Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 02/13/2013 | 50450 | ||
| I believe that the hyundai sonata 2009 a has a paint defect problem. i now have 12 paint chips on the hood which i believe are the result of paint flaking off. i do not recall once hearing a rock hit the hood and yet i have 12 chips and now one similar chip near the trunk. there are no dents that would indicate rocks or other objects hitting the hood. i took the car to the dealer and spoke to the manager who told me that they were a result of normal wear. i do not agree and a quick look through the internet indicates that i am not the only one with the problem . | |||
| 07/01/2011 | |||
| 2009 hyundai sonata and oem hankook tires - optimo h426 one of the oem hankook tires has a buldge on the side wall. have reached out to the vehicle manufacturer hyundai, oem tire manufacturer hankook and its authorized representative sears to get it addressed as part of the oem warranty, but unfortunately have been denied. the tread on the tire (per sears technicians is less than 2/32) even though the car is 3 years old with only 24500 miles despite the mileage warranty on the hankook website to be listed as 60000 miles on these brand of tires. not sure if any other consumers have faced similar issues around buldging of side walls, wear and tear of tread, etc for similar hankook tires. | |||
| 05/07/2010 | 26000 | ||
| Clutch pedal sticks to floor. very scary.it has happened 6 times. and have taken to dealer.they say all is fine. i could not stop my car. i was lucky there was not anyone in front of me when it happened .my car is a 5 speed mal. i see others with the same problem. | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 19700 | ||
| Rear brakes are worn out at 19,7000 miles the calipers are worn out and my front brakes are perfect.. front brakes usually wear out before rear brakes what is going on... this should never happen giving us low gas milage these faulty calipers hundai should pay this could result in a crash due to a falty brake system | |||
| 10/10/2011 | |||
| The radio was change by hynudia because the navigation system failed and now after the warrenty up the navigation system failed to work the voice does not get loud | |||
| 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. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 18701 | ||
| I bought my 2009 hyunia in for 16,500 mile check and was informed that my rear brakes failed and the brake shoes and rotor needed replacement. i told them i had not noted any symptoms of or sound of brake failure and would get a second opinion. at 18,701 miles i noticed noise while breaking and returned to the dealer the service manager suggested the damage was caused by driving with the emergency brake on. i told him that i do not ever need to use the emergency break and surely didn't drive with it on! he then said it was caused by rust. i wouldn't expect rear brakes to fail at 16,000 miles. after checking on-line i found it is a common failure with sonata. i had to pay $423.00 to repair what i consider to be a design or manufacturing defect. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 81000 | ||
| I started my car and as i started to turn the steering wheel so i could pull out of the parking space smoke spewed from my dashboard. i looked up under the dash and noticed the wiring harness in flames. i extinguished the fire. i then had the car towed to a hyundai dealer. they examined the damage and said tat it would cost me $4000 to repair it as i needed a new wiring harness. hyundai claims it wasn't a manufacturers defect, even though the car was purchased brand new and therehas been no alterations or modifications, the same wiring harness is used in kia which has a recall on a wiring harness. i am in possession of the burnt harness and it clearly has kia written on it | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 86500 | ||
| While driving my car i attempted to shift to third gear and discovered i had no clutch pedal. this problem continued for the next half hour till i arrived at my destination, where i parked it. a few hours later i started to go home and the clutch worked fine. indicating that the problem is not in the clutch. i believe the hydraulic master cylinder loses pressure somehow causing the problem | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 81000 | ||
| I started my car and as i started to turn the steering wheel so i could pull out of the parking space smoke spewed from my dashboard. i looked up under the dash and noticed the wiring harness in flames. i extinguished the fire. i then had the car towed to a hyundai dealer. they examined the damage and said tat it would cost me $4000 to repair it as i needed a new wiring harness. hyundai claims it wasn't a manufacturers defect, even though the car was purchased brand new and therehas been no alterations or modifications, the same wiring harness is used in kia which has a recall on a wiring harness. i am in possession of the burnt harness and it clearly has kia written on it | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 86500 | ||
| While driving my car i attempted to shift to third gear and discovered i had no clutch pedal. this problem continued for the next half hour till i arrived at my destination, where i parked it. a few hours later i started to go home and the clutch worked fine. indicating that the problem is not in the clutch. i believe the hydraulic master cylinder loses pressure somehow causing the problem | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 81000 | ||
| I started my car and as i started to turn the steering wheel so i could pull out of the parking space smoke spewed from my dashboard. i looked up under the dash and noticed the wiring harness in flames. i extinguished the fire. i then had the car towed to a hyundai dealer. they examined the damage and said tat it would cost me $4000 to repair it as i needed a new wiring harness. hyundai claims it wasn't a manufacturers defect, even though the car was purchased brand new and therehas been no alterations or modifications, the same wiring harness is used in kia which has a recall on a wiring harness. i am in possession of the burnt harness and it clearly has kia written on it | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 86500 | ||
| While driving my car i attempted to shift to third gear and discovered i had no clutch pedal. this problem continued for the next half hour till i arrived at my destination, where i parked it. a few hours later i started to go home and the clutch worked fine. indicating that the problem is not in the clutch. i believe the hydraulic master cylinder loses pressure somehow causing the problem | |||
| 04/10/2011 | 5100 | ||
| I have had 2 instances of sudden acceleration. 1st incident i was backing out of my garage and the car shot backward narrowly missing my house. 2nd incident about a month later i was pulling into a parking spot when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the car shot forward & i had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting a fence. both incidents the vehicle was going less than 5 mph. i have also noticed the vehicle jerking occasionally in traffic when you ease up on the gas pedal. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 81000 | ||
| I started my car and as i started to turn the steering wheel so i could pull out of the parking space smoke spewed from my dashboard. i looked up under the dash and noticed the wiring harness in flames. i extinguished the fire. i then had the car towed to a hyundai dealer. they examined the damage and said tat it would cost me $4000 to repair it as i needed a new wiring harness. hyundai claims it wasn't a manufacturers defect, even though the car was purchased brand new and therehas been no alterations or modifications, the same wiring harness is used in kia which has a recall on a wiring harness. i am in possession of the burnt harness and it clearly has kia written on it | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 86500 | ||
| While driving my car i attempted to shift to third gear and discovered i had no clutch pedal. this problem continued for the next half hour till i arrived at my destination, where i parked it. a few hours later i started to go home and the clutch worked fine. indicating that the problem is not in the clutch. i believe the hydraulic master cylinder loses pressure somehow causing the problem | |||
| 04/10/2011 | 5100 | ||
| I have had 2 instances of sudden acceleration. 1st incident i was backing out of my garage and the car shot backward narrowly missing my house. 2nd incident about a month later i was pulling into a parking spot when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the car shot forward & i had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting a fence. both incidents the vehicle was going less than 5 mph. i have also noticed the vehicle jerking occasionally in traffic when you ease up on the gas pedal. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 81000 | ||
| I started my car and as i started to turn the steering wheel so i could pull out of the parking space smoke spewed from my dashboard. i looked up under the dash and noticed the wiring harness in flames. i extinguished the fire. i then had the car towed to a hyundai dealer. they examined the damage and said tat it would cost me $4000 to repair it as i needed a new wiring harness. hyundai claims it wasn't a manufacturers defect, even though the car was purchased brand new and therehas been no alterations or modifications, the same wiring harness is used in kia which has a recall on a wiring harness. i am in possession of the burnt harness and it clearly has kia written on it | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 86500 | ||
| While driving my car i attempted to shift to third gear and discovered i had no clutch pedal. this problem continued for the next half hour till i arrived at my destination, where i parked it. a few hours later i started to go home and the clutch worked fine. indicating that the problem is not in the clutch. i believe the hydraulic master cylinder loses pressure somehow causing the problem | |||
| 04/10/2011 | 5100 | ||
| I have had 2 instances of sudden acceleration. 1st incident i was backing out of my garage and the car shot backward narrowly missing my house. 2nd incident about a month later i was pulling into a parking spot when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the car shot forward & i had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting a fence. both incidents the vehicle was going less than 5 mph. i have also noticed the vehicle jerking occasionally in traffic when you ease up on the gas pedal. | |||
| 02/02/2011 | 14268 | ||
| Rear brake failure on a 2009 hyundai sonota. brake slides clog with dirt or rust causing them to become inoperable. they either get stuck in the applied position wich causes them to wear to the point of metal to metal causing extreme heat and possible fire or they stick open and do not engage when applied. | |||
| 12/14/2010 | 49000 | ||
| Rear window shattered while communting into work this moring on interstate i-95. the glass repair man stated new cars sometimes have a faulty wire that causes these windows to shatter. i was using the heater & had the defrost activated outside temperature: 27 degrees c. 2009 hyundai sonata gls. west palm beach, fl. | |||
| 03/11/2010 | 15161 | ||
| My 2009 hyundai sonata with 15000 miles on it started to have noisy rear brakes. i took it to my local hyundai dealer and was told that because this had been a rental vehicle it may have sat on a lot for an extended period of time and the slides froze in place not allowing the brakes to release resulting in premature brake and rotor failure. i believe this is a life/safety issue and should be a recall issue. i don't think a vehicle should have to be driven a minimum number of miles to prevent the brakes from failing in 15000 miles. | |||