Hyundai Sonata

""Would need editing for punctuation to quote: Lemon 1st day. Cruise intermittently unavailable. Fixed by turning engine off then on again. Dealership replaced cruise power switch twice. Still same & told we need to see it (work in different city; couldnt get there before closing on Fri. after work). Stopped at a dealership along hwy route & left car running so service manager could drive car & directly observe issue & the fix: off/on. He wrote note for me on business card. Employee at MY dealership looked at card/note and asked, So, what do you want me to do about it? (very dismissive tone); I reiterated THEIR request to observe the problem, my difficulty getting to Kingston in time and Hyundai policy: any dealership service centre able to help. CRICKETS! Never fixed! Meanwhile, each time they replaced the switch they reported non-existent, major $$ problem: e.g. full brakes and rotors in dire condition. I drove to mechanic friend who observed pristine front brakes, slight wear on rear, all rotors fine. The cruise proved a minor problem vs what emerged over next many months: seized back right calliper that wore out brake pad. Im very easy on brakes (so say mechanics). I couldnt understand the wear, nor the jumpy manual clutch (turned out to be related) given I am seasoned on manual & easy on clutch. I refused to go to Kingston dealership due to dishonest, incompetent garage. Met with service manager in a Toronto dealership whose team identified calliper/brake problem and I opened a complaint ticket with Hyundai Canada. Very disappointing when they paid for calliper but not brake pad wear. Problem not solved. New calliper seizing again, but I went back to new dealership to deal with jumpy clutch asking manager for class A mechanic not factory trained technician given history of problems. Mechanic said I needed new fly wheel (100% wrong). Disgusted, I took car to trusted non-Hyundai mechanic to safety it while I bought used Toyota. When I returned for the Sonata my 80 yr old, class A, master mechanic had solved the calliper/brake/clutch issue: a kinked hydraulic line behind the back right wheel! Decided I would feel terrible selling SUCH a lemon and could do better re $$ to sell the Toyota third-hand. Totally done with Hyundai. Engine fineyesbut I was mistreated by the company & by dealership employees. I switched to Hyundai from Toyota on basis of CR car ratings of Hyundai performance, reliability, etcstudied reports 5 years prior. I got bitten! Still driving the Sonata because havent been in position to replace it. No A/C for 4 yrs now. I do know people who love their Hyundais. CR needs to start rating companies for garages & how they manage lemons. My car = built on a Friday pm. Even the FM radio on bitter cold winter mornings behaves like the cruise: no sound & fixed by turning car off/on. Cruise and radio = electronics, maybe broken wire or insulation. Kinked hydraulic line = utter incompetence and, likely, laziness.""

"Ignition key switch was engaging the starter when the car was already running"

""Actually, this problem happened 10 years ago. The starter just simply went and they replaced it.""

"Went to open the drivers door and the door handle came off the car."

"Read door handle on driver side is broken internally and has not been fixed."

"Rear left window does not go or up down. The motor has been replaced once already."

""It was resolved but it had a burning effect and fhat is why I brought it jn and it cost me over 3,000 dollars to fix it.""

"The brake line collapsed causing the pads to stay applied to the rotor. Rotor overheated above 250 degrees"

"Since 2020 (approx), I have experienced more trouble with premature failure with my brakes, calipers, rotors, pads than anything else. Every 2 years these and other breaking components had to be changed and these are very costly repairs. I did extensive online research and other 2009 owners have reported they were having the same severe issues for thir 2009-2011 cars. Hyundai has yet to recognize this recurring issue. That is the only major issue I have been dealing with with this car. Otherwise, i have been very satisfied with my car. I have been faithful with my maintenance schedule throughout the years."

"paint peeling off all over the car"

""Living in extreme temperatures, over the years the paint is peeling down to the primer. It continues to worsen every year.""

"The electric clutch on the compressor failed the compressor was still good"

""Doesn't cool as efficiently as expected, especially since compressor has been replace.""