2006 Hyundai Sonata Engine

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES STALLED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALL OF THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE FUNCTIONS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. HYUNDAI WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. CASE # 4011415 WAS FILED BY HYUNDAI. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH AND THE ECU SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75000.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOW TURN, "CHECK ENGINE" AND "ESC OFF" LIGHT COME ON. THE VEHICLE ACTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL, WITH NO GAS POWER OR BRAKE CONTROL, BUT THE CAR IS RUNNING AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS ARE WORKING (WINDOWS, RADIO, ETC). IT SHIMMIES AND SHAKES. YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT TO RUN PROPERLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN SHUTS OFF. THIS STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE USED CAR IN 2006, AND IS INTERMITTENT BUT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. IT WILL ACT UP SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR MONTHS THEN NOTHING. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE, HAVING TO STOP IN SINGLE LANES WITH NO SHOULDERS, ON RAILROAD TRACKS, OR INTERSECTIONS AND RESTART NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN. TOOK TO MERCED CA HYUNDAI THEY REPLACED TSP WIRING, WHICH DID NOT HELP. OF COURSE IT APPEARED OK AS IT TAKES TIME FOR THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RETURN TO SHOP, WITH THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK, DRIVE 30 MILES TO THE DEALER, AND PAY FOR CAR RENTAL. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND BOUGHT A FAIRLY NEW CAR TO BE RELIABLE. THIS WAS NOT IT. *TR

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNTO THE GROUND. COOLANT BEGAN LEAKING 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED NEW 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA V6. LEAKING STOPPED AND HAS NOW STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHEN PASSING ANOTHER CAR ABOUT 55MPH. ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN AWAY AND BRAKES WOULD NOT SLOW CAR. ABOUT 3 TIMES THIS YEAR. TAKING CAR BACK TO HYUNDAI. *TR

HEARD SMALL KNOCK IN ENGINE, TOLD IT WAS STANDARD FUEL INJECTOR KNOCK. AT 43K, MY HUSBAND DRIVING ON PA TURNPIKE -- KNOCK STARTS POUNDING. BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AS HE IS GETTING OFF TO A REST AREA, KNOCK GOES CRAZY, ENGINE STARTS SMOKING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ENGINE OVERHAULED, NOT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THREE SUBSEQUENT RELATED REPAIRS. 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

OCCURRED THREE DAYS SINCE PURCHASE OF NEW 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA 4-CYLINDER 4-DOOR SEDAN. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN SUMMER OF 2006. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN JAN 2007 AND MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE IS ON JAN 28, 2008. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AND COMING TO A STOP BEFORE TRAFFIC LIGHT UPON EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP. CAR STALLED WITH BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS ON AND NO POWER. *CN

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE CHAIN TO GAIN SLACK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *JB

A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE OF MY TWO-MONTH-OLD 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS. ON THE NIGHT THAT THIS HAPPENED, I HAD DRIVEN MY SONATA THREE HOURS FROM ATLANTA, GA TO ALBANY, GA AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5:30PM. I SUBSEQUENTLY RAN A LOCAL ERRAND AND PARKED MY CAR FOR THE EVENING AT 7:30PM. THE CAR WAS PARKED ABOUT 2.5-3 FEET BEHIND MY MOTHER'S 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA. AROUND 12:30 MIDNIGHT, MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WAS BANGING ON MY WINDOW, YELLING, "YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE!" FLAMES SHOT UP 5-6 FEET IN THE AIR AND IGNITED THE TRUNK OF MY MOTHER'S CAR. TREES NEARBY WERE SINGED, AND MELTED METAL AND RUBBER DAMAGED THE DRIVEWAY. THANKS TO MY NEIGHBOR'S QUICK ACTION, THE FLAMES DID NOT REACH THE FUEL TANK OF MY MOTHER'S CAR OR OUR HOUSE, THEREBY AVERTING A REAL DISASTER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE LOCAL SERVICE CENTER, MANUFACTURER AND INSURANCE COMPANY WERE NOT THE PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE. WIDER CONSUMER AWARENESS OF THE NHTSA AND THE COMPLAINT-TO-RECALL PROCESS WILL ENHANCE SAFETY BY ENCOURAGING ALL PARTIES TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AND RESPONSIBILITY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT ANY SPEED ON BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE EXHAUST PIPE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS SECURE AND NOTHING SEEMED TO BE HITTING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THREE OTHER VEHICLES WERE TEST DRIVEN AND THE SAME SOUND WAS PRESENT. AN EMPLOYEE WHO WORKED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S FACTORY INFORMED THE CONTACT THE FUEL TANK WAS HITTING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/11/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE COOLING FAN SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HOOD AND FENDERS TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE DEALER HAS NOT CALLED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS CARBON MONOXIDE INFILTRATING IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HEADACHES TO THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE CONTACT MEASURED 999 PARTS PER MILLION OF CARBON MONOXIDE WITHIN THE CABIN. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA IN OCTOBER 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE AT 60-69 MPH (2,000 RPM). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY HYUNDAI ENGINEERS THAT THE NOISE COMES FROM A DESIGN FLAW DEALING WITH THE VARIABLE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEY ARE APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS MATTER BUT ARE DOING NOTHING TO RECTIFY IT. THE NOISE IS LOUD ENOUGH AND HIGH PITCHED ENOUGH THAT IT COULD AND DOES CAUSE A DRIVING DISTRACTION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A SUBTLE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE THAT MAKES THE OCCUPANTS ILL. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER DID NOT DETECT AN ODOR, THE DEALER SUGGESTED USING AN AIR FRESHENER. *AK