2014 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Complaints

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED A LITTLE MORE RAPIDLY OR HARDER THAN NORMAL THERE IS A SHORT GRUMBLE NOISE. THIS NOISE HAS NO RELATIONSHIP TO CAR SPEED AS IT WILL MAKE THIS SAME NOISE IF THE CAR ISN'T MOVING OR AT ANY SPEED. THE BRAKES FEEL AND OPERATE NORMALLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NOISE THEY MAKE. I HAVE TOLD TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND BEEN TOLD THIS NOISE IS NORMAL ON ALL THE SONATA HYBRID CARS. IN THE TWO YEARS AND 19,000 MILES THE NOISE REMAINS THE SAME, NO LESS OR MORE. EVEN IF THE CAR ISN'T ON PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE IT WILL MAKE THE NOISE THREE OR FOUR TIMES. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW.

HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING HAS COME ON FOUR TIMES, CAR SHUTS OFF INSTANTLY, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A CITY STREET, THE SECOND TIME WAS A THE DEALERSHIP WHEN PICKING UP THE CAR AFTER REPAIR, THE THREE TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT, AND THE FOURTH TIME WAS ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR IS NOT SAFE. ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT WITH NO RESOLUTION.

MY 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID STARTS OFF VERY SLOWLY WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN LAUNCHES FORWARD ONCE THE GAS MOTOR STARTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT I'M GOING TO GET REAR ENDED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE SLOW START OR I'LL LOSE CONTROL AS IT LAUNCHES FORWARD. EITHER WAY, I DON'T FEEL SAFE. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM SAID THAT IT'S "NORMAL" AND THAT "ALL HYBRIDS PERFORM THAT WAY". I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP AND CONTINUE TO IGNORE MY COMPLAINTS. THIS VEHICLE, I BELIEVE, IS UNSAFE FOR ME, MY FAMILY, AND FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I WOULDN'T DRIVE IT, BUT I HAVE NO OTHER CAR AND I NEED TO GET TO WORK.

TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID . A DEER APPROXIMATELY WEIGHING 150 POUNDS JUMPED ON TO THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH MY BEFORE MENTIONED VEHICLE. CAUSING DAMAGE ON THE FRONT BUMPER, HOOD, AND PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. THE CONCERN IS THAT DESPITE THIS IMPACT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ESTIMATED BY AN INSURANCE APPROVED COLLISON REPAIR CENTER TO BE IN EXCESS OF $9000. ADDITIONALLY THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. ONLY MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED SUCH AS WHIPLASH AND A BUMPED HEAD. THESE INJURIES WERE NOT DOCUMENTED, YET I DO FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THEM FOR GENERAL PUBLIC AWARENESS AND A GENUINE CONCERN FOR MY FELLOW DRIVERS.

I PURCHASED SKY BLUE 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID LIMITED ON AUGUST 31ST, 2014. I DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS, DURING THIS TIME I NOTICED AND FELT WHEN I BRAKED THE CAR DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A DELAYED EFFECT. AT THIS TIME THE BREAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I CHECKED THE MANUAL WHICH INDICATED THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN THIS STATE AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A CHECKUP AND SERVICE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2014 SO THAT THE ILLUMINATED BREAK LIGHT COULD BE CHECKED. THE TECHNICIAN SPENT FIVE DAYS ON THE CAR AND DISCOVERED LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH 637 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAUSE REASON IS: LOOSE FITTING. " LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH 637 MILES" I HAD A FURTHER SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 27TH 2014 FOR HAVING 3500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I REQUESTED A DETAILED BRAKE CHECK DUE TO THE EARLIER ISSUE BUT THEY ASSURED ME IT HAD BEEN MADE CORRECTION. ON JANUARY 6TH 2015 I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY SON FROM PRESCHOOL AND WAS HEADED TO MCDONALDS TO BUY MY SON LUNCH. MY SPEED WAS 30 MPH IN A 55 MPH SPEED ZONE. I REMEMBERED VERY VIVIDLY APPLYING THE BRAKES; THE CAR JUST DID NOT STOP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH SUFFICIENT TIME AND SEVERITY BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT REACT OR STOP. MY FEELING IS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT INCIDENT WAS THE PRECURSOR TO AN ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH COULD BE AN INHERENT DEFECT ALLEGEDLY. *TR

2014 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A GARAGE. EARLY IN THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 24, 2014 IT CAUGHT FIRE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HOME. THE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE HOME WITHOUT INJURY. *TR

AFTER JUST TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, THIS SONATA HYBRID WOULDN'T START (FOR THE SECOND TIME). HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 15 DAYS (TOTAL SO FAR FOR BOTH INCIDENTS) THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT OR HOW TO FIX IT. IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR