Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKES | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 39000 | ||
| For 2nd time in less than a year my sonata would not start because of the brake limit switch. the internet is full of these problems on this car and hyundai should be forced to do something about it. the 1st time it happened i was out of town and they wanted to tow it 50 miles in the opposite direction to my home. no offer of a loaner to get me home. perhaps all sonata owners should just take their cars in every 6 months to get the switch replaced so we do not end up stranded somewhere with limited help. i guess this problem is not as serious as those reporting sudden acceleration when they push the brake. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 15100 | ||
| Car will randomly not start after parking it. depress brake pedal through the floor, press start button, yet it says press down brake pedal to start. this is the third time in three weeks. the first time i got it started after ~30 minutes. second time, within ~ 5 - 10 minutes. this third time, i couldn't get it started. had to call for a ride. went back next day, tried again unsuccessfully for ~ 30 minutes. called roadside assistance. they never came. after ~1:45 minutes, i tried one more time and got it to start. each time, the steering wheel was turned strongly to the left and it felt locked. each time i was eventually able to yank the steering wheel to the right and was able to get it to release. felt like the hydraulics kicked in. then, it would start each time. this didn't happen the first time i messed with the steering wheel ....but each time i was able to eventually make it do it. until then, it had that locked feeling of no hydraulics. other than this, no brake issues, no steering issues, no lights on dash, etc. one exception, first time coming down a hill, i had had the esc (brake) light come on briefly. very similar to other reports on this website. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 39000 | ||
| For 2nd time in less than a year my sonata would not start because of the brake limit switch. the internet is full of these problems on this car and hyundai should be forced to do something about it. the 1st time it happened i was out of town and they wanted to tow it 50 miles in the opposite direction to my home. no offer of a loaner to get me home. perhaps all sonata owners should just take their cars in every 6 months to get the switch replaced so we do not end up stranded somewhere with limited help. i guess this problem is not as serious as those reporting sudden acceleration when they push the brake. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 15100 | ||
| Car will randomly not start after parking it. depress brake pedal through the floor, press start button, yet it says press down brake pedal to start. this is the third time in three weeks. the first time i got it started after ~30 minutes. second time, within ~ 5 - 10 minutes. this third time, i couldn't get it started. had to call for a ride. went back next day, tried again unsuccessfully for ~ 30 minutes. called roadside assistance. they never came. after ~1:45 minutes, i tried one more time and got it to start. each time, the steering wheel was turned strongly to the left and it felt locked. each time i was eventually able to yank the steering wheel to the right and was able to get it to release. felt like the hydraulics kicked in. then, it would start each time. this didn't happen the first time i messed with the steering wheel ....but each time i was able to eventually make it do it. until then, it had that locked feeling of no hydraulics. other than this, no brake issues, no steering issues, no lights on dash, etc. one exception, first time coming down a hill, i had had the esc (brake) light come on briefly. very similar to other reports on this website. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 39000 | ||
| For 2nd time in less than a year my sonata would not start because of the brake limit switch. the internet is full of these problems on this car and hyundai should be forced to do something about it. the 1st time it happened i was out of town and they wanted to tow it 50 miles in the opposite direction to my home. no offer of a loaner to get me home. perhaps all sonata owners should just take their cars in every 6 months to get the switch replaced so we do not end up stranded somewhere with limited help. i guess this problem is not as serious as those reporting sudden acceleration when they push the brake. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 15100 | ||
| Car will randomly not start after parking it. depress brake pedal through the floor, press start button, yet it says press down brake pedal to start. this is the third time in three weeks. the first time i got it started after ~30 minutes. second time, within ~ 5 - 10 minutes. this third time, i couldn't get it started. had to call for a ride. went back next day, tried again unsuccessfully for ~ 30 minutes. called roadside assistance. they never came. after ~1:45 minutes, i tried one more time and got it to start. each time, the steering wheel was turned strongly to the left and it felt locked. each time i was eventually able to yank the steering wheel to the right and was able to get it to release. felt like the hydraulics kicked in. then, it would start each time. this didn't happen the first time i messed with the steering wheel ....but each time i was able to eventually make it do it. until then, it had that locked feeling of no hydraulics. other than this, no brake issues, no steering issues, no lights on dash, etc. one exception, first time coming down a hill, i had had the esc (brake) light come on briefly. very similar to other reports on this website. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 39000 | ||
| For 2nd time in less than a year my sonata would not start because of the brake limit switch. the internet is full of these problems on this car and hyundai should be forced to do something about it. the 1st time it happened i was out of town and they wanted to tow it 50 miles in the opposite direction to my home. no offer of a loaner to get me home. perhaps all sonata owners should just take their cars in every 6 months to get the switch replaced so we do not end up stranded somewhere with limited help. i guess this problem is not as serious as those reporting sudden acceleration when they push the brake. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 15100 | ||
| Car will randomly not start after parking it. depress brake pedal through the floor, press start button, yet it says press down brake pedal to start. this is the third time in three weeks. the first time i got it started after ~30 minutes. second time, within ~ 5 - 10 minutes. this third time, i couldn't get it started. had to call for a ride. went back next day, tried again unsuccessfully for ~ 30 minutes. called roadside assistance. they never came. after ~1:45 minutes, i tried one more time and got it to start. each time, the steering wheel was turned strongly to the left and it felt locked. each time i was eventually able to yank the steering wheel to the right and was able to get it to release. felt like the hydraulics kicked in. then, it would start each time. this didn't happen the first time i messed with the steering wheel ....but each time i was able to eventually make it do it. until then, it had that locked feeling of no hydraulics. other than this, no brake issues, no steering issues, no lights on dash, etc. one exception, first time coming down a hill, i had had the esc (brake) light come on briefly. very similar to other reports on this website. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 39000 | ||
| For 2nd time in less than a year my sonata would not start because of the brake limit switch. the internet is full of these problems on this car and hyundai should be forced to do something about it. the 1st time it happened i was out of town and they wanted to tow it 50 miles in the opposite direction to my home. no offer of a loaner to get me home. perhaps all sonata owners should just take their cars in every 6 months to get the switch replaced so we do not end up stranded somewhere with limited help. i guess this problem is not as serious as those reporting sudden acceleration when they push the brake. | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 15100 | ||
| Car will randomly not start after parking it. depress brake pedal through the floor, press start button, yet it says press down brake pedal to start. this is the third time in three weeks. the first time i got it started after ~30 minutes. second time, within ~ 5 - 10 minutes. this third time, i couldn't get it started. had to call for a ride. went back next day, tried again unsuccessfully for ~ 30 minutes. called roadside assistance. they never came. after ~1:45 minutes, i tried one more time and got it to start. each time, the steering wheel was turned strongly to the left and it felt locked. each time i was eventually able to yank the steering wheel to the right and was able to get it to release. felt like the hydraulics kicked in. then, it would start each time. this didn't happen the first time i messed with the steering wheel ....but each time i was able to eventually make it do it. until then, it had that locked feeling of no hydraulics. other than this, no brake issues, no steering issues, no lights on dash, etc. one exception, first time coming down a hill, i had had the esc (brake) light come on briefly. very similar to other reports on this website. | |||
| 05/22/2012 | 33000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the rear driver side brake light separated from the vehicle while driving. the contact believed that the tail light stud was defective and caused the rear tail light to separate from the vehicle. the manufacturer stated that the failure was not a manufacturing defect and denied assistance with the repair. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 33,000. kmj | |||
| 05/22/2012 | 33000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the driver rear brake tail light separated from the vehicle while driving. the contact feels that the driver tail light stud was defective and caused rear tail light to separate from the vehicle. the manufacturer stated that the failure was not a manufacturer defect and denied assistance with the repair. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 33,000. li | |||