On the dashboard showing " Hybrid system warning. Safely park and do not drive" sign while the vehicle is being driven and slowly loose its power till completely stall. After I turn off the engine and try to turn on again ,the "Ready" sign keeps blinking. I was twice stall by the exit of a freeway. It's very dangerous. I also found a few recalls related to this issue in the past.
2014 Hyundai Sonata transmission complaints
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The car used up to 4 quarts of oil per week with just driving when necessary. It burned oil and blew it out under the hood.
I bought my car at 97k miles in June 2022. From the 2nd day of having it, my car was shaking horribly. I sent it back to the dealership they said the front motor mount was collapsed. They repaired it but said there is still shaking but they don't know why. About 2 months later, I get in with Universal Hyundai and they only say that I need my axels and spark plugs replaced along with the air filters. They do a balance and alignment on my car as well as an oil change. The balance and alignment was either not done properly or my car just needs it done super regularly. Not too long after while I'm driving out of a friend's neighborhood my car is in drive and I'm going around 5 mph, my car stops with all of the lights on. I turn my car off and back on and carefully drive it home. Also, my car key always gets locked up in the ignition. One day I go to turn my car off and my ignition locks and I had to get my car towed and my ignition replaced with new car keys. Later, I take it to my mechanic to see what he can do and to get another oil change. He said he doesn't think it's my axels but my motor mounts and other things. Then my check engine light goes off a week later and it's my power train and anti-lock brake system. The next day on the way back to the mechanic my car slows down, I was only going 40ish mph, and all of the lights are shown. I turn my car off and on and I get it to my mechanic (my mechanic only down minor stuff btw). I start hearing a woodpecker noise from the engine and my mechanic tells me to get it to the shop asap. The next morning, I call my warranty to see if it's covered and they tell me that my engine will blow if I drive on it. And now my car will be in the shop for a month. And I can't find out the service done to my car prior to me owning it. And every time I take it somewhere they don't know what's up with it completely.
I am the owner of a 2014 Hyundai Sonata. That car is 8 years old and has 69K miles on it. At no time did Hyundai Motor Company notify that my car was impacted by an engine failure recall. On November 10, 2022 the car was being driven. At no time did it give any potential warning, instead the car fully stopped while in motion at 25 mph. There was no warning, no lights appeared on the dashboard until the car had stalled itself out. When I called the local dealer where the car was purchased, I was promised a call back. That call never came. I was able to contact someone at corporate who did confirm the vin number of my car is on an engine recall. I was told to contact a local dealer to find someone to replace the recall alerts. Again the local SURESKY dealer cannot help me. After spending 4 hours on the phone, I was able to connect with someone in a service department who indicated that the return volume of these car is so extensive that they are backlogged 3 to 4 more. I would encourage all users of this car to immediately end use of it. I would encourage all users to look into local LEMON laws. This entire recall was handled completely wrong by Hyundai Corporate who. Nobody can answer questions, they can only pass you around. The company should be investigated for consumer fraud at the state and federal level. The company should be investigated for proper accounting, proper tax reporting, for the recall.
I was driving down the road in my 2014 Hyundai Sonata Limited 2.0T, in the car with me was my two young children ages 1 & 2. We were driving normally when the car all of a sudden shut off and died in the middle of the road while ongoing traffic behind me. I was able to come to a safe stop and crank the car back up and move to the side of the road. When I cranked the car back up it began knocking and the engine shaking. I immediately turned the car off and got my children out of the vehicle and we waited for my fiancé and a tow truck. Car has always had oil changes on time in the three years I owned it. Only had 125k miles. Oil was changed 1 week and a half prior to this incident. I only ran it 567 miles before my engine stalled. Thankful I was not rear ended with my babies in the back seat.
Car is leaking excessive oil all through the engine and other main components. Theta engines are faulty and leading to engine staling and then failure. My engine stalled once. Was throwing no dash lights or codes. Next time the car was cranked it started knocking, still not throwing any dash lights. Brought to Hyundai dealership. The manufacturer is refusing to fix the engine saying it was ran on to low on oil to often. I had my records of maintenance to prove other wise once I provided them Hyundai said no still then said no because they took pictures of the inside and it looks as if it was running low on oil. This engine seizing can result in fire and major safety hazards including death and Hyundai is taking no accountability.
i was coming around a bent and accelerated down a straightaway when the car shutdown and all dash lights came on. I had to quickly find a spot to pull over as I was losing momentum and it was hard to brake. I pulled on to the front yard of a residence as there was no road shoulder. The car was smoking and there was a distinct smell coming from it. Some of the car was still out over the road so traffic had to avoid it. There weren't streetlights and it was foggy at night. I used the emergency flashers. There was no warning before the problem took place as far as engine light or warning lights being on. I had the car towed. It is currently at a dealership. Dealership determined engine seizure after diagnosis.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Sonata. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 20V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), however, the Ford dealer he purchased the vehicle from informed him that she would need to contact a Hyundai dealer to schedule a recall repair appointment. The contact stated while his wife was parking the vehicle in the driveway, the gas pedal was not depressed however the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into the garage door. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact sustained injuries on the right knee but did not seek medical assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while the transmission shift selector was in the park position, the vehicle rolled backwards. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission shift cable had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v434000 (power train). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 120,000.*dt*dt*jb*jb
While driving the car started revving,no power,the car was stuck in fourth gear, had to turn car off,for it to run normally,but it keeps happening.
The check engine light illuminated intermittently at 92k miles, then the engine started making noises intermittently, and then the vehicle was slow to accelerate intermittently. The knock sensor software upgrade had previously been installed. The synthetic oil had been changed at 82k and 86k. South point hyundai changed the oil, replaced the battery and turbocharger at 92381 miles. Around 93246 miles the intermittent engine noises and intermittent no acceleration and slow acceleration are back, and the check engine light is not illuminating. Returned my sonata to south point hyundai who reports the engine is bad, but there are no diagnostic error codes, and they are waiting to hear back from hyundai on how to proceed. Hence, the knock sensor software update is not a corrective action for detecting engine failure, alerting drivers to engine failure. The knock sensor software update is not an effective screen for engine defects. The engine noises occur when the vehicle is stationary, in motion, on a city street, and on a highway.
"check charging system" warning message came on while driving on the highway at night 01/08/2021. Suddenly no power to the engine. The gas pedal wasn't working. Quickly I pull into the hard shoulder. The car failed to start the engine with the same error message. The car lost power shortly after. (the hazard light wasn't working. I contacted 911 for emergency assistance. Penndot truck shows up after an hour to cover the road. ( to prevent collisions.) I towed the car to a nearby dealer. Contacted by the dealer 3 days later. They said it was12v a battery issue and it's fixed. I went back to the dealer the next day to pick up the car. I paid $388 for replacing the battery. The car won't start with the same error message. I ran into the dealer asked for an explanation. The worse thing is the dealer never ran the diagnostic test for code or anything and assumed it's fixed. I demanded a refund. I made a few calls to check the status of service since then. No one has returned my call yet.
There have been previous recalls for hyundai vehicles regarding the neutral safety switch/transmission range inhibitor failing to work properly, but it appears that this problem extends to vehicles outside of the previous recall window. The 2014 hyundai sonata se experiences a similar defect, as searches online will indicate a high number of forum posts and other resources where drivers outline their concerns. Specifically, on an intermittent basis, the car will fail to display a gear when starting, showing a blank symbol on the dash and not illuminating the gear shift column. This leaves the car unable to be shifted into any gear. It appears that a wide range of hyundai vehicles have been effected by faulty neutral safety switches, and as I mentioned some vehicle years need to be recalled that were not previously done so in the last 'batch' of recalls for the similar issue.
Sometimes while driving the car jolts back and then the gear indicator disappears on the gear shift and the letter disappears from the spot beneath the speedometer. When this happens and let off the brake the car stays still and when I attempt to accelerate the car struggles to shift gears. Also if this occurs repeatedly the check engine light turns on. I've told multiple dealerships and carmax about this issue but every diagnostic test save for one never reports the problem and it seriously impedes my mobility.
I sent you an email regarding the problem. You want additional information. But didn't say what addition information. Bottom line is I had brakes put on in may 2020 on my 2014 hyundai, they didn't feel rit., took car back, test ride, seemed ok. These brakes were manufactured by wagner brakes.; .for a few weeks when I pressed on brakes there was a squeal, while car was moving, and lately sounded like steel on steel. While care was moving took car back to jtires plus, brakes were defective, they replaced them with duralast gold brakes. I'd like to know if there have been other complaints against wagner brakes, and I'd like a full investigation of these brakes. The other issue is the recall on my 2014 sonata power train/gear shift; campaign # 123. This was completed in 2017; however, some months ago once the gear shift was in part with motor off, and I turned on the motor the shift would not move from the park position. I had to work with it a while; sometimes after a while I would put the key. Next to the shift compartment and I could shift the gear. I'd like to know if you have received any other complaints about the shift gear and how to have a second recall on campaign 123. The other problem is sometimes when I put on the e brake, it seems like the car would take too long to come to a complete stop. The other day after being parked, I turned on the engine, put the gear in reverse, but it continued to go forward. I had to turn the engine off and restart it and then put it in reverse before it reversed. I'd like to know if you've received complaints like this and I am requesting that my car be tested for the aforementioned problems free of charge due to all of the recalls hyundai has had in the past. In all of the situations above the car was on city streets, with the exception of the reversing, I was parked in a fast food parking lot.
While driving on highway, my car lost control my brakes were not working. Only way to make the car stop was to throw the car into park. After stopping my dashboard lights came on, the car stayed on and key couldn't turn
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that vehicle failed to restart after the vehicle was driven and turned off. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times and was intermittent. The vehicle was towed to faulkner hyundai philadelphia located at 11500 roosevelt blvd, philadelphia, pa 19116 however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or retrieve a fault code. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 300,000.
I was driving on the freeway at about 50 MPH when my car completely shut off. All the dash indicator lights illuminated. I tried to press the accelerator and nothing happened. I had to make my way to the side of the road with absolutely no power which was frightening. When I got to the side of the freeway, I was able to come to a complete stop. After realizing that my car had in fact, shut itself off, I tried to restart it. First try, it started! What is wrong with this car that it can shut off, then be fine right after? I googled this problem as soon as I got home, low and behold, this problem has happened to many people. Losing power when driving, especially high speed is a frightening and unsafe condition. I could've been in an accident endangering myself as well as other motorists. Please take this safety issue seriously and hold hyundai accountable for their product. Please do this before anyone dies from this issue. Thank you.
Hyundai installed a software update on our 2014 sonata due to engine fires about a year ago. This software update resulted in the car going into what is called " limp mode" and the malfunction indicator light coming on which results in the car losing acceleration and not being able to climb hills. This occurred when the car was being driven on the highway at 65 MPH. Once the car went into limp mode it would barely go up hills and presented a hazard on the highway. When I called the dealership they told me my car was no longer under warranty for anything other than engine or drive train and that they would not tow the car into their shop. They also told me I should not drive the car. I had the car towed to a local shop and they diagnosed the problem as a p1326, which I had to pay for out of my pocket. The mechanic told me there was a recall on the motor and it would have to be replaced. I then called the dealership and they agreed to tow the car to their dealership. After the dealership diagnosed the problem they informed me the software system detected a noise in the engine and went into limp mode to protect the engine. They said everything was fine and that the malfunction indicator light and limp mode were a false positive due to the software update that was installed. When I pointed out the inconvenience this had caused me I was told this happens all the time and I would have to get used to it or sell the car. I only have 64,000 miles on this vehicle and I no longer have any confidence in this vehicle to commute long distances. The issue with these false positives and the limp mode needs to be eliminated.
2014 hyundai sonata with VIN # [xxx] has had campaign recalls which started 3/ 2019 ( campaign recall123 powertrain transmission/transaxle). Vehicle received repair for campaign recall 123 10/2014 under hyundai dealership. Recently car stalled while driving and got diagnosed by hyundai dealership that engine seized and would need new engine.car was underwarranty with the campaign recall and stated that car would need transmission due to 3rd shift not working like it should. Caseworker from consumer affairs stated that I would have to pay for transmission due to transmission not under warranty and he would not approve for repair. I had mentioned to caseworker that campaign recall 123 had been repaired by hyundai back in 2014. He denied any approval. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
In july 2019 2014 hyundai sonata as I was driving vehicle stalled. Again in september 2019 vehicle did same thing. Prior to that as I would put vehicle in park and turn off engine the shift nob would not completely be in park position. It would make a noise like it shifted. Took it to huyndai dealership and they were able to approve warranty for engine,but then stated it was going to need new transmission. And that the 3rd shift was difficult. As I look under recalls I see that campaign recall 123 was done 2014. However upon researching came across if dealership repaired a recall and it failed they should have been able to repair the problem. Unfortunately I was not getting anywhere with consumer affairs and getting recall campaign 123 repaired.. I needed vehicle running to get to work so since hyundai didn't want to repair something they supposedly billed out. I had to pay out of pocket for transmission repair.
I purchased a car from toyota of hollywood in march of 2019. At the time of purchase the dealer kept vehicle for 1 day to make service repairs to the brakes. I brang vehicle back to the dealership in april of 2019 because of noises being heard from car ( brake noises, rocky noises, water rushing forward) but was told by service manager that noises were normal. I brang vehicle back to dealership in august of 2019 at 8am because of additional noises being heard from car (explained to employee) but was told to make an appointment. I called and made an appointment for the same morning at 9am. Car was diagnosed with multiple issues ( brakes, rotors, axle). Management (ray and michael ) made the decision to hold my car without consent due to safety issues. It has been held without my consent since friday, august 30th 2019. Bid patrol was called by managers because they did not want to speak with me or release my vehicle and asked the patrol that I leave premises without my car. I have made multiple attempts to contact the dealership by phone, email and an in person visit( with police escort) but have been unsuccessful in obtaining my vehicle. Visited dealership on monday, september 2nd with a police escort and was not allowed on premises. Manager would not speak to me, would not release vehicle and requested I contact service manager michael. The service manager did not respond to any of my calls, voicemails or emails throughout the week. On friday,september 6th 2019 I made another in person visit( with police escort because managers did not want me on premises) and managers did not want to speak with me. An employee was sent in place of manager to speak with me and I was able to obtain my vehicle but none of the safety issues were fixed( brakes, rotors, axle). I was given documents I did not want to sign but signed only to get my vehicle released to me.
Takata recall the vehicle is always stationary when I am unable to put it in drive from the park position. I am unable to put my driver's side window up, the interior lights went out, my tail/brake/turn signal all went out the same day. All fuses have been checked, they are fine. The car was sitting in my driveway overnight and the next morning I went to turn the wipers on to clean the window of bird poop and they wouldn't work followed by the clock saying 1:01 and it was around 8:30am. Then I noticed everything else, the rear lights were called out to me by another driver on the main road by my house
On 4/19/2019, I was driving my car at 60 MPH on freeway and suddenly car's speed dropped to 20 MPH with check engine light (mil) blinking. Also car was hesitating and wasn't going beyond 20 MPH after that. It went into limp mode / low power mode. I got my car towed to hyundai's dealership on 4/20/2019. I was informed that there was an issue with the knock sensor harness and it has been replaced under campaign t3g. I picked up my car from the dealership on 4/23/2019 but my car is still having knocking sound, car is hesitating and I got the engine light (mil) back up again on the very next day I.e. 4/24/2019. My car is at the same dealership since than for the repair and they are waiting for the parts from the hyundai factory. I also contacted hyundai consumer affairs center for this and case#: 15700612 has been created for this complain.
Engine recall it was friday night rush hour raining heavy traffic. While driving 35 MPH on a busy street.the car engine stopped,no warning it would not go. I coasted to a stop all system lights were on the . Dash board. Tried to restart car no use ,car just made noise but would not start. No warning.from the car.now the car will not turn off even with key out of car it will try to start and keeps trying to start.I had to disconnect the battery to get car locked. Brakes failed car rolling and used emergency brake to keep car from rolling. Towed to local firestone and the reading was not done bc the obd was found just hanging there. Car has only 51,000 miles. Very dangerous I could have been rear ended. I could have had my children with me.if this had happened on the express way I would have likely caused a very hugh accident.
On 4/24/19 at approximately 5:00pm, I was driving down a busy city driving when my check engine light came on followed by all of the lights on the dashboard blinking. I drove into a parking lot and my car completely shut down on me. It would not turn on or start at all. I had to use my car insurance to have my car towed to my friends house because the hyundai dealership was not within the towing range to be covered by my insurance. I called the hyundai dealership service department at the very beginning of the next day, 4/25/19. The dealership came and towed my car to the dealership. After the inspection, I was notified that I suffered an engine failure and the engine had to be replaced. I was provided with a rental car, which I can use until my car is fixed, but hyundai will need to send them a new engine so they dont know yet when the car will be fixed. I was also told that I would have to pay for the hoses, gaskets; anything that wasn't either a black surface or metal because the warranty does not cover those. The estimate for me to pay would be around $300. Also, during the inspection for the engine, I was told the axels were leaking and those needed to be replaced including all of the components of the brake system. I would have to pay the $50 deductible and the warranty would cover the rest. When the car completely shut down while it was still moving was very unsafe, especially during rush hour traffic.
Was driving my car at 60 MPH on freeway and suddenly car's speed dropped to 20 MPH with check engine light (mil) blinking. Also car was hesitating and wasn't going beyond 20 MPH after that. This happened on last friday 4/19/2019. I got my car towed to dealership (fred beans hyundai of doylestown, pa) on 4/20/2019. I was informed that there was an issue with the knock sensor harness and it has been replaced under campaign t3g. I picked up my car from the dealership yesterday 4/23/2019 but my car is still having knocking sound, car is hesitating and I got the engine light(mil) back up again today 4/24/2019.
Purchase car in 2014 and received a. Recall about engine could stall or stop. On the road took it in for fix change oil check dip stick. After two other recalls I received a brochure to keep in my glovebox that the motor could stall like the previous recall.iworry about driving a car with this defect.my wife and me are 80yrs it worry's us.if and when we sell or trade car in do we let them no about the problem.do you have car in stock that does not have these problems because it would hard to sell
I took my vehicle to the hyundai dealer and requested an emissions inspection, a safety inspection, a correction of all recall maintenance items, and an oil change. I told the representative that I did not want to order the 60,000 mile service since I still had not reached the 60,000 mile mark, and wanted to wait for a short period since my daughter's college tuition was due this month. The representative requested and drove the vehicle for approximately 40 miles as part of the emissions test and completed all requested services. I drove the vehicle home (approximately 10 miles) and parked it in the garage. The next morning I entered and started the vehicle; however, the gear shift was completely locked and I could not release it. Moreover, the check engine warning light on the dashboard appeared. The check engine light was not active prior to executing services. The car was parked on a level surface in the garage and the gear was properly placed in the park position. The emergency brakes were not engaged because the vehicle was not on an incline. A check of the internet revealed that the problem is occurring in a number of sonatas; however, there is no recall for this defect noted on the federal safety agency's safety recall site.
Engine began to slow down...I pulled off the freeway safely as the car beeped and displayed a warning: 'hybrid drive failure. Place car in p. Do not drive' they should also add, call a wrecker, in all fairness. Waiting on hyundai's answer. After tractoon issues in ice and snow in addition to this...when I get this car back, she's a goner! I need a real vehicle.
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