10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
70,068 miles

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problem #133

Nov 012020

Sonata

  • miles
In the last three months, both driver's side door handles have fallen off/broken. In the first incident (Sept 2020), the driver's side rear door handle broke off the car when I tried to open the door. In the second incident (Nov 2020), the driver's side front door handle remained on the car but broke so that it no longer functions. Both incidences occurred when the vehicle was stationary. It is unknown why the door handles broke; I did not use excessive force nor was there any indication of a problem prior to these incidences.

- Le Roy, NY, USA

problem #132

Sep 122020

Sonata

  • 170,000 miles
Last month, the door handle to the door behind the driver seat was broken. When I tried to open my door, it did not open. That is in the picture attached. On Saturday, I opened my driver's door and the door handle broke in my hand. Now I have only tow doors that I can open. I looked online and many people are having issues with the Hyundai Sonata. I feel like customers should not pay for this because this a known safety issue. When this happened, my car was parked. I am going to Hyundai to get this repaired because I am scared that I will not be able to get in my car if all the handles gets like this.

- Irving, TX, USA

problem #131

Aug 022020

Sonata

  • 57,482 miles
Driver's exterior door latch broke into two when driver attempted to open door with hand to enter the car. The door had been unlocked via remote control.

- Sequim, WA, USA

problem #130

Jan 012020

Sonata

  • 135,000 miles
When the transmission is cold, while driving and slowing down to 20 mhp the card jerks, hard downshift from 3rd to 2nd, and RPM increase by several hundred rps. Once the transmission warms up, issue mostly goes away. Issue started this year. Second issue is the white paint easily comes off all over the car, even just from hosing the car with water. Issue has been going on for several years. Its happening all over the car payment. Dealership said they have not seen the issue before, however I see alot of owners with white color have this issue. Suspension seems to be very hard while going over any bumps. Feels like there are no suspensions mechanisms at all.

- Norcross, GA, USA

problem #129

Feb 192020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 65,000 miles
Rear passenger door handle (exterior) broken - February 2020. All 4 door handles have broken on this car between 2015-2020! Hyundai paid for the first 1 but for the 2nd and 3rd told me, essentially, "too bad, door handles break." Apparently they do on 2010 Hyundai Sonata's as there are many complaints online and all 4 door handles broke on my car. That is ridiculous. I expect Hyundai to cover this one. The car has 66K miles on it. It does not get heavy use. The first 5 years, I took public transportation to work, then started working from home. There is no reason for the passenger side handles to break. The driver's door handle got normal use; nothing excessive or unusual.

- Mason, OH, USA

problem #128

Mar 182016

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 120,000 miles
I purchased the car in February 2016 and almost immediately 1 door handle came off, since then I have had 1 more to come off and 1 is just hanging on so I do not touch it. Unfortunately that is the driver's side door. I am constantly climbing over my seats or attempting to open from another door just to get inside the vehicle. This is totally unacceptable and especially frustrating when I have my grandchildren car seats in the back. I can not afford to keep replacing door handles and the only ones available do not match car color. After searching I see that this was a problem before I purchased my car. I can not honestly recommend this vehicle to anyone for the fact that you need to be able to get inside just to test drive and the door handle might possibly come off. The car runs fine but I would like immediate replacements for door handles so that I can get inside the car correctly and without having to climb over other seats especially in the rain.

- Meridian, MS, USA

problem #127

Jun 042020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 111,232 miles
Door handles fall off. They've already been replaced 8 times in the last 3 years. I have now lost two more handles which at 58$ a piece, I am becoming frustrated that I cannot get in my car quickly god forbid something happens, nor get to my baby in the back seat quickly as I have to roll down the windows, run around the vehicle to open the door. I have seen 2011 Hyundai Sonatas recall the handles, however mine is a 2010 and this should be replaced by Hyundai as it has become a nuisance.

- Spring Hill, FL, USA

problem #126

Jul 012016

Sonata

  • 17,000 miles
Car purchased June 2016. 17,000 mi. Three months later the rear passenger door handle fell off. Within six months the rear drivers side handle fell off then the front passenger door handle fell off. This happened while the car was parked. Hyundai wants $350 for each handle. I can no longer have passengers in my car it is unsafe. My fear is my driver's side door handle will fall off. I am 70 and too old to climb thru the trunk. If this isn't a recall it should be. I can file a complaint with the BBB if necessary. The car was parked when the handles fell off.

- Trail, OR, USA

problem #125

Dec 042019

Sonata

  • miles
Door handles easily snapped off and sensor went out fuel tank. This happening on all cars I have 5 co workers same vehicles all have same promblem this should be fixed we cant enter in rear of car without getting in front to open both back doors

- Battle Creek, MI, USA

problem #124

Feb 062019

Sonata

  • 86,000 miles
Door handles ccs me right off. Had to replace all of them

- Beresford, SD, USA

problem #123

Feb 052019

Sonata

  • 86,000 miles
The door locking system is erratic. In addition the window up and down mechanism works inconsistently.

- Beresford, SD, USA

problem #122

Jun 222019

Sonata

  • 115,000 miles
I have had three exterior door handles brake off the door on three different occasions.. the entire handle broke off upon getting to get into the car. One handle broke while under warranty, the other two broke on May 5, 2019. And June 22, 2019.

- Ballwin, MO, USA

problem #121

Mar 152013

Sonata

  • 45,000 miles
I've had to replace 3 door handles, transmission, lick seat belt, sunroof motor, since buying this car. It is 9 years old and the seals on the doors are going bad. Air and pests are getting in the car. And the noise level is horrible. I was told 2 weeks ago that the rattling I keep hearing is the universal joints and frame and will cost about $1000 to fix. Car was ok until it just hot 100000 mile mark.

- Duncan, SC, USA

problem #120

May 012019

Sonata 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 75,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the front driver's side exterior door handle detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to wallace Hyundai (3801 SE federal hwy, stuart, fl) all 4 of the door handles was replaced. The contact indicated that the failure occurred on all four exterior door handles since owning the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.

- Port St. Lucie, FL, USA

problem #119

Jul 112018

Sonata

  • 89,000 miles
I had to replace the driver & passenger door handles. Had to get switch to open gas tank repaired. When fueling car, pump continuesly stops when tank is not full.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #118

Apr 072019

Sonata

  • miles
When we first purchased this car in 2010, a door handle fell off in the first couple of months. Hyundai replaced it free of charge. Fast forward to 2019. Car has only 45,000 miles and in the span of 2 weeks, the exterior rear right passenger and the driver side handles came off. This occurred when opening the doors. While we have a 10 year/100,000 warranty, Hyundai will not honor replacing the defect. Estimated repairs are near $500. This is obviously a safety issue with the driver's side inoperable and requiring driver to climb into car. We see many online complaints regarding this issue and are disappointed with Hyundai for not standing behind their product. We purchased this car because of reliability and trust and went on to purchase 2 more Hyundai vehicles. We keep our cars for a long time - up to 200,000 miles and have never had handles fall off.

- Elk Grove Village, IL, USA

problem #117

Feb 052018

Sonata

  • 120,000 miles
Takata recall...I have a complaint on the paint on my car. I have never had a problem with paint on a car like this one. It seemed to be so cheap that even a sticking tape will rip off the paint.

- Petal, MS, USA

problem #116

Dec 152018

Sonata

  • 101,000 miles
"takata recall" Sonata door handles break for no reason. In an emergency, first responders would be unable to open the doors to evacuate passengers. This has happened to 3 of my 4 doors: Car is parked. I unlock car with key in door. I push unlock button. Doors unlock. Passenger uses outside handle, but handle does not respond. Door handle is broken inside the door.car has always been parked in driveway or parking lot when this happens. No one has jerked the handle or pulled on it roughly when it broke. In all three instances a simple lift on the handle and it broke.

- Bloomington, IN, USA

problem #115

Dec 202018

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 170,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that both rear door handles fell off the vehicle. Also, the driver side door handle was becoming loose. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the vehicle needed new handles. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000...

- Oak Forest, IL, USA

problem #114

Mar 102017

Sonata

  • 74,000 miles
Hyundai Sonata 2010 - the rear, driver side door handle detached from the car, without warning, when attempting to open the door. The vehicle was stationary and parked in front of a house when the incident occurred. A standard amount of door opening force was applied to the handle when attempting to open the door. The damage appears to have occurred with a weakened or defective clip that connects the door handle to the opening mechanism inside of the door.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

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