2015 Hyundai Sonata complaints

ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 12. 2018, I WAS DRIVING ON THE 78 HIGH EAST BOUND AND WAS ABOUT TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. AS MY CAR WAS ACCELERATED, THE CAR ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR WAS DECELERATED. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY WAS LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR SLOWLY TO THE EMERGENCY PARKING AREA AND STOP THE CAR. I HAVE A CAR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND HOOKED IT TO THE CAR COMPUTER. THE DEVICE READ AN ERROR CODE P1326_ GLOW RELAY STUCK ON THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER. SO FAR THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT TOLD ME WHAT WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HOW THEY FIX MY CAR..

I TOOK MY CAR TO PRIORTY HYUNDAI BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. THEY SAID IT WAS A ISSUE AND THEN PRIORTY HYUNDAI FIXED IT AND LET ME DRIVE IT. 3 WEEKS LATER IT DID NOT START. THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT BUT NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME TO TOW IT TO THEM SO THEY CAN CHECK IT. THEY SAY A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. AND I HAVE TO WAIT 5 DAYS UNTIL THE CHECK IT. I AM MISSING WORK. THEY SAID IT WAS ALREADY FIXED. BEFORE IT STOP WORKING I TOOK A 5 HE TRIP. THE CAR WAS DEFECTED AND THEY LET ME DRIVE IT. IT STOPPED ONCE WHEN I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY COMING BACK LUCKILY TRAFFIC WENT AROUND ME UNTIL IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. NOW IT DOESN'T START.

CAR HAS 40,000 MILES . ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. ENGINE LOOSING POWER. DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR AND SAYS KNOCKING ISSUE . DEALER IS WAITING FEEDBACK FROM HYUNDAI.

ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. VEHICLE AT HYUNDAI DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THE PROBLEM AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES AND THE CAUSE AND REPAIR IS UNKNOWN. HYUNDAI WILL NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE TO OWNER WITH NO INFORMATION REGARDING TIME TO DIAGNOSE, REPAIR, AND RETURN TO OWNER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARDS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD; HOWEVER, THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED IN SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS STATIONARY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

THIS CAR HAS RECEIVED REGULAR OIL CHANGE INCLUDING FILTER CHANGES AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN FLUSHED TWICE BECAUSE EACH TIME THE OIL CHANGE MILES HAVE OCCURRED THE OIL IN THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE MUDDY. THIS CAR IS ONLY BEING DRIVEN TO AND FROM LOCAL CITY LIMITS AND ONLY HAS 65,000. THE CAR STARTED BRAKING DOWN SLOWLY WITH NO EXPLANATION. 1ST BATTERY DIED CONSTANTLY WE PUT IN A NEW BATTERY, THEN THE STARTER FAILED WE REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW STARTER NOW THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY GONE. ALL IN A MATTER OF ONE MONTH. BASED ON ALL THE 1,000 COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR, ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. PLEASE THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED

PURCHASED CAR AND HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS ALREADY. CAR HAS NEED AT DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO UPDATE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AND WHAT WILL BE DONE TO IT. ALSO I CHECKED THE VIN NUMBER ON VIN CHECK PRO AND IT SHOW THE CAR AS BRANDED ON 1/30/2017 IN TEXAS AS SALVAGE. IT ALSO SHOWS BRANDED ON 04/25/2017 IN TEXAS AS JUNK. THEY HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE SAYS THEY DO SHOW THIS ON THIER RECORDS. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I DO NOT FEEL THE CAR IS SAFE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. AFTER THE LAST RECALL WAS COMPLETE , THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR HAD LITTLE POWER. IT HAS BEEN A T THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN.

THE LIGHT BULB WILL NOT COME OUT WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE IT ON THE DRIVER LEFT SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SLIPPED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MCGRATH CITY HYUNDAI (6720 WEST GRAND AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60707, (773) 889-3030) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND PERFORMED A DIGITAL LINE TRANSMISSION ASSESSMENT OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 11611171. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

TO NOTE VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE EVALUATION 1 WEEK PRIOR WITH NO CURRENT OR UPCOMING ISSUES. UPON STARTING CAR "ABS LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT, BSD (BLIND SIDE DETECTION) LIGHT" CAME ON. UPON DRIVING, MY BSD SENSORS DID NOT OPERATE, AND ENGINE MADE WHISTLING SOUND UPON ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH WITHOUT THE POWER BEING PULLED FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO TO NOTE MY CAR WAS APPARENTLY TRYING TO BE IN A HIGHER GEAR AT 30MPH (5TH GEAR). ALL OF THIS IS VERY SUSPICIOUS AS THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT DEALERSHIPS WITH MOST RECENT BEING 1 WEEK PRIOR. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEEMED VERY POOR AT EXPLAINING THE CAUSE FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS MALFUNCTIONS OF ALL THESE SYSTEMS. I DO NOT CURRENTLY FEEL AS SAFE WITH THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE BEFORE.

VEHICLE STALLS. RANDOMLY. ACCELERATION STALLS RANDOMLY. ENGINE DIES PARKED RANDOMLY. SEEMS SO DECELERATE/BRAKE/. DRAG WHILE DRIVING. RECALL O COMPORT N PROGRAM ONLY. WARRANTY FOR ORIGINAL OWNER ONLY. RECALLED MADE IN. 2011-2014 SONATA MY 2015 SONATA SPORT HAS THE SAME ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE FORCEFULLY DEPRESSED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT EVENTUALLY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BETWEEN 39,000 AND 70,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

OCCASIONALLY WHEN APPLYING THE LEFT BLINKER SWITCH TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IT WILL TAKE 5-10 SECONDS FOR IT TO START WORKING AND SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE LEFT BLINKER ON, THE RIGHT SIDE STARTS BLINKING FOR A WHILE THEN IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH TO THE LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. DEALER WANTS $125 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR PLUS WHAT EVER THE SERVICE / PARTS WILL BE.

SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY AND ARE UNSAFE, NOT FUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WHICH IS THE WORSE, FOR LESS THAN $700 THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MANY RECALLS ON SONATA OF PRIOR YEARS REGARDING SEAT BELTS AND IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2015. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I AM SHOCKED HYUNDAI WONT REPAIR WHAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

ON 08/12/2018, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY INDICATED THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN I WAS HAD SLOWED FOR TRAFFIC. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT AN EXIT THE DISPLAY INDICATED THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN I WAS AT A FULL STOP. I THEN NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE MANUAL TACHOMETER WAS WORKING AND SPEEDOMETER SHOWED THE ACTUAL SPEED OF CAR OF 40 MPH WHILE THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SHOWED THE SPEED OF 65 MPH. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED I COULD NOT SCROLL THROUGH THE MENUS ON THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY AND THE ONLY THING SHOWING WAS 65 MPH. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE DISPLAY STILL SHOWED 65 MPH EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS OFF AND DOORS WERE OPEN. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AGAIN TO DETERMINE IF WORKING, ALL FUNCTIONS STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR SHOWED TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, EVEN THOUGH DRIVING TO PARKING SPOT, AND THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, GAS LEFT INDICATOR, CAR MILEAGE, TEMPERATURE DISPLAY ALL STOPPED WORKING. THE RADIO AND NAVIGATION CONTINUED TO WORK AS DID SIGNALS. I HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AS IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. AFTER CAR CAME OFF TOW TRUCK, ALL FUNCTIONS RETURNED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THE CAR, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ONLY THE SERVICE AREA COULD SEE AND THE CUSTOMERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF ISSUE FOR A RECALL. ON THE PAPERWORK THEY INDICATE IT IS 'CAMPAIGN HE1000 ' REFER TO LINE B.' A RECALL CAMPAIGN MUST BE SENT TO CUSTOMERS AS THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AN

P0010 CODE AND P0011 CAN HEAR A METAL GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING ALSO FLUCTUATING RPMS. I KEEP IMMACULATE MAINTENANCE AND TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA HOW BUT PARKED CAR EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, STARTED CAR NEXT DAY AND RPMS SHOT HIGH AND LIGHT CAME ON. THEY RESET LIGHT AND SAY NOTHING WRONG BUT THIS KEEPS OCCURING. HIGHLY UPSET AS I HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CAR UNTIL NOW.

AT AROUND 80,000 MILES CAR STARTED GOING DOWN HILL. IT HESITATES TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOPPING POINT. IT SHAKES SOMETIMES WHEN ABOUT TO ACCELERATE AND IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE VERY FAST ANYMORE GETS UP TO ABOUT 1800-2000 RPM BEFORE IT ACTUALLY PICKS UP SPEED.

ALL FUNCTIONS FOR THE SEAT MANEUVERING WORK, EXCEPT THE DECLINE FORWARD FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND RUNNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED WHILE IN MOTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK CASE HYUNDAI (925 N STATE ROAD 7, PLANTATION, FL 33317, (954) 388-9627), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2015 SONATA 2.0 SPORT ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC (OAKLAND) PITTSBURGH, PA. VEHICLE WAS TYING UP TRAFFIC SO BAD THAT A UNIVERSITY POLICE OFFICER HELPED ME PUSH VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. GOT VEHICLE TOWED TO #1 COCHRAN HYUNDAI MONROEVILLE, PA. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND A REPLACEMENT WOULD BE NEEDED. BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE SINCE MID MAY 2018, WHILE STILL PAYING CAR NOTE, INSURANCE AND CAR REGISTRATION! I NEED TO BE COMPENSATED!!! LUCKILY, ENGINE IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT STILL A BIG INCONVENIENCE!!!! HYUNDAI HOW WILL YOU SMOOTH THIS OVER WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS???

I CRANKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WAS SHAKING A LITTLE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS STRANGE AND WHEN REVERSED AND STARTED TO DRIVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR DIED. IT HAD 59156 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. HYUNDAI TOWED IT TO THE DEALER FOR ME AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ANY ERROR CODES OR SEE ANYTHING THAT WAS WRONG WITH IT.. THEY SAID BRING IT BACK IF THERE ARE MORE ISSUES.HYUNDAI KEPT THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A WEEK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG..

WHENEVER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE MY VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE RPM'S IDLE AT A DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVEL THAT UPON RELEASING THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STRUGGLES TO TAKE OFF. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS ACTUALLY STALLED OUT WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM IS BY KEEPING THE AIR CONDITIONING ON WHICH APPEARS TO MAKE THE VEHICLE RPM'S RUN A LITTLE HIGHER IN TURN NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GET TO DANGEROUSLY LOW RPMS. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THERE ARE NO RECALLS OUT THERE PERTAINING TO THIS WHILE OTHER INDIVIDUALS APPEAR TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO SO I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE PRIOR OWNER. SEEMS LIKE IF HYUNDAI WERE TO INCREASE THE RPMS WHILE IT IS IN AN IDLE STATE (IN DRIVE) THEN THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN.

OUR CAR WAS SERVICED BY SOUTHWEST HYUNDAI DEALER IN ALBUQUERQUE ON 7/6, AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS IDLING ROUGH, THEY TOLD US OUR CAR WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE OUR VACATION TO CO. THE NEXT MORNING, 30 MILES LATER ON I 25 WE WERE TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT, AND A CLANKING NOISE STARTED AND SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD...WE PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. BILLOWS OF SMOKE. WE CALLED 911 AND ROAD ASSISTANCE. SANTA FE FIRE DEPT FORCED HOOD OPEN AND FLOODED THE ENGINE. CAR WAS TOWED TO SANTE FE HYUNDAI FIESTA. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED AND SAID THE CAR WAS TOTALED. HYUNDAI CORPORATE WILL BE INSPECTING THE CAR TO TRY AND DETERMINE CAUSE. ACCORDING TO GEICO ADJUSTER, THAT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. EVERYTHING MELTED.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN STARTED UP. THE ENGINE STARTED THE RATTLE WHILE IN IDLE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE ENGINE WOULD THEN RATTLE DURING ACCELERATION AND APPLYING MORE RPMS. THE RATTLE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CAR HAS 12322 MILES AND THE RATTLE STARTED TO OCCUR AT 12000 MILES TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN DRIVEWAY AND RATTLE WAS HEARD AT INTERSECTION AND THEN LATER ON HIGHWAY. I'M CONCERNED THIS RATTLE WILL DAMAGE THE ENGINE BUT SPECIFIC COMPONENTS ARE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM THE FRAMING WITHOUT WARNING. NAPLETON HYUNDAI GLENVIEW (1620 WAUKEGAN RD, GLENVIEW, IL 60025, (847) 729-8900) INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A RESPONSE TIMEFRAME. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULBS AND FUSES. THE A/C STOPPED WORKING. AGAIN, THE FUSES WERE REPLACED AND ALL CONNECTIONS ARE RIGHT. THERE'S A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. IT STARTS AT 70 M.P.H AND GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. ROARING THE TIRES DID NOT HELP. IT SOUNDS LIKE A OLD WORN OUT TRUCK COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT HOUSING.

CAR DECELLARATES ON IT ,S ON WHEN YOU TRY TO PASS OR SPEED UP.CUTS OFF.JUMPS.

WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES, THE CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON A JUNE DAY IN 2016 IN TEXAS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. WARRANTY COMPANY DECLINED THE REPAIR, CLAIMING "CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE ISSUE". WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED REPAIR AFTER LOOKING ONLY AT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ENGINE. WARRANTY COMPANY DIDN'T REQUEST, AND DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO EVEN ACCEPT OWNERS MAINTENANCE RECORDS. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DECLINED, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS 2011-2014. THAT RECALL WAS A RESPONSE TO SIMILAR FAILURES AND CUSTOMER'S SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT WARRANTY COMPANY AUTOMATICALLY CLAIMING "CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE ISSUE". DEALERSHIP SHARED WITH ME THEIR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE WARRANTY COMPANY WHICH ASKED ONLY FOR PHOTOS OF THE PROBLEM. HOW CAN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BE DETERMINED BY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE PREVIOUS FOUR MODEL YEARS USED THE SAME EXACT ENGINE MODEL RESULTING IN MAJOR RECALLS? ALSO, HOW CAN THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSE TO SEE MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND THEN BLAME OWNER'S FOR THE FAILURE? CLEARLY THE COMPANY IS EXECUTING A NATIONWIDE POLICY OF DECLINING REPAIRS EVEN WHEN THEY ARE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. HOW MANY SIMILAR FAILURES WERE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHENEVER I ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY MY ENGINE WOULD REV TO A HIGH RPM WITH A DELAYED REACTION IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR ACCELERATED. ALSO, WHENEVER I SLOW DOWN MY CAR FOR A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, MY ENGINE WOULD REV TO A HIGH RPM TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR. I ASKED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS, THEY SAID THE EVERYTHING IS OKAY, HOWEVER I CAN TELL RIGHT AWAY THERE'S A DIFFERENCE WITH MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA VS MY GIRLFRIENDS 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, EXACTLY THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AND TRIM, BUT THE DRIVE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. ALSO, I CAN ALSO TELL BECAUSE THE MPG ON MY CAR IS FAR LOWER THAN MY GIRLFRIENDS. AND SHE HAS A HEAVY FOOT ON THE GAS PETAL. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ALSO RESET THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR, BUT NO DIFFERENCE.

AIR INTAKE WAS REPLACED 3X. 3RD TIME LEAD TO TURBO FAILURE. THOMPSON HYUNDAI REPLACES TURBO BUT DOESN'T PUT ANTIFREEZE, TIGHTEN OIL SCREW (WHICH BLEW OIL ALL OVER ENGINE), AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN TEST DRIVE IT. DROVE VEHICLE, SMOKE STARTS POURING FROM THE VENTS, ENGINE OVERHEATS. VEHICLE GETS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. CURRENTLY VEHICLE HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, ROUGH IDLE AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. ALSO, THE SUNROOF WINDDEFLECTOR WHICH WAS RECALLED IS NOW COMING OFF AGAIN. DEALERSHIP USED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLUE TO ADHESIVE IT BACK TO THE CAR. THE GLUE HAS FAILED.HYUNDAI NEEDS BETTER SERVICE TECHS. THEY HAVE DESTROYED MY CAR.

I WAS ABOUT THE CHANGE LANE AND I FELT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARDER TO TURN THAN USUAL. I WAS TURNING RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST STREET AND PARKED. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING. AFTER A MINUTE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED I COULDN'T MOVE IT. THEN, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED OFF AND THE AC STOPPED. MANY WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND I COULD NOT TURN IT ON AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (IT IS UNDER WARRANTY) AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WAS FINE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK, PAID FOR BATTERY AND AFTER 20MILES I FELT AGAIN SOME GLITCHES IN THE STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ANYMORE. THE CAR WAS ON BUT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND AGAIN, I COULD NOT START IT. I AM REALLY AFRAID BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. I WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHAT IS WORSE, THE OFFICIAL DEALER 'FIXED IT' BUT THE SAME ISSUE AROSE AFTER 20 MILES AGAIN. WHAT IF I WAS TO GO ON A TRIP? I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE STEERING. AND I PAID FOR THE BATTERY WHICH IN THE END MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM AT ALL. I FEEL RIPPED OFF AND THE CAR IS ONLY 44,400MILES AND IT IS 3 YRS OLD.

TIRE COMPLAINT, NOT ABOUT THE VEHICLE ITSELF. I SEE NO WHERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TIRES. 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT 2.0T PURCHASED NEW 3/24/16. EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE2 TIRES - 235/45R18 DOT # T7N9 1A H 4214. IMMEDIATELY PURCHASED A TIRE PROTECTION PACKAGE FROM DISCOUNT TIRE WHICH ENTITLED ME TO: FREE FLAT REPAIRS, FREE ROTATION & BALANCE, AND ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION. THE TIRES WERE MAINTAINED BY ME - A SEMI-RETIRED MECHANIC AT 35 PSI AND CHECKED REGULARLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO DISPLAYS TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION IN THE DRIVERS' INFORMATION DISPLAY. TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES WITH EACH OIL CHANGE. ON DECEMBER 11,2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 27,500 MILES (TIRE IS RATED AS A 50,000 MILES TIRE BY HANKOOK), I NOTICED A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT WAS INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. PICTURES ATTACHED SHOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT (LEFT FRONT) TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION WAS OCCURRING AROUND 1/3RD OF THE TREAD DIAMETER. IT IS NOT ALIGNMENT WEAR AS THE PICTURE OF THE SAME WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT CLEARLY SHOWS THE REMAINDER OF THE TREAD IN NEAR PERFECT WEAR PATTERN. TREAD DEPTH WAS 6/32NDS. IN MY FOLLOWING NUMEROUS ONLINE HYUNDAI PAGES INCLUDING: HYUNDAIFORUMS.COM AND SONATA SOCIETY ON FACEBOOK, IT HAS COME TO MY AND SEVERAL OTHER SONATA OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THIS MODEL AND SIZE TIRE ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TREAD SEPARATION, SOME WITH AS LITTLE AS 10,000 MILES. HAD I BEEN A TYPICAL CONSUMER AND NOT SOMEONE WITH 35 YEAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE TURNING AND WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,715. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BLOWER RELAY HAD MELTED TO THE BOX IT WAS IN. AS SUCH, HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HAD I NOT BROUGHT IT IN, THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING. I TOLD HIM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HYUNDAI SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE BILL. HYUNDAI SAID NO AND THE BILL IS GOING TO BE $5,000.

1) GAS TANK NEVER TAKES MORE THAN 15 GALLONS OF GAS WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS SUPPOSED TO HOLD 18 GALLONS. ONE DAY THE FUEL COMPUTER SHOWED THE RANGE AS 15 MILES AND THE GAS TANK STILL TOOK ONLY 15 GALLONS FROM THE PUMP EVEN WHEN THE CAR GETS A MILEAGE OF MORE THAN 30 MPG. ALSO, THE PUMP ABRUPTLY STOPS IN BETWEEN AND I HAVE TO RESTART PUMPING THE FUEL. THIS IS EITHER A FUEL GUAGE PROBLEM SHOWING THE GAS TANK IS NEARLY EMPTY WHEN ITS REALLY NOT OR A GAS TANK PROBLEM. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. 2) THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS REALLY JERKY AND SLAMS THE BREAKS SUDDENLY AND ACCELERATES ABRUPTLY RESULTING IN A VERY JERKY RIDE.

WHEN TRYING TO PARK MY CAR IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THEN I TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND BEGAN TO HAVE A LOSS OF POWER IN FORWARD GEARS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN FOR SERVICE AT THAT POINT

SUN ROOF SQUEAKING. BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY TEMPORARILY FIX IT BY LUBRICATING. ISSUE HAS COME BACK SO BAD THAT IT SOUNDS THAT THE CAR IS FALLING APART. WHEN I PUSH UP ON THE SUN ROOF OR I OPEN IT IT DISAPPEARS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED PRESENCE OF A VEHICLE THAT UNSAFELY MOVED INTO MY TRAFFIC LANE JUST FEET AHEAD OF MY VEHICLE. INSTEAD OF MY VEHICLE BACKING OFF, MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE CAR AHEAD AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. IT WAS AS IF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO "SEE" SITUATIONS WHEN CONFRONTED WITH VEHICLES THAT SUDDENLY APPEAR IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE. IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS, THAT ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM WORKED PERFECTLY.

I SOUGHT SERVICE FOR LOUD LIFTER NOISE AT 50,000 MILES, BUT WAS TOLD THE NOISE WAS FROM AN AFTER MARKET (JIFFY LUBE (FRAM FILTER)). THE SERVICE DEPT. FRANK HYUNDAI, CHULA VISTA, CA DRAINED MY NEW OIL, AND DID A COMPLETE NEW OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. THE LIFTER NOISE CONTINUED. AT APPROX. 122,000 THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK WHILE ON THE FREEWAY - MASON AUTO, IMPERIAL BEACH, CA DID A COMPLETE ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINED THE NOISE AS ENGINE KNOCK. FROM LIFTER NOISE TO ENGINE KNOCK. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE! MASON AUTO OF IMPERIAL BEACH, CA INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THE FOURTH HYUNDAI THEY HAD DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE KNOCK RECENTLY.

THE FACTORY HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 235-45-18R ARE CRACKING AND SEPARATING. LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A RECALLED ISSUED ON A FEW DIFFERENT SIZES FOR THE SAME THING. NOTICED IT AFTER DRIVING FROM PORTLAND OR TO SEATTLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY . REPORT RECEIPT DATE: DEC 22, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15T024000 COMPONENT(S): TIRES

I BROUGHT THIS LEFT OVER IN LAS VEGAS BRAND NEW THIS 2015 HYNDUIA SONATA SPORT LIMITED CAME WITH THE 235/R45/18 HANKOOK TIRES I HAD A FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TIRE 3 TIRES HAVE LITTLE CUTS AND A BUBLE ON 2 TIRES AND THE CAR IS NEW. I SEE YOU HAD A RECALL ON THE 245/R45/18 SAME TIRE JUST MINE ARE 235 NOT 245 VENUS NOBLE 2 TIRE SAME TIRE SAME MAKE. HANKOOK WILL NOT HELP AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP WITH INVESTAGATING THESE TIRES I HAD A FRONT BLOW OUT AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY OR MORE IF NOT RECALLED .I WAS DRIVING AT 35MPH WHEN I HAD THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BLOW OUT.

I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR IT'S A LEFT OVER 2015 THE SONATA CAME WITH HANKOOK TIRES 235/R45/18 THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME TIRE BUT 275/R45/18 VENUS NOBLE 2 BRAND. I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE I HAD A FRONT BLOW OUT AND NOW 2 MORE TIRES HAVE BUBLES AND A SMALL CRACK IN TIRES THIS CAR HAS NE ER HIT ANYTHING AND IS BRAND NEW HANKOOK DOES NOT WANT TO HELP SO I AM ASKING TO ADD THIS TO THE SAME RECALL AS THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE I HAVE THE SAME TIRES BUT NO HELP FROM HANKOOK TIRE.

ON 5-6-18 I WAS ON THE BELTWAY (FREEWAY) DRIVING WITH MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF OPEN. ALL OF A SUDDEN A HEAR THIS POP AND THE MESH WIND VISER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BROKEN THEN I REACH FOR IT AND ANOTHER POP SOUND WITH RATTLING NOISE THEN ANOTHER POP IS HEARD. BEFORE I COULD DO ANYTHING I SEE THE ENTIRE SUNROOF GLASS ON THAT SIDE BOUNCING. ALMOST CRASHING I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE CLOSE BUTTON SOMEHOW AND MAKE IT TO MY MOM'S HOUSE. MY STEPDAD LOOKED AT IT AND IT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK ON THAT ONE SIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS STUCK. THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO WAS USE A STRAP TO HOLD IT AND KEEP IT FROM FALLING OFF. ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS TO HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING.

ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AT A RED LIGHT STOP. WAS NOT ABLE TO START IT UP FOR SEVERAL TIMES.

VEHICLE HAS BAD HESITATION SINCE 20,000 MILES STALLS, LOSS OF POWER AT TIMES STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR DOESN'T MOVE, AFRAID TO DRIVE A NEW CAR THAT I PAY FOR IS CRAZY BUT AFRAID TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT SO I DO NOT DRIVE IT. HYUNDAI KEEPS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND THAT THE COMPUTER UPDATES WILL FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT I HAVE HAD 3 UPDATES AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT TAKE MY MONEY. THESE 7 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HAVE REAL ISSUES SERIOUS ISSUES THAT AN CAUSE A DEATH IF THEY LOSE POWER AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED!!! THE 7 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGING IN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND IT CAUSES THE HESITATION AND STALLING THAT ALL THESE CARS ARE HAVING AND HYUNDAI KNOWS IT IS A HUGH ISSUE SO THEY DID'NT PUT THIS TRANSMISSION IN THE NEW CARS THEY WENT BACK TO THE 6 SPEED SHIFTRONIC WHICH WAS BETTER...BUT LEAVES THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THESE HORRIBLE MODELS LEFT IN THE DIRT THESE CARS NEED A RECALL ASAP I WILL NOT DRIVE MINE NOR WILL I PUT MY CHILD IN IT THATS SAID I PAY FOR A CAR TO SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NO ONE WANTS TO HELP ANY OF US!!!!! I SEE THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE ITS NOT FAIR.

6 ALIGNMENTS WITH TIRE BALANCING, UNTOLD TIRE BALANCING ON OTHER OCCASIONS. THE CAR VIBRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS, MY FIRST SET OF TIRES WORE OUT THROUGH TO THE STEEL BELTS ON THE INSIDE AT 32000 MILES WITH A A GOOD 1/4 IN OF THE TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE LEFT ON THE FRONT TWO TIRES. I'VE COMPLAINED THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE CAR AND MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE. NOT HUNG VIVIBLE HAS BEEN FOUND. THE TIRE ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCING TO THE NEW TIRES DIDN'T TOUCH THE VIBRATION. MY FEAR IS IT'S A CONTROL ARM OR OTHER FRONT END SUSPENSION ISSUE OR FAILURE THAT'S NOT VISIBLE.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2015, CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 14,000 MILES. WITHIN THIS 3 YEAR AND LOW MILEAGE I HAD EXPERIENCE SEVERAL PROBLEMS 1.- TIRES BREAKS EASILY 2.- ELECTRICAL WIRES INSULATOR HAS BEEN APPLIED WITH VEGETABLES SOLUTION, MAKING FATAL ATTRACTION TO RODENTS 3.- BATTERY DOESN'T LAST OVER 12,000 MILES 4.- SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVES, AND STILL IS 5.- BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSFER CASE THE IS A DRAGGING NOISE 6.- TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE? EXPENSIVE AND MALFUNCTION MAKING THIS SAFETY ISSUE DANGEROUS. 7.- RADIO......PART OF THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE STOP WORKING IF YOU STOP HYUNDAI SO CALLED BLUE LINK SERVICE 8.- SCREEN AT MY DASHBOARD WENT BLANK 3 TIMES AT 3,000. 7,000 AND 11,000 MILES 9.- WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF AT STOP LIGHT (THANKS GOD IT HAPPENS WHEN I WAS DRIVING LOCALLY) ALL THIS HAPPENS WITHIN THIS 3 YEARS THAT I OWN THE CAR

LEFT BRAKE CALIPER STUCK WEARING OUT BRAKE PAD COMPLETELY. HEADLIGHTS SO DIM THEY DON'T LIGHT ROADWAY. WINDSHIELD UNUSUAL HAZY APPEARANCE CAUSING UNCLEAR FRONT VIEW. ALL PROBLEMS DURING ANY CONDITION ON ROAD.