Hyundai Sonata

"The engine stopped in mid traffic and we had to coast to a gas station 3 lanes over. The car was towed and the engine had to be replaced. It was under warranty."

""I was well aware of possible connecting rod bearing failure and was always alert to symptoms of impending failure. The only problem I had was that it burned about a quart of oil every 500 miles. Gas mileage was fine. Despite having knock sensor installed as part of recall it did not alert me to impending failure and seemed to be running fine. At 99,000 miles While traveling on highway I needed to briefly accelerate hard and the engine stalled without warning. It restarted but continued to stall while traveling at low speed on highway. I got it into my driveway and it died. Had it owed to Hyundai dealer. They wanted to see receipts of ten years of oil changes, which I didnt have. I presented two years of receipts indicating the use of synthetic oil. That wasnt sufficient and I was told theyd examine the inner valve cover for signs of sludge build up which they said was a sign of lack of maintenance. They found none and the manufacturer agreed to replace the engine with a rebuilt engine. Ive since used the vehicle for 5000 miles without problems although I needed to replace an engine mount afterward and wish they could have caught that during the engine replacement. Dealer took about a month to get authorization to install rebuilt engine which was an unacceptable amount of time. The engine took about 3 says to install after authorization. Overall bad experience as I had to beg Hyundai to honor their warranty.""

"Engine seized at 105000 miles. Needed a new engine."

""electric power steering is terrible, replaced bushing twice. Steering is very clunky and seems to figth you at times!""

"I brought my car for service because of a clunking from the front end over bumps. I previously had tie rod ends replaced and sure enough one had to be replaced again. I got the car back and the noise was gone but the car consistently pulled left. Mechanic realigned. Still pulled left. Turns out power steering motor was steering car left and alignment was fine. Had motor replaced at substantial cost. Steering doesnt feel the same. Variable assist provides too much at low speed such as start up at a stop sign or red light into a turn but quickly regains appropriate assist once underway. Not fully satisfied with overall feel of steering."

"Front right spring broke for no apparent reason. Luckily able to still drive and no associated damage. Had to replace both front strut assemblies(Spring and Strut)"

"Starter and new battery"

"Door locks dont open when its hot"

""ignition switch anti-theft recall. Had to purchase steering wheel lock and, to prevent theft, have to use it after every use of the vehicle. The only real fix was for Hyundai to replace the ignition switch and the company never offered to do that.""