2015 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

THE REMOTES TO MY VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE THEY SLIDE OFF OF THE VALET KEY WITHOUT THE RELEASE BUTTON BEING PUSHED. SINCE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT USE A KEY TO START IT, WILL BE UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE IF THE REMOTE CONTINUES TO FALL APART. ONE OF THEY REMOTES WAS ALREADY LOST DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION AND THE OTHER IS WRAPPED IN TAPED.

DROVE SONATA ON NORTH LAKE BLVD GOING EAST FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING CAR SERVICED. STOPPED AT CONGRESS FOR RED LIGHT. NOTICED ENGINE SURGING AND TACH AT ABOVE 3000 RPM. PRESSED HARD ON SERVICE BRAKE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES ENGINE IDLED BACK DOWN TO NORMAL AT 750 RPM IDLE SPEED. CAR HAS NOT DUPLICATED ABOVE EXPERIENCE TO DATE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11/13/17

1. CRUISE CONTROL IS JERKY AND ROUGH ON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION 2. MAIN ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS CAR IS THAT THE FUEL GAUGE IS INCREDIBLY INACCURATE. IF IT READS AT 1/8 TANK, I CAN ONLY PUT IN 12-13 GALLONS. EACH "TICK" MARK ON THE GAUGE VALUE RANGES FROM ABOUT 9 MILES TO 63 MILES DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT REGULARLY GETS 32+ MPG COMBINED CITY/HIGHWAY. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP (I BOUGHT IT USED) THEY REPLACED THE VACCUUM CYLINDER, WHICH HELPED WITH FILLING THE TANK (IT WOULD PREVIOUSLY JUST SHUT OFF MYSTERIOUSLY DURING FILL-UPS) BUT THEN THE GAS GAUGE MEASURED EVEN WORSE. THE "RANGE" AS CALCULATED BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER IS ALWAYS VERY LOW AND DROPS OFF PRECIPITOUSLY EVEN THOUGH I KNOW (BY THE TRIP METER) THAT I HAVEN'T GONE FAR ENOUGH TO HAVE USED AS MUCH GAS AS IT WOULD APPEAR. DESPITE THE OBVIOUS FLAWS OF THE GAUGE, THE CODES STILL READ THAT IT IS WORKING "NORMALLY" AND TO HAVE IT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, I HAVE TO EXPERIENCE A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SENDING UNITS, I.E. CATASTROPHIC BREAK DOWN. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BEFORE IT GETS TO THAT POINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO EMIT A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT BEGAN TO HESITATE, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI OF CHANTILLY VIRGINIA (14848 STONECROFT CENTER CT, CHANTILLY, VA 20151; 703-480-9000), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *LN

WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED DRIVER SEAT HAD SLIGHT WOBBLE, PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT LEFT BOLT (FLANGED, INSCRIBED WITH 10) ATTACHING THE SEAT CUSHION FRAME ASSEMBLY TO THE TRACK RAILS HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED.

THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING UP THE MOUNTAIN TO BIG BEAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DESCENDING THE MOUNTAIN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MAKING THE NOISE. NO LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THEN, WHILE STILL ON THE MOUNTAIN, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP", SMOKE COULD BE SEEN IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND THE ENGINE DIED; I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR BEHIND ME PULLED OVER AND THE DRIVER YELLED THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. FLAMES COULD BE SEEN UNDER THE CAR. THE FIRE SPREAD AND ULTIMATELY THE CAR EXPLODED, SETTING THE HILLSIDE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (ABOUT 10) SINCE APRIL 2017, VEHICLE HAS DECELERATED TO VERY LOW SPEEDS, E.G., 10 MPH WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH ON A CITY STREET, WHICH IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINE DYING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO O'BRIEN HYUNDAI OF FORT MYERS, FL ON 4/20/17. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER TEST DRIVING FOR 8 MILES. SINCE APRIL 2017, WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FAILED ELECTRIC SWITCHING FUNCTIONS, E.G., DOOR OPENER SWITCHES WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. WHILE THESE HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO O'BRIEN, THE COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SMALLER PROBLEMS ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

I WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, ON A MAJOR CITY STREET, WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER REMAINED, THE DASHBOARD REMAINED LIT, THE RADIO ON, CLIMATE CONTROLS ON, PHONE REMAINED CONNECTED TO BLUETOOTH, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 5 MINUTES OR SO. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT RESTARTED I DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME; THE NEXT MORNING, IT RESTARTED JUST FINE, BUT I WAS RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE KEPT IT AND DRIVEN IT FOR 150 MILES SINCE THEN, AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. NO ERROR CODES HAVE SHOWN UP ON DIAGNOSTICS.

I DROVE 200 MILES FROM MY HOME TO CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A 'WHOOSHING SOUND' EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT NORMAL CITY DRIVING SPEEDS. RATHER THAN DRIVE THE CAR HOME, I TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP SOME 60 MILES AWAY AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. CAR HAS A 2.0TURBO ENGINE. THE INLET DUCT THAT BRINGS AIR INTO THE TURBO SEVERED AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE TURBO. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER SAID THAT HE COULD NOT TELL IF THE DUCT MELTED OR WAS CUT. OTHER THAN OIL CHANGES, THE CAR HAS NEVER REQUIRED ENGINE SERVICE. HE DEEMED THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE OFF THE LOT., HE SAID IN HIS WRITE UP THAT ANY OBJECT COULD FIND ITS WAY INTO THE TURBO BECAUSE THE DUCT IS UNATTACHED. THIS WOULD LEAD TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE FRIDAY, OCTOBER13,2017. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE DEALER TODAY THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT THERE IS NO PROMISED DELIVERY DATE SINCE NO PARTS ARE IN STOCK I SUSPECT THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH WOULD BE CAUSING THE STOCK-OUT SITUATION.

PROBLEMS STARTED WITH RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE, AND ENGINE LOOSING POWER/SURGING. THIS WAS 2 YEARS AGO WITH 20,000 MILES ON CAR, AND TOOK TO DEALER WHO APPLIED ECM UPDATE. WHICH IF ANYTHING MADE IT WORSE, AND CAR STARTED SURGING FORWARD IN SITUATIONS LIKE APPLYING BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING RED LIGHT. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY REAR END SEVERAL CARS, AND PUSHED ME OUT IN TRAFFIC WHEN ENGINE SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, LIKE MANY OTHERS ALWAYS GET THE SAME ANSWER 'WE WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE ISSUE', AND EVEN WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE SAME ANSWER. CAR STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM, IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, AND ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE HAD FRIENDS WITH ME OR DRIVE THE CAR. SO I'M NOT CRAZY, NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG, AND BELIEVE HYAUNDAI IS TRYING TO WAIT FOR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. SINCE I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND NOW HAVE 94,000 MILES ON THE 2015 SONATA SPORT.

I LEFT HARRISBURG TO DROP 3 STUDENTS TO STATE COLLEGE, DRIVING FOR UBER ON 09/29/2017.AROUND 9:30PM IN LEWISTON IN MIFFLIN COUNTY, WE CAME ACROSS A SHORT TURN.I GOT A KIND OF SUDDEN SMALL SPEED. WE WERE OUT OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO STOP AND PUT THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD, TOO LATE. WE HIT A MOUNTAIN AND THE CAR WAS LYING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.THANKS GOD NOBODY GOT HURT; JUST CHOCKED AND SOME SCRATCHES.AFTER READING THE DOCUMENTS MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT TO ME, I REALIZED THERE WERE A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR TWO PROBLEMS.MY CAR USED TO HAVE THIS SMALL SPEED SOMETIMES I DIDN'T KNOW WHY. HYUNDAI MOTORS SENT ME A EMAIL ON OCTOBER 26TH TO LET ME KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL; TOO LATE WE ALREADY GOT CRASH. I WANT TO SAY THAT MY LAST INSPECTION WAS AT HYUNDAI BUT WE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT.

PURCHASED 2015 SONATA FOR SON. SONATA STARTED STALLING OUT AT LOW RPM, IDLING VERY ROUGH. WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY STALLS OUT, VERY DANGEROUS TO BRAKE, STEER. TOOK IT TO 2 HYUNDAI DEALERS, BOTH SAID CAR NEEDS ENGINE REPLACED, NEITHER COULD TELL ME EXACTLY WHY. SAID ENGINE IS ALL GUNKY. FIRST DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL. SECOND DEALER TRIED TO BLAME US FOR POOR MAINTENANCE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SERVICE RECORDS. CAR HAS 80,000 MILES. PAID $19,382 16 MONTHS AGO, $5800 REMAINS ON LOAN AND CAR IS WORTHLESS. $8000 TO REPLACE ENGINE. I AM 2ND OWNER. PURCHASE FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES, WITH 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. ALSO PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT AT 80,000 MILES, WE ARE OVER. I HAVE OWNED 4 CAMRYS AND 2 ACCORDS IN MY LIFE. ALL HAVE RUN AND BEEN SOLD AT AROUND 200,000 MILES. BIG MISTAKE TO TRUST HYUNDAI. MANY RECALLS ON SONATA ENGINES 2011-14, BUT NO ENGINE RECALL ON 2015...YET.

POOR MPG ONLY GETTING 17 MPG ON THE CAR WHEN I SHOULD BE GETTING 25 TO 27 WAS GETTING 14 TILL I GOT THE NEW UP DAT IN AUGUST GO 2017 , CAR HAS NOW 10,000 MILES ON IT WILL BE 2 YEAR OLD AT THE END OF NOVEMBER , DEAL SAY THERE NOTHING WRONG BEEN IN 3 TIMES , TOLD ME UNLESS COOPERATE COMES UP WITH FIX LIVE WITH IT ,AN THERE BEEN A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AN DRIVE SEAT SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR ALL IN TOLD IS THAT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR , NOT TO BOTHER TO BRING BRING BACK ANY MORE

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD IN MY CITY I ACCELERATED AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE IN MY ENGINE, WHEN I ACCELERATED THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. FINALLY, THE NOISE STOPPED AND AS I NOTICED THE NOISE GONE I ALSO NOTICED I COULD NO LONGER HEAR MY ENGINE. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND MY SPEEDOMETER WAS COMPLETELY FROZEN WITH THE OIL LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, AND BATTERY LIGHT ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE MY CAR WAS PICKED UP AND TOWED. FAST FORWARD A FEW DAYS AND HYUNDAI IS NOW CLAIMING THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE IS DUE TO NEGLECT AS NOW THEY ARE REQUIRING ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR MY VEHICLE OR MY WARRANTY IS NULL. IF I CAN'T GET MY WHOLE MAINTENANCE HISTORY THEN I WAS TOLD THAT WILL BE A REAL PROBLEM AND MY SERVICE MAY BE DENIED! MIND YOU, 2014 SONATAS WERE RECALLED DUE TO THEIR ENGINE BUT I WAS ASSURED THE 2015 SONATAS HAVE A DIFFERENT ENGINE, DIFFERENT PART. PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH AND DO NOT BUY A HYUNDAI, THEY DO NOT STAND BY THEIR WORK.

AIR INTAKE HOSE FROM THE AIR FILTER BOX TO THE TURBOCHARGER INLET - 2.0 TURBO ENGINE - MELTED AND BROKE. REDUCED POWER AND POTENTIALLY FOREIGN DEBRIS CAN ENTER THE TURBOCHARGER AND DAMAGE IT, REDUCING POWER EVEN FURTHER. APPARENTLY MANY OWNERS WITH THE 2.0 TURBO ENGINE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE A MONTH BEFORE THE BACK ORDERED PART ARRIVES. I WAS NOT OFFERED ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.

BSD SYSTEM DOSE NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD BE , I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEAR THE CODE AND PREFORM CALIBRATION NOW THERE IS NOT ERROR CODE BUT DOSE NOT PREFORM AS IT SHOULD BE , DOSE NOT DETECT ANY CAR IN BLIND SPOT , IT IS TO RISKY TO SAY I DO RELAY ON THIS SYSTEM BUT DOSENOT DETECT THE CARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (HYUNDAI VILLAGE, 24 COMMONWEALTH AVE DANVERS, MA 01923), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

HELLO, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION: MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SUPERNATURALLY FLEW FORWARD WIDE OPEN AND CRASHED INTO MY HOUSE. 3 OR 4 AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND WHOLE FRONT END BAD. MY WIFE AND I WERE INSIDE WITH SEAT BELTS ON. WE HAD JUST DRIVEN BACK AND PULLED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I PUT IN PARK. THEN I DECIDED TO PULL UP A COUPLE FEET. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PUT IN D AND- WHAM!!- LIKE A MISSILE IT WAS SCREAMING WIDE OPEN JUMPING FORWARD. (MY FOOT WAS ON BRAKE-NOT ON GAS-I SAW IT AFTER I GOT SENSE ENOUGH TO TURN OFF KEY) .ANYWAY, IN 1 SECOND WE WERE INTO THE DECK, TIRES SPINNING AND SMOKING AND ENGINE SCREAMING. SMOKE IN THE CAR, I THOUGHT IT WAS ON FIRE. I GET SENSE ENOUGH TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. MY WIFE COULD NOT GET OUT AS PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BENT. FINALLY, SHE SQUEEZED OUT WHEN I PULLED ON IT. WE HAVE BRUISES AND MY BACK AND MY WIFE'S BACK ARE OUT. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HYUNDAI HAS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF CARS WITH THIS. I HAVE TURNED INTO INSURANCE BUT THE ADJUSTER HAS NOT COME YET. I AM OUT 500 DELECTABLE. PLUS WHEN A CAR IS WRECKED IT IS WORTH LESS. AND I AM AFRAID TO GET BACK IN THIS CAR!!! WHAT IF WE WERE BEHIND A TRACTOR TRAILER WE WOULD BE DECAPITATED. I HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY YOU BUT MY INSURANCE IS GOOD AND PAID. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BEFORE? CALL[XXX]. [XXX]. WRITE ESTIMATE. 500 DEDUCT. CALL BACK IF WE GO TO DR. TO GET SOMETHING ELSE WRITTEN UP FOR DR. CALL BACK IF WE NEED RENTAL. INSURANCE IS ENCOMPASS. AGENT: ATKINSON INSURANCE AGENCY. [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that there was an abnormally strong odor of gasoline coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine where the odor was coming from. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL IN THE ENGINE OIL WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FIRST LUBE USA LOCATED AT 3614 W LINCOLN AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53215; (414) 647-8820) WHERE AN OIL FLUSH WAS PERFORMED AND THE OIL WAS REFILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT THANK THE LORD! WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. WE NOTICED THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART SO WE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND SINCE IT WAS SATURDAY EVENING, (AFTER HOURS) WE HAD PARK THE CAR AT A NEARBY WALMART UNTIL MONDAY. I HAD TO DO THE WHOLE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SONG AND DANCE ALL OVER AGAIN MONDAY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING. THEY WERE PLEASANT AND EVEN PROVIDED A LOANER CAR. THEY INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT SINCE MY CAR ONLY HAD 34,000 MILES IT SHOULD BE COVERED. THEY SAID THEY JUST HAD TO GET IT APPROVED BY HYUNDAI FIRST. AFTER A WEEK OF WAITING THEY CALLED ME UP AN TOLD ME HYUNDAI WOULD NOT BE COVERING THE VEHICLE DUE LACK OF MAINTENANCE (SIGHTED OIL CRUDE BUILD UP AS EVIDENCE) AND I WOULD NEED TO FORK OVER $5500. I GOT THE OIL CHANGED AND MAINTAINED THE CAR BUT FAILED TO KEEP DOCUMENTATION. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT APPEARS HYUNDAI HAS A HISTORY OF NOT STANDING BY THEIR WARRANTY AND LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS HIGH AND DRY. IN FACT THEY JUST SETTLED A LAW SUIT FOR THE SAME EXACT THING. SO WE PAID UP, WAITED A WEEK FOR THE REPAIRS AND NOW I'M BACK UP HERE A WEEK LATER WITH ANOTHER ENGINE PROBLEM (OVERHEATING). LUCKILY WE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK BECAUSE THEY LIKELY WOULD'VE CHARGED ME AGAIN. WELL HOPEFULLY THEY WILL PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER AGAIN BECAUSE THIS JUST DESTROYED MY WORK SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.

THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN WILE DRIVING ON THE STREET. MECHANIC IS CHANGING THE ENGINE.

THE CAR SEIZED UP AND DIED WHEN GOING UP A HILL

ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS REDUCED; A KNOCKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE; WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HYUNDAI DEALER INSPECTION INDICATES THE ENGINE IS SEIZED UP. SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN ENGINE-RECALLED HYUNDAI SONATAS FROM THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR. HYUNDAI DECLINES TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, BUT I SUSPECT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OCCURRED IN PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR, FOR WHICH HYUNDAI IS REPLACING ENGINES.

ECU SOMETIME LOCKS UP. CAUSING ALL WARNING LIGHTS TO LIGHT UP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN SHIFT OVERRIDE IS USED THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE POWER STEERING AND METER GAUGES DO NOT WORK. AFTER DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY THE ECU IS RESET AND VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY

FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN TWO YEARS THE DRIVERS SEAT CONTROL PANEL FRAME ONCE AGAIN CAME LOOSE EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SET THE SEAT PROPERLY FOR DRIVING. IT MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF THE SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY SET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED ALSO MENTIONED WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE RATTLING NOISE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT HE SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO DAVE HALLMAN HYUNDAI AT 2104 STATE ST, ERIE, PA 16503, (814) 452-6731 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,150.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (ALAN VINES HYUNDAI AT 731-664-8500 LOCATED ON 1639 US-45 BYP, JACKSON, TENNESSEE, 38305) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

THE CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD, AT LESS THAN 10,600 MILES THE BATTERY HAS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT FOLLOW UNDER ANY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY (REPLACING COST ME $195.00 AT 25% DISCOUNT). THE CAR TRIM IS A LIMITED, SONATA, HOWEVER A MOUSE WAS ABLE TO BRAKE INTO THE ENGINE AND ATE THE WIRE HARDNESS,( WHICH ALSO I HAD TO PAID TO BE FIXED) MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE MANY SAFETY PLASTIC PROTECTOR FOR WIRE, AND THEY MAY CAUSE FIRE IF NOT DETECTED ON TIME. THE MAJOR PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR IS THAT, WITHIN THIS TWO YEAR THAT I DRIVEN IT, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS IN THE VEHICLE STATIONARY STANDING AT A RED LIGHT NO ONCE, NOT TWICE BUT A THEE TIMES, THE LAST TIME MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR, INCLUDING MY GRANDDAUGHTER. I AM REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAYS, AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I CALLED THE MAIN DEPOT OF HYUNDAI, I TOLD THE PROBLEM THEY SET UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH ME THIS COMING FRIDAY. DO I HAVE TO WAIT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE TO STOP AGAIN TO FILE FOR A LEMON LAW. PLEASE I NEED ADVICE BEFORE THIS TURNS UGLY AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE FOR PASSENGER OR PASSERBY IF THE ENGINE FAIL AT THE WRONG TIME. LAST TIME (AFTER THE ENGINE STOPS FOR THE SECOND TIME) HYUNDAI TRIED TO FIXED THE PROBLEM BY UPDATING THE SOFTWARE. BUT IT SEEMS THAT THIS SOLUTION DID NOT WORK. BECAUSE THE ENGINE STOPS FOR A THIRD TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED WHIPLASH, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. AN UNKNOWN HYUNDAI DEALER IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PERFORMED AN INSPECTION FOR A TRADE-IN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TRADED IN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, USUALLY DIRECTLY AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. RANCHO GRANDE MOTORS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

CYLINDER ONE MISFIRE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, SIGNIFICANT SHAKING OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD MINIMAL ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING, REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MANEUVERED TO HIGHWAY SHOULDER. REQUIRED NEW SPARK PLUG AND COIL. VEHICLE ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES.

I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEED ENGINE BECAUSE OF SLUDGE INDICATING THAT I HADN'T HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD AND I'VE HAD FIVE OIL CHANGES. THEY WON'T PAY FOR THE ENGINE BUT I'VE SEEN THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS. NOT MY CAR IS SMOKING EVEN WORST. THEY DID THREE OF THE OIL CHANGES AND ANOTHER COMPANY THAT'S NOW OUT OF BUSINESS DID THE OTHERS AND I CAN'T PROVE IT BECAUSE IT WAS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED...THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK THE RECORDS.THEY COMPLETED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BECAUSE WE WERE LOSING OIL. THE CAR DIDN'T START SMOKING UNTIL JUNE 2017. WE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE WE HAD THE CAR BECAUSE IT ALWAYS SEEMED AT THIS IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GET UP AND GO. THEY SAID THAT WAS BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT CAR MODES; ECONOMY (WHICH WE ALWAYS DRIVE IN), NORMAL AND SPORT. WE NEVER BELIEVED THAT. A POLICE STOPPED MY HUSBAND YESTERDAY AND SAID WE CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR WITH ALL THAT SMOKE POURING OUT THE BACK. WHAT AM I TO DO? THE CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD! IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 4K MILES WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED IT. THEY SAID AN OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO US PURCHASING THE CAR. WE NEVER HAD ANY WARNING LIGHT THAT OUR OIL WAS LOW.

AIRBAG LIGHT OF DRIVER SIDE IS LIGHT UP ON DASH POSSIBLE CHANCES THAT AIRBAG MIGHT NOT INFLATE AT THE TIME OF CRASH. AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT KEEP FLASHING EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO ONE ON PASSENGER SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE SUN ROOF. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAL AROUND THE SUN ROOF WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VAN HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 1301 S INTERSTATE 35E, CARROLLTON, TX 75006, (372) 437-8334) AND THE ENTIRE SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUFFINES HYUNDAI PLANO (LOCATED AT 909 COIT RD, PLANO, TX 75075, (972) 867-5000) WHERE THE ENTIRE SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 11438240. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,626.

TAKATA RECALL......I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE CAR DASHBOARD SAID THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT AND IT SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I ROLLED TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I GOT OUT THE CAR AND LOOK UNDER THE CAR TO SEE IF I SAW ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE NOISE, AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL WAS NOT LOW AND THAT THE PRESSURE WAS NOT TIGHT ON THE RADIATOR HOSE. SO I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT. I CLOSED THE HOOD AND GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP BECAUSE IT APPEARED TO HAVE COOL DOWN. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE CAR, THEY NOTICED THAT THE PULLEY WAS NOT ON THE ALTERNATOR, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND THAT WAS THE REASON THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. NEW CAR WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PULLEY ON THE ALTERNATOR IS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING IS NOT SAFE. IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE CITY, IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY KIDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE OVERHEATING, STEERING, AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

I WAS ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP MY CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND BATTERY LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. CAR DID NOT MAKE ANY TURNING OVER SOUNDS WHEN TRYING TO RE-START. DASHBOARD LIGHTS, RADIO, POWERS WINDOWS STILL WORKED. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAITED IN MY CAR BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES A PASSERBY PUSHED MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AT THIS TIME I NOTICED IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO LOCK UP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. WHILE WAITING I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE CAR. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 3 BLOCKS HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE AND NO ERROR CODES SHOWED UP. THERE WERE ALSO NO ERROR COEDS IN THE LOG BUT IF THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING SHOULD BE IN THE LOG. I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THINKING THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN IN A MORE DIRE SITUATION (LIKE ON THE FREEWAY). I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THIS SAME SITUATION AND AM CONCERNED FOR MINE AND MY PASSENGERS' SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THREE TIMES TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,641.

PERFORMED OIL CHANGES AT TWO DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR FACILITIES WITHIN 4 DAY SPAN. THE REASON FOR THIS IS EACH SERVICE SHOWED OVERFILL ON OIL DIPSTICK. SHOWED THE SERVICE ADVISERS AT BOTH FACILITIES. I TOOK VEHICLE TO HYUNDAI DEALER AND PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT OIL LEVEL INDICATOR AS PER VIN. THEY SAY I HAD WRONG DIPSTICK FOR ENGINE. PLACED REPLACEMENT DIPSTICK IN ENGINE AND SHOWED HYUNDAI SERVICE REP THAT OIL LEVEL STILL SHOWED OVERFILL. I HAD THEM CHANGE OIL AND THEY SHOWED ME THAT REPLACEMENT DIPSTICK REGISTERED CORRECT OIL LEVEL. SO, EITHER THIS ENGINE IS OPERATING ( 38000 MILES) AT UNDER FILL, OVERFILL OR PROPER FILL LEVEL. BEEN USING MANUFACTURERS OIL VISCOSITY RECOMMENDATION (5W-20 AND DEALER USED 5W-30 SYN/BLD).

THE AIR INTAKE HOSE MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE TURBO. THE SYMPTOM OF THIS IS A WHOOSING SOUND AND DEGRADED ACCELERATION. YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH THIS ISSUE AS IT CAN SUCK IN A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO THE TURBO VANES AND BEND THEM, CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE THAT MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. YOU COULD IMAGINE WHAT A SIMPLE PEBBLE WOULD DO AT THE RPMS THAT THE TURBO SPINS AT. MY HYUNDAI SONATA ONLY HAS 14,740 MILES ON IT.

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP THE ENGINE SEEMS TO DIE AND STARTS UP.

AT ABOUT 12:00 PM ON 7 APRIL 2017, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE (50 MPH SPEED LIMIT). WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. INSTEAD, IT HESITATED, BUCKED A BIT, AND THEN LOST POWER ALTOGETHER. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND, AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES, THE CAR RESTARTED. AS I ACCELERATED, THE CAR EXHIBITED MORE HESITATION, THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. IRONICALLY, I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER TO PICK UP OUR OTHER VEHICLE AND MADE IT THERE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND TURNED IT OVER TO THEM FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. THE DEALER COULD NEITHER DETECT ANY PROBLEM NOR DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THEIR WRITE-UP: "SCANNED FOR CODES. NO DTCS AT THIS TIME. FUEL PRESSURE IS NORMAL. 10 MILE TEST DRIVE AND UPDATE HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED....UNABLE TO DUPLICATE..." THIS MORNING, I LEARNED THAT HYUNDAI HAS RECALLED 1.2 MILLION VEHICLES AND SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM ARE EXACTLY THOSE THAT MY VEHICLE EXHIBITED. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS A 2015 MODEL AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COVERED BY THE RECALL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. IN ANY CASE, MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 26K MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER. I SUSPECT IT HAS THE PROBLEM FOR WHICH HYUNDAI IS NOW RECALLING OVER A MILLION VEHICLES.

I BROUGHT THIS LEFT OVER IN LAS VEGAS BRAND NEW THIS 2015 HYNDUIA SONATA SPORT LIMITED CAME WITH THE 235/R45/18 HANKOOK TIRES I HAD A FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TIRE 3 TIRES HAVE LITTLE CUTS AND A BUBLE ON 2 TIRES AND THE CAR IS NEW. I SEE YOU HAD A RECALL ON THE 245/R45/18 SAME TIRE JUST MINE ARE 235 NOT 245 VENUS NOBLE 2 TIRE SAME TIRE SAME MAKE. HANKOOK WILL NOT HELP AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP WITH INVESTAGATING THESE TIRES I HAD A FRONT BLOW OUT AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURY OR MORE IF NOT RECALLED .I WAS DRIVING AT 35MPH WHEN I HAD THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BLOW OUT.

1. WIPERS DON'T STOP MOVING EVEN IF SWITCHED OFF AND EVEN IF ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. 2. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOESN'T LATCH 3. CRACKING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE FORCEFULLY DEPRESSED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT EVENTUALLY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BETWEEN 39,000 AND 70,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING AND IT DID NOT TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

I READ AN ARTICLE ON A WEBSITE STATING THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED AGAINST HYUNDAI RELATED TO ITS BLUE LINK SYSTEM. THE ARTICLE STATED THAT IF YOU ALLOW YOUR BLUE SUBSCRIPTION TO BE EXPIRED FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR, HYUNDAI WOULD POSSIBLY PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATE YOUR BLUE LINK SYSTEM. MY SUBSCRIPTION HAD EXPIRED, SO I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND REACTIVATED MY SUBSCRIPTION FOR ONE YEAR FOR $99. I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE BLUE LINK SYSTEM WAS PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATED IN MY CAR, THE RESALE VALUE OF MY CAR WOULD GO DOWN. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL I READ THE ARTICLE LAST EVENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND THEN IDLE. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE MOTOR WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. FINALLY, WHEN DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CRAIN HYUNDAI DEALER (LOCATED IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE MOTOR AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V359000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.