2011 Hyundai Sonata UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH MY SONATA SINCE I'VE HAD IT. THE KEY ALWAYS GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT AT ALL. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU WIGGLE IT. I'VE GOOGLE THIS ISSUE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT. THERE IS NO ANSWER ON HOW TO FIX IT.
THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE GEAR SHIFT. AS I USE THE GEAR SHIFT, WHILE BRAKING AND RELEASING, A KNOCKING NOISE IS HEARD UNDER THE GEAR SHIFT. IT IS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. IT KNOCKS WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND BACK.
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SHIFT CABLE AND SHIFT LEVER,IT SAYS THERE IS A RECALL ON IT, BUT WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOT ONE WITH MY VIN NUMBER. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE IT WILL NOT DISPLAY ON MY DASH IF IT IS IN REVERSE DRIVE OR PARK AND MY CAR HAS TROUBLE MOVING WHEN IT DOES THAT.
MY DASHBOARD HAS HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE AREAS BY THE AIR BAGS. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A COMPROMISE ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS. WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH OUR OTHER 2011 SONATA. WE REPLACED IT BECAUSE WE SOLD IT. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
EARLY SUMMER OF 2019, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ALONG MY DASHBOARD, COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARD THE SEAT. IT WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG. BY AUGUST OF 2019, THE CRACK HAD GROWN TO APPROXIMATELY A FOOT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO IS GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIR. THE ODD THING ABOUT THIS IS WHEN GOOGLING THIS ISSUE, IT IS QUITE COMMON. *TR
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NOTICED AN ODD SMELL, LIKE BURNING/MELTING PLASTIC. I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF SOMEONE WAS BURNING ANYTHING, BUT THERE WASN'T. THE SMELL SEEMED TO GO AWAY, BUT A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD I STARTED TO SMELL IT AGAIN AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LOOKED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER BUT FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD, SO I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT, RAN AWAY FROM THE CAR. WITHIN LESS THAT 2 TO 3 MINUETS IT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE AND STATE TROOPERS SHOWED UP, PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY CAR WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND!
MY CAR IS BURNING A EXTREME AMOUNT OF OIL. AFTER FILLING UP MY OIL OR GETTING A OIL CHANGE WITHIN TWO WEEKS I'M DOWN TO ONE QUART OF OIL.
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A TWO-WAY STREET, ALL OF THE SENSOR LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE CAME ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND NOW IT WON'T CRANK. THE RADIO IS WORKING, BUT THE CAR IS NOT CRANKING. ALSO, WHENEVER I PLACE MY CAR INTO PARK, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT BACK IN ORDER TO SHIFT MY GEAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH IS CUTTING MY HANDS WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. THE CHROME PAINT ON THE PLASTIC DOOR LATCH IS PEELING AND VERY SHARP.
AFTER PUTTING CAR IN PARK, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES NEW GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REQUIRED AT $550 COST. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS MANY ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM.
THE KEY TO MY 2011 SONATA IS STUCK AND I CANNOT GET IT OUR OF THE IGNITION. THE CAR OPERATES JUST FINE. BUT WHEN YOU TURN THE MOTOR OFF YOU CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT.
THE DASHBOARD OVER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS CRACKING - VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES ON IT.
DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. 70,000 MILES AND GARAGE KEPT.
PRIOR TO HAVING A SAFETY RECALL ADDRESSED, REGARDING MY STEERING COLUMN, I'D EXPERIENCED MOISTURE BUILDUP AND DAMPNESS. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE FLOOR, RUNNING CONTINUING UNDER THE THE FRONT SEAT TO THE BACK. LEAVING THE CARPET WET AFTER THE SLIGHTEST RAIN OR WATER CONDITION. THE VEHICLE IS USED DAILY, BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, 20 HIGHWAY MILES ROUND-TRIP. CAN THE REPAIRED RECALL NEED REPARING AGAIN?
TAMARA RECALL, MY CAR IS CONSTANTLY CUTTING OFF WHEN I'M ATTEMPTING TO STOP, HOWEVER IT WILL START UP BUT THEN CUTS OFF AND SLOW TO ACCLERATE
THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP/BUMP IN THE ROAD. I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS A LITTLE RUBBER PART THAT LOOKS LIKE A BLACK DISC THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED...MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH SONATAS.
THE SMELL OF FUEL/GASOLINE WHILE CAR IS IDLING
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND I TRY AND TURN THE CAR OFF THE DASH DISPLAY READS PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND AS A RESULT THE CAR WON'T TURN OFF.
BLUETOOTH WON'T ALLOW TO SAY COMMAND TO PAIR THE PHONE
THE DASH HAS CRACKS ALL THROUGH IT. THESE ARE DEEP CRACKS. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER SEE CRACKS LIKE THESE.
INHIBITOR SWITCH WAS RECALLED ON THE SANTA FE'S HOWEVER THERE IS A LOT OF REVIEWS REGARDING THEM ON THE SONATA'S AS WELL. THIS SWITCH IS PREVENTING MY VEHICLE FROM SWITCHING GEARS PROPERLY. IF IM IN PARK AND TRY TO SWITCH TO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE THERE IS NO INDICATION WHAT IM IN ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT. IF YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE ICON DISAPPEARS OFF THE HOME SCREEN AND THE VEHICLE WONT DRIVE OR GO INTO REVERSE. YOU WILL HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND THEN RESTART. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I CONTACT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIM THE ISSUE WAS FIXED PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE CAR AND REFUSE TO INSPECT THE CAR AND REFUSE TO REPAIR THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO PAY I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SOMEONE HAVING TO PAY FOR A RECALL. THIS WAS AT THE HERITAGE HYUNDAI TOWSON MD
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRAVEL THE CAR LOST POWER. BRAKE SPRING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. PARKED TURNED CAR OFF AND WAS FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN LIGHT CANE ON AGAIN AND CAR LOST POWER. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AS WELL AS TRABELONG AT A LOWER RATE OF SPEED IN THE CITY.
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. *LD *JS
I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2. 4 LITER SEDAN. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED NO ISSUES WITH ENGINE WON'T START. ON THURSDAY, 01/26/17, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE (MILEAGE 74K) WOULD NOT START. THE SAME DAY AFTER SERVER TRY IT JUST STARED AND I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND INSPECTION. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE STARTER IS CONNECTED USING SOME PLASTIC AND IT IS BROKEN AND I HAD REPLACE. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $340. I READ NUMEROUS FORUMS WHERE CONSUMERS REFERENCE STARTER MALFUNCTION. CLEARLY, THERE IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE STARTER ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE STARTERS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.
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The 2011 Hyundai Sonata has 84 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.