2015 Hyundai Sonata complaints

I WAS PARKING MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO SPORT IN A STRIP MALL PARKING LOT. I PULLED INTO THE SPACE AND, BEFORE GETTING IN ALL THE WAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED, JUMPED THE CONCRETE CURB AND SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY HEAD WHIPPED BACK SO I NOW HAVE HEADACHES, NECK AND BACK PAIN.THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED WITH MARKS FROM THE CONCRETE AND THOUGH IT REMAINED ON THE CAR, IT WAS DISLODGED. THERE WAS ALSO SOME DAMAGE AROUND THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS AND THE RUBBER PART OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. UPDATED 04/19/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A JOINT KIT BEHIND THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 6/6/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICE THAT, UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE FLAP WAS DETACHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SE - ENGINE VIBRATIONS/RATTLES/DRONING WHEN IN OVERDRIVE AT LOW RPM ACCELERATION. AT TIMES THE ENGINE HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI IT WAS NORMAL, BUT DID NOT START UNTIL THE CAR HAD AROUND 600 MILES - NOW AT 7400 MILES, STILL DOING IT AND SOUNDS HORRID. ALSO, POPPING SOUND FROM STEERING/BRAKES WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING/USING BRAKES AT ONLY 1200 MILES. THAT WAS FIXED BY DEALER, SAID I HAD OVERHEATED THE BRAKES, WHICH WASN'T TRUE, ONLY DROVE ON FREEWAY AND WASN'T USING THE BRAKES.

ENGINE CEASES AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD FLASH AND STAY ON AND THE CAR STALLS. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE 5TH TIME YESTERDAY ON RT 78. I ALMOST COURSED A COLLUSION BECAUSE MY CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS QUICK I COULD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE STARTED. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND IN MOTION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING . I HAVE GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ENGINE TO GET IT FIXED.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA 8 MOS AGO AND TWO DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHILE ACCELERATING. YESTERDAY I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE CTR WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THERE BEING METAL SHAVINGS IN THE MOTOR.

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING ONTO AN INTERSECTION THE CAR'S ENGINE QUIETLY TURNED OFF LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT NO REACTION. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND TURN THE KEY OFF AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS WORKED FOR NOW. THE CAR HAS ONLY 6664 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS. NO PENDING MAINTENANCE IS DUE FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED. THERE ARE ALSO NO PENDING RECALLS DUE. SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COMMON AMONG OTHERS ON THE COMPLAINT BOARD.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LOST ENGINE POWER; THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WHENEVER I QUICKLY STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL; THEREBY MAKING ANY QUICK DEFENSIVE MANEUVER IMPOSSIBLE. IT'S AS IF THE CAR ENGINE WAS STARVED FOR AIR AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE FOR QUICK ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED ERROR CODE P2600, INTAKE RUNNER CONTROL PROBLEM. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM OF IMPAIRED ACCELERATION GETTING, ON AND OFF MAJOR HIGHWAYS WAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SINCE QUICK POWER WAS NON-EXISTENT AND AVOIDING OTHER CARS QUICKLY WAS NOT POSSIBLE. TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE!

THE STEERING WHEEL ON THIS CAR WILL LOCK OR GET STUCK AS I AM OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND EVEN HAPPENED IN REVERSE ONCE. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND RANDOM BUT THE FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. ON MY FIRST DEALER VISIT 12/10/15 THERE WAS A CODE FOR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHICH THE DEALER CLEARED AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITHOUT MAKING ANY REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED SO THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A 2ND DEALER WHO FOUND A CODE PERTAINING TO ECM OVERHEATING. HYUNDAI ADVISED THE DEALER TO CLEAR THE CODE AND RETURN THE CAR TO ME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE ON 12/16/15 AND RECEIVED AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT EMAIL THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT ME IN 3-5 DAYS. ON 12/21 I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE, EXPLAINED THE CAR WASNT SAFE TO DRIVE SO WHAT SHOULD I DO. I WAS TOLD HYUNDAI WOULD NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR BUT I COULD ASK MY DEALER IF THEY WOULD PROVIDE ONE AT THEIR COST. I ASKED ABOUT A REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTING ME AND I WAS TOLD IT HASNT BEEN 5 DAYS YET SO I NEEDED TO BE PATIENT. AS OF 12/30/15 I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE. *JS

INSIDE LIGHTING OF VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS INTERFERES WITH NIGHT VISION AND ALSO DISTURBS PERIPHERAL VISION. THIS IS LIKE A PASSENGER SHINING A FLASHLIGHT INTO YOUR EYES FROM THE SIDE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD (30000 MILES) HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT 2015. THE DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTER NUT(LEFT HAND SIDE) CAME OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE NUT FELL OFF THE ASSEMBLY. IT HAD (10) WRITTEN OVER IT. IT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING WITH THIS. IT LED ME EXPERIENCE BUMP ON A CLEAR FREEWAY.

THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AT 15000 MILES AND NOW AT 31000 MILES. AS A RESULT OF THIS, CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE AS INTENDED. THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE TECH LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

IN THE SNOW, MY HYUNDAI SONATA WILL DRIVE FINE UNTIL TURNING. DURING TURNING, EVEN WITH MINIMAL SNOW, MY BRAKES LOCK UP AND MY CAR SLIDES SLOWLY BUT AT THAT POINT I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING, USUALLY MAKING ME HIT A CURB. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS COSTING ME $2200. I HAVE HAD TWO CARS BEFORE MY HYUNDAI SONATA AND HAVEN'T HAD ISSUES WITH SUCH A PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC SCRATCHES HIS HEAD IN CONFUSION AS TO HOW ALMOST THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN IN SUCH A SMALL TIME FRAME. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE SOMETHING WITH TRACTION CONTROL OR BRAKING IS WRONG. HAD I BEEN A WORSE DRIVER THE DAMAGES COULD BE WORSE.

I WAS ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE I HAD SURGERY AND WAS TOLD I HAD A HEMORRHAGIC STROKE. OCTOBER 2015, I HAD 2 MORE STROKES AND SURGERIES. I NEVER HAD A HISTORY OF STROKES, AND WAS WONDERING COULD THIS BE A PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH THE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE FROM THE NEW VEHICLE? ANY USEFUL INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATE.

I BOUGHT A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA ECO ON AUG 30, 2015 AND SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT AND DISPLAY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH INDICATING THAT THE REAR DRIVE WHEEL WAS AT 9PSI. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED TIRE AND THE TIRE HAD A NORMAL FEEL. DROVE FOR 10 MINS AND TIRE PRESSURE WENT BACK UP TO 35 PSI. ON 11/15 THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE LIGHTS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO RESTART MY VEHICLE AND THEN DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS, "2691 PERFORMED ALL SYSTEM FAULT CODE SEARCH AND TSB SEARCH. NO FAULT CODES STORED AT THIS TIME AND NO RELATED TSBS FOR CUSTOMER CONCERN AS DESCRIBED." THE DEALERSHIP LATER FOUND A WARNING SAYING TO REPROGRAM THE SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED THE SENSOR AS THE "FIX". I OPENED A CASE WITH HYUNDAI AND THE RESULTS OF THE CASE WAS TO OBTAIN A PRINT OUT OF THE ERROR CODES (WHICH IS SHOWING NONE) AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB IF I WASN'T SATISFIED WITH THE OUTCOME. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY RECORDING ISSUES THAT MY VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS LIKE MY ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT ERROR CODES ARE THROWN USUALLY WHEN THE SENSORS GO BAD. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN A VEHICLE THAT HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX SOLELY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES ON FILE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ERROR CODES THAT SHOULD BE IN THIS REPORT TO SHOW THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF ARE NOT BEING

1. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTING WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS CAUSES SIGNIFICANT AND DETRIMENTAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AS IT IMPAIRS DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS JUST LIKE A PASSENGER HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT AT THE DRIVERS EYE AT NIGHT. THIS IS CLEARLY UNSAFE AND AFFECTS PERIPHERAL VISION. 2. THE WIPERS DO NOT OSCILLATE FAST ENOUGH. I AM NOT REFERRING TO THE QUALITY OF THE WIPERS BUT THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY MOVE. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WHEN OUR NORMAL RAINS IN GEORGIA OCCUR THE SPEED OF THE WIPER OSCILLATION IS NOT ABLE TO OVERCOME THE TYPICAL RAINFALL.

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASSONS THE VEHICLE WAS ON A MAJOR STREET WHEN IT JUST DIED.THE FIRST TIME WAS COMNG OUT OF A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE SECOND JUST WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE THIRD TIME WHLE I WAS DEACCELARATING. MIRACULALOUSLY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE LAST BIT OF MOMENTUM AND PULL OVER. THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN EACH TME. THE DEALER HAD NO SUGGESTIONS THE FIRST 2 TIMES EXCEPT FOR POSSBLE COMPUTER MISFIRE.THEY RELEASED THE CAR STAITNG IT SHOULD BE FINE AND THEY COULD NOT REPLCATE THE EVENT.AFTER STARTING A CASE WITH HYUNDAI THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS AND THEN THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER MUCH QUESTIONINGAND LITTLE COOPERAION FROM HYUNDAI OR THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT 1500 PEOPLE REPRTED THE SAME LIFE THREATENENING EVENT ONN THIER CAR. NOT ENOUGH FOR A RECALL!!!SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR HYUNDAI THINKS THIS IS AN ISSUE.CASE NUMBER 8479377.I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CASE ENGINEER FROM HYUNDAI EXPLAINING ANY REPAIRS AS PROMISED. HYUNDAI IS UNRESPONSIVE. THE SERVICE MANAGER IS MIKE DSANTIS MD ISALND HYUNDAI CENTEEACH NY631 580 0800

ON SATURDAY 11/7/15 I HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FOOT BREAK GOT LOCKED , THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.BRAND NEW CAR , 2015 SONATA , 2 MONTHS LEASE WITH ME.

I WISH TO CALL ATTENTION TO A TERRIBLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SEEMS TO BE INHERENT ON AUTOS EQUIPPED WITH PROJECTOR TYPE HEADLIGHTS. AN OVERLY TECHNICAL EXPLANATION OF THE PHENOMENA IS: 'WHILE GOING DOWN A SLOPE THE PROJECTOR'S CUT-OFF OF LIGHT SHIFTS DOWNWARD AND THE HEADLIGHT'S BEAM DISTANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR (HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO BE DRIVEN DOWN INTO THE ROAD SURFACE). OBVIOUSLY, THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE PEDESTRIANS AND ANIMALS OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR TO ALLOW ADEQUATE AND SAFE STOPPING DISTANCES. ADDITIONALLY, ROAD SAFETY SIGNS CANNOT BE READ ON UNDULATING ROADS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE DOWN-SLOPES.' IN MUCH SIMPLER LANGUAGE, IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON A VERY DARK AND HILLY ROAD AND GO DOWN A HILL, YOU WILL SWEAR THAT SOMEONE HAS SUDDENLY PUT A BLACK SHEET OVER THE UPPER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD; THE ENTIRE UPPER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO HAVE INSTANTLY TAKEN ON A VERY DARK TINT AND THE FIELD OF VISION HAS DIMINISHED TO JUST A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE AUTO. IT IS A TERRIFYING, VERY CONFUSING AND DANGEROUS CONDITION THE FIRST TIME YOU EXPERIENCE IT; UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANICS OF THE PROBLEM AND KNOWING THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU EXPERIENCE SIMILAR CONDITIONS DOES LITTLE BEYOND MAKING YOU DREAD HAVING IT HAPPEN AGAIN. ANOTHER DISTURBING CONDITION THAT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS THAT IS CAUSED BY THE HIGHLY FOCUSED BEAM OF THE PROJECTOR TYPE LIGHT AT VERY DARK INTERSECTIONS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRUNK LID OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA UPDATE 4/18/18*JB *JS

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY NEW 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA ECO THAT I PURCHASED IN MAY 2015 FROM MCCARTHY HYUNDAI AUTOMOTIVE IN OLATHE, KANSAS. SHORTLY AFTER BRINGING IT HOME, I NOTICED THAT EACH TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED ON A COLD START, IT WOULD HESITATE AND PAUSE UPON ACCELERATION WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP, IT WAS MUCH BETTER BUT STILL WOULD PAUSE AND HESITATE SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS NEEDING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. I TOOK THE CAR 4 SEPARATE TIMES TO MCCARTHY HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT. IN OLATHE. EACH TIME, THEY WOULD ONLY SAY THAT THE CAR IS 'OPERATING AS DESIGNED' AND THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW ECO'S SINCE THEY HAVE THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. WE DROVE 4 OTHER ECO'S AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY DID ADMIT THAT IT SEEMED ABNORMAL AND POSSIBLY A PATCH/UPDATE WILL COME OUT IN THE FUTURE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS COULD TAKE MANY YEARS OR NOT AT ALL. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING. ONE OF THE TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER, THEY DID FIND A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT. THIS ALONE DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE CAR. MY MAIN CONCERN AT THIS POINT IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL OR WON'T HESITATE AND PAUSE UPON ACCELERATION. I LIVE IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND DRIVE IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THERE ARE MANY TIMES THAT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND MANY OTHER REASONS WHEN I MUST DEPEND ON MY CAR ACCELERATING LIKE A NORMAL CAR DOES. IT DOES

I BOUGHT THIS NEW CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. AT 1089 MILES ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I MANAGE TO STOP SAFELY AND I CALLED ROADSIDE TO TOW THE CAR TO SERVICE. SECOND DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI TECH LINE. THIS FOR ME WAS A RED FLAG THAT SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG WITH THAT CAR. THEY FOUND COOLANT INSIDE THE ENGINE AND THIS WAS THEIR DIAGNOSIS, JSUT LIKE THIS. THE REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE AND FEW WEEKS LATER I ENDED UP IN SERVICE AGAIN FOR COOLANT LEAKS. THEY REPLACED 2 BIG HOUSES. NOT LONG AFTER THIS I ENDED UP AGAIN IN SERVICE CAUSE COOLANT LEVEL IS LOW ON THE OVERFILL COMPARTMENT. THEY SAID IS NOTHING WRONG AND ALL THE TESTS ARE GOOD. SO I TOOK THE CAR AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE SAME. THEY TOLD ME THE SAME STORY. WELL THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN TILL EVERYTHING STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING MELTED AND SOME KIND OF SMOKE CAME OUT FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE WHEN YOU OPEN THE OIL CAP. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 3 WEEKS WITH NO RESOLUTION SO FAR. I REPORTED COOLANT ISSUES FROM THE BEGINNING BUT HYUNDAI REFUSE TO LISTED AND KEPT SAYING IS NOTHING WRONG. I CONSIDER THIS S HUGE ISSUES AND CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO GET ON FIRE OR ENGINE TO EXPLODE. I HOPE TO GET THIS DONE UNDER LEMON LAW BUT HYUNDAI IS STUBBORN AND WE MIGHT END UP IN COURT. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM PAYING FOR THE 7 MONTHS FOR A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM NOT TO MENTION THE VALUE AFTER ALL THESE MAJOR ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND, I WAS ALERTED ON DISPLAY THAT THE "TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE IS HIGH". I STOPPED FOR 40 MINUTES IN A TURNOUT AREA (THE MANUAL STATES THAT YOU NEED TO WAIT 20 MINUTES IN THIS CASE). I CONTINUED THE TRIP, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING GEAR. I PUSHED THE ACCELEROMETER AND RPMS WERE AT 5000 AND GEAR WAS NOT SHIFTED (THE SPEED WAS AROUND 10-20 M/H). AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE RPMS THE GEAR SHIFTED. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I PARKED THE CAR FOR 5-6 HOURS. ON MY WAY BACK THE ISSUE APPEARED AFTER 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. IN MY GARAGE, I NOTICED THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION. THE REVERSE GEAR WAS NOT SHIFTING. I FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL POSITION. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE PARKING SPOT. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT "CHECK ENGINE" TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING OK. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. THE SERVICE MAN WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS P191464. THE SERVICE MAN CONTACTED HYUNDAI FSE. FSE ADVISED REPLACING THE SHIFT MOTOR ACTUATOR. THE SHIFT MOTOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE SERVICE TODAY ON SEPTEMBER 25TH. I DROVE FROM SERVICE TO HOME WITHOUT ANY ISSUE ( APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES).

ON AUGUST 18, 2015 I WAS SITING AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF, I WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO COCOA HYUNDAI THEY RAN EVERY TEST CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. ON SEPTEMBER 21 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY CAR JUST DIED IT STARTED JERKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT CAME ON I WAITED AND IT RESTARTED IT MOVED MAYBE ABOUT AN INCH OR SO AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET IT SIT AND IT RESTARTED I PROCEED TO TAKE IT TO COCOA HYUNDAI AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS THE (2) SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THEY KEPT THE CAR RAN EVERY TEST CALLED THE HYUNDAI TECH AND THEY PROCEEDED TO INFORM ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. SO I SAID OF I GUESS THIS IS NORMAL FOR A 2015 TO DO THIS, I AM IN FEAR OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHEN OR WHERE IT WILL SHUT DOWN. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER...

THIS HYUNDAI SONOTA HAS A PUSH BUTTON IGNITION. ONCE THE ENGINE IS STARTED, A PERSON CAN LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB IN THEIR POCKET AND THE ENGINE STAYS RUNNING AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 114. ONCE THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHOULD SHUT OFF. THIS ENGINE IS SO QUIET YOU CANNOT EVEN HEAR IT RUNNING WHILE IN THE VEHICLE AND IF SOMEONE IS PARTIALLY COLOR BLIND YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE RED AND GREEN INDICATOR. THIS ENGINE WILL RUN IN AN IDLE STATE NO MATTER WHERE THE KEY CAUSING RISK OF FIRE, CARBON MONOXIDE POISINING AND DEATH AND INJURY TO ANYONE NEAR THIS VEHICLE IF LEFT RUNNING AND SINCE THE CAR STAYS RUNNING ONCE IT IS STARTED ANYONE CAN WALK AWAY WITH THE KEY FOB IN THEIR POCKET AND THE CAR STAYS RUNNING NO MATTER WHAT. THERE ARE NO REMINDERS WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF IN THE VEHICLE, THERE ARE NO REMINDERS IN THE VEHICLE THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE PUSH BUTTON STARTS ARE NOT ONLY A SAFETY THREAT BUT ALSO CAN BE HAZARD IN A PARKING GARAGE IF THE ENGINE CATCHES FIRE DUE TO OVER HEATING IT CAN AFFECT ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES IN A PARKING GARAGE AND CAUSE EVEN WORSE DAMAGE.

ME AND MY WIFE WERE OUT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN I HAD TO STOP ABRUPTLY. HER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND SHE INJURED HER NECK. WE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, DUE TO HER NOT WANTING TO. THIS POSES A SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK FOR ANYONE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER THIS EVENT, WE DROVE TO AN ISOLATED AREA TO TEST IF THE SEATBELT WOULD LOCK AT SPEEDS OF 30, 25, 15, AND 10. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE CAUSING MY WIFE BODY TO MOVE FORWARD.

WHEN IN DRIVE, AT LOW SPEEDS (BETWEEN 5MPH AND 10MPH) THE VEHICLE BECOMES JERKY WHEN DECELERATING, VEHICLE SHUDDERS AS IF TROUBLING TO CHANGE GEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE WOULD TIGHTEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3.

AT 11:38 AM, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, ALL THE SYMBOLS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP, PUSHING ON THROTTLE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON CARS MOVEMENT. CAR WOULD GO FORWARD AT IDLE SPEED ONLY. RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON NAVIGATION SCREEN AND AN EMAIL SAYING ?A POSSIBLE CONDITION WITH YOUR ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN DETECTED. HYUNDAI RECOMMENDS A FULL SYSTEM CHECK SOON. TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A HYUNDAI DEALER, SAY SERVICE LINK WHEN ASKED TO SAY THE NAME OF A SERVICE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED ENGINE, ONLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT ACCELERATION STILL ROUGH.

MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES (AND POTENTIALLY OTHER MODELS AS WELL). MY OWNER'S MANUAL CLEARLY STATES (PAGE 5-41) THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH SHOULD ILLUMINATE FOR 3 SECONDS DURING START UP AS THE ABS SYSTEM RUN A SELF-TEST, THEN EXTINGUISH. THE ABS LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD DOES NOT ILLUMINATE DURING STARTUP AS DESCRIBED IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL. DESPITE NUMEROUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT CERTIFIED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS, THE ABS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY ELECTRICALLY AND MECHANICALLY. I AM MAKING THE FOLLOWING INQUIRIES: 1. IS THE 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED DESIGNED TO HAVE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE DURING STARTUP (TO CONFIRM OR DENY WHAT IS PUBLISHED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL)? 2. IS THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT REQUIRES A RECALL/REPLACEMENT? 3. IF THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, CAN HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA PROVIDE EVIDENCE (E.G., LETTER, UPDATED MANUAL PUBLICATION OF LIMITED MODES) THAT THIS IS, IN FACT, NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. 4. DOES THE VEHICLE HAVE A NORMALLY OPERATING ABS SYSTEM? IS THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE? THESE CONCERNS DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH THE SOUND OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAVE BEEN PUT INTO QUESTION AFTER A ROUTINE VEHICLE INSPECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

I PURCHASED A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED W/ TECH PKG. I HAVE THE CAR WITH ME IN QUEBEC CANADA FOR A JOB. TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN CANADA, IT MUST UNDERGO AN INSPECTION ACCORDING TO CANADIAN STANDARDS.DURING VEHICLE STARTUP, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH MUST ILLUMINATE FOR 3 SECONDS AND THEN GO OUT TO SIGNIFY NORMAL OPERATION OF THE ABS. MY ABS LIGHT DID NOT DO THIS, SO IT FAILED. A DIAGNOSTIC AT A CANADIAN HYUNDAI DEALER CAME BACK WITH NO ERROR CODES, THE ABS MODULE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, AND AN EMERGENCY STOP ROAD TEST ACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM. I'D LIKE TO SAY I WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM BY OPENING MY OWNER'S MANUAL, BUT TO MY SURPRISE THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT THE ABS LIGHT SHOULD ILLUMINATE FOR 3 SECONDS AND THEN EXTINGUISH. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE SAME CONDITION (NO ABS LIGHT AT START UP) ON AN IDENTICAL 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WERE NO PENDING RECALLS. THUS, I DO NOT THINK THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT (ABLE TO REPLICATE ON IDENTICAL VEHICLE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL ONLINE VIDEOS TO SUPPORT NO ABS LIGHT ON START UP IN LIMITED EDITION SONATA), THERE IS NO MALFUNCTION IN THE ABS SYSTEM (CANADA DIAGNOSTIC), AND THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT IS MODEL-SPECIFIC. I AM UNABLE TO REFERENCE ABS LIGHTING CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO THE LIMITED EDITION DURING THE INSPECTION PROCESS. HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, WHO HAD NO OTHER REFERENCE THAN THE MANUAL, SUGGESTED ANOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD SOUND AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ALSO, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES RECURRED MULTIPLES TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

2015 HYUNDAI SONATA 2T - SLOW ACCELERATION; CAR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WHEN FOOT ON BREAK; LOUD ENGINE NOISE; ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE THAT THEY REPAIRED. DROVE CAR TWO DAYS ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. NOW DEALER STATES THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS TO COME IN TO FIX.

I HAVE THE LIMITED EDITION, 2.0L TURBOCHARGED. WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, AND IF YOU TIP-IN AGGRESSIVELY, YOU CAN HEAR SOME SCREECHING SOUND ABOVE 5000 RPM OF THE ENGINE, EASILY ACHIEVED IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE TURBO IS DESIGNED BY MITSUBISHI AND I KNEW SOMEONE WHO WORKS THERE. AFTER LISTENING THE SOUND, HE INDICATED IT IS A CASE OF TURBOCHARGER IMBALANCE. I AM NOT SURE IF IT A DESIGN ISSUE OR MINE IS JUST A ONE OFF CASE. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI LAST WEEK, HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE YET. I BELIEVE THE TURBO HAS TO BE REPLACED. IF IT NOT RESOLVED, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, THE JOURNAL BEARING MAY FAIL AND THE TURBO COULD BLAST. IF ANYONE HAS THE SAME ISSUE, PLEASE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

WENT TO PASS A TRACTOR. NOTICE THE CAR WAS NOT DOWN SHIFTING. PUSHED HARDER ON THE PEDAL AND HEARD A CLICK. AFTER THAT THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED (I BELIEVE THIS CLICK MAYBE NORMAL AS I NOTICE IT ON OTHER CARS BUT OTHER MFGS DID NOT HAVE SUCH A VIOLENT SOUNDING CLICK. ) THE ISSUES IS THAT THE PEDAL GOT STUCK DOWN AND I HAD TO USE MY FOOT TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE PEDAL FROM FULLY DOWN (I REACHED SPEEDS OF AROUND 90 BEFORE I COULD RELEASE THE PEDAL FROM THE FULLY DOWN POSITION).

I WAS PARKING THE CAR AT AN ANGLE AND HIT THE OUTSIDE WALL OF A STORE AT 2:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG, AND MAYBE I DID BUT I CAME TO FIND OUT MUCH LATER THAT THIS CAR HAS A FLOOR MOUNTED GAS PEDAL. I HAD OWNED THE CAR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS BY THAT TIME AND HAD BEEN OUT OF TOWN ONE OF THOSE WEEKS WHEN I DIDN'T EVEN USE IT. I HAD PUT PLASTIC MATS IN THE CAR TO PROTECT THE MATS AND CARPETING IN THERE. THAT MORNING I SAW THAT THE MAT HAD GONE UP AGAINST THE GAS PEDAL. AGAIN, AT THAT POINT, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE PEDAL WAS FLOOR MOUNTED. MY ONLY COMPLAINT IS THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD TELL PEOPLE THIS AND TELL THEM NOT TO PUT EXTRA MATS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNLESS THEY ARE CUSTOM MADE. I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF THE ACCIDENT WAS BECAUSE I DID SOMETHING WRONG OR BECAUSE THE MAT WAS PRESSING AGAINST THE GAS PEDAL AND PROPELLED THE CAR FORWARD WHILE I THOUGHT I WAS PUSHING ON THE BRAKE. THE FRONT CORNER OF THE CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AS WAS THE WALL I HIT. *TR

BOUGHT 2 BRAND NEW SONATA WITH TOP TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE ON 4/15/2015. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ON BOTH NEW CARS. WHENEVER THE GAS PEDAL IS OFF, THE COMPUTER/SOFTWARE TAKE CONTROL OF SLOWING THE CAR DOWN EVEN WITH OPEN ROAD AHEAD, ON FLAT SURFACE, ON CORNERS, UP OR DOWN HILL. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER IT IS IN ECO, NOR OR PWR DRIVING MODE. AT VARIOUS STAGES, THE BRAKE KICKS IN AT VARIOUS SPEED AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT PREMATURELY; IN DECELERATION, THE RPM WILL ONLY GOES DOWN UNTIL IDLING SPEED, BUT I CAN SEE THE RPM GOES UP A FEW HUNDRED RPM AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE THE SONATA COME TO A COMPLETE STOP? SONATA DOES NOT HAVE "HILL DECENT CONTROL" LIKE THE RANGE ROVER FOR SPECIFIC SAFETY REASONS. IN CRUISE CONTROL, IT IS EVEN WORST. IF YOU SET CRUISE AT 60, LATER SPEED UP TO 80 TO PASS A SLOWER CAR, ONCE YOU LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR HIT THE BRAKE AND SLOW YOU BACK TO 60? WHAT IS THE HURRY? COASTING IS DRIVERS BEST FRIEND BECAUSE IT MEANS FREE MILEAGE. YET SONATA ENGINEER THINKS OTHERWISE. THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WOULD CERTAINLY IRRITATE THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU ENOUGH AND EVEN CAUSE ROAD RAGE. IF THE SONATA DECIDED TO HIT THE BRAKE BY ITSELF AT A FAST CORNER, WHAT WILL HAPPENED? THERE IS AN ARTICLE IN DETROIT BUREAU MARK B, SAID HIS 2012 EQUUS SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND NO ONE UNDERSTAND WHY? I BROUGHT BACK THE CAR TWICE TO THE DEALER AND BOTH THE MECHANIC AND THE SALE MANAGER DEFEND THEIR PRODUCT. ATTACH ARTICLE FROM DETROIT BUREAU. HTTP://WWW.THEDETROITBUREAU.COM/2014/06/HYUNDAI-COUNTS-O

SONATA COMES WITH A 18.5 GAL GAS TANK. UPON FILL UP CAR WILL ONLY TAKE A MAXIMUM OF 12 GALLONS. THE SUPPOSED "RANGE" OF THE CARS COMPUTER SHOW MAYBE 50 MILES WHEN REGISTERING NEAR EMPTY. EVEN SO, ONLY 12 GALLONS CAN BE PUT INTO TANK. WITH APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS THAT HAVE TO BE STILL IN TANK, I SHOULD HAVE A RANGE OF 180 MILES AT 30 MILES PER GALLON. GAUGE IS IN NEED OF CALIBRATION APPARENTLY. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS UPON EVERY FILL UP. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH HAD COMPUTER PROBLEMS. THE FIRST ONE PURCHASED IN JULY 2014, HYUNDAI TOOK IT BACK IN DEC 2014 BECAUSE OF THE COMPUTER PROBLEMS. THE SECOND PICKED UP IN DEC 2014 CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 2900MILES WITH THE SAME BASIC COMPUTER ISSUES. BOTH VEHICLES WHEN TRAVELING FROM ABOUT 40 TO 65MPH THE ENGINE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD CUT THE SPEED DOWN AND LOSE COMPRESSION TO APPROXIMATELY 20MPH TO PROTECT THE VEHICLE FROM SOME KIND OF ENGINE DAMAGE. YOU WOULD BE FORCED TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS OFF 5 MINUTES THE ENGINE WOULD START UP, THE CHECK ENGINE/ANTI SKID LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON SO THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD SEE WHAT CODES WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS ASSIGNED A CASE# BY HYUNDAI -CASE# 6788232 AND WAS FINALLY TAKEN BACK BY HYUNDAI IN DEC 2014 AFTER BEING OUT OF SERVICE FOR WELL OVER 35 DAYS DUE TO THE CONTINUED COMPUTER PROBLEMS. THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE RECENTLY HAD 3 INCIDENTS WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 65MPH THE ENGINE WOULD GO TO 20MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WAS THAT WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF LEAVING ME IN A DIFFICULT POSITION WHEN BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, THE COMPUTER DIDN'T STORE THE EVENT TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IF IT OCCURS AGAIN TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY WOULD CONTACT THEIR TECHNICAL HOTLINE. THE SERVICE

ON 04/06/2016, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND HESITATED. LACK OF ACCELERATION, EVEN AT 4000 RPMS (TOP SPEED 20 MPH AT 4000 RPMS). THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND REQUIRED THE GAS PEDAL TO BE PRESSED DUE TO LOW RPMS AT IDLE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, WITH NO WARNING TO THE OPERATOR, AND POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK ON ROADWAYS WITH SPEED LIMITS ABOVE 40 MPH. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO WARN THE OPERATOR. AFTER THREE OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM, IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS, THE VEHICLE, WITH ONLY 1,351 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON 4/7/2015. AFTER REPLACING, THE FUEL PUMP, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER ON 04/10/2015. LESS THAN 2 MILES AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM SERVICE, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, ON A 50 MPH ROADWAY. THE OPERATOR WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY AS OTHER MOTORISTS WERE SWERVING AROUND THE VEHICLE AND HONKING THEIR HORNS. AGAIN, NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO WARN THE OPERATOR. ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF INITIAL PICK-UP, FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE, CHANGING MULTIPLE PARTS DEALING WIT THE FUEL SYSTEMS, AND HAS YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TO DATE (04/16/2015). *TR

AT 1540 MILES 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED ENGINE CAM ADVANCE SENSOR FAILED. THIS CAUSED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND LIMITED POWER WITH INABILITY TO CLIMB HILLS WITHOUT CONSTANTLY DOWNSHIFTING. HIGHWAY DRIVING IS DANGEROUS DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE AND LOSS OF POWER ON HILLS. OTHER OWNERS ARE UNABLE TO START THEIR CARS ALTOGETHER. ENGINE MONITOR WARNED OF PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED FULL SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTIC WHICH POINTED TO CAM SENSOR ISSUE. SUPPLY OF SENSORS WAS BACKLOGGED DUE TO MULTIPLE FAILURES NATIONALLY. THIS IS ALSO EVIDENCED BY THE NUMBER OF ONLINE OWNER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE MANY STATING LONG DELAYS IN OBTAINING THE PART AND MULTIPLE PART FAILURES. IN MY CASE, AFTER 200 MILES WITH THE NEW SENSOR IF FAILED A SECOND TIME AND I AM AGAIN WAITING FOR PARTS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 1700 MILES ON IT SINCE NEW. FOR A NEW VEHICLE THIS IS A TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF QUALITY. WHILE I WAS TOLD THE O-RING SEAL FAILS CAUSING OIL TO SATURATE THE SENSOR I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THEY DO NOT KNOW THE FULL REASON FOR THE FAILURES, I.E. POOR SENSOR MANUFACTURING, MATERIALS ISSUE, O-RING ISSUE ETC. IN SPEAKING WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE PERSONNEL IT BECAME OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID A NATIONAL RECALL BY UNDERSTATING THE SCOPE OF THIS PROBLEM NATIONALLY AND TRYING TO MINIMALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM IN OUR CONVERSATIONS. I SUGGEST AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE ISSUE AND SEE IF IT WARRANTS A RECALL. FOR OTHER OWNERS OR POTENTIAL BUYERS, WHILE TH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE TRAVELING ON A ROADWAY OR A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WOULD REDUCE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

BRAND NEW CAR PURCHASED AND FEW ISSUES. 1. GAS GAUGE ONLY GOES UP TO 7/8 EVEN WITH FULL TANK FILL UP. 2. GAS MILEAGE DOES NOT SEEM TO INDICATE CORRECT MILEAGE. WITH FULL TANK GAS, THE INDICATOR SHOWS 450+ MILES, BUT ACTUAL MILEAGE IS 300~350 MILES. 3. ERROR OCCURS WHEN PLAYING SONGS FROM IPHONE 6 USING USB CABLE. *TR

SINCE LEASING THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 1 I CONSTANTLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE GAS MILEAGE WHICH HYUNDAI INDICATED WOULD BE RESOLVED ON THE FOLLOWING OIL CHANGE. THE OIL CHANGE BARELY EFFECTED THE MILEAGE EFFICIENCY WHICH LEADS TO THE SECOND ISSUE WHEN THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS BELOW A QUARTER ON THE TANK THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AND IS ALSO AFFECTED IN HIGH MOUNTAIN AREAS. WHEN I EXPLAINED THESE ISSUES TO HYUNDAI THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT AND WOULD SENT TO THE COMPANY FOR FURTHER REVIEW IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE A CAR WITH THE GAS GAUGE THAT DOES NOT SHOW EXACT AMOUNTS FROM FILL UP TO EMPTY MAKES THIS CAR A SAFETY RISK THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE NOT TO MENTION THE CAR IS RUNNING HORRIBLE WHICH SUGGEST OTHER SAFETY FEATURES ARE NOT WORKING ACCURATELY. THE DEALERS LOOK OVER ONLY SUGGESTED OTHER UNDERLYING ISSUES EXIST WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF FILING THIS REPORT IS TO PREVENT A CHILD FROM DYING IN A LOCKED TRUNK. AS I PACKED MY RENTAL CAR FOR A TRIP I STUPIDLY LOCKED MY KEYS IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. AN UNLOCKING SERVICE CAME AND POPPED MY DOOR LOCK BUT BECAUSE THE ALARM SYSTEM WAS ON THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACCESS TO THE TRUCK AT ALL. THIS MODEL HAS DROP DOWN SEATS BUT ARE LOCKED FROM IN THE TRUNK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF HOURS FOR SOMEONE TO CORRECTLY TELL ME TO OPEN THE TRUNK I HAD TO VISIT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR A KEY....NO OTHER WAY TO ENTER THE TRUNK. I OFTEN DRIVE ACROSS THE DESERT...NO DEALERSHIP AND NO UNLOCKING SERVICES. IF MY GRANDSON HAD PLAYED IN THE TRUNK AND LOCKED HIMSELF IN HE WOULD HAVE DIED OF HEAT EXPOSURE BEFORE IT COULD HAVE BEEN UNLOCKED. THIS IS UNNECESSARY. THERE ARE RELEASE LEVERS IN THE TRUNK BUT A YOUNG CHILD WOULD BE UNABLE TO PULL THEM. THIS IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WAS SAVED ONLY BY THE FACT I WAS IN A VERY LARGE CITY. *TR

POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. LUCKILY, IT FAILED SOMETIME BETWEEN WHEN I LAST DROVE IT AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY. THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE, DUE TO THE FAILED MOTOR. *TR