2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 60 MPH, there was smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact immediately pulled over to inspect the vehicle. Upon checking under the hood, the contact noticed that the coolant level was low. T...
Mileage: 130,000
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated that upon starting or reversing, the steering wheel seized. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where an unknown diagnosis was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer i...
Mileage: 82,000
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. That contact stated that the ABS fuse had been replaced but the vehicle experienced unstated failures with the braking system. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the ...
Mileage: 138,000
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a re...
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the ...
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated that upon retrieving the vehicle from the local dealer after a recall repair, the brakes were inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where a diagnostic test was completed. The ...
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the front driver's side air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer informed th...
Mileage: 141,000
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the front driver's side air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer informed th...
Mileage: 141,000
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V746000 (Engine). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and had recall repair was completed. The contact stated that two weeks after the repair, while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle failed t...
Mileage: 102,000
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V746000 (Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufa...
Mileage: 176,000
The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving there was an abnormal knocking noise detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was ...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE JIM ELLIS HYUNDAI ATLANTA (5785 PEACHTREE BLVD, ATL...
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LEE HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 1960 SKIBO RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28314, (910) 684-4827) E...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE OVERHEAT MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDE...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAI...
Mileage: 105,000
I WAS DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A STRANGE KNOCKING SOUND SO I TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING OUT. I PULLED OVER POPPED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WENT UP LIKE CRAZY. I CALLED 911 AND VACATED IMMEDIATELY
Mileage: 129,000
ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE THAT BECAME WORSE OVER THREE DAYS (ORIGINALLY MISTAKEN FOR BAD GAS BUT BECAME MUCH LOUDER THAN THAT WOULD BE). WHILE DRIVING ALONG A BUSY STATE ROAD (NC 98) AND CAR CHOKED TWICE WITH A LOUD THUMP AND I FEARED IT WOULD STALL. PULLED OVER, SHUT VEHICLE OFF...
Mileage: 141,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH, AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD AND THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE CHIME STOPPED, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE RENDERED INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS T...
Mileage: 123,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH, AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD AND THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE CHIME STOPPED, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE RENDERED INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS T...
Mileage: 123,000
I HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY. ANOTHER CAR HIT ME ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I WAS DRIVING WITH 60 MILE/ HOURS. I DEVIATE FROM THE ROAD AND THAT CAR HIT FEW MORE TIMES. MY CAR WAS DISTROYED. OK THIS ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT PROTECTED. EVEN THAT I DIDN'T BROKE ANY BONE I HURT ...
Mileage: 120,000
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 REND...
Mileage: 1
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 .
Mileage: 77,940
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 .
Mileage: 77,940
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 .
Mileage: 77,940
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 TH...
Mileage: 94,000
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
Mileage: 104,890
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 C...
Mileage: 156,947
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 C...
Mileage: 156,947
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 P...
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...
Mileage: 126,901
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...
Mileage: 126,901
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.
Mileage: 170,140
MY VEHICLE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" WARNING CAME UPON THE START UP OF THE HYBRID IN THE MORNING 12/31/2018, GOING TO WORK. THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON A HEAVY PRECIPITOUS DAY IN PAST. HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT HEAVY RAIN, I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK OFF. IT TURNED ON WITHOUT THE WARNING WHICH 1ST APPEARED IN FRON...
Mileage: 130,000
MY VEHICLE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" WARNING CAME UPON THE START UP OF THE HYBRID IN THE MORNING 12/31/2018, GOING TO WORK. THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON A HEAVY PRECIPITOUS DAY IN PAST. HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT HEAVY RAIN, I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK OFF. IT TURNED ON WITHOUT THE WARNING WHICH 1ST APPEARED IN FRON...
Mileage: 130,000
MY VEHICLE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" WARNING CAME UPON THE START UP OF THE HYBRID IN THE MORNING 12/31/2018, GOING TO WORK. THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON A HEAVY PRECIPITOUS DAY IN PAST. HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT HEAVY RAIN, I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK OFF. IT TURNED ON WITHOUT THE WARNING WHICH 1ST APPEARED IN FRON...
Mileage: 130,000
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 INOP...
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 INOP...
WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME, THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DISPLAY SCREEN, WITH AN BEEPING ALARM, THEN THE BRAKES DROP TO FLOOR BARELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITH A GRUDGING NOISE. I WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY GAVE ME THE OPTION TO REPLACE THE ABS SYSTEM BUT WAS...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME, THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DISPLAY SCREEN, WITH AN BEEPING ALARM, THEN THE BRAKES DROP TO FLOOR BARELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITH A GRUDGING NOISE. I WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY GAVE ME THE OPTION TO REPLACE THE ABS SYSTEM BUT WAS...
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME, THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DISPLAY SCREEN, WITH AN BEEPING ALARM, THEN THE BRAKES DROP TO FLOOR BARELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITH A GRUDGING NOISE. I WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY GAVE ME THE OPTION TO REPLACE THE ABS SYSTEM BUT WAS...
Mileage: 120,000
VEHICLE BEGAN LOOSING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP POSITION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE READ (P0A2D). FAULTY HYBRID MOTOR OR ASSOCIATED WIRING. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW TRANSMISSION ACCORDING TO TSBS. NO WARRANTY. NOT COVERED UNDER HYBRID 10YR./100,000 WARRANTY FOR SUBSEQUENT OWNERS. MANUAL CLEARLY IN...
Mileage: 87,500
CAR WAS IN MOTION. LOST POWER TO THE DRIVE SYSTEM AND WARNING CAME ON TO CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM. NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED RAPIDLY. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED CAR ON AND THEN IT CONTINUED TO DRIVE NORMALLY.
Mileage: 60,000
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR WORKED ON BY HYUNDAI 12-15 DIFFERENT TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME T...
Mileage: 151,000
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR WORKED ON BY HYUNDAI 12-15 DIFFERENT TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME T...
Mileage: 151,000
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR WORKED ON BY HYUNDAI 12-15 DIFFERENT TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME T...
Mileage: 151,000
CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, COMPLETE ENGINE AND BATTERY FAILURE, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE "READY" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE BATTERY LEVEL STARTED DROPPING WITHOUT THE ENGINE STARTING AND RECHARGING. I WAS THEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEH...
Mileage: 103,000
CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, COMPLETE ENGINE AND BATTERY FAILURE, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE "READY" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE BATTERY LEVEL STARTED DROPPING WITHOUT THE ENGINE STARTING AND RECHARGING. I WAS THEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE VEH...
Mileage: 103,000
MY 2011 SONATA HYBRID HAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASH AND FROM UNDER THE DASH AND YOU CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING. IT'S ALL FACTORY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT. IT DOES IT WHEN YOU START IT UP AND IT DOES IT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING
Mileage: 170,000
MY 2011 SONATA HYBRID HAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASH AND FROM UNDER THE DASH AND YOU CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING. IT'S ALL FACTORY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT. IT DOES IT WHEN YOU START IT UP AND IT DOES IT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING
Mileage: 170,000
DRIVING ON HWY 45, HOUSTON, TX; HEARD NOISES; PULLED OFF HWY; CAR CAUGHT FIRE.
TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON DEC. 1 TO GET SEATBELT RECALLS ADDRESSED AND REQUESTED THAT THEY CHECK MY STEERING WHEEL ISSUE. THE STEERING CLANKS AND RATTLES WHEN TURNING AND WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS IT IS TERRIBLY NOISY. DRIVING OVER 60 CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO RATTLE AND VIBRATE TOO....
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY BECAME DRAINED AND COULD NOT BE RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPRADLEY BARR MOTORS INC. (2200 WESTLAND RD, CHEYENNE,...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY BECAME DRAINED AND COULD NOT BE RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPRADLEY BARR MOTORS INC. (2200 WESTLAND RD, CHEYENNE,...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DECELERATE AS THE ABNORMAL STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WAS AFFECTING THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAD NOT DIAGNOSED ...
Mileage: 66,000
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 STEER...
Mileage: 66,584
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.
Mileage: 118,447
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.
Mileage: 124,000
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...
Mileage: 104,000
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...
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...
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 DISENG...
Mileage: 66,000
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...
Mileage: 126,000
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...
Mileage: 115,000
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...
Mileage: 115,000
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...
Mileage: 115,000
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON 03/09/2018. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON I-20. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. MEDICAL STAFF AND POLICE OFFICERS WONDER WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS MORE LIKELY TO BE TOTALED FROM THE ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 112,000
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON 03/09/2018. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON I-20. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. MEDICAL STAFF AND POLICE OFFICERS WONDER WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS MORE LIKELY TO BE TOTALED FROM THE ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 112,000
CHECK CHARGE SYSTEM ALARM(CHIME) COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THE CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING, THEN SUDDENLY GAINS SPEED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE, AND SERVICE LIGHTS ARE ALSO ON.
MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED SONATA HYBRID WAS NOT UNDER THE CLASS ACTION RECALL BUT HAS TWICE NOW HAD THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE AS THE SONATAS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. FIRST ENGINE FAILURE- CAR WAS AT DEALER FROM NOV 2015 TO JAN 2016 AND ENGINE WAS REBUILT. SECOND ENGINE FAILURE, RELATED ENGINE ISSUE- DEC ...
Mileage: 73,000
CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING COMES ON. HAVE BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.
Mileage: 72,092
TAKATA RECALL . TODAY I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR THAT IS WHEN I STOPPED ON ALMOST TOP OF A HILL ON A RED SIGNAL SUDDENLY THE BRAKES PEDAL GO DOWN AND THERE WAS A LIGHT ON SAYING : CHECK BRAKES AND I BEGAN TO LOSS BRAKE POWER SO I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATE PEDAL TO STOP DRIFTING BACK AND PARKED IT...
Mileage: 74,800
HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO SERIOUS ENGINE MALFUNCTION.
Mileage: 86,000
FEBRUARY 2017 AT AROUND 85,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET APPROACHING A RED LIGHT STOPPED MOVING. THE OIL, BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON, I TURNED CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND IT MOVED I DROVE RIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER TESTING THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE SA...
Mileage: 100,500
ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE SINCE 2012. IN LAST TWO YEARS, TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE. NO CLEAR ANSWERS FROM MANUFACTURER AS 100K MILE WARRANTY NEARS END. THIS TIME DEALERSHIP HELD VEHICLE 2 WEEKS BEFORE COMMENCING REPAIR. SPEAKING TO OTHER OWNERS, SAME PROBLEM WITHIN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. WHEN...
Mileage: 99,000
I AM EXPERIENCING A SECOND ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2011 HYBRID SONATA. THE TRANSMISSION DIED ONCE AT AROUND 80,000 MILES AND WAS REBUILT BY HYUNDAI APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. AT THE TIME IT ORIGINALLY FAILED, MY TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINED A...
Mileage: 121,000
STEERING COLUMN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. INTERNET RESEARCH DESCRIBES THIS AS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE STEERING COUPLING DEVICE IS CHEAP RUBBER WHICH WEARS EASILY & WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE STEERING DIFFICULTIES. THIS PROBLEM IS ALWAYS PRESENT WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES & I NOTICE...
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD AT 40MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. AS I TRIED PRESSING ON GAS TO ACCELERATE THE CAR SLOWLY WENT UP TO 5 ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND STOPPED MOVING AGAIN. I LUCKILY DID NOT GET HIT FROM BEHIND OR CROSS MAIN ROAD TO GET INTO A SIDE STREET FOR ME TO SAFELY...
Mileage: 95,000
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 MOTI...
Mileage: 82,000
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 MOTI...
Mileage: 82,000
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 MOTI...
Mileage: 82,000
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 ADVIS...
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 T...
Mileage: 76,919
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 T...
Mileage: 76,919
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 T...
Mileage: 76,919
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,000
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,000
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,000
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,919
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,919
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,919
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,919
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,919
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 COUL...
Mileage: 76,919
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 ATTACHME...
Mileage: 67,000
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
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 OI...
Mileage: 78,880
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 OI...
Mileage: 78,880
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 OI...
Mileage: 78,880
THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SOME VERY NOTICEABLE PLAY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNED BOTH WAYS. ALSO WHENEVER THE CAR GOES OVER ANY KIND OF POTHOLE OR ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD IT MAKES A VERY LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FR...
Mileage: 45,000
"CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" ALERT. CAR NOT MOVING AT ALL.
Mileage: 70,000
3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WITH ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, MY CAR DEVELOPED A PRONOUNCED CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER I WENT OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO OCCURRED WITH THE ENGINE OFF IF I TURNED THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTI...
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE EPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO POWER OFF AND THE 'SHIFT GEAR INTO PARK' WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE EPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO POWER OFF AND THE 'SHIFT GEAR INTO PARK' WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD...
Mileage: 75,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 SONATA HYBRID DOWN A INTERSTATE AT 75 MILES AN HOUR WHEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING/WORKING. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE SPOT TO PARK. I WAITED FOR 1/5 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COM...
Mileage: 75,000
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH 20 TO 40 MPH ON THE SPEED METER , SUDDENLY THE SOUND OF THE BREAK ALARM TURNED ON AND A STATEMENT ON THE SMALL SCREEN SAYS CHECK BREAK THE INDICATOR LIGHT OF THE BREAK WAS ON AND THE BREAKS STARTS TO DO A VERY NOISY SOUND AS THE CAR SLOWING DOWN , I BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER ON ...
Mileage: 613,012
DROVE DOWN THE ROAD TO THE STORE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUT TO TURN THE CAR ON AND GO HOME THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THE ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENING WERE, THE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPING IN AND OUT UNDER MY FOOT ON ITS OWN, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, A...
Mileage: 35,000
DROVE DOWN THE ROAD TO THE STORE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUT TO TURN THE CAR ON AND GO HOME THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THE ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENING WERE, THE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPING IN AND OUT UNDER MY FOOT ON ITS OWN, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, A...
Mileage: 35,000
THE BACK LIGHT NOT WORKING NORMAL FRONT NIGHT LIGHT NOT WORKING
Mileage: 27,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE "COUPLING FOR THE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYST...
Mileage: 100,000
WE WERE DRIVING ON I81N IN VIRGINIA WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE WE WERE DRIVING OVER GRAVEL.I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TIRE. FOUND TIRES WERE OK. WAITED TO PULL OUT SAFELY. SECONDS AFTER WE ENTERED I81N, WE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, A/C AND A WARNING LIGHT INDICATING TO CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM CAME ON IN MESSAG...
Mileage: 53,060
WE WERE DRIVING ON I81N IN VIRGINIA WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE WE WERE DRIVING OVER GRAVEL.I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TIRE. FOUND TIRES WERE OK. WAITED TO PULL OUT SAFELY. SECONDS AFTER WE ENTERED I81N, WE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, A/C AND A WARNING LIGHT INDICATING TO CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM CAME ON IN MESSAG...
Mileage: 53,060
WE WERE DRIVING ON I81N IN VIRGINIA WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE WE WERE DRIVING OVER GRAVEL.I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TIRE. FOUND TIRES WERE OK. WAITED TO PULL OUT SAFELY. SECONDS AFTER WE ENTERED I81N, WE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, A/C AND A WARNING LIGHT INDICATING TO CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM CAME ON IN MESSAG...
Mileage: 53,060
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500.
Mileage: 10,500
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY SONATA STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR...
Mileage: 63,000
I HAVE HAD THIS 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID IN THE SHOP SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2011 NEW THE CAR HAS SERIOUS CAR HESITATION AND GAS MILEAGE IS 19 TO 30 PER GALLON. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKS AND ENDED UP WITH A BLOWN MOTOR AT 60,000 MILES. I ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS SERVICE ISSUES WITH ...
Mileage: 512,011
I HAVE HAD THIS 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID IN THE SHOP SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2011 NEW THE CAR HAS SERIOUS CAR HESITATION AND GAS MILEAGE IS 19 TO 30 PER GALLON. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKS AND ENDED UP WITH A BLOWN MOTOR AT 60,000 MILES. I ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS SERVICE ISSUES WITH ...
Mileage: 512,011
I HAVE HAD THIS 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID IN THE SHOP SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2011 NEW THE CAR HAS SERIOUS CAR HESITATION AND GAS MILEAGE IS 19 TO 30 PER GALLON. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKS AND ENDED UP WITH A BLOWN MOTOR AT 60,000 MILES. I ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS SERVICE ISSUES WITH ...
Mileage: 512,011
TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR OF MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V113000 EVEN THOUGH MY MODEL YEAR WAS COVERED IN RECALL THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED I WAS CHARGED A FEE TO DIAG THE VEHICLE AND FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR OF MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V113000 EVEN THOUGH MY MODEL YEAR WAS COVERED IN RECALL THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED I WAS CHARGED A FEE TO DIAG THE VEHICLE AND FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR OF MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V113000 EVEN THOUGH MY MODEL YEAR WAS COVERED IN RECALL THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED I WAS CHARGED A FEE TO DIAG THE VEHICLE AND FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR OF MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V113000 EVEN THOUGH MY MODEL YEAR WAS COVERED IN RECALL THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED I WAS CHARGED A FEE TO DIAG THE VEHICLE AND FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FIFTY OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FIFTY OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FIFTY OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 66,000
THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED CHIMING LOUDLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP, A SECOND LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH AND A WARNING MESSAGE THAT SAID TO CHECK THE CHARGING SYSTEM APPEARED ON THE CONSOLE. THE CAR BECAME NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPERATE: LIMITED ACCELERATION, JERKED REPEATEDLY TRYING TO STOP IN A SAFE L...
Mileage: 65,000
THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT DURING ACCELERATION AFTER ADJUSTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DURRING ACCELERATION WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER TOLD ME NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF THESE VEHICLES HAD BEEN REPORTED. I FOUND OUT BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET...
Mileage: 21,000
ON OCTOBER 11, 2013 I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE TRACTION, BRAKE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE & DECELERATE AT RANDOM AND VEHICLE JERKED (INTERMITTENTLY) ALL MENTIONED LIGHTS THEN STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP. ...
Mileage: 42,561
ON OCTOBER 11, 2013 I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE TRACTION, BRAKE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE & DECELERATE AT RANDOM AND VEHICLE JERKED (INTERMITTENTLY) ALL MENTIONED LIGHTS THEN STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP. ...
Mileage: 42,561
ON OCTOBER 11, 2013 I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE TRACTION, BRAKE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE & DECELERATE AT RANDOM AND VEHICLE JERKED (INTERMITTENTLY) ALL MENTIONED LIGHTS THEN STAYED ON CONSTANTLY. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP. ...
Mileage: 42,561
WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDDLE BECAME SLACK. THE PEDDLE FELL TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. AFTER A MOMENT THE BRAKE WARNING STOPPED AND THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. THIS ...
Mileage: 48,500
WHILST DURING DOWN HIGHWAY REAR PORTION OF PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED WITH LOUD BANG. PULLED OVER AND STOPPED COULD HEAR GLASS CONTINUING TO CRACK. OBSERVATION SHOWED HOLE IN ROOF APPROXIMATELY 2X4 INCHES, WITH EDGES BOWED UPWARDS. *TR
Mileage: 33,000
WHILST DURING DOWN HIGHWAY REAR PORTION OF PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED WITH LOUD BANG. PULLED OVER AND STOPPED COULD HEAR GLASS CONTINUING TO CRACK. OBSERVATION SHOWED HOLE IN ROOF APPROXIMATELY 2X4 INCHES, WITH EDGES BOWED UPWARDS. *TR
Mileage: 33,000
AS I WAS GENTLY APPLYING MY BRAKES IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC, GOING ABOUT 50MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ALSO STARTED TO FLASH AND CHIME. I SWERVED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND PLOWED THROUGH SO...
Mileage: 54,000
I WAS COMING OFF OF AN ON RAMP TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND DUE TO TRAFFIC I HAD TO LET OFF THE GAS. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT A SCHOOL CROSSWALK AREA. I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCEL...
Mileage: 85,000
THIS BEGAN AS A INTERMITTENT HESITANT CLUNK, BOTH DURING ACCELERATION/DECELERATION IN TRANSITIONING BETWEEN ELECTRIC MOTOR / GAS ENGINE. IT HAS PROGRESSED INTO AN UNEXPECTED PHYSICAL JUMP WHILE GOING FORWARD AND REVERSE. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT WAS LURCHING FORWARD AT A CROSSWALK WITHOUT CONSCIOUSLY ...
Mileage: 25,000