2015 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

CAR HESITATES ALMOST STALLS FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALMOST CAUSED SOMEONE TO REAR END ME.

DRIVING CAR WHEEL SHOKE VIOLENTLY, LOUD NOISE UNDER CAR N CAR WOULD RACE FORWARD THEN BACK. WORSE DRIVING 45 MILES OR OVER. DEALER SAID STEERING SHAFT. DAVIS HYUNDAI IN EWING SAID IT WAS BAD N SAFETY ISSUE N WOULD NOT LET ME TAKE N DRIVE CAR HOME TILL PART CAME IN. IS THIS PROBLEM THE DEALER'S RESPONSIBILITY

ORIGINAL TIRE ON NEW CAR PLUGGED BEFORE PURCHASE BY UNKNOWN PARTY. DISCOVERED TODAY WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BECAUSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CONTINUED TO COME ON EVEN AFTER AIR WAS ADDED TO TIRE. ONLY TIME CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF OUR CONTROL WAS DURING SERVICE AT SELLING DEALER.

CAR LOOSES POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING AFTER ACCELERATING. ON LOCAL ROAD AT 35MPH AND ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. THIS OCCURRED FOLLOWING A SERVICE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. CAMPAIGN T1H AND AND CAMPAIGN 150 VCM INSPECT OR REPLACEMENT AND ECM UPGRADE. STARTED HAPPENING AS A VERY SHORT INCIDENT SO I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. RECENTLY EPISODES WERE A FEW SECONDS LONG SO I COULD DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. MULTIPLE TIMES.

MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN SEPTEMBER 2016 WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY . I PULLED OFF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE ENTIRE PROCESS TOOK A MONTH AND A HALF. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK IT WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN IT SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AGAIN. I PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD, TURNED IT OFF, AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED FINE SO I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL AND SO I LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT. AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME FOR THE SECOND TIME, I HAD IT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN. AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND AGAIN ON A MAIN ROAD. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE, TURNED IT OFF AND ON, AND DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THIS TIME IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY" AND THEY WOULD NEED IT FOR ONE TO TWO DAYS. NOT ONLY DO I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AS IT COULD SHUT DOWN ANY MINUTE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS MARKS THE THIRD TIME HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IT CAUSES ME TO TAKE TIME OUT OF MY DAY AND MISS WORK CAUSING ME TO LOSE MONEY. IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT AND VERY FRUSTRATING. I DO NOT USE THIS CAR TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS ANYMORE AS I DO NOT TRUST IT WITH THEIR LIVES.

2 WEEKS AGO, I FOUND IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE A BAUBLE AND I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE DISCOUNT TIRE TO BE CHECKED. THE TIRE SPECIALIST DISCOVERED OTHER PROBLEMS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES ARE SEVERELY CUPPED THE INSIDE EDGE. HE RECOMMENDS ME TO CHECK WITH THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HE NEVER EVER EXPERIENCED THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM IN THE PAST. DEALERSHIP SERVICE WORLD CAR HYUNDAI TOOK THE CAR FOR ENTIRE DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THEY MIGHT THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DONE THE ALIGNMENT. I TOTALLY REFUSED TO DO IT BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT IS PERFECTLY FINE, MY STEERING WHEEL NOT TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION AND IS NOT SHAKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS IS WHAT I FOUND ON FORUM! HTTP://WWW.SONATAFORUMS.COM/INDEX.PHP?PAGE=ACTIVE_TOPICS

I WAS DRIVING AT 6:20 AM ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH USING THE SCC (SMART CRUISE CONTROL). ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE LIGHTS START FLASHING AND THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. SINCE IT WAS BEFORE SUNRISE, EVERYTHING WAS BLACK AND I COULDN'T EVEN SEE WHERE I WAS DRIVING, NOT TO MENTION THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED. 10 SECONDS LATER, THE CARE CAME BACK TO "LIFE". IT DID THAT SAME INTRO WITH THE "SYSTEM CHECK" THING AS IT DOES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED FROM A PARK POSITION- ONLY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SOMETHING SO ABSURD, BUT I GUARANTEE THAT IF THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR OR A BUSIER TIME DURING THE DAY- THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT! *TR

ON JANUARY 16, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:50PM ARIZONA TIME, ON WESTBOUND I-40 ABOUT TWO MILES FROM EXIT 9, THE LEFT FRONT KUHMO SOLUS TA31 TIRE BLEW OUT ITS SIDEWALL AT 45MPH IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THE RESULT WAS THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED WITH DAMAGE TO BOTH DRIVER-SIDE WHEELS. IN ADDITION, A BULGE WAS NOTICED IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS IS CONSIDERED COSMETIC AND THEY WERE NOT REPLACED DUE TO A COST OF $427 EACH. THE ROAD CONDITION AND VISIBILITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE EXCELLENT. THE TIRES HAD 17,560 MILES ON THEM AND WERE MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS REGARDING PRESSURE AND ROTATION.

PUT BLINKER ON FOR RIGHT HAND TURN, MADE THE TURN, WHEN THE BLINDER STALK (WHICH ALSO CONTAINS HEADLIGHT CONTROLS) RETURNED TO HOME POSITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED MY LIGHTS HAD SWITCHED OFF. MY LIGHT KNOB REMAINED IN AUTO, WITH THE COMPUTER THOUGHT I TURNED THEM OFF. THIS WAS AT NIGHT. I COULD NOT SEE WHEN MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO BE IN MOTION AND HAVE YOUR LIGHTS CUT OUT!!! THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY NOW, GETTING WORSE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A BAD CONNECTION WITHIN THE BLINKER STALK, CAUSING THE LIGHT MODE TO CHANGE ON ITS OWN WHEN TURNING.

MY ENGINE HOOD HAS COME OPEN ON THE FREEWAY TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ALARMS AND WARNING SOUNDS THAT GO OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS ARE SO LOUD AND DISTRACTING I LOST TRACK OF MY DRIVING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. *TR

Engine problem. Massive oil consumption. We bought our 2015 Sonata new and have taken it for service and maintenance at the dealership. I have all records from dealership maintenance. Have been told that its just normal for that engine and to keep adding oil. Now I have to check and add oil weekly or it will be empty. Started having issues in 2017. Hyundai knows there is a problem with the engine. I dont know who to talk to or what I can do.

THE HOSE LEADING TO THE TURBO HAS MELTED OFF. THE CLAMP WITH HOSE RUBBER REMAIN FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE TURBO WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE HOSE HAS FALLEN BELOW THE TURBO AIR INLET. THE ISSUE OCCURRED SUDDENLY FROM ONE NIGHT TO THE NEXT MORNING. UNDER LOAD, THE TURBO OPERATIONAL NOISE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD COMPARED TO USUAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES WITH OIL LEAKING INTO THE HOUSING. THE SEALS WERE RESEALED AND THE HOUSING WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE HOUSING UNIT AND CAUSED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONG ISLAND CITY HYUNDAI IN QUEENS, NY WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,988.

THE SAFETY SYSTEM ON MY CAR MORE OFTEN THEN NOT WARNS OF DANGER THAT DOES NOT EXIST, ESPECIALLY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT AT DAWN AND DUSK. THE CAMERAS FALSELY WARN OF IMPENDING CRASHES OR ALERTING YOU THAT YOU HAVE SWERVED OUT OF YOUR LANE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE DEAD CENTER IN YOUR LANE WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND. HYUNDAI HAS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled with an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine. There was oil leaking from vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed that the CVT transmission seal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred on July 20, 2021. The vehicle was taken to the same local dealer but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK KIN ENERGY TIRES (NA), SIZE: 205/65/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HOUSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TALK TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

WHITE DRIVING EITHER IN MOTION OR STOPPED BEHIND A LIGHT, ENGINE STARTS TO SHAKE AND STALL. THIS MAKE THE CAR SHARE HEAVILY AND NUDGE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS UNTIL THE CALL STALLS OUT. THEN THE DASH GETS LIT UP WITH ALL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. THEN, PRESSING THE START BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THE VEHICLES STARTS. THE CAR DOES THIS EVERY SO OFTEN. YOU DRIVE OFF, IT SHAKES AND STALLS, IT HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. THEN IT STARTS AND EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 1 OR 2 TIMES A MONTH. CURRENTLY VEHICLE AT DEAL SERVICE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTED IN OTHER WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. SEE LINK BELOW IF NECESSARY. "HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/SONATA/2015/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML" *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 16K MILES ON IT AND HAS STALLED 4 TIMES. ONCE AFTER WAITING AT A LIGHT IN THE CITY, ONCE WHILE DRIVING APPROX 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND THE WORST WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB A STEEP HILL IN A RURAL AREA AS I WAS LEAVING HOME. THE CAR SLOWLY ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER BACKWARDS AROUND THE CURVES BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY OTHER CARS SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE BLIND CURVES. THE CAR REMAINS ON BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED. AFTER IT STALLS,I TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL NOT RESTART. THE LAST TIME IT TURNED BACK ON AFTER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A LOOSE GROUNDING WIRE TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, NEXT TIME IT STALLS I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. RESEARCHING ONLINE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSES WHICH I PLAN ON DISCUSSING WITH THE DEALER. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT STALLS SO I CANNOT RISK TAKING MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

ME AND MY WIFE WERE DRIVING TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON A ROAD TRIP. WHEN ACCELERATING UPHILL, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO ABOVE 3,500 RPM'S. IMMEDIATELY THE FUEL CUTOFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 3,500 RPM'S. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MANUAL MODE AND SELECTED A GEAR THAT WAS BELOW 3,500 TO MAKE IT UP THE "GRAPEVINE" HILL. SOON AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE VCM MOTOR- CODE P0200A. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER SERVICE WAS GREAT. WE WERE LUCKY THIS MALFUNCTION DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONE AND NEEDED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR DRIVE UPHILL. SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A JEEP AND DAMAGED THREE OTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 51 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVERE SPINAL CORD INJURIES (INTERNAL DECAPITATION). THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, ANKLE, FOOT WRIST, HAND, AND HIPS. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, LEG, ANKLE, ABRASIONS, A BLOOD CLOT, LUNG FAILURE, A VERTEBRAL FRACTURE, A BROKEN ARM/FOREARM, AND WRIST. THE SEAT BELT SEVERED THE CONTACT'S ARTERY. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR ALL OCCUPANTS AND THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGER IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LATER SUCCUMBED TO THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHERE THE POLICE AND INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. ...UPDATED 05/03/17 *BF *AS

WHILE STATIONARY I NOTICED THE CAR'S ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TICKING. I DROVE OFF ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING. I HAD MY PASSENGER WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT AND WE RECORDED USING THE CELL PHONE TO RECORD THE INCIDENT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN OFF AGAIN. EVENTUALLY IT CUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD TO RESTART AND THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST 50 MPH. THE ENGINE SHOOK THE ENTIRE CAR AND SOUNDED LIKE THE GEARS DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE OR FIND ANY CODES ON THEIR SYSTEM. THIS SAME THING HAPPEN TO MY 2011 SONATA IN WHICH HYUNDAI REFUSE TO PAY IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE I TRADED OUT OF THE VEHICLE A YEAR AFTER THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND STARTED SMELLING LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V726000 (VISIBILITY). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V232000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER EXITING INTERSTATE AND SLOWDOWN FOR SIGNAL, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE, LIKE I WASN'T EVEN GIVING IT GAS. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED TWICE AND TOWED ONCE FOR STALLING WHILE DRIVING, SHUDDERING, SPUTTERING. TOOK WAITING AND NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET IT RESTARTED. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER KEPT IT FOR A WEEK IN OCTOBER AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. (THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT AS I WANT ALL THIS DOCUMENTED). DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T EXIST. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. I JUST DROVE IT BACK FROM OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND (300 MILES) AND I NOTICED THE ACCELERATION WAS QUITE SLUGGISH ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS. IT WAS LIKE THE PASSING GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFRAID MY CAR WOULD JUST STALL AGAIN, I DID NOT PURSUE HEAVY ACCELERATION OR PASSING GEAR ATTEMPTS ANY FURTHER. THEN THIS HAPPENED TODAY. I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, I AM AT SOME KIND OF RISK. SAW SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT ECM. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED; THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG HERE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED PRESENCE OF A VEHICLE THAT UNSAFELY MOVED INTO MY TRAFFIC LANE JUST FEET AHEAD OF MY VEHICLE. INSTEAD OF MY VEHICLE BACKING OFF, MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE CAR AHEAD AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. IT WAS AS IF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO "SEE" SITUATIONS WHEN CONFRONTED WITH VEHICLES THAT SUDDENLY APPEAR IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE. IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS, THAT ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM WORKED PERFECTLY.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND YOU GO TO START THE CAR THE GEARSHIFT IS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION ALMOST LIKE IT'S LOCKED THERE. YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IF THAT DOESN'T WORK YOU NEED TO PUT THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON THEN TAKE IT OFF THEN PUMP THE BREAK THE IT UNLOCKSEEMS OUT OF THE PARK POSITION THIS HAS JUST START ON MY SONATA I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE AUTO SHOP ON WEDNESDAY 11/30 THE EARLIEST THEY COULD SEE ME I WANTED TO KNOW IF THEY WERE OTHER SONATA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM OF IF THERE IS A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME AND I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR OF USE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS FRAYING INSIDE THE UPPER HOUSING. ABOUT 1/3 OF THE SEAT BELT TOTAL WIDTH IS COMPLETELY GONE AND HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE.

I READ YOUR COMPLAINTS AND ALSO HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY ECM OR VCM REPLACED 3 TIMES. WHILE ACCELERATING MY CAR LOSES POWER. IM NOT ABLE TO PASS CARS OR GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY IF NEEDED. ALSO NOT GETTING THE GAS MILEAGE I USE TO GET BEFORE IT BROKE. PLUS I HAVE THE SPORT AND AM SUPPOSE TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT IN TO SPORT OR ECO THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON. THIS IS HAPPENING ON FREEWAY AT STOP SIGNS. ETC..

I GOT MY CAR WITH 15 MILES ON IT, BEFORE I EVEN HAD 10 THOUSAND MILES THE CAR HAD A TRANSMISSION HEAT UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY RUN A TEST NOTHING WAS FOUND. A WEEK LATER SAME THING HAPPEN, NOW THE CAR IS AT 31 THOUSAND MILES IM SO SCARED DRIVING THE CAR STALLING LIKE A MANUAL CAR EVERYTIME I ACCELERATE. THE CAR KEEP ON VIBRATING HARD AT 40-UP MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WAS MOVED FORWARD AND FAILED TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE POWER SEAT STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE TURNING ON. THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING. THE CAR WILL AT TIMES NOT TURN ON. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. HYUNDAI CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY BY ITSELF FOR A FEW MONTHS AND REAPPEARS AGAIN. WE HAD THE FUEL SENSOR AND BATTERY REPLACED. THEY SAID MY ALTERNATOR AND STARTER IS STILL GOOD. THE CAR NEVER STALLED DURING DRIVING ONLY LOOSES POWER STEERING WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. WE NOTICED WHEN WE ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN, IT CLEARED THE ISSUE FOR A FEW MONTHS AS WELL. I BELIEVE 2015 HYUNDAI SONATAS ARE EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I READ ONLINE OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

LEASED 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SE TRIM IN 05/2015. 1) IN 02/16 --> SLUGGISH ACCELERATION REPORTED TO DEALER AND HE APPLIED SOFTWARE UPDATE TO ECM. 2) 10/05/2016 ---> WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER , SHUDDER AND HEAVY SMOKE (MOSTLY WHITE) COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND FELT THAT CAR WAS NOT UNDER CONTROL. FINALLY IT CAME TO STOP. AFTER FEW MINUTES, TRIED TO START AND SUCCEEDED IN 3RD/4TH ATTEMPT. TOOK IT TO NEARBY HYUNDAI DEALER, AND AS PER THEM, THEY UPDATED ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) SOFTWARE. 3) 10/20/2016 --> ISSUE APPEARED AGAIN WITH SAME SYMPTOMS.CAR IS WITH DEALER AND HE IS LOOKING INTO IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. *TR

MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE GETTING STUCK. SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT OUT OF PARK GOING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE THE ACTIVATED ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE WILL FAIL TO DISENGAGE LIKE IT SHOULD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I WILL FIND MYSELF HAVING TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BACK AND FOURTH SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY DISENGAGES. THIS OCCURRENCE WILL ALWAYS BE ACCOMPANIED WITH AN ABRUPT ROUGH JERKING MOTION COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. *TR

7 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. CAR SHAKES LOSES POWER AND STALLS CAUSING HUGH ISSUES AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. HYUNDAI DOES NOTHING FOR THE REPAIR HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES ALREADY WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. CAR IS UNSAFE AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT TAKING MY MONEY. I LOSE POWER FROM A STOP IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY OR STOP SIGNS. THE HESITATION IS SO BAD MY WHOLE CAR SHAKES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ONLINE & A CURRENT LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA. THESE MODELS NEED TO BE RECALLED ASAP ITS UNFAIR WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT IS ABOUT UNDRIVABLE.

BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND AT 20,000 MILES IT ALL STARTED TO GO DOWN HILL. MY CAR SHAKES & STALLS HESITATES BAD LOSS OF POWER ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT EVEN LEFT IT THERE FOR 9 DAYS STILL NOT FIXED I HAVE A $398 PAYMENT FOR A CAR I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. I WILL NOT PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR I AM THAT AFRAID OF GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI DOES NOTHING NO ONE CAN FIX IT & EVERYONE HAS THE SAME COMPLAINT I DO ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THESE CARS NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!! I PAY FOR A CAR THAT I KEEP PARKED THATS INSANE!!! MY CAR IS UNSAFE AND A ROAD HAZARD AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING FOR ANY OF THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. I HAVE EVEN BROUGHT VIDEO FOOTAGE TO HYUNDAI AND THEY JUST UPDATE MY COMPUTERS WHICH MAKES IS WORSE HALF THE TIME.

VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 12000 MILES. ON 10/16/2016 VEHICLE JUST STALLED WHILE DRIVING IT. I HAD BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, PUT IN DRIVE, CAR MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 15 FEET AND THEN IT SHOOK AND MADE HORRIBLE NOISES AND STALLED. TOOK 3 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. BROUGHT TO DEALER, DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED NOTHING AND CAR WAS RELEASED. ON 10/19/2016 CAR STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH APARTMENT PARKING LOT AND IT JUST STALLED. OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS TIME HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER (TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC). DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS WITH NO RESULTS. THEY ARE TRYING TO DUPLICATE EPISODES. HOW LONG DOES THIS MEAN THEY NEED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE? GAVE ME FREE RENTAL DAY 1, BUT AFTER THAT? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE VISITING WEBSITES, ALSO A COMMONLY OCCURRING PROBLEM. CAN THE NTSB HELP BEFORE MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED? I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE. I TRADED IN AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING NEW AND RELIABLE. NOT SURE THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA. DEALER HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM SO THEY CAN REMEDY IT, BUT WITHOUT ANY DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS, THEY ARE FORCED TO RETURN THE CAR TO ME. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I KNOW THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED. WHAT IF I WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND THIS HAPPENED, BY MYSELF, AND AFTER HOURS? THIS IS WHAT OCCURRED 10/16/16 AND I WAS LUCKY I GOT IT RESTARTED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN AUGUST 2014 AND EVER SINCE 2015 AROUND JANUARY/FEBRUARY I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, THE CAR EITHER BRAKING OR ACCELERATING "SURGES" AND I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERS BUT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AS WELL AS IT SOMETIMES CUTS OFF AT A LIGHT OR WHEN ACCELERATING IT SHUDDERS LIKE IT'S GOING TO DIE BUT THEY CAN'T (OR WON'T BECAUSE IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY) FIND THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS A CONCERN TO ME WHEN DRIVING AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY AREN'T SEEING IT BUT I WONDER IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SONATA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT AT 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS AND HAD ONLY 1 TO 2 MILES LEFT TO EXIT. SUDDENLY, I FELT SOMETHING WRONG IN THE ENGINE OR POWERTRAIN AS I COULDN'T ACCELERATE MY CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO HIT HARD ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL, MY CAR WOULD ACCELERATE A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOT THAT MUCH. WHILE I STEPPED DOWN ON THE PEDAL, I FELT MY CAR WAS ROLLING UP AND DOWN. ANYWAY, MY SPEED WAS BEING REDUCED AS IT DIDN'T ACCELERATE. FINALLY, I EXITED THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION AND THEN TRIED TO START, BUT MY CAR MOVED VERY SLOWLY AND HARD WITH THE ROLLING. IT IS ONLY 1-MILE DISTANCE TO MY HOME FROM THE INTERSECTION, BUT I HAD TO PULL OVER MY CAR TO A SHOULDER AS I FOUND THAT I COULDN'T NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE TRAFFIC. I ALSO COULD SEE WHITE/BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT FROM MY CAR THROUGH MY ROOM MIRROR AND SMELL SOMETHING BURNT IN THE ENGINE ROOM. LASTLY, I HAD TO CALL A TOWING COMPANY FOR PICK-UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PSI, MAINTENANCE, AND SEVERE SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PSI WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DUE TO CHANGES IN THE WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE AND THE CONTACT QUICKLY JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT EXPLODED AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE REMAINS OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING IN MY 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME ABOUT ONE-AND-A-HALF CRAWLER AND I APPLIED MY BREAKS BECAUSE I SAW WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES THEY DIDN'T WORK IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO BREAKS WHATSOEVER AND I SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR ALL OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE STEERING WHEEL CRACK THE FRONT OF MY CAR IS DEMOLISHED I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHETHER THEY HAD A RECALL ON BREAK FOR THE SONATAS AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALL ON MY CAR SO I FOUND IT VERY STRANGE THAT THEY SAID NO OPEN RECALL ON MY CAR BUT THEY NEVER SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE OPEN HAVE ANY INCIDENTS WITH PEOPLE WITH BRAKE FAILURE AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THIS PUBLICLY KNOWN THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES AND I WISH IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE THAT HAS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM THEY WOULD COME FORWARD WITH THIS BECAUSE I WASN'T HURT VERY VERY BADLY BUT I GOT BUMPS AND BRUISES BUT I COULD HAVE DIED THE SAME WAY IF I WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF AND SOMEONE ELSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SUFFER BURNS ON THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT ALSO SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE ARMS, NECK, KNEE, AND CHEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

THE VENTILATED SEATS DOES NOT BLOW COOL AIR EVEN WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON MAX. HOWEVER, MY OTHER SONATA (SAME YEAR AND MODEL) DOES NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. DOES IT MEAN 50% OF HYUNDAI'S VENTILATED SEATS FAIL?

HIGH SPEED ENGINE STALL: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AUGUST 5, 2016, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE COMING TO A STOP. ON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE RESTART ATTEMPT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND VIBRATIONS CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME.

THE PLASTIC COVER WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CONTROLS ARE LOCATED BREAKS AND COMES LOOSE. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD AND MOVE THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD IT REPLACED TWICE AND GOING IN FOR A THIRD TIME.

FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE - WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 9 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY, OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN OUR 2015 SONATA. WE WERE ONLY TWO HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND THE LIGHT WASN'T FLASHING, SO WE CONTINUED DRIVING. WHILE ON AN ACCELERATION RAMP CHANGING HIGHWAYS, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER, EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY FLOORED. THANKFULLY, THE ENGINE DIDN'T SHUT OFF AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO "MIS-FIRE" AND THE CAR WAS HESITATING AND RIDING ROUGH. THE NEXT DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT CAME BACK ON, AND WHILE TRYING TO GAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS CUTTING OUT AND BEGAN TO RIDE ROUGH AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED HYUNDAI TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT, THE SCHEDULER INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. I ASKED IF IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON, AND I WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T. I TOOK THE CAR IN, AND AFTER 2 OR 3 HOURS THEY CALLED AND SAID MY CAR WAS READY AND THEY HAD REPLACED A FAULTY ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE), WHICH HAD CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE RECALL. AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ON THIS SITE, I AM CONVINCED THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THEIR ENGINES DYING IS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY ECM. I HAVE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HYUNDAI RECALLING VEHICLES THAT COULD BE AFFECTED, AND I COULD FIND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BY MAIL OR EMAIL EITHER. SYMPTOMS OF A BAD OR FAILING ECM INCLUDE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, ENGINE STALLING, MISFIRE OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES. SHAME ON HYUNDAI FOR NOT PROTECTING THEIR CUSTOMERS AGAINST A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD AS THIS.

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