2001 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I GOT MY CAR IN 2002 IT IS A 2001 SONOTA. WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC THIS CAR DOESN'T WANT TO GO! I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL CAR ACCIDENTS WHEN I TELL THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG! ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS YOU WILL SEE THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN ITS SELF. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED UPON ADJUSTING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V105000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AIR BAG; SIDE/WINDOW HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. SINCE ITS 80,000 MILES MARK THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FIXING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS DEFECT CAUSES MY CAR TO STALL IN ONGOING TRAFFIC AND CAUSED IT TO COME TO A ROLL AND STOP. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WHOLE MONTHS WHERE IT HAS BEEN TEST DRIVEN AND NOW HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. *NM

MY 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM THE TIME I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND AS SOON AS I HIT THE 60,000 MILE MARK (THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY ENDED AT THIS POINT), THE CAR CONSTANTLY HAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THE AIRBAGS WERE FIXED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE BRAKES HAD A LOUD SQUEAK AND DEALER REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME). THE SIDE FRONT WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN FIXED TWICE AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR IS BROKEN AND I HAD TO PUT TAPE ON IT SO THAT IT WILL STAY UP. THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT AFTER THE WARRANTY. SOME KIND OF COIL BROKE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS TURNING ON. I STOPPED TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN, HAD IT TOWED, DEALER IN LAUREL, MD CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT, CHARGED ME $768, PICKED UP CAR, SAME PROBLEM, ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THERE WAS YET ANOTHER PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND THEY CHARGED ME OVER $500. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS CHARGED $45 FOR THE REPAIR. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I JUST SPENT $435 ON ANOTHER REPAIR. NOW, AFTER EACH REPAIR, I JUST WAIT FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AGAIN FOR THE NEXT EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND YET I'M STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. ABSOLUTE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER HAD. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED, ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FINAL TIME, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A ROTOR IN THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR THAT WAS DENTED. THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, A PUDDLE WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE POWER STEERING LINE AND THE LINE WAS REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 60, TOWARDS LEXINGTON VA. THIS IS A NARROW FOUR LANE, DIVIDED BY A GRASSY MEDIAN, THERE ARE VERY FEW PLACES TO PULL OVER. AS I WAS DRIVING UPHILL, AT ABOUT 55 MPH, MY HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, AND WRAPPED AROUND THE ROOF OF THE CAR. I WAS PASSING A LOG TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND THERE WASN'T ANYWHERE TO PULL OVER, SO I DROVE LOOKING THROUGH THE CURVE UNDER THE HOOD, AND USED ALL OF MY MIRRORS UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. MY 13 YR. OLD SON WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND WE WERE BOTH COMPLETELY IN SHOCK. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, APPROXIMATELY $4000.00. THE OTHER COMPLAINT I HAVE IS I HAD TO WAIT 8 WEEKS FOR HYUNDAI TO GET A HOOD FOR MY CARS, MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THEY SAID, THE HOODS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET MY HOOD. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE WITH MY INSURANCE, I THINK HYUNDAI SHOULD PAY FOR ALL OF THE EXPENSES, THAT EVERYONE INCURRED FROM THIS DEFECT. NOT JUST THE RISE IN INSURANCE PREMIUMS, BUT ALSO, THE RENTAL CARS. *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON WITHOUT REASON WHILE DRIVING. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL CAR IS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER. EVEN WHEN RESET, AIRBAG SOMETIMES GOES BACK ON WITHIN SEVERAL WEEKS OF BEING FIXED. CAR HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER 9 TIMES IN 3 YEARS FOR AIR BAG RELATED PROBLEMS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IN THE DEALER SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $464 FOR A NEW PPD SENSOR. WE ARE NOT WILLING TO INCUR THIS COST WITH THE HISTORY OF FOLLOW-UP FAILURE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED. *NM

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF SUDDENLY. CRANK SHAFT SENSOR FAILED THREE SEPARATE TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE. ONCE AT 32,000 MILES. NEARLY LOST CONTROL AROUND A 90 DEGREE BEND. SECOND TIME OCCURRED JUNE 9TH, 2005 AT 83,000 MILES AFTER TURNING OFF A HIGHWAY. THIRD TIME IT OCCURRED WAS JULY 15TH, 2005. I WAS IDLING AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TO PROCEED FORWARD. I HAD IT TOWED TWICE IN THREE DAYS TO DEALER. EACH TIME, THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE LAST TWO TIMES THE CRANK BLADE WAS ALSO REPLACED. NONE OF THE TIMES DID I EXPECT THERE TO BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE. NOW I AM WORRIED A LOT. THE SECOND TIME, I COULD TELL IT WAS HAPPENING SINCE THE RPM NEEDLE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THEN IT SHUT OFF.

THE CAR IS A 2001 HYUNDAI SONATA GL. MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP. THE CABLE HAS ISSUES WITH BINDING TO THE ASSEMBLY HOUSING AND PUTS STRESS ON THE MOTOR AS WELL. THE WINDOW WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP / CLOSED POSITION.

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING. *AK THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 01V347000). *NM