2014 Hyundai Sonata Cruise Control Problems

As I was pulling up to a gas pump, my car suddenly accelerated. Applied the brakes to stop but it kept accelerating. My choices were to hit the car in front of me or a snow bank. I chose the snow bank. Tons of damage to my car. Don’t have that info yet, though.

I was commuting home from work when suddenly there was smoke coming from under the hood and the vehicle completely stopped working in the middle of the road. It would not accelerate and I had to get help to move it into a parking lot. I had to get it towed to my home. The car will not start. If we turn the key to try to start it, the engine starts smoking.

January 29th my check engine light came on and I was not able to go no more than 40mph. there is a knocking noise coming from the engine. took it to autozone and the code was P1326. Now when I start it up it has a smoking smell to it and the knocking is getting louder. I have not driven my vehicle since January 29 2022 The knocking noise first started January 24th. I see there is a recall for this issue with other Hyundai vehicles but for some reason it is not showed for my vin. One Hyundai dealership told me they can not look at my vehicle until march1

ONCE MY SONATA HYBRID REACHED 105000 MILES IT HAS REFLECTED THE EXACT ISSUES OF THE OTHER 2.4L ENGINES. LOUD KNOCKING, LACK OF ACCELERATION ABOVE A CERTAIN RPM AND UNABLE TO GO ABOVE 60 MPH. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY SINCE IT SOUNDS LIKE A ROD IS ABOUT TO RIP THROUGH IT. THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON BUT ONLY WHEN TURNING. WE HAVE BEEN DENIED SINCE THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN CURRENT RECALLS. ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MILES AN HOUR IN SEVERE TRAFFIC CAR STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AND BLINK CHECK BRAKE. THEN IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR AND NEW MESSAGE WAS HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING DO NOT DRIVE. IF I WAS NOT ON THE END LANE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. MY KIDS AND PARTNER ARE TRAUMATIZED. VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOT LONG AFTER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON CHECKED MY OIL AND FOUND METAL FLAKES ON THE DIPSTICK CAR DIED STILL ROLLS OVER MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE

2014 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS DROPPED OFF TO NEARBY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR SCHEDULED RECALL APPOINTMENT CAMPAIGNS 180, 953, 160, 162, AND 946 ON 04/24/2019. DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATED TO ME ALL RECALL INSPECTIONS WERE MADE, AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS TO THE CAR WAS NEEDED AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM ON 04/24/2019. CAR WAS THEN PICKED UP THROUGH THE SALES DEPARTMENT AT MY EARLIEST CONVENIENCE ON 04/25/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00PM. AFTER DRIVING 9 MILES ON A 55MPH STREET, MY CAR LOST IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION/POWER CAUSING THE SPEED TO REDUCE WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED (WITNESS TO THIS IS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO DROVE ME TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP THE CAR, AND WAS CURRENTLY DRIVING BEHIND ME AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT). AFTER IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION/POWER (THE CAR WAS MOVING AT 55MPH), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY MOVED OFF THE ROAD, AND A BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED AFTER REMOVING MYSELF FROM THE VEHICLE. AS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNAVAILABLE, THE SALES DEPARTMENT FROM WHO GAVE ME MY CAR WE'RE UNABLE TO PROPERLY ASSIST ME WITH RECEIVING A TOW BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR FOR THE CARS INABILITY TO BE DRIVEN. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50PM, A TOW ARRIVED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HYUNDAI'S DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THE RECALL INSPECTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS WERE PERFORMED. DEALERSHIP APPROVED A RENTAL FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, YET UNAVAILABLE/UNABLE TO BE APPROVED UNTIL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RE-OPENED. CURRENTLY, THE DEALERSHIP HAS ME IN A RENTAL CAR THROUGH ENTERPRISE, COVERING THE COST EXCEPT FOR $1.00 A DAY (WHICH IS TO BE PAID BY ME). MORE SO, AS THIS IS NOT MY CAR, AN ADDITIONAL COVERAGE CHARGE OF $9.00 PER DAY WAS REQUIRED TO INSURE ME COVERAGE IN THE EVENT THE RENTAL IS INVOLVED IN AN UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT. AS OF 04/28/2019, I AM WAITING TO HEAR AN UPDATE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT MY CAR.

I WAS JUST ENTERING THE CITY SLOWING FROM A 55 MPH ZONE TO A 45 COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL, AS I SLOWED DOWN WITH MY FOOT STILL BREAKING THEN RELEASED THE BRAKE THE CRUISE TRIED TO REACTIVATE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE AGAIN AND RELEASED AND AGAIN THE CRUISE FEATURE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. I DID NOTICE THAT THE 'SET' LIGHT WAS OFF AS IT DOES WHEN YOU BRAKE BUT THE CRUISE WAS STILL TRYING TO SPEED UP WHEN BRAKE RELEASED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 95K MILES, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT AT WHICH TIME WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE IT WAS NOT TRYING TO SELF-ACTIVATE. ESPECIALLY COMING INTO CITY TRAFFIC THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS, LOST POWER, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOMAX HYUNDAI DEL CITY (4401 TINKER DIAGONAL ST, DEL CITY, OK 73115, PHONE NUMBER: (405) 606-4000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED SHE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO HYUNDAI DEL CITY. THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/26/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND ABOVE 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

HAD A NEAR DEATH INCIDENT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE CAR LOST TOTAL CONTROL, HYDRO-PLANED FROM THE 2ND TO LEFT LANE AND HIT THE CEMENT BARRICADE ON THE LEFT AND IN THE PROCESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED ALONG WITH THE BRAKES AND WITH THAT IMPACT, RICOCHETED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF A 4-LANE FREEWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. FREEWAY IS 280 S (SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE). LOCATION WAS PALO ALTO, JUST A FEW MILES AFTER SAND HILL RD EXIT (MENLO PARK) WHERE THE FREEWAY IS JUST STRAIGHT FOR MILES WITHOUT ANY STEEP CURVES. HAVE DRIVEN SO MANY OTHER BRANDS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS IN HEAVY RAIN ON THE SAME FREEWAY WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. THE CAR CANNOT HANDLE FREEWAY SPEEDS AND BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. COULD BE DEFECTIVE TIRES, THEIR TECHNOLOGY CONTROLLING THE WET TRACTION WHICH CAUSED HYDROPLANING ETC FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN PROXIMITY ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.

AS RPTD TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMER. (HMA) VIA CUST. CARE LINE & PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION RPT. VEHICLE: 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T SEDAN DETAILS OF INCIDENT: INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. PARKING SPOT: PERPENDICULAR PARKING (PARK BETWEEN PAINTED LINES) CURB, SHRUBBERY AND WALL IN FRONT OF SPOT (IN THAT ORDER). APPROACHED PARKING SPOT, TOWARD FRONT OF PARKING SPOT APPLIED BRAKE. UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD --- FELT LIKE IT WAS FLYING --- WENT FORWARD AND OVER THE CURB AND STOPPED IN THE SHRUBBERY BEFORE THE WALL (DID NOT HIT THE WALL). SEAT BELT PREVENTED INJURY (HEAD MOVEMENT ONLY). FYI, NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT (GIVEN SITUATION I WOULD NOT EXPECT DEPLOYMENT). AFTER LANDING IN SHRUBBERY, REVERSED VEHICLE OUT AND BACK INTO PARKING SPOT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE ALL FRONT END (BUMPER, FENDERS, HOOD, UNDER FRONT END, POSSIBLY ENGINE). THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. AUG 4, 2014: RPTD TO CUST. CARE. AUG 11, 2014: HMA RECEIVED COMPLETED PIR PACKET & VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. AUG 18, 2014: TOLD (BY SERVICE ADVISOR) VEHICLE PICKED UP FROM DEALER ON AUG 14, 2014 FOR 3RD PARTY ENGINEERING INSPECTION. HOWEVER, OWNER'S INSURER CONDUCTED CLAIMS EVALUATION ON AUG 15, 2014 AT SAME DEALER. AUG 20, 2014: 3RD PARTY INSPECTOR CALLED OWNER TRYING TO LOCATE VEHICLE. HYUNDAI CASE WORKER AND LOCAL SERVICE ADVISOR UNABLE TO LOCATE VEHICLE. AUG 25, 2014: 3RD PARTY INSPECTOR COMMITTED TO FIND CAR (ESTIMATED INSPECTION AND RELEASE DATE AUG 27, 2014). AUG 27, 2014: 3RD PARTY INSPECTOR FOUND CAR IN LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE LOT (VEHICLE WAS LOST' FOR 2 WEEKS). 3RD PARTY INSPECTION COMPLETED SEP 2, 2014 AND VEHICLE RELEASED FOR BODY WORK REPAIRS. 3RD PARTY INSPECTOR WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON FINDINGS OF INSPECTION, EXPECTED TURNAROUND OF HMA REVIEW IS AN ADDITIONAL 2 WEEKS. *TR