2011 HYUNDAI SONATA Engine Problems

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN FULL OF RECALLS, SOME I HAVE BEEN TOLD OF, SOME I HAVE NOT. THIS IS A RECENT EVENT, I GOT MY OIL CHANGED AT THE USUAL SHOP AND ABOUT 1000 MILES BEFORE I WAS DUE (I GET IT EVERY 3-4,000 MILES) I WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. I THAN TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS OR ISSUES BUT WARNED ME THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY CAR BURNING OIL, WHICH I WAS NOT TOLD BY HYUNDAI. I TOOK IT TOO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY WARRANTY IS THROUGH AND THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE FOR ME AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK IN 1000 MILES. I WENT TO THE BEACH, WAS ABOUT 300 MILES FROM MY 1000 MILE GOAL AND I WAS AGAIN COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. I PUT A...

TRANSMISSION REPLACED.. STARTER TAKING MORE BATTERY POWER TO START CAR SO STARTER WAS REPLACED THEN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE- IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE ALTERNATOR TO REMAIN CHARGED. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED WE WERE DRIVING 68MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, DUMMY LIGHTS AND THE POWER TO THE CAR STARTED TO FLASH, INCREASE THEN DECREASE QUICKLY THEN AGAIN AND AGAIN.. THUMPING NOISE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLASH/ON OFF/ETC CAR LOST POWER ENGINE DIED. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW SAYING THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR DIAGNOSTICS TO FIND THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL SHORT .. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ELECTRICAL REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT FAULTY PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING THE ISSUE AND CORRECTING THE PROBLEM.. THE CAR HAD NO ALTERNATOR CHARGING ISSUES PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHEN I TOOK MY 2011 SONATA IN FOR THE MOTOR RECALL, I WAS TOLD MY MOTOR WAS OK. ON JULY 11, 2017 MY 2011 SONATA LIMITED SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I HAD 146 THOUSAND ON THE ODOMETER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAD IT TOWED TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC. A FEW DAYS LATER HE INFORMED ME THE MOTOR COMPLETELY SEIZED. HOW CAN THIS BE AS HYUNDAI ASSURED ME MY MOTOR WAS OK AND I CHANGE THE OIL EVERY FIVE THOUSAND MILES WITH PURE SYNTHETIC? I THINK IT IS ONE HELL OF A COINCIDENCE THAT YOU HAD A RECALL ON THAT MOTOR, YOU FOUND MINE TO BE OK, AND THEN IT SUFFERS A COMPLETE AND ABSOLUTE FAILURE. I PAID MY MECHANIC $4602.05 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH A USED MOTOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (SIMMONS ROCKWELL HYUNDAI LOCATED IN BIG FLATS, NY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V434000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL WHEN THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED, AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNTIL THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LAKE NORMAN HYUNDAI, 02520 CHARTWELL CENTER DR, CORNELIUS, NC, 28031) AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AND PROVIDED AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT PRODUCE THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES THROUGH THE INSPECTION THAT REQUIRED REPLACING THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AFTER ONE FAILURE. TWO OTHER TIMES, THE...

TXX3 IS THE CAMPAIGN BUT THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER CAMPAIGN THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE THAT ALL RELATE TO THIS. MY CAR HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP, AND NOW I NEED IT TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE GUY ON THE PHONE AT THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS THE RECALL AND ISSUES, BUT BASICALLY SAYS MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY. IT ONLY GETS THE EXTENSION OF WARRANTY ON THE MOTOR. HOW CAN A COMPANY MAKE A VEHICLE THAT COULD KILL SOMEONE DUE TO POOR ASSEMBLY AND NOT REALLY BE WILLING TO HELP? THEY SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX MY CAR.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SAID THAT HER CAR STOPPED GOING LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS SHE PUSHED THE ACCELERATER AND IT JUST STARTED MAKING A POUNDING NOISE AND WOULD NOT GO THEN ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT LOST ALL POWER AND SHE TRIED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE SHE CALLED ME. AFTER I GOT THERE I TRIED STARTING IT AND IT STARTED BUT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK SO I TURNED IT OFF. I HAD A FRIEND PULL IT HOME TO HER HOUSE 2 MILES AWAY I HAVE A KIA OPTIMA AS WELL THAT HAS THE SAME MOTOR DO EXACTLY THIS IN SEPT 2016. ITS NOT DRIVABLE IT HAS 109,587 MILES IT'S A 2011 AND THE VIN PULLS UP A SHORT BLOCK MOTORS ISSUE THAT HAS TO BE CHECKED FOR THIS ISSUE HOW DO I GET THIS...

WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT, WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. MY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP MY CAR RUNNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI IN CLARKSVILLE MARYLAND, WHERE THEY STATED I HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THEY CAN'T REPLACE IT ALTHOUGH IT IS UNDER A RECALL AND UNDER THE CUT OFF MILEAGE. THEY ARE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ME ABOUT THE REPAIR OF MY CAR AND HAVE YET MADE ANY ATTEMPTS TO GET ME INTO A NEW CAR. AT THIS POINT I DON'T WANT MY CAR REPAIRED, I WOULD RATHER THEM BUY MY CAR BACK OR PUT ME IN A NEW CAR. THE CAR HAS 5 RECALLS THAT I AN AWARE ABOUT INCLUDING THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, FRONT SEAT BELT LATCHES, MY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (ANNAPOLIS HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 935 WEST ST ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401 410-295-1234) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED AT BOB BELL HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 7175 RITCHIE HIGHWAY GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061 410-863-1805) APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER (GURLEY LEEP HYUNDAI, 5302 GRAPE RD, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545, (574) 258-7700) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE RELATED TO THE UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S ENGINE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS), 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), AND 16V190000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON CAPITAL BELTWAY THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. HAD TO COAST TO RIGHT SHOULDER WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON. NEAR COLLISION. CAR STARTED UP. LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE CAR STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN THE OIL LIGHT STARTED PULSING AND THEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD TO LIMP IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND WAIT 2.5+ HOURS TO GET A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. 101,846 MILES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER AND FIX THE STEERING ISSUE AT MY COST. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLES PER FACTORY SPEC AND TAKE THEM TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. (I HAVE A FORD RANGER WITH 240,000 MILES ON IT!). DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE 2.4L ENGINE IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS FAILURE PATTERN.

CAR STALLLED WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND CONTINUE DRIVING. HAPPENED AGAIN. 3RD TIME COULD NOT RESTART AND ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE ENGINE IN SEIZED AND SMOKING WAS THE STARTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO WIN HYUNDAI (3462 PECK RD, EL MONTE, CA 91731). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR 4-5 MONTHS UNTIL THEY COULD OBTAIN THE REPAIR PART. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER COMPLETELY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WITHNELL HYUNDAI OF SALEM, OREGON, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEPARD'S HYUNDAI OF EUGENE, OREGON WHERE THE OIL PAN WAS TESTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE DEPOSITED IN THE ENGINE OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE DUE TO THE CONTACT'S RECONSTRUCTED TITLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,900.

AIRBAG AND ENGINE LIGHT ON

TAKATA RECALL. MY HYUNDAI SONATA COMPLETELY DIED ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONE DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON THE HIGHWAY ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. NEXT THINNG I KNOW THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DOING 65 MPH WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I CUT THE VEHICLE ON I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE. ON MY WAY TO WORK THE CAR CUT OFF TWO MORE TIMES AND WHEN I TRIED TO CUT IT ON AGAIN IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI AND I WAS GIVEN THE COMPLETE RUN AROUND ABOUT REPARING MY VEHICLE. I INFORMED THE MANAGER J THAT I HAD A RECALL ON THE ENGINE...

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STARTED HAVING A TERRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE WHILE ACCELLERATING ON JUNE 3, 2017, AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, BAKERSFIELD HYUNDAI, FOR MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY. I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO RECALL 132/TXX3. WHAT HAS ME FRUSTRATED IS THAT I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION WHEN FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE ENGINE ISSUES. AT THAT TIME, MY CAR HAD ABOUT 90,000 MILES AND HYUNDAI CLAIMED NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. BASED UPON MY CAR'S CURRENT CONDITION AT 116,000 MILES, I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE WAS ALWAYS THERE, JUST NOT IDENTIFIED BY HYUNDAI CORRECTLY. THIS PLACED ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS IN MY HOUSEHOLD AT CONSIDERABLE RISK. IN FACT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY VEHICLE OF MY TEENAGE SON! AS A NEW DRIVER, HE WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A BRAND NEW ENGINE IN APRIL OF 2016, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN ON MAY 9, 2016. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING A CONNECTING ROD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME AND WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WOULD SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL CONCERN. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER, VIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 91W, VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTING BEGAN TO FLASH, THEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I MANAGED TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SECTION OF HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TURNED ON BUT NOT THE ENGINE. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY, CALLED TOWING SERVICE, & WHILE SPEAKING TO THE AGENT I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN FROM INSIDE DASHBOARD. FIRE FLAMES THEN IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO COME OUT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE ENGINE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, CROSSED THE RAMP LANE, & WATCHED THE ENTIRE FRONT END VEHICLE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CHP.

THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTS LOSING POWER AND A READY SIGN STARTS BLINKING, TWO TIMES IT WORKED TO SHUT IT OFF AND BACK ON, LAST TIME IT DIDN'T WORK AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS AWAITING TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,650.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE FAILURES CONCERNING THE SIX MANUFACTURER RECALLS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE A REMEDY AND THE PARTS. THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE ENGINE HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE, IN WHICH METAL FRAGMENTS WERE RELEASED, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF OIL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE OIL TO LOWER AND THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER HAD BEEN UNCLEAR AS TO WHEN THE REMEDY AND PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V190000 (STEERING), 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS), 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 15V568000 (ENGINE), 14V433000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 10V457000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THREE MONTHS. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER .THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER, DIAGNOSED, OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO NOTICED METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE ENGINE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/05/2017*JS

PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2016,REPLACED REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT,TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME TAIL LIGHT BLEW OUT AND I REPLACED IT AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED THIS SAME TAIL LIGHT EVERY MONTH NOW SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO CHANGED THE OIL FAITHFULLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. THE OIL LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING LAST MONTH(MARCH)THEN IT WOULD GO OUT,I HAD THE OIL CHANGED,3 WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN,AGAIN,I HAD THE OIL CHANGED FIRST WEEK OF APRIL.I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS,CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE SO I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER GOT OUT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE CAR HAD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT,I CHECK THE OIL DIPSTICK,IT WAS BONE DRY,I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED...

VEHICLE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS START FLICKERING ON AND OFF. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT TWICE OWNING THE CAR JUST AT A YEAR. VEHICLE PARKED AT HOME DOORS LOCKED NEIGHBORS COME TO TELL ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT MY LIGHTS ARE ON. LIGHTS DO NOT HAVE THE "AUTO" OPTION. SO THE LIGHTS WERE OFF PRIOR TO LOCKING CAR. THE ONLY LIGHTS LITE AT THE TIME OF NEIGHBORS CONCERN WERE THE YELLOW HAZARD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. UNLOCKING AND LOCKING THE CAR SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. BUT THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME HAPPENING. ALSO THE IN CABIN DOME LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF IF LEFT ON THE "DOOR" OPTION. SO IT HAS TO BE LEFT ON "OFF". SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE GOING ON. AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. MOVING ON TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPM GAUGE NEEDLE WAS IN THE RED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY FUEL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND IT WAS JUST FINE, WENT TO LEAVE THAT EVENING AND MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND THEN WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL. IT THEN POURED LIQUID FROM THE ENGINE AND I KNEW THERE WAS A BAD PROBLEM. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY ENGINE AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO DO THIS. I UNDERSTAND AND AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS BUT I'M A FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT AND I HAVE A JOB AND I'M LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I'VE ASKED ABOUT A LOANER UNTIL MINE IS DONE AND THEY TOLD ME NO BECAUSE I'M NOT 25. I'M JUST OUT OF LUCK AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME AND SEEM TO BE IN NO HURRY TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK TO ME. I CAN'T RENT ONE BECAUSE I'M...

I'VE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE. PROBLEMS RANGE FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, TWICE SINCE 2017 STARTED, 2). I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL THE CAR USES IN LESS THAN 20,00 MILES. 3). ENGINE WILL NOT START, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY PROBLEM. 4). CAR DOORS LOCK WITH KEY FOB INSIDE. 5) SHAKY STEERING WHEEL, THAT I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. 4) SEATS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE LEATHER, "LEATHER" IS CRACKING IN THE FRONT AROUND THE BASE OF THE SEAT. (DEALERS SAYS IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I'VE HAD LEATHER SEATS BEFORE AND NONE OF THEM CRACKED).

I WAS DRIVINV ANAD WITH NO WARNING AT ALL ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAM ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. I HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT FOR SOMEUNKNOWN CAUSE THE ENGINE SISIZED, A FEW MONTS EARLIER HYUNDAI RECALLED MY VEHICLE FOR METAL IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THEY CLEANED IT OUT BUT I WONDER IF THAT IS WHY THE ENGINE SEIZED. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO SINCE I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIE FORUM. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS A VERY DANAGEROUS ISSUE

SHORTLY AFTER HEARING A SOUND LIKE A WORN BELT WHILE DRIVING I CALLED THE DEALER/AUTO-SHOP FROM THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THEM THAT I WOULD BE BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN IMMEDIATELY, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES DISTANCE. ROUGHLY 1 MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHILE CALLING FOR A TOW-TRUCK A PASSING MOTORIST STOPPED AND INFORMED ME THAT 'YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE.' I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THEN I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AT THAT TIME THE LOCAL PD ARRIVED AND CALLED FOR A FIRE TRUCK. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE LAST MILE TO THE DEALERSHIP.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A STRAIGHT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED (LOUD NOISE, LOST POWER, DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING) AND SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY AND WAS FORCED TO LEAP TO SAFETY AS THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THIS OCCURRED 3 DAYS AFTER I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT A HYUNDAI DEALER FOR INEXPLICABLE LOSS OF OIL. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO LEAK; THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND RECOMMENDED OIL CONSUMPTION TESTING EVERY 1000 MILES X 3 BECAUSE OF KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH 2011 SONATAS BUILT AT A SPECIFIC PLANT IN ALABAMA (SEE ATTACHED NOTIFICATIONS OF CLASS ACTION AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES). THE CAR WAS ULTIMATELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

DRIVING ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE CAR SHUTS DOWN MOTORS BLOWN NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE RECORDS PROVIDED VEHICLE WAS BEING MAINTAINED WITHIN A YEAR-AND-A-HALF LATER SAME EXACT THING MOTOR BLOWN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE MOTOR IS BLOWN ONCE AGAIN PUTTING ME AND MY CHILDREN'S LIFE AT RISK

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING (VARIOUS SPEEDS), NO POWER, NO STEERING FOR MAYBE A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. SO FAR, THE POWER COMES BACK ON WITHIN A SECOND (DID NOT HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK TO RESTART). ALL HAVE HAPPENED IN CITY DRIVING (HAVE NOT BEEN HIGHWAY DRIVING LATELY)

MY CAR JUST STALLED ON ME YESTERDAY APRIL 6TH, 2017 WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE, ON THE STREET IN MOTION. I WAS IN MID-DRIVE AND IT JUST STALLED, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT ON AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I HAD TO COAST ALL THE WAY TO A GAS STATION, BARELY MAKING IT. TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND BACK ON AND IT JUST TURNED ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO HARBOR HYUNDAI THIS MORNING AND THEY FIRST SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEN THEY TOLD BE THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON AND IT COULD BE ENGINE FAILURE AND I SHOULD SELL MY CAR FOR PARTS OR DRIVE IT UNTIL IT FAILS. AND WHAT A COINCIDENCE THAT THIS MORNING A RECALL ON 2013 - 2014 HYUNDAIS WITH ENGINE STALLING. SO HYUNDAI ISN'T DOING ANYTHING FOR ME. I NEED HELP, I THINK MY CAR YEAR...

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE. I TRIED ADDING OIL AND THE PROBLEM WORSENED. ONE DAY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. IT WAS TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM TO BE A ROD BEARINGS FAILURE, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE BANK WHO HELD THE LOAN SENT IT TO AUCTION. AFTERWARDS I STILL PAID OVER $9000 TO PAY OFF THE LOAN.

CAR WENT IN FOR ENGINE TEST FOR THE RECALL. ENGINE FAILED THE TEST WHICH SHOULD HAVE MEANT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER 90 DAYS A HYUNDAI REP CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF THE CAR FAILS THE TEST HOW CAN THEY JUST DEEM THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO FIX IT. ALSO CAN I REQUEST THAT THEY SIGN A LETTER OF LIABLE IN THE EVENT OF FUTURE ENGINE ISSUES, SINCE THEY WON'T FIX A GOVERNMENT MANDATED RECALL, HOW WILL I EVER GET THEM TO OWN UP TO ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT ARISE?

WENT TO MY MECHANIC FOR TRANSMISSION FLUSH, HE CHECKED ENGINE OIL FOUND TO BE 3 QUARTS LOW (LAST OIL CHANGE 2500 MILES AGO), NO LOW OIL INDICATOR CAME ON, BEEN CHECK OIL REGULAR NOW HAD TO ADD 1 QUART AFTER 500 MILES (MOSTLY STOP AND GO TYPE TRAFFIC)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINE LEADING TO THE TURBO CHARGER FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,678. ...UPDATED 06/13/17 *BF *AS

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN RECENTLY BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED A WEEK AGO WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR. AFTER THE INSPECTION COMPLETED AT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED EVERYTHING IS OKAY TO DRIVE THE CAR AND WE WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO TEST OUT THE ENGINES CONSUMPTION FOR WHAT THEY THINK COULD BE A SAFETY RECALL INCIDENT. I DROVE THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 85 MILES SINCE IT WAS LAST IN THE SHOP, FOR WHAT WAS SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, AND I NOTICED TODAY THAT MY CAR STARTED TO RATTLE AT A 65 MILES AN HOUR ON I95 NORTH IN MARYLAND- WENT I HAD TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ENGINE OF CAR AND THE SCAR STALLED. SMOOTH ENTERED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND GETTING READY TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A GAS STATION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN DECEMBER OF 2016 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE IF A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OK TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,760.

ON MARCH 10 I TOOK MY SONATA TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AT SUPERLUBE. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR ON THE 11TH TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO CHECK FOR A KNOCKING NOISE I HAD HEARD IN THE CAR. THEY RAN TESTS AND TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS FINE, AND I NEED BRAKES, AN ALIGNMENT, AND TIRES. SO I SPENT $800 GETTING THESE THINGS DONE ON MY CAR INCLUDING THE OIL CHANGE. WELL ON THE 18TH OF MARCH IN TRAVELING MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CRANK UP IT DRIVE FOR A MINUTE AND CUT RIGHT BACK OFF AGAIN. SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THEY RAN TESTS, COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THOUGHT IT WAS MY PULLEY, BUT IT WAS ALL RIGHT. SO THE MECHANIC SAID LET'S TRY ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. STARTED DRAINING THE OIL, IT WAS BLACK AS TAR...

MY ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED AT 141K MILES. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED JUST 3 WEEKS PRIOR AND WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER 1,000 MILES HOWEVER THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN IT JUST STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE APPARENT 5 RECALLS THIS VEHICLE HAS UNTIL I RESEARCHED IT MYSELF. CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY ARE TOWING IT IN TODAY TO SEE IF MY MOTOR FALLS UNDER THE GUIDELINES FOR THE RECALL. THE VIN STATES IT IS AFFECTED BUT I'M NOT CERTAIN THEY WILL MAKE THE REPAIRS.

TAKATA LOUD RPM WHEN STARTING THEN LOUD CLICKING IN STEERING WHEEL COUPLER BAD NOW BRAKES HAVING ISSUES AND AXLES CLICKING RADIO GOES ON AND OFF. LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF ANY WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE MOTOR, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,466.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. PREVIOUSLY, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,822.