2007 HYUNDAI SONATA Electronic Stability Control (esc) Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the electronic stability control (ESC) warning light illuminated causing the brakes to lock-up and the vehicle to not accelerate as needed. The contact stated that she waited until the vehicle cooled down for the vehicle to operate normally. The contact was then able to drive the vehicle home safely. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the hydraulic control unit needed to be replaced. Additionally, the dealer stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V122000 (Exterior Lighting) and that she had to pay out-of-pocket for the repair. The contact agreed to the repair but was later informed that the parts were discontinued. The manufacturer was contacted and was working with the contact. The failure mileage was 210,075.

Mileage: 210,075

CAR STOP ACCELERATING IN THE CITY STREET IN MOTION.

Mileage: 133,656

TAKARA RECALL . AROUND JUNE OF 2019 MY HYUNDAI SONATA STARTED MESSING UP IT STARTED WITH THE FUEL PUMP THEN FUSES AND ALSO THE BATTERY LIGHT STAYS DIM ON THE DASH TODAY THE BREAK LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHT WOULDNT GO ON

Mileage: 155,000

ALARM KEEP BEEPING

THE ESC OFF INDICATOR LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH AND STAY ON STEADILY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE WILL REMAIN ON, BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE, CAUSING A TRAFFIC JAM AND ME HAVING TO CROSS OVER 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO ENGINE POWER TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE ROAD OR WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 3.3L V6. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ISSUE OF A FAULTY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE INCIDENT WHERE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON SUNDAY MARCH 11TH 2018 WAS BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE IS ON ENCE THE ESC OFF LIGHT INDICATOR IS NO LONGER LIT ON THE DASH. AND THE ONLY WAY I AM SOMETIMES ABLE TO GET THIS LIGHT TO TURN OFF, IS BY DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE CABLE FROM THE BATTERY FOR 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR OR SO.

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 119,000

MY ESC LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT THE ESC IS OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND AT TIMES RIGHT AFTER I START THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO MOVING. I HAVE PRESSED THE BUTTON DURING THOSE TIMES AND IT DOES NOTHING. AT TIMES IT WILL BE LITE FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN IT GOES OFF. THERE CAN BE A MONTH OR SO OR DAYS IN BETWEEN EACH OCCURRENCE.. IT COMES ON RANDOMLY, DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE ON A BUMPY ROAD AND OF COURSE DURING WET CONDITIONS. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2007-2008 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL AS OF THIS DATE. PLEASE ADVICE ME AS TO WHAT I NEED TO DO TO HAVE THIS TAKING CARE OF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

Mileage: 150,000

REAR CONTROL ARM BKOKE OFF CAUSING STEERING DANGER

Mileage: 150,000

ESC IT'S ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. I FOUND A FEW BLOGS INDICATING A RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 45,000

THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. I NOTED NHTSA REFERENCE #09V122000.

Mileage: 113,000

MY ESC LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS THE ESC BUTTON ON AND OFF BUT IT DOES EXTINGUISH WHEN I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTART.

Mileage: 115,000

THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND PUSHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT.

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECTS LIKE THE ESC AND THE AIRBAG SIGNS ARE ON. SO I WANT IT TO BE RECALLED. THANK YOU. HYUNDAI SONATA 2007

THE "ESC OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF USING THE INTERIOR BUTTON THAT IS DESIGNED TO DO SO. LOOKING AT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS LIKELY CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE STOP LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER VEHICLES IN THE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. PLEASE EXTEND THIS RECALL TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING, MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO TURN OFF IS TO RESTART THE CAR. RELATED TO THIS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR HAS REFUSED TO BE SET INTO PARK WHEN THE ESC LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENS ALWAYS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND THE ESC LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OUT (EVEN IF THE ESC BUTTON IS PRESSED) UNLESS THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 100,500

TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND PUSHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT. THE ESC BUTTON INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES. SO FAR, THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 103,000

MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR HYUNDAI'S. ALSO, MY ESC LIGHT GOES ON AND SOMETIMES STAYS ON. AGAIN ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH THIS CAR. BOTH ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE NEGLIGENT ON THE MANUFACTURES PART. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN LOGGED THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

Mileage: 100,000

ESC RANDOMLY TURNS OFF AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SIDE STREETS AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST YEAR .

Mileage: 66,000

THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF WARNING IS COMING ON FREQUENTLY.

Mileage: 133,080

"TANAKA RECALL " THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE, INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS. WHEN DECELERATING, THE STEERING WHEEL "STICKS" IN THE STRAIGHT-AHEAD POSITION. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN & NAVIGATE A HIGHWAY EXIT THAT CURVES. YOU HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE WHEEL AND PULL HARD TO MAKE IT TURN, AT WHICH POINT IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEEL "UNLOCKS" AND TURNS FREELY AGAIN. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES , AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG (NOW THAT I SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE, I PLAN ON SCHEDULING SERVICE AGAIN). I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES IN FRONT DUE TO THE SQUIRTING SOUND EVERTIME I GO OVER HOLE OR SPEED BUMP AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS SLOWLY HANGING. I TOO HAD ISSUES WITH THE ESC AND JERKING AND PULLING NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THOSE ISSUES WEREN'T ADDRESSED OR FIXED BY THE MECHANIC. (AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE SHOP & SEVERAL ACCIDENTS LATER) MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2007 NEEDS HELP.

THE ESC LIGHTS COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING FROM. CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE

TAKATA RECALL. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AND CAUSES CAR TO APPLY BRAKES ON ITS OWN.

Mileage: 55,000

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING/LIGHTING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED.

Mileage: 146,000

A LOT OF TIMES THAT I AM DRIVING, EITHER PULLING OFF OR WHEN IM AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND PUSH GAS TO GAIN MORE SPEED (AS IF GOING AROUND TURN), THE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AND MY CAR WILL SHAKE AS IT IDLES. THE GAS PEDAL STOPS WORKING WHEN THIS ,LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKES, THEY ARE HARD. AS MY CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE TIME. THEN WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF, IT SOMETIMES GOES AWAY BUT IT SOMETIMES STAYS ON AND MY CAR WON'T MOVE. BUT IT HAPPENS A LOT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT. IT HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND ONE TIME GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. BEING A FEMALE AND HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT NIGHT IS SCARY. IT STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN DOING IT A LOT WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

Mileage: 166,000

ESC OFF LIGHT CONTINES TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO PARK AND WONT RELEASE THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO DRIVE WITHOUT PUSHING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON. THEN ONCE IN DRIVE YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON AGAIN TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO PARK.

Mileage: 63,755

MY ESC OFF LIGHT ONLY COMES ON AT NIGHT WHEN I START MY CAR AND DRIVE. MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNLESS I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I ALSO FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL PULLING AT TIMES WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. IT IS A BIG HAZZARD TO ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY DAUGHTER WITH ME BECAUSE NOONE KNOWS WHEN YOUR STOPPING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WONT GO OFF. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING OUT OF POCKET WHEN ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I CALLED DEALERSHIPS AND THEY WONT DO NOTHING FOR IT UNLESS THEY HAVE A STATEMENT FOR IT OR RECALL NOTICE. IVE SEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS, NOT ONLY MYSELF. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY.

THE ESC DEACTIVATES ITSELF AND THE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND WILL NOT ACTIVATE ITSELF UNTIL THE AUTO IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. BECAUSE THE ESC TURNS ITSELF OFF IT PROBABLY COULD CAUSE THE AUTO TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. READING ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION WHICH SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

"ESC OFF" LIGHT TURNS ON AFTER ENGINE STARTUP, OR DRIVING A FEW MILES. IT FIXES ITSELF WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED ON AGAIN. ESC ON/OFF SWITCH HAS NO EFFECT ON THE LIGHT. IT OCCURS FOR A NUMBER OF TIMES A DAY. IT WOULD BE UNSAFE IF ESC IS TRULY TURNED OFF WHEN WE NEED IT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL. IT CAME BACK A FEW YEARS LATER.

Mileage: 139,000

THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHT OFF WILL APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR FROM THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 106,500

MY BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION. MY "ESC OFF" LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. I HAD A MECHANIC SCAN MY CAR REGARDING THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUES AND THE CODE THAT DISPLAYED WAS "P0504". AFTER RESEARCHING THIS CODE I HAVE DISCOVERED: THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) HAS DETECTED A FAULT IN CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TWO BRAKE SWITCH CIRCUITS. THIS VERY PROBLEM HAS RESULTED A MASSIVE RECALL FOR HYUNDAI & KIA VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THE VIN LOOK UP FOR THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN (110). I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT!!! *TR

Mileage: 82,771

ESC LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THE ESC SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. THIS IS USUALLY PRECEDED BY THE FEELING THAT THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED WITHOUT MY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FEELS SLUGGISH FOLLOWING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ESC LIGHT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

AS I AM DRIVING NORMALLY, THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND REMAINS LIT UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

WHILE TRYING TO PARK MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN DRIVE AND CAN ONLY BE MOVED INTO NEUTRAL. LEADING UP TO THIS HAPPENING THE ESC LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND EVENTUALLY STAYED PERMANENTLY ON. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY BREAK LIGHT WAS ALSO OFF. I AM ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BY PRESSING DOWN THE BYPASS. AS IT IS IN ORDER TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN THE BYPASS. I HAVE TO DO THE SAME WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. BREAK LIGHT STILL NOT WORKING AND ESC LIGHT IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PRESSING THE "ESC OFF" BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD HAS NO EFFECT AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ESC IS ACTUALLY DISABLED OR IF THE WARNING IS ILLUMINATED IN ERROR. RESTARTING THE CAR CAUSES THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO OFF, BUT IT SOMETIMES COMES BACK ON SHORTLY AFTER. I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT NOT FOR THE 2007 SONATA. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I USED TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WOULD STAY OFF. NOW, I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON WITH NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF. *TR

THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 94,081

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SE WAS RECALLED I THINK IN 2008 FOR ESC OFF LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. HAS BEEN RE-OCCURRING FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF, LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEN COMES BACK ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. PRESSING THE ESC SWITCH HAS NO AFFECT. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK NORMALLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I HAVE TO BRAKE TO AVOID A PROBLEM WHILE ON WET SLIPPERY ROADS (LOTS OF RAIN IN MY AREA), THE ESC WOULD BE OF NO USE. THIS IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS STILL PRESENT IN MY VEHICLE AND HYUNDAI SHOULD CONTINUE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 5,500

I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THIS MORNING I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR WHAT THE LIGHT MEANT AND I SAW THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON MY MODEL AND YEAR. I FILLED MY GAS TANK HALF WAY AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I STARTED IT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT AGO AND THE LIGHT IS BACK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

MY AIR BAG HAS BEEN ON NOW FOR 2 MONTHS AND LIKE ANOTHER COMPLAINTS I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD BRING IT AND PAY 85 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO RUN A TEST TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG.I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL ABOUT THE SEAT BELT WHERE THEY HAD TO SHIP IT TO CA. IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH YOUR AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHECK IT FOR FREE. MY ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. I'M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSES THAT PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE PAINT FLAKING OFF. I HAVE READ ON OTHER SITES AND SPOKE TO SEVERAL BODY SHOPS ABOUT THIS CONCERN. THE BODY SHOPS STATE THAT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PRIMER NOT HOLDING THE PAINT. I'VE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE ROOF REPAINTED AND NOW MY TRUNK IS DOWN TO BARE PRIMER. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER REPAIR BILL FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY. I'M JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS? *TR

Mileage: 99,657

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ESC AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

I WAS JUST DRIVING TO WORK AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO GO OFF IS TO RESTART THE CAR. ONE OF THE TIMES I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR IN TO PARK BUT AFTER PLAYING AROUND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FINAL ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY, I HAD IT CHECK FOR ERROR CODES AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *TR

Mileage: 60,188

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY; CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACED IN 2010 BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FEE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES TO REPAIR. SHOULD HAVE PART OF RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

DURING A SNOW STORM, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP. MY BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE (AS IF SOMETHING WAS KEEPING THE BRAKE SHOES FROM ENGAGING ONTO THE WHEEL). THERE ALSO WAS A LOUD CLATTER. I DISENGAGED MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND WAS ONLY THEN ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. TODAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STOP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I SAW HYUNDAI HAD A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN #: 09V-122 WHICH WAS PUBLISHED APRIL 15, 2009. . ACCORDING TO MY VIN HISTORY, MY STOP LAMP SWITCH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON 4/4/09 BY MALONE HYUNDAI. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATION AND ASKED IF PERHAPS MY STOP SWITCH, SINCE BEING REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL, MIGHT HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ALSO A DEFECTIVE STOP SWITCH. THE CASE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE WARRANTY ON PARTS WAS 5 YEARS, 60,000 MILES FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST DRIVEN NEW OFF THE LOT AND HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE STOP SWITCH UNLESS I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD CERTIFY THAT MY SWITCH WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. ON SAFERCAR.GOV, YOU HAVE SEVERAL DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED RELATED TO THIS RECALL. IN THE DOCUMENT ENTITLED "OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER", PAGE 2 WHICH IS A NOTIFICATION TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP & SERVICE MANAGERS DATED 6/24/2009, PARAGRAPH 5 SAYS: "ALL HYUNDAI DEALERS WILL BE SHIPPED A SUPPLY OF STOP LAMP SWITCHES..." WHICH IMPLIES ALL EXISTING STOCK OF THESE SWITCHES WERE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE! YOUR ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED IN GETTING HYUNDAI TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT! *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE ESC OFF DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR

I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING SONATA FAULTY REAR CONTROL ARMS THAT AFFECT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. ON OCCASION, MY SONATA WILL LIGHT UP THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL DISABLED DASHBOARD INDICATOR. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WILL INDICATE THAT IT'S OFF FOR A FEW MILES OF DRIVING AND THEN THE DISABLED LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AND I AM PRESUMING THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL IS BACK ON. I HAVE NOT FELT ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE DRIVING WHEN STABILITY CONTROL BECOMES DISABLED, BUT THAT VERY WELL COULD BE BECAUSE I USUALLY ASEE THE INDICATOR LIGHT UP (ON THE OCCASIONS THAT IT HAPPENS) IN THE MORNING AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO EXIT. AFTER DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 FOR A FEW MILES, THE DISABLED INDICATOR DISAPPEARS. TOTAL TIMES ISSUE OCCURRED: ABOUT 10 OR LESS SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE MID 2012. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2007 SONATA WITH 37,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT COME ON AND CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. HAVE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE. CAR NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. CODE P2135 AND P2106. *TT

Mileage: 30

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA 3.3L FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 65 MPH IN VERY BUSY MORNING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED, PUTTING THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN A POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INSIDE LANE BEHIND A HEAVY TRUCK AND BESIDE ANOTHER HEAVY TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WENT TO IDLE. THIS OCCURRED ON I-84 IN THE BOISE, ID CORRIDOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER VIA HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 41,323

ON JUNE 2, 2008 THE ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATED THE ESC WAS NOT ENGAGED. IT WENT OFF AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED. THE LIGHT CAME ON 2 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT 4 DAYS. ON JUNE 6, I WAS MAKING A "Y" TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND THE SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF DRIVE. HAVING READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL PREVIOUSLY, I POPPED THE BUTTON ON TOP OF THE SHIFT CONSOLE AND PUSHED THE BUTTON WITH MY KNIFE. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO REVERSE, BUT THE SHIFT LOCKED DOWN AGAIN KEEPING ME FROM GOING INTO DRIVE. I HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER ON JUNE 16. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND STICKING CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE ONLY 8,456 MILES ON THE CAR, WARRANTY COVERED THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 7,600