2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2009 I PURCHASED 4 NEW YOKOHAMA TIRES FROM NTB, MENTOR OHIO WHO INSTALLED THEM ON A 2007 HYANDAI SONATA, REPLACING THE ORIGINAL MICHELIN TIRES. THE TIRES WERE AS530, DOT #CCLM 825 1309 4 31911 SIZE 215/55R17 94V, 31911. THE TIRES WERE RATED FOR MUD AND SNOW FOR 60,000. THE TIRES APPEARED TO PERFORM FINE, UNTIL IT SNOWED. IN SNOW, THE TIRES HAD VIRTUALLY NO TRACTION AT ALL. THIS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR PERFORMED VERY WILL FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS ON ITS ORIGINAL MICHELIN TIRES. WITH THE NEW TIRES, THE CAR LITERALLY GOT STUCK REPEATEDLY IN SNOW IN FEBRUARY, 2010. FINALLY, ON FEBRUARY 27, 2010, MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR. SHE WAS STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, WAITING TO TURN LEFT INTO A SHOPPING MAILL ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC COMING TOWARD HER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ALL HAD GREEN LIGHTS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. WHEN SHE HAD TIME TO TURN WITH A BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC, THE TIRES SPUN IN THE SNOW, DELAYING THE TURN. SHE WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR BECAUSE OF THIS DELAY. BOTH CARS WERE TOTAL LOSSES, BUT NOBODY WAS INJURED. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST LOSE THE MUD AND SNOW DESIGNATION. I HAVE DRIVEN FRONT DRIVE CARS FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER GOT STUCK IN SNOW. THESE TIRES ARE SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. PLEASE TAKE THEM OFF THE MARKET.

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA 3.3L FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 65 MPH IN VERY BUSY MORNING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED, PUTTING THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN A POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INSIDE LANE BEHIND A HEAVY TRUCK AND BESIDE ANOTHER HEAVY TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WENT TO IDLE. THIS OCCURRED ON I-84 IN THE BOISE, ID CORRIDOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER VIA HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT.

MY 2007 SONATA HAD ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE REAR BRAKES KEPT SQUEAKING & LOCKING UP. THIS WORE THE PADS DOWN AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE SLIDERS WERE RUSTING UP AND STOPPED WORKING. I ARGUED WITH HYUNDAI THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND THEY SAID IT DEPENDED ON THE DRIVER. I AM 65 YEARS OLD HAD MANY VEHICLES, AND HAVE NEVER RODE THE BRAKES, NOR CHANGED MY DRIVING HABITS. NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN AT 28,000 MILES AND MY BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY BURNING AT TIMES. THE SMELL IS TERRIBLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR BUCKS AT TIMES AND I THINK THAT I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AGAIN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE BRAKES AGAIN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADVISE. *DT

MY 2007 SONATA HAD ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE REAR BRAKES KEPT SQUEAKING & LOCKING UP. THIS WORE THE PADS DOWN AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED.I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE SLIDERS WERE RUSTIN UP AND STOPPED WORKING. I ARGUED WITH HYUNDAI THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND THEY SAID IT DEPENDED ON THE DRIVER. I AM 65 YEARS OLD HAD MANY VEHICLES, AND HAVE NEVER RODE THE BRAKES, NOR CHANGED MY DRIVING HABITS. NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN AT 28,000 MILES AND MY BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY BURNING AT TIMES. THE SMELL IS TERRIBLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. MY CAR BUCKS AT TIMES AND I THINK THAT I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AGAIN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE BRAKES AGAIN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADVISE. *DT

I HAVE THE SAME PROLEM WITH MY CAR TOO. SUN VISOR QUIT STAYING UP. IT SLOWLY FALLS DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VIEW. THIS WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. NOW THE PASSAGER SIDE DOES IT TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE DRIVERS SEAT WOULD SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM HE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE ANY REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEALER RELAYED TO THEM THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT. HE WAS TOLD A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO CONTACT THE REPRESENTATIVE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF PARTS IN ORDER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED. HE WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT BRAKE LIGHTS. CONSUMER EXPRESSED A DISCONTENT IN REGARDS TO THE COST OF THE LIGHTS THEMSELVES AND THE LABOR CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, SHE BELIEVED THE REASON THE BRAKE LIGHTS BURNED OUT WAS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP. *JB

THE STEEL WHEELS THAT HAD COME STANDARD ON THIS VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED. OWNER HAD TO REPLACE ALL WHEELS AND HYUNDAI DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR

I HAD TAKEN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA TO TOWNE HYUNDAI IN DENVILLE, NJ. THE XM RADIO MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY. XM CORPORATION HAD DONE TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE SIGNAL WAS REACHING THE CAR AND ADVISED ME TO BRING IT TO HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI NOTED THAT THE TOP BOX FOR THE XM RADIO WHICH IS LOCATED IN A GULLEY IN THE TRUNK BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL HAD RUSTED AND THAT THERE WAS WATER IN MY TRUNK. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HYUNDAI HAD WRITTEN NOTING THAT "WATER MAY ENTER THE TRUNK THROUGH BODY SEAMS, WELDS, BODY PLUGS" AND THAT ANY SUSPECT WATER ENTRY POINT WOULD NEED TO BE SEALED TO CORRECT FURTHER DAMAGE FROM OCCURRING. THE XM TOP BOX IS COMPLETELY NON-FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE/EXCESSIVE RUST. HYUNDAI CORPORATION HAS THUS FAR REFUSED TO COVER THE DEFECTIVE BODY SEALS WHICH IS CAUSING FURTHER RUSTING OF THE BODY OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS SAFETY CONCERNS IF THIS VEHICLE WERE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI HAS ALSO REFUSED TO COVER ANY REPLACEMENT COSTS RELATING TO THE XM RADIO TOP BOX. HYUNDAI HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVE IN NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS OF THIS DEFECT AND CONTINUALLY REFUSES TO MAKE GOOD ON ITS 7 YEAR/UNLIMITED MILEAGE ANTI-PERFORATION WARRANTY FOR A DEFECT THEY KNOW EXISTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ONLY FUNCTIONED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD SHOW THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF AT LEAST 60% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (08V161000) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS. HE WROTE LETTERS TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10*JB