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2011 Hyundai Sonata electronic stability control (esc) problems

62 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2011 Hyundai Sonata2% of all complaints for this model year.

62
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
2%
share of all complaints
71,101 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Ever since I had a new engine put in my car, my car hasn't been the same. It acts like it doesn't want to go when pressing the gas pedal right after (was told it was the eco mode), then my dash started to crack, now is extremely cracked which has an air bag, gas gage has a mind of its own, burning…

    filed Nov 3, 2020

  • While car is moving, the esc light will come on few minutes after the head light is turned on. Happened on both city/highway, but more often on highway.

    filed Oct 1, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.