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.
WELL, I bought my car August 17th 2016, two days after I had to replace my tail lights (brake and running lights). At first I was cool about it because you know sh*t happens. A day after replacing those light BOTH MY DAMN HEADLIGHTS AND BRIGHTS WENT OUT. Cool whatever was still pissed but sh*t happens. A week after that my passenger front light went out again. Then three days after that my damn driver side went out again. Let me also state that after I spent $40 each for the best damn lights my sh*t was bright for about all but two hours then my lights were dim again. I can not see with my low beams on and even with my high beams I can't barely see sh*t either. I have repeatedly replaced my light every month for the past year, every body tells me to check for a recall but I haven't seen anything yet. maybe if I rant over and over again SOMEBODY WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE THE DEALER SHIPS ARE PIECES OF SH*TS AROUND HERE. I don't think its cool to keep spending $80 bucks every two weeks for my lights. Hopefully something comes up because I am not the only one who is going through this. About 5 of my friends have the same car (I know we are wack) but we all have electrical problems with our lights going out or not being bright enough!!!!!!!! HELP YA GIRL OUT WITH A RECALL BECAUSE THIS SH*T IS PISSING ME OFF.
Engine died in early June, 2017, nothing worked, would not respond, coasted off road, VERY DANGEROUS!! engine replaced, car given back to us July 18th. While in the parking lot, service manage noticed A/C issue and made us wait 2 hours before quoting us $1500 to replace A/C compressor. He also had trouble starting the vehicle as did the technician that was diagnosing our car.
Since that day, a week ago today, we lost ALL but one headlight, driver side high beam, our car still has the starting issue, air bag light stays on, and the turbo hisses a lot louder than it ever did. Manager said to bring it in tomorrow and leave it, did not offer a rental. I live in the woods and there are no street lights, it is impossible to drive at night!
When you turn the headlight knob you expect the lights to come on. They would not turn on, though the headlights were good. Interesting that the car battery could power everything else but not the most important thing- your lights! There was no indication that there was any battery issues. Normally in cars I've had, they had some sort of indicator light that comes on to tell you that you have a low battery ---not in this car!
- duket,
Eldersburg, MD, US
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WELL, I bought my car August 17th 2016, two days after I had to replace my tail lights (brake and running lights). At first I was cool about it because you know sh*t happens. A day after replacing those light BOTH MY DAMN HEADLIGHTS AND BRIGHTS WENT OUT. Cool whatever was still pissed but sh*t happens. A week after that my passenger front light went out again. Then three days after that my damn driver side went out again. Let me also state that after I spent $40 each for the best damn lights my sh*t was bright for about all but two hours then my lights were dim again. I can not see with my low beams on and even with my high beams I can't barely see sh*t either. I have repeatedly replaced my light every month for the past year, every body tells me to check for a recall but I haven't seen anything yet. maybe if I rant over and over again SOMEBODY WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE THE DEALER SHIPS ARE PIECES OF SH*TS AROUND HERE. I don't think its cool to keep spending $80 bucks every two weeks for my lights. Hopefully something comes up because I am not the only one who is going through this. About 5 of my friends have the same car (I know we are wack) but we all have electrical problems with our lights going out or not being bright enough!!!!!!!! HELP YA GIRL OUT WITH A RECALL BECAUSE THIS SH*T IS PISSING ME OFF.
- Karess S., Dinwiddie, US