2008 Hyundai Sonata Driver assistance Problems

Manufacturer has REFUSED to return My calls. Dragged me down there for an appointment, made me wait. Just to tell me they didn't order the specific part even though I made the appointment months in advanced.... and to call back in a week. That was September (6 months ago). I called, multiple times. Either I get no answer, voice mail, hung up on, laughed at OR told that they will urgently call me right back. All to no call back . I've reached out on social media, email, called managers, no one has followed up, Horne Hyundai AZ is a joke! And so is the surrounding certified dealers. No one has reached out and I've tried all outlets to dealers (somewhat) near me. No one finds this serious so if I get injured on the campus much longer and i will regret it.

NHTSA ID

11455962

Incident

Sep 9, 2021

I put the car in reverse while parked in a parking lot, when I put the car in reverse, the car took off at a high rate of speed striking one vehicle and continued at a high speed in reverse about 20 or 30 feet also hitting a return cart station, knocking it over and the car still proceeded to crash into a large parked pickup truck causing significant damage to the truck and also my vehicle. The brakes would not stop the car. The car finally stopped after the hard impact with the truck. My car has been deemed a total by my insurance.

NHTSA ID

11442023

Incident

Nov 17, 2021

WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN A 50MPH ZONE, MY 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA EXPERIENCED 'SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION' APPROACHING A SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. EVEN AFTER APPLYING FIRM CONTINUOUS PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL WAS UNABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. WHILE CONTINUING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, I SHIFTED AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO GRADUALLY COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A VERY HIGH RPM AND SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE A JET AIRPLANE TAKING OFF. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND LET CAR SIT FOR 1-2 MINUTES WHILE I CONTEMPLATED 'NOW WHAT?' WAS UNABLE TO PUT CAR IN PARK, SO STARTED CAR IN NEUTRAL. WAS ABLE TO MOVE GEAR SHIFT TO DRIVE AND CAREFULLY DROVE CAR HOME. CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE NEXT MORNING (MONDAY AUGUST 31, 2020) TO REPORT MY FRIGHTENING AND VERY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. THEN CALLED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER TO REPORT AND REQUEST THEY COME AND PICK THE VEHICLE UP AS I DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11353190

Incident

Aug 31, 2020

Mileage

76,000 mi

TODAY MY ABS LIGHT WENT ON AND THE BRAKES BECAME ROCK HARD COULD NOT PRESS DOWN ON THEM. THEN I PARKED THE CAR CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND BELTS, TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN THE ABS LIGHT TURNED OFF. STARTED TO DRIVE TRIED ACCELERATING FROM 25MPH TO 30MPH THEN ESC LIGHT WENT ON LOCKED MY BRAKES TRIED DRIVING TO PARK IN A SAFE PLACE AS SOON AS I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF A BAD SMELL AND LOTS OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF MY FRONT TIRES AND REAR TIRES. GOT CAR TOWED BREAKS ARE OK MY MECHANIC PRESSED THE ESC BUTTON OFF AND NOW BREAKS ARE SOFT. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MALFUNCTION THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT WILL CAUSE A RECALL. ALSO TPMS LIGHT RANDOMLY GOES ON AND OFF. TIRE PRESSURE AGAIN IS FINE. PLEASE CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS. IT?S THE ONLY CAR WE?VE HAD FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS AND NOW MY DAUGHTER DRIVES IT TO SCHOOL. SAFETY PLEASE!! THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11244305

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Mileage

130,789 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CROWN HYUNDAI (5301 34TH ST N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33714, (888) 727-9161) REGARDING THE REAR BACK-UP SENSORS AND AN UNKNOWN NHTSA RECALL RELATED TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) CLUSTER. WHEN THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO UPDATE THE ECM CLUSTER, THEY DISABLED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWELVE DAYS, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

NHTSA ID

11193527

Incident

Mar 22, 2019

Mileage

3,000 mi

ESC OFF LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH RECALL "FIX". ISSUES WITH BRAKE LIGHTS STILL ILLUMINATING AFTER CAR HAS BEEN PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER, NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT CAUSED IT TO OCCUR. IT BEGAN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE OCT 29.

NHTSA ID

11045619

Incident

Nov 12, 2017

Mileage

138,000 mi

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH NO WARNING. THE FIRST OCCURRED SAT SEPTEMBER 30. I FILLED MY CAR WITH GAS AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST CRASH THROUGH A RESTAURANT WALL. THE SECOND WAS OCTOBER 14, WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND HIT MY FREEZER. I READ SEVERAL ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE.

NHTSA ID

11033461

Incident

Sep 30, 2017

Mileage

66,000 mi

WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK TURN OFF THE CAR MY PARKING LIGHTS COME ON CANT TURN THEM OFF AT SWITCH HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY FOR FEAR MY CAR WONT START, ALSO AT DARK WHILE IM DRIVING I SWITCH MY LIGHTS TO JUST THE RUNNING LIGHTS MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON. NO MATTER IF MY SWITCH IS ON AUTO OR OFF MY LIGHTS STILL STAY ON. WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND AT TIMES I CANT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE SHIFTIER, AND IF THAT DOSE NOT WORK THEN I PUT MY SEAT BELT BACK ON AND PUSH THE LOCK AND UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB. SO WITH ALL OF THIS I CANT USE THE ALARM NOR THE ABILITY TO UNLOCK MY DOOR AND TO HAVE MY INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AT NIGHT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF THE NIGHT TIME SECURITY FEATURES.

NHTSA ID

11004939

Incident

Jun 21, 2017

Mileage

121,738 mi

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY ALONG WITH AIRBAG WARNING.

NHTSA ID

10948045

Incident

Jan 2, 2017

Mileage

102,000 mi

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE CAR TURNED OFF AND USED THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THE TRUNK FLEW UP SO QUICKLY THAT THE HYDRAULIC HINGE SUPPORT, THAT PROPS IT OPEN, BROKE OFF AT THE TOP. THE ABS & ESC LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. SOMETIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING THOSE 2 WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF, THEN BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER. WHEN THAT HAPPENS MY BRAKES DON'T WORK CORRECTLY, AND MAKE A RUBBING SOUND THAT I CAN FEEL THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AUTOMOTIVE INSTRUCTOR AT THE COLLEGE I WORK AT LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND IT'S THE CALIPERS STICKING. THE DASHBOARD SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THE PASSENGER SAFETY BELT LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. THE TPMS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR IS THE MOST RECENT WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. SEEMS LIKE HYUNDAI PRODUCED NOTHING BUT LEMONS FOR QUITE A STRETCH AND NOT MUCH IS BEING DONE TO HELP THE CONSUMER'

NHTSA ID

10854912

Incident

Dec 5, 2015

Mileage

145,000 mi

THE ESC OFF DOES NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER PRESSING THE ESC SWITCH. BOTH ESC AND ESC OFF TURNS ON AFTER THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED ON AND STAYS FOR A FEW SECONDS. POST THAT THE ESC LIGHT GOES OFF. BUT AFTER FEW MINUTES ESC OFF LIGHT TURNS ON. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH MOST OF THE HYUNDAI SONATA

NHTSA ID

10824734

Incident

Feb 2, 2016

Mileage

75,000 mi

I TPS WAS ON IT WAS -12 OUTSIDE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED AND I I TRIED TO TURN BECAUSE AHEAD OF ME WERE 2 CARS THE CAR DID NOT WANTED TO BREAK OR SLOWDOWN. I TRY TO.HRWK BUT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING IT DID NOT WANT TO STOP. I HAD TO TURN MY HAZARD LIGHT ON AS SOON THAT I FELT THE CAR NOT WANTING TO STOP. I NOTICE THE RIM WAS GOING HIGH EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO.BREAK. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TRIED TO.PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK BUT THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO.STOP SO I CAN PUT ON BREAK. I HAD TO KEEP.PULLING ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK FINALLY IT STOP I PUT IT ON P. TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED 5 MINUTES TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT SEEMS FINE NOW. BUT I WAS REALLY SCARED WHAT IF I WAS WAS ON THE EXPRESS WAY GOING FAST AND CAN'T BREAK. EVER SINCE THAT DAY I BEEN DRIVING REALLY SLOW AND CAUTIOUS.

NHTSA ID

10820598

Incident

Jan 12, 2016

Mileage

1 mi

ESC OFF WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AT START UP AND DURING DRIVING OF VEHICLE, STALLS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS AND FIND THAT SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO CLEAR THE ISSUE BUT THE ESC LIGHTS COMES BACK ON WITHIN MINUTES. HAPPENED 10 TIME IN PAST 2 MONTHS, THEN TWICE OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND,NOW THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AND THE ESC SWITCH DOES NOT WORK.

NHTSA ID

10818314

Incident

Jan 3, 2016

Mileage

155,000 mi

ESC OFF WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AT START UP AND DURING DRIVING OF VEHICLE WHERE THE ENGINE IS SLUGGISH, STALLS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS AND FIND THAT SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO CLEAR THE ISSUE. HAPPEN ONE TIME IN PAST 2WKS, THEN TWICE OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. SURPRISED TO FIND ALL THESE CLAIMS ON THIS ISSUE AND NO RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID

10789276

Incident

Nov 7, 2015

Mileage

112,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. ESC LIGHT COMES ON WHALE DRIVING AND SOME TIME IT WILL GO OUT. TURNING ON AND OFF ESC SWITCH WILL NOT TURN IT OFF. WOULD THIS BE COVERED UNDER RECALL? THANKS JERRY

NHTSA ID

10765313

Incident

Mar 11, 2015

THE ABS ESC OFF DASH LIGHT IS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. BEGAN DOING THIS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, NOW IT IS DOING EVERY DAY. DOES NOT HELP TO TURN THE BUTTON ON/OFF.

NHTSA ID

10744473

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT GO ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAR GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE ("LIMP MODE") AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 15 OR 20 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI IN WHICH THEY ISSUED TSB #'S 09-FL-003-2 AND 10-FL-010. THE TSB'S ADDRESS A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH IS TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE WITH DIFFERENT SETTINGS THAN THE ORIGINAL. ONE THE PART IS CHANGED, AN UPDATE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IS REQUIRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING. HOW CAN A FLAW OF THIS MAGNITUDE NOT WARRANT A RECALL?

NHTSA ID

10721382

Incident

May 5, 2015

Mileage

37,000 mi

ESC LIGHT ON ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE....NEED PUSH BUTTON AND TURN OFF ENGINE A COUPLE OF TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10661324

Incident

Aug 11, 2014

Mileage

104,743 mi

EVER SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY 2008 HYUNDAI SONATA I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TPMS AND ESC LIGHTS/SYSTEM. OVER THE YEARS IF I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT SEEMED TO RESET THE SYSTEM AND THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. I DID HAVE THE TPMS SYSTEM REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY YEARS BACK AND IT SEEMED TO LESSEN THE PROBLEM HOWEVER NOW 8/29/2014, THE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING THE CAR. I HAD THE WHEEL SENSORS TESTED AND THEY ARE ALL WORKING. THE REPAIRS DONE WHEN I FIRST HAD THE CAR TOOK DAYS AND I REMEMBER THEY HAD TO REPLACE SOMETHING BEHIND MY GLOVE BOX WHICH THEY SAID WAS A RADIO THAT READ THE SIGNAL FROM THE WHEEL SENSORS. SEEMS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I SEE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THESE LIGHTS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (PRESTON HYUNDAI IN BOARDMAN, OH) AND AM WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629286

Incident

Nov 28, 2008

Mileage

100 mi

PEDAL TO THE METAL RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE CLOSE TO $1,000 TO REPAIR

NHTSA ID

10619631

Incident

Aug 6, 2014

Mileage

31,000 mi

"ESC OFF" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES OCCASIONALLY. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR USUALLY FIXES IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615152

Incident

Jul 1, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I25 IN COLORADO NEAR DENVER. THE CAR WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL, GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I SAW A BUS A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS AWAY. THE BUS WAS EITHER STOPPED OR GOING VERY SLOWLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MY 2008 SONATA WOULD NOT GO OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. I TRIED CANCELING CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKING AND CAR REMAINED IN CRUISE CONTROL. AT THE LAST MOMENT, I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS I CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE BUS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I NEARLY DIED. I COULDN'T BREATHE FOR 20 SECONDS. I HAVE FRACTURED RIBS AND FRACTURED BONES IN MY BACK. THE CAR IS TOTALED. IT LOOKS LIKE A SQUASHED ACCORDION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610963

Incident

Jul 2, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi

SINCE BUYING MY VEHICLE IN FEB 2013. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. AIR BAG LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN ON ME. TOOK CARE TO GET FIXED FROM DEALERSHIP WITHIN IN MY 30 DAYS WARRANTY. ROBERTSONS HONDA FIXED THE BATTERY PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT NOT THAT OTHER 2. THEY STATED TO ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT TO FIX IT. WHICH IS NOT MY PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10597079

Incident

Feb 17, 2013

Mileage

93,000 mi

ON 04/08/2014, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED; THEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR. ONCE WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION I PARKED THE CAR. LATER, WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR TO RETURN HOME, MY CAR'S IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT TURNING AND THE STEERING GOT LOCKED AS WELL. ON 04/09/2014, I TOWED MY SONATA CAR TO THE DEALER AT MOMENTUM HYUNDAI: 2775 AUTO MALL PKWY, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 FOR SERVICE. I DESCRIBED THE ISSUES TO THE SERVICE AGENT AND I ASKED HIM IF MY ISSUE WAS A RECALL AND HE SAID "NO". THE DEALER CHARGED ME $736.40 FOR LABOR AND FOR THESE CAR PARTS: BODY & SWITCH ASS [FP NUMBER: 81910-3K010] CYLINDER ASSY-STR [FP NUMBER: 81920-3KA10] BOLT-SAFETY LOCK [FP NUMBER: 81919-31000] NOTE: ON 04/06/2014, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD LOCKED; BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FINALLY TURNED AND THE CAR STARTED. BUT ON 04/08/2014,I COULDNT SOLVE THE ISSUE MYSELF. THIS IS SCARY, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME. GM, AND TOYOTA HAVE RECALLED MILLIONS OF CARS BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE; AND I DONT KNOW WHAT HYUNDAY IS WAITING FOR TO DO THE SAME. I HOPE HYUNDAI IS NOT WAITING ON PEOPLE TO GET SEVERELY HURT TO RAISE A FLAG AND ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON THEIR MODELS. HYUNDAI SHOULD RECALL ITS MODELS TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF LIVES. IF HYUNDAI DOES A RECALL OF ITS MODELS TO SOLVE THE ISSUE I HAVE EXPERIENCED, I WOULD APPRECIATE THEY REFUNDED MY MONEY. THANKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10579047

Incident

Apr 8, 2014

Mileage

146,430 mi

SEVERAL TIMES THE ESC LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I NOTICED A LOT OF DRIVERS HAVE THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS GOING OFF. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS HAPPENING BUT I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND THE LIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON SO I CANCELLED. IT DID STAY ON ONCE FOR 3 DAYS ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT I GOT MY TIRES CHANGED AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OFF. SINCE THEN THE ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON BUT AFTER IT SETS OR YOU PARK IT AND RESTART, THE LIGHT RESETS AND GOES OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551683

Incident

Oct 21, 2013

Mileage

93,000 mi