2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING HOME, I HEARD A MUFFLED KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING. AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT, I WAITED FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, AND WHEN I STARTED MOVING I REALIZED THE ENGINE DID NOT START FROM THE HYBRID. AS I DANGEROUSLY MANEUVERED THE CAR ACROSS THE RIGHT LANE, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE SPOT AND THE WARNING CHIME CAME ON SAYING I HAD LOW VOLTAGE IN HYBRID BATTERY. HAD CAR TOWED HOME AND THEN TO HYUDAI DEALER. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE, WHICH WAS RIDICULOUS. OIL HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHANGED BY ME OR A REGULAR GARAGE. AFTER VIEWING OTHER COMMENTS BY PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS APPARENTLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE SONATA HYBRID ENGINE. STILL TRYING TO GET DEALER TO REPLACE ENGINE.

"TAKATA RECALL". I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BURNT OUT BRAKE LIGHT BULB 5 TIMES SINCE 2017. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN STATIONARY. THE LIGHT SOCKET HAS MELTED. BULBS NO LONGER FIT AS THE LAMP ASSEMBLY IS DISTORTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSING HARM OR DEATH TO ME AND MY FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOLFCHASE HYUNDAI (7727 US-64, MEMPHIS, TN 38133, (901) 435-9400) AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER A WARRANTY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FUEL ODOR RETURNED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE DEALER IGNORED IT AND CHARGED THE CONTACT OVER $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AND THE FUEL ODOR REMAINED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

RIGHT AFTER I STARTED MY VEHICLE THE ENGINE STARTING MAKING AN UNUSUAL SOUND THE OTHER DAY. THE NOISE GETS WORSE WHEN DRIVING. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE HAS KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM IT. I WAS TOLD IT PROBABLY NEEDS AND ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A HYBRID GAS/ELECTRIC ENGINE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE MAKING THIS SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THEIR HYBRIDS NOT JUST THE REGULAR 2.0 AND 2.4 GAS ENGINES.