2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Complaints

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  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - QUEENS, NY

    YEAR: 2011 VIN: [XXX] FEW DAYS AGO CHANGE NEW PART AND INSTALLATION 6/28/2019 CHANGING THE BRAKE ABS ASSY IN MILLENNIUM HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEMS CHECK BRAKE WARNING AGAIN MY HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHEN DRIVING THE CHECK BRAKE SIGNAL COMES ON AND SHUTS DOWN THE CAR AND RENDER IT DRIVE LESS UNTIL I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT .WE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM CHECK BRAKE SIGNAL COME ON INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - GLEN OAKS, NY

    CHECK BRAKE WARNING DISPLAY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHEN DRIVING THE CHECK BRAKE SIGNAL COMES ON AND SHUTS DOWN THE CAR AND RENDER IT DRIVELESS UNTIL I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT .WE CHANG NEW OWN 12 V BATTERY OEM PARTS . STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECK BRAKE SIGNAL COME ON .

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - RUSSELLVILLE, AR

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED ORR AUTO MALL RUSSELLVILLE (LOCATED AT 3115 E MAIN ST, RUSSELLVILLE, AR 72802, (877) 742-3331) AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - HUNTSBURG, OH

    I WAS DRIVING O WORK AND SAT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME THROUGH VENTS AND OUT THE SIDE OF PASSENGER HOOD. I GOT OUT AND IT STARTED TO SMOKE EVEN MORE AND THEN WITH A FEW SECONDS IT BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - PIQUA, OH

    MAY BE ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL OR SOFTWARE PROBLEM; LOST POWER ON INTERSTATE FROM 70 MPH TO 20 MPH THEN GOT OFF EXIT, SHUT DOWN AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED IT UP AND NO PROBLEM AGAIN; HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST 4 MONTHS; TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE WITHOUT SUCCESS- NO CODES IN COMPUTER; NOW CAR IS SPUTTERING AND JUMPING WHEN GAS IS APPLIED AFTER SLOW DOWN/STOP. NOW GETTING FLASHING/BLINKS ON/OFF READY LIGHT ON DASH. SAW NHTSA ID NUMBER 10056327 AND SOUNDS LIKE MY ISSUE. DRIVE 40 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK ON INTERSTATE DAILY AND AM GETTING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING POWER. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO DEALER TWICE AND NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT AND REPORTED IT HYUNDIA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT A CALL BACK TO DATE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - KINGSTON, NH

    AFTER BEING JUMPED ONCE AND RUNNING PROPERLY THE CAR NO LONGER HAS ANY KIND OF POWER. THE REAR BATTERY IS WORKING FINE. MY MECHANIC HAD ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE WHEELS HAD A CERTAIN TYPE OF SPRING LIKE MECHANISM THAT WAS READY TO SHOOT OFF THE CAR AND THAT THE CAR NEEDS A VERY EXPENSIVE LARGE PIECE OF PLASTIC TO REGULATE AIRFLOW IF IT IS GOING TO PASS INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENTS AND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY HAS HAPPENED TO IT TO CAUSE THESE THINGS

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - ELLICOTT CITY, MD

    THE IS A CLANKING NOISE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. LOCAL MECHANIC DESCRIBES IT AS NOTORIOUS HYUNDAI PROBLEM. THE INFORMATION FOR RECALL 10V-426 WAS GIVEN TO ME. HYUNDAI DOES NOT INCLUDE THE HYBRID WITH THIS RECALL. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ON THIS WEBSITE, THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE MADE THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE BUT NOTICE IT IS NO LONGER ON THE WEBSITE. THIS NOISE HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, EVEN SLIGHT SUBTLE BUMPS, OR WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM BUT JUNE 2018 IS WHEN HYUNDAI ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM DURING ANOTHER SERVICE CAMPAIGN. I CURRENTLY HAVE 129K MILES.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - DETROIT, MI

    ENGINE FAILURE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS USED VEHICLE ON FEB 9,2019. IT HAD APPROX. 123000 MILES AND ON MARCH 15, 2019, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AND VEHICLE STALLED ALL OF SUDDEN, HAD TO SPEND $3450 TO REPLACE IT WITH 2012 KIA HYBRID ENGINE. I AM NOT SURE THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED AND HAD TWO HOLES ON EITHER SIDES(IMAGE ATTACHED). NEED JUSTICE! CAN YOU HELP NHTSA? PLEASE REACH ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - CALHOUN, GA

    VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON I-75. BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. AND STARTED TO STALL. I PULLED OVER TRIED TO GO AGAIN. CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 30MILES PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. DEALERSHIP STATED THE ENGINE WENT OUT.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
    - CHESAPEAKE, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE TIRE OF A HEAVY TRUCK, BOUNCED OFF THE TIRE, AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM HYBRID PROPULSION TO GAS PROPULSION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURY SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE