2011 HYUNDAI SONATA Latcheslockslinkages Problems
5 NHTSA complaints on file
Latcheslockslinkages Issues in the 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
5 latcheslockslinkages complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Latcheslockslinkages Complaints
REGARDING RECALL CAMPAIGN IS096 HYUNDAI/SONATA PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK SWITCH IS OUT. DOOR WON'T OPEN WITH DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. DOOR SWUNG OPEN WHEN CAR WAS TURNING. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY . HYUNDI MOTOR AMERICA CONFIRMS RECALL OF 2011 HYUNDI SONATA'S BUT ONLY FOR CARS PRODUCED THROUGH 2/15/2010. MY HUSBAND'S CAR WAS PRODUCED 4/20/2011 OUTSIDE PRODUCTION DATE THEY SAY PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TEAM SUPERSTORES AS A ONE TIME GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT TO PAY FOR PART ONLY. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE HIS CAR WAS DOING SAME THING AS RECALL . WE HAD TO PAY $240.00 FOR LABOR, HYUNDI SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR THIS FEE AS IT IS THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THE SAME YEAR. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
3X THE DRIVER WINDOW BUTTON IS INOPERABLE. WOULD TURN OFF CAR AND THEN IT WOULD AGAIN WORK. THE WORST ISSUE IS THIS: STARTED UP CAR THIS MORNING 7-9-12 (THIS IS THE 3RD OCCURRENCE) AND THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK, THEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT GOES ABOUT 2 FEET AND IT APPLIES THE BRAKES. I NOTICED EACH TIME THE GEAR CONSOLE DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THE CAR ACTUALLY DOES NOT GO INTO GEAR. EACH TIME I HAVE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKS FINE. IT'S GOING TO THE SHOP FOR THE 30K CHECK UP AND THIS WILL BE BROUGHT UP. THE DRIVERS WINDOW HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AND THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. WRONG. THERE IS WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK. I HAD ONE OF THESE IN 2001 AND IT TOO HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MY NEIGHBOR JUST SOLD THEIR 05 SONATA DUE...
6/28/2010 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA: FRONT DOOR LOCKS ON PAGE 4/19 OF THE 2011 OWNER'S MANUAL SONATA IT STATES: "IF THE INNER DOOR HANDLE OF THE FRONT DOOR IS PULLED WHEN THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON IS IN LOCK POSITION, THE BUTTON IS UNLOCKED AND DOOR OPENS." I ASSUME THIS IS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. I AM CONCERNED THAT I AM ABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DOORS WHEN LOCKED AND IN MOTION. FURTHERMORE, ON PAGE 4/20 IT STATES: "WARNING - DOORS * THE DOORS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FULLY CLOSED AND LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL OPENING OF THE DOOR. LOCKED DOORS ALSO DISCOURAGE POTENTIAL INTRUDERS WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS OR SLOWS." WHAT GOOD IS THE FRONT DOOR LOCKS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS WHILE MOVING? MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING RECALL. HYUNDAISONATA2011HYUNDAI-KIA HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN...
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY. THE KEY WILL NOT GO PAST ACC TO THE LOCK POSITION TO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS IN MANUAL TO PUSH THE KEY IN AT ACC POSITION, BUT THE LOCK MECHANISM DOES NOT MOVE. HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY. HAVE RESTART THE CAR AND MOVE IT AND TRY THE PROCESS AGAIN TO GET KEY TO MOVE INTO ITS PROPER POSITION (LOCK) TO REMOVE KEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE. TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP. IMPOSSIBLE SECURITY SITUATION AS CANNOT LEAVE KEY IN VEHICLE. *TR
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INSERT KEY TO START ENGINE. WHEN I WANT TO TURN OFF ENGINE, THE KEY WILL NOT GO PAST ACC. I PUSH IN THE KEY AND TRY TO TURN KEY INTO THE LOCK POSITION, IT WILL NOT GO INTO THE LOCK POSITION. I HAVE TO FIDDLE AROUND WITH THE RELEASE SWITCH, AND SHIFTER ON THE SHIFTER ARM. EVENTUALLY I CAN GET THE KEY OUT. THE ENGINE DOES SHUT OFF, BUT CAN'T LEAVE CAR, BECAUSE IT CAN BE STARTED AGAIN. I CAN'T LEAVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE CAR CAN BE STARTED WITHOUT ME BEING THERE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I TRY TO TURN OFF THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO KING HYUNDAI FL, TWICE, WITHOUT THEM FIXING THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW WAITING FOR THEM TO REPLACE SOME PARTS TO THE SHIFTER ARM. IF THAT DOES NOT WORK, I WILL INVOKE THE...
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