2016 Hyundai Sonata
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 723 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 8th highest complaint count among 26 Sonata model years with reports.
Of the 2016 reports, 19 involved a crash and 28 involved a fire. 19 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Exterior lighting, turn signalSep 24, 2021
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sonata, 2016-2017 Sonata Hybrid, and Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.
A turn signal that activates in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the SJB software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 210.
Campaign 21V749000 on NHTSA.gov
Parking brake, indicator lightJun 5, 2017
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Sonata and Genesis vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the warning light to indicate that the parking brake is applied may intermittently not illuminate in the dash due to corrosion in the switch.
If the parking brake indicator is not illuminated when the parking brake is applied, the driver may operate the vehicle with the parking brake partially engaged, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the parking brake switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 164.
Campaign 17V359000 on NHTSA.gov
Visibility, sun/moon roof assemblyOct 11, 2016
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 8, 2014, to August 18, 2015, and Hyundai Sonata vehicles manufactured May 28, 2014, to March 18, 2016, equipped with the panoramic sunroof option. Due to a bonding issue with the sunroof wind deflector, the sunroof panel on the affected vehicles may detach while driving.
If the sunroof detaches from the vehicle it could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair the wind deflector anchor plate, free of charge. The recall began December 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 152.
Campaign 16V726000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bagsAug 24, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 28, 2016 through April 12, 2016. The affected vehicles have a driver-side frontal air bag that may not adequately protect the driver's neck from injury in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
A frontal air bag that does not adequately protect the driver's neck may increase their risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 148.
Campaign 16V615000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalApr 21, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 29, 2014 to February 11, 2016, 2017 Elantra vehicles manufactured January 12, 2016 to February 22, 2016, and one 2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicle manufactured October 15, 2015. In these vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage air bag deployment, resulting in the second stage not deploying in certain crashes. The primary stage will deploy as intended.
An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5,2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 144.
Campaign 16V232000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, instrument cluster/panelOct 20, 2015
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 28, 2014, to August 21, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with an Antilock Braking System (ABS) warning light intended to warn the driver if there is an ABS malfunction. In the event of an ABS malfunction, the Brake System warning light will illuminate, but the ABS warning light will not illuminate. Since the vehicles have ABS malfunction lights that do not illuminate, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
If the driver is alerted there is a brake system malfunction, but not specifically with the ABS system, the driver may operate the vehicle unaware that the vehicle's brakes may lock up during hard braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control unit software, free of charge. The recall is expected began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 134.
Campaign 15V678000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
723 reports, newest first.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Dec 15, 2016
ECM ISSUES. CAR HAD ECM PROBLEM AND LOST POWER. WENT INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY REPAIRED IT. DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT HOME FROM THE DEALER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID AGAIN IT WAS REPAIRED. CAR HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. LESS THAN 3,000 MILES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN - CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND "FIXED" IT WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE. NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT - CONSIDERING LEMON LAW? THREE PROBLEMS IN 6 MONTHS ON A BRAND NEW CAR, AND SAME PROBLEM EVERY SINGLE TIME.
Service brakes, Nov 29, 2016
11/18/2016 - I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS SLOWLY ACCELERATING UP MY RURAL STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY BRAKE HARD OF ITS OWN ACCORD AND MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. NO INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATION WAS PROVIDED AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. THIS WAS NOT DRIVER ERROR AS MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD - NOT TURNING - NO OTHER CARS WERE IN THE VICINITY. 11/21/16 - WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR DROVE SLUGGISHLY (ALMOST LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON). WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I AGAIN HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND. WHEN I OPENED MY DOOR THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED BURNING SMELL AND THE REAR WHEELS WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. AGAIN, THERE WERE NO INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO INDICATE ANY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY SINCE THESE INCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THESE ISSUES. THIS CAR HAS HAD A SERIES OF UNEXPLAINED ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IS UNKNOWN. MY WIFE AND I FOUND THESE EVENTS FRIGHTENING AND A SAFETY ISSUE IN A CAR WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD. *TR
Engine, Nov 23, 2016
MY WIFE HELEN DRIVES TO WORK 35 MILES EACH WAY DAILY, SHE STARTED HEARING A RATTLING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE NOISE PERSISTED FOR A FEW DAYS AND WAS OBSERVED DURING HER COMMUTE TO WORK TWICE. HUSBAND TEST DROVE CAR AS WELL AND COMFIRMED A RATTLING NOISE. CAR TOWED TO PREMIER HYNDAUI 3480 NAGLEE ROAD, TRACY , CALIFORNIA,95304. SEVICE TECHNITIAN COMFIRMED IN WRITING VEHICLE HAS A NON REPAIRABLE ENGINE, METAL EXTRACTS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE OIL PAN AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ENGINE IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Suspension, Nov 23, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A RATTLING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,400.
Service brakes, Nov 4, 2016
I HAVE A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED WITH THE ULTIMATE PACKAGE THAT HAS FORWARD COLLISION PROTECTION WHICH IS A WONDERFUL THING IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO HIT A CONCRETE WALL. HOWEVER IF YOU ARE FLOWING WITH TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO SLAM ON YOUR BREAKS BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU DOES AND THEN THEY START TO GO AGAIN, THE SONATA THINKS YOU ARE COMING TO A WALL AND SENDS YOU TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE. I NOW DISABLE IT BECAUSE I DRIVE THE DC BELTWAY WHERE PEOPLE CONSTANTLY SLAM THEIR BRAKES. IT'S A GREAT CONCEPT BUT DEFINITELY NEEDS A LOT OF WORK BEFORE IT IS SAFE ON OUR BUSY ROADS
Service brakes, Nov 4, 2016
HAVE A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED WITH THE ULTIMATE PACKAGE AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 35MPH WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT NOR BEHIND ME WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED ILLUMINATING AND BEEPING AND THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY SLAMMED! HAD THERE BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME IT WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND
Service brakes, Nov 1, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. MY FOOTS SOMETIMES BRUSHES A FUSE BOX THAT IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE GAS/BRAKE PEDALS, CAUSING ME TO LOSE A SPLIT SECOND IN GOING FROM GAS TO BRAKE. I ONLY HAVE A SIZE 10.5 SHOE. DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 SONATA. MUCH MORE FOOT ROOM DOWN THERE ON 2011 MODEL. SERVICE DEALER SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Oct 18, 2016, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. WHEN THE AEB SYSTEM ENGAGED, A HIGH PITCHED TONE SOUNDED AND AN AEB SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,769. ..UPDATED 11/17/16 *BF....UPDATED 12/05/16 *BF UPDATED 8/30/2017*JS
Service brakes, Oct 16, 2016
AROUND 10PM I WAS DRIVING WITH ONE PASSENGER STRAIGHT DOWN A LOCAL SUBURBAN STREET. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS NEARBY ON THE ROAD NOR WERE THERE ANY PEDESTRIANS IN THE VICINITY. ABRUPTLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE CAR GAVE OFF A BEEP AND BROUGHT ITSELF TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY INTERACTION FROM ME AT ALL. THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR WAS CLEAR AND FOLLOWING THE STOP NO WARNINGS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A REASON FOR IT OR A MALFUNCTION IN ANY OF THE SYSTEMS. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT A CAR COMING UP BEHIND US BECAUSE THIS IMMEDIATE UNINTENDED STOP FOR NO REASON WOULD VERY LIKELY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Exterior lighting, Sep 14, 2016
HIGHLIGHTS WHEN TO AUTO MODE DO NOT TURN ON WHEN WIPERS ARE TURN ON AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 316.217(1)(B)
Engine, Aug 3, 2016
DRIVING INTO A TRAFFIC CIRCLE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED THEN LURCHED FORWARD MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE. AGAIN, ALMOST T-BONED. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN LIT AND BLUELINK POSTED A MESSAGE ON SCREEN THAT CAR HAS AN ENGINE ISSUE AND TO CALL DEALER. BLUELINK ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOOK 7 HOURS TO GET TOW TRUCK TO ME, DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE LOANER CAR UNTIL THEY RECEIVED MINE - LOST A DAY'S WORK AND CAR LAID UP 5 DAYS. EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER EMERGENCY BRAKE SELF ENGAGED AND SEIZED WHEELS WHILE DRIVING.
Parking brake, Service brakes, Aug 3, 2016
EMERGENCY BRAKE SELF ENGAGED WHILE ENTERING ROADWAY CAUSING CAR TO BE IMMOBILE AND SMOKE POURED FROM REAR OF CAR. WAS NEARLY T-BONED THEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ...UPDATED 08/31/16 *BF *TR
Electrical system, Jul 18, 2016
PASSENGER POWER WINDOW WILL NOT LOCK OUT. ONLY THE BACK WINDOW LOCK. MY DOG HIT THE WINDOW BUTTON AND THE WINDOW OPENED AND THE DOG ALMOST JUMPED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY.
Electrical system, Jul 2, 2016
IF I OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON, A WARNING LIGHT "CHECK BSD SYSTEM" IS DISPLAYED ON THE INFO DISPLAY. THE WARNING STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. IT SHUTS DOWN THE DRIVER ASSISTANCE FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO TELL ME WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITE UP PERSON ASKED WAS THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT WAS ONLY DRIVEN BY THE FINANCE MANAGER PRIOR TO ME.
Parking brake, Jun 30, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A CRASH AT 35 MPH, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ *JS
Steering, Exterior lighting, Engine, Jun 25, 2016
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH AT 10PM ON A THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A POUND "THUNK" AND THOUGHT I HAD A TIRE ISSUE, SO BEGAN TO STEER TOWARD THE EMERGENCY LANE. I QUICKLY REALIZED I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE, NO POWER STEERING AND THE DASH WAS BLACKED OUT...CAR WAS DEAD. ONLY EVER THING WORKING WAS RADIO, EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND DOME LIGHT. DOOR LOCKS DID NOT EVEN WORK. CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED. I HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR'S DISPOSITION AS IT WAS A RENTAL. IT WAS TERRIFYING AND COULD HAVE ENDED CATASTROPHICALLY IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS REPORT IS TO INSURE IT WILL BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY. I DID REPORT IT TO HYUNDAI .
Service brakes, Jun 22, 2016, fire
AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY THE ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ( ATTACHED TO REAR WHEELS OF VEHICLE) WITHOUT WARNING ACTIVATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 55 MPH. BRAKE SYSTEM PULSED VIOLENTLY AND THEN WHEELS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP CAUSE THE CAR TO REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENTIRE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. HYUNDAI FAILED TO ALERT ME TO THIS DANGER AND ONLY DISCLOSED IT AFTER THE VEHICLE FAILED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, HYUNDAI NOW CLAIMS TO HAVE THIS NOTICE OUT- MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN ID: TFF 2016 SONATA ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE LOGIC UPDATE. LUCKILY, WE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT THE SKID AND SYSTEM FAILURES. WE HAD TO THROW WATER ON REAR WHEELS/BRAKES TO KEEP THEM FROM CATCHING ON FIRE. ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM DESTROYED...MULTIPLE SENSOR SYSTEMS FAILED FOR THIS FAULT CONDITION TO OCCUR. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI MANUALS, THIS SITUATION IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH THEIR REDUNDANT SENSORS/CHECK SENSORS, YET IT DID OCCUR. HYUNDAI IS INVESTIGATING, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED THAT THEY PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER WITH A PRODUCT THEY KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE, YET THEY NEVER ALERTED ME TO THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 5002 MILES ON IT, AND WAS PURCHASED 3-5-2016, OWNED JUST OVER 3 MONTHS.... UPDATED 08/23/16 *BF UPDATED 06/15/18*JB
Air bags, Structure, May 23, 2016, crash
DEER RAN IN FRONT OF MY CAR. AIR BAGS INFLATED AND STAYED SO FOR QUITE A WHILE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I NOTICED MY FOOT WAS BURNT WITH SKIN OFF AND LEGS WERE BURNING FROM THE POWDER IN AIR BAGS. I KNOW THE BAGS SHOULD INFLAT BUT THE SMOKE FROM THIS KEPT UP FOR QUITE A WHILE. I DID NOT THINK THIS POWDER SHOULD HAVE KEPT COMING OUT SO MUCH AND SO DID PASSERBY PEOPLE WHO STOPPED TO HELP. WE HAD THE POWDER IN OUR EYES.
Air bags, Structure, Service brakes, May 22, 2016, crash
ON FEBRUARY 19 2019 I WAS DRIVING A CAR RENTAL FROM HERTZ DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CA DRIVING ONLY 25 MPH I CRASHED TRYING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME KEPT PUTTING ON MY BREAKS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOPPED THE BREAKS MALFUNCTION I TRIED TO CHANGING LANE I STILL CRASHED I WAS GOING 25 MPH THE CAR WAS TOTALED BUMPER WAS PLASTIC OR FIBER GLASS THE AIR BAG "EXPLODED" NOT DEPLOYED. THE PLASTIC COMPARTMENT WHERE THE AIRBAGS IS STORED, EXPLODE PLASTIC BECAME A JAGGED KNIFE.IT PUNCTURED A HOLE ON MY LEGS SLICED OTHER PART OF MY LEGS WHEN AIR BAG EXPLODE SOME OF THE PLASTIC WAS RELEASED AND SLICED MY LEGS, AIR BAG RELEASES EXTREME SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR ALL YOU ARE INHALING IS SMOKE. AIR BAG I WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS FROM SMOKE INHALATION I BECAME DEHYDRATED THROWING UP TRAPPED FROM THE AIRBAG THAT IS PASTED AGAINST THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIRBAG WHEN IT EXPLODE BECOMES A DEATH TRAPPED!!! INSTEAD OF SAVING PEOPLES LIFE THE PLASTIC MATERIAL MANUFACTURE THE AIR BAG IS A PLASTIC MATERIAL IT STICKS TIGHTLY AGAINST THE DOOR IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY STRENGTH TO TRY TO PEEL OFF OR PULL THE AIRBAG OFF THE DOOR YOU BECOME TRAPPED... IF THE CRASH DOES NOT KILL YOU THE SMOKE INHALATION AND BEING TRAPPED BY THE AIRBAG WILL! WHEN AIRBAG IT EXPLODES THE PLASTIC COMPARTMENT BECOMES A JAGGER KNIFE THE AIRBAG RELEASES EXTREME SMOKE AFTER AIR BAG EXPLODES I WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM I WAS GIVEN A TECHNIC SHOT BEHIND AIRBAG AND PLASTIC EXPLODE. WHEN I GOT OUT THE EMERGENCY ROOM THREE DAYS LATER I WENT TO THE TOW PLACE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR AND TOOK VIDEO PICTURES AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE AIRBAG JAGGED PLASTIC THAT CAUSED MY INJURY.. CAR RENTAL IS JUST WORRIED ABOUT THERE CAR NOT ME I ALMOST DIED
Service brakes, Apr 8, 2016, fire
REAR BRAKES FAILED TO PROPERLY FUNCTION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FORWARD MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. BOTH REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WITHOUT OPERATOR PRESSING ON BRAKE PETAL. BOTH REAR BRAKES AND WHEEL GOT RED HOT CAUSING PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WAS ACTIVATE. THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE TWICE, ONCE ON 1/27/16 (18 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE) AND 2ND TIME 3/7/16. (30 DAYS AFTER IT WAS ALLEGEDLY REPAIRED.
Electrical system, Wheels, Other or unspecified, Mar 23, 2016
TPMS INDICATORS CONTINUE TO SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE AND THE TIRE AND TIRE PRESSURE BUT THE CAR SHOWS THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRES.
Visibility, Mar 9, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRRORS FACED THE WHITE LINES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MIRRORS COULD BE READJUSTED, BUT THEY CHANGED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,955.
Service brakes, Jan 15, 2016
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE PULLING. IT FELT LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATOR THAT IT WAS ON. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THIS POINT.