2009 Hyundai Sonata
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 460 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 10th highest complaint count among 26 Sonata model years with reports.
Of the 2009 reports, 21 involved a crash and 11 involved a fire. 26 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Suspension, rearAug 12, 2013
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 1, 2005, through January 21, 2010; and model year 2006-2011 Azera vehicles manufactured September 27, 2005, through November 22, 2010 originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Road salt and water can enter portions of the rear crossmember, leading to corrosion of the crossmember steel. This may lead to detachment of one of the rear control arms.
Control arm separation may suddenly change the rear wheel alignment, affecting the handling of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair or replace the crossmember assembly. The recall began on October 8, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer Care Center at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall number is 113.
Campaign 13V354000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lighting, brake lights, switchApr 1, 2013
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.
Campaign 13V113000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electronic stability control (esc)
51 reports, newest first. Show all
Electronic stability control (ESC), Oct 28, 2015
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DOING AROUND 75MPH ESC OFF LIGHT COME ON...
Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Oct 6, 2015
ESC LIGHT ON DOES NOT GOES WHEN USING ESC BUTTON
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Sep 30, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Aug 31, 2015
HELLO, 2009 SONATA: THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES; MAY RETURN THE NEXT TIME I START THE CAR. I HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THANK YOU. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Aug 30, 2015
ESC LIGHT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SHUTTING OFF CAR AND TURNING BACK ON WILL MAKE IT GO OFF, BUT DOES NOT KEEP IT OFF. EVEN AFTER STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACEMENT FOR THE RECALL, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I SEE MANY MANY OTHERS WITH CONTINUING ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S BEING DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 13, 2015
AS I WAS TURNING THE CORNER FROM A STOP SIGN, (I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN WET ON THE ROAD THAT MORNING) I WAS NOT TURNING FAST/SHARP OR HARD; KINDA SLOW BECAUSE OF THE WET GROUND AND HOW THAT ROAD IS, I SLOWLY TURNED CORNER AND THEN THE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH AND THEN SAW THAT THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 20 MINS TO WORK AND THE LIGHT NEVER WENT OUT. AFTER I GOT TO WORK, I CUT THE CAR OFF AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT LATER THAT EVENING WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK, IT CAME BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE AND TODAY IS JAN. 13, 2015. SO IT HAS BEEN ON A LITTLE LESS THAN A WEEK NOW. NEED SOME IDEA ON WHAT IS CAUSING IT TO COME ON AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Dec 14, 2014
ESC OFF LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTANTLY. THE ESC ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES. ALSO, IT RETURNS WHEN I START THE ENGINE NEXT TIME. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Aug 31, 2014
THE ESC HAS TURNED OFF (DASH LIGHT COMES ON) AT VARIOUS TIMES. PREVIOUSLY MY BRAKE SWITCH WAS AN ISSUE AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISCONNECT BY TAPPING THE BRAKE. I HAD THAT REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO. NOW, THE ESC TURNS OFF AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, IT IS FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. ALSO, PERIODICALLY, I PRESS THE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT DOES THE OPPOSITE ... IN OTHER WORDS, I PRESS VOLUME DOWN AND THE VOLUME ACTUALLY GOES UP. THE ELECTRONICS SEEM TO BE VERY MESSED UP... *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Aug 15, 2014
ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE WHEN PARKED. I SHUT CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND WOULD NOT START. I TURNED OFF IGNITION AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I AGAIN STARTED THE CAR , THIS TIME WITH NO PROBLEM AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON. THE ESC OFF LIGHT HAS COME ON PREVIOUSLY(ONCE) AND SUBSEQUENTLY (ONCE) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO APPARENT ACCOMPANYING ISSUES. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE HYUNDAI DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH THE FIRST TIME BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN (65MPH). THE SECOND TIME IN, THE DEALER CHECKED OUT THE CAR BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AS THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE . I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF TOWN UNTIL I CAN RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Aug 7, 2014
THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT WAS ON THE DASH AND REMAINED UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT WAS GONE FOR A WHILE THEN CAME BACK AGAIN OFTEN LIKE EVERY SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. *TR
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jul 29, 2014
THE ESC LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN MY VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS, CAUSING THE SHIFTER TO DOWNSHIFT INSTEAD OF KEEP MOVING THE CAR WHEN I PRESS THE GAS, AND THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE (I-78) TODAY, AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT IN THE MIDDLE LANE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS THERE WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS HYUNDAI MODELS, YET HYUNDAI HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN THE 2009 SONATA. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD BE RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR OR A NUMBER OF THINGS, BUT BOTTOM LINE, IT CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE WHILE IN MOTION, AND THE DRIVER NEEDS TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND TURN IT ON AGAIN FOR IT TO MAYBE WORK, MAYBE NOT. THIS IS A HORRIBLE HEADACHE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND I AM SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY SONATA OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. HERE IS EVIDENCE: HTTP://WWW.SONATAFORUMS.COM/FORUM/HYUNDAI-SONATA-ENGINE-TECHNICAL-DISCUSSION/1906-ESC-OFF-LIGHT-COMES-INTERMITTANTLY.HTML SO PLEASE GET IT DONE AND ISSUE A MUCH NEEDED RECALL FOR THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *JS
Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Dec 28, 2013
ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. RESETS AFTER VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER. ADDITIONAL SOMETIMES CRUISE CANNOT BE TURNED ON AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ENGAGE WITH ESC OFF LIGHT ON. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Nov 22, 2013
I NOTICED A SHUDDERING AT 90,250 MILES, WHILE TRAVELING DURING THE WINTER AT AROUND 30-45 MPH, BUT WAS VERY INTERMITTENT, AND WOULD GO AWAY. THEN ON 10/9/2013 AT 102,515 MILES, FROM PARK, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. I COULD HEAR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT, BUT IT WAS NOT DISENGAGING FROM PARK. PER HYUNDAI SERVICE TECHNICIAN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS "JUNK" AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE, DURING WHICH TIME I WAS INFORMED THEY DIDN'T HAVE MY INFORMATION IN THEIR SYSTEM AND THAT IN FACT THERE WERE 2 RECALLS THAT THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY ME OF, AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I ALLOWED THE HYUNDAI SERVICE TO DO THE REPAIR RIGHT THEN, THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THEIR POLICY REIMBURSEMENT. ONE OF THE RECALLS WAS AN ECM AND TCM SOFTWARE UPDATE IN WHICH SYMPTOMS WERE IMPROPER CLUTCHING AND DE-CLUTCHING OF GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THAT SHIFT QUALITY OVER TIME CAUSED UNDO STRESS ON THE GEARING CAUSING MY FAILURE. THE REPAIR WAS MADE, I THEN HAD TO PAY UPFRONT, AND A WEEK LATER THEY'VE DENIED MY POLICY REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM DUE TO FLUID BEING THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. I THEN PROVIDED THEM WITH FURTHER DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT THEIR OWN TECHNICIAN RE-USED 5 QUARTS OF MY ORIGINAL FLUID ON THE REPAIR ORDER, AND THAT I FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE RECORD THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY THEIR OWN TECHNICIANS ADVICE WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. DRAIN AND FILL EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE LAST DRAIN AND FILL WAS ON JUNE 14, 2013. HYUNDAI DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY FLUID ANALYSIS OR SPECS TO SUPPORT THEIR DENIAL OF MY POLICY REIMBURSEMENT. I SAVED THE AGENTS VOICEMAIL OF THE DENIAL IN WHICH SHE STATED DUE TO "COLOR" AND THAT ALONE, WAS THE REASON WHY THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Nov 15, 2013
MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP. OCCURRED AGAIN YESTERDAY - SEVERAL TIMES. ISSUE ADDRESSED BACK IN 6/18/2011 WHEN THE CAR HAD 67,604 MILES - BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN 110 AND HYUNDAI RECALL 13V-113 UNDERWAY, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. I ASK THAT THIS RECALL BE EXPANDED AS I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR AT PRESENT AND HYUNDAI IS UNWILLING TO DIAGNOSE OR FIX WITHOUT THE OWNER PAYING THE COST. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED A FEW YRS AGO AS WELL AND OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Nov 15, 2013
ESC OFF LIGHT INTERMITTENT ON MY DASH BOARD. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Oct 30, 2013
RELATED TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT DATED 9/16/2013 NHTSA ID NUMBER 10543783. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP - MORE FREQUENT THAN PREVIOUS. MY VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY ON 6/18/2011 WHEN THE CAR HAD 67,604 MILES, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN 110 AND HYUNDAI RECALL 13V-113 UNDERWAY, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. I ASK THAT THIS RECALL BE EXPANDED AS I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR AT PRESENT AND UNDERSTAND THAT OTHERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR
Air bags, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Sep 28, 2013
MY ESC AND AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AND MY BRAKES MAL-FUNCTIONS. RECALL CAMPAIGN 110 RECALLS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON SOME OF THESE CARS BUT NOT ON MY YEAR AND MODEL. I AM SUGGESTING THAT THE RECALL MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2009 SONATA SINCE THE SWITCHES SEEM TO MALFUNCTION IN THAT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AS WELL. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Sep 16, 2013
UPON START UP THIS MORNING, THE ESC OFF LIGHT TURNED ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR, AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO BE TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT UNLESS THE LIGHT SIMPLY DID NOT TURN OFF EVENTUALLY. EACH TIME THE LIGHT HAS TURNED OFF AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE HYUNDAIS, YET THE DEALER NEVER TOLD ME NOR DID THEY TRY TO MAKE A PERMANENT FIX TO THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THERE WAS A RECALL PRIOR TO THE 2009 HYUNDAIS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND WONDERING IF SO MANY PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WHY THERE IS NOT ANOTHER RECALL. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Sep 10, 2013
BASICALLY IT APPEARS THAT I'M HAVING THE SAME BRAKE SWITCH ISSUE COMMON WITH MANY HYUNDAIS. HOWEVER, CURRENTLY THE '09 SONATA IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT LEAST A YEAR AGO WHEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AT RANDOM TIMES. IT WOULD NORMALLY CLEAR UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF. A FEW DAYS AGO THE ESC OFF LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TODAY I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK FROM DRIVE. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I QUICKLY FOUND THE BRAKE SWITCH ISSUE. I CONFIRMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS SOMETHING OCCURS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING WHICH IS A BIT SCARY SINCE I DRIVE HOME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN OUT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT BECAME PERMANENT. HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN WHEN THE SHIFT LOCK PROBLEM OCCURRED. ODD. NOT SURE WHY AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE WOULD MAKE THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Sep 2, 2013
I HAVE NOTICED FOR MONTHS BEGINNING IN MAY OF THIS YEAR MY ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITENTLY.I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE.THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THREE MONTHS, AND ALL COSTS WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR.THE MANAGER ALSO ASK ME IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT ,BECAUSE OF PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH. I RETURNED HOME AND FOUND ALL OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS OUT, I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS.I DISCOVERD ON LINE THAT ALL 2009 SONATAS WERE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM THAT WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER JAN 01,2009, I WAS TOLD THIS BY HYUBDAI MOTOR COMPANY WHEN I CALL THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL , CASE # 5994137. I RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE SAME REPERSENTATIVE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON FEB 22, 2008 AND THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN WERE FOR 2009 SONATAS MANUFACTRED AFTER JAN 01,2009.I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY OWN MECHANIC FOR TESTING AND REPAIR HE FOUND THAT THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH WAS BAD AND I HAD IT REPLACE. IT IS TOO CONSEQUENTIAL THAT A CAR MANUFACTURED 9 MONTHS LATER AFTER MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I EXPERIENCE. I FIND THAT THE SAME PART USED IN THE SONATAS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED 9 MONTHS AFTER MY VEHICLE ,IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS PUT IN MY VEHICLE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO UNDERSTAND THIS !!! THEREFOR, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE ABOVE STATED MATTER, NOT ONLY FOR A RECALL ISSUE BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR ANY CONSIDERATION YOU MAY GIVE THIS INCIDENT. SINCERELY. [XXXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Electronic stability control (ESC), Jul 22, 2013
WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND IT'S LIKE THE GAS IS SHUT OFF BUT DOESN'T DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS AND IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE BECAUSE NORMALLY YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT'S FINE BUT THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON A MAJOR HWY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND IT SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Jul 12, 2013
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, 'ESC OFF' LIGHT CAME ON; AT THE SAME TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AND I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL QUIT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Jul 2, 2013
ESC LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON NO BRAKES LIGHTS. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Jun 6, 2013
WHILE DRIVING HOME, I BRAKED TO TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. MY FRIEND WHOM WAS FOLLOWING ME STATED THAT MY REAR BRAKES DID NOT COME ON WHEN I BRAKE. I ATTEMPTED TO PARK MY VEHICLE AND I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR INTO PARK BUT ONLY NEUTRAL, NOR COULD I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. I HAD DRIVE THE CAR TO A FRIENDS GARAGE, PLACE THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, DETACH THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 9, 2013
I WAS DRIVING THE SONATA WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ITS FORCE AND WOULDN'T MOVE. WHILE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I WAS PUSHING THE GAS PEDDLE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL. I POWERED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON BUT THE CAR STILL DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF FORCE, BUT ENOUGH TO GET TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I LEFT THE CAR OFF IN A PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE ESC LIGHT TURNED OFF, BUT NOT THE CHECK ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHERE ITS A SWITCH IN THE BRAKE PEDDLE BUT THAT SHOULD NOT MAKE THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP SINCE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 2 WEEKS AGO AND NOW I'M WAITING FOR DIAGNOSTICS TO COME BACK. *TR