2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

HYUNDAI HAS CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS SINCE BUYING THIS CAR IN MY LIFE. I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS CORRECTED AND RECENTLY GOT A MOTO REPLACEMENT AFTER ALMOST KILLING MYSELF DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND MY CAR SHUTTING OFF ON ME. ALSO, YOU CAN DRIVE FROM MY JOB AND HOUSE AND FIND 3-4 SONATA'S WHO HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!

STARTING INTERMITENTLY. STARTING PROCEDURE IS TO ENGAGE BRAKE AND THEN PRESS - ENGINE SART STOP BUTTON. AUTO WILL THEN START . FIRST INCIDENT STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO TEST BATTERY, BATTERY WAS BAD, REPLACE BATTERY. WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK. WHEN ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS T GET IT STARTED. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORST, MORE ATTEMPTS TO GET STARTED . ALSO AT TIMES GETTING A MESSAGE ON SCREEN THAT SAYS, BATTERY DISCHARGING.

IN THE EVENING OF 07/11/2019 I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA ON THE BISHOP FORD EXPRESSWAY, WHEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND AT THAT TIME , MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE, AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, FOOT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR COASTED UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED. BY THIS TIME, THE CAR WAS IN FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT BEFORE IT COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO ME THAT THIS CAR WAS GOING TO START ON FIRE. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. TWO ENGINES IN 6 YEARS IS DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THAT CAR.. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

MY SOCKETS CONSTANTLY MELT , THE CONNECTOR FOR MY STARTER MELTED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START HYUNDAI WANTED ME TO PAY THOUSANDS TO REPLACE MY WIRE HARNESS WHEN THEY ARE AWARE 2011-2014 HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ALSO MY LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF I HAVE TO UNHOOK MY BATTERY EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF MY CAR. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING SO NOBODY KNOWS IF IM STOPPING OR NOTAND EVERY HYUNDAI I SEE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW IT IS A DEFECT THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO CLAIM. I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE REPLACED, ALSO MY BRAKES GO BAD EXTREMELY FAST DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH MY AXLES THAT WERE MYSTERIOUSLY REPLACE A MONTH BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT THEY WONT COVER ME BECAUSE IM A SECOND OWNER.

WE NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME AGO. I CALLED PATERSON HYUNDAI IN ALTOONA PA TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR OVER A WEEK LATER. I TOOK THE CAR TO JIFFY LUBE FOR AN OIL CHANGE YESTERDAY AND AFTER LEAVING THERE THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING SCREECHING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO PATERSON HYUNDAI WHICH WAS ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY. I MADE IT WITHIN A MILE OF THE GARAGE AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO TRY TO START THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PATERSON HYUNDAI. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE GUY THIS MORNING AND HE SAID THE WOULD TRY TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP TODAY. HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD CHECK FOR RECALLS ON THE CAR. WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM AT ALL TODAY. I CHECKED THE RECALLS AND FOUND ONE ISSUED FOR MOTOR PROBLEMS ON MY VIN NUMBER. WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE.

TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED AND HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. I'M SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER SONATA OWNERS.

STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT TOP DEAD CENTER AND STICKS AT VARIOUS POSITIONS WHEN ON A SLOW CURVE AT 45 MPH OR MORE. SOMETIMES AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN ONLINE DISCUSSIONS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS YOU OVERCORRECT WHEN IT STICKS AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING COUPLER HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND IS NOT THE PROBLEM. DANGEROUS ISSUE!

WE HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA (VIN #[XXX]). THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND OTHER FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FOR MANY YEARS. THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN IN JANUARY 2019. THE SAME ISSUES THAT LED TO THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT RECURRED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE LATEST REPLACEMENT. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CLOCK SPRING FOR 2011-2013 SONATAS WAS ISSUED IN 2017. THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS SONATAS WITH AN SOP BEFORE JUNE 20, 2012. OUR CAR WAS PURCHASED IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2012 AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. GIVEN THE RECURRENT ISSUES WE HAVE HAD, WE A ARE ASKING THAT OUR VEHICLE BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I PUSH THE START BUTTON THE ENGINE JUST CLICKS AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLICKER ON AND OFF LIKE IT WANTS TO START BUT WON'T. THE CAR IS PARKED

STEERING MAKING CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNED. IT'S THE SMALL COUPLER IN THE STEERING COLUMN. MANY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. MAKES STEERING LOOSE AND UNSAFE