2006 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT OF DRIVE BELT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, PRIOR TO THE DRIVE BELTS BEING REPLACED. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE BELTS WERE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING WELL WHEN DRIVEN. THERE WAS HARDNESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS A SLIGHT, FAINT CHIRPING, FAINT GRINDING SOUND WHEN THE A/C WAS TURNED ON. THE MANAGER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE A/C/PANEL AND MAYBE A LOOSE FLAP. HOWEVER, THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE BELT THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS NOT THE CORRECT ONE FOR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AFTER THE ORIGINAL BELT WAS INSTALLED THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT, BUT NOT AS LOUD. ALSO, THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO HEARING A NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 73,845. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ HAD THE CAR TRADED IN UPDATED 05/23/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS OUTWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED BACK INTO PLACE, BUT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE CROSS MEMBER ASSEMBLY AND ONLY SPRAYED THE CROSS MEMBER WITH A COATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

IN JAN. 2015 IT WAS ON A 100 MILE HIGHWAY TRIP. UPON ARRIVAL HE NOTICED THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A KNOCKING NOISE. I FOUND MANY 2.4L HYUNDAI'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THE ENGINE WAS MADE IN INDIANA. IT SOUNDS THE SAME AS NHSTA CAMPAIGN #15V-568. IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. I CAN'T UPLOAD IT, BUT I HAVE VIDEO OF THE KNOCKING. I BELIEVE THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO EARLIER YEARS

CAR HESITATE TO START. ONCE ON ESC OFF LIGHT IS ON AND YOU CAN GO ANY FASTER THAN 15MPH. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND CRANK IT AGAIN THE LIGHT GOES OFF BUT YOU CAN GO PASS 2500 REMEMBER OR ELSE IT BUCKS AND JERKS AND ENGINE REVS BUT YOU CAN'T INCREASE YOUR SPEED. IT HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF RECALL FOR THE 3.3 LIKE ENGINE, BUT HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE MY ENGINE IS 2.4L. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HYUNDAI ON APRIL 25, 2015.

THE CAR WAS EXPERTLY MAINTAINED, FOLLOWED THE SEVERE DUTY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL 125,000 MILES. METALLIC DEBRIS IN THE CRANKCASE CAUSED THE OIL PUMP NOT TO SPRAY OIL ONTO THE CONNECTING ROD BEARING CAUSING A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT WAS RECENTLY RECALLED ON THE NEWER 2011-UP THETA II. THE THETA I AND THETA II ARE THE EXACT SAME SHORT BLOCKS EXCEPT FOR THE THETA II'S DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM. MY MECHANIC WHO DID THE REPAIR WAS VERY SURPRISED SINCE HE ALWAYS INSPECTED MY CAR ANNUALLY AND KNEW I USED TO BE A MECHANIC AND MAINTAINED ALL MY CARS LIKE CLOCKWORK. THE REPAIR COST WAS $4,113.53, SEE ATTACHED INVOICE. THE EXISTING RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL THETA ENGINE SINCE 2006-UP NOT JUST FOR THE 2011-UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EVAP AND O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ON ANOTHER DAY, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

AT APPROX. 79K MILES, WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON YOU COULD HEAR A MILD KNOCKING NOISE, AND THEN IT WOULD FADE. TOOK TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AT APPROX. 96K MILES VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. COULD NOT RESTART. TOWED THE VEHICLE AFTER WARDS VEHICLE STARTED UP AND KNOCKING NOISE GOT LOUDER. THE NOISE IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME AND HAS A CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. ADVISED MANUFACTURER OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2015. THE ENGINE STALL HAPPED IN MID AUG OF 2015. HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED ON AUG 27, 2015. I HAVE UPLOADED THAT DIAGNOSIS. DEALER ADVISED POSSIBLE METAL DEBRIS, BUT SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ADDISTIONAL FEES TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE DIAGNOSIS STATES THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V-568 AND HYUNDAI CAMPAIGN # 132. LOUD TAPPING NOISE WHEN RUNNING COMING FROM BOTTOM END ROD. NEED ENGINE REPLACED. THIS WAS DOCUMENTED BEFORE THE NEWS BROKE OUT ABOUT THE ENGINE RECALL.

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT @ 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE FIRST TIME AFTER PUSHING ON BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES THE CAR STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP USING BRAKES OR EMERGENCY. THE VEHICLE SPEED UP TO 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED AFTER DRIVING UP A HILL TO A SLOWER SPEED.

THE ESC OFF INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT START OF VEHICLE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR.