2015 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to shake violently. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle off to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle was still shaking. The contact drove the vehicle to her residence at approximately 10 MPH. The contact had called an independent mechanic to her residence who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The engine is consuming excessive oil. My vehicle is available for inspection The problem has been confirmed by an oil service company Valvoline in Munster, Indiana The "oil" lamp appeared on my dashboard for a brief moment. I filed claim with BBB Arbitration for the Hyundai Theta Engine Recall but since my engine hasn't blown up, they will probably deny it. Case # HEE2220129 Jump vs Hyundai Theta Engine Settlement Extended My engine is consuming a quart of oil every 3oo miles or less. 1)12/15/2021 – Oil is off stick. Mileage is 101,230 Oil services, based on being “Offstick” resulted in new oil filter and engine cleaner. 4/25/22 – Oil is off stick. Mileage is 103,003. Only 1,773 miles between the oil changes. 7/11/2022 – Oil is off stick. Mileage is 104,423. Only 1,420 miles between the oil changes I contacted Webb Hyundai in Merrillville, Indiana for a recall that needed to be performed. I subsequently contacted Hyundai Customer Service and informed them of my oil consumption problem. Given a PA Case number and told to ask Webb Hyundia to perform an oil consumption test. 7/28/2022 Webb Hyunda They indicated that they added ½ quart of oil to my car I requested it to be added. A ½ quart of oil on 7/28 after I had 3 quarts of oil added on 7/11/2022. Being at “at stick” level results is terrifying as my engine could combust. Plus the additional costs of cleaning out the engine as well. Please refer to Webb Hyundai Vehicle Inspection Report for more details pages 1-5. NOTE: The category “UNDER HOOD” specifically next to fluids. The box is marked in RED. Which means “requires immediate attention”. 6)On 8/17/2022 I had my oil checked and in ONLY 400 miles I was 1 quart low. 7)On 9/10/2022 I had my oil checked and in ONLY 286 miles I was 1 quart low.

on aug 18 i was driving on the interstate at 80 mph , suddenly i could no use my gas pedal it lost power , the engine and oil flashed lucky i was able to get my car pulled over out of harms way and called a tow truck , i had it towed to my nearest Hyundai dealership ,on september 22 my car was denied for engine replacement due to me being the second owner , i've only had this car a year , i would like to warn any one with a Hyundai to take caution because their is no warning signs until it happening .

While I was driving, my check engine light came on. It wasn’t flashing so I was going to continue driving to a parts house (because the dealerships around me were closed) and have them check the codes that were present. Immediately after I had that thought, I noticed the car was smoking and the battery light and the traction control light had come on, so I proceeded to pull over and shut the vehicle off. I got out and noticed the hood had soot on the edges. I called 911 and watched the car go up I’m flames. This all happened in less than a mile. I noticed a fluid of some sort had sprayed out of my vehicle onto the road and the underneath the vehicle was coated in the fluid. This is still being investigated but I know of a lot of Hyundai/Kia vehicles have caught on fire while driving. I’m not 100% sure of the cause yet, but I want to document that this did happen to my vehicle. I would love to update as soon as we figure out what has caused the car to catch fire while I was driving.

The vehicle is used as a commuter car, and driven primarily on NJ Turnpike at high speed. Over a two month period, on four occasions, the engine has shut off. All dash lights came on, and all power assist controls failed. Managed to get to shoulder of road, and after a few minutes, car would restart and run properly. The fourth time it happened, as I coasted onto shoulder, the car restarted by itself. Took car to dealer for diagnosis and repair and was told there were no codes and it "could be" any number of parts not working properly, but no actual diagnosis. Was charged $160 dollars, and I took vehicle home. But when I looked over the invoice, I found the description of problem was not what I had told service rep, so went back to talk to service manager. He told me to bring it back in and he would have it rechecked. Was told they drove car 35 miles a day but it never stalled. However, invoice shows same mileage went brought in and sent out. Again, they said they could find no codes, so they could not diagnose any problem. I went and picked vehicle up, but I drove through the dealer's parking lot to leave, I saw the engine service light was now illuminated, and returned the car to the service department. Was told they would check it out, and I went home. After three weeks, I called to find out status of car. Was informed they had yet to look at it, but would do so shortly. A week later I was told problem was a bad VCM Motor Assembly, and I was charged 788.70 dollars, to replace a part that apparently fine, when I dropped the vehicle off. Read numerous posts online by owners reporting this same engine shutting-off problem, since 2016. But no one has stated a definitive cause, or repair, by dealers. As to whether that was the cause of the engine shutting off, I will have to see.

My power steering light came on last night when I arrived from work on Saturday night. Was hoping to take it in to be looked at but the dealership I bought it from is closed till Monday at 10. Woke up Sunday for work decided to see if the light was still on but it was off but about 7 minutes into the the light came back on along with the abs light, engine light, and oil light. I believe a couple more lights came on but not sure which ones but the car stopped working and starting completely

The issue is with the hybrid system, which malfunctioned and apparently ruined the rest of the car. The damaged components are adding up to over 75% of the car's value. The vehicle slowed and stopped suddenly on a busy road when the issue started. Currently, it has been inspected by two different shops and they have both given me the same diagnosis.

My vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power steering a few days ago, with approx 52,000 miles on the odometer. At the time it happened, two warning lights came on and remained on: a red steering wheel with an exclamation point, and an orange ESC control (icon: car with squiggles underneath) light. For a few days if I turned the car off and back on, the power steering would return and the warning lights would turn off. However today the car started with the lights on and no power steering and it appears to be permanently failed at this time. There is a recall issued for 2015 Sonatas for a power steering issue that sounds identical but my VIN does not appear to be included. My local dealership has no appointments available until November 8th and I have been informed that new power steering components will cost over $2500.

This is yet another incident of a Sonata Hybrid hybrid flashing a warning to the driver and the the engine shutting down. This time it was Sep 7, 2022 in Morristown, TN. A brief internet search led to this: https://www.tsbsearch.com/Hyundai/17-HC-003-1 indicating that the issue is known to Hyundai. This is definitely a safety issue, this is a known problem, why was no recall issued?

We had taken out 2015 Hyundai Sonata to the repair shop because the check engine light came on. The repair shop said it gave the error for low oil, but the oil in the system was not low and we were barely past the oil change mileage. We had the oil changed and picked the car up. The next day, the car lost all power and locked up completely while going about 45 mph down the highway. We had to push the car off the highway. Car was towed to same repair shop and we were informed the motor was blown. We called Hyundai but they offered no assistance since we were past 100,000 miles. The engine blew at 114,000 miles.