2014 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

STEERING WANDERS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. MORE NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT ALSO AT CITY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT TRACK. THE CAR SIMPLY 'WANDERS' OR 'DRIFTS' LEFT AND RIGHT, WITH NO REAL 'CENTERED' FEEL TO THE STEERING. MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT TRACK IS IMPOSSIBLE AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION AND CORRECTION. THE STEERING WANDER CREATES HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON WET OR ICY SURFACES AND DRIVER FATIGUE, WHICH POSES A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP OVER 10 TIMES FOR RESOLUTION, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND STATES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND/OR THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A RECALL. HYUNDAI US HAS NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE TO COMPLAINTS. CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED TO OPERATE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. HYUNDAI HAS ATTEMPTED 3 REPAIRS AND ARE NOW DENYING CLAIMS.

KEY REMAINS STUCK IN IGNITION UNTIL BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. CAR IS IN PARK STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED AND CAR IS NOT IN MOTION AND TIRES ARE ALIGNED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF GLASS ABRUPTLY FRACTURED AND PLACED A LACERATION ON THE CONTACT'S RIGHT ARM. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.

HEADLIGHTS AND GAUGE CLUSTER LIGHTING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE USING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AT ANY SPEED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF INTERIOR(GAUGE)/EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT NIGHT. MILEAGE :28,561...; SEATBELT WARNING FLASHER AND CHIME HAS FAILED. MILEAGE: 29,501. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE WHEN THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE. I HAVE A PICTURE BUT I NEED HELP TO SEND. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS VANDALISM, BUT THE ENTIRE GLASS WAS SHATTERED AND THE WAS NO PROJECTILES IN THE AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,400. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT NEEDS CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION DUE TO DRIFTING - RIGHT LEFT -- DOESN'T MATTER -- WHEREVER THE ROAD TAKES IT. IT IS MORE PREVALENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW (3/26/2014). THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 7/9/2016.

BRAKES FAIL TO DEPRESS DURING ATTEMPTS TO START CAR, OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN PARKING CAR, PARK POSITION DOES NOT REGISTER AND ALARMS SOUND WHEN YOU TRY TO LOCK CAR. OCCASIONAL TRANSMISSION SLIP DURING STOP AND GO TYPE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

I OWN A NEW 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA, AND MY MAIN CONCERN FROM WHAT I RECENTLY HAVE RESEARCHED IS THAT SOME OF THESE VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO MAJOR MOTOR AND POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS, THAT CAN LEAD TO FATALITIES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THESE PROBLEMS, AND THERE IS A CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK IS, WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BY THE AGENCY, GIVEN THE GRAVE NATURE THAT ONE OF THESE MOTORS COULD POTENTIALLY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED AND CAN VERY WELL LEAD TO FATALITIES. A PERSONAL NOTE: WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IN AUGUST 2014, IT STALLED ONCE, WHILE DRIVING AT 5-10 MILES MPH, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED EVER SINCE.

4 KUMHO TIRES, ORIGINAL TIRES WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES & 2 YEARS AGE ARE CHIPPING AWAY ON THE TREAD. CONTACTED HYUNDAI & KUMHO & THEY WERE DENYING ANY DEFECTS. THESE TIRES SEEM DEFECTIVE & TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED IS POSSIBLE MAKING THEM VERY UNSAFE. THESE TIRES WERE USED ON CITY STREETS & STATE HIGHWAYS ONLY. *TR