78 complaints reported

2015 Hyundai Sonata UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
78
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2019

TAKATA RECALL. MY STARTER WENT OUT AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2019
Jul 2019

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY FROM WORK AND I HEARD LOUD GUNSHOT THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOT ME (DEAF FROM ONE EAR SO HARD TO DISTINGUISH SOUND) TRIED TO SEE IF TIRES FLAT NO ALARM WENT OFF SO PULLED OVER. A CAR PULLED OVER ALSO SO GOT DOWN I SEE MY SUNROOF THAT LOOKS LIKE IT EXPLODED , WENT TO GUY AND HE ASKED WHAT HAPPENED? THE GLASS HIT HIS NEW CAR. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED I WAS IN SUCH SHOCK BECAUSE IT HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY OUT OF KNOW WHERE. I CALLED HYUNDAI SAID NO RECALL OR NO ONE WITH ISSUE, CALLED AGAIN TO GET SOME HELP TOLD ME NOTHING THEY CAN DO I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT BY, CALLED SPOKE TO MANAGER SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO PROBABLY A ROCK I SAID NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF US THIS IS NOT RIGHT, SAID 2017 THEY FIXED MESH PART SO NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ,NOT HELPFUL AT ALL AND BLAMING ME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2019
Jun 2019

I WAS SITTING STILL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. I JUST SAT THERE TRYING TO GET IT TO START BUT NO GO. MEANWHILE CARS WERE WHIZZING BY ME AND I WAS AFRAID I'D GET HIT IF I GOT OUT. AFTER ALMOST 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2019
Jun 2019

CAM POSITIONING SENSOR INTAKE/ EXHAUST FAULTY INNER SEAL. OR FAULTY VVTS FAULTY BEFORE FIRST OIL CHANGE. NEED ADDRESSED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2015
Jun 2019

I JUST DROVE 4 AND A HALF HOURS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SAID TO PULL OVER AND CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM. IT ALSO SAID CHECK BREAK SYSTEM. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR CORRECTLY THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE I TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY I HAD A HARD TIME STEERING THE CAR AS IT DID NOT WANT TO TURN. THEN WHEN I WENT TO STOP IT DID NOT STOP PROPERLY IT CONTINUED TO COAST. IT WAS THE SCARIEST THING EVER! LIGHTS WERE BLINKING AND IT WAS BEEPING. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THE DEALER WHO RECEIVED THE CAR CALLED AND ASKED WHY IS IT HERE? HE PROCEEDED TO SAY HE STARTED THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. IT IS FRIDAY AND NOW I AM STUCK 4 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND THE DEALER SAID HE WON'T BE ABLETO GET TO MY CAR TO DIAGNOSE IT UNTIL MONDAY BC HIS SATURDAY HOURS ARE BOOKE FOR OIL CHANGES AND OTHER CUSTOMER APPOINTMENTS. SO NOW I WILL HAVE TO RENT A VEHICHLE UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY. HE WILL NOT GIVE ME A LINES UNTIL DIAGNOSED. THEN SAID I COULD NOT HAVE ONE BECAUSE I'M OUT OF STATE. WE WERE ON A SMALL WEEKEND TRIP AND SUPPOSED TO GO HOME SUNDAY. NOW I'M STUCK IN PA WITH NO CLUE WHEN I WILL GET MY CAR BACK. MY KIDS HAVE SCHOOL MONDAY AND NOW I MUST FIND A WAY TO RENT A VEHICHLE AND PAY FOR A HOTEL TIL WHO KNOWS WHEN. LEADING UP TO THIS I WAS ON MULTIPLE HIGHWAYS WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 70 MPH. PRAISE GOD WE MADE IT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. I'LL NEVER OWN ANOTHER HYUNDAI. I PURCHASED NEW IN 2016. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD IT TOWED. FIRST TIME IT LEFT ME FOR A CHECK BREAK SYSTEM. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE TERRIFIED!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2019
May 2019

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNDER 45MPH WITH SUNROOF OPEN, THE WIND BLOCK COMPONENT FOR THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF DETACHED NUMEROUS TIMES. FOR EACH TIME I WENT TO HYUNDAI DEALER SHOP TO FIX IT. BUT IT HAPPENS MORE THAN ONE OR TWICE OF THE YEAR. WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD (CITY STREET).

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2019
Mar 2019

THERE IS A DELAY WHEN ACCELERATING. IT EITHER LOSES POWER BEFORE MOVING FORWARD OR IT WILL ACT LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES IT SPUTTERS WHEN PUSHING THE GAS. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER IF YOU ARE ON A HILL, FLAT SURFACE, OR WHATEVER. ONE DAY IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT REVERSE WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT WANT TO PULL UP HILLS. I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD IT HOOKED UP TO AN OBD TESTER AND IT DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2018
Jan 2019

SUNROOF CRACKED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2019
Jan 2019

SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPEN, I RECENTLY GOT GAS TWO DAYS PRIOR TO ME FINDING OUT AT THE GAS STATION THAT MY GAS DOOR WON'T OPEN. I CURRENTLY HAVE UNDER A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND HAVE TO PICK UP MY SON. MY GAS DOOR IS NOT OPENING, I'VE TRIED THE SWITCH IN THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND I ALSO TRIED THE MANUAL RELEASE. THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS WHEN I TRY EITHER METHODS, IS HEARING THE CLICK OF IT TRYING TO OPEN. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR THE TIRE PLACE TO GET SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT, BUT NO ONE COULD FIX THE ISSUE WITHOUT BREAKING INTO IT. THEN I TOOK A GAMBLE GOING TO PEPBOYS, THEY WAS HELPFUL BUT NOT SUCCESSFUL. THEY RAN INTO THE SAME SOLUTION BUT DID NOT WANT TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP, I'M LOW ON GAS AND I HAVE A FAMILY WHO DEPENDS ON ME TO GET BACK AND FORWARD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2019
Jan 2019

FIRST OWNER 2015 WITH 119000 MILEAGE ON HIGHWAY ACCELERATION AFTER 40M/H DRIVER SIDE AND WHOLE CAR VIBRATING I DID WHEEL BALANCING , CHANGE TIRE BUT STILL PERSISTENT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2018
Nov 2018

TIRE COMPLAINT, NOT ABOUT THE VEHICLE ITSELF. I SEE NO WHERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TIRES. 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT 2.0T PURCHASED NEW 3/24/16. EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE2 TIRES - 235/45R18 DOT # T7N9 1A H 4214. IMMEDIATELY PURCHASED A TIRE PROTECTION PACKAGE FROM DISCOUNT TIRE WHICH ENTITLED ME TO: FREE FLAT REPAIRS, FREE ROTATION & BALANCE, AND ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION. THE TIRES WERE MAINTAINED BY ME - A SEMI-RETIRED MECHANIC AT 35 PSI AND CHECKED REGULARLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO DISPLAYS TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION IN THE DRIVERS' INFORMATION DISPLAY. TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES WITH EACH OIL CHANGE. ON DECEMBER 11,2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 27,500 MILES (TIRE IS RATED AS A 50,000 MILES TIRE BY HANKOOK), I NOTICED A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT WAS INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. PICTURES ATTACHED SHOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT (LEFT FRONT) TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION WAS OCCURRING AROUND 1/3RD OF THE TREAD DIAMETER. IT IS NOT ALIGNMENT WEAR AS THE PICTURE OF THE SAME WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT CLEARLY SHOWS THE REMAINDER OF THE TREAD IN NEAR PERFECT WEAR PATTERN. TREAD DEPTH WAS 6/32NDS. IN MY FOLLOWING NUMEROUS ONLINE HYUNDAI PAGES INCLUDING: HYUNDAIFORUMS.COM AND SONATA SOCIETY ON FACEBOOK, IT HAS COME TO MY AND SEVERAL OTHER SONATA OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THIS MODEL AND SIZE TIRE ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR TREAD SEPARATION, SOME WITH AS LITTLE AS 10,000 MILES. HAD I BEEN A TYPICAL CONSUMER AND NOT SOMEONE WITH 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING ON CARS AND KNEW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, THAT TIRE WILL HAVE EXPLODED AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I REPLACED ALL 4 BUT HAVE ONE IN MY TRUNK FOR VERIFICATION. A SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS SIZE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT HANKOOK TIRE RECALL. DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2017
Aug 2018

ON 08/12/2018, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY INDICATED THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN I WAS HAD SLOWED FOR TRAFFIC. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AT AN EXIT THE DISPLAY INDICATED THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN I WAS AT A FULL STOP. I THEN NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE MANUAL TACHOMETER WAS WORKING AND SPEEDOMETER SHOWED THE ACTUAL SPEED OF CAR OF 40 MPH WHILE THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SHOWED THE SPEED OF 65 MPH. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED I COULD NOT SCROLL THROUGH THE MENUS ON THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY AND THE ONLY THING SHOWING WAS 65 MPH. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE DISPLAY STILL SHOWED 65 MPH EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS OFF AND DOORS WERE OPEN. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AGAIN TO DETERMINE IF WORKING, ALL FUNCTIONS STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR SHOWED TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, EVEN THOUGH DRIVING TO PARKING SPOT, AND THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, GAS LEFT INDICATOR, CAR MILEAGE, TEMPERATURE DISPLAY ALL STOPPED WORKING. THE RADIO AND NAVIGATION CONTINUED TO WORK AS DID SIGNALS. I HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AS IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. AFTER CAR CAME OFF TOW TRUCK, ALL FUNCTIONS RETURNED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THE CAR, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING ONLY THE SERVICE AREA COULD SEE AND THE CUSTOMERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF ISSUE FOR A RECALL. ON THE PAPERWORK THEY INDICATE IT IS 'CAMPAIGN HE1000 ' REFER TO LINE B.' A RECALL CAMPAIGN MUST BE SENT TO CUSTOMERS AS THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS TO OWNERS. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE LATER IN THE WEEK. POTENTIAL LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2018
Jul 2018

ON 5-6-18 I WAS ON THE BELTWAY (FREEWAY) DRIVING WITH MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF OPEN. ALL OF A SUDDEN A HEAR THIS POP AND THE MESH WIND VISER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BROKEN THEN I REACH FOR IT AND ANOTHER POP SOUND WITH RATTLING NOISE THEN ANOTHER POP IS HEARD. BEFORE I COULD DO ANYTHING I SEE THE ENTIRE SUNROOF GLASS ON THAT SIDE BOUNCING. ALMOST CRASHING I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE CLOSE BUTTON SOMEHOW AND MAKE IT TO MY MOM'S HOUSE. MY STEPDAD LOOKED AT IT AND IT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK ON THAT ONE SIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS STUCK. THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO WAS USE A STRAP TO HOLD IT AND KEEP IT FROM FALLING OFF. ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS TO HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2018
Mar 2018

CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL, WHILE IN MOTION WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 15 MILES PER HOUR. HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 27000 MILES ON IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Mar 2018
Feb 2018

THE REMOTES TO MY VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE THEY SLIDE OFF OF THE VALET KEY WITHOUT THE RELEASE BUTTON BEING PUSHED. SINCE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT USE A KEY TO START IT, WILL BE UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE IF THE REMOTE CONTINUES TO FALL APART. ONE OF THEY REMOTES WAS ALREADY LOST DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION AND THE OTHER IS WRAPPED IN TAPED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2017
Jan 2018

AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. THE BATTERY AND CHECK RNGINE LIGHT CAME ON,BUT MY CAR HAS PLENTY OIL AND I JUST GOT A NEW BATTERY.A FEW MONTHS AGO I GOT THE RECALL CORRECTED BUT,I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES SINCE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2018
Nov 2017

THERE IS A CONTINUAL FLUTTERING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH WAS NOT HEARD WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER TO CHECK WHAT THE NOISE IS, THE SERVICE REP, TIFFANY, HEARD THE NOISE ALSO WHEN I STARTED MY ENGINE & LET IT RUN. HOWEVER, WHEN SERVICE WAS COMPLETED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICEPERSON COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. THIS IS CONTINUAL AND DOESN'T STOP. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR A NOISE OF THIS TYPE BEING ISSUED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, AFTER THEY CHECKED THIS, THE NOISE WAS EVEN LOUDER AND I HAVE TO KEEP THE RADIO ON TO BLOCK IT OUT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THIS OCCURS ON WHATEVER TYPE OF ROAD I'M ON AND QUIETS DOWN WHEN I'M AT A RED LIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE ISN'T IN MOTION. TURNING DOESN'T STOP IT. I DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS & CITY STREETS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2017
Nov 2017

DROVE SONATA ON NORTH LAKE BLVD GOING EAST FROM DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING CAR SERVICED. STOPPED AT CONGRESS FOR RED LIGHT. NOTICED ENGINE SURGING AND TACH AT ABOVE 3000 RPM. PRESSED HARD ON SERVICE BRAKE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES ENGINE IDLED BACK DOWN TO NORMAL AT 750 RPM IDLE SPEED. CAR HAS NOT DUPLICATED ABOVE EXPERIENCE TO DATE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11/13/17

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2017
Oct 2017

I WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, ON A MAJOR CITY STREET, WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER REMAINED, THE DASHBOARD REMAINED LIT, THE RADIO ON, CLIMATE CONTROLS ON, PHONE REMAINED CONNECTED TO BLUETOOTH, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 5 MINUTES OR SO. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT RESTARTED I DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME; THE NEXT MORNING, IT RESTARTED JUST FINE, BUT I WAS RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE KEPT IT AND DRIVEN IT FOR 150 MILES SINCE THEN, AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. NO ERROR CODES HAVE SHOWN UP ON DIAGNOSTICS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2017
Aug 2017

THE CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD, AT LESS THAN 10,600 MILES THE BATTERY HAS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT FOLLOW UNDER ANY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY (REPLACING COST ME $195.00 AT 25% DISCOUNT). THE CAR TRIM IS A LIMITED, SONATA, HOWEVER A MOUSE WAS ABLE TO BRAKE INTO THE ENGINE AND ATE THE WIRE HARDNESS,( WHICH ALSO I HAD TO PAID TO BE FIXED) MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE MANY SAFETY PLASTIC PROTECTOR FOR WIRE, AND THEY MAY CAUSE FIRE IF NOT DETECTED ON TIME. THE MAJOR PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR IS THAT, WITHIN THIS TWO YEAR THAT I DRIVEN IT, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS IN THE VEHICLE STATIONARY STANDING AT A RED LIGHT NO ONCE, NOT TWICE BUT A THEE TIMES, THE LAST TIME MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR, INCLUDING MY GRANDDAUGHTER. I AM REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAYS, AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I CALLED THE MAIN DEPOT OF HYUNDAI, I TOLD THE PROBLEM THEY SET UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH ME THIS COMING FRIDAY. DO I HAVE TO WAIT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE TO STOP AGAIN TO FILE FOR A LEMON LAW. PLEASE I NEED ADVICE BEFORE THIS TURNS UGLY AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE FOR PASSENGER OR PASSERBY IF THE ENGINE FAIL AT THE WRONG TIME. LAST TIME (AFTER THE ENGINE STOPS FOR THE SECOND TIME) HYUNDAI TRIED TO FIXED THE PROBLEM BY UPDATING THE SOFTWARE. BUT IT SEEMS THAT THIS SOLUTION DID NOT WORK. BECAUSE THE ENGINE STOPS FOR A THIRD TIME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2017
Jul 2017

7 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. CAR SHAKES LOSES POWER AND STALLS CAUSING HUGH ISSUES AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. HYUNDAI DOES NOTHING FOR THE REPAIR HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES ALREADY WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. CAR IS UNSAFE AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT TAKING MY MONEY. I LOSE POWER FROM A STOP IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY OR STOP SIGNS. THE HESITATION IS SO BAD MY WHOLE CAR SHAKES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ONLINE & A CURRENT LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA. THESE MODELS NEED TO BE RECALLED ASAP ITS UNFAIR WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT IS ABOUT UNDRIVABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2016
Apr 2017

THE AIR INTAKE HOSE MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE TURBO. THE SYMPTOM OF THIS IS A WHOOSING SOUND AND DEGRADED ACCELERATION. YOU CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH THIS ISSUE AS IT CAN SUCK IN A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO THE TURBO VANES AND BEND THEM, CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE THAT MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. YOU COULD IMAGINE WHAT A SIMPLE PEBBLE WOULD DO AT THE RPMS THAT THE TURBO SPINS AT. MY HYUNDAI SONATA ONLY HAS 14,740 MILES ON IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2017
Mar 2017

I READ AN ARTICLE ON A WEBSITE STATING THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED AGAINST HYUNDAI RELATED TO ITS BLUE LINK SYSTEM. THE ARTICLE STATED THAT IF YOU ALLOW YOUR BLUE SUBSCRIPTION TO BE EXPIRED FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR, HYUNDAI WOULD POSSIBLY PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATE YOUR BLUE LINK SYSTEM. MY SUBSCRIPTION HAD EXPIRED, SO I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND REACTIVATED MY SUBSCRIPTION FOR ONE YEAR FOR $99. I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE BLUE LINK SYSTEM WAS PERMANENTLY DEACTIVATED IN MY CAR, THE RESALE VALUE OF MY CAR WOULD GO DOWN. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL I READ THE ARTICLE LAST EVENING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Mar 2017
Feb 2017

ORIGINAL TIRE ON NEW CAR PLUGGED BEFORE PURCHASE BY UNKNOWN PARTY. DISCOVERED TODAY WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BECAUSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CONTINUED TO COME ON EVEN AFTER AIR WAS ADDED TO TIRE. ONLY TIME CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF OUR CONTROL WAS DURING SERVICE AT SELLING DEALER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2017
Jul 2016

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE DEALER SHIP FAIL TO DISCLOSE HOW THE BLUE LINK REMOTE WORKED. I PAID FOR THE FIRST YEAR 99.00 AND IT EXPIRE ON 7/29.2016 THEY DO NOT RENEW IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO BUY OTHER EXTRA PACKAGE THAT I DO NOT NEED COSTING ME AN EXTRA 99.00 IN TOTAL IT WILL BE 198.00. I JUST NEED THE REMOTE CONTROL SERVICE THAT IS 99.00 I FEEL CHEAT BY HYUNDAI AND ALL MY FRIENDS WITH HYUNDAI VEHICLES FEEL THE SAME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2016

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The 2015 Hyundai Sonata has 78 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.