2017 Hyundai Sonata complaints

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER POPPED OFF.

TL* MAY 3, 2019 2:34 P.M, CONTACT WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY TO MAKE THE TURN INTO MY ASSIGNED PARKING SPACE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, ON ITS OWN, MY CAR ACCELERATED AT GREAT SPEED, FORCEFULLY PRESSING ME AGAINST THE SEAT BACK, FLYING OVER THE STOP CURB AT THE FRONT OF MY SPACE, CONTINUING ACROSS THE GRAVEL LEEWAY BEFORE SMASHING PART WAY THROUGH THE CEMENT BLOCK WALL THAT SURROUNDS OUR PROPERTY. DEMOLISHED THE FRONT OF MY CAR AS IT PUNCHED A LARGE HOLE IN THE CEMENT BLOCK WALL. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING DEEP BRUISING, SWELLING AND ABRASIONS ON ARMS, LEGS AND STOMACH. MY LEFT SHOULDER JOINT AND UPPER BACK WERE WRENCHED ENOUGH THAT I AM HAVING TO DO PHYSICAL THERAPY. FIREMEN AND EMT'S WERE THERE AND CHECKED ME OUT. THE POLICE WERE ON SITE AND FILED A REPORT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE CAR MOVED TO A COLLISION FACILITY AND DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WITH 1350 MILES ON IT. THE MILEAGE WAS JUST 3,591, WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, OUT OF CONTROL AND SMASHED THROUGH THE CONCRETE BLOCK WALL. THE CONSUMER STATED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THERE WERE INJURIES INCLUDING A WRENCHED SHOULDER AND UPPER BACK. THERE WAS DEEP BRUISING ON THE ABDOMEN AND ABRASIONS ON THE RIGHT LEG. *JS *DT *TR*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WORLD HYUNDAI MATTESON (LOCATED AT 5337 MILLER CIR DR, MATTESON, IL 60443, (866) 486-2915) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT CONSUMED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF OIL, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

PROBLEM: STEERING STICKS AT CENTER POSITION. IT TAKES EXTRA FORCE TO MOVE IT EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT FROM CENTER POSITION WHEN MAKING SMALL STEERING CORRECTIONS. THIS OCCURRED WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 60 MILES PROBLEM ENDED. I AM CONCERNED PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR AND BE WORST.

AFTER RECEIVING RECALL MAIL, YESTERDAY I LEFT MY VEHICLE AT SERVICE. THEY GAVE ME BACK MY CAR AND TOLD ME THEY HAVE FIXED IT. AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A MILE THE ENGINE STOPED AND A YELLOW LIGHT TURNED ON. AGAIN LEFT MY VEHICLE AT THE SAME SERVICE, TODAY I CALLED THEM AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY FIXING IT AFTER RECEIVING THE PART NEXT WEEK. IF IT WON'T GET FIXED THEY ARE PLANNING TO CHANGE THE ENGINE. IS THIS A NORMAL PROCESS! AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VALUE OF THE CAR IF THE ENGINE CHANGES?

PURCHASED OUR 2017 SONATA. WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON I LOSE POWER STEERING AND CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. I HAVE TO PULL OVER WITH GREAT STRUGGLE AND TURN THE CAR OFF THEN RESTART IT TO BE ABLE TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. THE LIGHT FOR POWER STEERING ILLUMINATES ON THE DISPLAY PANEL AND THEN DISAPPEARS AFTER I RE-START IT. ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL AT TIMES, BUT OFTEN JUST THE POWER STEERING FAILS. HAPPENS USUALLY AT SPEEDS AROUND 10-30 MILES PER HOUR.THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS IN THE PAST YEARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. EVEN OTHER MODELS AND SAME YEAR. HTTPS://WWW.CARANDDRIVER.COM/NEWS/A15348048/HYUNDAI-RECALLS-173000-SONATAS-FOR-POWER-STEERING-FAILURE/

WIRRING HANDSS, ENGINE RED LIGHTS ON AND CAN'T GO OVER 55 MILES, START TO SHAKE

3 TIMES AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN ACCELERATING (0-10 MPH). TURNED CAR OFF THEN ON, STEERING WAS FINE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A CODE SET OR REPRODUCE PROBLEM.

FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, NOW, I HAVE LOST ENGINE POWER, WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WHEN I CANNOT PRESS THE GAS PEDAL FOR CONTINUOUS MOTION FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON A HIGHWAY AS WELL AS CITY STREETS. IT PAUSES WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE DELAY IS MOMENTARY. LATELY WHEN STARTING THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE MORNING I HEAR CONTINUOUS KNOCKING UNTIL I DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MILES, THEN IT DISSIPATES.

I WAS IN A COLLISION IN WHICH I WAS GOING 10 MPH AND THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING 45 MPH ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED IT SHOT THE HYUNDAI LOGO FROM THE STEERING WHEEL INTO MY ARM AT 200 MPH. THE ONLY INJURY THAT I SUSTAINED WAS FROM THE "H" LOGO THAT WAS PROPELLED INTO MY RIGHT FOREARM; I SUSTAINED A DEEP BONE BRUISE/MINOR IMPACT FRACTURE. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO HYUNDAI THEY INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED PROPERLY AND THAT I SHOULD EXPECT THE LOGO TO BE SHOT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG. HOWEVER, I ALSO OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI AND THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT HAVE A SEPARATE LOGO BUT AN IMPRINTED "H". I DON'T THINK THAT WHEN AN AIRBAG DEPLOYS IT SHOULD SHOOT ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE AIRBAG. THE LOGO HIT MY ARM BUT IF IT HIT MY EYE I WOULD HAVE LOST MY EYE. IF IT HIT MY THROAT IT COULD HAVE COLLAPSED MY AIRWAY. AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT YOU AND NOT CAUSE INJURY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PIECE WOULD BECOME A PROJECTILE IN AN ACCIDENT, OR WHY ITS ACCEPTABLE.

CAMPAIGN 953 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BY MAIL FOR THE KNOCK SENSOR DETECTION SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE AND IT WAS COMPLETED ON 03/19/2019. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH, JERKS AND HESITATE. I CONTACT THE HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, WILL NOT PROVIDE ME A LOANED VEHICLE AND WILL NOT COVER A RENTAL. MY WIFE JUST GAVE BIRTH TO OUR SON ON 03/21/2019 AND WE WERE DEPENDING ON THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT THE BABY FROM THE HOSPITAL TO OUR HOME. I WAS BASICALLY FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER COMPANY, BECAUSE THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT GIVE ME A DATE OR AN APPROXIMATION OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL BE FIXED. I STILL OWED $3500 AND STILL PAYING INSURANCE FOR IT. I NEED HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT INTO SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, AND BACK INTO FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR HYUNDAI (3950 CENTURY CT, PITTSBURG, CA 94565, (925) 778-7878) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE FAILURE CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GRAYSON HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 8729 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923, (865) 693-4550) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TT *TR

ANTENNA CAP KEEPS COMING OFF. SECOND TIME REPLACEMENT. THIS IS REALLY AGGRAVATING NOW THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE LIMITED EDITION SONATA HAS A DARK LINE AND 2 NOTCHES OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW AT NIGHT. COMPLAINED AT THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. MEANWHILE, MY RESEARCH ON CARGURUS.COM WEBSITE SHOWS MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.

I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY TO MAKE A TURN INTO MY GARAGE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND HIT THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE BREAKING THROUGH A PATIO GUARD RAIL. THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE CAR WENT OVER THE BULKHEAD. INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A WRECKER TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAD OCCURRED ONCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD IN CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED BEYOND THE SET CRUISE CONTROL SPEED. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN ON THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAD ALSO OCCURRED WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHILE IN SPEED CONTROL.

BACKED OUT OF MY CARPORT AND THE STREERING WENT OUT. I WRESTLED HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND COULD FINALLY STEER THE CAR BACK INTO MY CARPORT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM, SO I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME THEY FIXED IT BY REMOVING BAD STEERING COLUMN, SHAFT, AND TOTQUE SENSOR AND INSTALLING THOSE NEW PARTS. PAPERWORK SAYS TORQUE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. IT HAD INTERNAL ELECTRICAL OPEN CIRCUIT. I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY, BACKING OUT OF CARPORT ONTO A STREET THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY THROUGH TRAFFIC AND JUST RUNS IN FRONT OF OUR VILLA'S WHERE WE PULL INTO OUR CARPORTS. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY HAD TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR AND THAT IS JUST TOO DANGEROUS, JUST BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT FOR THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VISALIA HYUNDAI (559-302-9702, LOCATED AT 220 S. BEN MADDOX WAY, VISALIA, CA 93292) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 2.8.2019, MY SUNROOF VIOLENTLY EXPLODED. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 10 IN PHOENIX, AZ AT APPROXIMATELY 5:40 AM. NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OR BESIDE ME. THE EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES, THE HEATER WAS ON IN THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 67 MILES PER HOUR, DOWN A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CAR DID NOT SWERVE. INSIDE THE CAR I COULD NOW HEAR MORE ROAD NOISE. I OPENED THE SUNROOF SHADE ENOUGH TO SLIP MY FINGERS THROUGH AND FELT COLD AIR AND BROKEN GLASS.

TAKATA RECALL " JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JUNE 19 2018 WITH ONLY 44,000 NOW ITS. JANUARY AND ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IT LOCKED UP ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY & ALMOST CAUSE WRECK " STEERING BEEN LOCKING UP AND JUST COMLETELY STOP TURNING" THEY SAY IT' NEED STEERING WHEEL COLUMN PART BUT THE STEERING WHEEL BEEN DOING THAT SENSE I PURCHASED IT

MY CAR IS A DEATH TRAP, I HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN ONE ACCIDENT AND TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT, IT JUST SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN YOU MAKE A LEFT TURN AT SAY A RED LIGHT THE CAR GO'S ABOUT 5 FEET AND THEN STOPS FOR 3 SECONDS, PEOPLE BEHIND HONK AT YOU AND THEN THE CAR ROCKETS FORWARD, I HAVE ALREADY BEEN HIT ONCE AND THE OTHER DRIVER TOOK OFF, SO I WAS LEFT WITH THE BILL. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO DRAG DURING TAKEOFF. ON MONDAY UPON CROSSING THE BRIDGE DOWN LURLENE B WALLACE BLVD THE CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

I WENT TO OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE & THE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED RIGHT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE LIGHTING. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR CUT OFF. AFTER IT TURNED OF I TRIED STATING IT BACK UP 3 TIMES. FIRST I TRIED ONCE I PUT IT IN PARK ONCE IN NEUTRAL AND FINALLY THE THIRD TIME I WAS IN PARK AD IT STARTED BACK UP.

MY CAR IS A 2017 SONATA SE 2.4L JUST SHY OF 21K MILES. I USE THE PARKING BRAKE ALL THE TIME AND YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT HOME AND DEPRESSED THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - NO MORE WORKING PARKING BRAKE! ON THE FLOOR I FOUND A SMALL LOCKNUT AND A WASHER THAT FELL OFF THE THREADED END OF THE CABLE AT THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL. I REPAIRED IT MYSELF BY ADDING A SECOND REGULAR M6 NUT (10MM WRENCH) AND LOCKED THE TWO NUTS TOGETHER. ADDING THE SECOND NUT AND LOCKING THEM TOGETHER SHOULD PERMANENTLY FIX THE ISSUE.

MINOR VIBRATION ON FRONT END AXLE DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION STARTED EARLY DURING OWNERSHIP, BUT INCREASED OVER TIME WITH MILEAGE AND USAGE. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT COULD NOT ISOLATE CAUSE. PROBLEM WORSENED OVER NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO TOOK IT BACK IN TO SAME DEALERSHIP. FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A MISSING CIRCLIP ("C" CLIP) THAT HOLDS THE CV AXLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. WITHOUT IT, THE AXLE ITSELF WAS WORKING ITS WAY OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE, AND VIBRATING BECAUSE OF ITS LOOSENESS. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT FULL SEPARATION OF THE AXLE FROM THE TRANSMISSION COULD RESULT IN UNCONTROLLED BEHAVIOR OF CAR, AND INEVITABLE ACCIDENT OR WORSE. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING/ASSEMBLY ERROR, AND COULD BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM IN THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS COULD PRESENT A DANGEROUS RISK TO OTHER 2017 SONATA PURCHASERS, SO I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT AS BOTH A CIVIC RIGHT AND A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN. WHEN DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE WITH A HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE, I WAS TOLD IN BLUNT AND NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER ACTION OR DISCUSSION THAT WAS NECESSARY. OUR PRIOR 2011 HYUNDAI'S ENGINE HAD SEIZED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND MY WIFE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. DESPITE SAFETY ISSUES WITH BOTH 2011 AND 2017 SONATAS, THERE WAS NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NOR ADMISSION OF ACCOUNTABILITY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REASSURED THAT THIS AXLE CIRCLIP PROBLEM IS AC

MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON MY STREET. MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I EXITED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. I KNEELED ON THE SEAT TO REACH BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT TO GRAB MY LAUNDRY BASKET. THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. WE HIT A VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND US AND ENDED UP IN OUR NEIGHBORS YARD. WE CONTACTED THE POLICE AND A TOW TRUCK WAS SENT. THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED FROM JOYCE'S TOWING ON MT. NEBO ROAD IN PITTSBURGH PA. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING. THE BODY SHOP IN WHICH WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO, IS HAVING AN ISSUE TRYING TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME, I DO NOT FEEL THAT OUR VEHICLE IS SAFE, AND DO NOT WANT TO RISK THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING AGAIN, BEING THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE IN 2011-2014 HYUNDAI SONATAS.

JUST AFTER BEGINNING MY DRIVE HOME, ON A SUBURBAN STREET, WARNING LIGHT FOR POWER STEERING CAME ON AND WITHIN ABOUT 1/4 MILE THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED UP. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE JUST ABLE TO TURN ON ONTO A SIDE STREET AS I COULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE CAR. CAR WAS A RENTAL CAR AND ONLY HAD 37K MILES ON IT.

ENGINE USES FULL SYNTHETIC OIL AT A RAPID RATE. ONE QUART OF FULL SYNTHETIC HAD TO BE ADDED AFTER DRIVING ONLY 3600 MILES FROM PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE, AND AGAIN AT 4700, AND EVEN THEN THE DIPSTICK WAS STILL 1/2 QUART BELOW FULL WHEN OIL WAS CHANGED AT 4800 MILES FROM PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE. HYUNDAI SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD FIND NO OIL LEAKS.

CAR STARTED THIS AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. IT "WANDERS" ON THE ROAD, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT "STICKS" AT SPEED IN THE CENTER POSITION AND IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL FROM CENTER. THIS CAUSES OVERCORRECTION IN THE STEERING AND YOU TEND TO GO BACK AND FORTH. SINGLE-HANDED CRUISING IS DEFINITELY OUT OF THE EQUATION, AS IT REQUIRES A TWO-HANDED TIGHT GRIP FOR EVEN TINY ADJUSTMENTS. MY WIFE HATES IT AND IT IS UPSETTING TO HAPPEN IN A NEW CAR. DID NOT DO THIS WHEN NEW AND DOES IT IN ALL MODES (NORMAL, ECO, SPORT).

I TAPPED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH, NOT EVEN A SCRATCH ON EITHER CAR, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL & THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CUTS, BRUISES, & SCRAPES. THE OFFICER, THE EMT, AS WELL AS THE OTHER DRIVER HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY WOULD GO OFF IN SUCH A SLOW, LIGHT TAP. THE DAMAGE TO ME, AS WELL AS THE INCONVENIENCE IS DISTURBING.

AFTER DRIVING MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA, FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME OR MILEAGE, THE POWER STEERING WILL MAKE A CLUNK SOUND AND THEN WILL STOP WORKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND REACHING A SPEED OF AROUND 10MPH AND THEN WHEN I REGAIN SPEED I AM STILL STRUGGLING TO TURN THE WHEEL BECAUSE I'VE LOST THE POWER STEERING. I DID DISCOVER THAT ONCE THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THAT THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY OR ROAD, PULLING OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IS NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION AND WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD TO CONTROL, THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE IS LOWERED. AND WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING WITH THIS MANUAL STEERING SITUATION THAT MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND A RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A LONG NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. I THEN HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE SUNROOF LIKE BROKEN GLASS. I HAD THE COVER CLOSED. HAD I NOT HAD IT CLOSED, GLASS WOULD HAVE BEEN FALLING IN ALL AROUND US. I PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT IT AND IT LOOKED A BOMB HAD EXPLODED. SOME PIECES WERE STILL ATTACHED BUT SHATTERED AND OTHERS WERE EVERYWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. HYUNDAI OF JASPER IN JASPER, ALABAMA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CPSC: HYUNDAI OF ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA DID A GOODWILL REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL ENGINE ON MY 2007 SONATA, THE REPLACEMENT THETA ENGINE WAS INSTALLED ON INVOICE 80311 FINISHED ON 7/13/ 11 AND WAS DIRECTED BY GM DANNY HINES AND APPROVED BY HYUNDAI MA. *DT *JS

ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED ON AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. THE ENGINE ALSO STRUGGLES TO START WHEN IT IS PARKED IN COLD AIR. IT ALSO STRUGGLES TO START ANYTIME ITS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE.

I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND WAS SITTING THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I HIT THE GAS TO GO AND IT WOULDN'T. UPON LOOKING DOWN AT THE DASH, THE ENGINE LIGHT (AND ANOTHER RED ONE) WAS ON, THE ENGINE HAD STALLED! I HIT MY PUSH TO START BUTTON AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON.

CAR STARTED THIS AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. IT "WANDERS" ON THE ROAD, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT "STICKS" AT SPEED IN THE CENTER POSITION AND IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL FROM CENTER. THIS CAUSES OVERCORRECTION IN THE STEERING AND YOU TEND TO GO BACK AND FORTH. SINGLE-HANDED CRUISING IS DEFINITELY OUT OF THE EQUATION, AS IT REQUIRES A TWO-HANDED TIGHT GRIP FOR EVEN TINY ADJUSTMENTS. MY WIFE HATES IT AND IT IS UPSETTING TO HAPPEN IN A NEW CAR. DID NOT DO THIS WHEN NEW AND DOES IT IN ALL MODES (NORMAL, ECO, SPORT).

THERE IS A BLACK SHADOW AT THE END OF THE REGULAR LIGHT BEAM ON DRIVERSIDE IN MOTION WHEN REGUALR DRIVING , IT GOES UP AND DOWN AND LEFT AND RIGHT AND ITS VERY VERY DISTRACTING. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BUT ITS BETTER BUT STILL THERE. READING ONLINE OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

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

AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM (AEB) DOES NOT WORK ON STREETS OR HIGHWAY. I HAVE 10 DASH CAM VIDEO'S THAT SHOW NO ALARMS WHEN COMING UP ON STOPPED OBSTRUCTIONS. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 3 TIMES AND DEALER REPORTS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND REFUSES TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS WORKING NORMALLY. I WILL BE HAPPY TO UPLOAD THE VIDEO'S HOWEVER THE FILE TYPE IS NOT ONE OF YOUR TYPES BELOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE REAR CAMERA FAILED TO DISPLAY AN IMAGE ON THE MONITOR. ALSO, THE LIGHTS AROUND THE MONITOR AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. UPON ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BACK INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND OPERATED CORRECTLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, THE BLUE LINK SYSTEM TURNED THE VEHICLE ON WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER (MURDOCK HYUNDAI MURRAY, (801) 262-6401) WAS CALLED, BUT MADE NO MENTION OF SENDING A TECHNICIAN FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR IF A PROVIDER OF THE BLUE LINK SYSTEM WOULD INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

ON THE 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED (NOT THE BASE OR SPORT MODELS), THE ENCLOSURE SURROUNDING THE LIGHT UNIT HAS A PIECE AT THE TOP THAT CASTS A SHADOW ON THE STREET THAT IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER AND IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. THE SHADOW APPEARS TO LOOK LIKE A TAB AND CASTS A SHADOW ON THE LEFT HAND LANE LINE THAT MAKES VISIBILITY HARD AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE TOOK IT TO THAT ORDERED A REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT UNIT THAT IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN THAT ONLY APPEARS TO IMPACT TO THE LIMITED MODELS OF THE SONATA. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT ARE REFERENCED IN THE WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T68982_DS813530 REGARDING ISSUES WITH BOTH THE 2017 AND 2018 MODELS. WE ASK THAT THIS ITEM IS INVESTIGATED FOR RE-MANUFACTURE AND A RECALL ISSUED TO PROTECT ALL FROM THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ATTACHED A FEW PICTURES TO DEMONSTRATE THE DISTRACTION CAUSED BY THE TAB ON A FREEWAY AND IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AS WELL AS A CLOSE UP OF THE HEADLIGHT WHICH YOU CAN SEE IS CASTING THIS SHADOW. I HAVE ALSO SHOWN A PICTURE THAT IS CAST ON THE FRONT OF A HOUSE THAT WHILE PROJECTED UP (AS WE WERE ON THE UPSLOPE OF A DRIVEWAY), VISIBLY SHOWS THE TAB THAT GETS DISPERSED WHILE ON THE ROADS.

UPON HITTING A POTHOLE THE TIRE A KUMHO 215/55/R17 SOLUS TA31 SIDEWALL GAVE OUT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING I RAN OVER A SMALL OBJECT THE TIRE'S SIDEWALL FAILED AGAIN THIS TIME ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE. I HAD TWO BLOWOUTS IN 2 DAYS FROM ROUTINE DRIVING ON THIS TIRE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS @37 EACH TIME. I WAS TRAVELING ROUGHLY 45-50 MILES PER HOUR. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE SIDEWALL SPLIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE STATIONARY ON "AUTO-HOLD", THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING AT 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. AFTER THE CONTACT RELEASED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SKYLAND COLLISION IN STANTON ISLAND, NEW YORK. ISLAND HYUNDAI IN STANTON ISLAND, NEW YORK WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE CRASH AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE INHIVORATOR SWITCH OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 10776147. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

ON 10-15-17 I HAD AN INCIDENT OF AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR MADE A LOUD VROOM NOISE AND I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE BRAKES FAILED ME AND I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND IT STILL MOVED WHERE IT HIT MY GARAGE DOOR. I HAVE TIRE MARKS ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY FROM THIS INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING A HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT AND THE DEALERSHIP OR CORPORATE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE BACK THE CAR OR DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THEY CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT I KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GOSCH HYUNDAI (100 CARRIAGE CIR, HEMET, CA 92545), BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

I BROUGHT THIS IN OCT 6, 2017 AT WIN HYUNDAI IN CARSON. A COUPLE WEEK LATER, I AM HAVING TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEMS. THE TIRES IS SLIDING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE STREET. THE TIRE PRESSURE KEEPS GOING UP AND DOWN EVERYDAY. I BROUGHT THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING IS WRONG BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TIRES. LAST NIGHT, WHEN I PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY THE WHEEL WAS STRUCK UNTIL IT STOP. THIS CAR IS 2017 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. I NOTICED A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU CHANGE TIRES BECAUSE THE TIRES ISN'T SLIDING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE STREET.