2011 HYUNDAI SONATA Engine Problems

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THE CAR STATED TO RUN HOT AS THE OIL WAS RUNNING INTO THE ANTI FREEZE POT THROUGH THE MOTOR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT MADE A NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WON'T START THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN.

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, THEY HAD REPLACED THE ENGIE DUE TO,THE RECALL, THEY HAD TO,REPLACE MY FUAL SENSORS, STEERING COLUMN PIECE, AND ANOTHER PART. BUT SINCE THEY REPLACED MY ENGINE, MY ELECTRICAL IN MY CAR IS,MEVER ACCURATE. SPEED SENSOER IS WRONG, THE RADIO SHORTS ALL THE TIME, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESNT WORK. THE PROBLEMS COUNTNIUE TO GET WORSE ESPECIALLY WITH THE ELECTRICAL. THIS CAR HAS COSTED ME 1000'S OF DOLLARS AND IT JUST COUNTNIUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HYUNDAI IN REDLANDS CA. THEY HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION ON THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED IN FRONT OF A TRACTOR TRAILER WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. BALISE HYUNDAI OF CAPE COD (556 YARMOUTH RD, HYANNIS, MA 02601, (508) 778-0500) PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT HAVE A RECORD OF THE CONTACT PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE LEFT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS MADE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

CAR ENGINE IS MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS, QUICKENS AND GETS LOUD WHEN I PRESS ON GAS PETAL. OIL CHANGED AND FUIDS CHECKED ON REGULAR BASES. 168.000 MILES ON CAR. HAD CAR CHECKED OUT AT FORT MILL HYUNDIA WHICH THEY SAID FOUND NOTHING. NOW CAR SITTING IN YARD, SCARE TO DRIVE. I AM A NURSING STUDENT, MOM AND WIFE. WE CANT NOT AFFORD THIS TIME OR MONEY WISE. PLEASE HELP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TUSCALOOSA HYUNDAI (3831 HARGROVE RD E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405, (205) 752-8113) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER THE REBUILT ENGINE WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *DT CONSUMER STATED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND ENGINE REPLACED. MECHANIC FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. CONSUMER FOUND 12 OTHER RECALLS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN ACELLERATING ON THE GAS, AFTER PASSING THE VEHICLE THE CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION. CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATES THE ENGINE IS LOCKED UP. TOLD IT WOULD COST 2900-3500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. SINGLE DAD, TWO TODDLERS CANNOT AFFORD THIS. IS THIS SOME SORT OF RECALL? ENGINE AS 125000 MILES AND HAS OIL IN IT. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR CAME A LOOSE BURNING UP THE ENGINE.

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. LESS THAN A YEAR AGO OUR ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENGINE AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD STARTING AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR IT DIDN'T START RIGHT AWAY AND THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. WE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT STILL WOULDN'T START ON AND OFF. SINCE WE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED, WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS 4 TIMES! WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE ENGINE DIED IT CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. FAST FORWARD ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND NOW THE CAR HAS 3 ENGINE CODES. P0017 P0014 AND P0560. CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND A SYSTEM VOLTAGE MALFUNCTION. WE WILL NEVER BUY A HYUNDAI AGAIN! THEY CLAIM THEY TOTALLY REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT...

THE TURBO CHARGER STOPS WORKING ANYTIME I QUICKLY STEP DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, RESTART IN ORDER TO RESET THE TURBO CHARGER, OTHERWISE THERE IS NO REASONABLE ENGINE RESPONSE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. TURBO CHARGER MOTOR UNIT WAS REPLACED, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ATTEMPTING QUICK LANE CHANGES TO AVOID AN OBSTACLES IN THE ROADWAY.

ON DECEMBER 24, 2018 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING FUEL, I STOPPED THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND,THE ENTIREENGINE WAS ROCKING... I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND HAD IT TOWED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND A HUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED LAFONTAINE HYUNDAI AT 866-568-6530 (LOCATED AT 1847 S TELEGRAPH RD, DEARBORN, MI 48124) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RECOMMENDED, BUT WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

TAKATA RECALL NOTICE, STEERING CONTROL BOX,SEAT BELT TENSIOER, DIP STICK, ENGINE METAL IN CRANKCASE, SIX RECALL TO DATE, 12/25/2018, AND THE SAFETY RECALLS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO "PART NOT AVAILABLE" PER DEALER. NOTE-STEERING CONTROL BOX IS IRRADICAL AND LOOSE. 130 MILES RT TO DEALER AND RENTAL CAR WHILE WAITING OVENIGHT FOR UNDER CARRIAGE COATING TO CURE.THIS CAR IS A LEMON, BOUGHT @ HART MOTORS, DALHART, TX, 2015. DEALER PUT ME INTO WELLS FARGO FINANCE AT 8% (CREDIT SCORE 810) OTHER BANKS CHARGE 4% ATM. THIS VETERAN GOT SCREWED AND STILL PAYING.AMARILLO TX DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR SAFETY EQUIPMENT. HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON? NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! 100USD/MO INSURANCE WASTED BUT REQUIRED BY DEALER. POSSIBLE WRECK DAMAGE INDICATED BY WHEEL ALIGNMENT. ET AL IN MOTION . DOCS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

TAKATA RECALL. HELLO, I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA AND RECENTLY THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMEONE WAS KNOCKING BUT REALLY HARD AND IT WAS SHAKING. WHILE DRIVING I FELT THE CAR REALLY WEAK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO 25MPH IN A 55MPH ZONE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN I GOT TO A LIGHT AND SUDDENLY THE CAR TURNS OFF. I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON BUT IT WASN'T RESPONDING. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS FEARED THAT IF I GOT OUT TO PUSH THE CAR TO A SAFE POINT SOMEONE COULD RUN ME OVER. I DECIDED TO CALL 911 TO HELP ME PUSH THE CAR. BEFORE IT WAS MAKING THE NOISE AND SHAKING THE CAR WAS DOING FINE. I HAD RECENTLY HAD A CHANGE OF OIL AND HAD MY NEXT APPOINTMENT NEXT YEAR IN FEBRUARY. IT HAS OVER 150,000 MILES...

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA' RECALLED ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS REPLACED BY HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA FREE OF CHARGE IN AUGUST 2018, NO ONE WAS INJURED. HOWEVER, IN LESS THEN 2 MONTHS THE NEWLY REPLACED ENGINE ONCE AGAIN SEIZED UP BUT THIS TIME ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT 80 MPH. THE AIRBAGS, ALSO RECALLED DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, FOR MYSELF, I WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SECOND ENGINE SEIZE UP. THE DRIVER AT 6'4 AND 220 LBS SUFFERED 10 FRACTURED RIBS, STITCHES IN BOTH FRONT & BACK OF THE HEAD AS, WELL AS, POSSIBLE FUTURE BACK RELATED ISSUES. THE DRIVERS RIBS AND HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AT FULL FORCE, MYSELF AT 5'7 AND 145 LBS SURELY WOULD HAVE SLAMMED MY FACE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH SUCH FORCE, LEAVING LITTLE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA NEEDS TO...

ENGINE STARTED MAKING SOME NOICE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS AGO.

I DROVE MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE TO MATCH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. I PULLED MY VEHICLE OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND ENGAGED HAZARD LIGHTS. I RELEASED THE HOOD LATCH AND OPENED HOOD TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SAW SMOKE AND COULD SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. I CHECKED MY OIL LEVELS AND DID A QUICK INSPECTION OF FLUID LEVELS. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STARTER WAS BURNED OUT. HE REPLACED THE STARTER AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE NEW STARTER BEGAN TO SMOKE AS WELL. HE STATED THAT IT WAS GOOD THAT I PULL THE CAR OVER SO QUICKLY CAUSE THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED...

ON DECEMBER 4 2017, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY SONATA COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. TRIED TO RESTART AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I HAD TO CALL MY ROADSIDE SERVICE PEOPLE TO TOW IT TO A SHOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT MY ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON OCTOBER 1,2017 AND HAD ABOUT 200 MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. I ALWAYS CHECK MY OIL AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON ENGINE SO I CALLED THE DELAERSHIP TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND HE SAID THEY HAD CHECKED IT BEFORE MY PURCHASE. SOMETHING WENT WRONG OR THEY DIDN'T INSPECT IT PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM COULD OF CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY.

DRIVING HOME MY MOM ASKED ME TO STOP BY THE LOCAL GAS STATION. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE MY MOM GOT OUT & WENT IN THE STORE. A GUY AT THE STAION STARTED SCREAMING AT ME TO GET OUT BECAUSE MY CAR IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP HE COULD SEE THE FIRE COMING OUT THE FRONT OF THE HOOD & GRILL OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME I UNDERSTOOD WHT HE WAS SAYING THE CAR HAD A BIG BOOM HOOD BLEW UP & WENT BK DWN DURING THAT THE LOCKS WERE LOCKING & UNLOCKING. I HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK TGE DOOR & PUSH MY WAY OUT WITH YOUNG MAN ASSISTANCE. AFTER I WAS OUT OF IT FOR 3 SECONDS THE FIRE STARTED RAGING & POPPING. THE FIREMEN FINALLY MADE IT THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL & UNDERSTANDING. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY I DIDN'T GET SOME TYPE OF WARNING...

I RECENTLY WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE 'HYUNDAI SONATA 2011' ON INTERSTATE 95 HIGHWAY, AND THEN RANDOMLY THE CAR STOPPED ON ME WHILE ACCELERATING.

VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. NO WARNING SIGNS WHERE GIVING JUST HAPPENED SUDDENLY.

LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN BUSY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA STALLED! THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD JUST IN TIME OR ELSE I COULD'VE BEEN IN A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO THEN EXPLAINED TO ME I WOULD NEED AN ENTIRE NEW MOTOR. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I KEEP UP WITH UP THE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES UNTIL NOW! I THEN BEGAN TO DO RESEARCH ON POSSIBLE RECALLS AND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2015 FOR MY EXACT CAR YEAR AND MODEL FOR ENGINE STALLING! I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD, CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED WITH SYNTHETIC OIL AND THAT THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE OR OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE DRAINED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF METAL SHAVINGS WITHIN THE OIL PAN. ECKERT HYUNDAI INC. (4011 NORTH INTERSTATE 35, DENTON, TX 76210, (940) 243-6200) PERFORMED A DECIMAL TEST ON THE VEHICLE IN SEARCH OF A SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIABLE ENGINE BEARING SOUND TO INDICATE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARED OF HAVING ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER:...

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2016, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AT WEST CHESTER PIKE IN WEST CHESTER, PA. I NOTICED A FLASH AND SPARK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ONE MORE BLINK AND A STREAM OF FIRE SHOT ACROSS THE TOP OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR. WITHIN IN MINUTES, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES GIVING ME SECONDS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. WHILE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED, THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO DISTINGUISH THE FIRE WHILE ATTENDING TO ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS PART OF A NATIONWIDE RECALL AND WAS REPLACED "NEW" ON JUNE 10, 2016 WHICH I SATISFIED INCLUDING THE EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY THAT WAS ISSUED TO ME AFTER GETTING IT REPLACED.

ENGINE FAILURE/STEERING PROBLEMS IN JULY OF 2015 I PURCHASED THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA FROM A DRIVETIME DEALERSHIP; STARTING MILEAGE; 76,262. I ONLY HAD THE CAR ABOUT 2 MONTHS WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED ON THE FREEWAY IN AUGUST OF 2015. THE RECALL 132 DIDNT COME OUT UNTIL AFTER I ALREADY HAD MY CAR SERVICED BY A 3RD PARTY WARRANTY AND HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR 500 DOLLARS. THE CAUSE WAS A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 77,498 MILES. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN SEPT OF 2015. NEXT ISSUE I STARTED TO HAVE WAS MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE ON ABOUT 10/2018 WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD OR EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY TREMBLES IF I GO OVER 60MPH AND FEELS AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL MAY COME UNATTACHED. MY WHEELS FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE READY TO FLY OFF....

THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ON AND IT MELTED THE HARNESS THE HOLDS THE BULB IN THE RECEPTACLE AREA. I CANNOT PLACE THE BULB IN THE SEATING FOR IT ANYMORE AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY PLACE IN THE AREA FOR IT. THE AREA JUST BENEATH THE GLOVE BOX BEGAN EMITTING SMOKE AND I SMELLED RUBBER MELTING. THE LANGUAGE OF THE CAR IS IN SPANISH CANNOT BE CHANGED BACK TO ENGLISH. THE BUTTONS DON'T CONTROL WHAT THEY ARE INTENDED TO. THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, A/C AND THE OTHER FUNCTIONS OCCASIONALLY ARE NOT OPERABLE, NO LIGHT NOTHING.

ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE MAKING A CLATTERING SOUND FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MIKES O'ER HOUR. LOCAL MECHANICS SAY IT IS IN THE LOWER PART IF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE ARTICLES IN THE INTERNET STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS BUT I CANNOT FIND THE ACTUAL RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER (NORTH TOWN HYUNDAI, 7420 TRANSIT ROAD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY) CLEARED ALL THE RECALL CODES THAT WERE PENDING ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CLICKING NOISE AND AIR BAG INDICATOR FAILURES STILL PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,457.

I NO LONGER HAVE FOG LIGHTS THAT ENTIRE AREA HAS MELTED. MY TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT EVERY TWO OR 3 WEEKS AND THE BULBS ARE BLACK. THERE IS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN OR PARKED ON. THE AC LINE THAT SHOULD BE COLD IS HOT. RECENTLY THE CAR WAS LEAKING OIL AND SMOKING THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ENGINE RECALL. MY ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING IN 2016 AND I HAD TO GET A ENGINE REPLACEMENT. AFTER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT MY TURBO WENT OUT WHICH ONLY ALLOWED THE CAR TO DRIVE SLOW AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED THE WHOLE TIME DRIVING. IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHEN THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE.

TAIL LIGHT ALWAYS KEEP GOING OUT AND HEAD LIGHT ENGINES KEEP ACTING FUNNY MY SEATBELT DON'T LOCK OR KEEP ME IN PLACE

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND STARTED HEARING A TICKING, THEN CAR DIED. I BARELY GOT OFF A BUSY HIGHWAY. SAW SMOKE, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOLD MY ENGINE LOCKED UP. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT A LOCAL STATION ROUTINELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED THE PUSH START BUTTON, THE ENGINE STARTED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRAFT HYUNDAI (2625 LAKESIDE DR, LYNCHBURG, VA 24501, 434-455-7060) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 TO 75 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THE DEALER (BUTLER HYUNDAI, 5000 CRATER LAKE AVE, MEDFORD, OR 97504, (541) 245-5335). THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE OIL MAY HAVE BEEN OVERFILLED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS STATED THAT THE OIL LEAK COULD BE DUE TO AN INTERNAL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,015.

MY CAR GOES THROUGH AT LEAST 5 QUARTS OF OIL A MONTH . WHEN I GET AN OIL CHANGE IT TURNS DARK RIGHT AWAY. THERE IS NO VISUAL LEAK SEEN ON GROUND FROM VEHICAL.

MY ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO OIL LIGHT. NOTHING

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TURNED OFF AND STARTED TO SMELL LIKE BURNED PLASTIC. THE CAR DID NOT TURNED BACK ON AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE.

MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE , WHEN ACCELERATING, GOING UP HILLS, OR SPEED LIMIT GOING UP. MAKES KNOCKING ANYTIME FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THIS ISSUE. BUT ACCORDING TO RECORDS THE ISSUE WAS ONLY INSPECTED. I HAVE LOSS OF POWER WHEN GOING UPHILL. MY CAR HESITATES TO START. I HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES OF THIS KNOCKING ISSUE. BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDNT FIND IT. IT STARTED GETTING REALLY BAD 2 DAYS AGO, SO I STOPPED AT A MECHANIC WHO SAID ITS DEFINITELY THE ENGINE KNOCKING. AND IF IT WAS ONLY INSPECTED AT THE RECALL, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY HYUNDAI. BECAUSE IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS ISSUES. AND THAT HYUNDAI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE. WHEN IT CLEARLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY HAVE SEEMED OK WHEN THEY " INSPECTED " IT. I...

OUR CAR WAS IN THE NUMBER 2 LANE OF A 5 LANE FREEWAY WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK AND THEN A VERY SUDDEN, HARD JOLT IN THE CAR. I WANTED TO DOWNSHIFT, BUT THE SHIFT LEVER WENT TO PARK WITH NO EFFECT. I TURNED ON MY TURN SIGNAL TO GET TO THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT. I LET THE WHEELS DRAG ALONG THE ASPHALT CURB OF THE SHOULDER UNTIL I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, BY THEN, THE SMOKE WAS FILLING THE CABIN COMING THROUGH ALL OF THE AIR VENTS AND MY WIFE AND I GOT OUT AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD. IT WASN'T UNTIL THEN THAT I FOUND THAT WE HAD BEEN FOLLOWED BY A TOW TRUCK WITH ITS EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND BLOCKED THE SLOW LANE OF TRAFFIC FOR US AND WHO HAD HIS DISPATCHER...

CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES AS I DROVE HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT. FIRST THE BRAKES WENT OUT, SMOKE THEN FLAMES. MY ENGINE WAS NEW. INSTALLED DUE TO RECALL IN 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS HESITANT AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE DEALER (CIOCCA HYUNDAI, 550 S WEST END BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951, (215) 536-2700) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN THAT THE OEM DEFECTIVE PART WAS REPLACED WITH THE NEW ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AGAIN BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA I HAD PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE HYUNDAI AUTO DECIDED NOT TO FIX IT I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY STARTER HYUNDAI AUTO DECIDED NOT TO FIX IT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR BOTH ENGINE INSTALL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

I HAVE HAD ISSUE AFTER ISSUE WITH MY 2011 SONATA. IN JUST A YEAR AND A HALF I HAVE HAD 5 THINGS FIXED OR REPLACED 2 OF THEM MAJOR. I'VE HAD THE WHOLE BREAK ASSEMBLY FIXED FOR MY BREAK LIGHTS NOT WORKING. MOST RECENTLY I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO IT SEIZING UP WITH JUST BARELY OVER 100K MILES. THEN 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE RANDOMLY TURNING OFF, THE BREAK LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ALSO THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT TIMES. ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES IVE HAD IS THE ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLING OR THE ACCELERATOR NOR WORKING AT ALL. THE ISSUE IVE HAD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY HAPPEN WHETHER I'M MOVING OR IN PARK AND DURING THIS IS ALSO EFFECTS THE STABILITY CONTROL AS WELL AND IT WILL TURN ITS SELF OFF. WITH THE CAR STALLING,...

ANNOUNCEMENT: THE CAR BOOK 2018 IS NOW ONLINE! RATINGS ON OVER 1,000 NEW & USED MODELS GOING BACK 5 YEARS, FROM THE CENTER FROM AUTO SAFETY. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAR BOOK 2018 HERE. LATEST NEWS OCT 16: FORD F-250 AND F-350 TAILGATES OPENING WITHOUT WARNING OCT 14: HYUNDAI KIA FIRE RECALL NEEDED YOU ARE LOGGED IN. MY ACCOUNT |LOGOUT SHOW THE: WORST VEHICLES UPDATE A CAR COMPLAINT STEP 2 OF 3 -- EDIT YOUR COMPLAINT YOU WROTE... ADD ANOTHER ONE TO YOUR LIST OF COMPLAINTS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED. I LOST POWER, BRAKES, AND STEERING. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE LEFT TURNING LANE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN SLAMMED INTO FROM BEHIND AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE HERE TO TELL ABOUT IT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THESE CARS HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN...

NHTSA IN DECEMBER 2015 THE ENGINE ON OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A VERY BUSY HWY 101 IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. WE BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED IT IN MAY 2011. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND THAT HYUNDAI NORTH AMERICAN HAS AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT NO COST TO US. AFTERWARDS, WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK COMPLAINING OF 1. A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND 2. A TOXIC SMELL INVADING THE PASSENGER CABIN SEEMINGLY COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THEM. AFTER SEVERAL RETURN VISITS WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SOUND AND SMELL WERE DUE TO A FAILED 'MOTOR ASSEMBLY' NEEDING TO BE...

BOUGHT CAR 4/2017 5 DAYS LATER ENGINE LOCKED 4/2017 REPLACED BY HYUNDAI UNDER WARRANTY AND RECEIVED BACK 5/2017. WAS DRIVING STARTED SMELLING ANTIFREEZE, CAR NEVER SHOWED OVERHEAT, PULLED OVER, IT BLEW RADIATOR CAP OFF, BOUGHT NEW CAP, WENT BACK TO CAR, ADDED FLUID AND CAP, DRIVE 1/10 OF A MILE AND CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK. MY MECHANIC PICKED UP AND REPORTS WATER IN ENGINE AND METAL IN OIL. SAME AS FIRST ENGINE. HYUNDAI CLAIMS NO WARRANTY ON THIS NEW ENGINE. THIS ENGINE HAS METAL IN OIL THE SAME AS THEIR RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PRIDE HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 777 LYNNWAY, LYNN, MA 01905, (781) 592-3800) AND REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.