2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I HAVE OWNED MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA FOR 4 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS 2- 3 TIMES EACH YEAR. IN MARCH OF 2019 I SPENT $197 FOR NEW BRAKE LIGHT BULBS. IT IS NOW AUGUST OF 2019 AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS ARE OUT, EVEN THE TOP LIGHT. MY MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE CONSTANT ISSUE INVOLVING BLOWN LIGHT BULBS. HE COULD NOT FIND A RECALL ON IT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER HYUNDAI SONATA AND ELANTRA OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER A CURB. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REGAINED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLES SPEED BUT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. THE WINDSHIELD CAVED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE CAME THROUGH THE CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE ENCOUNTERED THE SIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THEIR WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, TORN LIGAMENTS, CRACKED STERNUM, CRACKED RIBS AND A FRACTURED OR CRACKED LEFT ANKLE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIGHT RIBS, CONCUSSION, CRACKED STERNUM, FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB AND MEMORY LOSS, AND A POPPED BURSA SAC. BOTH INJURED REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WONT COME OUT WILL HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS HAVE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES

HELLO. MY CAR STARTED TO GET A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT. THE DAY OF MY APPOINTMENT I COULD BARELY BREATH BECAUSE THE SMALL OF GAS WAS SO STRONG. I OPENED UP THE HOOD AND I SAW GAS SPILLING ALL OVER MY ENGINE. I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MAIN GAS LINE FROM THE TANK WAS LEAKING MOST OF THE GAS OVER THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR WAS OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. I THINK HYUNDAI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THESE DEFECTIVE GAS LINES ARE THE REASON WHY SO MANY OF THESE CARS ARE CATCHING FIRE.

PURCHASED USED 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID ON 1/18/2019. ON 5/22/19 HAD OIL CHANGED & REQUESTED DIAGNOSTIC DUE TO ACCELERATOR ISSUES AND HITTING HIGH SPEED BUMP. SAME ISSUE OCCURRED ALONG WITH CAR NOT STARTING ON 5/28 AND BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER ON 5/29/19. DEALER COULD NOT REPEAT ISSUE BUT REPLACED BATTERIES IN BOTH KEY FOBS. DROVE CAR TO CT (FROM NC) ON 7/12/19. CAR WAS FINE EXCEPT THE A/C WAS NOT COOLING WELL. TURNED CAR OFF & LET SIT FOR 10 MINS. IT WAS BETTER. ON 7/18/19 MY 17 YO WAS IN MOTION ON BUSY INTERSTATE 91 SOUTH IN CT. CAR DECELERATED & ALARMS RANG OUT. A WARNING ADVISED "HYBRID BATTERY FAILURE" & "SAFELY PULL OVER". SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE. HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL CAME & ADVISED HER TO START CAR AGAIN. LIGHTS CAME ON BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT. HAD CAR TOWED TO LIA HYUNDAI IN ENFIELD, CT. CALLED 7/19, LEFT MESSAGE RTC. I ASKED FOR MANAGER WHO ADVISED THE SAME & SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. I CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA & GOT A TICKET NUMBER. WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS THE BATTERY THEY "MAY BE WILLING TO PAY AND MAY BE WILLING TO TOW CAR BACK TO NC ONCE COMPLETED" AGAIN IF APPROVED. NEED TECH TO SUBMIT A WORK ORDER REQ AND SPECIAL TOW REQUEST IF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WAS APPROVED. ON 7/22 A DIAGNOSTIC WAS RAN & SENT TO HMA SHOWING HYBRID BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED HMA & WAS GIVEN A NATIONAL TEAM TICKET. SERVICE MANAGER RICH CALLED ON 7/29 ADVISING HYUNDAI IS REQUIRING MORE TESTS & WANTS PICTURES. HE CALLED BACK TO ADVISE THAT HYUNDAI IS NOW TELLING HIM TO JUST REPLACE THE SAFETY PLUG & RELAY SWITCH. ADVISED HYUNDAI WOULD PAY 60% AND WE WOULD NEED TO PAY 40%. COST WAS $1000 BUT PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL WORK. I SPOKE TO NICOLETTE ON 7/29. WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY PAY THE 60% AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE. CAR PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2019 AT 96610 MILES & ONLY DROVE TILL 104513.

MAKING A BAD KNOCKING NOICE ON DRIVER FRONT SIDE BY THE WHEEL WHEN TURNING IN ONE DIRECTION THE CAR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND STREET

MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS DESCRIBE IS THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE ENGINE REPAIR 2 TIMES .BREAK LIGHTS BURNED REPLACED BY AUTO ZONE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND TIRE ROD IN OUTER REPLACED IT IS SO STRESSFUL HARD TO EVEN TALK ABOUT .

THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND SMELLED OVERWHELMING GAS FUMES. MY FUEL IS BEING DEPLETED QUICKER THAN NORMAL AND THE SMELL HAS ONLY INTENSIFIED OVER TIME. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD, I SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE FUEL BEING SPEWED OUT FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. I TOOK MY CAR TO HYUNDAI AND WAS GIVEN A $800 QUOTE TO FIX THE PART AND WAS NEVER ALERTED TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL RELATED TO THIS MATTER.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND STOP AT THE RED LIGHT THEN THE CAR DIED. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE MOTOR WILL NOT TURN OVER. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK. THESE PAST FEW MONTHS THE ENGINE DISAPPEARED BEFORE NEXT SCHEDULED OIL APPOINTMENTS. THERE IS A CLUCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AT TIMES. THIS HAPPEN ON JULY 4TH 2019.

THE PAINT IS CHIPPING ACROSS THE WHOLE VEHICLE. SOME AREAS ARE JUST LITTLE SPOTS BUT OTHERS ARE LARGE CHUNKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED YET THE PAINT IS CHIPPING.