2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Complaints

ON SATURDAY, JULY 14TH, WHILE ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE NORTHBOUND, AND DRIVING AT APPROX. 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING, AND I COULD HEAR SOME NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I IMMEDIATELY REDUCED MY SPEED DOWN TO 50, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL SHAKING, AND THE NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WAS STILL THERE. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN, AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO MY APPOINTMENTS AT THE VA HOSPITAL IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA WHICH IS APPROX. A 1/2 HOUR DRIVE FROM MY HOUSE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE STOP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I TRY TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN BUT DOES NOT STARTED. I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THE ENGINE GET LOCK AND I NEED TO REPLACE IT.

MY TIRE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON WHEN I HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF AIR IN IT. I GOT THE SENSORS CHECKED WHICH THE REPAIR MAN SAID THEY WHERE FINE AND HE RESET THE SYSTEM TWICE. THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON TWICE WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AT ALL.

I WAS DRIVING 35MPH AND I GOT INTO THE POTHOLE THEN MY SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IT WAS SO SCARY AND ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON MY CAR ON THAT INCIDENT.

MILLS 70010 MY CAR 2011 SONATA HYBRID STEERING COLUMN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM COVERAGE WERRENTY ANY COST CHARGE ME ## VIN PASSED ## 2011 ##

THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT WORRIED ME WITH MY VEHICLE WAS WHEN I WAS EXITING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I REVERSED OUT SUCCESSFULLY, BUT WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWING WHETHER I WAS IN DRIVE, PARK ETC. WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN A PARK POSITION (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS STILL BLANK) AND RESTART THE CAR. I WENT TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CABLE. I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, I DECIDED THAT I WOULD MAKE SURE TO DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS AT ALL TIMES. A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ON THE PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH ON THE RIGHT LANE. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS, I NOTICED MY VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. THE MPH GAUGE STEADILY WENT FROM 60 TO 40. ACCELERATING WAS NO LONGER WORKING EVEN WHEN I PUT MORE PRESSURE WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THANK GOODNESS I WAS IN THAT RIGHT LANE AND WAS CLOSEST TO THE SHOULDER SO I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY. AGAIN, I VISITED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 27 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AS THE AIR BAGS STARTED TO DEPLOY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH AND THE PARKING BRAKE SUDDENLY ENGAGED. THE DASH ALARM WENT OFF AND THE CAR STARTING MAKING TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISES AND SWERVING LANE TO LANE. I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT IT AND MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN IT DISENGAGED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY.

THE RECALL FOR THE COUPLER SHOULD BE EXPLANDED TO UNLIMITED MILES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AND HAS FAILED ON THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS. $400 FOR A $5 PIECE OF PLASTIC IS A RIDICULOUS PRICE FOR SOMETHING HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FIXING. WITH A BROKEN COUPLER, THE STEERING BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND IS NOT SAFE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED AT HIGH SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND RADIATING FROM MY ENGINE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH IT THE NOISE INCREASED AND THEN THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE FAILING. MY GAGES WHERE THE RMP'S REFLECT WHERE NOT FUNCTIONING EITHER. AMONGST THE ENGINE ISSUE MY POWER STEERING COLUMN IS ALSO RATTLING AS IF IT IS LOOSE AND STEERING IS BECOME DIFFICULT. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO NOT FEEL SAFE IN YOUR OWN VEHICLE.