Door Latch problems of the 2010 Hyundai Sonata

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that all four door handles became fractured and separated from the doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,526.

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the exterior rear driver side door handle fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 80,000.

Cpsc:i1430249a. 2010 Hyundai Sonata. Consumer stated the internals of the door handles on the car are made of a brittle, inferior plastic instead of metal. The consumer stated the door handles could easily break off, leaving the occupants in the vehicle trapped, in the event of an emergency. Two of the door handles broke off in one day, on the consumers vehicle.

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. The contact attempted to open the driver's side rear door when the exterior door handle fractured in half. The contact also mentioned that the passenger's side door handle became completely detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,700. Updated 11/05/lj updated 11/08/2013 updated 11/13/lj.

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. While in park, the front driver side door failed to latch. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The front driver and rear passenger side door handles fractured from the outside. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door handles needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.