2000 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,140. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DURING DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO STATED THAT IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL 00V259001 FOR THE MASS AIR FLOW, BUT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE NAME OF THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE OWNER WAS DRIVING HER 2000 HYUNDAI SONANA GLS WHEN VEHICLE HIT A POLE. THERE IS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND SHE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL HARD CAUSING INTERNAL INJURIES. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AIRBAGS AND SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS BUT NONE DEPLOYED. *AKOWNER QUESTIONED WHY AIRBAG (S) DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 30 MPH MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE FENDER, BRING ME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. ONCE I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WE FOUND THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THE CONTROL ARM HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF OF THE SUB FRAME. I HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE SUBFRAME ON THIS 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 77000 MILES ON IT. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS, WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 134,000 MILES. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE UP, AND INFORMED HER THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE BURNED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING RECALL # 00V259001. AS OF 4-18-07 THE FAILURE OCCURRED 25 TIMES .

FRAME OF 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS FOUND DURING OIL CHANGE TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT HYUNDAI CORP. AFTER 2 WEEK PERIOD WE WERE TOLD HYUNDAI WOULD DO NOTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 3 DAYS WERE AGAIN TOLD NOTHING WOULD BE DONE TO FIX PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAD 88,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AND STILL HAD ORIGINAL MUFFLER. DOES FRAME USUALLY RUST OUT BEFORE MUFFLER? EVENTUALLY BECAUSE OF NEED FOR VEHICLE WERE FORCED TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED OUT OF POCKET. REPAIR SHOP TOLD US THEY HAD REPAIRED SEVERAL HYUNDAI SONATAS OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH RUST ALL IN THE SAME SPOT ON THE FRAME AND THAT SOME COULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE SHOP WITHOUT A TOW. WE PAID TO HAVE A REFURBISHED FRAME PUT ON THE CAR, AT THE COST OF $1150, NOT TO MENTION THE INCONVENIENCE CAUSED OVER THE COURSE OF 3 MONTHS IT TOOK TO GET IT FIXED. WE HAD PICTURES TAKEN OF THE FRAME ON THE CAR AND AS IT CAME OFF. *JB

THE ALIGNMENT APPEARED TO BE OFF ON MY 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. ON OCT. 1, 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT A LOCAL FIRESTONE STATION. THE MANAGER SHOWED ME THE CAUSE OF THE MIS-ALIGNMENT: THE ORIGINAL ENGINE CRADLE HAD NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS A RUSTED OUT HOLE IN THE ENGINE CRADLE THAT MY HAND COULD HAVE FIT THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER. DUE TO THE PRICE OF THE REPAIRS COMPARED TO THE VALUE OF THE CAR, I ELECTED TO FORGO REPAIRS. THE CAR WILL BE SOLD TO A SALVAGE YARD FOR PARTS. THE CAR HAD BEEN AT A HYUNDAI DEALER FOR REPAIRS IN OHIO IN MARCH AND MAY 2006. AT NEITHER TIME WAS RUST IDENTIFIED AS A THREAT TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY, THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCURRED.

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA - MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED AT 45,000 MILES - WAS THIS ITEM REPLACED IN 2000 RECALL? *NM

THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS FAULTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HYUNDAI CAN HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM IN THEIR KIA OPTIMAS AND SANTA FE 2.5L V-6 ENGINES, BUT NOT IN THE 2.5L V-6 SONATAS. THE LEAST OF THE PROBLEMS IS DIFFICULTY STARTING, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CULMINATION OF THE PROBLEM. THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM IS THE LOSS OF POWER AND STALLING, INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LOSES POWER. LAST YEAR I SPENT OVER $500 FOR A TUNE UP AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. THE CHECK ENGINE JUST CAME ON TODAY AFTER HAVING TROUBLE GETTING STARTED AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED AS A P0335 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. I CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THE REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $400 FOR LABOR PLUS PARTS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR RECALL #01V347000 BUT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN WITHOUT WARNING MY ENGINE SIMPLY SHUT OFF, AND THE POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING WAS STOPPED. I TRIED MOVING FROM THE CENTER LANE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER IN THE AREA, PUGI HYUNDAI IN DOWNERS GROVE, IL. THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND LATER IN THE MORNING INFORMED ME THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE A MINIMUM OF $600, AND POSSIBLY MORE, DEPENDING IF THEY DETERMINE THE ENGINE NEEDS ADDITIONAL REPAIR PARTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND THE CLUTCH PUMPED FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE REPAIR SHOP SUGGESTED THE TRANSMISSION BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND WAS TAKEN CARE OF. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 OTHER TIMES TO HAVE THE OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED AND I JUST HAD ANOTHER GO OUT PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE CAR 'SLAM' INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TAKE IT THEY SAY IT IS A TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND REPLACE IT. THIS HAS DONE IT FIVE TIMES!! IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT DOES THIS. THE CAR IS ON IT'S FOURTH BATTERY AND IT HAS 80,000 ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS TOO. NOW IT JUST WILL NOT START, IT IS GOING TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THIS TIME. THIS CAR HAS BEEN ONE BIG HEADACHE!!! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER HYDRO PLANED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH FRONT DOORS AND THE FRONT END. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY BOTH THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

NEW HYUNDAI SONATA PURCHASED IN 2000. MOTOR VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED REGARDING AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS. CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL. THE RECALL WAS "FIXED" ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL GOES OFF, BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR MUST BE LOOSE AND DISCONNECTS. DEALER STATES THAT OWNER MUST BE DISCONNECTING THE WIRING BY PLACING OBJECTS UNDER THE SEAT. THE OWNER DOES NOT PUT OBJECTS UNDER THE SEAT. THE RECALL ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED SO THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IS SECURELY FASTENED. *JB

. ON 9/16/05 AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK IN THE EVENING, MY HYUNDAI 2000 SONATA HAD A ELECTRICAL FIRE. LUCKILY I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR WHEN EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME QUICKLY AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. BEFORE THIS I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NM

BOTH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME IN MY TEENAGERS SONATA. FORTUNATELY MY SON WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 25 MPH AT THE TIME AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THE HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS. IS THERE A NHTSA RECORD OF THIS OCCURRING PREVIOUSLY IN THE SONATA? *JB

I AM TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH MY CAR. I HAVE A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. I BOUGHT IT IN 2002. IN 2002 I HAD TO HAVE 2 OF MY OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I HAD TO HAVE MY FOURTH OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. NOW THIS YEAR AUGUST 2005 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND NOW THIS TIME MY RPM'S ARE STICKING AND IDLING HIGH, MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOING INTO GEAR RIGHT, AND MY CAR IS STALLING. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY PULLEY REPLACED, MY AIRBAG HARNESS FIXED, TWO OF MY WINDOWS HAVE BROKE, AND MY STEREO BROKE WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR. NOW I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA AND I THINK THE MANUFACTURER BETTER DO SOMETHING FOR ALL OF US QUICK OR THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF LAWSUITS ON THEIR HANDS. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 55 MPH SUDDENLY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK A GUARD RAIL AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IT WAS TOWED TO PEP BOYS FOR REPAIRS, SERVICEMAN NOTED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED, NOTED THIS WAS RARE. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT PEP BOYS FOR REPAIRS. CONTACTED HYUNDAI , WHO CLAIMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT CAR AND THEY COULD NOT HELP.*AK

DT: THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON . THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG . TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED SENSOR IN THE BACK OF PASSENGER'S SEAT. THEN, TOOK AGAIN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. VEHICLE WAS NVOVLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. HOWEVER, UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 22, 2005. *AK

ON MAY 21, 2005 AFTER A TRIP TO AUSTIN, TX TO FUNERAL WITH DAUGHTER-IN-LAW FROM KY. NEXT MORNING, I STARTED ENGINE IN SONS YARD FOR TRIP HOME TO IL. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE HOME TO IL (350 MILES) AND TOLD HUSBAND OF PROBLEM. HE TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 6/17/05. THEY SAID IT WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR AND GAVE ESTIMATE $829.79 AND SAID CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. HYUNDAI SAID "GOODWILL" REPAIR POSSIBLE. TALKED TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES..STILL WAITING FOR DECISION AS OF 7-29-05. I AM ON DISABILITY AND DO NOT DRIVE MUCH. NOW,I AM AFRAID OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYING ACCIDENTALLY OR NOT AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM DISAPPOINTED IN LACK OF CONCERN . DO I HAVE TO BE IN ACCIDENT BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGE OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE SONATAS ON THE ROAD?40,019 MILEAGE AT TIME OF PROBLEM. *NM

I HAVE MADE FIVE TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM ALLEN TURNER HYUNDAI IN PENSACOLA, FL AND IS SERVICED BY THEM DUE TO IT IS STILL IN WARRANTY. MY CAR MAKES A LOUD CLONKING SOUND AND THEN STOPS AND ALL POWER GOES OFF. THIS HAPPENS NORMALLY WHEN I GO OVER 30-40 MPH AND HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK ON A BRIDGE BECAUSE I HAD NO SHOULDER TO GO OFF ON AND CARS ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME. AFTER IT SHUTS DOWN, IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 10 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR TO START AGAIN. IT TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START AFTER THIS HAPPENS. AS SAID I HAVE TAKEN THIS 5 TIMES TO THE DEALER, THIS LAST TIME THEY KEPT IT 5 DAYS AND FOUND NOTHING. I HAD THEM DRIVE IT HOME. PRIOR THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER ERROR AND WAS FIXED, AT FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER BOARD BUT THEN SAID THE BOSS SAID IT WAS JUST "BAD BATTERY CABLES." AND CLEANED OFF THE CABLES. I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE AIR FILTER HAD JUMPED OFF THE TRACK AND JUST NEEDED PUT BACK ON. THE LAST 2 TIMES THEY SAID THE COMPUTER READ NOTHING. I ASKED THEM ABOUT THE GAS LINE OR WATER IN THE GAS AND THEY SAID THEY CHECK ALL THIS, CHECKED CRANK SENSOR, CHANGED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, "BAD CONNECTION", TIGHTENED CABLE ENDS PER TECH LINE. THE LAST TIME THE INVOICE JUST TELLS ME THE COMPUTER READS OK. I HAD THEM DRIVE IT FOR 5 DAYS FOR 218 MILES BUT IT DID NOT REPRODUCE PER TECH. I AM GOING TO GET KILLED IN THIS CAR AND THEY HONESTLY JUST DON'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. I AM A FEMALE AND DRIVE BY MYSELF ALOT AND IT SCARES ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AT NIGHT. I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. HELP ME.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDE /CURTAIN AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATE THE COMPUTER READ THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT FIND A DEALERSHIP TO DO THE WORK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM THE AIR BAG HARNESS WAS REPLACED ONCE IN JULY 2002 UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

I FIRST HEARD A WHINEING COMING FROM THE REAR OF CAR, IT GRADUALLY GOT LOUDER. DEALER SAYS IT IS REAR WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. *AK

HYUNDAI SONATA HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. THEY DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE SONATA WAS T BONED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW WAS NOT EFFICIENT. *TC (HUYNDAI SONATA) *JB

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. *NM

WINDOW REGULATORS

DT: WHEN IT IS HOT THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAS TO TAKE ICE WATER AND PUT ON THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE KEY OUT. NO TROUBLE WITH THE KEY IN COOLER WEATHER. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE SWITCHES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 1, 2004. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

MICHELIN SIZE:P205/ 60R15 DOT: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TREAD SEPARATED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

NOTICED WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM REAR PASSENGER TIRES. WHEN BRAKES AND TIRES CHECKED FOUND REAR BEARINGS WENT OUT. CAR IS NOW IMMOBILE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED THEN RESTARTED WHILE IN MOTION. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING FORM A STAND STILL AND FELT LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE FOLLOWING DAY THEY FOUND A FAULTY CAM SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING FROM A STANDSTILL AND THEN STARTED STALLING WHEN AT A STOP I.E.RED LIGHTS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 6/28 AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. THEY AGREED WITH THE HESITATION PROBLEM AND SAID THE HISTORY CODE FOR THE CAM SENSOR FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN CLEARED. SEEMED A LITTLE FISHY TO ME. I ASKED IF THIS WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE RESPONSE WAS IF IT DIDN'T GIVE THEM ANOTHER CALL. I SAID WHAT IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT FAILS. THE DEALER SAID " CALL THE ROAD SERVICE NUMBER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM" THAT SEEMED TO ME TO BE A VERY SHORT SIGHTED VIEW OF A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I CANNOT CALL IF I AM KILLED BECAUSE THE CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND I DON'T HAVE A CELL PHONE?. THEY DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED AND WARRANTED T THE CAR. SEEMS TO ME IT SHOULD BE EMCUMBENT ON THEM TO BACKUP THEIR WARRANTY AND NOT LEAVE IT TO THE RISK OF THE CONSUMER'S LIFE AND LIMB UNTIL THE CAR FINALLY FAILS AT A VERY INOPPORTUNE MOMENT. AS AN OBSERVATION, THIS PROBLEM FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V259000 WHICH I COMPLIED WITH. *NM

WHILE DRIVING WHEELS LOCKED AS IF THE CONSUMER WAS JAMMING THE BRAKES. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES,BUT VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. THEN, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED.*AK

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT ON VEHICLE AND NOW FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT. REAR BEARINGS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE REFUSAL OF REPAIR OF FRONT DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRED. VEHICLE HAS INCURRED ALL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE SINCE PURCHASED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. HISTORY OF VEHICLE AVAILABLE.*AK

AIR BAGS LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON AFTER I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDUM. AIR/HEATING UNIT STOP WORKING, PUT THE CAR ON THE MACHINE AND NO LIGHT/SIGNS SHOWING ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. HAD THE FORCE FEED BLOWER MOTOR CHANGED AND STILL NOT WORK.*AK

CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION. CARS HAVE ALMOST HIT ME FROM THE REAR BECAUSE IT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JUST CUTOFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN.*AK

I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID BEFOR SENDING IT TO DEALERSHIP POHANAKA HUNDAI SUBARU. THIS VEHICLE SAT FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE IT WAS LOOKED AT. I TOLD THEM IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID IN VEHICLE. NO FLUID ON GROUND. THEY SAID IT WAS A LINE THAT WAS BROKE OR HAD A HOLE IN IT. ABOUT A HOUR LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT THE LINE BUT THE RADIATOR.ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY FLUID ON UNDERCARRIAGE COULD NOT ANSWER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO VEHICLE. THIS IS THE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS HAVE GONE OUT ON THE 2000 HUNDAI SONATA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ONCE BEFORE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAS HAD TO BE REPLACE 2 TIMES IN UNDER 110K MILES! FIRST TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 85K MILES AND NOW AT 108K. A PERIOD OF LESS THAT 8 MONTHS HAS PASSED SINCE HAVING THE BEARING REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. NOW, SINCE ITS BEEN MORE THAN 12K MILES SINCE THE REPLACEMENT - I AM STUCK WITH THE REPAIR BILL! SHOULDNT A WHEEL BEARING LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 23K MILES?!?!

WHILE PARKING AT 5 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO EXIT VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THEN HAD VEHICLE TOWED. BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS REPAIRED FOR THE AIRBAG.

2000 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH 42,000 MILES STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, LOW SPEED DECELERATION, AND AT ACCELERATION. ALSO, DURING ACCELLERATION, THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY "LURCHES" OR "JERKS" AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL. SEPTEMER 1 2003, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH IT STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE POWER STEERING WON'T WORK WHEN IT STALLS. ON 8/29/03 THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE FIRST TEAM AUTO MALL DEALERSHIP FOR STALLING 8-10 TIMES THE PREVIOUS WEEK. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT DID NOT DETECT ANY "CODES" AND THE CAR NEVER STALLED DURING TEST DRIVES. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD PICK THE CAR UP. I DID SO 8/29/03 AND DROVE IT WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL 9/ 1, WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN. I KNOW FROM RESEARCHING NHTSA THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA'S WITH 6 CYLINDER ENGINES FOR THIS. (COMPLAINT # 880356, RECALL # 00V259001). MY 4 CYLINDER SONATA IS DOING THE SAME THING. 8/29, I SPOKE WITH GARY BABER, THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER, CHRIS CLOWSER, THE SERVICE DEPT MANAGER AND ERIC ADAMS, ADVISOR. THEY ALL SOUNDED LIKE A BROKEN RECORD: "IF THE CAR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING WHILE WE HAVE IT, THEN THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT; OUR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT DID NOT PICK UP ANY CODES". I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THE CAR STARTS FINE TOMORROW AND I GET A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THE CAR IS FINE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR; IT IS UNSAFE, DANGEROUS AND COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED. IN ADDITION, IT IS A PRACTICALLY NEW CAR THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS DUE TO ITS UNRELIABILITY. I WAS VERY TOUCHED BY THE COMPLAINT I READ (#880356) AND COULD RELATE SOMEWHAT TO THE ANGUISH THAT CONSUMER ENDURED AT THE HANDS OF HYUNDAI. THEIR STRUGGLE SEEMED VERY LONG AND ARDUOUS ; I DON'T KNOW HOW IT ENDED FOR THEM, BUT THIS MERITS INVESTIGATION BECAUSE LIVES ARE AT STAKE.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE SENSOR PLUG ON HER VEHICLE. SHE HAS HAD TO PAY $200 EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. SHE STATED THAT SHE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE POWERTRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED HER VEHICLE TO STALL. SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE HER ENGINE AND THE BATTERY APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE TIMES. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE CONSUMER STATED REPLACED THE ENGINE 1 TIME AND THE BATTERY TWICE. THE DEALER STATED RADIO JUMPING CHANNELS. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

SATURDAY ,07/19/03 I PARKED MY HUYNDAY SONATA 4DOORS, 4 CYLINDERS AT BEST BUY PLANTATION (FL) PARKING LOT @ 1:00PM TO VISIT MY AT&T WIRELESS STAFFER AT THIS STORE. WHEN COMING BACK @ 2:30PM THE CAR HAD GOT ON FIRE. THE HOOD WAS OPENED BY PLANTATION FIRE DEPARMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. EVERYTHING WAS BURNED. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE.*AK

FOR TWO DAYS WHILE DRIVING SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES, AFTER LITTLE WHILE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

I HAD MY BEARINGS REPLACED, MY REAR HUB BEARINGS. NOW IT IS MAKING TO SAME NOISE AND THEY NOW SAY IT IS NOT THE BEARINGS-THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS! MY CAR IDLE SOUNDS LIKE IS GOING TO STALL ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM STOPPED. THE CAR PULLS AROUND 5,20 AND 50 MPH LIKE IT JUST CANNOT GET GAS OR THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. I BROUGHT IT IN 2XS. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS AND CANNOT GET ANYTHING ON THE DIAG MACHINES. NOW I AM PASSED 60,000 MILES. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS (GIVING ME NO LENDER OR RENTAL) THEY FOUND A PROBLEM AT THE LAST MINUTE. OIL LEAKED FROM THE VALVES INTO THE SPARK PLUG WIRES INTO THE COIL PACK AND THAT IS THE CAR PULLING PROBLEM. THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY $600 TO FIX IT. THIS WAS ON JUNE 6,2003. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE IDLE WHICH WAS NOT FIXED AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR THIS ENGINE HESITATION 2XS. BOTH TIMES THEY DID NOT AND COULDNOT FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE RECEIPTS THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX NOR REPEAT THESE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY ARE NOTED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS!!!! THIS IS NOT DAILY UPKEEP!! THIS MUST BE DEFECT!! I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR! I NEED TO BE CONTACTED ON THIS MATTER FOR HYUNDAI TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS! I AM HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ON THIS MATTER. THESE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW AND I CANNOT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE PARTS OR LABOR! I ALSO HAVE HAD MY FRONT DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR FIXED 4 TIMES, MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE REGULATOR FIXED ONCE, MY REAR REGULATOR FIXED ONCE. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY FOR MY CAR AND A NEW HEADLIGHT IN THE FIRST YEAR(HYUNDAI SAID I HAD TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK TO SEE IF THEY WOULD VOTE TO REPAY ME FOR MY COST OF THE BATTERY). I HAD MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOING OFF(WHICH NOW I NEVER TRUST FOR IT TO GO OFF WHEN NEEDED OR EVEN GO OFF WHEN NOT ). MY PAINT IS CHIPPING EVERYWHERE! MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW LEAKS ALL OVER MY CARPET INSIDE FLOOR. AND MANY MORE PROBLEMS! *JB THANK YOU, DARLENE LIDDANE DLIDDANE@EARTHLINK.NET 941-637-0802

WHILE TRAVELING 55 TO 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER HIT AN ANIMAL THAT HAD STOPPED IN THE ROAD AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK ALL FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS A HORSE, WHICH DIED UPON IMPACT. *PH *JB