Hyundai dealership replaced engine and starter in my 2011 sonata in november 2018 got car back radio bluetooth USB electrical and AC didn't work and it cut off on me numerous times as well as tire exploded on me that they 'forgot to tell me about' and have had more problems car does not run and I can't get any answers or solutions! I spent $500 on new fuel injector still won't run! Dealership in montgomery, al replaced engine and did sloppy work and didn't value my safety at all! Do I have to have it towed back to the same dealership? Do I have to pay for towing for a 3rd time that is clearly on them! Mechanic told me electrical was hooked up properly and/or wiring burnt when engine seized! Also I've had to buy 3 tires when mine were fairly new because the speed wheel sensor is puncturing them, I've seen a lot of people have had same problems is their a recall on the speed wheel sensor? I've been without away to go since november & have spent more money than I have trying to get it to run & paying for a car that don't run! Im on disability & don't have money to continue putting in this car that should run as it did prior to engine seizing! Im no mechanic but I don't know how they put engine & starter in 3 days or how they released my car without anyone in service in to go over paperwork or tell me about the tire stated on paperwork 'needs immediate attention tire separated ' they said they forgot, tire exploded on me so they definitely didn't care about my safety!! Paperwork also stated was test drove, 'if it was' again I don't know how they released it! 2nd time at dealership they were suppose to check & see why my radio, bluetooth, USB, AC electrical didn't work & did prior to engine seizing! When I picked it up they had no answers or solutions why! Back at dealer wants $8,000 for problems I never had til they worked on it and for pending recalls with no remedy
2011 Hyundai Sonata electrical complaints
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New engine and starter under recall by hyundai dealership in montgomery, al. I pick my car up no one in service is in my radio bluetooth AC won't work and they all worked prior! Car kept cutting off felt like wheels was gonna fall off drove horrible! Plug phone in USB start smelling burnt smell, unplug it smoke is coming out, it's extremely hot and cords burnt. Get home look at paperwork says 'tire separated needs immediate attention' no one told me let me drive on it. I had no clue my tires are fairly new. Tire exploded leaving dent in my car. I ask about tire he said 'oh I forgot to tell you' (as no big deal) in fact was! Ask which tire he didn't remember! Call consumer affairs advised to take back. Dealt with service manager rude and denied any fault before ever looking at car insisting they weren't to blame. How would he know if he hasn't ever even looked at it? Ask why lights on dash and why'd it not run properly? Blamed on my tire. Sold me tire $88 but he'd give me discount for my trouble, he didn't I paid $114. Calls cars ready. I ask if everythings fixed and what was wrong with it? He said no and didn't know what was wrong with it but it wasn't anything they done! Honestly don't think he checked he denied blame before looking at it and said it'd be ready in couple hours time to put tire on. Said to take to stero shop and they can pull radio out and might find reset switch behind it to reset radio, he should've. Ask about USB he said 'plugged one in it worked ask if he left in least 10 minutes as I did he said 'don't got one to' can't use one used to test it ask if electrical wiring burnt when engine seized as starter did, says no lights be on in dash, they are, blamed it on tires. 3 mechanics said electrical wasn't hooked back up properly and/or electrical wiring burnt when engine seized. Car wont start problems cycloids not firing and fuel injector too!
The car has a major electrical flaw, I keep getting recall letters but the one thing no one has mentioned is the grounding. After numerous electrical issues. I ran a parasitic draw test on the system. The grounds are non existent. The car has no good grounds at every point of ground there's no metal. They grounded the car to painted surfaces. This is a major flaw that is causing I would guess the majority of the issues in electrical failures. My brake lights would not turn off. Ever. No matter if the the car was off or on. The recall work was done by hyundai and when I contacted them to plead with them to please recheck it they flat out refused saying the work has already been done. I was left with no choice but to try and determine the issue. My car started without pressing the brakes. I could shift and out of park and reverse without pressing the brakes. I drove around with my brakes illuminated all the time. Then they just quit working since the bulbs burnt out when the housing for the bulbs melted. The car suffered the known engine failure issue but the electrical started long before this. The grounding is not sufficient. Period these cars are a major hazard and should all be taken off the road. I have photographs off the electrical bulb holders that melted. I've included photos of the way it's supposed to look and the melted one. The one bulb was so burnt I had to break it out of the holder.
Headlights and brake lights, they will not work, put in brand new bulbs, they light up for about five mins. Then stop working, cannot get a bulb to work, it seems the electrical parts of the lights are not working properly. This is bringing me a lot of problems, cops pull me over for no brake lights, but I can't get them to work>>>>>
Since I bought this vehicle, they had replaced the engie due to,the recall, they had to,replace my fual sensors, steering column piece, and another part. But since they replaced my engine, my electrical in my car is,mever accurate. Speed sensoer is wrong, the radio shorts all the time, and my cruise control doesnt work. The problems countniue to get worse especially with the electrical. This car has costed me 1000's of dollars and it just countniues to have problems. I have taken it to hyundai in redlands ca. They have all documentation on the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the driver's side window failed to go up and down when the function button was pressed on the door. The contact had to apply force to the area near the window to get it to slowly go up and down. In addition, a chime was heard each time the front driver and passenger seat belts were secured, and a warning indicator illuminated for the seat belts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v617000 (seat belts) and 18v137000 (seat belts, air bags) as well as service campaign number: 953 (ECM & cluster update-engine monitoring logic product improvement). The manufacturer was notified. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was not available.
We have had nothing but problems with our 2011 hyundai sonata. Less than a year ago our engine completely died while driving the vehicle. The dealership replaced the engine and since then we have had starting and electrical problems. When we went to pick up the car it didn't start right away and they told us we needed a new battery. We bought a new battery and about a week later it still wouldn't start on and off. Since we had the engine replaced, we have had to change the headlights and brake lights 4 times! We believe that when the engine died it caused an electrical issue. Fast forward about 9 months and now the car has 3 engine codes. P0017 p0014 and p0560. Crankshaft and camshaft position sensors and a system voltage malfunction. We will never buy a hyundai again! They claim they totally replaced the engine but now I wonder if they salvaged old parts in the new engine and what exactly happened to the electrical system when the car shut off while driving.
I drove my 2011 hyundai sonata on the highway, while trying to accelerate my vehicle to match the flow of traffic I noticed that the vehicle would not accelerate past 40 MPH. I pulled my vehicle over to the break down lane and engaged hazard lights. I released the hood latch and opened hood to engine compartment. I saw smoke and could smell burning plastic. I checked my oil levels and did a quick inspection of fluid levels. When I tried to restart my car the vehicle would not start. I had the car towed to a mechanic, the mechanic stated that the starter was burned out. He replaced the starter and when attempting to start the car the new starter began to smoke as well. He stated that it was good that I pull the car over so quickly cause the car could have caught on fire. This happened recently and he has stated it will require further investigation but he is pretty sure the engine has seized.
Driving home my mom asked me to stop by the local gas station. I pulled into the parking space my mom got out & went in the store. A guy at the staion started screaming at me to get out because my car is about to blow up he could see the fire coming out the front of the hood & grill of the car. By the time I understood wht he was saying the car had a big boom hood blew up & went bk dwn during that the locks were locking & unlocking. I had to manually unlock tge door & push my way out with young man assistance. After I was out of it for 3 seconds the fire started raging & popping. The firemen finally made it they were very helpful & understanding. What I don't understand is why I didn't get some type of warning my car was mot running hot . Im thankful to my heavenly father because although this was a very scary situation for me but it could always be worse. Very grateful. But is hyundai gonna replace my car or pay for the damages? Will my insurance cover this tyoe of claim?
On november 29, 2016, while sitting at a stop light at west chester pike in west chester, pa. I noticed a flash and spark on the passenger side. One more blink and a stream of fire shot across the top of the hood of the car. Within in minutes, the entire car was engulfed in flames giving me seconds to get out of the car. While traffic was stopped, the police and fire departments were called to distinguish the fire while attending to me on the side of the road. The engine was part of a nationwide recall and was replaced "new" on june 10, 2016 which I satisfied including the extension of the warranty that was issued to me after getting it replaced.
The engine has seized. The brake lights were always on and it melted the harness the holds the bulb in the receptacle area. I cannot place the bulb in the seating for it anymore and then successfully place in the area for it. The area just beneath the glove box began emitting smoke and I smelled rubber melting. The language of the car is in spanish cannot be changed back to english. The buttons don't control what they are intended to. The center instrument panel, radio, A/C and the other functions occasionally are not operable, no light nothing.
I no longer have fog lights that entire area has melted. My tail lights go out every two or 3 weeks and the bulbs are black. There is a burning smell coming from the vehicle only when the car is being driven or parked on. The AC line that should be cold is hot. Recently the car was leaking oil and smoking the dealership said it had to do with the engine recall. My engine seized while driving in 2016 and I had to get a engine replacement. After the engine replacement my turbo went out which only allowed the car to drive slow and the engine sounded the whole time driving. It had something to do with when they replaced the engine.
A shortage in the electrical system causing the headlights to go out, the brake lights to not come on and have the check engine light to come on, and the check tire pressure light to come on as well.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. While driving 65 MPH, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle stalled. In addition, the brake lights remained illuminated. When the contact pressed the push start button, the engine started without the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle was taken to craft hyundai (2625 lakeside dr, lynchburg, va 24501, 434‑455‑7060) where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and stated that the contact should have an extended warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 171,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the starter needed to be replaced and there was no oil in the engine. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v568000 (engine). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.
While I was driving the car turned off and started to smell like burned plastic. The car did not turned back on and had it towed back to my house.
The airbag light in my 2011 hyundai sonata came on while I was driving one day. The car has not been in any accidents. The airbag light has been on for several months now and I've been told by different mechanics that this may be the result of problems in the electrical steering system. I've checked numerous blogs and found that many other people are having the exact same issue with their 2011 hyundai sonatas.
I've had problems with all front and rear lights. Mainly the headlights, tail lights and brake lights burning out. Since I got the car I've had problems with my brake lights not lighting up on one side, the tail light will work fine but once I press that brake my passenger brake light won't light up. Also I had my passenger side brake light heat up and melt the socket and housing of the taillight. All lights burn out way too soon like the car is providing too much juice and frying the bulbs.
While driving at night, the headlights, as well as interior dash and radio lights, would flicker. Most of the time this is triggered by using the turn signal. At times the lights may turn off altogether and have to be turned back on by jostling the turn signal. This happens while the car is in motion.
I have had issue after issue with my 2011 sonata. In just a year and a half I have had 5 things fixed or replaced 2 of them major. I've had the whole break assembly fixed for my break lights not working. Most recently I had to have the engine replaced due to it seizing up with just barely over 100k miles. Then 3 months after that I'm having issues with the cruise randomly turning off, the break lights not working. Also the gear shifter will not go into gear at times. One of the major issues ive had is the engine randomly stalling or the accelerator nor working at all. The issue ive had with the cruise control will randomly happen whether I'm moving or in park and during this is also effects the stability control as well and it will turn its self off. With the car stalling, it randomly happens whether I'm at a traffic light trying to accelerate or while I'm driving.
While driving on the street and highway. The headlights flicker, and the radio/clock lights flicker on and off when the turn signals are used.it seems like mostly on right turns.I noticed a similar compiant when reading the complaints for the same exact car. I had my car in for an unrelated issued and I mentioned it to the service center. I found out about another recall that I did not know about. Why are there so many recall..
Hyundai announced a recall in february 2018. To date there has been no communication whatsoever from hyundai on the remedy or repair for this recall.
This will be the second time in 18 months that my car has not started and needed to be towed to the dealership. They stated it was the electrical issues with the push starter. You should not have to replace a push starter/parts associated with it this many times in a vehicle, let alone 18 months apart. Cheap parts, expensive labor and a lemon of a car with 13 recalls and not even 100k miles on the car. I would like for hyundai to look into this electrical issue and why this keeps happening, as I've seen other owners post about it.
There appears to be something wrong with the car's electrical system. While driving at night, the headlights flicker, and the radio/clock lights flicker on and off when the turn signals are used. In addition, about a month ago I was driving in the rain, and had the A/C running. Whenever the windscreen wipers were running, the car's engine lost power and felt like it was going to cut off. When the electrical load was reduced, the engine operated normally. I had the alternator checked and was told that it was functioning fine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. While accelerating to 40 MPH, the instrument panel began to flash and the radio and air conditioning turned on and off. The vehicle completely shut off. The contact pulled over and attempted to restart the vehicle. The contact noticed smoke and flames from the driver's side of the hood. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 144,000. The VIN was unknown. **tr consumer stated mileage on the car was 143,424. Updated 11/8/18
When driving on the interstate my car continues to jerk like I hit something and the immobilizer indicator light flashes on and off. I have changed the battery in the key fob but this still happens at least once a day. The car jerks very hard like you hit a wall.
Last week I was driving and the ESC indicator light randomly came on on my dashboard. Later, after I tried to shut it off by pressing the ESC button which did not work, I tried to adjust the volume on my radio using the steering wheel controls. Instead of adjusting the volume down it went to the bluetooth for my cell phone. Next day no further issues. No warning/indicator lights came on, car functioned normally. Two days later ESC light came back on. Stopped at the store and when I came back out I noticed my brake lights were on. Drove home, parked in the driveway and again, brake lights remained on even after car was off, lights were turned to the off position and there was no possible way for them to remain on. Had to disconnect my battery for the night. Next day noticed recall for 2011 sonatas for the same issue. Called hyundai and they stated my VIN is not part of the recall, so they can't do anything for me. This is after hyundai refused to acknowledge their engine defects in the same vehicle. I was one of the first affected by the engine blowing out and was refused warranty service. I had to sue hyundai and it was not until they openly acknowledged engine failures that they finally honored my warranty and replaced my engine. I was without my vehicle for over a year during that process. My point is that hyundai has a history, and documented track record, of ignoring customer concerns and complaints. They regularly neglect the consumer and leave us to make due with a defective car. They refuse, yet again, to honor a known safety issue with their vehicle.
When lights are on in auto mode, the lights flicker (high add low beam) randomly. Dash lights flicker as well. This occurs when not touching the light switch, but also occurs randomly when using the turn signals or switching between high and low beams. This issue occurs while moving and while stationary.
I was driving to work, stop at the stop sign, as I traveled 30 feet through the intersection my car died on me. The car wouldn't crank, no sound, nothing. I pop the hood and notice there is smoke coming form the engine compartment, I check all my fluids and there was no engine oil present in the engine. No low oil indicator came on. I just had a 60,000 miles maintenance to included an oil change as well. The vehicle as towed to a local mechanic shop to have them diagnose it.
Car kept shutting down not wanting to start due to gas pump. I would be driving and would start stalling while drive almost crash. Electrical problems the light flinger on and off while driving and when switch them with a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required, especially at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
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