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE EXTRACTED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT HE HAD TO MANEUVER THE KEY A CERTAIN WAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 740. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND STARTED SHAKING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AS IF IT WERE POSSESSED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE WHEEL SHAKING. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, IT SEEMED TO BE FIXED ON ITS OWN. BUT, LATER THAT DAY VISITING FAMILY MEMBERS AS I GOT INTO THE CAR TO GO HOME I STARTED THE CAR UP AND IMMEDIATELY THE EPS LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED GOING CRAZY AGAIN, SO I TOOK THE KEYS OUT THE IGNITION FOR IT TO STOP BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO CALL THE TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT THE CAR. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. I GUESS THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON A PART TO COME, BUT AFTER ALL THIS I WON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN I GET IT BACK WITH MY DAUGHTER IN IT. UPDATED IVOQ 11/05/10 *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. POWER STEERING PROBLEM. VEHICLE DRIFTS OFF TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT AND WILL NOT STAY ON LINE. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME BUT SEEMS TO BE MORE FREQUENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 40MPH CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

MY COMPLAINT APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS ODI ID NUMBER : 10335343 I PURCHASE A NEW 2011 SONATA LIMITED WHICH NOW HAS 3300 MILES ON IT. IT IS A GREAT CAR EXCEPT FOR ONE MAJOR ISSUE. ON FLAT ROADS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR DRIFTS ALL OVER THE ROAD! IF YOU DO NOT MAKE A CORRECTION FOR 5 SECONDS THEN YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN EITHER THE LANE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF YOU. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY EXHAUSTING TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. THE DAY AFTER WE TOOK POSSESSION OF THE CAR WE DROVE ABOUT 4 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT'S BEING PUSHED SIDE TO SIDE BY THE WIND, BUT THE WIND WASN'T BLOWING. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND, THE CAR WILL DRIFT TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER AS IF WE ARE BEING PASSED BY A SEMI TRUCK WHO IS DISRUPTING THE AIR FLOW AROUND OUR CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY. THE MECHANIC DROVE THE CAR AND SAID HE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. HE CONTACTED HYUNDAI TECH SUPPORT (I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY CALLED IT) AND THEN FOLLOWED THE STEPS THEY TOLD HIM TO CHECK EVERYTHING WITH THE STEERING. EVERYTHING CAME BACK WITHIN SPECS. I HOWEVER WOULD PROPOSE THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND/OR CAUSES THE DRIVE MOTOR TO OVER-CORRECT OR OVER-EXAGGERATE THE STEERING INPUT FROM THE DRIVER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 1728 MILES SOMETHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME LOOSE. IT DEVELOPED A VERY NOTICEABLE RATTLE WHICH I STARTED TO NOTICE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. HYUNDAI ENGINEERING IS NOW RECOMMENDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY STEERING FAILURE. I NOTICED AN AP NEWS CLIP THAT YOU ARE LOOKING INTO A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THIS. *TR

2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2011 SONATA HAS 7600 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND 5000 MILES, BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. UPON TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, BUT THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE ACCESORY POSITION. I CAN RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE, BUT I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT. IT JUST STAYS EITHER IN THE ACCESORY OR THE ON POSITION. I'VE HAD TO UNHOOK MY BATTERY TO KEEP IT FROM DYING BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT. AT FIRST, I COULD JUST MOVE THE GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK AND BACK INTO PARK, AND THAT WOULD USUALLY UNLOCK THE KEY. AS TIME WENT BY, THE PROBLEM WENT FROM HAPPENING ONCE A WEEK, TO ONCE A DAY, TO NEARLY EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. ALSO, ONCE IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, I COULDN'T TROUBLESHOOT TO GET THE KEY OUT. I WOULD JUST HAVE TO WAIT, SOMETIMES UP TO TWO HOURS, AND TRY AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, THE KEY WOULD JUST POP RIGHT OUT AS IF NOTHING HAD BEEN WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE. VERY FRUSTRATING AND TIME CONSUMING. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING A NEW IGNITION. WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS. *TR

BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT RED LIGHT AT EXIT TO PARKING LOT DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MILES PER HR. PRESSED ON BRAKE - DID NOT GO DOWN. NO RESPONSE - CAR KEPT MOVING UNTIL I PUT GEAR IN PARK AND HIT THE TRUCK STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. DRIVING A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA PURCHASED ON 5/31/10. *TR