2011 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I STARTING HEARING A CLICKING THEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, STEERING WAS SO STIFF, BRAKES WOULD NOT PRSS DOWN I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD THEN SMOKE WAS POURING OUT THE FRONT. I COULD SMELL WIRES BURING WE POUR WATER DOWN IN THE MOTOR BUT THE HOSES WERE STILL HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART. I SCARED ME TO DEATH IN SO GLAD I SLOWED DOWN. I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN 1YR AGO. DONT DEALERS HAVE TO CHECK THESE THINGS. I'M SO FRUSTRATED. SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL A CAR IF YOU KNOW THERES AN OPEN RECALL. I'M THANKFUL MY KIDS WERENT WITH ME.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AT 55MILES PER HR MY ENGINE JUST STALLED OUT AND TURNED OFF , SINCE THEN THE ENGINE MAKES A CLICKING SOUND AND HAS LOST ALL POWER , AND THE TIRES MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TURN

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND THE STEERING HAS SLOWLY GOTTEN REALLY LOOSE AND MAKING CLICKING SOUNDS. IT NOW ALMOST HITCHES WHEN YOU TURN IT AND OUR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK EITHER. WE HAD OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE FOUND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY INFO FROM OLD RECALLS. HE ALSO CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY INFO ON BOTH THE STEERING AND THE AIRBAG. WE THEN TOOK IT FROM OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE INCORRECT CODE DURING DIAGNOSTICS. THE CHARGE IS GOING TO BE $1950.00 TO FIX IT AS IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN AND COUPLER AND SOMETHING ELSE. WE HAVE HAD SO MANY RECALLS FIXED ON THIS CAR THAT IT'S GETTING RIDICULOUS. I LOVE HOW THEY "RECALL" AND PAY FOR THE LITTLE THINGS, BUT NOT THIS BIG THINGS THAT IS SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS. WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE SO JUST WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN .... NOT A VERY HAPPY HYUNDAI CUSTOMER AT THE MOMENT. WE WILL NOT PAY THE $1950.00 AND I WILL FOR SURE KEEP FIGHTING THIS BATTLE. HYUNDAI SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND IT'S OBVIOUS SOMETHING IS WRONG AS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

I BOUGHT THIS USED O THIS SUMMER HAD IT LOOKED AT AND HAD OIL CHANGE AND THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. OIL WAS COMPLETELY GONE BUT NO LEAK. AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RELIABLE CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING, THE STEERING DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER MOTHER'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TOWED TO MCCOMBS SUPERIOR HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 4800 NW INTERSTATES 410 LOOP, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LINKAGE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WOULD BE A WEEK TO TWO WEEKS BEFORE SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT POPS LOSE. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL169. IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING. MY BREAK LIGHTS BURN OUT A LOT FASTER THAN USUAL ( 2 WEEKS). THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT BURNED THE PLASTIC UNIT WHERE THE LIGHT BULB IS INSERTED. THERE IS A CRACK IN MY STEERING WHEEL CUP WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THAT AS WELL.

STARTED TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY, VEHICLE CUT OFF IN MOTION. IT WILL NOT TURN BACK ON ANYMORE

SUSPENSION MAKING LOUD THUMP NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AFTER ENGINE BEEN REPLACED AND SEATBELT LIGHT IS ON...AND PAINT AND CLEAR COAT IS PEALING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

WHILE CAR IS MOVING, THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON FEW MINUTES AFTER THE HEAD LIGHT IS TURNED ON. HAPPENED ON BOTH CITY/HIGHWAY, BUT MORE OFTEN ON HIGHWAY.