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"Three of the four door handles fell off. It is such a problem, the dealers stock a (neutral gray) handle for replacement. I paid approximately $100 each for the replacement. Obviously there should have been a recall."

"Over time all four door handles came off when using normal pull to open."

"The door handles snap off. This is the fourth or fifth time it has happened. I think every handle has been replaced at least once now."

"The drivers side door handle has come off three times and the latest was 6 months ago. My wife drives the car so it is not like someone is constantly pulling hard on the handle. I think it is a design defect"

"The rear passenger exterior door handle broke"

"the outside plastic door handles break very easily"

"Exterior door handle broke off. Appears to be cheap plastic. Surprisingly expensive to fix/replace"

"Major issues with the plastic door handles breaking. I have had to replace 3 of the 4 handles. Manufacturer needs to make them out of a stronger material!"

"Handles have come off the doors, first one side then the other"

"The plastic door handles have a tendency to snap off. I have had this happen twice now before the warranty was even up"

"Windshield crack in very cold weather. Not sure if defect or simply unusual cold"

"handle broke off"

"The outside door handle broke off on the front passenger-side door. This door handle is made of plastic and just cracked in two pieces from normal use. It cost $100 to have a body shop replace it."

"Drivers door lock broke on outside then before I could get repaired the inside handle also broke $600.00 and 2 days later the dealer finally repaired. A royal pain as it was the second time the outside failed."

"More about door handles. Completely fell off in my hand both front and back door handles. NOT covered under the supposed bumper-to-bumper add'l warranty. And rarely does anyone ride in back seat."

"Warranty replaced both front door latches & handles: /two back door handles and windows malfunction and have not been addressed...$$$issues in family"

"Driver door handle broke. Fixed it myself with spares purchased online in about 15 minutes."

"Recently my driver's door handle broke completely off. This is now the 4th door handle that has broken off the car. As my door fob only works when it wants to, I was completely locked out of car at the time. It is unacceptable to me that a car door handle breaks off, especially with gentle wear and tear. Fixing the door handles involves getting new parts painted etc."

"2 door handles detached"

"During the second and fourth years, all four door handles fell off. The dealer "Autonation" acknowledged the door handles were defective. but I had to pay for all of them (approx. $150 each), and this past week one of the replaced ones fell off again."

"Defective door handles break off due to over-stressed plastics in handle. Hyundai does not acknowledge or cover the problem, but YouTube is full of videos on the subject. Car doors can't be opened externally. I replaced door handles on my own at my own expense"

"3 latches have broken off since purchasing the car. The design is faulty and needs improvement"

"indoor handle release broke"

"External Handles on both passenger and drivers fell apart and had to be replaced"

"4 door sedan. Passenger door front and right rear passenger door handles broke. First broke again, but the different part number from the first time, so I had to pay to repair again. I had bumper/bumper coverage, but had three deductibles of $100 each"

"All four door handles failed and required replacement"

"I have two exterior doors on my Sonata that have broken door handles. I am a single mom who very gently uses the car. The door handles both have broken in the same way on both doors--rendering opening the door from the outside impossible. Parts and labor to repair = $1,500 EACH. (yes I have gotten several quotes) Hyundai has never stocked the door handle parts in the stock color of my car so I will have to purchase the parts and get them painted. I think it's appalling that a car should br"

"Two door handles have broken off when attempting to open the doors. I have reported it to the NHTSA. A very serious issue."

"Door handle broke off."

"L (drivers side) latches on both doors have have quit drivers side had both latch and lock fail in the same week. Then the back door latch solenoid has failed n I haven't repaired yet."

"interior front passenger (rt.side) interior (of door) plastic part failed and door had to be unlocked/opened from outside and rear door latch (rt side) also broke(couldn't open from outside the vehicle..inside operation was ok"

"Passenger side exterior door handle came off. Interior door handle driver side silver peeled off leaving sharp edges"

"I had to replace six (6) door handles at different times. Replacement included diagnosis visit and part ordering/painting and second visit to install replacement. This happened six (6) times. Dealer says this is not a common problem and charged me"

"Exterior door latches have poor design and break frequently. Costly to repair since they are painted. Have had 2 break since owning the vehicle"

"Front passenger door handle and rear driver side door handle broke off car. The replacement part was $28 PLUS $100 for Paint and $110 for installation. This is a known problem with these year / model cars"

"All four door handles failed during the last year"

"In past 12 months, 2 outside door handles broke(total of 3 handles in past 24 months) of which 1 handle came completely off in my hands. 1 door couldn't be opened from the outside & other door couldn't be opened at all. Cost $200 each to fix"

"mirror housing cracked"

"The mirrors are not foldable and therefore break off on impact; this has happened on both sides more than once."

"You have to play with the control for the driver's back laying back or sitting up straighter. Afraid it will stop working completely."

"worked at the end of last summer. Tried it this year and it would not work. had a mechanic look at it and either take dash apart or seat out. Have done neither. I checked all fuses all good and passenger seat works great"

"The windows in my Hyundai Sonata work when they wan to. I never know when they will go up and or down when needed. In addition they have recently started opening and closing spontaneously. Not fun and definitely not safe!"

"Controls for windows had stopped working"

"The drivers side automatic down window down button has broken, but it still works. It just doesn't return to the normal position"

"Windshield crack in very cold weather, Feb 2015. Replaced by dealer; paid, not warranty"

"Rear brake cylinder started leaking. Drivers side rear cylinder was replaced and the passengers side cylinder was rebuilt."

"Caliper froze heating the wheel. Repaired the next day"

"The dealer took four technical trips to turn and finally had to replace rotors -"

"I complained of "clunking noise" from the rear brakes five months ago. It was diagnosed as brake pads moving in the mount. They lubed the calipers and that seemed to fix the noise complaint. But at my last routine service, four months later, I was informed I needed to have the rear pads replaced and caliphers serviced"

"the caliper on the rear passenger side seized and I had to replace both rear calipers, rotors, and brake pads"

"Caused brake to drag. Produced pad wear & heat"

"I think that the use of more caustic road chemicals in winter was a major factor in my brake failure"

"Passenger side rear wheel won't turn freely because of drag caused by calipers"

"Passenger side rear brake caliper froze, resulting in premature brake pad replacement"

"One of my rear calipers was sticking and braking became unreliable until I had it fixed"

"left rear caliper wouldn't release. replaced it and all ok"

"caliper seized"

"Right rear brake caliper seized, ruining the rotor and pad"

"the part failed had low brake peddle fixed under warenty"

"It was routine break wear but very expensive."

"The brakes were reported worn for 3 routine oil changes so I had them replaced"

"Needed to replace read brakes with a sticky caliper"

"Needed new rear brakes because of a seized caliper in March 2014 and the with rear brakes because of a seized caliper in October 2014"

"Front brake pads were worn thin"

"rear brakes worn out at 52000 miles"

"Required repair: Remove and replace parking brake shoes and hardware. Service actuators and backing plate. Adjust shoes and service cables"

"Won't fully engage, even when handle is pulled as far as possible"

"At this point. parking brake cable hangs up and will not fully release. I don't use it any more."

"rear brake wear sticking calipers"

"I feel like I'm constantly having my brakes fixed and they never quite stop squeeking."

"brakes wore down unevenly and rapidly. Have replaced caliper twice in 5 years and pads 5 times"

"Have replaced the calipers on all wheels rear two times. Replaced calipers on the rear and rebuilt the fronts. Replaced the brake lines to the calipers on the rear. Brake pads have been replaced four times"

"Had to replace rear pads at 14,100 miles and 22,000 miles"

"Have replaced brakes on my car 3 times"

"With both our Hyundais we have had to replace brakes more often than with previous makes of car. We feel the Hyundai brake components must be of inferior quality"

"after 85000 miles needed to be turned"

"Needed caliper replacement on both rear wheels, and rotor re-turning for right rear, at ~50,000 miles"

"Whenever the car sits for more than a week, rust on the rotors starts to become an issue. If it site for more than 3 weeks, the rotors may have to be replaced due to heavy rust."

"Had to replace rusted rear rotors at 14,100 miles and 22,000 miles"

"This was related to the caliper seizure"

"The rotor pads and brake pads were worn"

"Intermittent noise which sounds like brake pad wear indicator, but mechanic says pads are fine"

"noisiest, bounciest vehicle I have ever owned. Warranty is a fraud. Had 3 previous Hyundai's, but his is a lemon. They do not stand behind their cars and warranty. Service has been horrible"

"broken ac/heater vent happened 2 times"

"Center console cover and sun visor needed replacing"

"The paint on the side moldings and door handles is peeling, and very unattractive to look at. I have also noticed uneven fading of the color ( camel pearl) all over the body of car."

"All over the hood the original paint is spalling off and in large patches. On the rest of the body this problem does not exist."

"Paint fading on two expanding spots on the hood over the engine. Appears insulation under hood cover inadequate"

"I purchased my used car from Enterprise in 2011. It is white. When my mechanic went to replace something the VIN# indicated it had originally been green. After 6 years the paint along the bottom of the doors is cracked and the edges of the trunk lid are rusting"

"Paint peeling and just flies off"

"Paint flaking off on leading edges of hood and c pillars"

"White/Pearl paint, flaking off not caused from any damage. This started about 4 years ago."

"Stone chips that have peeled and become rust spots. Have tried to lessen the damage with touch up paint from the dealership but the paint colour does not match my car colour"

"Large sections of paint flew off the right side. Dealer service manager said it was from road chips . . . the whole quarter panel?"

"Paint has failed to hold up to routine elements: bird droppings, tree sap, etc., and has dulled with sun exposure"

"car paint showing rust spots where paint damaged by possible road objects"

"Paint pealing on hood"

"paint is peeling off door handle"

"Rust on RRQTR. Was there when I bought the car but this year I noticed that there are many rust bubbles close to the hole. Also rust starting on the LRQTR panel in the same place as the other side. Have noticed many other Sonatas on the road with the same problems"

"had to do some body work on the passenger side rear quarter panel last year. This year I can see that the driver's side is starting to go also. Rocker panels are good on both sides. Most of the remains rust free. Also I work at a car auction and see a lot of Sonatas coming in with the same rust spots. I'm currently looking to rid myself of this car."

"Rust occuring on both quarter panels. Passenger side is the worst.. Both are located next to the wheel. Rust also located on the inside of trunk lid. Lift trunk to full extent and look at the under side below license plate and you will find rust from one side to the other. However compared to some other makes mine is not that bad. Noticing that a lot of cars here are rusting prematurely, in my opinion."

"getting small number of rust spots on the hood and door and rear quarter panels."

"Stone chips rust RAPIDLY"