CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2011 Sonata has a seriously defective engine that seizes without warning. It was awarded the dubious honor of being the first CarTalk / CarComplaints Turd of the Week in late September 2015.
A class action lawsuit was filed in May 2015 against Hyundai that claims the 2.4L Sonata engine is defective. More info here.
I can't turn off my car most of the time. I keep getting a message saying the car is not in park. I then have to spend 20-30 minutes playing with putting the car in park and taking it out of park before it will shut off. Then when I want to start the car the message is there is no key present! Again, if I play with it and try over and over it will finally start. Then the same issue begins again when I get to my destination and need to put the car into park and shut it off. I'm taking it to dealership today to try and find a answer.
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I can't turn off my car most of the time. I keep getting a message saying the car is not in park. I then have to spend 20-30 minutes playing with putting the car in park and taking it out of park before it will shut off. Then when I want to start the car the message is there is no key present! Again, if I play with it and try over and over it will finally start. Then the same issue begins again when I get to my destination and need to put the car into park and shut it off. I'm taking it to dealership today to try and find a answer.
- berlee04, Albany, US