Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| TSB-11-01-025 | 08/01/2011 | 10041632 | Hyundai: information is provided for the ecu update for hev active air flap (aaf). *pe | 10/12/2011 | |
| TSB-10-01-023 | 06/01/2010 | 10034491 | Hyundai: automatic transaxle ecm and tcm update. provides a procedure to update the ecm and tcm software to the most recent versions to revise-acceleration feel from a stop or below 15mph; shift quality when decelerating to a stop at abou | 11/19/2010 | |
| TSB-09-01-030 | 11/01/2009 | 10033664 | Hyundai: ecm update. provides a procedure to update the ecm software for manual transmission equipped vehicles to the most recent version. verify the version of the ecm rom id before attempting to update the vehicles software. *pe | 09/03/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/19/2012 | 82000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the driver of the vehicle attempted to tun the vehicle off but the key would not come out of the ignition. the driver took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection but they could not diagnose the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 82,000. the vin was unavailable. ap | |||
| 04/04/2012 | |||
| The brake lights do not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed. the gear shift not able to be shifted out of the park position. the electronic stability control (esc) malfunction light illuminates. very similar to recall for same model on another year (2006). | |||
| 09/22/2011 | 40640 | ||
| Vehicle navigation system failed. on line there are hundreds of people complaining for the same thing. this needs to have a recall. | |||
| 08/14/2011 | 13850 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2009 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while replacing a flat tire she was notified that the inside wall of the tire was worn. the mechanic that inspected the vehicle stated that the failure was caused by a cotter pin that was installed backwards. also, she added that she had to replace two batteries after she bought the vehicle because she constantly needed to have the vehicle jump started. the vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. the manufacturer had not been made aware of the failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 13,850 and the current mileage was 14,000.vf | |||
| 08/14/2011 | 13850 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2009 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while replacing a flat tire she was notified that the inside wall of the tire was worn out. the mechanic that inspected the vehicle stated that the failure was caused by a cotter pin that was installed backwards. also, she added that she had to replaced two batteries after she bought the vehicle since she constantly needed to have the vehicle jump. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 13,850 and the current mileage was 14,000. pm | |||
| 09/20/2009 | 10000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 hyundai sonata. while parked the contact noticed the lights on the dash board were not illuminating. the contact stated the failure occured intermittently. also the tail lights were not illuminating. the brake lights and blinkers still functioned. the vehicle was taken into the dealer where the junction box was replaced. the failure occurred a second time and the junction bow was replaced again. the failure occurred a third time. the vehicle was going to be taken back to the dealer for diagnostic . the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unavailable. the approximate failure mileage was 10,000. ads | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 1 | ||
| 2009 hyundai sonata. consumer states wiring harness caught on fire *tgw | |||