Hyundai Sonata Change Vehicle

"The brake light switch stuck keeping the brake lights on continuously."

"The center brake light failed and unlike the headlights, there is no remedy in the owners manual to fix this light. It must be taken to a dealer for them to R & R the light at a high cost. My opinion: Big design flaw by Hyundai's engineers"

"Warranty repair of the electrical harness caused the car parking lights not to turn off when the car was stopped and turned off (ignition key). Replacing the driver headlight unit was tried first but worked for a while then the problem came back and was tried twice. It was finally diagnosed at the Hyundai dealership that the harness was the problem, but at almost the end of the 10 year extended warranty we had purchased. The problem was an issue for more than 3 years"

"The bulb in the brake light on the rear window has burned out twice. To replace it you have to go through the trunk and rip out lining"

"Tail lights blow out often"

"have a short somewhere that blows fuses caused by one of the running lights"

"Third taillight bar required replacing"

"Radio and clock mysteriously stop working periodically, and don't come back on until the car is re-started. Technician cannot find the problem. The front passenger window refuses to operate; I'm now on the third motor for that window. The driver's window is also occasionally refusing to operate. Motor not replaced yet. Both sun visors have been replaced - small plastic parts to hold them in position broke and could not be repaired. The driver's windshield wiper flew off the car (had been installed 6 months earlier by auto dealership technician, and worked fine until this moment) while I was driving on a freeway in a heavy rainstorm. To avoid scratching the windshield I had to drive with wipers off and take my cues from other traffic. Very dangerous. As a long-time Toyota owner, I'm hugely disappointed with the Sonata, which I purchased because of its price advantage, and after reading CR's good reviews of the vehicle. Many other Hyundai owners tell me they also have had numerous electrical problems with their vehicles after about 5 years or so. The vehicles may offer a price advantage to consumers when purchased, but subsequent repairs more than offset that advantage. Repairs are expensive, and used replacement parts are difficult (or impossible) to find – my beige sun visors, for example, cost $200 each. Who ever heard of replacing sun visors? And I've had to replace both. Quality is simply not there."

"Low beam bulbs burn out too often"

"Police stooped me and pointed out the right Driving Light was not working."

"Burns headlight lightbulbs at least one per year."

"The left low-beam light failed and thankfully the owners manual explains how to R & R the headlight assembly to replace the bulb, which I did with simple tools"

"Bulbs are not long lasting. Replacements of headlights at least once per year"

"Auto headlight shutoff didnot work several times killing the battery"

"I've had to replace both headlight bulbs twice. One would burn out so I replaced both"

"Frequent replacement of light bulbs"

"One headlight stays noticeably dimmer, and has burned out on average every 4-5 months"

"We have replace headlights at least 8 times during the life of the car, Sometime both headlights went bad at the same time"

"We replace headlights at least once a year, sometimes more often than that. I've never used as many headlights in a vehicle as this car requires"

"I seem to replace headlight bulbs every 6-7 months"

"lock system breaking down slowly, one door at a time. Very expensive to fix $400++ per door"

"Stopped working a few years ago. Never fixed it"

"The Tire Pressure light came on several years ago. I have had the Tire Pressure checked and apparently the sensor is bad. It costs $700.00 to get a new one. We check the Tire Pressure ourselves regularly, so we haven't replaced the sensor."

"Light turned on when pressure was OK."

"i had to bring back to dealership due to the tps light came on several times since i owned the car"

"The dealer reset the sensor in the tire rather than replacing it. Two weeks later, it went out again. This had happened at least once before. We were disappointed in service, so did not go back"

"Tire pressure warning light is intermittent"

"Rear calipers seize prematuely"

"The calipers on the rear brakes have frozen multiple times"

"Technician discovered rusted brake lines."

"Should have gone in for brakes earler"

"extremely loud metal on metal at 56000 miles"

"Brake linings completely worn out"

"Brake pads were wearing down. Had to get the brake pads and I believe brakes replaced, not sure"

"Replaced rear pads and rotors at 65000 miles. Found that Sonata is ,overall,very trouble free and reliable"

"Parking brake fail to release tow to shop"

"The brakes seem to be a weak spot with this car. Rarely does a year go by that some major brake work doesn't have to done."

"dealer did not cover spring maintenance in their normal maintenance checkups"

"brake pads wore out at 60000 miles"

"I was replacing the breaks every 6 months the dealer did not know why the breaks were so warn given the low number of miles driven"

"Replaced rear brakes pads for 2 Nd time. Front only once"

"Rusting of brakes causing premature replacement"

"Had to have the rotors replaced twice and they didn't find any specific reason it was wearing down prematurely."

"Lack of use caused the problem"

"The Hyundai mechanic showed me the wear, and we replaced (or did we simply even-out the wear? I think we replaced"

"Rust on rear rotors and calipers"

"Take the brakes for service; when done, they still squeak. Told that's the way the Sonata's go"

"Left front brake system made rubbing noise when braking even after new pads and rotor turned"

"I had to have them replaced in late 2014"

"Power steering return line and rack were leaking. Had to replace gear and linkage assembly, tubes, hoses"

"broken hydrulic line"

"Problem was not noticed by Hyundai service during routine inspection. Repairs were completed under extended warranty and required 5 days due to parts and had a rental car"

"The power steering was leaking and I was advised by two different mechanics to get it repaired. One replaced the power steering system. Works fine now. There were no driving problems before the replacement"

"Covered under previous account"

"Noticed a different feel to car before a trip out of town. When it was checked was told struts and tie rods needed replacing."

"A smooth ride overall, it's just that the springs could be a little stiffer when encountering large bumps or depressions in the highway."

"Required replacement!!"

"Struts went bad very quickly and suddenly, and even after replaced, ride is still not as smooth or quiet as it was before. Could be other suspension issues"

"Rack and pinion had a whining sound. Originally while car was under warranty they said it was normal. Just out of warranty (time) they said it needed replacing.It was eventually replaced under warranty"

"Was told this was problem by two mechanics but old time mechanic said it was not and car has been operating fine without new tie rods."