general problems of the 2015 Hyundai Sonata

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the panoramic sunroof detached from the vehicle. The hazard lights were activated, and the vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact attempted to close the cover and was able to close it halfway. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the failure reoccurred. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and attempted to close the cover, but the cover failed to close. The contact drove the vehicle while holding the sunroof cover with the other hand. The contact stated that the wind kept lifting the detached panoramic sunroof. The vehicle was taken to a collision center to reattach the panoramic sunroof. The employee removed the panoramic sunroof and placed the sunroof on the passenger seat. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v726000 (visibility). However, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving 47 mph, the sunroof started to detach from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull on the sunroof to prevent sunroof from separating from the vehicle. The contact pulled over safely on the side of the roadway and the vehicle was ten taken to an independent mechanic and the mechanic stated that the vehicle was experiencing a similar failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v726000 (visibility). The dealer was contacted, and the dealer stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 90,086.

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the panoramic sunroof detached from the roof of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the wind defector bonding had failed causing the failure. The contact was informed that the sunroof and assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v726000 (visibility). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 52,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, the sunroof wind deflector detached and blew off the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the wind deflector needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed by the dealer that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 16v726000 (visibility). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.