Add on to odi # 10440320 I was driving and twice when I tried to stop to make a turn the engine kept overriding the brake and the car kept lurching ahead. I applied the brake peddle as hard as I could and the car would not stop. When I released the break peddle, the car started acting normal again. By this time I was way over the center line of the road and if there had been another car at the intersection I would have certainty hit them. This is the second and third time this has happened with this car and I believe it should be taken off the road before someone get killed. If I was pulling up behind another car at a stop sign and this happened I would rear end the car in front. If I was stopping at a pedestrian crossing and this happened I could run someone over and kill them.
2011 Hyundai Sonata brakes complaints
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I was pulling into parking space, had my foot on the brake, car was almost completely stopped, all of a sudden the car accelerated, traveled approximately 8 feet, the brake didn't stop the car. I hit the brick wall of a busy convenience gas station store, thankfully no one was coming out the door at the time. My first thought was the floor mat had interfered with the gas pedal, but am sure now that was not the case. When a representative of my insurance company called me, he stated that he heard that I had stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake, this is not true, I am 100 percent sure. My husband was a passenger in the car and after we had calmed done, we discussed what had happened, he stated to me that the car was almost stopped and then just suddenly made a loud roaring sound and accelerated. Our car was towed to a hyundai repair station and we are waiting to hear how much the damages are. Just the thought of having to drive that car again scares me, it was a very frightening experience, as it happened so fast and I had no control over stopping the car, other than my foot was on the brake and that didn't stop the acceleration. My hope is that this is investigated before any serious injuries or deaths occur.
While driving 65 MPH on a state highway during rush hour with the cruise control on, the steering wheel/car suddenly starting shaking extremely violently and it was all I could do to maintain control long enough to pull over and stop/inspect the vehicle. It was remarkable an accident did not occur and if my child, a new driver, had been behind the wheel, I am certain an accident would have occurred. The electric power steering (eps) and electronic stability control (ESC) warning lights came on and power steering no longer worked. The sensation I experienced was very much like that described in the federal safety agency campaign id no. 10v426000. I took the car to the dealership and they ultimately concluded that the problem was a brake switch which caused power steering to stop working. The dealership replaced the brake switch, concluding that my 2011 hyundai sonata, manufactured on 3/11/11, was not subject to the recall involving steering column intermediate shaft universal joint connections. I am currently driving the car, although I do so reluctantly, particularly with family members in the vehicle. While I do not know if these situations are related, on 9/11/11 my car had to be towed to the dealership because the starter would not recognize the brake was depressed. At that time a brake light switch was replaced. I have been in contact with hyundai consumer affairs and the dealership's service manager, but remain concerned about my vehicle and this situation happening to other drivers who may not be as lucky as I was. I remain hopeful hyundai will be aggressive and proactive in this process, but it scared and concerned me enough I felt it was necessary to pursue this situation with a regulatory body.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the push to start button switch failed. When depressing the brakes and trying to place the vehicle into gear, the vehicle would not move. The failure recurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised him that the brake switch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the brake switch. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. While merging into another lane, the contact stated that the brakes were depressed and failed to engage. The contact pulled the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The trunk would also open inadvertently. The dealer repaired the failure by replacing the master cylinder and module for the braking system and also advised the contact to open the trunk manually. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and filed a report. The failure mileage was 12,500 and the current mileage was 14,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I have a 2011 sonata limited. Earlier this year I began having a starting issue where the car would say "apply brake pedal to start" even though my foot was firmly planted on the brake. Took the car in and they couldn't duplicate so I just kept on working around it. In june, it got worse so I took it back, spoke to the service manager at the dealership and they ordered a brake switch and new push button ignition on june 20th or thereabouts. The parts finally arrived on august 17th..yes..it took that long apparently. I dropped the car off that morning and went back that afternoon around 5. I was informed that they had replaced the brake switch and push button but when they went to test drive, they lost steering control and the eps and traction control system had failed. They took a part off a new sonata in their lot and put it on my car but that did not correct the problem. After 2 days of troubleshooting they managed to correct that issue but as soon as they did, the ABS light came on and it stated the ABS system had failed too. I am now waiting on a part for the ABS as of 8/22. None of these systems had issues prior to the drop off date. This concerns me that there may be a serious problem with the electrical system. We will see when they replace the ABS module if something else goes wrong.
Tonight I was rear ended by a woman in an SUV, who's brakes did not work in her durango, she said. There were no skid marks indicating an attempted stop. Her impact on my vehicle was severe. Police officer guessed she was going 40 MPH when she hit my car. My car was shoved forward into the car in front of mine, that car then hit the car in front of it. There were 3 cars, mine last in line, sitting at a red light. We were all stopped. Then there was a 4th car that hit mine from behind. The matter im reporting is that the airbags in my hyundai sonata se 2011 car did not deploy when I then hit the car in front of me. The impact was great enough to cause that car to then hit another car and that caused a crack in the radiator of the car in front of mine. Also, after I hit that car in front of me, I then bounced back about 10 feet. More evidence of impact. Why no airbags? I did not see very much damage to the front of my car nor the back of the car that was directly in front of mine, while the back of my car was bad enough that I expect to be told it is not repairable.. Im reporting just in case you receive any other reports indicating there is something faulty concerning airbags in the hyundai. I know airbags are not to deploy in rear end collision but since I then hit another car frontally, I would think the airbags would deploy. My husband was in the passenger, front seat and in order to brace himself, he put his hand up at the windshield. The glass was broken in an area the size of a cantaloupe from the impact against his hand. Im thinking the impact must have been moderate to severe. On the up side, my sonata took that hit and sustained the damage to the outside and up into the air at the trunk rather than into the cab of the car. My father and son were in the backseat and were not killed, I think because the car is a good, safe vehicle in a crash.
Failed components: brakes & shift gear the brake pedal is not working most of the time when shifting the gear from park to drive mode (followed by reverse mode) I need to press the brake pedal very hard up to several times to shift the gear. I brought the vehicle to the dealer and it works fine for two days. It started happening after two first services to the vehicle by dealer. I brought the vehicle again to dealer after 1 week and explained the problem again. They did some troubleshooting again, they told me that they didn't identify the problem this time. I spoke with hyundai customer support and they directed me to another dealer and asked me to document the problem. I took the vehicle to another dealer and they told me that this is a common issue and suggested that I unlock the "shift lock" in case of emergencies! I told them that shift lock is only useful in case of emergencies. But the brake pedal is not releasing the gear most of the time which is not acceptable. There is no answer from the dealer. Trying to contact hyundai official support but nothing heard back from them at (after 2 weeks.) status update 02/23/12
Vibration in steering, grinding noise in transaxe, low tire pressure (by dealer), refusal to perform 3,750 mile maintince secdule (dealer refused).
Coming out of side street, going about 5-10 MPH. Depressed brake to stop/slowdown and car (2011 hyundai sonata purchased in february 2010) just kept on going into intersection and up the road. Kept pressing pedal all the way to floor and car still kept going until it glided to a stopped. Traveled about 100-150 feet with no brakes and had use horn a few times to warn other drivers. After this I moved again and brakes worked fine. Very scary... Went out into a very,very busy street. Fortunately I hit no one and no other cars hit me. Will call dealer to report it and ask for further advice. Perhaps ice, snow, sand, etc. Got into pads/cylinders and temporarily seized the brakes? Don't have VIN with me will report it later.
I purchased the 2011 hyundai sonata june 2010. I was really enjoying the new sleek look of the sonata. I have never owned any type of hyundai vehicle before. Well as I began to drive the vehicle - I noticed that there was a bit too much skidding on water or during rain fall. This was during a simple take off from a stop. January 2011 I was traveling at about 35 miles per hour light snow was falling but the roads were clear. As I was approaching traffic ahead the light turned green and traffic began to move. I noticed the car in front of me not quite taking off with traffic so I began to brake. To my surprise - guess what - the car was not stopping. My nice picture of the skidding car lite up and the vibration under the brake pedal started. So I let off and pressed again and there was still no stopping. I began to blow my horn in a panic to warn the driver ahead I was coming. (well as you all may or may not know - the horn is pretty lousy and according to the other driver - after I hit him - he didn't realize it was my car until it was too late.) I literally had my foot pressed to the floor blowing the horn and trying to stop this car but to no avail it did not until we collided. Thank god there was only cracked bumpers involved but it truly could have been so much worse. I am truly afraid to drive this car in the various elements now because I just don't know what to expect and the next time will I be alive to tell another story. Pretty scary.
2011 sonata 2.0t. No braking pressure when cold, slow to stop until car warms up, noise is heard from what sounds like the ABS pump or power brake assist pump. Took to a dealer and was told the noise is a strut tower bar and motorworld group in wilkes-barre refuses to look any father on this issue unless I pay to have the tower bar removed and rechecked. I have 1500 miles on the car and dealer is refusing to correctly diagnose issues unless I pay for it. This is a 2011 sonata 2.0t se. The sound is definitely not the tower bar as I can remake the sound on other cars after using brakes very hard. These brakes are very soft and the noise is easy heard and sounds like a pump and a vibration in the pedal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the steering wheel suddenly locked up which caused her to collide into two wooden posts and signs in a grassy area. The brakes would not engage when the contact attempted to stop the vehicle; a hole in the ground stopped the vehicle. The contact also noticed that the seat belt did not tighten to secure her during the incident. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The contact stated that she previously had the vehicle into the dealer for recall 10v426000 (steering:gear box:shaft sector) on october 8, 2010. The vehicle was at the dealer at the time of the complaint. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 4,000.
Our new car rolls a little bit after applying the emergency (parking) brake.
Brakes failed when trying to stop at red light at exit to parking lot driving between 5-10 miles per hr. Pressed on brake - did not go down. No response - car kept moving until I put gear in park and hit the truck stopped at the light. Driving a 2011 hyundai sonata purchased on 5/31/10.
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