2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Complaints

THIS VEHICLE HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID HAS ALL THE ISSUES THAT THE REGULAR HYUNDAI SONATA RECALLS HAVE ENGINE WAS REBUILT DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN, ALSO THIS HYBRID ACCELERATES AT TIMES WHEN IT DOESNT RUN ON BATTERY (ENGINE KICKS IN) TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID!!! IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY/ CITY STREETS

I HAD ENGINE FAILURE ON MY 2011 SONATA THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME AT 119K MILES ON 02/2016 IN 03/2016 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TRADE THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS AS IS THEY KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE ENGINES AT THE TIME THAT I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT DID NOT ADVISE ME. NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE PARTS OR LABOR BECASUE I AM OVER 120K MILES THE REPAIRS ARE 7800 I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR

CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHECK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AT 76000 MILES DRIVEING 65 MPH IN THE HIGHWAY AFTER 3 HOURS. COLLANT DID NOT READ HOT, BATTERY READ DEAD. VEHICHLE QUICKLY DECELLERATED AND I PULLED OVER. RADIATOR BLEW NECK OFF AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF THE COOLOING SYSTEM AND HOSES WERE MELTED THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FLUDGE/FULE BASED RESIDUE/COMBUSTION IN COOLING SYSTEM THAT BLEW OFF NECK. BATTERY SO WEEK I COULD NOT USE THE KEY TO OPEN A DOOR OR THE TRUNK, OR MOVE SEATS. COOLANT HAD JUST BEEN TOPPED OF AND SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. MECHANIC AT KIA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED TGAT TGE GEAD GASKET/CYLINDER HEAD LEADED INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING THE NECK TO BLOW OFF THE RADIATOR AND MELTING SEVERAL SENSORS AND COMPONENTS OF THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT WOULD NOT HAVE MELTED OR BLOWN FROM FUMES OF LOW COOLANT ALONE. OIL LEVELS AND QUALITY WAS GOOD. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE DASH LIGHTS AT BREAKDOWN AND THE COOLANT LEVELS DID NOT READ HOT. CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM BEFORE. DEALERSHIP FOR HYUNDAI (COGGINS HYUNDAI IN DELAND) SAYS THEY THINK A LACK OF COOLANT CAUSED ISSUE, BUT I KNOW I HAD COOLANT IN THE CAR - THEY JUST WANT TO NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WARRANTY REPAIR,AS I AM THE FIRST OWNER AND HAVE DONE PROPER MAINTAINANCE. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF SIMILAR ISSUES FROM WHEN THE CAR IS NEW (CHECK CHARGINS SYSTEM LESS THAN 3000 MILES) AND THE CAR BLOWING UP/CATCHING FIRE, ETC. PERHAPS THE REASON MINE DID NOT CATCH FIRE WAS ALL THE COOLANT THAT WAS RELEASED. ONE CAR OWNER INSISTS THAT ALL HYUNDAIS WILL DO THIS BETWEEN 70,000 AND 100,000 MILES. SOMETHING BIG IS GOING ON WITH THESE CARS - MINE HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT HUYNDAI'S COST. THIS SHOULD BE STUDIED FURTHER! SAFTY HAZARD! READ HYUNDAI FORUM AND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS!

CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, SENSORS MELTED IN VALVE TRANE, RADIATOR ELBOW AND FILL NECK BLEW OFF, COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND BATTERY FAILURE. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK BRAKE" LIGHT AND AN ALARM GOING OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN I STOPPED DRIVING AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I TOOK A PHOTO OF MY DASH, I HAD 76,499 MILES AND THE COOLANT METER DID NOT READ HOT. I HAD HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AT 65,000 MILES, AND I HAD ALL OIL AND FLUIDS CHECKED AGAIN AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THE BREAKDOWN: THREE HOURS INTO A ROADTRIP, THE A/C BEGAN BLOWING WARM, SIMULTANEOUSLY - THE "THE CHECK BRAKE" LIGHT AND ALARM CAME ON, AND THE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST POWER TO ACCELERATE (OR BRAKE WELL) AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TOOK A PHOTO OF MY DASH WARNINGS (76919 MILES). THE HEAT SENSOR WAS IN THE "COOL" HALF, THE BATTERY GAGE SHOWED NO POWER. BATTERY SO LOW KEY WOULD NOT START CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. "TECH FOUND THAT ELBOW AND RADIATOR HAVE HOLES IN THEM VEHICLE OVERHEATED CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW." TIFFANY RICHARDSON SAID "TECH BELIEVE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH LOW COOLANT LEVEL CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN HOT MELTING SENSORS IN THE VALVE TRAIN AND THE PIPES TO FAIL." THE TECH IS WRONG, THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND FLUSHED AT 65,000 MILES, AND WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. I HAD HAD COOLANT LEVELS CHECKED LESS THAN 1000 MILES AGO, AND THE HEATING SENSOR ON DASH DID NOT READ HOT, AT THE POINT OF BREAKDOWN OR AFTER A ROAD TRIP 500 MILES AGO. OTHERS HAD THE PROBLEM AT 3000 MILES! IT'S THE HPCU. THE POWER FOR BOTH ELECTRIC MOTORS IS ROUTED THROUGH HPCU. THE INVERTERS ALLOW THE A/C MOTORS TO BE DRIVEN BY D/C BATTERIES. THIS CAUSED "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" ERROR. THIS IS $15,000.00 AND I OWE $4000 ON THE CAR - 100,000 WARRANTY HAS DENIED IT & I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. AIRBAG TO

CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, SENSORS MELTED IN VALVE TRANE, RADIATOR ELBOW AND FILL NECK BLEW OFF, COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND BATTERY FAILURE. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK BRAKE" LIGHT AND AN ALARM GOING OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN I STOPPED DRIVING AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I TOOK A PHOTO OF MY DASH, I HAD 76,499 MILES AND THE COOLANT METER DID NOT READ HOT. I HAD HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AT 65,000 MILES, AND I HAD ALL OIL AND FLUIDS CHECKED AGAIN AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THE BREAKDOWN: THREE HOURS INTO A ROADTRIP, THE A/C BEGAN BLOWING WARM, SIMULTANEOUSLY - THE "THE CHECK BRAKE" LIGHT AND ALARM CAME ON, AND THE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST POWER TO ACCELERATE (OR BRAKE WELL) AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TOOK A PHOTO OF MY DASH WARNINGS (76919 MILES). THE HEAT SENSOR WAS IN THE "COOL" HALF, THE BATTERY GAGE SHOWED NO POWER. BATTERY SO LOW KEY WOULD NOT START CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. "TECH FOUND THAT ELBOW AND RADIATOR HAVE HOLES IN THEM VEHICLE OVERHEATED CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW." TIFFANY RICHARDSON SAID "TECH BELIEVE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH LOW COOLANT LEVEL CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN HOT MELTING SENSORS IN THE VALVE TRAIN AND THE PIPES TO FAIL." THE TECH IS WRONG, THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND FLUSHED AT 65,000 MILES, AND WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. I HAD HAD COOLANT LEVELS CHECKED LESS THAN 1000 MILES AGO, AND THE HEATING SENSOR ON DASH DID NOT READ HOT, AT THE POINT OF BREAKDOWN OR AFTER A ROAD TRIP 500 MILES AGO. OTHERS HAD THE PROBLEM AT 3000 MILES! IT'S THE HPCU. THE POWER FOR BOTH ELECTRIC MOTORS IS ROUTED THROUGH HPCU. THE INVERTERS ALLOW THE A/C MOTORS TO BE DRIVEN BY D/C BATTERIES. THIS CAUSED THE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" ERROR. $15,000.00 FIX. I OWE $4000. 100,000 WARRANTY HAS DENIED IT & I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. HPCU RECALLED B4? .

CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, SENSORS MELTED IN VALVE TRANE, RADIATOR ELBOW AND FILL NECK BLEW OFF, COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND BATTERY FAILURE. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK BRAKE" LIGHT AND AN ALARM GOING OFF. HOWEVER, WHEN I STOPPED DRIVING AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I TOOK A PHOTO OF MY DASH, I HAD 76,499 MILES AND THE COOLANT METER DID NOT READ HOT. I HAD HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AT 65,000 MILES, AND I HAD ALL OIL AND FLUIDS CHECKED AGAIN AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THE BREAKDOWN: THREE HOURS INTO A ROADTRIP, THE A/C BEGAN BLOWING WARM, SIMULTANEOUSLY - THE "THE CHECK BRAKE" LIGHT AND ALARM CAME ON, AND THE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST POWER TO ACCELERATE (OR BRAKE WELL) AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TOOK A PHOTO OF MY DASH WARNINGS (76919 MILES). THE HEAT SENSOR WAS IN THE "COOL" HALF, THE BATTERY GAGE SHOWED NO POWER. BATTERY SO LOW KEY WOULD NOT START CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. "TECH FOUND THAT ELBOW AND RADIATOR HAVE HOLES IN THEM VEHICLE OVERHEATED CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW." TIFFANY RICHARDSON SAID "TECH BELIEVE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH LOW COOLANT LEVEL CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN HOT MELTING SENSORS IN THE VALVE TRAIN AND THE PIPES TO FAIL." THE TECH IS WRONG, THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND FLUSHED AT 65,000 MILES, AND WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. I HAD HAD COOLANT LEVELS CHECKED LESS THAN 1000 MILES AGO, AND THE HEATING SENSOR ON DASH DID NOT READ HOT, AT THE POINT OF BREAKDOWN OR AFTER A ROAD TRIP 500 MILES AGO. OTHERS HAD THE PROBLEM AT 3000 MILES! IT'S THE HPCU. THE POWER FOR BOTH ELECTRIC MOTORS IS ROUTED THROUGH HPCU. THE INVERTERS ALLOW THE A/C MOTORS TO BE DRIVEN BY D/C BATTERIES. THIS CAUSED THE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" ERROR. THIS IS $15,000.00 AND I OWE $4000 ON THE CAR - 100,000 WARRANTY HAS DENIED IT & I AM ORIGINAL OWNER.

THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN IS NOT INCLUDED AND IT NEEDS TO BE! SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OR INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE CONNECTIONS COULD RESULT IN A COMPLETE SEPARATION OR COMPROMISED ATTACHMENT OF THE CONNECTIONS, SUCH THAT THE DRIVER COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF, OR REDUCTION IN, STEERING CAPABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V426000 MANUFACTURER HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY COMPONENTS STEERING POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED 138,354 SUMMARY HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SONATA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 11, 2009, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2010. ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN EITHER IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED OR INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD RATTLE LIKE CRAZY EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP! IT STARTED SMALL BUT GOT BIGGER AND LOUDER AND MORE SENSITIVE OVER TIME. THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASING LAG IN THE STEERING-WHEEL-TO-WHEELS RESPONSE TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP PRETENDED TO BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPAIR IT FOR FREE!

STEERING WHEEL RATTLES AND CLUNKS WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATE AND WAS INCLUDED IN A SAFETY RECALL, BUT THE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NOTIFICATION OF A REMEDY. *JS

THE WHEEL SHAKES WHEN YOU TURN IT OR HIT ANY BUMPS KIND OF LIKE A CLICKING SOUND

METAL SHAVINGS IN ENGINE OIL PAN CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE, KNOCKING, LOSE OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON SMALL BLOCK ENGINE BUT NOT ON THE SMALL BLOCK HYBRID... WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER BUT THE HYBRID STILL HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE NONE HYBRID SAME EXACT ISSUES METAL SHAVING IN OIL PAN DEFECTS FROM MANUFACTURER. THE NONE HYBRID WAS RECALLED BUT A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED FOR THE HYBRID STATED BY EMPLOYEES AT GLOBAL AUTO MALL IN NEW JERSEY.