2010 HYUNDAI SONATA Structure Problems

External Handles made of plastic continue to break and do not allow access to open car doors

I have several recalls on my vehicle and the dealership only scrub and they did not replace the crossmember and other parts. I need help to see if this is OK

IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF/BROKEN. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT (SEPT 2020), THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF THE CAR WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT (NOV 2020), THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE REMAINED ON THE CAR BUT BROKE SO THAT IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. BOTH INCIDENCES OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE; I DID NOT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENCES.

LAST MONTH, THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT WAS BROKEN. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR, IT DID NOT OPEN. THAT IS IN THE PICTURE ATTACHED. ON SATURDAY, I OPENED MY DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN MY HAND. NOW I HAVE ONLY TOW DOORS THAT I CAN OPEN. I LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HYUNDAI SONATA. I FEEL LIKE CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE THIS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, MY CAR WAS PARKED. I AM GOING TO HYUNDAI TO GET THIS REPAIRED BECAUSE I AM SCARED THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET IN MY CAR IF ALL THE HANDLES GETS LIKE THIS.

Mileage: 170,000

DRIVER'S EXTERIOR DOOR LATCH BROKE INTO TWO WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DOOR WITH HAND TO ENTER THE CAR. THE DOOR HAD BEEN UNLOCKED VIA REMOTE CONTROL.

Mileage: 57,482

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD, WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN TO 20 MHP THE CARD JERKS, HARD DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND, AND RPM INCREASE BY SEVERAL HUNDRED RPS. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP, ISSUE MOSTLY GOES AWAY. ISSUE STARTED THIS YEAR. SECOND ISSUE IS THE WHITE PAINT EASILY COMES OFF ALL OVER THE CAR, EVEN JUST FROM HOSING THE CAR WITH WATER. ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS. ITS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CAR PAYMENT. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE ISSUE BEFORE, HOWEVER I SEE ALOT OF OWNERS WITH WHITE COLOR HAVE THIS ISSUE. SUSPENSION SEEMS TO BE VERY HARD WHILE GOING OVER ANY BUMPS. FEELS LIKE THERE ARE NO SUSPENSIONS MECHANISMS AT ALL.

Mileage: 135,000

REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE (EXTERIOR) BROKEN - FEBRUARY 2020. ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON THIS CAR BETWEEN 2015-2020! HYUNDAI PAID FOR THE FIRST 1 BUT FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD TOLD ME, ESSENTIALLY, "TOO BAD, DOOR HANDLES BREAK." APPARENTLY THEY DO ON 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA'S AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES BROKE ON MY CAR. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. I EXPECT HYUNDAI TO COVER THIS ONE. THE CAR HAS 66K MILES ON IT. IT DOES NOT GET HEAVY USE. THE FIRST 5 YEARS, I TOOK PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO WORK, THEN STARTED WORKING FROM HOME. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE HANDLES TO BREAK. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE GOT NORMAL USE; NOTHING EXCESSIVE OR UNUSUAL.

Mileage: 65,000

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY 1 DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF, SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 1 MORE TO COME OFF AND 1 IS JUST HANGING ON SO I DO NOT TOUCH IT. UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I AM CONSTANTLY CLIMBING OVER MY SEATS OR ATTEMPTING TO OPEN FROM ANOTHER DOOR JUST TO GET INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN CAR SEATS IN THE BACK. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING DOOR HANDLES AND THE ONLY ONES AVAILABLE DO NOT MATCH CAR COLOR. AFTER SEARCHING I SEE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM BEFORE I PURCHASED MY CAR. I CAN NOT HONESTLY RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE FOR THE FACT THAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET INSIDE JUST TO TEST DRIVE AND THE DOOR HANDLE MIGHT POSSIBLY COME OFF. THE CAR RUNS FINE BUT I WOULD LIKE IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENTS FOR DOOR HANDLES SO THAT I CAN GET INSIDE THE CAR CORRECTLY AND WITHOUT HAVING TO CLIMB OVER OTHER SEATS ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DOOR HANDLES FALL OFF. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. I HAVE NOW LOST TWO MORE HANDLES WHICH AT 58$ A PIECE, I AM BECOMING FRUSTRATED THAT I CANNOT GET IN MY CAR QUICKLY GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS, NOR GET TO MY BABY IN THE BACK SEAT QUICKLY AS I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, RUN AROUND THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE SEEN 2011 HYUNDAI SONATAS RECALL THE HANDLES, HOWEVER MINE IS A 2010 AND THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY HYUNDAI AS IT HAS BECOME A NUISANCE. *TR

Mileage: 111,232

CAR PURCHASED JUNE 2016. 17,000 MI. THREE MONTHS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. WITHIN SIX MONTHS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE FELL OFF THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. HYUNDAI WANTS $350.00 FOR EACH HANDLE. I CAN NO LONGER HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR IT IS UNSAFE. MY FEAR IS MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL FALL OFF. I AM 70 AND TOO OLD TO CLIMB THRU THE TRUNK. IF THIS ISN'T A RECALL IT SHOULD BE. I CAN FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB IF NECESSARY. THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THE HANDLES FELL OFF.

Mileage: 17,000

DOOR HANDLES EASILY SNAPPED OFF AND SENSOR WENT OUT FUEL TANK. THIS HAPPENING ON ALL CARS I HAVE 5 CO WORKERS SAME VEHICLES ALL HAVE SAME PROMBLEM THIS SHOULD BE FIXED WE CANT ENTER IN REAR OF CAR WITHOUT GETTING IN FRONT TO OPEN BOTH BACK DOORS

THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM IS ERRATIC. IN ADDITION THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN MECHANISM WORKS INCONSISTENTLY.

Mileage: 86,000

DOOR HANDLES CCS ME RIGHT OFF. HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM

Mileage: 86,000

I HAVE HAD THREE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BRAKE OFF THE DOOR ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.. THE ENTIRE HANDLE BROKE OFF UPON GETTING TO GET INTO THE CAR. ONE HANDLE BROKE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, THE OTHER TWO BROKE ON MAY 5, 2019. AND JUNE 22, 2019.

Mileage: 115,000

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 3 DOOR HANDLES, TRANSMISSION, LICK SEAT BELT, SUNROOF MOTOR, SINCE BUYING THIS CAR. IT IS 9 YEARS OLD AND THE SEALS ON THE DOORS ARE GOING BAD. AIR AND PESTS ARE GETTING IN THE CAR. AND THE NOISE LEVEL IS HORRIBLE. I WAS TOLD 2 WEEKS AGO THAT THE RATTLING I KEEP HEARING IS THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS AND FRAME AND WILL COST ABOUT $1000 TO FIX. CAR WAS OK UNTIL IT JUST HOT 100000 MILE MARK.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALLACE HYUNDAI (3801 SE FEDERAL HWY, STUART, FL) ALL 4 OF THE DOOR HANDLES WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ALL FOUR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *BF *JB

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALLACE HYUNDAI (3801 SE FEDERAL HWY, STUART, FL) ALL 4 OF THE DOOR HANDLES WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ALL FOUR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *BF *JB

Mileage: 75,000

I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER & PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES. HAD TO GET SWITCH TO OPEN GAS TANK REPAIRED. WHEN FUELING CAR, PUMP CONTINUESLY STOPS WHEN TANK IS NOT FULL.

Mileage: 89,000

WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2010, A DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HYUNDAI REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE. FAST FORWARD TO 2019. CAR HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES AND IN THE SPAN OF 2 WEEKS, THE EXTERIOR REAR RIGHT PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER SIDE HANDLES CAME OFF. THIS OCCURRED WHEN OPENING THE DOORS. WHILE WE HAVE A 10 YEAR/100,000 WARRANTY, HYUNDAI WILL NOT HONOR REPLACING THE DEFECT. ESTIMATED REPAIRS ARE NEAR $500. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE INOPERABLE AND REQUIRING DRIVER TO CLIMB INTO CAR. WE SEE MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH HYUNDAI FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE OF RELIABILITY AND TRUST AND WENT ON TO PURCHASE 2 MORE HYUNDAI VEHICLES. WE KEEP OUR CARS FOR A LONG TIME - UP TO 200,000 MILES AND HAVE NEVER HAD HANDLES FALL OFF.

TAKATA RECALL...I HAVE A COMPLAINT ON THE PAINT ON MY CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH PAINT ON A CAR LIKE THIS ONE. IT SEEMED TO BE SO CHEAP THAT EVEN A STICKING TAPE WILL RIP OFF THE PAINT.

Mileage: 120,000

"TAKATA RECALL" SONATA DOOR HANDLES BREAK FOR NO REASON. IN AN EMERGENCY, FIRST RESPONDERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS TO EVACUATE PASSENGERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OF MY 4 DOORS: CAR IS PARKED. I UNLOCK CAR WITH KEY IN DOOR. I PUSH UNLOCK BUTTON. DOORS UNLOCK. PASSENGER USES OUTSIDE HANDLE, BUT HANDLE DOES NOT RESPOND. DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN INSIDE THE DOOR.CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NO ONE HAS JERKED THE HANDLE OR PULLED ON IT ROUGHLY WHEN IT BROKE. IN ALL THREE INSTANCES A SIMPLE LIFT ON THE HANDLE AND IT BROKE.

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS BECOMING LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.*BF .. *TR *DT*JB

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS BECOMING LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.*BF .. *TR *DT*JB

Mileage: 170,000

HYUNDAI SONATA 2010 - THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. A STANDARD AMOUNT OF DOOR OPENING FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE HANDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED WITH A WEAKENED OR DEFECTIVE CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE OPENING MECHANISM INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT HAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ONLY 2 FUNCTIONAL DOOR HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 84,000

HYUNDAI SONATA 2010 - THE REAR, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN FRONT OF A HOUSE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. A STANDARD AMOUNT OF DOOR OPENING FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE HANDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED WITH A WEAKENED OR DEFECTIVE CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE OPENING MECHANISM INSIDE OF THE DOOR.

Mileage: 74,000

PLASTIC EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK, COME LOOSE, AND THEN CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR. 3 DOOR HANDLES NOW.

Mileage: 45,000

WENT TO OPEN OUTSIDE PASSENGER BACK DOOR - OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. WENT TO OPEN OUTSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR - OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. LESTER GLENN HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 386 RTE 37 E, TOMS RIVER, NJ) CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THE DOOR HANDLE BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 85,000

HANDLES KEEP FALLING OFF IN MY HAND WHEN OPENING DOORS. THIS IS AT LEAST THE FOURTH TIME SINCE L HAVE THIS CAR. READ SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE, SOUNDS LIKE DEFECTIVE PART ISSUE TO ME. LAST ,TIME DEALER CHARGED ME $90.00 TO REPAIR AND IT FELL OFF NEXT DAY. NOW REAR PASSENGER FELL OFF. I AM 75 YEARS OLD, NEED DOORS TO OPEN AND CLOSE, VERY SCARY. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK OF A $23,000 CAR?

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE OPENING DOOR TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. WENT ON-LINE TO RESEARCH REPAIR. FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL 4 DOORS OF THIS VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT FAILURES ON OTHER HANDLES TEND TO HAPPEN WITHIN MONTHS OF ONE-ANOTHER. DOORS THAT ARE INFREQUENTLY USED ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN REMOVING AN INFANT, SICK, OR INJURED PERSON FROM THE VEHICLE DURING AN EMERGENCY. THE HANDLES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THE INNER FRONT OF THE HANDLE HAS A PLASTIC PIVOT WHICH SNAPS OFF, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO FALL OFF IN THE HAND OF THE PERSON OPENING THE DOOR.

Mileage: 110,000

IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, I HAVE HAD ALL 4 OF THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF IN SOMEONE'S HAND, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE HAD 2 OF THEM REPLACED ALREADY, COSTING ABOUT $150 - 200 EACH. AT THIS TIME, BOTH OF MY REAR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN OFF.

3 OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES FELL OFF MY CAR WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE LAST ONE, THE DRIVERS DOOR, HAS JUST NOW FALLEN OFF, OUT OF WARRANTY. QUESTION - WHY DID THE ONE WITH THE MOST USE FALL OFF LAST? HYUNDAI 800-633-5151 REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION ON THE 4TH REPLACEMENT. THIS OBVIOUSLY WARRANTS A RECALL BECAUSE SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE WITH EVERY ONE.

Mileage: 120,000

WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, 2 OF THE 4 EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF IN MY HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN BOTH CASES. IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF OPENING THE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN.

Mileage: 99,000

ONE BY ONE ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS DOORS ARE UNSECURED.

Mileage: 89,000

ON 12/2016 MY PASSENGER EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHILE LOADING MY VEHICLE AT SAMS CLUB. ON 11/2017 MY DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS I WAS GETTING IT FOR WORK. THIS MEANT I NEEDED TO CLIMB INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I DID GET IT FIX PAYING $170 FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ALSO A RENTAL CAR. I STILL NEED TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE EMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR THUS MAKING THE BROKEN HANDLES A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALLACE HYUNDAI (3801 SOUTHEAST FEDERAL HIGHWAY A, STUART, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED PURCHASED THE DOOR HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

4 OF MY DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF. I HAVE HAD 3 REPLACED WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE 4TH DRIVER DOOR THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD TO USE A ZIP TIE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET IN IT.

Mileage: 42,000

"HANDLE ISSUE" MY VEHICLE HAS AROUND 74K MILES ON IT AND SO FAR EVERY HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF IN THE WINTER. AFTER THE FIRST HANDLE BROKE I WAS MORE CAREFUL DURING THE WINTER ON OPENING THE DOORS. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX.

Mileage: 74,000

THREE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE COME OFF IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. TWO CAME OFF IN PASSENGER'S HANDS (GENTLE PULL) AND ONE FELL OFF THE CAR AT UNKNOWN TIME. THE CAR HAD ONLY ABOUT 62,500 MILES ON IT WHEN THE LAST ONE CAME OFF.

Mileage: 62,500

I REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE A MONTH AGO BECAUSE IT BROKE OFF WHEN I WAS OPENING THE DOOR TO LET MY CHILD OUT AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN I WAS OPENING THE DOOR FOR MY CHILD. VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS IN BOTH INSTANCES HELPING MY YOUNG CHILD OUT OF THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. IN MY DRIVING YEARS, WHICH SPANS 34 YEAR AND COUNTLESS VEHICLES, I HAVE NEVER HAD A DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTION LET ALONE BREAK OFF. I HAVE OWNED EHICLES FOR 13-15 YEARS TYPICALLY AND HAD NO INSTANCES OF DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONING OR BREAKING OFF. THE REPAIR COSTS $130 OR SO FOR EACH DOOR HANDLE, BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS MY LACK OF CONFIDENCE THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT MAY BE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. NHTSA PLEASE ENSURE HYUNDAI IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND REQUIRED TO DESIGN A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AND OFFER A REFUND TO ALREADY REPAIRED DOOR HANDLES.

Mileage: 102,000

DOOR HANDLES FALL OFF. I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF 4 HANDLES SO FAR. REAR DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED BUT IS NOT OPENING NOW. DRIVERS DOOR OPENS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. IT COSTS $140 PER UNIT.

Mileage: 30,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, THE DOOR HANDLES OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AND LEFT REAR DOORS CAME OFF IN MY HAND WHILE OPENING THE DOORS. I WAS THEN UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO LET MY ELDERLY PASSENGER OUT OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 175,000

I HAVE A HYUNDAI 2010 AND IN ONE YEARS TIME BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE SECOND ONE AND THE FIRST COST ME $160. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN INCONVENIENCE WHEN TRYING TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT, BUT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK IF THERE EVER WERE AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR A REFUND.

OUR 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA'S OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST FELL OFF RIGHT IN MY HAND. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE 2010 MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IF WE ARE IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE HANDLE FALLS OFF THE PERSON THAT IS TRYING TO HELP US THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL WE WERE DOING WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET MY SON OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT AND IT FELL OFF RIGHT IN OUR HANDS. UNACCEPTABLE.

Mileage: 53,000

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING OFF WHEN USED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY. THUS FAR, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS IN THE 75K TO 78K MILE RANGE. I AM READING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR (ESTIMATED $200). I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS ENTRY TO THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY IS COMPROMISED.

Mileage: 75,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND A YEAR AGO.NOW THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE DID THE SAME THING.

THE OUTER DOOR HANDLES ARE WEAK AND BREAK OFF EASILY. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE BROKEN HANDLES, AND THE FOURTH ONE IS ABOUT TO BREAK. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE HANDLE MIGHT BREAK OFF WHEN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR, DELAYING OR PREVENTING NEEDED HELP. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE HANDLES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

THIS 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA OBVIOUSLY HAS A DOOR HANDLE DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS COMPLAINT FORUMS. IN 2014, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND FELL OFF UPON NORMAL USE. THAT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN (AGAIN, UNDER NORMAL USAGE) AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. I ONLY HAVE 66,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, TO DATE, AND PROBLEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING SO SOON. HYUNDAI SHOULD RECALL THIS MODEL AND FIX THE PROBLEM!

Mileage: 66,000

TODAY THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA IN SIX YEAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. STAY AWAY FROM THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

Mileage: 140,000

THE DOOR HANDLES KEEP BREAKING OFF. TWO YEARS AGO THE THE BACK PASSANGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THERE WAS NO SNAPPING SOUND JUST A DOOR HANDLE NOT ATTACHED TO THE DOOR. WE PAID OUT OF POCKET AND GOT THIS FIXED SINCE IT IS UNSAFE SINCE EMERGENCY HELP WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE BACK SEAT IF THE PASSENGERS WERE INCAPACITATED. THEN TODAY THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WE ARE ONCE AGAIN GOING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS FIXED SINCE IT IS UNSAFE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO ANYONE IN THE BACK SEAT, INCLUDING CHILDREN. EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NOT USED (BARELY ANY PRESSURE WAS USED), NO SOUNDS ACCOMPANIED THE BREAKAGE, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE DOOR PREVIOUSLY. THERE WAS NO LEGITIMATE REASON FOR THE DOOR HANDLES TO BREAK.

Mileage: 100,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, THE CHROME SPLIT AND CREATED TWO RAZOR SHARP EDGES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD THREE LACERATIONS ON HIS POINTER FINGER, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,007.

Mileage: 38,007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE VEHICLE. IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION, RESCUE PERSONNEL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GAIN EASY ACCESS TO RENDER AID. BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND NOW A REAR DOOR! NO WARNING AND HYUNDAI DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM ON INTERNET. HANDLE SIMPLY BREAKS WHEN OPENING DOOR. APR-OCT 2016

Mileage: 29,000

CAR DOOR HANDLES BRAKING OFF. 2/14 LEFT FRONT DOOR HANDLE 5/15 RIGHT FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE 5/15 DRIVER REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. 4/16 FRONT RIGHT DOOR PASSENGER AGAIN BROKE. NOW 10/16 REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE.... THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR FIXED BY DEALER NO CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN AND RARELY EVEN USE BACK DOOR THE PLASTIC IS CHEAP AND CRUMBLES. DEALER WANT $250 TO FIX . THIS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED WITHOUT CHARGE OR START USING BETTER QUALITY PARTS

Mileage: 60,000

OK, I AM ANOTHER 2010 SONATA OWNER WITH REPEATED DOOR HANDLE BREAKING AND DETACHING FROM THE CAR ISSUE. MY UNCLE OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW AND GAVE IT TO ME ON 11/9/15. WHILE HIS, HE HAD TO REPLACE 3 DOOR HANDLES, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. YESTERDAY, (10/15/16) THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF AGAIN. ORIGINALLY, ALL THE HANDLE BREAKS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE. NOW, THE CAR HAS 81,182 MILES ON IT. BUT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE. YOU ARE AWARE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL ALL THESE CARS AND RECTIFY THIS ONGOING ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE INDEED. IN A CRASH, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL COULD NOT ENTER THE CAR, SHOULD IT BE ON IT'S SIDE AND THE EXPOSED DOORS HAVE BROKEN HANDLES. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ON HERE CITING 2 OR MORE HANDLES BROKEN AT THE SAME TIME. MY UNCLE IS SINGLE AND SO AM I. THE PASSENGER DOORS ON THIS CAR ARE NOT, HAVE NOT, BEEN USED THAT OFTEN AS I SELDOM HAVE PASSENGERS. IT IS UNSPEAKABLE THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT DENIES ENTRANCE TO THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE DO NOT TURN A DEAF EAR TO THOUSANDS OF CAR OWNERS WITH THIS CONCERN. THANK, YOU

Mileage: 81,182

DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITHOUT ANY WEAR AND TEAR

Mileage: 35,000

BODY HAS RUSTED THRU ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ON MY CAR. BOTH REAR DOORS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BOTH FRONT DOORS RUSTED THRU AND WERE REPAIRED. NOW RUST HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN AREA OF HOOD HINGE. THIS IS A STRUCTURALLY REINFORCED AREA OF THE CAR BUT ONLY A PATCH WAS PUT OVER RUST HOLE TO MAKE REPAIR. THIS WORK WAS ALL DONE UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTEND THAT THE LAST REPAIR WAS NOT PROPERLY DONE, AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE. HYUNDAI DENIES MY CLAIM. THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERS OWN BODY SHOP AND THEY CLAIM THAT THE AREA UNDER THE DASHBOARD IS ALL RUSTED AND WILL COST NEARLY $10000 TO REPAIR. HYUNDAI CLAIMS THE CAR IS NOT DEFECTIVE, EVEN THOUGHT THERE ARE INTERNAL SPOTS WHERE NO COATINGS WERE APPLIED TO THE STEEL. I CONTEST THAT THE COMPANY IS ONLY PROTECTING THEMSELVES AND HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. THE WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE SHORTLY AND THEN , THEY WILL BE OFF THE HOOK FOR ANY FUTURE REPAIRS CAUSED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE WHILE ASSEMBLING THEIR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AT COASTAL HYUNDAI, WHICH ALSO OWNS COCOA HYUNDAI.

Mileage: 110,000

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN 6 TIMES ON SEVERAL DOORS. HHTSA MAY FEEL THIS IS COSMETIC BUT EMERGENCY PERSONAL MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY MAKING ENTRY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, HE SEES THIS IN MORE 2010 HYUNDAI'S THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. SIMPLE WEB SEARCH FOUND 100S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. AT ONE POINT, 3 OF 4 OF MY HANDLES WERE BROKE AT ONCE. AVERAGE PRICE TO FIX ONE DOOR IS $250. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS!

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS ISSUE WAS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OTHER DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ *JS

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WHEN USING THE EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

THE DASH BOARD CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG. DEALER STATED IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES IF THE DASHBOARD BECOMES TOO HOT FROM THE SUN AND NO CORRECTION IS NEEDED AS THE AIRBAG WILL STILL FUNCTION. THERE IS A LIGHT 'FILM' ON THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT, SIDE WINDOWS. WHEN I EXPLORED FURTHER I WAS INFORMED BY 2 SEPARATE MECHANICS WHEN THE AIRBAG GAS TO PUSH THE BAG TO OPEN (WHEN NEEDED BY IMPACT) ENOUGH TO CRACK THE DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE FILM ON MY WINDOW (WINDSHIELD, FRONT SIDES) IS FROM THE EXPANSION OF THE GASES STICKING TO THEM. I HAVE REVIEWED SEVERAL FORUMS, MY PROBLEM IS SHARED BY MANY OWNERS. IT IS OVER 1000$ TO FIX- WHICH FEW PEOPLE HAVE, AND SHOULD BE 100% COVERED IN FULL BY THE MANUFACTURER. SECOND ISSUE, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MONITOR ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS 75LBS THE AIRBAG 'ON' LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT TURN ON. I HAVE READ THIS IS MAY HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN A RECALL WHICH ONLY ENDED WITH THE 2008 SONATA. MINE IS A 2010. OBVIOUSLY, BOTH ARE HUGE SAFETY ISSUES AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED ASAP. I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO SO. CURRENTLY MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT SAFE TO USE. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR BOTH ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS MISINFORMED AND COUNTS ON THEIR PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT TO BE INJURED, MAIMED OR KILLED. THESE ISSUES ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. THANK YOU, [XXX] I DID NOT PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL JANUARY 2016. IT CRACKED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2015. PICTURE ARE DASHBOARD INSIDE AND 2 OUTSIDE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HANDLES BREAKING ON THE 2010 SONATA I TOO AM FILING A COMPLAINT. SO FAR WE HAVE HAD 2 DOOR HANDLES BREAK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO LOAD/ AND UNLOAD GROCERIES. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND NOW WE FACE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. I FEEL THERE IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT WITH THE MATERIALS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AND FIX PEOPLES FAILING EQUIPMENT/ HANDLES AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNERS.

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVER FRONT DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF IN MY HAND.2 WEEKS LAYER SAME THING HAPPENED ON PASSAGE FRONT DOOR.IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED TO A PARENT WHO NEEDED TO GET CHILD OUT OF CAR QUICKLY.HYUNDAI ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN.SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 130,000

ONE NIGHT, WITHOUT USING FORCE, THE FRONT PASSENGER HANDLE ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA CAME OFF WHILE PARKED ON A FLAT. THE DRIVERʻS SIDE, OUTSIDE, BACKDOOR HANDLE CAME OFF AFTER COLLEGE CLASS, A MONTH OR SO LATER, WHILE PARKED, WHEN A CLASSMATE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, AGAIN NOT USING EXCESSIVE FORCE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGERʻS SIDE, OUTSIDE, BACKDOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN I WENT TO RETRIEVE MY GROCERIES WHILE PARKED, ALSO NOT USING EXCESSIVE FORCE. WHICH STOPPED THE USE OF THIS VEHICLE FOR A ROAD TEST AND GETTING MY SAFETY CHECK. ALL 3 HANDLES I HAD TO PAY WAY TOO MUCH FOR AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIXED JUST SO I COULD GET MY SAFETY CHECK BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH (4/30/2016), AND NOW CAN BE USED FOR A ROAD TEST. RIDICULOUS PRICES FOR HOLLOW PLASTIC HANDLES. I HOPE THESE NEW HANDLES LAST AS LONG AS I OWN THIS VEHICLE! AND HARDER FOR ME BECAUSE I LIVE IN HAWAII. THE PRICES WE HAVE TO PAY FOR LIVING/DRIVING IN PARADISE IS CRAZY!! BUT TO HEAR THIS YEAR, MAKE, MODEL HAS MORE ISSUES I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FROM READING THEM ON THIS SITE IS NUTS!! IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE/ IN HAWAII?

Mileage: 33,000

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY (PARKED IN DRIVEWAY). THE DOOR HANDLE (RIGHT REAR) CAME OFF IN MY DAUGHTER'S HAND WHEN SHE TRIED TO GAIN ACCESS INTO THE BACK SEAT. NO ONE COULD GET INTO THE CAR THROUGH THAT DOOR UNTIL THE HANDLE WAS FIXED. WHEN WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION, SHE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE LEFT REAR DOOR. WE NOTIFIED GLOBAL AUTO MALL, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, BECAUSE I HAD PAID EXTRA WHEN BUYING THE CAR TO GET COVERAGE FOR 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. GLOBAL AUTO MALL TOLD US THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT A COVERED PART OF THE WARRANTY! MOREOVER, THEY HAD TO SEND THE DOOR HANDLE OUT FOR A PAINTING JOB. SO WE HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER'S REPAIR DEPARTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED.

Mileage: 13,220

WITHIN A PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 MONTHS, THREE OF THE FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF, INCLUDING TWO THAT CAME OFF WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE HANDLES HADN'T BEEN PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED OR INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS, AND WE DON'T TREAT THEM ROUGHLY. THE HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND BOTH REAR DOORS. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS ALMOST NEVER USED, SO I'M DISINCLINED TO ATTRIBUTE THE PROBLEM TO WEAR AND TEAR. WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF, THE PLASTIC SNAPPED APART. WE PAID TO HAVE THAT HANDLE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE REAR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE, WHICH CAME OFF TWO WEEKS AGO, REMAINED INTACT, BUT A TRIANGULAR METAL PIECE CAME OUT WHEN THE HANDLE FELL AWAY. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF TODAY WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD THE CAR, SO I HAVEN'T SEEN ITS CONDITION. SINCE HIS KEY FOB NO LONGER WORKS, HE NOW HAS TO GET INTO THE CAR IS BY CLIMBING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. GIVEN THAT WE'VE LOST THREE HANDLES IN SO SHORT A TIME, IT APPEARS THE PARTS ARE INFERIOR AND HAVE REACHED THE END OF THEIR LIFE.

Mileage: 60,000

OVER THE PERIOD OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ALL FOUR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED! THIS BEGAN IN THE FALL OF 2014 WHEN THE CAR WAS 3.5 YEARS OLD. THE FIRST TWO HANDLES TO BREAK WERE THE LEFT SIDE HANDLES (WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER) ... WHICH FOR US WERE THE MOST USED DOOR AND THE LEAST USED DOOR. WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THESE HANDLES BROKE DUE TO A DEFECT, AND NOT DUE IN ANY PART TO US.

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN I PUMP GAS EVEN WHEN ON A EMPTY TANK , THE GAS WILL SPLASH BACK ALL OVER THE PLACE ALMOST LIKE ITS FULL BUT WHEN IT'S REALLY EMPTY , ALSO THE ESC WILL TURN OFF AND ON BY ITS SELF FROM TIME TO TIME , HAD TOO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AT 90,000 MILES , NOW I'M GETTING A CODE PO449 EVEN WITH NEW GAS CAP .. LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY PAINT IS PEELING OFF MY CAR , ESPECIALLY THE HOOD AND ROOF . NOTICED HYUNDAI SHEDS THERE PAINT ,

Mileage: 90,000

DOOR HANDLE BREAKS. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS RARELY USE, MAYBE ONCE A WEEK AT THE MOST ON AVERAGE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE ALSO BROKE.

Mileage: 53,000

DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR BROKE OFF WHEN A PASSENGER WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET IN THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED ON A CITY STREET. APPEARS TO BE MADE OF CHEAP BRITTLE PLASTIC. WAS OPENED NORMALLY WITHOUT EXCESS FORCE. VEHICLE HAS NOT EVEN HAD VERY MANY FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS IN ITS SERVICE LIFE THUS FAR. A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD SOMEONE NEED TO GET INTO THE CAR QUICKLY. NO EXCUSE FOR SUCH SHODDY MATERIALS/ENGINEERING DESIGN.

Mileage: 44,358

BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. BOTH HANDLES BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE WEEKS APART FROM EACH OTHER. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I WAS OPENING THE DOOR LIKE NORMAL WITH NO EXCESSIVE FORCE ON BOTH HANDLES. HOW CAN I GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THE HANDLES BREAK OFF? ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CHILD LOCK IS ENGAGED. THE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. WILL HYUNDAI WAIT UNTIL CHILDREN DIE TO ACT ON THIS COMPLAINT?

Mileage: 37,000

OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES JUST FALL OFF. MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES BOTH CAME OFF WITH BARELY TOUCHING THEM.

BOTH HANDLES ON THE REAR DOORS CAME OFF WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD WITHOUT ANY EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT OR ABUSE. IN BOTH CASES THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK. ATTACHED ARE PHOTOS OF BOTH DOOR HANDLE LOCATIONS, ONE SIDE WITHOUT THE HANDLE (DRIVER'S SIDE) & THE SECOND WITH THE HANDLE HELD IN PLACE WITH DUCT TAPE (PASSENGER SIDE). NEITHER DOOR IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, RENDERING IT UNFIT TO TRANSPORT ANY PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT. REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS, THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE (IN AN EMERGENCY, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE TO REMOVE EITHER THE DRIVER OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER THROUGH THE REAR DOORS.) THE THIRD PHOTO SHOWS THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 49,205, WHICH IS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES MORE THAN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER.

Mileage: 48,600

ALL FOUR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF OR ARE NOT FUNCTIONING LEAVING THE ONLY WAY INTO THE CAR IS TO LEAVE WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR CRAWL THROUGH THE TRUNK OF THE CAR TO OPEN DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. ALL HANDLES BROKE WHEN THE DOOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WERE BROKEN DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V317000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), 09V171000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), AND 10V070000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AT LEAST 3 HYUNDAI SONATA 2010 AUTOS OF PEOPLE I KNOW. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO ENTER THE CAR THE DOOR HANDLE JUST COMES OFF IN THE PERSONS HAND. IN MY WIFES CASE LUCKELY SHE WAS ON OUR DRIVEWAY AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO GRASS AND WAS NOT INJURED. IF THIS HAPPENED TO SOMEONE PARKED ON A BUSY STREET THEY COULD FALL BACK INTO TRAFFIC. IN LOOKING AT THE DETACHED HANDLE IT LOOKS LIKE THE POOR QUALITY PLASTIC INTERIOR JUST CRACKED. AS I SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THREE PEOPLE JUST IN MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS SO I AM SURE IT IS MORE WIDESPREAD.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,537.

Mileage: 76,537

REACHED TO OPEN BACK PASSENGER DOOR AND IT FELL IN PIECES IN MY HAND. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME COSTING ME $125.0. I RETIRED A.COULD MONTHS ABACK AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS BUT I FEEL IT'S.

Mileage: 73,674

2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE REAR PASSENGER DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST SNAPPED OFF. I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR IN A NORMAL FASHION AND THE HANDLE STAYED IN THE OPEN POSITION SO I HAD TO PUSH IT BACK IN TO THE CLOSED POSITION. WHEN I PULLED ON THE HANDLE AGAIN THE HANDLE FELL OFF IN MY HAND. THE REAR DOOR NEVER DID OPEN, NOW I NEED TO REACH THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE.

Mileage: 162,200

HAVE HAD ALL 4 OUTER DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF OF VEHICLE.

Mileage: 63,000

TWO DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF MY 2010 SONATA WHILE JUST ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THEM. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AS THEY CLAIM IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I COULD SEE IF IT WAS JUST ONE DOOR HANDLE BUT FOR TWO TO COME OFF DAYS OF EACH OTHER I FIND IT MORE OF A DEFECT THAN WEAR AND TEAR. READING SOME HYUNDAI OWNER FORUMS I HAVE FOUND THIS APPEARS TO BE A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I TRAVEL WITH KIDS ON A DAILY BASIS AND GOD FORBID THEY WOULD BE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR DUE TO THE HANDLE BEING IN MY HAND INSTEAD OF THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF THIS MORNING WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS BREAKAGE HAS OCCURRED, ALBEIT ON THREE DIFFERENT DOORS. ALTHOUGH THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH STILL WORKS, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR RESCUE SERVICES TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. BASED ON POSTINGS I HAVE COME ACROSS ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI SONATAS AND SHOULD IN MY MIND QUALIFY AS A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 85,500

DRIVER SIDE DOOR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR. HANDLE PARTS ARE PLASTIC! CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE NOW. BOUGHT NEW, NOW UNDER 38K MILES, AND LESS THAN 5 YEARS IN USE. CONTACTED HYUNDAI NATIONAL, HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET. DEALERS INDICATE THAT THIS MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

DRIVER BACK DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT BUT THE DEALER WON'T FIX THE HANDLE. THE BACKDOOR IS NOT EVEN USED MUCH. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH WAS SENT TO HYUNDAI TO REQUEST THEY FIX THIS DEFECT. THEY RESPONDED WITH A WORDY BUT POLITE "WE'RE SORRY, BUT YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY". WE HAVE A 2010 SONATA. ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE COST WAS ABOUT $70. THREE WEEKS AGO (APPROX. 1/15/2015), THE DRIVER SIDE REAR HANDLE FELL OFF. TEN DAYS AGO (APPROX 1/27/2015) THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. THE DEALER WANTS $150 EACH TO REPAIR THEM. I CAN UNDERSTAND ONE HANDLE BREAKING, BUT NOT (ON A CAR LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD) THREE OF THE FOUR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. I CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT. I HAVE RESEARCHED YOUR SITE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY MATCHING COMPLAINTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS, BUT NORMAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE - ALL OF WHICH WE HAVE REPAIRED AT OUR OWN EXPENSE WITHOUT COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IS SO EGREGIOUS THAT WE FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

ON FEBRUARY 26TH 2015, I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR TO FIND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAD FALLEN OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR HANDLE THAT HAS FALLEN OFF ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE FIRST TIME WAS THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE ON OR AROUND 12/23/2011 AT 30,125 MILES. ALTHOUGH THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FOUND THROUGH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, HYUNDAI HAS NOT RECALLED THEIR DOOR HANDLES. THIS PRESENTS OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AND DESPITE NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS, HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL NOT BE COVERED. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE HANDLES FALLING OFF OF CARS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND HYUNDAI SHOULD RECTIFY THIS SITUATION IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE STATED ONLINE, THE DOOR HANDLES FALLING OFF ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO HANDLES ON MY CAR ALREADY, FIRST MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE COMMONALITY OF THIS PROBLEM CLEARLY INDICATES A MAJOR ENGINEERING ISSUE ON THE BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURER AND CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. EACH HANDLE HAS COST ME JUST UNDER $65 TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE (3) BROKEN OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BREAKING THE SAME WAY FROM STRESS FRACTURE WHERE THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE CONTACTS THE METAL LATCH. IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE IS TOO BRITTLE FOR INTENDED USE. THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED AS FOLLOWS: -REAR RIGHT SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED JAN 16, 2012 -REAR LEFT SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED DEC 21, 2013 -DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE REPLACED DEC 1, 2014 I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ARE TREATING THIS AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE FAILS HAWAII STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. HAWAII IS NOT SUBJECT TO EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AS I EXPERIENCED DOOR HANDLE FAILURE AS SOON AS 2 YEARS OF USE WITH THE LEAST USED DOOR HANDLES, REAR PASSENGER DOORS BREAKING BEFORE THE MOST USED DRIVER?S DOOR HANDLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SAME FAILURES REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. MY HYUNDAI DEALER NOW HAS THESE DOOR HANDLES IN STOCK (USED TO HAVE TO ORDER THEM IN) AND TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE OF MY MODEL SONATA AND TO REPORT MY CONCERNS TO HYUNDAI USA, WHICH I DID TO NO AVAIL. MAYBE THEY WILL LISTEN TO THE NHTSA. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 31,688

AS I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO MY CAR AT 7:20 AM ON 02/24/15 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST FELL OFF THE DOOR. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW ZERO AND IT WAS A SURPRISE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN TO A 5 YEAR OLD CAR!!!! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL OR PROBLEM THEY KNOW OF REGARDING THE DOOR BUT TURNED WITH NOTHING. THEN SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND TO MY SURPRISE THEY ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN SEVERAL STATES AS WELL A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF AN INDIVIDUAL LOST 3 HANDLES IN CALIFORNIA FOR A NEWER MODEL SONATA!!!!!! CALLED THE HYUNDAI WARRANTY BUT HAD TO LEAVE A MESSAGE!!!!! *JS

Mileage: 82,311

OUTSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND DETACHED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

OPENED REAR LEFT DOOR AND HANDLE CAME OFF. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

OUTSIDE REAR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE COMES OFF FOR NO REASON IT JUST BROKE OFF AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE . THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE EVENT OFF AN ACCIDENT THIS COULD POSE GREAT DANGER TO ANYBODY TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IF THE DOOR HANDLE BRAKES WITH CHILD LOOK DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF AS I OPENED THE DOOR. SINCE THEN, THREE OTHER HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF, THE RIGHT REAR AND THE LEFT REAR. *TR

Mileage: 38,186

ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THERE WAS NO EXTREME USAGE OR FORCE AND NO REASON THAT THE HANDLE SHOULD HAVE BROKEN. YESTERDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR HANDLE. AGAIN THERE WAS NO EXTREME FORCE AND I RARELY EVEN CARRY PASSENGERS IN MY BACK SEAT. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED AND BROKE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN MY DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS APPROX. 8 MONTHS AGO; WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE DID THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

REAR PASSENGER EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN PASSENGER SHUT THE DOOR AFTER EXITING THE CAR. IT APPEARS THE LATCH (CLOSEST TO THE KEY AREA ) IS SEVERED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF IN MY HANDS. NO FORCE WAS USED AND NO NOISE WAS MADE (IE: CRACKING OR AND OTHER PIECES WERE SEEN THAT FELL OFF OTHER THEN THE HANDLE ITSELF). THIS DOOR AND THE REAR DOORS ARE VERY RARELY USED, I HAVE NO KIDS AND AM THE ONLY 1 THAT USES THIS CAR AND VERY RARELY HAVE ANY PASSENGERS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS THE ONE I OPEN REGULARLY. I CALLED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT THE CAR AND THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO RECALLS ARE ON THIS DESPITE KNOWING OF OTHER'S WHO HAD MULTIPLE DOORS BREAK IN A SIMILAR FASHION AND SEEING MANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS REPORTED ON NHTSA SITE. THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE EITHER OR RECORD THE INFORMATION OF THIS ISSUE. IN CHECKING HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP'S ARE CHARGING BETWEEN $200 TO $300 TO REPAIR THE DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE CANNOT GET INTO THE CAR TO RESCUE SOMEONE OR IF THEY ARE TRYING TO RETRIEVE A CHILD. IN READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HOPE MY OTHER 3 DON'T BREAK NOW AND I'M ON THE HOOK TO REPAIR THOSE OUT-OF-POCKET TO. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SHODDY WORKMANSHIP. IN ALL MY YEARS/MULTIPLE CARS I NEVER HAD A CAR DOOR HANDLE BREAK. ITS VERY CHEAP PLASTIC. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE OCCURRENCES WHERE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE COME OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOORS. I FIXED TWO OF THEM AT MY OWN COST AND NOW HAVE TO REPAIR A 3RD. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT A RECALL AND THEY SAY THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ENOUGH INCIDENCES OF THIS TO RECALL IT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AGAIN AND THEY SENT ME A FORM LETTER RESPONSE THAT THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT. I AM AMAZED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE DOOR HANDLES. IF YOU SEARCH YOUR DATA BASE OF COMPLAINTS, I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE. THERE RESPONSE: DEAR [XXX]: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. WE ARE SORRY TO LEARN OF YOUR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE HANDLES ON YOUR 2010 SONATA. YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR PRIORITY AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH US. WE TRY TO DESIGN AND EQUIP ALL OF OUR MODELS WITH MATERIALS AND FEATURES THAT WILL APPEAL TO OUR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT ARE EVALUATED DURING VEHICLE DESIGN AND PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE DEMAND, SAFETY, DURABILITY, EFFICIENCY, COMFORT, CONVENIENCE AND AESTHETICS. WE ARE SOMETIMES UNABLE TO PRODUCE AN AUTOMOBILE WITH THE FEATURES AND MATERIAL THAT WILL SATISFY OR APPEAL TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS MY RESPONSE BACK YOUR COMMENTS ARE HOLLOW AND WITHOUT ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE QUALITY OF YOUR PARTS. "WE ARE SOMETIMES UNABLE TO PRODUCE AN AUTOMOBILE WITH THE FEATURES AND MATERIAL THAT WILL SATISFY OR APPEAL TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS" I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE DOOR HANDLES FALLING OFF OF A CAR IS A "FEATURE". IS THAT A STANDARD FEATURE OR AN UPGRADE? I AM SORRY BUT I WILL BE FORCED TO COMMUNICATE MY DISSATISFACTION TO ALL THAT WILL LISTEN. YOU OFFER NO VALUE WITH YOUR WORDS AND NO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 95,000

IN NOVEMBER 2012, HYUNDAI OF AUBURN REPLACED MY DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR HANDLE AFTER IT HAD COME OFF. IN NOVEMBER 2014, CAPITOL HYUNDAI (MONTGOMERY) REPLACED MY PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE DOOR HANDLE AFTER IT HAD COME OFF. IN EACH INSTANCE, THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH PAPERWORK DOCUMENTING THAT THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. *JS

DOOR HANDLE (EXTERIOR-FRONT PASSENGER) BROKEN LINKAGE; WON'T OPEN DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND HANDLE THAT HAS FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE LINKAGE. *TR

Mileage: 59,950

WENT TO OPEN DOOR AND HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND. I DIDN'T EVEN PULL VERY HARD AND DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING CRACK OR BREAK. *TR

Mileage: 51,497

REAR DRIVE SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. THE DOOR WAS NOT BEING OPENED, IT JUST FELL OFF ON TO GARAGE FLOOR. WE HAVE NO KIDS AND THIS DOOR GETS USED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. THE FAILURE IS IN THE AREA OF THE PART THAT HAS AN EXTENDED HOOK WHICH PULLS THE INTERNAL DOOR LATCH TO RELEASE THE DOOR LOCK. THE POINT OF FAILURE IS A CLEAN SHEARED SURFACE APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY ALONG THIS EXTENDED HOOD FEATURE. MICROSCOPIC EXAM OF THE FAILURE INTERFACE INDICATES APPROXIMATELY 50% WELD/KNIT LINES OBSERVED OVER THE CROSS-SECTION. STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT RELATED TO INJECTION MOLDING. DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT USING SOME TOOL WORK AROUND AND DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS THIS CAN RESULT IN A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF UPON OPENING IT....DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER FELL OFF 3 WEEKS AGO AND THAT DOOR GETS OPENED MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.. *TR

I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. I RARELY USE ANY OF THE DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR. I RECENTLY WENT TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR, DRIVER SIDE AND THE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND. IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

I WENT TO OPEN MY LEFT REAR DOOR AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. I DO NOT EVEN USE THIS DOOR ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I CAN BARELY LIFT A 10 POUND WEIGHT SO I KNOW I WAS NOT EXERTING EXTREME FORCE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF SOMEONE WAS TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE CAR SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE COULD NOT HELP THEM OUT. IT IS $150+ TO HAVE EACH DOOR HANDLE REPLACED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING SO NOW I'M JUST SITTING HERE WAITING FOR ANOTHER ONE TO BREAK. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

EACH DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF AT LEAST ONCE, AND TWO HAVE BROKEN OFF TWICE. ONCE IT OCCURED AT A SHOPPING MALL WHERE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A MAN LURKING NEARBY MY CAR AND COULDN'T GET INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO PROTECT MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES OF CONTINUALLY BROKEN DOOR HANDLES FOR MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THREE OF THE FOUR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN SINCE 2012 AND ONE HAS BROKEN TWICE. *TR TO DATE I HAVE VISITED TWO DEALERSHIPS AT 8 TIMES IN TOTAL FOR THESE HANDLES BREAKING. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE THE HANDLE AS WELL AS END CAP THAT KEEPS BREAKING. INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Mileage: 34,200

THE DRIVER SIDE FROM DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 23,100

I HAVE HAD MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA SINCE 2011. WHEN I HAD 60 THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO I HAD 2 DOOR HANDLES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BRAKING OFF IN THE SAME AREA. THEY REPLACED THEM FREE FOR ME BUT NOW I HAVE ANOTHER HANDLE THAT IS BROKEN OFF. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THEM BREAKING IF SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I WAS NEVER SENT ANY INFORMATION ON THAT. WHEN I TALK WITH THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ONE DEALER TELLS ME THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE 2010 SONATA DOOR HANDLES, BUT ANOTHER DEALERS SAYS THAT THEY HAVEN'T. WHAT IS THE TRUTH. THEY BREAK OFF IN THE SAME AREA AND THIS TIME I AM NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $310.00 TO REPLACE THE HANDLE. THAT IS SO OUTRAGEOUS. ALSO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S INSIDE POP AND YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND OUT FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL BE SELLING THIS CAR AND WILL NOT BUY A HYUNDAI AGAIN AND WILL NOT ADVISE ANYONE ELSE TOO. TO ME THESE ARE EASY FIXES THAT THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING YOU OUTRAGEOUS PRICES FOR. *TR

Mileage: 880,000

THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN WITHOUT BEING EXCESSIVELY USED. MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE MY MOTHER WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. 3 MONTHS AGO I OPENED THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO PUT IN GROCERIES AND THE HANDLE BROKE. I AM THE SOLE USER OF THE VEHICLE AND I RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES $200 TO REPAIR IT EACH TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER FORUMS AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE OF MY CAR TO PUT STUFF IN OR TAKE STUFF OUT AND IN MANY CASES I AM IN PARKING LOTS WHERE THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. SOMEONE COULD EASILY PUSH ME OUT AND/OR IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE PASSENGERS, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT THROUGH THAT DOOR SINCE IT WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE NOR THE INSIDE. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. *TR

SOMETIME W/IN THE PAST 2 YEARS, I CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE FOR "ANY" MECHANICAL COMPLAINTS THAT HAD BEEN FILED ABOUT THE 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. THERE WERE 44 (FILED NATIONALLY) FOR BROKEN DOOR HANDLES AND STICKING BRAKE CALIPERS. WELL, YESTERDAY (9-6-2014) AS I WAS ENTERING MY VEHICLE IN THE AFTERNOON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE "BROKE COMPLETELY OFF." I'M RETIRED, SINGLE AND VERY RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE, THEREBY LITTLE USE OF THE OTHER DOOR HANDLES......JUST 4 YEARS OF USING MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I'M ELDERLY, NOT AGGRESSIVE OR ROUGH ON EQUIPMENT, NOR IN A HURRY. IT WAS JUST A NORMAL PULL ON MY DOOR HANDLE AND IT SNAPPED COMPLETELY OFF. I'VE EVEN BEEN MORE CAUTIOUS ABOUT OPENING MY DOOR SINCE I READ ABOUT PRIOR COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST ON YOUR WEBSITE. WELL, I JUST THOUGHT I'D ADD MY "TWO CENTS" SINCE DOORS HANDLES SEEM TO BE ONE OF TWO COMMON PROBLEMS W/ MY MODEL. OVERALL, WHEN I LAST CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE AND SAW ONLY 44 COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2010 MODEL, I WAS IMPRESSED......BUT NEVER EXPECTED IT TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME. BAD LUCK I GUESS. HOPE THE DEALERSHIP HONORS THE WARRANTY WHEN I CALL THEM TOMORROW. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND REALLY LIKE IT. IT HAS PERFORMED WELL AND I'M VERY PROACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

ON VACATION, MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND THE HANDLE FELL OFF IN HIS HAND. I TOOK THE PLASTIC HANDLE AND INSIDE PLASTIC PARTS TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR. WAS TOLD THAT THE HANDLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPLACE WAS $238.00. READING THE OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED TO NHTSA, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS WITH PLASTIC HANDLES, NONE OF WHICH HAVE FALLEN OFF IN MY HAND IN 45 YEARS OF DRIVING! I AM CONCERNED THAT HAVING HYUNDAI REPLACE THE HANDLE WITH THE SAME PARTS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED ONLY TO BREAK AGAIN...OR OTHER HANDLES WILL COME OFF. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN EXTREME INCONVENIENCE BUT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS ANYONE STUCK IN A HYUNDAI SONATA IS NOT ACCESSIBLE WITH THAT DOOR IN CASE OF ACCIDENT, FIRE ETC.

Mileage: 45,400

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF IN HAND. IN AUGUST 2014, PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. NO EXCESSIVE FORCE USED IN EITHER INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF BY JUST PULLING THE HANDLE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN (TEAR OFF) WHEN MY 11 YEAR OLD KID OPENED THE DOOR WHILE IT IS IN MY GARAGE. LOOKS LIKE TO ME DOOR HANDLES MADE WITH INFERIOR MATERIAL. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO YOUR NOTICE. HYUNDAI SHOULD REPLACE THE PARTS AND LABOR AT FREE OF COST. I HAVE PRESERVED THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE PART. *TR

Mileage: 54,500

DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THERE WAS NO EXCESSIVE USE OR FORCE ON THEM. THE JUST BREAK OFF. THIS IS UNSAFE IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS IT WILL MAKE IT TOUGH TO GET PEOPLE OUT IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST POPPED OFF FOR NO REASON!!!! *TR

Mileage: 60,100

MY BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE HAS COME OFF. AS I'M READING ONLINE IM SEEING THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE SO I'M TRYING TO COMPREHEND WHY NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $200 EVERY OTHER MONTH TO FIX THIS ISSUE!! *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE OUTSIDE REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE. ONE CAME OFF COMPLETELY, THE OTHER IS STILL ATTACHED BUT DOES NOT WORK. IT WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY LEAVE THE WINDOW DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ UPDATED 08/29/2014 *JS

Mileage: 80,000

THIS ACTUALLY IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 2 MONTHS THAT AN OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN OUR HANDS. THIS TIME IT WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE DRIVER REAR DOOR.. WE VERY SELDOM USE THIS CAR EXCEPT WITH A DRIVER, SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT THIS FAILURE. WE ARE NOW HOLDING OUR BREATH FOR THE OTHER HANDLES TO COME OFF. THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T OFFERING TO ACCEPT OWNERSHIP FOR REPAIRING THIS. WE HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SAME. WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS MODEL TO OTHERS SINCE HYUNDAI ISN'T BEING HONEST THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR AUTOS! *TR

Mileage: 54,234

WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND. SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. HYUNDAI REPLACED IT UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT WHAT HAPPENS THEN? IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL MAY HAVE TO EVACUATE SOMEONE FROM THE CAR. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN ANY DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHILE OPENING THE DOOR IN THE MORNING OF 6/20/14 AT AROUND 6:40 AM WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARKING AND THE ENGINE WASN'T STARTED. THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT OPENS FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 64,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO MY PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF I CALLED DEALER TO SEEIF THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ON THAT AND THERE WAS NONE , NOW ON 5/24/2014 MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF I NOW I AM NOT THE ONLY GOING THREW THIS ISSUE PLEASE HELP US THIS IS WRONG AND NEED TO BE CORRECTED. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 65,069

DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING OFF ON THE BACK DOORS AND THE FRONT HANDLES ARE ON THE WAY OUT. *TR

Mileage: 950,000

THE ABOVE INCIDENT THAT I'M REPORTING IS THE SECOND DOOR HANDLE TO BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WHICH BROKE SOMETIME IN 2012. THE OUTER HANDLES JUST BREAK AND CANNOT BE USED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. JUST YESTERDAY, 5-5-2014, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO BROKE IN THE SAME MANNER. THE FIRST TWO WERE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, WHICH I'M TOLD EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 68,000 MILES NOW. SO A TOTAL OF THREE DOOR HANDLES HAS BROKEN, ONE TO GO. IT IS REPAIRABLE, BUT THERE IS A 3 TO 4 WEEK WAIT, FOR THE PARTS, FOR IT TO GET PAINTED THAN GET INSTALLED. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND METAL DOOR HANDLES BE INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 59,560

MY DOOR HANDLE ON PASSENGER WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE I HAVE TO GET IN ON DRIVERS SIDE AND OPEN FROM INSIDE. MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK I HAD TO OPEN MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FROM BACK SEAT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN I MASHED THE DOOR OPENER ON REMOTE. *TR

CPSC:I1430249A. 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER STATED THE INTERNALS OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE CAR ARE MADE OF A BRITTLE, INFERIOR PLASTIC INSTEAD OF METAL. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLES COULD EASILY BREAK OFF, LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE TRAPPED, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. TWO OF THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF IN ONE DAY, ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE HANDLE DISCONNECTED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. NO ONE DRIVING , NO TRAUMA, PLASTIC BROKEN . WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 35,510

MY DOOR HANDLES, RIGHT FRONT, LEFT AND RIGHT REAR HAS BROKEN OFF IN A 3 MONTHS TIME. THERE WAS NO PULLING HARD, OR HANDLING THE DOOR HANDLES ROUGH. I HAVE ONE DOOR HANDLE WORKING PROPERLY AND THAT IS THE DRIVER SIDE, IF THAT ONE BREAKS, I HAVE NO WAY TO GET IN MY CAR, I WENT TO THE DEALER NEAR ME AND THEY WANT $460.00 TO REPAIR, PLACE AND PAINT. AM I UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE ANSWER WAS NO, MY CAR HAS 68,000. MILES. HOW CAN YOU NOT RECALL, OR COVER A DEFECT IN A 2010 VEHICLE. I'M SO AFRAID MY DRIVER HANDLE IS GOING TO BREAK, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE HANDLES MYSELF IF HYUNDAI DOES NOT COME UP WITH A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

AFTER PARKING I REACHED TO OPEN THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

REAR DOOR HANDLE WAS PULLED TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR, DOOR OPENED BUT THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHERE IT CONNECTS INSIDE THE DOOR AND NOW IT WILL NOT WORK. DOOR CAN STILL BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN MY UNLOCKED LEFT REAR DOOR AND THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. NOW I CANNOT OPEN THIS DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. - ON 02/10/2014 AT 1200 PM - APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES F - NO FORCE OF ANY KIND USED, THE PULL HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF FROM THE LINKAGE WHICH LOCKS MY REAR DOOR PLEASE GIVE ME A CONFIRMATION NUMBER. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 72,000

UPON ATTEMPTING TO ENTER VEHICLE AT DRIVER'S DOOR, DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN HAND AND DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED BY NORMAL MEANS. *TR

Mileage: 42,953

UPON ATTEMPTING TO ENTER VEHICLE AT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN HAND AND DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED BY NORMAL MEANS. *TR

Mileage: 38,873

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE HANDLE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TWO EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, ONE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND ONE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OF EACH OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

REAR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE JUST FELL OFF THE CAR WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE HANDLE ASSEMBLY. NEVER HAD THIS EVER HAPPEN IN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND I HAVE OWNED QUITE A FEW OLDER CARS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THE REAR DRIVER-SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE; THE PLASTIC USED TO ATTACH THE HANDLE TO THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE MECHANISM SIMPLY BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR -- NO DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE PRIOR TO THE HANDLE AND IT WAS NOT USED HARSHLY. THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE HAS BECOME VERY LOOSE AND THE PLASTIC ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR HANDLE APPEARS TO BE CRACKING. *TR

Mileage: 79,650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BOTH OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF OF THE DOORS WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, UNDER NORMAL USE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, MY WIFE'S 2010 SONATA HAD JUST OVER 78,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, JUST OVER THE 75000 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HANDLES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT MY BEST OPTION WOULD BE TO CONTACT HYUNDAI AMERICA TO SEEK A RESOLUTION. I DID THAT AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM. AFTER PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE COMPONENTS AND NONE WAS BEING CONSIDERED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE VEHICLE IF A RESCUE ATTEMPT HAD TO BE MADE. NOT TO MENTION THAT THIS IS A TERRIBLE INCONVENIENCE, SINCE WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HAVE TO FIND OTHER WAYS OF ACCESSING THE PASSENGER SEATS OTHER THAN WITH THE DOORS. THE HANDLES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC, AND I BELIEVE WOULD BE PRONE TO YET ANOTHER BREAKAGE IF REPLACED WITH FACTORY PARTS. THIS IN MY OPINION, IF FAULTY ENGINEERING AND WORKMANSHIP ON THE PART OF HYUNDAI. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

I OWN A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW. SINCE JULY 2013, I HAVE HAD 3 DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF IN MY HAND. I AM A SINGLE PERSON, THAT DOES NOT HAVE CONTINUOUS USE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR HANDLES OR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE ONE DOOR HANDLE LEFT ON MY CAR, WHICH IS THE DRIVER SIDE AND VERY WORRIED IF THIS FALLS OFF, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. IF I HAD ANYONE IN MY VEHICLE AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE RESCUE ATTENDANT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN GETTING PEOPLE OUT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AND THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE OF MILEAGE, I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR HANDLES. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT OF THE DOOR HANDLES AND A SAFETY ISSUE, HYUNDAI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,354

I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH APPROXIMATELY 77,000 MILES ON IT. MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF TODAY, 11/29/13. THIS IS THE 2ND ONE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS THAT HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF WHEN SOMEONE TRIED TO OPEN IT. THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS AND USE. THE HANDLES ONLY HAVE PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING THEM ON. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND RECALL AS IT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING. THE DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $250 TO REPLACE IT WITH ONE THAT WAS PAINTED TO MATCH MY CAR. *TR

RIGHT FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE STANDING STILL UNDER NORMAL USE WHEN MY 15-YEAR OLD SON OPENED IT. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AS 60K HAD PASSED AND DEALER WOULD NOT COVER. I HAD DEALER REPLACE HANDLE. FIVE MONTHS LATER, LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN MY 13-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OPENED IT WHILE GETTING IN CAR. BOTH EVENTS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL USE BUT STANDING STILL. THIS COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT CAUSES THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. I CONTEND THAT THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THAT THE DOOR HANDLE IS NOT DESIGNED STURDY ENOUGH (IT IS PLASTIC), AND HYUNDAI SHOULD FIX AND RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 68,872

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES BECAME BECAME DISENGAGED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE DOOR HANDLES ON HYUNDAI VEHICLES. I DRIVE A HYUNDAI SONATA AND HAVE HAD THE DOOR HANDLE BREAK OFF THREE SEPARATE TIMES IN MY HAND. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO GET FIXED, I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, THEY REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME STYLE HANDLE AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. MY CONCERN WITH THIS, BESIDES THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE COMPANY, IS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD IN A CARSEAT IN MY CAR WITH ME ALMOST ALWAYS. IF THE DOOR HANDLES CONTINUE TO BREAK OFF, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO ENTER THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND SHE IS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN HER CARSEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF- NO ACCIDENT OR OUTSIDE IMPACT. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I WENT TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF. APPEARS TO BE BROKEN SINCE I'M BEING TOLD BY HYUNDAI GURNEE SERVICE THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. SEE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS ON LINE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE SECOND EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON SUNDAY 9/1, I CAME OUT OF CHURCH AND COULD NOT OPEN MY PASSENGER BACK DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. MY SON TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 9/4 WHERE I GET MY SERVICE DONE, HE WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $80 TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT, BUT THEY WOULD DEDUCT THE $80 FROM THE PRICE OF REPAIR, I DID NOT GET IT FIXED, LOW AND BEHOLD ON 9/4 AFTER GETTING OFF WORK I WENT INTO THE STORE, CAME OUT AND MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, VERY DANGEROUS, IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET ME OUT NOR MY GRANDSON OUT WHO SIT BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT, HE IS 5. WHAT CAN I DO IF I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THE DOORS REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. SEEMS LIKE A VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD FIX THIS AT NO EXPENSE TO ME, SEEMS LIKE A RECALL TO ME. *JB

Mileage: 79,900

MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE ORIGINAL BLACK STEEL WHEELS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE RUSTED. I AM SURPRISED THAT A VEHICLE WILL SUFFER RUST ON ITS WHEELS AFTER SO SHORT A PERIOD OF TIME. NO I DO NOT DRIVE ONTO OR NEAR A BEACH. MY CAR DID NOT SUFFER SEA WATER DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE SANDY. THE BLACK PAINT ON MY WHEELS IS NOW A RUSTY BROWN. IS THERE ANY SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THESE WHEELS? PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANKYOU *TR

Mileage: 60,000

BOTH DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 2010 ARE BROKEN. WENT TO OPEN DOOR AND LATCHES GAVE AWAY. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS.ONE YEAR AGO WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN THIS TIME I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS. EACH INCIDENT COSTING ME $200.00. FOR A TOTAL OF $600.00. WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM HYUNDAI. THEY SAID IT WASN'T A PROBLEM AND WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER DOOR HANDLES SERVICED PRIOR TO THIS ONE. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS THE ONE BROKEN THIS TIME. THE OTHER TWO WERE THE BACK DOOR HANDLES. THIS HAS ALL BEEN WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I COULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD ONE. BUT THREE! THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA TOLD ME THAT SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, NO RECALLS AND IT HAD BEEN A RENTAL CAR THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE CORP. ALSO, I HAD NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP... THAT I WAS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAD A CAR FAX REPORT DONE AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. WE ONLY SAW A FEW MINOR SERVICES. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE CAR FAX REPORT TO INDICATE A RENTAL CAR OR ABUSIVE ACTIONS OF THOSE LEASING OR RENTING THE VEHICLE. HE SAYS PEOPLE CAN BE ROUGH ON DOOR HANDLES. I SAID I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL USED CARS AND TRUCKS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE DOOR HANDLES COME OFF EVEN AFTER 12-14 YEARS OF DRIVING THEM. I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX THERE VEHICLES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 89,591

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. THE CAR IS A 2010 SONATA. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE DEALER COVERED THE FIRST ON BUT I HAD TO PAY THE OTHER 2. BECAUSE I DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AND MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHAT DOES HIGH MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH DOOR HANDLES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

SINCE AUGUST 2010, I HAVE HAD THREE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BRAKE OFF. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. ONE BREAKING IS BELIEVABLE. BUT, THREE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000