10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 9
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 1
Average Mileage:
31,446 miles

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problem #4

Jun 122015

Sonata

  • 33,000 miles
(keyless entry) the car intermittently starts. When this occurs, the car will turn on, but will not start. The dashboard lights will come on and the steering wheel and brakes will lock. Sometimes after a couple tries, the car will start. There has been a few instances where the car would not start for hours and had to be left at the location, but will work the next day. This seems to occur mostly in the afternoon, after the car has been sitting out in the sun for a long period of time. There has been an attempt to jump the car, but was unsuccessful.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #3

Apr 282015

Sonata

  • 40,000 miles
My car revved to between 4 and 6 thousand rpms when I was parking in my work parking garage. In the process I ended up hitting two SUVS and did over $5,500 in damage to my car. I took my car to our Hyundai service to have the engine looked at and they couldn't find anything wrong with it. On Friday, May 15 as I was driving home from work on rt 70 at the top of braddock mountain my car revved again for no reason. Luckily I wasn't in traffic when the rev happened. This rev has also happened when my husband was driving the car.

- Hagerstown, MD, USA

problem #2

Sep 142012

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 30 miles
There is an ongoing steering problem where the car drifts dangerously to the right. I noticed it within the first few days of the car purchase. I brought it to the dealer and was told, this is within "specs." The district service manager refused to ride in the car while I drove it to demonstrate the issue.

- Mt Juliet, TN, USA

problem #1

Oct 062012

Sonata

  • 2,000 miles
On 6 occasions the TPMS warning light has come on, all at speeds 75-80, all after driving about 2 hours. (trips to la, tucson). The tire pressure checked out ok when I stopped each time. I brought the car to the dealer 4 times, but each time they could not find a trouble code. The Hyundai bluelink diagnostic system has indicated a trouble condition since the beginning, and still indicates a trouble condition even though the dealer has indicated it has been reset on more than one occasion, and was reset again by Hyundai usa on 1/2/13. The TPMS does not come on when the tires are cold, as one would expect. The dealer indicated they can not duplicate the problem, and the car shows no trouble codes. I have contacted Hyundai usa and they indicate there is nothing they can do. Because of all the false warnings, I am concerned that I will not know if there is a true problem with my tires or just another false warning from the tire pressure monitoring system.

- Anthem, AZ, USA