2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

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.

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.

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. 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

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

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.

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

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".