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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 68,982 miles
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Since buying my vehicle in Feb 2013. I've had nothing but problems with it. Air bag light, tire pressure light and check engine light came on and car has broken down on me. Took care to get fixed from dealership within in my 30 days warranty. Robertsons Honda fixed the battery problem and the check engine light but not that other 2. they stated to me that they didn't have the correct equipment to fix it. Which is not my problem.
- Palmdale, CA, USA
My 2008 Hyundai Sonata was parked in my driveway on November 24, 2013 at around 11 am. I opened my trunk with the remote key and the trunk opened up so fast, the hinge tops on both sides that support and guide the trunk lid broke off at the top. Just disintegrated. These are defectively manufactured plastic caps/covers on the two hydraulic hinges.
- Cypress, TX, USA
Trunk opens by itself. Will enter car and see that" trunk open" signal on dash is on. Has happened dozens of times. I cannot figure out what is causing it. One time the trunk was open but the latch was in the closed position and I could not close the trunk until I manually opened the latch, but all other times I was able to simply close the trunk. The dealer says I must be unintentionally pushing the remote trunk button, but that is not the case for dozens of incidents. They say I must leave the car so they can create the problem, even though this issue is all over the internet in car forums. In fact my friend has same car and same problem.
- Charlotte, NC, USA
Would not start, lights worked. Tow truck driver checked battery, alternator, suspected starter. Towed over 100 miles home. (contacted Hyundai road service, only tows to dealer.) called dealer to check if covered under warranty. Informed it was not. Towed to local mechanic who checked charging system and found alternator and battery good, but starter was bad. Removed and installed a new Hyundai starter. Re the America's best warranty 60/000-100,000: One would think that Hyundai would have covered this replacement with only 52 miles over 60,000.
- Surprise, AZ, USA
Trunk was opening on its own intermittantly. This was our 55000 mile scheduled service so we reported it. They checked and found nothing wrong but told us they greased the trunk latch and it should be fixed. A few weeks later it is happening again. We think its an electronic defect, but by the time they figure it out we'll be out of warranty. We don't dare put anything of value in the car.
- Ft Montgomery, NY, USA
Both the rear brake lights and the rear dash lights stopped illuminating (11-12-2011). I also have the ESC indicator light going on and off (past 6 months) there was a warranty replacement on the stop lamp switch done on 10-23-2009. Service department invoice states ESC off light on caused by: Recovered C1513 due to faulty brake lamp switch. Work performed: Installed 93810-3K000-qqh stop lamp assembly switch. Problem still occurring!!!!
- Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Sonata. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a very loud clicking noise coming from the vehicle. She approached a traffic light and proceeding through it by depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle hesitated severely and was pulled off the road. The occupants exited the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and noticed flames. The fire spread to the roof and the interior front end of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel prior to the failure. The police and fire departments were called to the scene. The fire department representative stated that the failure was caused by an electrical breakdown. The passenger was injured and transported to the hospital by an ambulance. The insurance company has not yet determined if the vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 15,000.
- Cosby, TN, USA
- Littleton, CO, USA