Vehicle stalled out / wouldn't restart / had to tow to dealer / has gas / was told motor locked up and not sure why?

- Alexandria, VA, USA

When excelerationhe care makes a noise, sounds like shavings of metal in engine some days are worse then others. I've taken it to two different Hyundai dealers and one heard it and said they have no idea what it is and have others with same problem and the other dealer said they didn't hear anything. My husband has bad hearing but one day he drove it to work and said he finally heard it as well. I do notice that the pick up is hesitant making it hard to stay in flow with the traffic at times. My gas per milage performance has decreased some what as well which

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

The engine went out after less than a year of owning. No sensor came up or oil light unptil after tapping sound began.

- Auburn, GA, USA

While attempting to merge onto interstate 85 in atlanta, the car hesitated and would not accelerate. At the same time, an alarm began to chime and once I avoided a collision, I noticed a flashing engine symbol on the dash. At this critical time I was "lucky" to have not been involved in a fatal car accident. The car limped to the autozone and P01326 was discovered. The AZ employee and the longtime manager said they were surprised when the code did not pull up any info in the database. I researched the internet and found some information and the 2 minute Hyundai video on the bearings, catastrophic engine failure, potential fire and the knock sensor. Southtowne Hyundai said it was a wiring problem and reset the code. I asked if the vehicle was safe to drive and the representative said yes but within 5 miles of leaving the dealership, the check engine light came back on. I have sent several emails to the SE regional manager, steve flood, and southtowne's GM, charlie simmons, but they have not replied. Their underlings have. I have lost faith in the vehicle and believe it (and other Hyundai cars) is unsafe.

- Pensacola, FL, USA

2015 Hyundai Sonata sport 2.0T limited leaking oil from the theta 2.0 turbo oil feed hose. Hyundai issued a service campaign T1N for the same exact problem for their 2011-2014 Sonata 2.0T models. I am having the same exact problem with my 2015 and their is no recall. The dealer said it will cost close to $3000 to fix it.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

Engine hesitates to put out power when taking off from a stand still. Transmission upshifts instead of downshifting when pressing pedal pedal 50% of the way. These problems occur in city driving.

- Coachella, CA, USA

Applying the brakes at a stop requires the brake pedal to be firmly held to the floor otherwise the engine will start reviving up and move out fast if the brake is released. Also appears that the transmission when moving the shifter to park does not mean the car is in park. I did this once in a store parking lot. The shift handle was in park. But as soon as I took my foot off the brake and opened the door car took off. Caused $ 6,700 to fix all the damage. Engine does not come off fast idle. When I first got the car. Idle RPM was between 500 and 750. Now the idle never goes below 1200-1300 RPM. I tried various brands and grades of gas including ethanol free unleaded but nothing helped.

- Madison, WI, USA

On a 2-way city street, vehicle in straight forward motion when it abruptly stopped working. Check engine light came on. Car was towed. Result was service campaign #18-01-032, T3G, engine dtc - P1326. Car has been at the dealership since 5/7/19, for over 3 weeks with no repairs made.

- Placerville, CA, USA

I was in motion (just coming out of a steep canyon on an interstate/highway) and suddenly the engine just stopped. The check oil, check engine, and check battery lights flashed because my ignition was still on, but I had to try to coast to a safe stop. No warning, no overheating, no issues with battery or oil or other fluids. The engine just squeaks faintly when I turn the key and won't turn over.

- Logan, UT, USA

Car began shaking and engine shut off. This happened right after powering engine on after fueling up. Pressed gas to accelerate to leave gas area and car shook and turned off. Put car in neutral powered the car on and car started.

- Chandler, AZ, USA

Around 25000 miles, after start, strong engine vibration with no power - about to stall. Dealer changed variable charge motor after 5 occurrence of similar situation. After few months at 29000 miles, 2015 Sonata SE (2.4L 4 cylinder engine) lost power and stalled in the middle of city street, while driving. Could have caused big accident if I was on highway. Car was unable to restart. Towed to dealer and replaced accelerator position sensor. Could be related to issue with 2011-2014 Sonata engine recall since my 2015 Sonata uses almost same theta-II engine.

- Aliso Viejo, CA, USA

While coming to a red light car engine revved very high and I had a hard time braking. At red light I put car into neutral but the engine still was revving high. I put the car into park and when the light turned green I put it into drive and drove it back home less than half a mile away.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

I am experiencing problems with the steering. The steering has dead spots and feels extremely loose, it is very stressful keeping the car strait on the highway as it is all over the road. The steering light comes on but the dealers always tell me "we can't find any codes". there was a loud what he thought was an "electrical" sound in the front end while turning the steering wheel as the service manager at tameron Hyundai put it. Instead of checking the steering they put struts on it, which has made the problem 1000X worse now the alignment is off which they can't seem to fix and with the steering problems makes it nearly impossible to drive. Whenever it rains the steering light comes on and the steering wheel either stops responding or becomes hard to steer. I put new tires on it less than a year ago that have less than 10,000 miles on them and have rotated them twice at 5,000 miles the alignment is so bad that one tire is now bald! every time I go to a dealer they refuse to help. I'm putting this here in case I die in this car! also the engine hesitates and shakes violently when starting. The shaking is when it ideals, but on the interstate when you press the gas it "pulses" and hesitate while accelerating (I hardly get a chance to test to see how bad the hesitation is because the steering is so lose) I am now finding out the 2015 Sonata engine is effected by the massive defect they have had in 2011- 2014 models but are not making it publicly known. One would think with all the steering and engine problems Hyundai has had in the past Sonata's they would take this serious. All they do is blame customers, if you call their customer support line they will tell you they closed your case in less than a day without looking at the car. I hope the government gets this company under control for consumers sake and safety sake.

- Hoover, AL, USA

Shortly after buying this car car at 32.000, I began having problems with the steering. The steering has dead spots and feels extremely loose, it is very stressful keeping the car strait on the highway as it is all over the road. The steering light comes on but the dealers always tell me "we can't find any codes". there was a loud what he thought was an "electrical" sound in the front end while steering as service manager at tameron Hyundai put, with the steering light coming on one would think to check that but they put new struts on it, which has made the problem 1000X worse now the alignment is off which with the steering make it nearly impossible to drive. I put new tires on it less than a year ago that have less than 10,000 miles on them and have rotated them twice at 5,000 miles the alignment is so bad that one tire is now bald! every time I go to a dealer they refuse to help. I'm putting this here in case I die in this car! also the engine hesitates and shakes violently when starting. The shaking is when it ideals, but on the interstate when you press the gas it "pulses" and hesitate while accelerating (I hardly get a chance to test to see how bad the hesitation is because the steering is so lose) I am now finding out the 2015 Sonata engine is effected by the massive defect they have had in 2011- 2014 models but are not making it publicly known. One would think with all the steering and engine problems Hyundai has had in the past Sonata's they would take this serious. All they do is blame customers, if you call their customer support line they will tell you they closed your case in less than a day without looking at the car. I hope the government gets this company under control for consumers sake and safety sake.

- Hoover, AL, USA

While driving car on highway heard knocking sound from engine area. Car lost power and then engine stopped working. Safety issue since car will not start again and got stranded on highway at odd hrs.

- Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure occurred intermittently. Earnhardt Hyundai (10401 papago fwy, avondale, AZ 85323, (623) 388-5800) diagnosed that the intake valve and crankshaft needed to be repaired and engine needed to be cleaned. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 125,000.

- Avondale, AZ, USA

While driving loud bang from vehicle. All instrument panels go blank and all power is lost. Extreme danger of being rear ended.

- Niskayuna, NY, USA

My vehicle is stalling out while driving it I took it to the Hyundai dealership and they said they could not find anything wrong with my car. This has happened three (3) times two of which my 11year old child was a passenger in my car. It happens at random sometimes the car starts shaking then seems to loose power or die down then picks back up or the worst stalls completely! no one can tell me what's wrong or help me the Hyundai dealership tells me that until something happens or the computer reads something they can't help me! I have witnesses who have also experienced it while driving my car aside from the three times I have experienced it myself.

- Winter Park, FL, USA

Engine has approximately 60,000 miles and burns between half to one quart of oil every 1,000 miles. Hyundai dealer performed an "oil consumption test" where they recorded oil level after 1,000 miles three times. After the first 1K miles it was down about half a quart of oil, same on second 1K miles, and about 1 quart on third 1K miles. Hyundai advised this is normal oil consumption and would not investigate further unless average use was more than 1 quart after 1K miles. The suggested oil change interval from Hyundai is 7,500 miles. At the rate of oil consumption the vehicle would be out of oil before the recommended service interval for oil changes.

- Lake In The Hills, IL, USA

While driving the vehicle I smelt and seen smoke and then a pop coming from the car and within seconds flames coming up from outside of the driver door. Pulled over and within 3 minutes the car was fully involved in flames. Was driving down a city street going approximately 35 mph.

- Cape Girardeau, MO, USA