2014 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE CAR SEIZED UP. IT DID THIS 3 TIMES IN SIX MILES. SCARIEST EVENT I HAVE EVER HAD HAPPEN IN A VEHICLE.

THE HEADLIGHTS AND BREAKLIGHTS ON THW PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE CHANGED THEM OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND NEED TO CHANGE MY BREAK LIGHT OUT AGAIN NOW. IT IS GETTING TO BE AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER (EASTERN SHORE HYUNDAI, 29736 FREDERICK BLVD, DAPHNE, AL 36526, (251) 626-6363) SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 AND WAS TO CHECK TO DETERMINE IF THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

OUR 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS 4-DOOR SEDAN CAME EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH 25 TIRES, SIZE 205/65R16. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES. WHEN REMOVING A FLAT TIRE, I NOTICED THAT SMALL CHUNKS OF RUBBER WERE COMING OFF OF THE TIRE. I THEN CHECKED THE OTHER THREE TIRES & FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME OF THOSE RUBBER CHUNKS COMING OFF WERE ALONG THE EDGES & SOME WERE IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE TIRES. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER & WAS REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, KAUFFMAN TIRES IN THIS CARE. THEY CLAIMED THAT THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE SO THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE EXCEPT TO SELL ME NEW TIRES & OTHER CAR SERVICES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS ABNORMAL FOR TIRES TO BE FAILING AFTER ONLY APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES. SINCE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, I WILL BE REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES BUT NOT WITH KUMHO TIRES. I CERTAINLY NEVER BUY THAT BRAND OF TIRE &, WILL CHECK TO SEE WHAT BRAND OF TIRES ARE ON ANY CAR THAT I WILL BUY IN THE FUTURE TO BE SURE THAT THEY AREN'T KUMHO TIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PATRICK HYUNDAI IN SCHAUMBURG, IL WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE) AT ADAMSON MOTORS (4800 US-52, ROCHESTER, MN 55901). UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AGAIN COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAD NOT REPLIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHEN I TURN THE LEFT TURNING SIGNAL ON, THE FRONT LIGHTS FLICKERS AND SWITCH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAMS. SOMETIMES THEY TURN OFF. ALSO THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS FLICKERS AND TURN BRIGHTER. I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT AND BACK LIGHT BULBS 3 OR 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. I WENT ONLINE AND THESE PROBLEMS SEEMED TO BE A RECURRENT COMPLAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FELT HEAT ON HER FEET. A BYSTANDER PULLED THE CONTACT FROM THE VEHICLE AND FLAMES APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, ABDOMEN, AND NECK. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED LEFT AND RIGHT LEG AND KNEE SCRATCHES AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER AND REAR MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION, BUT THE EXTENT OF THEIR INJURIES WAS UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

STOP BY ATLANTA STATE PATROL STATING NO BREAK LIGHT..GOT A WARNING...PURCHASED BULBS...BULBS THAT'S IN THE SOCKET WILL NOT COME OUT...TOOK CAR IN TO THORNTON RD HYUNDAI FOR 3 OTHER RECALLS... TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THIS UNIT IS MELTING AND RUSTING INSIDE THE SOCKET... ..SO I'M RIDING TO WORK WITH BACK BREAKS LIGHTS ...THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM NOT MINDS...I CAN'T GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED...IM ALREADY PAYING $510.00 A MONTH CAR NOTE...SINGLE PARENT...TRICKED INTO THIS CAR SITUATION.... I'VE GOOGLE THIS...SEVERAL SONATAS HAS THIS PROBLEM...I NEED HELP GETTING THIS FIXED...

EVERY THREE TO FIVE DAYS WHEN PUSH TO START VEHICLE IT WILL NOT TURN ON. ALL LIGHTS/ELECTRONICS COME ON BUT THE VEHICLE JUST WILL NOT START. WHEN TOWED TO THE DEALER OR TOW DRIVER ARRIVES THE CAR STARTS AGAIN. HAVE HAD THE BATTERY TESTED AND TESTED BAD, REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. HYUNDAI SAYS "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND SENDS ME ON MY WAY WITH NO RESOLUTION. NOW DEALER AS WELL AS HYUNDAI REGIONAL OFFICE REFUSE TO ANSWER THE PHONE OR RETURN ANY OF MY MESSAGES. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST IF NOT MORE THAN 15 TIMES.

2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHOR RECALL AND MOTOR DRIVE POWER STEERING COUPLING EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUES. *LD UPDATED 7/7/17*JS