Brake Grinding Noise problems of the 2007 Hyundai Sonata

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. The contact heard a noise at the front end of the vehicle while braking, but thought it would be temporary because the vehicle was new. However on October 6, 2010, he heard a loud metal grinding noise. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000 and the current mileage was approximately 23,000.

While driving down the freeway, car pulled to the left. It is still doing it to this day. Had to take the car back to the dealer after the dealer did a brake job at 77000 miles. Had to argue with the dealership to redo the rotors after paying money for a complete brake job. The dealership finally agreed to redo the job after a long argument. I am still having problems with brakes today. When making a right turn, can hear grinding noises. When backing up and coming to a complete stop, can hear grinding noises. I have had this car in for brake service many times. I hear noises from the back and front suspension that has been going on since 2009. After having the dealership change every gasket in the car because of leakage, I have been hearing tapping noises in the car, reported it to Hyundai motor, but they have ignored this. When I called the dealership after they fixed the gaskets, the gaskets leaked again and they said it was not their problem. This car is junk and it needs to be taken off of the road. Corey and david hagood.

I heard high pitched noise from rear while driving 2007 Sonata GLS. I found that the rear wheels were extremely hot. I was afraid the tires will catch fire due to the heat. I took it to the dealer in southfield michigan. The manager said that it would cost me $300 to replace rear pads and they were not covered under warranty. Rear brake pads essentially were 95% worn out. Front brake pads were minimally worn during this time period and were ok. I got them replaced at "napa complete car care center" for $176 in oct 19, 2009 when it had 17,513 miles on it. At 40,042 miles while driving from detroit to milwaukee, I heard dreadful grinding noise. At "car-x auto service" in milwaukee they found the same problem with rear pads while front pads were ok. One rear pad was almost bare and others were more than 95% gone. I spent another $350 and this time the rotors also have to be replaced. There is definitely a design flaw and it is a safety issue due to heat which can cause tire fire. It seems the rear pads stop moving freely after certain pad wear. It could be too much hydraulic oil pressure in the rear brake lines or there is some defects due to abs system. Hyundai must own this problem and fix this issue for good. Environment al (salt, water etc) effect is the same for both front and rear brakes. Front brakes do not need any adjustment or lubrication and they are ok. Why would only rear brakes need cleaning and lubrication at every 5000 miles as suggested by the dealer? in my driving for 40 years I have never seen this issue in any of the other vehicles I drove. On checking internet discussion boards I found that this issue is common and Hyundai is not doing anything. This is not fair at all while consumers are holding the bag with perpetual expensive repairs and fear of being stranded and tire catching fire.

I have a Hyundai Sonata 07 which has 27k miles on. Few days ago I heard grinding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle when stopping and when going from a stop. I took the car to the dealership and they said that this is a problem with the Sonatas because of the way the break pads are put in and left with almost no room in the holders (I'm not sure what was the name of the part that holds the pads). I'm about to have the pads replaced and I'll save them for you but I've had other vehicles and never had that problem and nobody I asked had to change their breaks after 27k miles. I believe that this is a safety issue and that is why I'm writhing this complain and it is issue due to either bad parts or bad design.

My 2007 Hyundai Sonata was taken to the dealer due to grinding noise occurring at approximately 25,450 miles. They said I needed a brake job and that the left rear brake was bad and rotor had to be resurfaced. No chirping warning tones had preceded the grinding noise. They refused to cover it, saying it was normal wear. I had a brake check done at my last oil change (the next one was not due for another month time-wise, longer than that mileage-wise) and was told that there was 40-60% of good wear left on all of the pads. I also complained that the steering had been feeling loose for the past few days. They could not find anything wrong with the steering but that still feels loose. And even after the brake job (driver side rear brake was the main culprit), the brakes are not as firm as they were about 8 days before the dealer visit that was scheduled. Their appointment book was full for the four days preceding my appointment. We happened to be talking to a salesman and he mentioned that all of the 2007 Sonatas they had on lease returns had the same brake problem. If you search the internet, you will find many frustrated consumers with the same problem. I believe this is a design flaw or a manufacturing defect. I believe that Hyundai is aware of the issue, but refuses to take responsibility while the consumers are left holding the bag and their cars become unsafe to drive. I did 4 months of researching before I bought this car, and had I known this would be an issue, I would not have purchased it.

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact noticed that the rear brakes made a grinding noise whenever they were applied or while the vehicle was in motion. The dealer stated that this was normal wear of the disc pads. The contact was going to have the vehicle repaired by another mechanic, until he conducted research online and found other complaints for this same failure. He will wait to see what will happen with this investigation. The dealer stated that they would call him back with information on the vehicle, but they have not yet returned his call. The failure has been occurring for a while and the brakes have a strange odor. The failure and current mileages were 21,000. Updated 07/28/09 the consumer stted the pads and calipers were replaced and lubricated. Updated 07/30/09.

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. While driving at an unknown speed and attempting to make a stop, the contact heard a grinding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The stopping distance increased. The contact removed the rear driver's side tire and noticed that the rotors were caked with rust. The rear driver's side brake pads were worn out prematurely. The pads were so corroded that they were grinding into the rotor. The dealer stated that the warranty would not cover the repairs. The manufacturer advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. No repairs have been made. The current and failure mileages were less than 16,000.