2015 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONG ISLAND CITY HYUNDAI IN QUEENS, NY WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,988.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND THEN IDLE. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE MOTOR WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. FINALLY, WHEN DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CRAIN HYUNDAI DEALER (LOCATED IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE MOTOR AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V359000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, USUALLY DIRECTLY AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. RANCHO GRANDE MOTORS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED WHIPLASH, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. AN UNKNOWN HYUNDAI DEALER IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PERFORMED AN INSPECTION FOR A TRADE-IN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TRADED IN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL IN THE ENGINE OIL WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FIRST LUBE USA LOCATED AT 3614 W LINCOLN AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53215; (414) 647-8820) WHERE AN OIL FLUSH WAS PERFORMED AND THE OIL WAS REFILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, DISENGAGES IN MOTION MAKING THE CAR HESITATE, STALL AND BUCK THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STAND STILL...OR WHEN BACKING OR MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY AS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OR WHEN IN A DRIVE THROUGH..

THE CAR SEIZED UP AND DIED WHEN GOING UP A HILL

FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN TWO YEARS THE DRIVERS SEAT CONTROL PANEL FRAME ONCE AGAIN CAME LOOSE EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SET THE SEAT PROPERLY FOR DRIVING. IT MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF THE SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY SET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED ALSO MENTIONED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE RATTLING NOISE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT HE SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO DAVE HALLMAN HYUNDAI AT 2104 STATE ST, ERIE, PA 16503, (814) 452-6731 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,150.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (ALAN VINES HYUNDAI AT 731-664-8500 LOCATED ON 1639 US-45 BYP, JACKSON, TENNESSEE, 38305) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND DID NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JIM CLICK AUTOMOTIVE IN TUCSON AZ, 85710), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,012. ...UPDATED 07/20/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. USUALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. UPDATED 07/25/2017*JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD FREEZE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2015 *JS UPDATED 11/07/2017*JS

CYLINDER ONE MISFIRE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, SIGNIFICANT SHAKING OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD MINIMAL ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING, REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MANEUVERED TO HIGHWAY SHOULDER. REQUIRED NEW SPARK PLUG AND COIL. VEHICLE ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (ADVANTAGE HYUNDAI, HICKAVILLE, NEW YORK) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,075.

2015 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE FAILURE, EXACTLY SIMILAR TO SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL ARTICLES FOR OLDER MODELS UP TO 2014. HYUNDAI WARRANTY COMPANY DECLINED THE REPAIR CLAIMING IT WAS AN OWNERS MAINTENANCE ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE HARD RECEIPTS FOR ALL OF THE OIL CHANGES I'VE COMPLETED ON THE CAR. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING OF PENDING FAILURE (NO TEMPERATURE WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). THE CAR HAD ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT. I HAS BEEN NEARLY A YEAR SINCE THE FAILURE. I CAN'T FIND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AT A REASONABLE PRICE BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURES FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S CARS. I'LL BE FORCED TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION (WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD) IF HYUNDAI DOESN'T HONOR THEIR WARRANTY AGREEMENT. I EVEN BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, I WAS DRIVING TO A RELATIVES HOME. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 7 MINUTES, AND THEN ONTO A SIDE ROAD BEFORE THE FAILURE. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER, THEY OPENED THE ENGINE, TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO HYUNDAI WARRANTY COMPANY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE OVERHEATING, STEERING, AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TAKATA RECALL......I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE CAR DASHBOARD SAID THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT AND IT SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I ROLLED TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I GOT OUT THE CAR AND LOOK UNDER THE CAR TO SEE IF I SAW ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE NOISE, AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL WAS NOT LOW AND THAT THE PRESSURE WAS NOT TIGHT ON THE RADIATOR HOSE. SO I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT. I CLOSED THE HOOD AND GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP BECAUSE IT APPEARED TO HAVE COOL DOWN. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE CAR, THEY NOTICED THAT THE PULLEY WAS NOT ON THE ALTERNATOR, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND THAT WAS THE REASON THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. NEW CAR WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PULLEY ON THE ALTERNATOR IS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING IS NOT SAFE. IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE CITY, IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY KIDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,626.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WAS MOVED FORWARD AND FAILED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE POWER SEAT STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP MY CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND BATTERY LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. CAR DID NOT MAKE ANY TURNING OVER SOUNDS WHEN TRYING TO RE-START. DASHBOARD LIGHTS, RADIO, POWERS WINDOWS STILL WORKED. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAITED IN MY CAR BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES A PASSERBY PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AT THIS TIME I NOTICED IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO LOCK UP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. WHILE WAITING I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE CAR. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 3 BLOCKS HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE AND NO ERROR CODES SHOWED UP. THERE WERE ALSO NO ERROR COEDS IN THE LOG BUT IF THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING SHOULD BE IN THE LOG. I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THINKING THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN IN A MORE DIRE SITUATION (LIKE ON THE FREEWAY). I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THIS SAME SITUATION AND AM CONCERNED FOR MINE AND MY PASSENGERS' SAFETY.

THE AIR INTAKE HOSE MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE TURBO. THE SYMPTOM OF THIS IS A WHOOSING SOUND AND DEGRADED ACCELERATION. YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH THIS ISSUE AS IT CAN SUCK IN A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO THE TURBO VANES AND BEND THEM, CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE THAT MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. YOU COULD IMAGINE WHAT A SIMPLE PEBBLE WOULD DO AT THE RPMS THAT THE TURBO SPINS AT. MY HYUNDAI SONATA ONLY HAS 14,740 MILES ON IT.

PERFORMED OIL CHANGES AT TWO DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR FACILITIES WITHIN 4 DAY SPAN. THE REASON FOR THIS IS EACH SERVICE SHOWED OVERFILL ON OIL DIPSTICK. SHOWED THE SERVICE ADVISERS AT BOTH FACILITIES. I TOOK VEHICLE TO HYUNDAI DEALER AND PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT OIL LEVEL INDICATOR AS PER VIN. THEY SAY I HAD WRONG DIPSTICK FOR ENGINE. PLACED REPLACEMENT DIPSTICK IN ENGINE AND SHOWED HYUNDAI SERVICE REP THAT OIL LEVEL STILL SHOWED OVERFILL. I HAD THEM CHANGE OIL AND THEY SHOWED ME THAT REPLACEMENT DIPSTICK REGISTERED CORRECT OIL LEVEL. SO, EITHER THIS ENGINE IS OPERATING ( 38000 MILES) AT UNDER FILL, OVERFILL OR PROPER FILL LEVEL. BEEN USING MANUFACTURERS OIL VISCOSITY RECOMMENDATION (5W-20 AND DEALER USED 5W-30 SYN/BLD).

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP THE ENGINE SEEMS TO DIE AND STARTS UP.

AT ABOUT 12:00 PM ON 7 APRIL 2017, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE (50 MPH SPEED LIMIT). WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. INSTEAD, IT HESITATED, BUCKED A BIT, AND THEN LOST POWER ALTOGETHER. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND, AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES, THE CAR RESTARTED. AS I ACCELERATED, THE CAR EXHIBITED MORE HESITATION, THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. IRONICALLY, I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER TO PICK UP OUR OTHER VEHICLE AND MADE IT THERE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND TURNED IT OVER TO THEM FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. THE DEALER COULD NEITHER DETECT ANY PROBLEM NOR DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THEIR WRITE-UP: "SCANNED FOR CODES. NO DTCS AT THIS TIME. FUEL PRESSURE IS NORMAL. 10 MILE TEST DRIVE AND UPDATE HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED....UNABLE TO DUPLICATE..." THIS MORNING, I LEARNED THAT HYUNDAI HAS RECALLED 1.2 MILLION VEHICLES AND SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM ARE EXACTLY THOSE THAT MY VEHICLE EXHIBITED. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS A 2015 MODEL AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COVERED BY THE RECALL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. IN ANY CASE, MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 26K MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER. I SUSPECT IT HAS THE PROBLEM FOR WHICH HYUNDAI IS NOW RECALLING OVER A MILLION VEHICLES.

I PURCHASED NEW '15 SONATA, MY 8TH ONE, BUT I HAVE NOT NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS DEALERSHIP DID ALL MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS & HAD CAR A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT OF THE CAR 'BUCKING,' LIKE IT IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR.I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER PART & IT HAD BEEN REPLACED, YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, OTHER TIMES I WAS TOLD THERE NOTHING COULD BE DETECTED AS WRONG. MY 7TH TRIP, THE DEALERSHIP KEPT IT FOR 6-7 WEEKS WHEN THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE, THEN THEY 'LOST' THE NEW TRANSMISSION, BEFORE FINALLY FIXED IT. I DRIVE 100 MILES DAILY TO & FROM WORK AM FEARFUL THAT SOMETHING WOULD BE WRONG. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A FAR AWAY 18 WHEELER WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT FORWARD. I REPORTED ALL OF THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP. I REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH GENERAL MANAGER AT LEAST 3 TIMES & WAS ALWAYS TOLD HE WAS OUT, THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM LEAVE AFTER SAYING HE WAS NOT THERE. SO, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS 'FIXED' IN FEBRUARY. I CALLED CORPORATE & WAS TOLD THIS IS THE WAY THIS VEHICLE DRIVES AS IT HAS A SEMI-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I AM DRIVING A RENTAL WITH SAME ENGINE & DOES NOT BEHAVE LIKE MY MINE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING WHEN TRYING TO EXCEL AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' CAME ON. ON THE INTERSTATE, WE SLOWED DOWN AND AGAIN IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP & IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS (MARCH 25TH) & THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. CORPORATE OFFERED ME $500.00 IN 'FREE' SERVICE

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING AND IT DID NOT TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

CAR HESITATES ALMOST STALLS FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALMOST CAUSED SOMEONE TO REAR END ME.

I READ AN ARTICLE ON A WEBSITE STATING THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED AGAINST HYUNDAI RELATED TO ITS BLUE LINK SYSTEM. THE ARTICLE STATED THAT IF YOU ALLOW YOUR BLUE SUBSCRIPTION TO BE EXPIRED FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR, HYUNDAI WOULD POSSIBLY PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATE YOUR BLUE LINK SYSTEM. MY SUBSCRIPTION HAD EXPIRED, SO I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND REACTIVATED MY SUBSCRIPTION FOR ONE YEAR FOR $99. I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE BLUE LINK SYSTEM WAS PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATED IN MY CAR, THE RESALE VALUE OF MY CAR WOULD GO DOWN. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL I READ THE ARTICLE LAST EVENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 51 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVERE SPINAL CORD INJURIES (INTERNAL DECAPITATION). THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, ANKLE, FOOT WRIST, HAND, AND HIPS. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, LEG, ANKLE, ABRASIONS, A BLOOD CLOT, LUNG FAILURE, A VERTEBRAL FRACTURE, A BROKEN ARM/FOREARM, AND WRIST. THE SEAT BELT SEVERED THE CONTACT'S ARTERY. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR ALL OCCUPANTS AND THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGER IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LATER SUCCUMBED TO THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHERE THE POLICE AND INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. ...UPDATED 05/03/17 *BF *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK KIN ENERGY TIRES (NA), SIZE: 205/65/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HOUSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TALK TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

DRIVING CAR WHEEL SHOKE VIOLENTLY, LOUD NOISE UNDER CAR N CAR WOULD RACE FORWARD THEN BACK. WORSE DRIVING 45 MILES OR OVER. DEALER SAID STEERING SHAFT. DAVIS HYUNDAI IN EWING SAID IT WAS BAD N SAFETY ISSUE N WOULD NOT LET ME TAKE N DRIVE CAR HOME TILL PART CAME IN. IS THIS PROBLEM THE DEALER'S RESPONSIBILITY

CAR LOOSES POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING AFTER ACCELERATING. ON LOCAL ROAD AT 35MPH AND ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. THIS OCCURRED FOLLOWING A SERVICE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. CAMPAIGN T1H AND AND CAMPAIGN 150 VCM INSPECT OR REPLACEMENT AND ECM UPGRADE. STARTED HAPPENING AS A VERY SHORT INCIDENT SO I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. RECENTLY EPISODES WERE A FEW SECONDS LONG SO I COULD DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. MULTIPLE TIMES.

ORIGINAL TIRE ON NEW CAR PLUGGED BEFORE PURCHASE BY UNKNOWN PARTY. DISCOVERED TODAY WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BECAUSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CONTINUED TO COME ON EVEN AFTER AIR WAS ADDED TO TIRE. ONLY TIME CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF OUR CONTROL WAS DURING SERVICE AT SELLING DEALER.

MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN SEPTEMBER 2016 WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY . I PULLED OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE ENTIRE PROCESS TOOK A MONTH AND A HALF. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK IT WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN IT SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AGAIN. I PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD, TURNED IT OFF, AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FINE SO I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL AND SO I LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME FOR THE SECOND TIME, I HAD IT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN. AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND AGAIN ON A MAIN ROAD. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE, TURNED IT OFF AND ON, AND DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THIS TIME IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY" AND THEY WOULD NEED IT FOR ONE TO TWO DAYS. NOT ONLY DO I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AS IT COULD SHUT DOWN ANY MINUTE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS MARKS THE THIRD TIME HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IT CAUSES ME TO TAKE TIME OUT OF MY DAY AND MISS WORK CAUSING ME TO LOSE MONEY. IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT AND VERY FRUSTRATING. I DO NOT USE THIS CAR TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS ANYMORE AS I DO NOT TRUST IT WITH THEIR LIVES.

2 WEEKS AGO, I FOUND IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE A BAUBLE AND I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE DISCOUNT TIRE TO BE CHECKED. THE TIRE SPECIALIST DISCOVERED OTHER PROBLEMS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES ARE SEVERELY CUPPED THE INSIDE EDGE. HE RECOMMENDS ME TO CHECK WITH THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HE NEVER EVER EXPERIENCED THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM IN THE PAST. DEALERSHIP SERVICE WORLD CAR HYUNDAI TOOK THE CAR FOR ENTIRE DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THEY MIGHT THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DONE THE ALIGNMENT. I TOTALLY REFUSED TO DO IT BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT IS PERFECTLY FINE, MY STEERING WHEEL NOT TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION AND IS NOT SHAKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS IS WHAT I FOUND ON FORUM! HTTP://WWW.SONATAFORUMS.COM/INDEX.PHP?PAGE=ACTIVE_TOPICS

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME.

I WAS DRIVING AT 6:20 AM ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH USING THE SCC (SMART CRUISE CONTROL). ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE LIGHTS START FLASHING AND THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. SINCE IT WAS BEFORE SUNRISE, EVERYTHING WAS BLACK AND I COULDN'T EVEN SEE WHERE I WAS DRIVING, NOT TO MENTION THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED. 10 SECONDS LATER, THE CARE CAME BACK TO "LIFE". IT DID THAT SAME INTRO WITH THE "SYSTEM CHECK" THING AS IT DOES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED FROM A PARK POSITION- ONLY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SOMETHING SO ABSURD, BUT I GUARANTEE THAT IF THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR OR A BUSIER TIME DURING THE DAY- THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT! *TR

ON JANUARY 16, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:50PM ARIZONA TIME, ON WESTBOUND I-40 ABOUT TWO MILES FROM EXIT 9, THE LEFT FRONT KUHMO SOLUS TA31 TIRE BLEW OUT ITS SIDEWALL AT 45MPH IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THE RESULT WAS THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED WITH DAMAGE TO BOTH DRIVER-SIDE WHEELS. IN ADDITION, A BULGE WAS NOTICED IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS IS CONSIDERED COSMETIC AND THEY WERE NOT REPLACED DUE TO A COST OF $427 EACH. THE ROAD CONDITION AND VISIBILITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE EXCELLENT. THE TIRES HAD 17,560 MILES ON THEM AND WERE MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING PRESSURE AND ROTATION.

MY ENGINE HOOD HAS COME OPEN ON THE FREEWAY TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ALARMS AND WARNING SOUNDS THAT GO OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS ARE SO LOUD AND DISTRACTING I LOST TRACK OF MY DRIVING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. *TR

HEAT FROM TURBO MELTED AIR INTAKE TUBE

PUT BLINKER ON FOR RIGHT HAND TURN, MADE THE TURN, WHEN THE BLINDER STALK (WHICH ALSO CONTAINS HEADLIGHT CONTROLS) RETURNED TO HOME POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED MY LIGHTS HAD SWITCHED OFF. MY LIGHT KNOB REMAINED IN AUTO, WITH THE COMPUTER THOUGHT I TURNED THEM OFF. THIS WAS AT NIGHT. I COULD NOT SEE WHEN MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO BE IN MOTION AND HAVE YOUR LIGHTS CUT OUT!!! THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW, GETTING WORSE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A BAD CONNECTION WITHIN THE BLINKER STALK, CAUSING THE LIGHT MODE TO CHANGE ON ITS OWN WHEN TURNING.

THE HOSE LEADING TO THE TURBO HAS MELTED OFF. THE CLAMP WITH HOSE RUBBER REMAIN FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE TURBO WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE HOSE HAS FALLEN BELOW THE TURBO AIR INLET. THE ISSUE OCCURRED SUDDENLY FROM ONE NIGHT TO THE NEXT MORNING. UNDER LOAD, THE TURBO OPERATIONAL NOISE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD COMPARED TO USUAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A JEEP AND DAMAGED THREE OTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES WITH OIL LEAKING INTO THE HOUSING. THE SEALS WERE RESEALED AND THE HOUSING WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE HOUSING UNIT AND CAUSED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

THE SAFETY SYSTEM ON MY CAR MORE OFTEN THEN NOT WARNS OF DANGER THAT DOES NOT EXIST, ESPECIALLY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT AT DAWN AND DUSK. THE CAMERAS FALSELY WARN OF IMPENDING CRASHES OR ALERTING YOU THAT YOU HAVE SWERVED OUT OF YOUR LANE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE DEAD CENTER IN YOUR LANE WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND. HYUNDAI HAS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

MY VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 16K MILES ON IT AND HAS STALLED 4 TIMES. ONCE AFTER WAITING AT A LIGHT IN THE CITY, ONCE WHILE DRIVING APPROX 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND THE WORST WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB A STEEP HILL IN A RURAL AREA AS I WAS LEAVING HOME. THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER BACKWARDS AROUND THE CURVES BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY OTHER CARS SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE BLIND CURVES. THE CAR REMAINS ON BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED. AFTER IT STALLS,I TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL NOT RESTART. THE LAST TIME IT TURNED BACK ON AFTER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A LOOSE GROUNDING WIRE TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, NEXT TIME IT STALLS I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. RESEARCHING ONLINE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSES WHICH I PLAN ON DISCUSSING WITH THE DEALER. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT STALLS SO I CANNOT RISK TAKING MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHITE DRIVING EITHER IN MOTION OR STOPPED BEHIND A LIGHT, ENGINE STARTS TO SHAKE AND STALL. THIS MAKE THE CAR SHARE HEAVILY AND NUDGE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS UNTIL THE CALL STALLS OUT. THEN THE DASH GETS LIT UP WITH ALL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. THEN, PRESSING THE START BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THE VEHICLES STARTS. THE CAR DOES THIS EVERY SO OFTEN. YOU DRIVE OFF, IT SHAKES AND STALLS, IT HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. THEN IT STARTS AND EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 1 OR 2 TIMES A MONTH. CURRENTLY VEHICLE AT DEAL SERVICE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTED IN OTHER WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. SEE LINK BELOW IF NECESSARY. "HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/SONATA/2015/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML" *TR

ME AND MY WIFE WERE DRIVING TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON A ROAD TRIP. WHEN ACCELERATING UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO ABOVE 3,500 RPM'S. IMMEDIATELY THE FUEL CUTOFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 3,500 RPM'S. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MANUAL MODE AND SELECTED A GEAR THAT WAS BELOW 3,500 TO MAKE IT UP THE "GRAPEVINE" HILL. SOON AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE VCM MOTOR- CODE P0200A. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SERVICE WAS GREAT. WE WERE LUCKY THIS MALFUNCTION DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONE AND NEEDED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR DRIVE UPHILL. SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V726000 (VISIBILITY). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED SPORT 2.0 HAS A DEFECTIVE GLASS ROOF. THE GLASS PANEL WAS VERY LOOSE UPON DELIVERY OF VEHICLE AND MADE NOISE 100% DURING DRIVING. MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER HAD A 3RD PARTY VENDOR ATTEMPT A REPAIR. THE NOISE WENT AWAY BUT NOW THE GLASS PANELS DON'T FIT ANYMORE AND THE TRIM AROUND THE GLASS IS FAILING. *TR

MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED SPORT 2.0 IS GETTING 10 MPG LESS THAN THE WINDOW STICKER STATES EVEN THOUGH I ONLY USE ECO MODE, SYNTHETIC OIL, AND PREMIUM FUEL.