Hyundai sonata se 2011, 630 miles. While traveling on an open stretch of highway at a steady speed of 70mph, there was a sudden loud 'thump' sound. The entire vehicle jerked violently with sudden deceleration as if it hit a solid object. Driver did not see any obstruction or imperfections on the road prior to the noise. Driver realized that the speed was almost instantly reduced from 70mph to ~63mph. Rpms were racing unusually high, around 3000 when typical operating range is 2000. Driver shifted from automatic 'drive' gear to shiftronic and realized that the transmission was stuck in 4. Neither the manual or automatic transmission could change the gear. Driver immediately took vehicle to dealer. Dealer's service department acknowledged that the transmission was stuck in gear 4, but technician was able to reset the transmission by turning off the engine and restarting. Based on the computerized error codes, dealer replaced the body valve harness and solenoid.
2011 Hyundai Sonata transmission complaints
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When driving at highway speed the car made a huge thud, it automatically shifted from 6th to 4th gear and remained stuck in fourth gear until you turn off the car. Took car to dealer and entire transmission had to be replaced.
I was merging onto a busy freeway from an on ramp so had to go slowly till there was an opening. When I stepped on the accelerator when there was a break in the traffic nothing happened. I just rolled into oncoming traffic at ten miles an hour. It took the car 5 to 10 seconds to finally accelerate and then it slowly gained speed. This is the second time this has happened. Very scary. I do not know what component failed. The car was running, it just was not accelerating. Transmission? Engine? Some computer function?
I recently purchased 2011 hyundai sonata 2.0t limited. The car has 1200+ miles on it and I have it for 4+ weeks. One major problem is the car is pulling to the left and the steering wheel is not at absolute center. Steering this car feels very heavy when I turn to the right and very light when I turn to the left. I am not sure what is going on and why this problem. Can you please help? I have submitted an email to hyundai and will be taking the car in to the dealer this week to have it checked. Vin = [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My 2011 hyundai sonata transmission went after 2 months. The rpms went haywire and it switch gears. I took it to the dealership and changed the transmission. I hope this doesn't happen again. However I 'm finding alot on the internet in reference to this issue.
I own a 2011 hyundai sonata se. 11000 miles. On december 11,2010 while on I-16 in savannah, georgia, I was driving my sonata and it felt like my front end bottomed out. Rpms revved up and stayed at 5000 and I was only traveling at 65mph. It was like I was stuck in 2nd gear. Gears wouldn't shift up or down. This went on for 10 miles. When I slowed and accelerated it was very hesitant. I stopped the car and turned the ignition off for 20 minutes. When I started it again, it shifted normally. No other occurrences since then.
On 12/2/2010, I was driving at highway speed (approximately 60 MPH) and the car violently jolted, as if I had run over a large object. If I had not had both hands on the steering wheel, I might have lost control of the vehicle. Subsequently, I was able to drive the vehicle, but it seemed to be over-revving, as if it was stuck in the wrong gear. I returned the vehicle to the dealership that night. After reading the computer error code, the service manager indicated that they would have to replace the transmission. I was provided with a loaner vehicle. On 12/8/10, I received a call from the service manager. He stated that in these circumstance, the transmission is typically replaced with a rebuilt transmission with a new housing. He indicated that the dealership was trying to obtain a new transmission for me. They were experiencing difficulty because there was 80 some requests for new transmissions and only 70 some available (county?, state?, central florida?) updated 01/20/11
I was driving my 2011 hyundai sonata se. I was traveling at 45 MPH when the car shuttered made a loud "clunking" noise and downshifted into 4th gear. Car would then fail to shift into 5th or 6th gear. Would not accelerate to highway speeds. I had the car towed to the dealer. They could not replicate the problem but did find code dtc po0748. The dealer replaced the transmission at the manufactures direction. The vehicle was one month old and had 2121 miles on it.
El hyundai sonata 2011 cuando es k lo van a recojer ?tengo uno con el problema de la direccion,ya lo lleve al dealer supuestamente lo arreglaron y ahora esta peor y ellos no me dan informacion de cuando lo sacan de circulacion dicen no estan enterados de nada, por favor ayudenme,condusco con 3 ninas,gracias.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated while he stopped on an incline, he shut the vehicle off while it was shifted into drive and removed the key from the ignition. Once he exited the vehicle, it began to roll forward independently. The contact re-entered the vehicle and was able to shift into park to stop the vehicle from rolling away. An authorized dealer was notified and he was informed the vehicle was functioning as normal. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure continued to recur intermittently. The failure mileage was 1,500 and the current mileage was 5,200.
Over the past 3 days I have been unable to depress the brake pedal and start my car with the electronic starting system. The problem is intermittent and the time frame varied from 2 minutes to 15 minutes before the car would start.I called my dealer to make a service appointment ant the service department commented they never heard of this before but I see other complaints online. Besides the danger of being stuck somewhere I am concerned that the braked may not work for stopping or a fire if it is electrical.
While driving my new 2011 hyundai sonata gls sedan with 200 miles on the odometer, the transmission failed completely when a transmission hose blew off releasing all the oil out of the transmission. Once at the dealership they showed me that hose clamp for the hose had never been attached correctly at the factory! The car is at the dealership for repairs. It is not know at this time if the transmission has been damaged due to the loss of oil. We were not hurt and didn't lose control of the car. This incident occurred on a flat piece of highway, should it occurred in hilly terrain or passing another vehicle the results could have been much different since the car became inoperable. Very disappointing since the car had only 200 miles on it!
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the gear selector was placed into the park position; however, the warning light displayed that the gear was not which made it impossible for the automatic doors to lock. The failure occurred intermittently. The "park" warning indicator would correct itself after the vehicle was in operation or when the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the failure was related to the gear shift. The part was unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 500. The VIN was unavailable.
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