2013 Hyundai Sonata complaints

WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE BRAKES COME ON. WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AS IF I'M PUSHING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR STALLS FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN AS I PUSH THE GAS PETAL THE CAR WILL ZOOM OFF. ONCE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE IF OFF. THE BRAKES ARE STILL ENGAGED CAUSING THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON UNTIL I BLEED THE BRAKES DOWN . AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THEY COME BACK ON AND I HAVE TO KEEP PUSING ON THE BREAK UNTIL THEY TURN OFF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. KEFFER HYUNDAI (9010 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NC 28105, (704) 247-5645) INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A REPAIR FACILITY AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO SEND AN ENGINEER TO FOLLOW-UP. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. TRIED MANY TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FALSE INDICATIONS. TOOK TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

TAKATA RECALL -ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE CAR WILL BLOW WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF REPLACING. -THE BACK LIGHTS WILL MELT INTO THE BULB SOCKET AND REQUIRE THE ENTIRE UNIT TO BE REPLACED. -THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL SHUT OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE BULBS ARE FINE. - CRUISE CONTROL WONT WORK (THIS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME OF THE COMPUTER UPDATE ON ENGINE RECALL. -TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER RECALL TO UPDATE COMPUTER ON ENGINE (FROM PREVIOUS ENGINE RECALL) -MY RADIO COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE BOLT FELL OUT OFF THE SOCKET AND THE WIRE OF THE SOCKET WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT PUT OUT THE FIRE AND REMOVED THE LIGHT BULB TO PREVENT IT FROM BURSTING INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

KNOCKING IN STEERING COLUMN, PLACING IN GEAR (PARK/REVERSE) AUTOMATIC LOCKS NOT ALWAYS WORKING AND BACK UP CAMERA BLUE AND GLITCHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO BENTLEY HYUNDAI (3805 UNIVERSITY DR, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35816, (256) 713-0505). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL CAMPAIGN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PART REPLACED WAS A NEWLY DESIGNED OEM ENGINE ASSEMBLY. AFTER THE DEALER'S REPAIR, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HAD ENGINE REPLACED LESS THAN 60 DAYS AGO-EXPERIENCING INDICATIONS OF GAS PEDAL LOSING POWER. TOOK TO HYUNDAI IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA-SERVICE MAN CHRIS SAID HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG-SUGGEST FILTER SERVICE AND BRAKE LINE FLUSHING-SPENT OVER 220.00 FOR THE WRONG THINGS-SCARED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING RECALL LETTERS IN MAIL TWO DAYS LATER-THIS IS A RECALL ON A NEW ENGINE???-LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN-I TOOK IT IN TO DEALER AND THEY TREATED MY SITUATION AS NOTHING. I AM DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR STALLED AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I PUSHED MY PUSH TO START BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUSHED IT AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO WEIRD SOUNDS. THEN I PULLED BACK INTO THE FREEWAY AND GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO CHECK THE OIL. I WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 500 MILES, THE OIL WAS LOW SO I ADDED A QUART THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE CHEVRON I PULLED INTO. I THEN GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT, SO I CHANGED IT TO MANUAL MODE AND STARTED SHIFTING MYSELF AND IT GOT UP TO LIKE 60 MPH BUT THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ANY MORE EVEN WITH MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN. I CONTINUED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL THE CAR STARTED TO SOUND LIKE IT WAS GOING OVER THOSE BUMPS IN THE ROAD THAT ARE MEANT TO KEEP YOU AWAKE. ONCE I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE AN EXTREMELY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. I PARKED IT OFF TO THE SIDE AND CALLED A MECHANIC OUT TO LOOK AT IT. HE FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL (AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS ATTACHED) AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.

REAR TAIL LIGHT OUT. UNABLE TO CHANGE BULB AS IT HAS MELTED TO ASSEMBLY APPARATUS. BULB APPEARS BLACK. RESEARCH ONLINE REVEALED A MULTITUDE OF OWNERS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES RELATING TO TAIL LIGHTS; REQUIRES FREQUENT BULB REPLACEMENT. RISK OF BULB BURSTING/FIRE HAZARD IS PRESENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PIAZZA HYUNDAI OF WEST CHESTER, 1360 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382, (610)-399-3100) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND AFTER I PARKED, I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION.SINCE THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED, THE CARE WAS ON ACC, WHICH MEANS, YOU WOULD NEED TO LEAVE YOUR CAR RUNNING, IF NOT YOUR BATTERY WOULD DRAIN/DIE. IT TOOK 20-30 MINUTES TO GET THE KEY OUT. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AND AS I RESEARCHED I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI SONATA'S IN GENERAL. TO REMOVE THE KEY, A PERSON WOULD NEED TO PULL UP ON THE SHIFT LEVER, PUT SOMETHING IN THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE (SUCH AS A PEN OR SMALL WRENCH) OR IF ALL ELSE FAILS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I WAS SENT BY THE DEALER TO A LOCKSMITH, BUT THEY SHARED IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE SHIFT LEVER ITSELF. I WAS RECOMMENDED TO PUT WD 40 IN THE IGNITION, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE, THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY, TO WHICH I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED SEVERAL WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. AS OF NOW, MY CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED.

MY WHOLE POWER STEERING COLUMN GAVE OUT AS SOON AS I HIT 100,000. IT WAS KNOCKING AS I WAS DRIVING, ON ALL STREETS AND IT FELT LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. MY MECHANIC SAID THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THEY KEEP 22 IN STOCK AT ALL TIMES, BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS GIVE OUT.. THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET IT FIXED, NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NOT EVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I'M A REALTOR AND WITHOUT A CAR. I'M FRUSTRATED AS I'VE ONLY HAD IT A YEAR AND TO TRADE IT IN I'D TAKE A $3,000 LOSS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH TO FIX IT.

FOR YEARS NOW, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MULTIPLE BRAKE LIGHTS DAY AFTER DAY. I'VE GOTTEN TICKETS FROM THIS. I HAVE PICTURES OF BURNT PLASTIC MELTING (FIRE HAZARD!) WHY IS THIS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS I JUST READ OVER 50 OF THE SAME COMMENT?! THEN RECENTLY, I REPLACED THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES. A FEW DAYS AGO, MY BRAKES WILL NOT TURN OFF! I AM DRIVING AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME! AGAIN, SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE YOUNG KIDS AND ONE CAR! I JUST LEFT DEALERSHIP SHOWING THEM PROBLEM AND GET THE CAR BACK WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL ON!! $300 LATER AND MY PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED!! IT WASN'T EVEN TOUCHED! I KEEP READING THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER AND NOTHING IS ADDRESSED!! I HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY ON REPAIRS VS WHAT I ACTUALLY PAID FOR THE CAR (NOT TO MENTION I'VE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2013. IN 2016 I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE! PLEASE MAKE THE LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL WIRING A RECALL!! WE NEED HELP THIS CRAP IS EXPENSIVE! I REGRET BUYING THIS VEHICLE SO MUCH!!

THE BULBS ON MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS SONATA'S OF THE SAME MODEL ARE HAVING ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED FROM OFF TO ON WHILE DRIVING . THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO DECELERATE . I'VE ALSO NOTICED ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH BULBS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE , WHEN IT BEGINS TO RAIN IF YOU TURN ON THE LIGHTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE LAW, THE CAR LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES.

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS BRAKE LIGHTS. ON AVERAGE, 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR FOR EACH. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHT BULB ACTUALLY MELTED THE CASING AROUND IT AND WARPED IT SO COULDN'T JUST REPLACE THE BULB ANY LONGER. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE SAME THING WAS STARTING TO HAPPEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AROUND A MARKER LIGHT AS WELL AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY CALLED GRAY EPPERSON HYUNDAI (4100 APD 40, CLEVELAND, TN 37311, (423) 464-4881) ABOUT THE SMOKE ODOR AND WAS INFORMED NOT TO WORRY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY THE FIRST TIME. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEY KEEP GETTING MELTED AND BURNT OUT. IM NOT SURE IF ITS THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OR THE ACTUAL HOUSING OF THE BRAKE LIGHT ITSELF BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I SEE NUMEROUS OF THE SAME CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO DURING SUMMER MONTHS YOU CAN SMELL STRONG GAS FUMES THROUGHOUT THE CAR. AS IF I WAS DIRECTLY BREATHING IN GAS. ITS THAT BAD. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE VENTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME, WHO GET DIZZY AND SICK. THIS IS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED.

I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND MY GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE, I HAD TO PUT A PAIR OF SCISSORS IN THE SHIFT LOCK SO IT WOULD MOVE, THEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAVENT HAD IT FIXED YET. MY ENGINE BLEW ALSO A FEW YEARS AGO, I HAD THAT FIXED BUT I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ISSUES LIKE THIS. IT MAY BE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OR THE SHIFTER CABLE

STEERING COUPLER WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED AT AROUND 80,000, ENGINE FAILED AT 106,000ISH AND WAS REPLACED BY HYUNDAI WITH REMANUFACTURED MOTOR, STEERING IS MAKING NOISE AGAIN AND ACTING EXACTLY LIKE BEFORE RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER. NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT STEERING FAILURE ISSUES AFTER ENGINE REPLACEMENT. ALSO, VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT REPETITIVE FAILURE OF REAR LIGHT BULBS AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE FAULTY POOR QUALITY LIGHT PLUGS OR TOO LIGHT OF WIRING FOR LIGHTS ON CAR; NOTHING DONE A PEACOCK HYUNDAI IN COLUMBIA TO CHECK MATTER OR REMEDY MATTER. PEACOCK HYUNDAI IS NOW STATING THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR REQUESTING APPROXIMATELY 1600.00 TO REPLACE ON ISSUE THAT IS ACTING LIKE COUPLER PROBLEM; ONE OF THE HYUNDAI PEOPLE IN THE BAY SAID THAT IS A COUPLER ISSUE AND THE OTHER JUMPED IN AND SAID IT WASN'T. NOTE: THIS VEHICLE HAD SAID COUPLER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY; ENGINE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT 106,000 DUE TO SHAVINGS IN ENGINE (RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN), NOW THIS REOCCURRENCE OF A STEERING ISSUE HAS OCCURRED JUST AFTER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. JUST TO PASS THIS ONE AS WELL; CAR HAS HAD TWO BRAKE JOBS WITHIN TWO YEARS AND I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY.

DRIVER DOOR COLLISION. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, I HEAR A LOUD SOUND FROM THE ROOF OF MY CAR. I PULLED ASIDE AND SAW THAT THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF ON MY CAR (HYUNDAI SONATA 2013) WAS BROKEN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HIT THE CAR BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT THE CAR. IT JUST EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROADS ANY LITTLE BUMP IT MAKES NOISEAND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IT HAS SLACK IN TENSION AND CLACKS ALSO STATIONARY AND MOVING

IM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THIS WILL MAKE THE 4TH BULB I'VE PURCHASED FOR MY CAR. SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE BEEN BUYING BRAKE LIGHTS. I TOOK MY CAR INTO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN GAINESVILLE AND THE TOLD ME THE SOCKET MELTED CAUSING THE LIGHT TO BLOW. I SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST BECAUSE IT'S A MALFUNCTION WITH THE LIGHTING.

THE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY KEEPS BURNING OUT THE LIGHT BULB. I CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN REPLACED THE UNIT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. BELIEVE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. ALSO, SOMETHING INSIDE THE STEERING WILL IS MOVING AROUND.

AFTER A SERVICE RECALL TO REMOVE METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE ENGINE IN MARCH OF 2018, WE PURCHASED A NEW PRIMARY VEHICLE AND THIS VEHICLE WAS USED SPARINGLY. WE HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR NO MORE THAN 3K MILES SINCE THE RECALL, AND AFTER DRIVING IT A ON A THOUSAND MILE ROUND TRIP TO VISIT FAMILY IN NOVEMBER I BEGAN HEARING ENGINE KNOCKING AND THE ENGINE STALLED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. BASED ON THE MOST RECENT RECALL FOR 2013 HYUNDAI SONATAS WHICH IS SOME SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO DETECT ENGINE KNOCKING, IT APPEARS A BEARING HAS FAILED IN THE ENGINE, EITHER AS A RESULT OF OR IN SPITE OF THE SERVICE PERFORMED LAST YEAR. MY FUEL ECONOMY IN THE CAR HAS PLUMMETED, PRESUMABLY AS A RESULT OF A BLOWN CYLINDER, AND OIL NOW LEAKS FROM PARTS UNKNOWN. UPON CONTACTING HYUNDAI'S CUSTOMER CARE CENTER IT SEEMS THIS ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BASED ON RESEARCHING COMPLAINTS HERE. MY WIFE HAD HER CAR SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY, AND I HAVE A 1998 TRUCK THAT HAS MORE MILES AND LESS ENGINE PROBLEM THAN THIS CAR HAS HAD. WE ARE LEAVING THIS CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO TRAVEL ON THE STREETS, AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT TOW IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. BASED ON THE SHEER NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE SIMILAR, HYUNDAI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX ANY ENGINES THAT HAVE FAILED OR SEIZED AS A RESULT OF FAULTY BEARINGS.

THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK 50% OF THE TIME UNTIL YOU HIT THE STEERING WHEEL THEN THE SET BUTTON WILL WORK. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SEARCHING ONLINE FOR 2011-2014 HYUNDAI SONATA'S

WHILE ACCELERATING ON A BUSY ROAD SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE STALLED, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALL OPTIONS TO ACCELERATE OR CONTINUE DRIVING WERE GONE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCED INDICATORS THAT THIS WAS GOING TO OCCUR.

CAR DIED AT A LEFT TURN INTERSECTION AFTER COMING TO A STOP, CAR WOULD TEMPORARILY RESTART ONLY TO DIE SECONDS LATER. TESTED FOR ERROR CODES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED FROM THE TURN LANE AND NO ERRORS CAME UP.

BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT LEAST 2 A MONTH I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR. . THE LIGHT SOCKETS HAVE MELTED TO THE ACTUAL BULBS. THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. AND WHEN THE CENTER LIGHT IS ON MY CAR LOSSES SPEED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TO GET THE CENTER LIGHT TO GO OUT I HAVE TO TAP THE TAIL LIGHT. I HAVE A HARD TIME REPLACING THE BULB BECAUSE IT BE MELTED INTO THE HOLDER LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 45MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE PRESSING GAS AND WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE GAS AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

DISCOVERED THE L/F SPRING HAD BROKEN DURING REGULAR SERVICE. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. CONTACTED HYUNDAI ASKED IF THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL AND WAS TOLD NOT FOR MY MAKE OR MODEL OR YEAR, BUT DID DISCOVER THE 2011'S HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS & A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I FEEL THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL FOR THE 2013'S SINCE BOTH CARS USE THE SAME SPRINGS.

BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT HAS BLOWN 50+ TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OVERHEATING AND CAUSING DISCOLORATION AND A FIRE HAZARD. THE BULBS GET SO HOT THAT THE PLASTIC CASING ARE WARPED.

ENGINE RECALL - I DID AN OIL CHANGE AT GLENDALE HYUNDAI CA., AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW BLOWING THICK WHITE SMOKE THROUGH THE TAIL PIPE. THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING, AND THE OIL IS SLUDGY AND IT SIZED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36K MILES ON IT... I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTED THAT THE MODEL THAT HAS RECALLS ON THE ENGINE FOR SLUDGY AND KNOCKING AND WORN-OUT BEARINGS ARE HYUNDAI SONATA FROM THE 2011 AND 2012 MODEL YEARS IT HAS EITHER THE 2.0-LITER TURBO OR 2.4-LITER VERSION OF THE 4-CYLINDER THETA II ENGINE. IM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND SEE WHAT AND HOW THEYLL HANDLE THE SITUATION.

I HAD TO REPLACE THE CV JOINT ON ONE SIDE OF THE CAR AND THEN MONTHS LATER THE OTHER SIDE. I WAS TOLD BY MY BODY SHOP THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING WITH ALOT OF THE HYUNDAI SONATAS. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACED LIGHT BULBS BLOWING MONTHLY IN MY CAR AND ONE HA ACTUALLY BURNED. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS AS WELL.

STEERING WHEEL GET CAUGHT AND FEELS TIGHT THEN RELEASE WHILE DRIVING

CAR HAD A ENGINE RECALLED PER DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI. 2 YEARS LATER THE 2ND ENGINE HAS FAILED. SMOKE OUT THE EXHAUST. I WAS TOLD THE RINGS WENT BAD IN THE 2ND ENGINE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE I COULD NOT SEE THE CAR BEHIND ME AND THEY COULD NOT SEE ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER (HUFFINES HYUNDAI, 909 COIT ROAD, PLANO, TX) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT MONTHLY SINCE 2017. THE LIGHT SOCKETS HAVE MELTED TO THE ACTUAL BULBS. THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND MY 10 & 12 YEAR OLD'S ARE IN THE BACK SEAT. LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 45MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE PRESSING GAS AND WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE GAS AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 P/H MY TRUCK SHUT OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE HAS SIZED UP. I HAD NOT MISSED AN OIL CHANGE SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT MY NEXT STEPS ARE TO GET MY VEHICLE FIX. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A ENGINE WHEN THE MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE HAS KNOWN RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE.

HEAD LAMPS TURN OFF AND DASH GO TO MAX ILLUMINATION, TEMPORARILY BLINDING THE DRIVER. THE DURATION IS UP TO 5 SECONDS. THIS CAN HAPPEN JUST ONCE OR SEVERAL TIMES PER OCCURRENCE. INSIDE THE CAR CAN BE LIKE A SLOW STROBE LIGHT EFFECT. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITIONS. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE PROBLEM STARTS. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE 2017. THE PROBLEM JUST RANDOMLY HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STERLING MCCALL HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 10505 SOUTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77074, (713) 981-4400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO BOOST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

THE CRUISE CONTROL SET FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK. I CAN TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT I CAN NOT ENGAGE IT. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED WHEN THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AND THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH SEATBELTS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. IT TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPT TO FASTEN THE SEATBELTS. SOMETIMES WHEN I THINK ITS FASTEN, IT SNAPS OPEN.

I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACING REAR TAIL LIGHTS ON THE LEFT SIDE, DRIVER, MORE THAN 3X A YEAR. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT. HAVE BEEN ISSUED REPAIR WORK ORDER AT LEAST TWICE. LATE DECEMBER 2018 REPLACED LIGHT AGAIN AND VERIFIED LIGHT ON JANUARY 19, 2019 AND BULB IS NOT WORKING AGAIN AND REPLACED. AND THE SIDE LIGHT COVER IS MELTED FROM THE SIDE BULB. WAS TOLD BY AUTO TECH THAT THIS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, I WAS NOTIFIED WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC STOP. I CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB THAT SAME DAY, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE BULB WAS BURNT OUT AGAIN. I CHANGED THE BULB THINKING IT WAS A BAD BULB, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK LATER. I WAS TOLD AT HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WAS A WIRING ISSUE, AND THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER, A MONTH LATER, MY BULB IS OUT AGAIN, PLUS MY TWO LICENSE PLATE BULBS, AND A TAILLIGHT. I AGAIN FIXED ALL LIGHTS, AND TO NO SURPRISE, PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT ONCE AGAIN. ALSO, MY HEADLIGHTS WERE JUST REPLACED THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THEY SEEMED DIM. BRAND NEW, SUPPOSEDLY BRIGHTER BULBS, LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE OLD DIM LIGHTS. I CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS I USE MY HIGH BEAMS. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO RECALL HAS BEEN PUT OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

FIRST INCIDENT INVOLVES A VEHICLE IN MOTION THAT SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN ON ME AND I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE I HAD TO CRUISE OFF THE EXIT INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR WOULD NOT START BACK ENDED UP TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR. FEW MONTHS FLOWING THAT I'M HEADED INTO WORK AND MY CAR START SMOKING OUT OF NOWHERE AND STARTS RATTLING I PULL OVER TO THE GAS STATION AND CHECK MY FLUIDS ALL ARE FULL. I GET THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ALL OF A SUDDEN I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR ENGINE FAILURES SO I WOULD LIKE MY CAR TO BE CHECKED AS WELL. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR TO COME OUT OF NOWHERE ESPECIALLY WHEN I KEEP UP WITH OIL CHANGES ETC

MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA HAD COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. I TAKE CARE OF THE CAR AND MAINTAIN IT AND THE ENGINE JUST FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT A STOP SIGN. TURNS OUT IT WAS ONE OF MANY THAT HYUNDAI OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED MY ENGINE OR CAR FOR THAT MATTER WAS ONE ON A NATIONAL RECALL AND BACKORDER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. *BF. CONSUMER STATED DEALER REFUSED TO FIC SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $200.00. DEALER MENTIONED SAFETY ISSUE IF CONSUMER KEPT DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL MIGHT MALFUNCITON AND WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*JB