general problems of the 2009 Hyundai Sonata

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel suddenly became stiff and failed to turn in either direction. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that an appointment was scheduled with the dealer to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 10v426000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

Rear end of vehicle sways around as if driving on ice. Feels exactly like descriptions of issue with recall 13v354000. Hyundai says vehicle is not included in recall. Excessive play in rear end, and very noticeable burning smell coming from rear end after driving. Causing excessive wear of rear brakes and tires. Has caused rear brake hoses to fail. Occasionally brake pedal sinks to floor while driving in stop and go traffic. While traveling at highway speeds, vehicle feels as if a gust of wind could send it off the road. Need to do a ton of steering to keep the car going straight. Front end was aligned 25,000 miles ago.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph, the steering wheel was difficult to turn both left and right but mostly right. The vehicle was not taken to dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 149,000. Ak.

Power steering gets stiff and makes it hard to turn intermittently. I took it to dealership for them to charge me $145 just to say nothing is wrong.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. While driving approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel started to turn left and right independently and the traction control and electronic stability control warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, but did not power off the engine. The contact slowly drove to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crossmember was corroded and the rear driver side wheel almost detached. The vehicle was towed to suresky Hyundai (2 hatfield ln, goshen, NY 10924, (845) 294-5177) where it was diagnosed that the crossmember was corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

When starting the car, engine makes screeching loud noises mostly on cold cranks. The ignition switch by passes the alt position and starts the car. Makes loud noise like starter is not releasing.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. While the vehicle was stationary, the steering wheel and the ignition switch seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to tysinger Hyundai in hampton, virginia to be repaired, but the dealer could not find the cause of the failure. In addition, the dealer stated that a locksmith would need to unlock the ignition. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Vehicle sitting in drive way. Gear shift wont wont move,and ignition key won't turn to start engine . Seems to be a problem with ignition switch.

Steering is locking up in turns while turning on the highway! this is very dangerous! just called dealership & there was no recall on this however if you search steering problems on the internet it's a very known problem for these cars! something needs done!.

My light keeps coming on and off on the esc not sure why or what to do.

When running sometime the steering wheel will be hard to turn when turning left or right, I contacted Hyundai for this is part of the recall on all Hyundai Sonata built on December 2009. But Hyundai is telling me that it not cover by the recall on the steering wheel problem. What do I have to do to fixed this problem.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the failure had gotten progressively worse and became a frequent failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

When I went to start my car I could not start my car the key switch keeps locking and then the steering wheel will lock up when u are trying to get the key out and I was even pushing on the brake to get it to release the lock it took five minutes to finally to get the key to turn to start the car. I have had it one day where I could not turn the car off and the key was stuck in it and the dealer ship could not even get the car to shut off or get the key to turn it was also stuck in it . I'm worried about being somewhere where I can't start the car or the key stuck in it and it's locked up all together for good I've heard there been complaints about the same problem and if it's gonna be fixed or not.

Both of my 2009 Sonata's have/had the same problem. I gotten rid of 1 of them. Power steering goes out intermittently when turning. Dealer never documented but did put power steering fluid in. 2011 Sonata's did have a recall. Hyundai said out of warranty now as it has 117k miles. Both my 2009 Sonata's had the problem, I wife got rid of hers last year. Plese make Hyundai do the right thing. . . . Driving is unsafe with faulty steering.

My steering and brakes suddenly locked up. I had my kids in the car and lucky that it happened right by my house. No traffic. Even the suspension was affected. I immediately got kids out of the car and contacted my insurance to tow the car.

The steering goes in and out of power steering at slow to medium speeds from Aug 2014 to today.

The esc light has been going off intermittently in my vehicle for the past 2 weeks, causing the shifter to downshift instead of keep moving the car when I press the gas, and the gas pedal becomes unresponsive. This happened on the interstate (I-78) today, and I almost got into an accident in the middle lane. I researched the problem, and it seems there was a recall on previous Hyundai models, yet Hyundai has failed to address this issue in the 2009 Sonata. There needs to be a recall regarding this issue. It is very dangerous, and could be related to the crankshaft sensor or a number of things, but bottom line, it causes the car to become unresponsive while in motion, and the driver needs to pull over, shut off the car, and turn it on again for it to maybe work, maybe not. This is a horrible headache that needs to be addressed, and I am sure that I am not the only Sonata owner with this issue. . Read more...

In spite of following manufacturers guidelines for tire inflation and following proper rotation timetables and having the car aligned this car eats tires. I have replaced all four tires 5 different times in less than 100,000 miles. I purchase premium, name brand tires with a mileage rating of 60,000 miles. In 2011 I took my car in for alignment at a Hyundai dealership. They informed me that "all lower control arms, cam bolts and bushings seized due to rust; can't align properly. I had a platinum extended 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty through Hyundai. The dealership called to advise of the extended warranty. The adjuster came and inspected and "extended warranty denied coverage as rust was the cause, they will not pay for repairs. " the dealership argued that this is the northeastern part of the us and we have snow and the roads are salted in the winter. Dealership felt this should have been covered and tried again but coverage denied. As the owner I called the about the extended warranty and was also denied. Because correct alignment is not possible due to rust issues there is a handling/stability problem in the vehicle caused from rusted alignment components. I have followed proper scheduled maintenance but due to the propensity of rusting this Hyundai Sonata has deteriorated worse than comparable automobiles therefore causing a safety concern and a resulting loss of value. It is interesting to note that this car is exposed to northern salted roads minimally. I leave the north the first of January and head south and return in early April and have done so for the past 3 winters.