2013 Hyundai Sonata complaints

I STARTED MY CAR WARM IT UP AND START DRIVING A FEW MILES THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY, GLAD I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE SIDE OF A ROAD. NOW THE VEHICLE ISN'T STARTING AT ALL, WHEN I CHECKED THE ENGINE BAY THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT AND IT SMELLED LIKE BURNED PLASTIC.

STEERING COUPLER HAS GONE BAD. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT WHICH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING DEFECTIVE ON HYUNDAI VEHICLES. I ALSO HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI THAT HAD TO HAVE THIS ITEM REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS HAD THE WARRANTY EXTENDED THIS ITEM SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LONG LIST OF RECALLED ITEMS ON THESE VEHICLES.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 60 MPH MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE DECREASE AND THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF I WAS UNABLE TO PLACE HAZARDS LIGHTS ON OR SIGNALS BECAUSE THE POWER ON THE VEHICLE HAD TURNED OFF. UPON PULLING OVER THE FOLLOWING DAY TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. IT DID NOT CRANK OR MAKE ANY NOISE JUST SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE HOOD. THIS AN RESULT TO SAFETY RECALL NHTSA # 17V226000 OR SAFETY RECALL # 162. WHICH IS WEAR WITHIN THE ENGINE. ENGINE FAILURE MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THANKFULLY I DID NOT CRASH BUT MY VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITH NO POWER TO DASH/RADIO ETC WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE.

MY SONATA 2013 GLS WHEN DRIVING SUDDENLY THE LOW AND HIGHT LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING MANY TIMES. WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED EN ENGINE TURNED OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON,THEN THE BULB BURNT AND MELTED . THE DEALER SAID I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TAIL BACK LIGHT BECAUSE THE MELT.

GOT AN OIL CHANGE @ VALVOLINE IN LEXINGTON,KY ON APRIL 22, 2019. 3 WEEKS LATER MY ENGINE SEIZED UP DUE TO NOT HAVING A DROP OIL ON MAY 15 TH.

2013 HYUNDAI SONOTA WITH 78,000+ MILES FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, CANNOT DRIVE IT OVER 50 MPH, DOES NOT CHANGE OUT OF LAST GEAR DOWN HWY

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE SAFETY RECALLS.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE SAFETY RECALLS.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE SAFETY RECALLS.

ONLY 50,000 MILES AND DASH CRACKED IN 2 SECTIONS AND DEALER SAID THAT IT IS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. NO HELP FROM HYUNDAI

THE VEHICLE HAS SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG RECALLS AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO COMPLETE THEM ON THE CAR. THEY HAD THE CAR IN A DEALERSHIP FOR 90 DAYS AND HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE RECALLS ON THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO MOVE FORWARD AND COMPLETE THE WORK ON THE CAR SO THAT I CAN GET IT REMOVED FROM THE REPAIRING DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE SOUND INTENSIFIED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROCESS THE CAR FOR THE SAFETY RECALLS.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE SAFETY RECALLS.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE SAFETY RECALLS.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE SAFETY RECALLS.

I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM SHEEHY OF WALDORF AND THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN STOP BY POLICE IN BALTIMORE CITY TAILLIGHTS KEEP BLOWING AND FRONT ENGINE PROBLEMS FRONT END PROBLEM MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THIS VECHICLE BEEN DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE I BROUGHT THIS REPORT AND THEY DELETED INFORMATION OF THE CARFAX AND ME STATE INSPECTION MILEAGE IS DIFFERENT AND MY TITLE AND CONTACT HAS THE SAME MILEAGE AND THE SERVICE PAPER OS LIES GM TOLD KE NO NEW TIRE WAS NOT PUT ON THE CAR BUT SERVICE PAPER THAT THEY STATES NEW TIRES ON THE CARFAX THEY STATE ONLY THING THEY DONE ON INSPECTION WAS A LEFT TIRE END THE WIRING IS CUT ON BOTH SIDES ON BACK LIGHTS AND WERE THE FUSES ITS ALOT OF ELECTRIC TAPE THEY SCAMMED ME AND DID FRAUDULENTLY ACTIVITY TO ME WITH THIS CAR I WAS TOLD THIS TITLE BEEN WASH IT NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD ENGINE PROBLEM FRONT END PROBLEM TIRES WORM I DIDN'T PUT FOUR THOUSAND MILES REALLY

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP AND IT'S A WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE AND AT TIME OF PURCHASE THEY TOLD ME THE FUEL PIPE HAD A RECALL AND THAT I COULD GET IT FIXED FOR FREE AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP.

2013 HYUNDAI SONATA CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO HYUNDAI SONATA SAFETY RECALL VEHICLES ENGINE AND ASK WHEN REPAIR WILL BE MADE TO VEHICLE. *AS

THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS BURNING OUT LIGHTS WITHIN DAYS.IT GETS SO HOT IT MELTED THE SOCKETS IT SCREWS INTO. ONLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS.

THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 68 MILES PER HOUR. THE ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE DOWN THE INTERSTATE. AT THE MOMENT THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED THERE WAS VARIOUS DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON MY CAR THAT ILLUMINATED - INCLUDING THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. I MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE OFF-RAMP AND THEN PARKED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WAS VISIBLY VIBRATING AND SHAKING AT THIS POINT BEFORE I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. ANY ATTEMPTS TO START MY CAR AGAIN WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND A TOW TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WAS NEEDED.

I WAS DRIVING AND AS I WAS MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN OUT OF THE TURN, THE WHEEL UNSEIZED AND TURNED THE WAY I WAS TRYING TO TURN IT, BUT THEN WENT SLACK WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO START DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THEN I FELT THE STEERING CATCH AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AS NORMAL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER NEXT WEEK SO THEY CAN CHECK IT OUT. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE A RECALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

WHILE DRIVING I HIT A POT HOLE AND MY SUN ROOF GLASS BROKE

THE SONATA IS GOING TO THROW A ROD AROUND 100000 THE COMPANY KNOWS THIS BUT DOES NOT CARE IF YOU HAVE ONE GET RID OF IT DO NOT BUY MINE THREW A ROD ON THE HIGHWAY

TAKATA RECALL MY 2013 SONATA HAS BEEN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR UP TO SAVANNAH HYUNDAI ON ABERCORN SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY ENGINE. NOW FOR THE LAST TWO HAVE BEEN PUTTING OIL IN MY CAR EVERY TWO DAYS. IT'S OIL LEEK AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) AND SERVICE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 953 (ECM & CLUSTER UPDATE-ENGINE MONITORING LOGIC PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT). SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. AUFFENBERG HYUNDAI (1300 CENTRAL PARK DR, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 622-9001) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS TO FOLLOW-UP WITH A RESPONSE WITHIN 48 HOURS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND WAS WAITING FOR THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS AN OPTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS TO PROVIDE A FOLLOW-UP RESPONSE TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I MADE APPOINTMENT FOR MY RECALLS BUT AT THE APPOINTMENT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T DO NOTHING BUT SWITCH MY OIL STICK AND LIE ABOUT FIXING THE RECALLS I CALLED HYUNDAI COMPLIANT DEPARTMENT STILL NOTHING DONE BUT I HAVE PICS OF OLD OIL LIGHT STILL ON AIRBAG I JUST WANTED MY RECALLS DONE INSTEAD OF A LIE I ALSO CONTACTED BBB FOR ASSISTANCE BUT STILL NO HELP.

PROBLEM WITH MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2013 GLS TAILLIGHTS/BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT TURNING OFF. THE CAR IS OFF, KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF AND FOOT NOT ON THE BRAKE AND LIGHTS ARE REMAINING ON. THEY STAY ON THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND DAY. THE WORST TIME IS WHILE DRIVING , THEY REMAIN ON AS IF I'M DRIVING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I AM LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN AS THERE IS NO RECALLS AND I REFUSE TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD CLEARLY BE A RECALL. WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS ISSUE WITH SONATAS FROM MODULES DATING BACK THAT I CAN TELL FROM 2007 TO CURRENT. I REFUSE TO GET THIS CAR AGAI AND AS SOON AS I CAN SALE IT CONSIDER IT SOLD!

WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER ANY SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THIS WAS AFTER A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BALANCE, AND LOOSE TIE ROD WAS REPAIRED. MY CHIEF COMPLAINT WAS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS REPAIR WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILES WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND SINCE I'M A SECONDARY OWNER, I'M NO LONGER UNDER THE WARRANTY. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF MECHANICAL ISSUE SHOULD OCCUR ON A VEHICLE THAT'S ONLY 5-6 YEARS OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS EXTREMELY LOW. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT OIL WAS ADDED EVERY TWO DAYS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRED BEAMS HYUNDAI OF FLEMINGTON (180 US 202, BUILDING B, FLEMINGTON, NJ), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POHANKA HYUNDAI OF FREDERICKSBURG (540-322-2298, LOCATED AT 5200 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY A, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408) WHERE THE ENGINE REPLACED AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WERE REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIR WERE NOT PROVIDED. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT HEARD UNUSUAL NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANTWERPEN HYUNDAI CATONSVILLE (410-747-3333, LOCATED AT 6440 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, CATONSVILLE, MD 21228). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,570. *TT*JB

CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 30-40MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR BUT ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. CAR ENGINE WAS ABLE TO START ONCE MORE AND ALLOWED ME TO TRAVEL TO MY DESTINATION. LATER IN THE DAY, THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AGAIN AT AROUND 30-40MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A 2 LANE EXTREMELY BUSY ROAD AND DID NOT RESTART UNTIL A TOW TRUCK WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR SOMEHOW. DROVE THE CAR TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY SEIZED AND DOES NOT START. DURING THE WHOLE ORDEAL NO CHECK ENGINE OR OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. EACH TIME THE ENGINE SHUT OFF THERE WAS NO WARNING EXCEPT THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. EACH TIME THE ENGINE SHUT OFF THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND HAD A HIGH POTENTIAL OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IDENTIFY THE KEY FOB, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE BATTERY CABLE WAS RESET, THE VEHICLE STARTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY STEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUSSMAN HYUNDAI & GENESIS (1645 EASTON RD, WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090, (215) 392-9020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

MULTIPLE FOG LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OTHER LIGHTS SUCH AS ON THE MIRRORS, NOT AS CRITICAL AS THE FIRST ONES MENTIONED ALSO THE SCREEN THAT HAS TIME DATE, ABILITY TO TALK WITHOUT HOLDING PHONE, RADIO, NAVIGATIONS ETS GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO DAYS FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS AND COMES BACK LATER. LAST WEEK WAS FOURTH RIGHT HEADLIGHT IN FOUR MONTHS. WORK PERFORMED FOR ME AT AUTO ZONE AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON SAID I NEEDED TO REPORT SINCE IT HAS BEEN SO FREQUENTLY

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. SMALL PLASTIC STEERING COUPLER HAS FALLEN APART INSIDE AND NEEDS REPLACING. DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENS WITH STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. THE PART IS 6 DOLLARS BUT THE LABOR TO REPLACE IS NEARLY 400 DOLLARS

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE BLOWING OUT EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. I ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THEM AS SOON AS I'M NOTIFIED BY POLICE OR A BYSTANDER. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT 4/8/2019 WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET. I WENT TO INSPECT AND BOTH BULBS WERE COMPLETELY FRIED WITH A JELLY SUBSTANCE ON THERE. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE A WIRE ISSUE AND NEED TO TAKE THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS, THE POLICE INFORMED THAT HE HAS PULLED OVER A LOT OF MAKE MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ABOUT THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCARTHY OLATHE HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 681 N RAWHIDE, OLATHE, KS 66061, (913) 324-7200) TO BE INSPECTED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE CONTACT. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE HESITANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING HESITANTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TRAVERSE A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REED HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 7050 W FRONTAGE RD, MERRIAM, KS 66203, (913) 642-9600) TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED. AFTER 1,000 MILES OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE CONSUMED A QUART OF OIL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED NO FURTHER TESTS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

AN ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS ADDED TO MY SONATA TO PREVENT NON-COLLISION ENGINE FIRES. THE SOFTWARE WAS NECESSARY AFTER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT REQUIRED A RECALL FOR INSPECTION THAT HYUNDAI ADMITTED WERE NOT ALL DONE CORRECTLY. IF THE RIGHT CONDITIONS ARE DETECTED, THE ENGINE COMPUTER WILL FORCE THE ENGINE INTO A LOW OUTPUT CONDITION FOR A LIMITED TIME SO I CAN "LIMP THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS". SO KNOWING MY CAR MAY SHUT DOWN ON ME, I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR ANYWHERE EXCEPT AROUND TOWN. I CANNOT TAKE THE CHANCE ON DRIVING THE CAR TO ON VACATION OR TO VISIT FAMILY 3 STATES AWAY KNOWING I MAY NOT GET THERE OR MAY NOT GET HOME. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX THE AFFECTED VEHICLES INSTEAD OF HIDING THE DEFECTS BEHIND A "PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN".

2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEATBELT ANCHOR PRETENSIONER SAFETY RECALL. *LD *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS BECAME INOPERABLE. WHEN THE HEADLAMPS WORKED, THE ILLUMINATION WAS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE POLICE IMPOUND LOT AND LATER RETRIEVED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE) AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

LAST YEAR 2017 WE HAD CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND IT ALSO HAD A RECALL AT TIME. DO THE INSPECTION AND RECALL. RECALL WAS FOR METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE GOT VEHICLE BACK AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS YEAR 2018 AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AT JIFFY LUBE THERE WAS AN ENGINE NOISE. THEN WE GOT A RECALL ABOUT THE COMPUTER CHANGE WITH THE BEARING WEAR ISSUE'S WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE WE TOOK IT IN NOT FOND OF SERVICE AT FAULKNER. SO THEY WERE TO DO THE RECALL AND TO PLEASE CHECK THE ENGINE NOISE WE STILL HEAR IT ONCE AND A WHILE. WE ALSO DID A CASE WITH HYUNDAI WITH ENGINE NOISE ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT THIS LAST RECALL WAS NOT A FIX IT WAS A COVER YOUR [XXX] RECALL. I DID NOT WANT ANYONE IN MY FAMILY DRIVING A CAR THAT THE ENGINE COULD JUST SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR IS USED FOR LONG DISTANCE DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK.. 200 MILES A DAY. DOING 70 -75 ON HIGHWAY THINKING THAT THE ENGINE COULD SLOW DOWN AND YOU HAVE TRACTOR TRAILERS ON YOUR BUMPER DOES NOT GIVE ME A WARM AND FUZZY FEELING. AFTER WE TOOK IT IN FOR THIS RECALL THEY TOLD US THEY COULD NOT CHECK THE ENGINE FOR METAL SHAVINGS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE JUST CHANGED THE OIL. NOW IF THIS IS THE CASE WHY DID THEY NOT TELL US THIS THE LAST TIME THEY "CHECKED THE ENGINE" THINKING THEY DID NOT CHECK IT CAUSE THEY DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I STILL DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. WHAT CAN BE DONE AT THIS POINT? THE CAR HAS 140,000 THOUSAND MILES AND OTHER THEN THIS ENGINE IT MIGHT LAST AN

RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED A BLOW OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT

WAS DRIVING ON TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH. THE CAR LOST POWER AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

TRAVELING ON I95 IN MARYLAND, GOING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME. HAD NO POWER AT ALL. PRIOR TO DYING, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING LIKE SOUND. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT REAR ENDED BY A CAR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR UP... CAR WAS RATTLING, BEFORE DYING AGAIN. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR CHECKED MY OIL AND NOTICED METAL SHAVINGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND IT CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

"TAKATA RECALL". I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BURNT OUT BRAKE LIGHT BULB 5 TIMES SINCE 2017. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN STATIONARY. THE LIGHT SOCKET HAS MELTED. BULBS NO LONGER FIT AS THE LAMP ASSEMBLY IS DISTORTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSING HARM OR DEATH TO ME AND MY FAMILY.

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, WHEN NOTICE I PULL THE FUSE WHEN PARK, WENT FOR SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. RECALL ITEM WAS THE PROBLEM, REPLACE BRAKE PEDAL RUBBER STOPPER, OTHER ITEMS WERE DONE. WORK WAS COMPLETED, PAID AND DROVE OFF. FOUR WEEKS LATER MY FRIEND SAID MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I WENT BACK FOR SERVICE, GUESS WHAT, I WAS TOLD TO FIX PROBLEM MY WHOLE LIGHT HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACE. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN LIGHTS WERE ON, THE HOUSING AND HARNESS MELTED, THE RUBBER STOPPER COST ME 635 DOLLARS. THE SECOND TIME WHEN I ASK ABOUT THE WARRANTY, IT WAS OUT. NO BUDDY KNEW WHAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM, HUS, WAS THE WORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOLFCHASE HYUNDAI (7727 US-64, MEMPHIS, TN 38133, (901) 435-9400) AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FUEL ODOR RETURNED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE DEALER IGNORED IT AND CHARGED THE CONTACT OVER $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AND THE FUEL ODOR REMAINED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.