2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

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.

WHILE DRIVING AND USING THE ACCELERATOR , THE RPM WOULD REV UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR WOULD THEN JERK BACK AND FORTH. ONLY ABLE TO GO APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR, BUT THE RPM WOULD GO AS HIGH AS 6K OR 7K RPM. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WHEN IDLE, ALSO FELT RPM GO UP AND JERKING MOTION.

ENGINE RECALL I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SUDDENLY LOUD TICKING SOUNDS STARTING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN THE POWER ALMOST WENT TO NOTHING AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWLY DOWN (AS IF THE CAR HAD BEEN TURNED OFF (IT WAS STILL ON). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TICKING SOUND GOT LOUDER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE OFF WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS. I GOT HOME AND CALLED SEVERAL MACHANICS TO SEE IF ANYONE COULD COME BY AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AS I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. TODAY A MECHANIC CAME AND SAID THE FOLLOWING: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. LOUD VALVE TRAIN NOISES AND FAINT KNOCKING CAN BE HEARD AT IDLE. DEAD MISFIRE ON ONE CYLINDER. NOISE IS MECHANICAL. ONE DTC RETURNED (PO365 - CAN SENSOR B CKT MALFUNCTION). PER MECHANIC - STRONGLY SUSPECT ENGINE IS IN EARLY STAGES OF COMMON FAILURE. INQUIRE W/MFG ENGINE RECALL. IT IS SHOWING SAME SYMPTOMS AS PREVIOUS YEAR RECALL FOR SONATA HYBRIDS AND ENGINE FAILURES. THERE IS LOW OF POWER AND LOUD TICKING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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!