10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,628 miles

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problem #25

Feb 012022

Sonata

  • miles
On Tuesday February 1st 2022, I was driving home from work on the interstate doing 70mph when my engine shut off. There was no warning lights...nothing. By the grace of God I was able to pull over on the right shoulder without getting in an accident. That was TOTALLY unacceptable! Scared me to death! Come to find out the the engine blew! I babied this car which only had 104,000 miles. Hyundai knows about this problem and have done nothing to help compensate the owners of these. I have five kids and it is going to cost me 6,000 dollars for another engine. That cost includes labor as well. If you ever wanted to fight for the little guy, now is the time! Thank you in advance!

- Warrenton, MO, USA

problem #24

Oct 052021

Sonata

  • miles
Oil light came on when vehicle was almost out of oil. Engine could have seized Dealer says it is out of warranty because I am 2nd owner. 100,000 power train warrenty defaults to 60,000 for 2nd owner. Problem occurred just under 70,000. Warning oil light came on for the first time ever at 69,000 miles. Came on again after getting an oil change at 3,000 miles. Took 3 quarts to fill back to full. Engine now burns oil and must be refilled with nearly 2 quarts every 1000 miles.

- Round Rock, TX, USA

problem #23

Dec 012021

Sonata

  • miles
Car unexpectedly stopped working and became disabled while trveling 40 - 50 mph on the freeway. Complete loss of power. Danger of a collision on the freeway. All dash lights and warning lights came on. Car would not shift and would not accelerate. It was unsafe to drive and could hardly move off the road. The first year I had the car the engine light came on and loss of power. I took it to the dealership immediately. Whenever I took the car to the dealer they said there were no codes and the car was was fine. The entire time I owned the car I would lose power on inclined roads and engine light would come on and off. Last week November 18 the car stalled and could not drive uphill again risk of a collision from the rear. I took the car to the dealer they said the car was fine. The dealership has never tried to fix the problem and claimed they could not duplicate the problem. Today 12/1/2021 the car stopped operating on the freeway completely and I had to tow it to the dealership. This car has been a safety hazard within the first year and Hyundai has done anything to address the problem.

- Phelan, CA, USA

problem #22

Aug 192019

Sonata

  • miles
The engine keeps stalling and the engine light is flashing. The engine burns oil every 1,000 miles and the oil light will illuminate and go away. The dealership has said they fixed the issue but the issue keeps arising with no resolution. This issues is known for all Hyundai's and they are not doing anything about it. My car has stalled out on highways and I don't feel comfortable driving it out of the state.

- Bristow, VA, USA

problem #21

Mar 022021

Sonata

  • 62,000 miles
While driving car loses power, foot is on the gas car will not move. Then jerks. Car is in reverse and it still moves forward

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #20

Nov 112020

Sonata

  • 75,000 miles
At about 75,000 miles my 2016 Sonata limited 2.4L started needing oil added between regular oil changes (all mileage and maintenance by one driver). The vehicle is now 85,000 miles and I am adding 2 qts. There are no leaks from the engine so it must be burning through the exhaust, which can't be good for the emissions system and any future smog check - or the environment. The dashboard warning lights do not come on when the oil is low. This could result in catastrophic engine failure. The vehicle also experiences engine knocking and hesitating when accelerating from 30mph. This has been a safety issue when merging onto the highway, which is almost all of my driving.

- Brentwood, CA, USA

problem #19

Jan 112021

Sonata

  • 41,000 miles
Car engine will rev up at low speeds (30 miles and under) and get stuck. I have to press the brake and hold it down, put the car in park and hit gas pedal to get it to go into lower gear. Has happened several times. I have told the Hyundai service dept about it a few times but they cannot repair it because they cannot simulate it happening. First happened approx. 2 years ago; did not happen again for several months. But now it is happening more often. 4 times in the last month. Most recent time was 1/11/21.

- Smyrna, DE, USA

problem #18

Sep 112020

Sonata

  • 70,000 miles
Car runs out of oil well before 2000 miles/2 months. When accelerating the car is sluggish the engine is ticking and feels like the engine is going to seize, no matter if the car is moving 5mph or 70 mph.

- Bolingbrook, IL, USA

problem #17

Sep 112020

Sonata

  • 70,000 miles
When accelerating there is a ticking noise coming from engine. This has been happening for a while after I got the update and new wiring harness from the campaign. I'm scared to drive my car, I accelerate slowly because I get nervous it will blow up. I took this car to a Hyundai dealership and they quoted me over 500 dollars for this repair and it might not even fix it.

- Bolingbrook, IL, USA

problem #16

Jul 172020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • miles
Car stopped going into reverse, was told that it needed a new clutch actuator, but new actuator would not work in car so they reprogrammed it and put old one back in car, 500 miles later car is doing same thing again with not working in reverse!

- Tompkinsville, KY, USA

problem #15

Jul 102020

Sonata 4-cyl

  • 57,000 miles
Engine is using 3 quarts of oil per 2,000 miles and transmission keeps have shifting problems that they just keep reprogramming it to fix, engine stalls.

- Tompkinsville, KY, USA

problem #14

Apr 202020

Sonata

  • 62,100 miles
After a period of driving, which is random at best, the check engine light will appear and the vehicle will start to shudder and lose its ability to accelerate. This happens when the vehicle is in motion and happens both on the freeway at high speeds, as well as on city streets in low speeds. The only way to get this to stop is try and get to a safe space of the road and turn off the vehicle. It is very scary and dangerous especially in southern California freeway traffic and in mountain passes as you lose the ability to maintain speed in the middle of traffic. This could very easily cause an accident. This has happened to me on 7 different occasions over the past 2 months at random times.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #13

Oct 012019

Sonata

  • miles
My vehicle is under warranty. I have a transmission issue. I have taken to the dealership 3 times and they confirmed the transmission failure and told me the call the manufacturer to get an approval. Its been 3 months and still no answer, when I called them they opened a case # 16722184 and speaking to a woman named angie. She says shes waiting to be approved. She confirmed with the service manager of the transmission failure. That the Hyundai dealership in doral Florida.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #12

Mar 132019

Sonata

  • 55,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Sonata. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle hesitated, jerked, and failed to accelerate. Also, there was an abnornal burning odor and a ticking noise was detected. Furthermore, the maintenance warning indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to southtowne Hyundai (7665 highway 85 South, riverdale, ga 30274, (770) 471-1000), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was not available.

- Fayetteville, GA, USA

problem #11

Dec 082019

Sonata

  • 93,000 miles
I was driving my 2016 Hyundai Sonata on the interstate at approximately 65 mph, with a semi-truck bearing down on me. As I accelerated so I could pass the car in front of me, and get out of the way of the semi-truck, my car lost all acceleration (at about 4000 rpms) and would not go at all, in fact it started slowing down. I let off the gas, because it wasn't doing any good, and as the rpms went down, to about 2000 rpms, my car slowed down to about 55mph before I could give it gas again and get it back up to the speed of all the other traffic on the interstate. There was no other warnings before this happened. It was a very scary and dangerous situation. Luckily, the semi-truck was able to slow down before it hit me. The next day the check engine light came on, so I took it to an auto parts store where it was put on a computer and it came back with the code "P200A", which is the "bank one intake manifold runner controls". the report stated that "this has been seen before on cars like mine, and that the most likely fix was to replace the variable charge motion actuator (vcma)". I googled this issue to see if there was a recall on this part for my car and found quite a few posts and comments of this same thing happening to other people. My car has 93,000 miles on it, but in other reports I saw online, the car only had 11,000 miles on it. This needs to be recalled, it is a safety issue!

- Weatherford, TX, USA

problem #10

Feb 132019

Sonata

  • 15,000 miles
Car hesitates on acceleration on an inconsistent basis. The rpms increase quite a bit before the car accelerates. Usually at lower speeds or after stopping at a traffic light. Car has dual-clutch transmission that is part of class action suit.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #9

Oct 142019

Sonata

  • 86,118 miles
Yesterday evening 14oct2019 vehicle was unable to power up, hybrid system hev warning light went on as well as the check engine light. Tried several attempts to get the car going. Finally got it going. Brought it to the dealer for diagnosis 15oct2019.

- Fountain Valley, CA, USA

problem #8

Aug 072019

Sonata

  • 28,000 miles
Car shakes erratically when trying to accelerate and has no power after hitting accelerator. It struggles to get any power to get going after being stopped at a red light. Gear changes get stuck and I have literally been stuck in middle of intersection while doing a legal U-turn in a busy busy la intersection with my 10yr old in the back seat and the only way to get out of the situation was to turn car off and turn on again which poses a major safety issue for both my daughter and myself. Took car in to service last week and they supposedly fixed issue but one week later here we are with same problem. Service told me it looks like solenoid is going out. Which seems strange for a 2016 car with only 27,000. So if this was the case why not change it before it was sold to me. Also car had prior issues before it was sold to me according to service. I smell recall"??" I have no documentation but the dealer has all supporting paperwork.

- West Covina, CA, USA

problem #7

Mar 142019

Sonata

  • 56,000 miles
I went into the dealer to get an oil change on 3/14/2019. The dealer chose to do a factory recall 50hyz. Soon as I left the dealer my car started stalling on 495 North towards tyson corner in Virginia, jerking and lost drivetrain power. I could get to 60mph and the car wouldn't respond after that. I took the car back to the dealer. I was told the software updated bricked my Sonata. The dealer told me they will order the part and will come in 3/21/2019 which is today. Only to get a call saying the part is on back order into May. My question is why isn't holding Hyundai accountable for this" my car isn't the first one to get this software update so if Hyundai knows this software is going to brink peoples car how in the hell are they allowed to keep doing this recall when they have no clue when the part will be available"

- Brandywine, MD, USA

problem #6

Jan 022019

Sonata

  • 82,500 miles
Engine is making weird rattling sound on acceleration and burning oil too much. Prior to 3000 miles oil change, checked dip stick and indicated no oil. Low oil on dashboard did not came on. Believed that the engine consumption is out of limit. Rough idle and acceleration hesitation was notice.

- Chula Vista, CA, USA

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