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Chart based on 31 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2011 Hyundai Sonata
Engine not specified
1000 mi
Car has slight hesitation with very light gas throttle. Told "normal" but not convinced. Drove another car, noticed same, so probably a design flaw. Traded because felt could be a safety issue.
Driver seat moved side to side when exiting car and on turns. Had to contact District Manager for Hyundai to have him see issue and request dealer order full seat bottom brackets, motors and rails Dealer installed new seat frame and fixed the movement problem
12000 mi
Seat movement problem came back. Also never repaired suspension clunk. Sold car in part because they couldn't fix these two issues.
30200 mi
wheel well molding and front bumper under molding separated. Dealer 'zip-tied' them back together instead of replace. No charge
9700 mi
Drivers seat moved slightly when corning, was tighten by tech.
The brake switch malfunctioned once. The dealership told me how to override it, which I had to do once. Didn't have any other issues with it. Was replaced under warranty.
2139 mi
New Transmission ordered on 27 Dec 10. Received new trans mision at Lee Hyundai on 4 Jan 2011 INW currently est completion date 6 Jan 2011
Drivers side seat belt retractor slow to retract, or not at all. Part ordered.
26000 mi
Driver side seat belt retractor failing/slow retract.
35500 mi
Cover beneath engine fell off in parking lot because dealership failed to bolt it back on properly from last trip.
34000 mi
Left Rear Taillight assembly fell out. Manf defect. Assembly had been forced into place and held there by glue which gave way. Dealer replaced no questions no charge.
15500 mi
Driver's seat loose in fore-aft operation. Dealer said it would cost $1,500 to fix and would not cover the repair under warranty. Will try another dealer.
18000 mi
Car City Motors, the Hyundai dealership in St. Joseph, Mo., repaired my loose seat under warranty. Very nice people and very professional.
84000 mi
US $73
With the 6 below temperature and -30 below wind chill. One of the stems on one tire cracked I also replaced the regular rear license plate bulbs and back up bulbs with LED white bulbs. Fantastic. I hope to replace interior bulbs with LED bu.
1500 mi
Replaced Horn - not audible when in traffic. After 9/1, Hyundai switched to a 2 horn system but my car only has one and can not be heard by other driver. Truly a HAZARD!
108500 mi
C $100
Hood won't open, cable got cut. Local mechanic didn't have the part.
41800 mi
repair connect to AM radio antenna
13000 mi
Passenger Seat Cushon, and brake pedal shift sensor.
52000 mi
Hood support/openers were not holding the hood up after opening. Replaced under warranty
36000 mi
Only one lamp assembly was replaced, informed the dealer that both should have been. A little back and forth and they replaced it.
13000 mi
Had an appt. with Hyundai representative. He rode with me in the car while I drove and he put his hands on the steering wheel while I was driving. He would not commit to answer at all. Very disappointing. No fix as yet, Bumper detached following steering recall. Hyundai Customer Service says parts for front bumper put on, but dealer denies it all, because now left front fender well has parts torn off and hanging down. Told by Hyundai that DEALER has banned me.
18000 mi
Parts to bottom of front bumper suddenly appear after steering recall...heard grinding noice on road only to find out parts were falling off...I now have two parts and a gaping whole I can see thru the engine to the ground.
22000 mi
Fuel door was sticking.
7000 mi
Fuel door sticking TSB performed.
14100 mi
Unsolved issue with excessive water build up on windshield and rear facing window after weather with moisture (rain, snow).
7500 mi
Front windsheild has wavy glass. Optically flaw and dangerous - like driving with a wet windshield
10000 mi
still bad glass; been replaced twice but still substandard. Hyundai Rep says he is researching and will get back with me. Apparently all their replacement glass must be substandard as all three windshields I have had are warped.
14000 mi
Gas cap release wouldn't open gas cap
14600 mi
seat belt failed again
16000 mi
US $159
Problem with brake, couldn't get car out of park without pumping brake pedal and working with it. Dealer said it was a common problem. Update: happening again, dealer says no permanent fix yet.
49300 mi
Broken/loose drivers side window switch
25000 mi
Wire harness that is attached to the inside of the trunk lid was rubbing away weatherstripping. Applied zip tie to hold it away from weatherstripping. Fixed problem.
11000 mi
Doors would not latch in temperatures below 20 degrees F. Doors would open normally, however would not latch closed when trying to close the door. Sprayed silicone lubricant on the latch assemblies for the doors and trunk. Fixed issue.
driver side window randomly does not go down when hitting button. Window only goes down about an inch at a time when this happens. they lubed the intermittent regulator and said that should fix it.
Rattle in driver dash. "Fixed" by dealer, rattle returned after a few miles of driving. This has been looked at at each visit or oil change and they can never seem to find and alleviate it.
21650 mi
repaired rattle and loose A-pillar trim on driver's side
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