2010 Hyundai Sonata

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2016· STRUCTURE

  TODAY THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA IN SIX YEAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. STAY AWAY FROM THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

• 12/31/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  BACK REAR BRAKES HAVE NEEDED CONSTANT REPLACING SINCE THE FIRST REPLACEMENT IN 2013 AT 41,658 MILES---REAR PADS AND ROTARS. EIGHT MOS. LATER AT 48,900, REPLACED THE REAR ROTARS AND PADS AGAIN. TWO WEEKS LATER AT 49,247, REPLACED REAR LEFT FLEX BRAKE HOSE AND CALIPER, AND DEGLAZED PADS AND ROTARS. SIX MONTHS LATER AT 56,199, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL AND BINDING--REPLACED RIGHT REAR CALIPER, ROTAR, AND PADS. TODAY, DEC. 29, 2015, WITH MILEAGE AT 67,950, HAD TO FIX THE BACK LEFT BRAKES WHICH EMITTED A TERRIBLE BURNING SMELL WHEN USED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED, UNDER WARRANTY, THE WHOLE BACK SET OF BRAKES (ROTARS, CALIPERS, PADS). THE LUG NUTS AND STUDS WERE ALL SEIZED UP FROM THE HEAT OF THE LEFT REAR BRAKE FAILURE AND HAD TO BE FORCIBLY REMOVED AND REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE BACK REAR BRAKES OF THIS CAR, AND THESE BRAKE FAILURES SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE PUT ON THE BRAKES BETWEEN REPAIRS.

• 12/30/2013· STRUCTURE

  REAR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE JUST FELL OFF THE CAR WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE HANDLE ASSEMBLY. NEVER HAD THIS EVER HAPPEN IN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND I HAVE OWNED QUITE A FEW OLDER CARS. *TR

• 12/30/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. TOOK TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAY THE CALIPER IS WORKING UNEVEN AND CAUSING THE PAD TO BRAKE DOWN FASTER THAN NORMAL, IT WAS ON BARE MEDAL. COULD THIS BE THE CROSSBAR RECALL CAUSING THIS TO GET UNEVEN OR AN UNRELATED ITEM? THE OTHER SIDE STILL HAD 40% PAD ON IT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM TO ME. *TR

• 12/29/2015· STRUCTURE

  BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. BOTH HANDLES BROKE IN THE SAME PLACE WEEKS APART FROM EACH OTHER. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I WAS OPENING THE DOOR LIKE NORMAL WITH NO EXCESSIVE FORCE ON BOTH HANDLES. HOW CAN I GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN THE HANDLES BREAK OFF? ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CHILD LOCK IS ENGAGED. THE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. WILL HYUNDAI WAIT UNTIL CHILDREN DIE TO ACT ON THIS COMPLAINT?

• 12/28/2017· STRUCTURE

  "HANDLE ISSUE" MY VEHICLE HAS AROUND 74K MILES ON IT AND SO FAR EVERY HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF IN THE WINTER. AFTER THE FIRST HANDLE BROKE I WAS MORE CAREFUL DURING THE WINTER ON OPENING THE DOORS. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX.

• 12/28/2010· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO A SECOND LANE TO AVOID A VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO HER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING A STABILIZER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE CUOLD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT THE STABILIZER AND HE WAS UNABLE TO OVERRIDE THE DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

• 12/24/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CARS FUEL TANK HAS RUSTED THRU CAUSING EMISSIONS FAILURES. REMEDY IS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK! $800-1200.00

• 12/23/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. THE PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD IN THE LAST WEEK IS THAT THE REAR PASSENGER OUT SISE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I FIGURED THIS WAS SOMTHING THAT JUST SOMETIMES HAPPENS. I GOT ON THD INTERNET TO BUY A REPLACEMENT AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SO I THOUGHT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ANYONE IN THE CAR IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. NO ONE CAN GET IN THE CAR TO HELP IF THESE DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS TRYING TO RESCUE YOU. LAST NIGHT MY WIFE CAME HOME AND SAID THAT HER PASSENGER DOOR DID THE SAME THING. TWO DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF IN LESS THEN ONE WEEK. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 34000 MILES ON IT AND I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE HANDLES. MY WIFE HAS OUR GRAN CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK AT TIMES AND SINCE THESE CHILDREN OUR IN CAR SEATS ITS IMPERATIVE THAT IF SHE HAS AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY PEOPLE CAN GET IN THE CAR.

• 12/23/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  WE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS IN AUGUST 2013 AND NOW IN DECEMBER 2013 HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PAD STICKING. AFTER HEARING THE GRINDING NOISE AGAIN I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY ARE REPLACING THE ROTOR, PADS AND CALIPERS FOR FAILURE TO FUNCTION AT A COST OF $400. THE FRONT PADS WERE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. THESE ARE HYUNDAI OEM BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT REAR BRAKE ISSUES ON OTHER 2010 HYUNDAI VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE IN NEW YORK OVER THIS SAME ISSUE. I WANTED TO MAKE A REPORT AND POSSIBLY FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY PLANS FOR AN INVESTIGATION. HYUNDAI DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY PLANS TO RECALL SINCE THE ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE EXISTED ALONG TIME. THIS IS FAR FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND AT THE COST OF THE PURPOSED (BY HYUNDAI SERVICE) PERIODIC REMOVAL, CLEANING, AND LUBING OF THE BRAKE PADS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL ON ANY OTHER CAR AND I CANNOT SEE THIS A NON ISSUE. THAT IS NOT TO MENTION THE DANGER OF POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. IS HYUNDAI WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE FIRST? *TR

• 12/23/2013· STRUCTURE

  THE REAR DRIVER-SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE; THE PLASTIC USED TO ATTACH THE HANDLE TO THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE MECHANISM SIMPLY BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR -- NO DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE PRIOR TO THE HANDLE AND IT WAS NOT USED HARSHLY. THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE HAS BECOME VERY LOOSE AND THE PLASTIC ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR HANDLE APPEARS TO BE CRACKING. *TR

• 12/20/2025· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  Subject: Non-Collision Engine Compartment Fire - 2010 Hyundai Sonata (VIN: [XXX] ) ​"On dec 19 2025, my 2010 Hyundai Sonata suffered a sudden, non-collision fire that originated in the engine compartment. While there are currently no 'open' recalls on this VIN, I am formally reporting this incident as it matches the failure patterns documented in NHTSA Defect Petition DP18-003 regarding non-crash fires in Hyundai/Kia vehicles. ​Preliminary inspection of the damage shows characteristic signs of a manufacturer defect, specifically potentially related to a connecting rod bearing failure leading to an engine block puncture and oil ignition, or an electrical short in the ABS module—both of which have been subjects of major Hyundai fire investigations and class-action settlements (e.g., Engine II settlement) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 12/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) TURNS OFF RANDOMLY BY ITS SELF WHILE THE CAR ENGINE IS ON. PRESSING THE ESC BUTTON TO TURN ESC BACK ON DOES NOT WORK. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN TURNING IT BACK ON SOMETIMES TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE ESC IS OFF, THE BREAKING SYSTEM IS SEVERELY AFFECTED WHERE EVEN WITH A RELATIVELY LIGHT PRESS ON THE BRAKES CAN RESULT IN THE LOCKING OF THE TIRES. *TR

• 12/16/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THREE VEHICLES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/16/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND BOTH REAR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/16/2013· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  SONATA PULLING TO THE LEFT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. PERFORMED WHEEL ALIGNMENTS 7 MONTHS AGO, CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS MODEL HAS A FACTORY ALIGNMENT ISSUE. *TR

• 12/12/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE ESC LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OF AND THE ESC BUTTON DOES NOT DO ANYTHING. *TR

• 12/12/2013· STRUCTURE

  BOTH OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF OF THE DOORS WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, UNDER NORMAL USE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, MY WIFE'S 2010 SONATA HAD JUST OVER 78,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, JUST OVER THE 75000 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HANDLES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT MY BEST OPTION WOULD BE TO CONTACT HYUNDAI AMERICA TO SEEK A RESOLUTION. I DID THAT AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM. AFTER PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE COMPONENTS AND NONE WAS BEING CONSIDERED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE VEHICLE IF A RESCUE ATTEMPT HAD TO BE MADE. NOT TO MENTION THAT THIS IS A TERRIBLE INCONVENIENCE, SINCE WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HAVE TO FIND OTHER WAYS OF ACCESSING THE PASSENGER SEATS OTHER THAN WITH THE DOORS. THE HANDLES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC, AND I BELIEVE WOULD BE PRONE TO YET ANOTHER BREAKAGE IF REPLACED WITH FACTORY PARTS. THIS IN MY OPINION, IF FAULTY ENGINEERING AND WORKMANSHIP ON THE PART OF HYUNDAI. *TR

• 12/11/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY SON WAS RECENTLY IN TWO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING HYUNDAI SONATAS. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. IN THE FIRST ACCIDENT, HE WAS DRIVING A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. HE FELL ASLEEP DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND HIT A GUARDRAIL WITH THE LEFT FRONT PANEL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLAM INTO THE GUARDRAIL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LEFT SIDE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! FOUR DAYS AGO, WHILE DRIVING A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA, HE SLID ON WET PAVEMENT AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HE HIT A LARGE ROCK PROTRUDING FROM THE GROUND CAUSING THE CAR TO FLIP ONTO ITS ROOF. IT CONTINUED TO SLIDE DOWNHILL UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. AGAIN, NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED! BY THE GRACE OF GOD MY SON WALKED AWAY FROM BOTH ACCIDENTS WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. I AM CONCERNED THAT BOTH THESE VEHICLES HAVE SIGNIFICANT AIRBAG PROTECTION BUT WHEN IT WAS NEEDED, THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY AS MY SON WAS.

• 12/10/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE IN A YEAR HAS BROKEN. EARLIER THIS YEAR, MY DRIVERS REAR AND PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLES BOTH BROKE IN A WEEKS TIME. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD WAS BECAUSE HYUNDAI DIDNY RECOGNIZE IT AS A SAFETY RECALL. I CONTACTED CORPORATE, WHO AGREED TO REPLACE THE TWO. LAST WEEK MY DRIVERS FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. LUCKILY I AM PHYSICALLY ABLE TO CRAWL ACROSS THE PASSENGER SEAT AS I WASN'T AT HOME AND NEEDED TO GET INTO MY CAR. I ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED CORPORATE WHO TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NORMAL WEAR AND YEAR, AND THEY ALREADY GAVE ME TWO "GOOD WILL" FIXES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 105K MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE 3 BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. RESEARCHING ONLINE, MANY OTHERS HAVE FACED THIS ISSUE. THE FACT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED IT WAS AN ISSUE AS WELL LET'S ME KNOW I'M NOT ALONE. THE COST FOR A HANDLE AND TO GET IT PAINTED WILL BE OVER $200. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, I WOULD BE TRAPPED IN MY SEAT SINCE A RESCUER COULD NOT OPEN MY DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE

• 12/10/2014· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE OCCURRENCES WHERE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE COME OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOORS. I FIXED TWO OF THEM AT MY OWN COST AND NOW HAVE TO REPAIR A 3RD. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT A RECALL AND THEY SAY THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ENOUGH INCIDENCES OF THIS TO RECALL IT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AGAIN AND THEY SENT ME A FORM LETTER RESPONSE THAT THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT. I AM AMAZED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE DOOR HANDLES. IF YOU SEARCH YOUR DATA BASE OF COMPLAINTS, I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE. THERE RESPONSE: DEAR [XXX]: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. WE ARE SORRY TO LEARN OF YOUR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE HANDLES ON YOUR 2010 SONATA. YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR PRIORITY AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH US. WE TRY TO DESIGN AND EQUIP ALL OF OUR MODELS WITH MATERIALS AND FEATURES THAT WILL APPEAL TO OUR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT ARE EVALUATED DURING VEHICLE DESIGN AND PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE DEMAND, SAFETY, DURABILITY, EFFICIENCY, COMFORT, CONVENIENCE AND AESTHETICS. WE ARE SOMETIMES UNABLE TO PRODUCE AN AUTOMOBILE WITH THE FEATURES AND MATERIAL THAT WILL SATISFY OR APPEAL TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS MY RESPONSE BACK YOUR COMMENTS ARE HOLLOW AND WITHOUT ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE QUALITY OF YOUR PARTS. "WE ARE SOMETIMES UNABLE TO PRODUCE AN AUTOMOBILE WITH THE FEATURES AND MATERIAL THAT WILL SATISFY OR APPEAL TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS" I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE DOOR HANDLES FALLING OFF OF A CAR IS A "FEATURE". IS THAT A STANDARD FEATURE OR AN UPGRADE? I AM SORRY BUT I WILL BE FORCED TO COMMUNICATE MY DISSATISFACTION TO ALL THAT WILL LISTEN. YOU OFFER NO VALUE WITH YOUR WORDS AND NO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/10/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I WAS SENT A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM HYUNDAI STATING THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THIS HAPPENS TO ME CONTINUOUSLY. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHEN I WAS VACATIONING IN CHICAGO, AS I THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR, AND THAT I MIGHT BE IN A DANGEROUS ROAD SITUATION. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD FIND NOTHING, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I HAVE ASKED HYUNDAI TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS SINCE IT TURNS OUT TO BE A MALFUNCTION, THAT CAUSED ME TO SPEND MONEY TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE. THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME, EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT IT IS A MALFUNCTION ON THEIR PART...BUT I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS UNTIL 4 MONTHS AFTER BEING CHARGED TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. *TR

• 12/09/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DIED. I RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR JERKED A BIT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF BUT THE ESC LIGHT OFF STAYED ON. AFTER SHUTTING OFF I STARTED IT THE NEXT DAY AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF THEN AFTER A WHILE CAME BACK ON. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO TAKE TO DEALER TO TRY SOMETHING TO SEE IF IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. BRAKES JERKY WHEN APPLIED.

• 12/08/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN MY CAR IS BEING SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME LIKE MORE THAN TWO HOURS AND WHEN I START DRIVING AND I HAVE TO BREAK OR REDUCE SPEED FEELS KIND OF ROUGH OR HARD TO BREAK BUT AFTER A WHILE DRIVING START BRAKING LIKE NORMAL I THINK IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT START DOING IT AFTER I TOOK THE CAR TO UNIVERSAL HYUNDAI IN ORLANDO THEY RECOMMENDED NEW BRAKE PAD IN REAR AND TIRES I REPLACE THEM BUT CAR STILL DOING IT ALSO THE DEALER SAID THATS NOT IN THE RECALL I DO HAVE THE DOCUMENTS WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

• 12/05/2019· STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  DOOR HANDLES EASILY SNAPPED OFF AND SENSOR WENT OUT FUEL TANK. THIS HAPPENING ON ALL CARS I HAVE 5 CO WORKERS SAME VEHICLES ALL HAVE SAME PROMBLEM THIS SHOULD BE FIXED WE CANT ENTER IN REAR OF CAR WITHOUT GETTING IN FRONT TO OPEN BOTH BACK DOORS

• 12/05/2015· STRUCTURE

  OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES JUST FALL OFF. MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES BOTH CAME OFF WITH BARELY TOUCHING THEM.

• 12/04/2015· STRUCTURE

  BOTH HANDLES ON THE REAR DOORS CAME OFF WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD WITHOUT ANY EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT OR ABUSE. IN BOTH CASES THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK. ATTACHED ARE PHOTOS OF BOTH DOOR HANDLE LOCATIONS, ONE SIDE WITHOUT THE HANDLE (DRIVER'S SIDE) & THE SECOND WITH THE HANDLE HELD IN PLACE WITH DUCT TAPE (PASSENGER SIDE). NEITHER DOOR IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, RENDERING IT UNFIT TO TRANSPORT ANY PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT. REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS, THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE (IN AN EMERGENCY, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE TO REMOVE EITHER THE DRIVER OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER THROUGH THE REAR DOORS.) THE THIRD PHOTO SHOWS THE CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 49,205, WHICH IS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES MORE THAN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER.

• 12/04/2014· STRUCTURE

  IN NOVEMBER 2012, HYUNDAI OF AUBURN REPLACED MY DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR HANDLE AFTER IT HAD COME OFF. IN NOVEMBER 2014, CAPITOL HYUNDAI (MONTGOMERY) REPLACED MY PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE DOOR HANDLE AFTER IT HAD COME OFF. IN EACH INSTANCE, THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH PAPERWORK DOCUMENTING THAT THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE. *TR

• 12/02/2015· AIR BAGS

  AT 2014 -CRASH THE AIR BACK WAS NEVER DEPLOYED IT WAS NEXT TO RED LGHT AND I WAS IMPACT IN THE TRUNK WITH JEEP WRANGLER AND IMPULSED TO 90'S MERCURY AT FRONT THREE VEHCULOS WAS INVOLVED AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE I HAVE CERVICAL INJURE THAT MAKE PINTCH NERVES AND DESEASE THAT IS VERY PAINFULLY NOW I'M UNDER PILLS AND QUIROPRACTOR SERVICES

• 12/02/2015· STRUCTURE

  ALL FOUR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF OR ARE NOT FUNCTIONING LEAVING THE ONLY WAY INTO THE CAR IS TO LEAVE WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR CRAWL THROUGH THE TRUNK OF THE CAR TO OPEN DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. ALL HANDLES BROKE WHEN THE DOOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WERE BROKEN DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES.

• 12/02/2014· STRUCTURE

  THE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. *JS

• 12/01/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ALL BUT ONE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE DRIVER SIDE JUST BROKE AND ITS A SAFETY HAZARD.

• 11/30/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  The plastic housing of the brake lights have turned black. I'm on my second set that I got at wrecking yard. The plastic doesn't hold up to the heat of the tail/brake light. I saw other cars like mine with same problem at the wrecking yard. And my ground wire to my radiator fan burned out as well during COVID. I think Hyundai used cheap plastic that can't hold up to the heat. My dash cracked really bad as well. All over. I saw the same cracked dashes of other car in wrecking yards. They know they had a plastic defect and they changed body styles the next year. My door handles brake off in my hands and the a/c vent broke twice. They have hazzard car because all of this happened early when I purchased the car. And my car has Hyundai and Kia parts old body style 2010 bought end of 2009. Theta 2 engine. All of the recalls but they leave my car out. And that stop brake switch light has broken so many times. Replaced free only 1 time by dealership. Other times I had to pay for. Cheap plastic. If I need repair by dealership , I have to leave car on their lot for 6weeks for them to look at. Not appointment. Leave my car on lot until it's my cars turn. And my car just quit running once while driving in my apartment complex. It also quit running driving down the highway.. everything shutting off and lights turned on dash. The battery light was on first, then the check engine , abs, and all lights coming on. I tried to turn on my hazards but everything was failing. I was lucky I wasn't hit by other highway traffic. My headlights went off or really dim. I was allowed to drive really slow to a roach hotel just there on interstate. I was told it was my alternator. But I think it was something else that caused failure. I did have my car professionally washed, that day. (Hardly do that). And the week before it was at Hyundai shop for retinting of windows which my battery was dead in their dusty lot when pickup. That brake light switch lamp stopper was broken and laying in floor l

• 11/30/2013· STRUCTURE

  I OWN A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW. SINCE JULY 2013, I HAVE HAD 3 DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF IN MY HAND. I AM A SINGLE PERSON, THAT DOES NOT HAVE CONTINUOUS USE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR HANDLES OR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE ONE DOOR HANDLE LEFT ON MY CAR, WHICH IS THE DRIVER SIDE AND VERY WORRIED IF THIS FALLS OFF, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. IF I HAD ANYONE IN MY VEHICLE AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE RESCUE ATTENDANT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN GETTING PEOPLE OUT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AND THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE OF MILEAGE, I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR HANDLES. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT OF THE DOOR HANDLES AND A SAFETY ISSUE, HYUNDAI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

• 11/29/2013· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH APPROXIMATELY 77,000 MILES ON IT. MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF TODAY, 11/29/13. THIS IS THE 2ND ONE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS THAT HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF WHEN SOMEONE TRIED TO OPEN IT. THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS AND USE. THE HANDLES ONLY HAVE PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING THEM ON. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND RECALL AS IT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING. THE DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $250 TO REPLACE IT WITH ONE THAT WAS PAINTED TO MATCH MY CAR. *TR

• 11/27/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

• 11/27/2013· STRUCTURE

  RIGHT FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE STANDING STILL UNDER NORMAL USE WHEN MY 15-YEAR OLD SON OPENED IT. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AS 60K HAD PASSED AND DEALER WOULD NOT COVER. I HAD DEALER REPLACE HANDLE. FIVE MONTHS LATER, LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN MY 13-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OPENED IT WHILE GETTING IN CAR. BOTH EVENTS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL USE BUT STANDING STILL. THIS COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT CAUSES THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. I CONTEND THAT THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THAT THE DOOR HANDLE IS NOT DESIGNED STURDY ENOUGH (IT IS PLASTIC), AND HYUNDAI SHOULD FIX AND RECALL. *TR

• 11/25/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES BECAME BECAME DISENGAGED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 11/23/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V317000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), 09V171000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), AND 10V070000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/23/2013· STRUCTURE

  I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE DOOR HANDLES ON HYUNDAI VEHICLES. I DRIVE A HYUNDAI SONATA AND HAVE HAD THE DOOR HANDLE BREAK OFF THREE SEPARATE TIMES IN MY HAND. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO GET FIXED, I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, THEY REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME STYLE HANDLE AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. MY CONCERN WITH THIS, BESIDES THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE COMPANY, IS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD IN A CARSEAT IN MY CAR WITH ME ALMOST ALWAYS. IF THE DOOR HANDLES CONTINUE TO BREAK OFF, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO ENTER THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND SHE IS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN HER CARSEAT. *TR

• 11/22/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

• 11/21/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 22 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED HEAVILY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

• 11/21/2013· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF- NO ACCIDENT OR OUTSIDE IMPACT. *TR

• 11/19/2017· STRUCTURE

  THREE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE COME OFF IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. TWO CAME OFF IN PASSENGER'S HANDS (GENTLE PULL) AND ONE FELL OFF THE CAR AT UNKNOWN TIME. THE CAR HAD ONLY ABOUT 62,500 MILES ON IT WHEN THE LAST ONE CAME OFF.

• 11/19/2014· STRUCTURE

  DOOR HANDLE (EXTERIOR-FRONT PASSENGER) BROKEN LINKAGE; WON'T OPEN DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND HANDLE THAT HAS FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE LINKAGE. *TR

• 11/19/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HAD EXHIBITED STALLING FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,500.

• 11/19/2013· STRUCTURE

  I WENT TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF. APPEARS TO BE BROKEN SINCE I'M BEING TOLD BY HYUNDAI GURNEE SERVICE THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/18/2014· STRUCTURE

  REAR DRIVE SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. THE DOOR WAS NOT BEING OPENED, IT JUST FELL OFF ON TO GARAGE FLOOR. WE HAVE NO KIDS AND THIS DOOR GETS USED ONLY OCCASIONALLY. THE FAILURE IS IN THE AREA OF THE PART THAT HAS AN EXTENDED HOOK WHICH PULLS THE INTERNAL DOOR LATCH TO RELEASE THE DOOR LOCK. THE POINT OF FAILURE IS A CLEAN SHEARED SURFACE APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY ALONG THIS EXTENDED HOOD FEATURE. MICROSCOPIC EXAM OF THE FAILURE INTERFACE INDICATES APPROXIMATELY 50% WELD/KNIT LINES OBSERVED OVER THE CROSS-SECTION. STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT RELATED TO INJECTION MOLDING. DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT USING SOME TOOL WORK AROUND AND DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS THIS CAN RESULT IN A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

• 11/18/2014· STRUCTURE

  WENT TO OPEN DOOR AND HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND. I DIDN'T EVEN PULL VERY HARD AND DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING CRACK OR BREAK. *TR

• 11/17/2025· STRUCTURE

  External Handles made of plastic continue to break and do not allow access to open car doors