general problems of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata - part 2

41 problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2016 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2016 Sonata.

36 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 10/10/2016

I have a 2016 Hyundai Sonata limited with the ultimate package that has forward collision protection which is a wonderful thing if you are about to hit a concrete wall. However if you are flowing with traffic and have to slam on your breaks because the car in front of you does and then they start to go again, the Sonata thinks you are coming to a wall and sends you to a complete stop. This causes problems with the traffic behind you. I have almost been rear ended twice. I now disable it because I drive the DC beltway where people constantly slam their brakes. It's a great concept but definitely needs a lot of work before it is safe on our busy roads.

37 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 09/30/2016

Have a 2016 Hyundai Sonata limited with the ultimate package and was driving down the road at the approximate speed of 35mph with no vehicles in front nor behind me when the instrument panel started illuminating and beeping and the brakes abruptly slammed! had there been a car behind me it would have rear ended me. My daughter was in the passenger seat. This was at approximately 4500 miles. I took it to the dealership and no problems found.

38 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 07/21/2016

Emergency brake self engaged while entering roadway causing car to be immobile and smoke poured from rear of car. Was nearly t-boned then it suddenly accelerated.

39 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 06/27/2016

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Sonata. While driving 35 mph, automatic emergency braking (aeb) system engaged for no reason. As a result, the contact's vehicle was rear ended. When the aeb system engaged, a high pitched tone sounded and an aeb system indicator illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was no failure and was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,769.

40 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 02/19/2016

On February 19 2019 I was driving a car rental from hertz driving on the freeway in southern CA driving only 25 mph I crashed trying to avoid crashing into car in front of me kept putting on my breaks and the car would not stopped the breaks malfunction I tried to changing lane I still crashed I was going 25 mph the car was totaled bumper was plastic or fiber glass the air bag "exploded" not deployed. The plastic compartment where the airbags is stored, explode plastic became a jagged knife. It punctured a hole on my legs sliced other part of my legs when air bag explode some of the plastic was released and sliced my legs, air bag releases extreme smoke inside the car all you are inhaling is smoke. Air bag I was in and out of consciousness from smoke inhalation I became dehydrated throwing up trapped from the airbag that is pasted against the driver side door. The airbag when it explode becomes a death trapped!!! instead of saving peoples life the plastic material manufacture the air bag is a plastic material it sticks tightly against the door if you do not have any strength to try to peel off or pull the airbag off the door you become trapped. . . If the crash does not kill you the smoke inhalation and being trapped by the airbag will! when airbag it explodes the plastic compartment becomes a jagger knife the airbag releases extreme smoke after air bag explodes I was taken to emergency room I was given a technic shot behind airbag and plastic explode. When I got out the emergency room three days later I went to the tow place to take a look at the car and took video pictures and took pictures of the airbag jagged plastic that caused my injury. . Car rental is just worried about there car not me I almost died.

41 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 01/04/2016

I purchased my vehicle and felt like the brakes were pulling. It felt like the emergency brake was on but there was no indicator that it was on. The car was being driven at this point.



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