2011 Hyundai Sonata Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ UPDATED 3/16/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10620802

Incident

Feb 3, 2014

Mileage

20,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

NHTSA ID

10618791

Incident

Jul 14, 2014

Mileage

74,000 mi

FROM: [email protected] SUBJECT: RE: HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 DATE: TUE, 6 MAR 2012 18:01:34 -0700 DEAR JAVIER RIVERA: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST YOU, BUT WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PROMPTED YOUR CONTACT. WE WOULD LIKE TO REFER YOU TO YOUR SERVICING DEALERSHIP FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF YOUR BATTERY CONCERN PRIOR TO ANY DECISIONS BEING MADE ABOUT A BUYBACK SITUATION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE YOU BUT WE NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR SITUATION TO REVIEW YOUR CASE FURTHER. ONCE YOU HAVE CONTACTED YOUR DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT US WITH THE DEALERSHIP CONTACT INFORMATION THAT INCLUDES WHO IS WORKING WITH YOU AND WHAT THEY ARE OFFERING TO DO TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED YOUR COMMENTS. YOUR CASE NUMBER 4751061 CAN BE REFERENCED IF WE CAN PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. TO: [email protected] SENT: MON, 05 MAR 2012 20:55:27 -0700 SUBJECT: HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM THE OWNER OF A HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID 2011. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2011. I WAS VERY EXCITED OF BUYING MY FIRST HYBRID AND THE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN GAS. I HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE CAR, ALTHOUGH I HAVE REALIZED THAT THE SAVINGS IN GAS WERE GOOD IN THE BEGINNING, BUT HAVE DRAMATICALLY DECREASE LATELY. I THOUGHT IT WAS OUR DRIVING AND HAD NOT PAID TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT OCCURRED. YESTERDAY, SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2012, AROUND 9:00 AM ON OUR WAY TO CHURCH WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY, WHILE MY SON, 15 YEARS OLD WITH A LEARNERS PERMIT. OUT OF THE BLUE THE CAR JERKED, STALLED AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON SOUTHWEST PARKWAY. MY SON, AN INEXPERIENCE DRIVER, TOTALLY PANIC AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A PASSING CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, ROUND ROCK HYUNDAI IN TX. TODAY THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ADDITIONAL IN

NHTSA ID

10453351

Incident

Mar 4, 2012

Mileage

3,900 mi

I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE FOR A FEW MINUTES CAME OUTSIDE, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AND TRIED TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK IT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. I TRIED IT FOR ALMOST 20MIN. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON A FEW TIMES FOR IT TO WORK. IT DOES IT ALMOST EVERYDAY. YESTERDAY 09/14/2011 I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR AWAY FROM MY JOB DUE TO AN EMERGENCY AND IT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. I TRIED AFTER 10MIN AND JUST LEFT THE CAR BEHIND AND HAD TO GET A RIDE FROM A COWORKER. IF THIS WAS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION I WOULD LIKELY NOT MAKE IT DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *KB

NHTSA ID

10425530

Incident

Aug 30, 2011

Mileage

10,700 mi

2011 SONATA SE DROPPED TO 4TH GEAR AT 70 MPH WITH LOUD BANG HAPPENED ONCE AND PUT IN SHOP COMPUTER HAD CODE TO REPLACE MODULE AND SOMETHING ELSE PARTS ON ORDER SHIFT SOLENOID *TT

NHTSA ID

10421697

Incident

Aug 18, 2011

Mileage

13,000 mi

FOR THE SECOND TIME, IN INTERSTATE HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC (70MPH) THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING DOWNSHIFTED. A THUNDEROUS CLUNK IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE CAR LURCHING AS IT DEACCELERATES THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RESUMES SPEED. BUT INSTEAD OF THE ENGINE BEING AT 1800 RPM ITS CLOSER TO TWICE THAT. IN BOTH CASES THE DRIVER BEHIND ME THOUGHT THAT I BRAKED INTENTIONALLY AND NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. THE CAR IS THEN STUCK IN A LOWER GEAR AND IS DRIVEABLE WITH EXTREMELY POOR RESPONSE. I HAD IT TOWED ONCE AT THE DEALER'S REQUEST AND THE LAST TIME I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A DIFFERENT NEARBY DEALER TO DEMONSTRATE THAT UNQUESTIONABLY THE CAR WAS STUCK IN ONE GEAR. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. I'M SKEPTICAL THAT EITHER DEALER HAS ANY CLUE TO WHAT IS WRONG. I WON'T LET ANYONE IN THE FAMILY BESIDES ME DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS I'M AFRAID FOR THEIR SAFETY. IT HAS LESS THAN 7000 MILES AND IS 8 MONTHS OLD. THE FIRST EVENT WAS OVER 1000 MILES AGO AND ABOUT 5 WEEKS EARLIER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10420749

Incident

Aug 16, 2011

Mileage

5,488 mi

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE, I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN MY FIANCE OR I HAVE DRIVEN IT, NOW MY DAUGHTER (WHO JUST GOT HER LEARNER'S PERMIT) HAD IT HAPPEN TO HER. THE TRANNY SLIPS, IT MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN TRYING TO GO IN REVERSE THEN THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN THEN TRY AGAIN! OTHER TIMES I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE CAR REVS UP AND WONT MOVE THEN SLIPS INTO GEAR AND THEN CLUNKS BACK IN GEAR AGAIN CAUSING THE CAR TO BUCK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS GETS FIXED!! OR HURT! WHICHEVER COMES FIRST! I AM OVER THIS!!! I NEED A CAR THAT WORKS!! I AM SO FRIGHTENED TO HAVE MY KIDS DRIVE THE CAR ONLY FOR SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN AND THEM NOT KNOWING HOW TO HANDLE IT SCARES THE [XXX] OUT OF ME!!! THAT IS A LAWSUIT IN THE MAKING!! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10417978

Incident

Aug 6, 2011

Mileage

3,213 mi

I HAVE OWNED MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR ONE YEAR. ON JULY 15, 2011, I WENT TO START THE CAR AND I COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE OR START THE CAR. THE ACC STUFF WOULD COME ON BUT NO IGNITION TO THE MOTOR. I TRIED AND TRIED TO START IT AND ENDED UP CALLING THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD TO "KICK" THE BRAKE PEDAL "HARD" SEVERAL TIMES; WHICH I DID. I FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD "BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH" REPLACED. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND DROVE TO MY OFFICE AND WHEN I WENT TO TRIED TO START THE CAR TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULD NOT START, BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AGAIN. NOW THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. WHEN I DID GET IT TO START THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR; IT JUST WAS LOCKED IN PARK. WELL, YESTERDAY, JULY 20, 2011 THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AGAIN BECAUSE OF ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS. SO, THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST FIVE DAYS; TWO OF WHICH THE CAR WAS TOWED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE BRAKES HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT TO MENTION THE UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *KB

NHTSA ID

10413893

Incident

Jul 14, 2011

I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2010. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY RECORDED THE CODE AND THEN SAID IT WAS THE AC. I WAS ASKED TO WAIT 15 SECONDS BEFORE TURNING THE AC ON AFTER STARTING CAR. SO I DID THAT. ABOUT A WEEK OR SO LATER, THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. TAKE IT BACK TWICE AFTER THIS, THEY RECORD THE CODE AND THEN THE SWITCH IS REPLACED. I MAINTAIN MY CAR WITH ALL MAINTENANCE REQUESTED AND I DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE TIRE LIGHT COME ON A FEW MONTHS LATER - WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TEMPERATURE. THAT EVENTUALLY WENT OFF. NEXT WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT YET AGAIN. THIS TIME IT OCCURRED AFTER I TOOK THE CAR IN ON JUNE 17TH FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THEY TOLD ME A RECALL WAS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY DID THE RECALL UPDATE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS UPDATE, THE CAR DROVE TERRIBLY. VERY LOUD, VERY ROUGH. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THIS UPDATE, THE CAR BREAKS DOWN IN THE PARKING LOT. IT HAS DONE THIS NOW ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES SINCE JUNE (TODAY IS JULY 20TH). I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD I NEED THE ENGINE LIGHT ON IN ORDER TO REPAIR. THE LIGHT NEEDS TO COME ON TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE HYUNDAI WILL REPLACE. THE ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON, SOMETIMES DOES NOT, BUT IT IS GUARANTEED TO BREAK DOWN. IT IS MOST DEFINITELY THE TRANSMISSION AS IT WILL STALL AND THEN HESITATE. THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHAFT GO AWAY COMPLETELY AND THE DASH LIGHTS GO AWAY SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA IF YOU ARE IN PARK, REVERSE, ETC. LAST TIME MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT WENT BACK OFF THAT NIGHT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND HYUNDAI CAN'T SEEM TO FIX. I READ ONLINE FROM A GENERAL SEARCH ON THIS CAR THAT THIS IS A RESOUNDING ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH OTHERS AS WELL. I AM FRUSTRATED AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I CALLED CORPORATE AND GOT NOWHERE. I CONTINUE TO GET THE RUNAROUND. THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THEIR TRANSMISSION ISSUE/LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THEIR DRIVERS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10413722

Incident

Sep 15, 2010

Mileage

22,000 mi

WHILE BACKING UP MY CAR AT A SLOW SPEED THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED AS IF I HIT A BRICK WALL AND MADE A LOUD CRASHING SOUND. THE INDICATOR LETTERS IN THE DASHBOARD WERE BLANK AND THE SHIFTER GEARS LETTERS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. CAR WAS ABLE TO GET INTO DRIVE AND WAS PARKED, I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME AND WILL CALL THE DEALER ASAP. *TT

NHTSA ID

10413166

Incident

Jul 16, 2011

Mileage

29,000 mi

BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. LEFT CAR IMMOBILE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10410314

Incident

Jul 2, 2011

Mileage

24,000 mi

I STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF "PARK." I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVEN ASKED THE GAS ATTENDANT TO TRY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AS WELL. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND PROCEED ON MY WAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10406061

Incident

Jun 12, 2011

Mileage

22,000 mi

WHILE VERY COLD (IN THE MORNING DURING ALL WINTER) MY 2011 SONATA HAD SHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 4RT GEAR VERY FAST AND I HAD VERY HIGH RPMS. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR WITH THEM FOR COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THE LOANER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10397412

Incident

Nov 10, 2010

Mileage

6,000 mi

MY NEW HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2011 FAIL TO START OR TO TURN OFF ( I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO DO IT). BESIDES THAT ONCE IN A WHILE THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW ANY LETTER ON (R OR D OR P OR N).AGAIN,I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR THEN IT GOES ON NORMALLY.WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ABNORMALLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395665

Incident

Feb 1, 2011

Mileage

2,700 mi

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS FAILED TWICE. THERE IS A SOLENOID PROBLEM. FIRST TIME IT BLEW 2 SOLENOIDS @ 1,400 MILES, FELT LIKE I HIT A CINDER BLOCK THE 2ND TIME @ 2,700 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. DEALER ADVISES MULTIPLE 2011 SONATA'S COMING IN WITH SOLENOID ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10394274

Incident

Mar 28, 2011

Mileage

2,700 mi

VIBRATION IN STEERING, GRINDING NOISE IN TRANSAXE, LOW TIRE PRESSURE (BY DEALER), REFUSAL TO PERFORM 3,750 MILE MAINTINCE SECDULE (DEALER REFUSED). *TR

NHTSA ID

10381559

Incident

Feb 11, 2011

Mileage

3,000 mi

HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2011, 630 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN OPEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AT A STEADY SPEED OF 70MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD 'THUMP' SOUND. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WITH SUDDEN DECELERATION AS IF IT HIT A SOLID OBJECT. DRIVER DID NOT SEE ANY OBSTRUCTION OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROAD PRIOR TO THE NOISE. DRIVER REALIZED THAT THE SPEED WAS ALMOST INSTANTLY REDUCED FROM 70MPH TO ~63MPH. RPMS WERE RACING UNUSUALLY HIGH, AROUND 3000 WHEN TYPICAL OPERATING RANGE IS 2000. DRIVER SHIFTED FROM AUTOMATIC 'DRIVE' GEAR TO SHIFTRONIC AND REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 4. NEITHER THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COULD CHANGE THE GEAR. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN GEAR 4, BUT TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO RESET THE TRANSMISSION BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. BASED ON THE COMPUTERIZED ERROR CODES, DEALER REPLACED THE BODY VALVE HARNESS AND SOLENOID. *TR

NHTSA ID

10380897

Incident

Jan 31, 2011

Mileage

630 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR MADE A HUGE THUD, IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 4TH GEAR AND REMAINED STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10376311

Incident

Jan 5, 2011

Mileage

7,200 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASED 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED. THE CAR HAS 1200+ MILES ON IT AND I HAVE IT FOR 4+ WEEKS. ONE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE CAR IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT AT ABSOLUTE CENTER. STEERING THIS CAR FEELS VERY HEAVY WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT AND VERY LIGHT WHEN I TURN TO THE LEFT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHY THIS PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? I HAVE SUBMITTED AN EMAIL TO HYUNDAI AND WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK TO HAVE IT CHECKED. VIN = [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10373134

Incident

Dec 28, 2010

Mileage

1,200 mi

MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA TRANSMISSION WENT AFTER 2 MONTHS. THE RPMS WENT HAYWIRE AND IT SWITCH GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. HOWEVER I 'M FINDING ALOT ON THE INTERNET IN REFERENCE TO THIS ISSUE. *LN

NHTSA ID

10372285

Incident

Dec 7, 2010

Mileage

3,900 mi

I OWN A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. 11000 MILES. ON DECEMBER 11,2010 WHILE ON I-16 IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, I WAS DRIVING MY SONATA AND IT FELT LIKE MY FRONT END BOTTOMED OUT. RPMS REVVED UP AND STAYED AT 5000 AND I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 65MPH. IT WAS LIKE I WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. GEARS WOULDN'T SHIFT UP OR DOWN. THIS WENT ON FOR 10 MILES. WHEN I SLOWED AND ACCELERATED IT WAS VERY HESITANT. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN, IT SHIFTED NORMALLY. NO OTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10370448

Incident

Dec 11, 2010

Mileage

11,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR SHUTTERED MADE A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE AND DOWNSHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR. CAR WOULD THEN FAIL TO SHIFT INTO 5TH OR 6TH GEAR. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT DID FIND CODE DTC PO0748. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE MANUFACTURES DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ONE MONTH OLD AND HAD 2121 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10365395

Incident

Nov 8, 2010

Mileage

2,121 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS SEDAN WITH 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHEN A TRANSMISSION HOSE BLEW OFF RELEASING ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SHOWED ME THAT HOSE CLAMP FOR THE HOSE HAD NEVER BEEN ATTACHED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY! THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. IT IS NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO THE LOSS OF OIL. WE WERE NOT HURT AND DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A FLAT PIECE OF HIGHWAY, SHOULD IT OCCURRED IN HILLY TERRAIN OR PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT SINCE THE CAR BECAME INOPERABLE. VERY DISAPPOINTING SINCE THE CAR HAD ONLY 200 MILES ON IT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10355056

Incident

Sep 10, 2010

Mileage

200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION; HOWEVER, THE WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOORS TO LOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE "PARK" WARNING INDICATOR WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION OR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE GEAR SHIFT. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10344272

Incident

May 20, 2010

Mileage

500 mi