Other Fuel System Tank Assembly Problems of Hyundai Sonata - part 1

1. The car began to randomly stall and stop running. This happened while driving and it was extremely dangerous. Typically, the engine would restart after at least waiting 15 minutes. Any attempt to start the car before that time would fail. 2. When the stalls happened, the car acted as if it had run out of gas. The engine would simply stop running without warning, at intersections, on city streets, and on the freeway at high speed. It did not matter how full the gas tank was. 3. My brother and I diagnosed the problem as intermittent loss of fuel pressure. 4. My brother and I replaced the factory fuel pump, and to hour horror, when we unplugged the electrical connection/plug, one of the pins from the fuel pump came out with the plug/connector. 5. We inspected the fuel pump and discovered that parts of the electrical plug inside the fuel tank had become burned and melted. See image sany0135. Jpg === this is a safety defect - either the internal fuel pump electrical connections were faulty from the factory or the problem developed over time. There have been other recalls for this model of car for random engine stalls but this is a new and different cause. A dealer with a relatively inexpensive infrared camera could likely spot this problem with minimal vehicle disassembly. There was clearly a lot of heat concentrated in the area of the electrical connection to the fuel pump. We hope this report triggers a recall and prevents extremely dangerous random loss of engine power events, fires, or worse. Please recall all the vehicles that used that fuel pump for inspection before there is a disaster.

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Gas tank replaced three times and failed each installation (excess pressure)leaked gas with riders in car. I was a lyft driver . Yes car can be seen at maui Hyundai service dept 260 hana highway. Kahului, hi. 96732 car needs another gas tank and manager at service dept tells me there is only one gas tank available, the type we installed. Farmers insurance has seen photos of the bad gas tank. Service department was not aware of this gas tank issue. . . Told me you must have run over some debris (not true) Hyundai has received my complaint but not replied yet. Engine warning light came on went off came on took car to dealer for service.

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I can't put gas in the tank or it will leak out all over the ground.

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Every time I fill up my gas tank on my Sonata the dash board indicates that I have zero gas available this caused my check engine to come on its is a concern because I believe it can cause and accident on the road or the car can catch on fire this situation happens all the time when the car is in motion and when I start it as well.

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1) seatbelt latch will unlatch while driving. 2) the fule light indicator is never correct show empty all the time. Will go to full and back to empty while driving. 3) while fueling the pump will jump off before soon as gas starts going into tank. 4) struts are not working all 4 are out and down hitting the roads hard while driving. 5) paint is peeling off al th sides back panels while driving.

Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the fuel cover to her fuel tank would not open from pressing a button inside her vehicle. The emergerncy lever to open the fuel cover in the truck of the vehicle would also not work . The dealer ourisman Hyundai of bowie 2404 crain hwy, bowie, MD 20716 (866) 295-4674 had to pry the fuel cover off in order to get it opened. The dealer however could not fix the cover so it could close again properly. They stated that there was a button that fell off inside the opener that was causing the issue. The cover now does not open and the contact has to the cover the opening of the fuel tank with a piece of tape. The maufacturer had not been conbtacted yet. The failure mileage was 89,000. Tf.

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Door handles easily snapped off and sensor went out fuel tank. This happening on all cars I have 5 CO workers same vehicles all have same promblem this should be fixed we cant enter in rear of car without getting in front to open both back doors.

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Hello. My car started to get a very strong gas smell coming from the engine compartment so I made an appointment to the dealer to have them check it. The day of my appointment I could barely breath because the small of gas was so strong. I opened up the hood and I saw gas spilling all over my engine. I could not believe what I was looking at. If I had been driving my car would have caught fire. The main gas line from the tank was leaking most of the gas over the engine. The repair was over a thousand dollars. I think Hyundai should be held accountable. These defective gas lines are the reason why so many of these cars are catching fire.

I was driving 60 miles an hour on 15 s 930 am in the fast lane. Ok had a 3/4thba tank of gas when my car shook and then the speed declined rapidly. I put my hazards on and moved over basically glided to the side of the road. The car was dead. Lights and radio worked but nothing else. I had it towed to Hyundai hendersen. 4 recalls on the engine and it could have killed me if a car was behind me.

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I have a Hyundai tucson se plus 2. 0 liter has almost 21k miles. I started noticing an issue a few weeks ago where it will not accelerate from a stop or slow crawl. I've had some frightening situations where taking a left turn in an intersection there is delayed acceleration as much as 2-5 seconds with on-coming traffic. The problem is exacerbated with the ac on and undrivable unless I turn the ac off at the stoplight/stop sign. I've tried adding sea foam to a full tank of gas thinking it was dirty fuel-injectors, but no improvement. My brother has an identical car with 31k miles and called me today of having the same issue. The only common denominator is it has been hot (85-90 degrees) during the day. When the temperatures are lower in the morning, I do not notice the problem as much, but it remains sporadic. Also, I experienced the car shifting at unusual times. I recently had an oil change at the Hyundai dealer, and I mentioned the issue. They could investigate the problem for a price which I was not inclined to do, mainly if no code was triggered and it is under warranty. My brother is taking his tucson next week, and I will wait to see what comes of it. It is not a coincidence that two identical cars would experience the same issue at the same time. Having read several complaints on NHTSA and other forums, I believe this is an issue Hyundai is not addressing. If Hyundai can't fix this soon, I will turn the car in when I lease is up in a year.

The fuel gauge has stopped working correctly, it jumps all around in mileage. Have no idea how much is in the gas tank. Have to fill after I go 300 or so miles just to be safe. The fuel mileage indicator will go from high 360 to 47 miles left and everywhere in between, the car can be sitting at a stop light or moving, makes no difference.

Fuel smell coming from the vehicle when I fill to a full tank.

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The fuel gauge on the dash board stopped accurately showing how much fuel is in the tank. The tank may be full, but the gauge will show it as half full, or three-quarters full. Sometimes it changes mid-drive, and starts to go up. I can't trust the gauge anymore.

My fuel gauge is no longer reading the fuel level. I fill my tank to full and it tell me that I am empty. Fuel indicator comes on and fuel gauge goes up and down. I have to manually calculate and estimate how much fuel I have left. This is a common issue on Sonata's as there are many others reporting and is not a recall yet.

Gas tank will not normally accept gas and clicks off every 5 cents worth that is pumped. After 3 gallons and 15 minutes later, the tank spits out the gas. This problem is so chronic the attendants at costco gas told me many Sonatas have this issue. Recall or class action lawsuit?.

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The fuel level of the car isn't reading correctly on the dashboard. It is showing that my fuel level is empty at all times, when there is actually fuel in the car and it stays on that level the whole time. The distance to empty the tank is also blanked out and empty and doesn't provide any information. This occurs when the vehicle is driving and in motion.

I had to replace the driver & passenger door handles. Had to get switch to open gas tank repaired. When fueling car, pump continuesly stops when tank is not full.

Cars fuel tank has rusted thru causing emissions failures. Remedy is to replace fuel tank! $800-1200. 00.

The gas tank lever goes down as if I were sipping on the gasoline. This has been going on since I purchased the used vehicle around June or July 2018.

Airbag light is on, airbags are not working!! major safety concern! fuel tank inaccurate, fuel light always on.

1) gas tank never takes more than 15 gallons of gas when the gas tank was supposed to hold 18 gallons. One day the fuel computer showed the range as 15 miles and the gas tank still took only 15 gallons from the pump even when the car gets a mileage of more than 30 mpg. Also, the pump abruptly stops in between and I have to restart pumping the fuel. This is either a fuel guage problem showing the gas tank is nearly empty when its really not or a gas tank problem. Online research indicates that multiple people have this problem. 2) the adaptive cruise control is really jerky and slams the breaks suddenly and accelerates abruptly resulting in a very jerky ride.

While driving on the single lane toll lane of mopac expressway in austin texas during rush hour I ran out of fuel even though the fuel indicator showed approximately 1/4 tank of gas. I called 911. The firemen can vouch for the fuel gauge reading. I was lucky that no one was hurt from the incident. I contacted Hyundai and was told there was no recall on the fuel level sending unit. I believe this is a serious public safety issue.

Gas gauge goes from empty to full back to empty and it continues to do so. I have a full tank of gas and it says it's empty. The light comes on and even the check engine light comes on and goes away. It happens in park or while I'm driving. Streets or highway.

My fuel sending unit has failed. My "miles to empty" meter is never accurate or steady. It's always moving sporadically. I have to constantly keep my tank fill in fear of not knowing how much gas is actually in my car. Also, my airbag light is on. It just randomly came on when I was driving. I'm not sure if this has anything to do my seat belt or a faulty sensor. Both of these issues both happen when the vehicle is or isn't in motion.

I have the hyundia 2012 2. 0t. On 2 desperate occasions the car has filled up with gas fumes. I filled up the gas tank and started driving from las vegas to laughlin. It was over 105 degrees , which it is often in the desert areas. About 20 mins into the drive my wife asked me do you smell that it smells like gas again. We already had the car serviced for to other recalls. I said yes so we turned the air conditioner up . It got worse as we drove . Our eyesvstarted tearing up it was starting to get hard to breath so I pulled over and told my wife to get out and stand away from the car. I opened the his slowly to see if there was a leak or fire. There was none so we staed driving again and it proceeded to get worse we opened the sun roof and all the windows. Then we stopped in the city of searchlight to walk it off. Honest to god there was another newer Sonata 2014t parked next to us when we came out. He asked us how we like our car . I told him I love it but we were having gas fumes in the car. He said that he just left laughlin about 30 mins ago and that is the reason he pulled over. It happen to him a few times but it was to hard to breathe and his eyes started hurting. I said exactly. In was about 105 outside now. I called dealer ,abc Hyundai. They know about the problem ,it a gas exhaust ventilation problem. There is not a recall yet so I have to pay for it. I said what it's $135 to start. So I called both centennial Hyundai and las vegas Hyundai. They both know about the problem . First is it toxic ???? next when someone passes out or dies is that when a recall starts? one more thing that may be a recall due to safety if I lock my car doors with the remote then the rear passenger doesn't lock all the way . So I have to open the passenger behind the driver and manually lock it. This now triggers the passenger front to unlock.

Fumes in cab while driving causing burning nostrils, headache, bad taste in mouth, gagging and nausea. 2 different Hyundai dealer service departments have told me it is normal for the plastic gas tank to vent the fumes in hot weather to prevent the gas tank from exploding, and there is no repair for it. I don't know how it is safe for the driver to be breathing in those fumes. I have to park the car and get out so I can breathe. This is normally on days when the temperature is above 110 degrees, which is often in las vegas summers, and normally happens during city stop and go driving, but has also happened during highway driving. This happens with our 2009 Hyundai elantra under the same conditions, as well, but the fumes are not as strong.

Last year (2016) 2 months after I purchased my 2012 Hyundai Sonata my engine failed. I realized it was due to a recall on my car. I was not notified at time of purchase and car facts did not mention open recall. The dealer refused to pay or be involved in the fixing of the car or the rental. Even though I paid 2000 dollars out of pocket for an extended warranty. The Hyundai company completed the recall fix on my engine and my insurance company (state farm ) got the dealership to cover half the cost of the rental. This year (2017) almost exactly 1 year later I am driving 60 mph down the freeway and my engine fails once again. I had my car towed to the same merced Hyundai dealership hat "fixed" the problem last year. The problem is the fuel tank has metal debri in it from the time hey built the car and over time as it passed through your engine it breaks it down. The "fixed" the problem by replacing my engine block but not replacing he fuel tank so won't the problem just happen again? I am hoping they don't try to make me pay for it this time around. I would like to know my options for this situation and who needs to be held accountable.

The car suddenly turned 'off', lost propulsion and came to a stop in the middle of the road. The dashboard gas gauge showed approximately one quarter of a tank of gas but it turns out the tank was empty. The likely cause is a defective gauge in the gas tank.

I am a owner of a 2011 Hyundai Sonata and my fuel gage fluctuates showing at times I have gas and other times that I have no gas. My fuel tank only lets me put in no more than $10 at any time. I do not know any owners of the same make and model to compare this to.

The fuel gauge is not working properly from 2-3 months and I started noticing it by early June 2016. When gas is filled, it displays the full tank gauge. But after stopping at any place and then starting the car, the fuel gauge drops by few bars to half a tank. Next morning when I start my car to go to office it would show empty tank with gas light on but will correct itself to few bars to half a tank to full tank. I had visited Hyundai dealership on oct 12 2016 and they said its out of warranty by 62 days and my extended warranty of 100,000 miles only covers engine and transmission. They also said it will cost 750 plus $ to replace the "fule pump" to fix this issues. To avoid any empty gas situation I always rest my trip b to zero, after full tank.

Fuel gauge reading periodically sporadic. Says tank is about empty or much less than actual and moves around or changes to being ok. Has acted up several times over the last 6 months.

Took car to dealer for oil change, front brakes and check engine light. . . Was told tech wouldn't touch evap canister or purge valve because fuel lines were too corroded in the vicinity of the needed repair that they may fracture. . . This car is only 12 years old. . . Coincidently my mother-in-law had a 2004 Hyundai xg350l in which the fuel tank and fuel lines were corroded to the point that they were leaking and she had to replace the vehicle d/t the cost of repairs. . . I too am now faced with replacing my vehicle d/t high repair costs. . . I have driven many automobiles, of note a 1967 vw beetle (during the years 1997 thru 2002) in chicago with the snow and salt and never had issues with corrosion of any lines and I did all the work on that car! it was clean. . . What materials is Hyundai using for it's fuel lines and fuel tanks that they are corroding/rusting out. . . My car, the 2003 Hyundai Sonata was 100% garage kept!.

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At random times the fuel gauge will show the car is totally empty and the fuel warning light starts flashing even if the car has over half a tank. After sometime it might go back to normal. When flashing empty and I get gas, the tank will trigger the pump that it's full after only a couple of gallons and the gauge will show the tank is full. I have started resetting the trip odometer after each gas station visit, and making sure I don't go over 150 miles.

While pumping gas it appears to be full (when it is not even 3/4 full tank) gass spills or spurts out on floor and my feet. Very strong smell of fuel in cabin when proceed to driv and clears out after maybe 5-10 miles.

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The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Sonata. While attempting to refuel the vehicle, the fuel tank failed to accept the fuel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer nor an independent mechanic. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.