CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2011 Sonata has a seriously defective engine that seizes without warning. It was awarded the dubious honor of being the first CarTalk / CarComplaints Turd of the Week in late September 2015.

A class action lawsuit was filed in May 2015 against Hyundai that claims the 2.4L Sonata engine is defective. More info here.

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$3,000
Average Mileage:
75,450 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. repair transmission (1 reports)
2011 Hyundai Sonata transmission problems

transmission problem

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2011 Hyundai Sonata Owner Comments

problem #1

Dec 272017

Sonata Limited

  • Automatic transmission
  • 75,413 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

gear shift, engine revving but no power to wheels

worst experience with Hyundai. This morning suddenly transmission stop when started the car in the morning. Yesterday it was perfectly fine.

Hyundai service provider charging around 3000 usd including labor charge.

- Jitendra T., Grand Forks, ND, US

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