Hyundai Sonata Owners & Lessees In New York File Class Action Lawsuit Against Hyundai Over Allegedly Defective Brakes.
A class action lawsuit has reportedly been filed against Hyundai Motor America (“Hyundai” or “Defendant”) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Westchester (captioned Karen Marshall, Paul Flannery and Darrell R. White v. Hyundai Motor America, Case No. 53222/2012) alleging, among other things, that model year 2006 through 2010 Hyundai Sonatas are equipped with defective brakes and that the Hyundai Sonatas manifest squealing and premature deterioration of the brake rotors and pads and sticking of calipers when the brake pedal is applied, which allegedly can lead to complete failure of the braking system, according to the Hyundai Sonata Brake Pad, Rotor & Caliper class action lawsuit complaint.
The Hyundai Sonata Brake Pad, Rotor & Caliper class action lawsuit is reportedly brought on behalf of a proposed class consisting of the following persons:
All persons who are or were at the time of purchase or lease, a citizen of the State of New York, who purchased and/or leased a 2006 to 2010 Sonata automobile.
The Hyundai Sonata Brake Pad, Rotor & Caliper class action lawsuit complaint reportedly asserts claims for, among other things, alleged breach of contract, unjust enrichment, deceptive trade practices, breach of express warranty and breach of implied warranty of merchantability and declaratory relief.
The Hyundai Sonata Brake Pad, Rotor & Caliper class action lawsuit complaint reportedly seeks, among other things, a declaration that the remedial work necessary to correct the allegedly defective brakes is covered by the Basic Warranty, compensatory damages, restitution, treble damages, pre-judgment interest, post-judgment interest and attorneys’ fees and costs.
If You Have Thoughts On The Hyundai Sonata Brake Pad, Rotor & Caliper Class Action Lawsuit, Share Your Hyundai Sonata Class Action Comments Below.
I’ve had the breaks fixed at I believe 83,000 miles and even after having them fixed I still got the grinding noise coming from the front breaks when breaking. I still experience this problem at 94,000 miles and did this morning while driving in the snow. It only seems to happen when I drive through snow never does this seem to happen when it’s raining or on a sunny day. I only seem to experience this during the winter months of the year!
I have a 2010 Sonata with 87000 miles and have replaced the pads three times. Rotors have been turned and replaced twice. Calipers have been replaced front and rear once. Brake line to caliper on rear has been replaced. Front calipers have been repaired once due to rust on the pistons.
I have a 2009 Hyundai Sonata and replaced the rear calipers on 3/27/12 at 65,140 miles. I then had to replace them on 6/16/2014 at 118,010 miles. Since the car was out of warranty the dealer wouldn’t cover, so I took to an independent that we trust. They are now sticking again 5/11/2015 at 139,080 miles. This is insane. Love the car, but will reconsider buying another one due to these issues. Just spoke to Hyundai and there are no recalls for the calipers and my vehicle is out of warranty at this point.
Is there any way we the Hyundai Sonata owners can get any help from the class action law suits filed in the US.
I still have brake problems with Sonata. I have to take my car every year to the dealer to check and clean the brakes, which cost about $150.00 each check.
2008 Hyundai Sonata w/ 84000 miles. Just had brake pads replaced for the 3rd time a few months ago (rotors haven’t been replaced yet, but they’re at the minimum.. so next time). The rear rear passenger side caliper started sticking recently, and ate through the brake pad in less than 6000 miles. Had to pay to have the rear calipers replaced.
I HAD THE BREAKS DONE WITHIN THE YEAR – AND THE SOUND IS BACK. THE CAR IS A 2009 AND BARELY 41,000 ON IT. I’VE GONE TO THREE OR FOUR PLACES TO INQUIRE AND GOT AS MANY EXPLANATIONS. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 2020 BUT I DON’T THINK BREAK ROTORS ARE COVERED.
My 2009 Sonata has 63K on it. Right now the rear brakes are making squeaking noise. Took to the dealership and they told it is a sticky caliper. The same issue has happened last year (2014) at around 53K, replaced the calipers, brakes and rotors. Replaced the brakes and rotors once in 2012, now is the third replacement waiting (or fourth considering the new brakes with the new car).
I am very disappointed with this car and the performance of brakes, and the lack of Hyundai owning the responsibility. Never again Hyundai.
I too have had to have the front calipers replaced on my 2009 Hyundai Sonata. Is there any way I can get reimbursed for my expenses. I lived and purchased the car in New Jersey at the time.
i’m so glad to see this lawsuit filed! I replaced rear rotors at roughly 10,000 miles and I’m now headed toward my third brake job within 64,000 miles. Hyundai needs to be held responsible. I only wish I lived in New York and could be part of this class action.
Tyler here own a 2009 hyundai sonata that I purchased new. I wrote on here about 2 years ago when my car had about 50000 miles. The hyundai dealer replaced pads and calipers on front brakes due to them finding they were defective. I was happy it was covered but now I’m having the same issue with the rear calipers sticking and I’m eating up pads. The worst thing is I’ve called around everywhere and most of the major auto carriers don’t keep much of my calipers in stock and when I did find them they to are defective. I believe it might not be the caliper piston that is sticking but the pins that go into the brackets don’t move in and out freely. I’ve tried many different calipers and most of them do not go in and out perfectly smooth like they should. They all have some sort of resistance. So now I find myself trying to order calipers that are smooth and work properly. I test every caliper before I purchase and put them on. If and when I find that caliper I will let you know. Hyundai should be more forthcoming about this issue and fix it. Oh an important thing is that my car is the 4 cylinder gls 2.4 liter model. This issue does not seem to be as much with the 6 cylinder as they use different calipers. Looking forward to hearing about this and what comes of this class action suit.