2015 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, A WARNING SIGN APPEARS IN MY DASH THAT SAYS DO NOT DRIVE.... MEAN WHILE IM ALREADY DRIVING.... CARS STARTS TO STALL AND WHEEL LOCKS. I GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY... WHICH IS TODAY I AM WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO CALL AND ASK ME WHAT HAPPENS AND NOTHING... SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE THERE AND WHAT DO I SEE..... MY CAR SITTING ON THE SIDE LIKE NO ONE CARS THAT IS THERE... WHEN I GO IN I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS ONLY 1 PERSON THAT WORKS ON HYBRIDS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT... OH AND LETS NOT FORGET THEY DON'T DO LOANER CARS.. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 1 YEAR AGO FROM THIS SAME DEALERSHIP...THEY CANT GIVE ME ANY TYPE OF ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE TECH WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT MY CAR... THIS IS VERY BAD SERVICE!!! WHY WOULD MY CAR STOP DRIVING AFTER HAVING IT ONLY A YEAR????? *TR

ON SAT, OCT 1, AT ABOUT 1 PM I WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH BRANCH OF CHASE BANK. I FORTUNATELY SELECTED A SITE ON FRONT OF A PLANTER SECTION WITH BUSHES, AS OTHERWISE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. I WAS ALMOST STOPPED AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE GEAR IN PARK, THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED UP THE ENGINE AND ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY AND WITH GREAT FORCE, PROPELLING THE CAR OVER THE CEMENT CURBS OF THE PLANTER AND LANDED IN THE BUSHES. THE CAR COULD NOT BE REVERSED OUT OF THE BUSHES AS THE WHEELS WERE LODGED INSIDE THE PLANTER AREA. THE FRONT BUMPER, POSITION LIGHTS AND UNDERCARRIAGE WERE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. AAA ROAD ASSISTANCE HAD TO BE CALLED TO PULL THE CAR OUT OF THE PLANTER. THE INCIDENT IS EXTREMELY SIMILAR TO OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION DOCUMENTED IN YOUTUBE VIDEOS. WE HAVE OPENED A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI, CASE # 962 9876.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAVE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY, WHICH HAS REPEATEDLY CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND THE CAR TO SKID. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT THE BRAKES ARE ACTING NORMALLY.

I'VE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH ABS SYSTEMS. MY CURRENT CAR CLAIMS TO HAVE ABS, BUT IF I SLAM ON THE BRAKES, THEY LOCK. THAT IS NOT ABS. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE DEALER CLAIMED IT MET THEIR ABS STANDARDS. THE BRAKES DON'T MEET MY ABS STANDARDS. I HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SOMETIMES GOING AS SLOWLY AS 20 MPH AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CAR SKIDDED.

PUSH BOTTON START DOESNT A LOT OF THE TIME SEVERAL TIMES A WEKK START THE ENGINE. ALSO, THE SUSPENSION IS TERRIBLY ROUGH. YOU CAN FEEL EVERY BUMP!

BREAK PEDAL UNUSUAL SOUND: WHEN STANDING STILL AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, UNUSUAL NOISE CAN BE CLEARLY HEARD. I BELIEVE THIS NOISE SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT. SOUND IS REAPPEARING MORE THAN ONCE THROUGHOUT ALL BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL FROM UPPER POSITION TO ITS LOWEST POSITION. SOUND IS IF SOME METAL PART WAS RUBBING AGAINST EITHER ANOTHER METAL OR PLASTIC SURFACE.

WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATE PEDAL THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY IN RESPONSE. THE DELAY CAN BE AS SHORT AS A FEW MILLISECONDS TO ALMOST 3 ENTIRE SECONDS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND MAKES MY WIFE AND I VERY NERVOUS WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER OR PROCEED INTO TRAFFIC AFTER BEING STOPPED.

THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE CAR TRACKING STRAIGHT. IT IS NOT A TIRE ISSUE, NOR IS IT A CROWN IN THE ROAD ISSUE. THE VEHICLE MUST CONTINUOUSLY BE CORRECTED TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RADICALLY RESPOND TO ADJUSTMENTS, SO DOES A LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. HYUNDAI STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IF YOU GO ONLINE, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF HYUNDAI CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ELECTRIC STEERING ISSUES MIMICKING MY ISSUES TO A TEE, AND THEY SAY HYUNDAI IS "STONEWALLING" THEM, TELLING THEM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THERE IS LEARNING CURVE DRIVING AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING VEHICLE. HOW CAN THOUSANDS OF HYUNDAI CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? WHY ISN'T YOUR ORGANIZATION LOOKING INTO TO THIS? THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON HYUNDAI VEHICLES IN 2007. DOESN'T THAT SHOW YOU THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM, AND MAYBE THEY ONLY PUT A BANDAID ON AN OPEN WOUND? FINALLY, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON ROUTE 295 SOUTH IN NJ 3 WEEKS AGO. A NJ STATE TROOPER FOLLOWED BEHIND ME FOR 2 MILES THEN PULLED ME OVER. I ASKED "WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM"? THE OFFICER SAID WHILE FOLLOWING YOU THERE WASN'T ANY TIME YOU WERE ABLE TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. I TOLD ABOUT MY ISSUE WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND SHOWED HIM THE E-MAILS TO HYUNDAI. HE MADE ME GET OUT OF MY CAR, AND GAVE ME A SOBRIETY TEST. I PASSED OF COURSE. THEN HE ASKED IF HE COULD INSPECT THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT! HE WAS LOOKING FOR ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. OF COURSE THERE WAS NONE, AND HE GAVE ME A WARNING. HYUNDAI TO THIS DAY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM WITH THERE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER MYSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO MY COMPLAINT, AND THE THOUSAND OF OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE

STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION, BRAKE LIGHT WARNING CAME ON, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER, HYDRAULIC BOOSTER HAD SHORT, HYDRAULIC BOOSTER REPLACED. WONDERING WHY THE ELECTRONICS DO NOT HAVE A DUAL CHANNEL OPERATION TO ALLEVIATE THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED IN AN UNDESIRABLE OR DANGEROUS LOCATION.