2011 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TEST SHOWS IT IS THE FUEL SENSOR. FUEL GAUGE INSIDE FLUCTUATES.

THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 60 & 70 MPH.I HAVE TO REDUCE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. WHEN STOPPED, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNED JUST LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE/RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,473.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ESC WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HESITATED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONDITION PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP LAMP BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 14V433000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V457000 (STEERING) AND 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL INPUT HAS SLACK IN IT, AND SHAKES AT 70 MPH. A SMALL TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WILL STOP THE SHAKE.

MY FIANCE' WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST STARTED TO PUTTER AND STARTED TO MAKE KNOCKING NOISES AND COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE (ON MY RELATIVELY NEW CARE THAT I, THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD FOR JUST OVER 2 YEARS). THEY CLAIMED THAT MY ENGINE WAS DIRTY AND NON-LUBRICATED. I KEPT UP WITH MY OIL CHANGES AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED (NOT BY HYUNDAI) ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. SINCE I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED WITH A USED ENGINE (ABOUT $5500), THE CAR HAS SEIZED ON ME THREE OTHER TIMES. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT BECAUSE I HAD A USED ENGINE PUT IN BY A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, I AM NOT COVERED UNDER THE 10 YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A TOTAL NIGHTMARE, REPAIR AFTER REPAIR FOR WHICH I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR. HYUNDAI HAS "BRANDED" MY CAR, WHICH IS A REAL CRACK UP CONSIDERING ITS A FAULTY CAR THAT THEY SOLD ME.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THE STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10 - 40 MPH. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT HUNDREDS OF HYUNDAI OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE WITH ME. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $100 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!! IS HYUNDAI WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CARS. I NOW HAVE 64,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, 4000 OVER THE WARRANTY AND HYUNDAI REFUSES TO FIX UNLESS I PAY UP FRONT. I WAS TOLD THAT HYUNDAI WAS A VERY GOOD CAR BUT AFTER READING ALL THESE HORROR STORIES ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A HYUNDAI AGAIN. I BELIEVE SAFETY COMES BEFORE MONEY AND HYUNDAI SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL 2011 SONATAS. PLEASE HELP IN KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE AND MAKE HYUNDAI STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS AND FIX THESE KNOWN ISSUES. THANK YOU. *TR

THE ENGINE ON MY CAR SEIZED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE BEING REPAIRED, THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT MY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAD MELTED INCLUDING THE WIRES AND I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT AND IS SAYING IT'S A COSMETIC ISSUE, NOT SAFETY.

EXPERIENCED ISSUE WITH MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 NOT STARTING AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. TOWED VEHICLE TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP (WHERE PURCHASED). SERVICE REPORT ON APRIL 21,2015 INDICATED STARTER FORK HAD FAILED. COST OF LABOR WAS $112.50 AND PLASTIC FORK $8.13. PLUS TOWING COST THIS IS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR ROOT CAUSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. PER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AFTER ONLY 77,213 MILES. THE LONG TERM RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE IS A CONCERN WITH RISING AND MOUNTING LABOR COST. HOW LONG WILL THIS FORK LAST? HOW DID THIS PART PASS THE HYUNDAI DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCT VALIDATION AUTOMOTIVE TESTING? OR IS THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ISSUE AFTER RELEASE ? THIS IS ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS BEING REPORTED BY SONATA 2011 OWNERS AND NOT BEING ADDRESSED IT IS POOR WHEN THE TOWING SERVICE PERSON KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. AS HE HAS TOWED SEVERAL SONATAS WITH SAME ISSUE.