2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Engine Problems

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 to accelerate above 40 MPH. Additionally, there was an abnormal sound with the battery warning light illuminated. The contact parked in a parking lot and restarted the vehicle but continued to experience the failure. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to Allen Turner Hyundai (6501 Pensacola Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32505: (850) 479-9667) however, the vehicle was not serviced at the dealer. The vehicle was towed back to the first dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The contact stated that the failure recurred seven times. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

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 manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had stated that the engine was replaced; however, the vehicle was not able to be started. The approximate failure mileage was 176,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

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 not repaired. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The contact stated the failure was like NHTSA Campaign number 20V746000 (Engine). The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

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, ATLANTA, GA 30341) TO BE DIAGNOSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ASSURED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SERVICE SOON AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT. THE FOLLOWING DAY SHE RETURNED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, STALLED, WITH A HINT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT REMAINED FOR TWO DAYS WHILE THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALER AND SHE WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE ISSUES WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME DEALER PERFORMED A MULTI-POINT CHECK ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

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 AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRM PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN

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 RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO CONICELLI HYUNDAI (1208 RIDGE PIKE, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428, (610) 624-2029) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS THERMOSTAT BLOCKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AMARILLO HYUNDAI (1900 INTERSTATE 40 ACCESS RD #3029, AMARILLO, TX 79103, (806) 376-4911) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO ACTUAL FLAMES DETECTED. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DESCRIBED HOLES IN THE ENGINE. CONSULTED HYUNDAI AND THEY WILL ONLY OFFER A SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT. LABOR COSTS ARE APPROXIMATELY $2500 WHICH I AM REQUIRED TO PAY. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 141K MILES. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR ALSO TOLD ME TO RESEARCH THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED BUT SHOULD BE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE RECALL WAS INCOMPLETE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROADER.

Mileage: 141,000

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 THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED ORR AUTO MALL RUSSELLVILLE (LOCATED AT 3115 E MAIN ST, RUSSELLVILLE, AR 72802, (877) 742-3331) AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

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 CAR IS SPUTTERING AND JUMPING WHEN GAS IS APPLIED AFTER SLOW DOWN/STOP. NOW GETTING FLASHING/BLINKS ON/OFF READY LIGHT ON DASH. SAW NHTSA ID NUMBER 10056327 AND SOUNDS LIKE MY ISSUE. DRIVE 40 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK ON INTERSTATE DAILY AND AM GETTING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING POWER. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO DEALER TWICE AND NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT AND REPORTED IT HYUNDIA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WITHOUT A CALL BACK TO DATE.

Mileage: 156,947

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. BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED AND HAD TWO HOLES ON EITHER SIDES(IMAGE ATTACHED). NEED JUSTICE! CAN YOU HELP NHTSA? PLEASE REACH ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

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

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

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 VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE "READY" LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF THEN STAYED OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE 'LOCKED UP' AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE RECHARGED.

Mileage: 103,000

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, WY 82001, 307-638-3335) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTER CONTAINED METAL FRAGMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY COMPANY TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

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

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.

Mileage: 104,000

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 IF IT IS LOOSE AND STEERING IS BECOME DIFFICULT. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO NOT FEEL SAFE IN YOUR OWN VEHICLE.

Mileage: 115,000

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 2017 TO CURRENT TIME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR STATE ROAD AND ENTIRE SYSTEM SEIZED UP, COULD NOT EVEN GO INTO NEUTRAL. SECOND TIME, OIL SPATTERED ALL OVER ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON STATE HIGHWAY- MAJOR LEAK ON ENGINE MOUNT. FIRST REPAIR INDICATED THE SAME PARTICLES IN ENGINE THAT CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE AS THE RECALLED SONATAS THOUGH MY VIN WAS/IS NOT INCLUDED IN CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT NOR UNDER THAT OFFICIAL RECALL. CAR STILL NOT REPAIRED AFTER 2 MONTHS AT DEALER THIS SECOND TIME. HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH WITH HYUNDAI MOTOR REGIONAL CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, LOCAL DEALER AND WARRANTY COMPANY FOR LAST 2 MONTHS WITH NO RESOLUTION AND STILL NO CAR.

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

HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO SERIOUS ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 86,000

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 MOTION ON HIGHWAY/ CITY STREETS

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 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!

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 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.

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 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

Mileage: 76,919

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.

Mileage: 78,880

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 NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR PER A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 07/27/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED METAL SHVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE. UPDATED 08/01/16.*JB

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 COME. AFTER DROPPING MY CAR OFF WITH THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE SEIZED AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE FOR $9,000. THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. MY CARE HAS $75,000 AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THE RECALL RIGHT NOW DOES NOT INCLUDE HYBRID/KOREAN MADE MODELS OF THE 2011 SONATA, SO HYUNDAI STATES THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. I AM PERUSING LEGAL ACTION IN THE HOPES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM IDENTIFIED. MY DAUGHTER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, AND MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE AT RISK.

Mileage: 75,000

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, AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES THE WHOLE CAR AND SYSTEM SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND THE HAZARDS STARTED TO COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW AND THE ONLY THINGS WORKING IN THE CAR WAS THE ANIT-THEFT SYSTEM

Mileage: 35,000

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 MESSAGE BOARD. WE PULLED OFF AT EXIT 277N AND HAD ENOUGH POWER TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER.I DISCOVERED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS SHREDDED. WE WERE TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT ON 9/6/15 UNTIL SERVICE OPENED ON 9/8/15. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WATER PUMP BELT WHICH WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE NEW BELT WAS NOT RUNNING TRUE ON THE TENSIONER AND A RIDGE HAD FORMED ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE TENSIONER. MY OPINION IS THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE BELT WAS NOT RUNNING TRUE.

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 (WARNING LIGHTS OR OTHER NOISES) PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY FOR 1.5 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TO THE DEALER. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOW HYUNDAI ISN'T HONORING THEIR WARRANTY AND SAYING ITS NEGLECT, GETTING A SECOND OPINION.

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 THE BLOWER AC/ HEATER NOT WORKING AS WELL. THE CAR IS A LEMON AFTER 30 VISITS TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPEATED PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE A NEW SET OF EYES FIX THE PROBLEMS AND STUCK WITH A REBUILT MOTOR IN MAY 2015. CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR HESITATE AND ECS PROBLEMS AS OF JUNE 2015. NEED HELP.

Mileage: 512,011

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 WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

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 LOCATION, LOST POWER TO AC SYSTEM....DANGEROUS SITUATION IF OTHER TRAFFIC HAD BEEN NEARBY. THE CAR IS NOW INOPERABLE AS WE WAIT FOR A TOW TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER. *JS

Mileage: 65,000