2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. *BF. CONSUMER STATED DEALER REFUSED TO FIC SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $200.00. DEALER MENTIONED SAFETY ISSUE IF CONSUMER KEPT DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL MIGHT MALFUNCITON AND WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*JB

STEERING WHEEL NOISE/CLUNK. I AM EXPERIENCING A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCH I SAW ALOT OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON YOU TUBE. A FRIEND OF MINE WHO HAS THE SAME MODEL HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND HAD IT FIXED. LOOKS LIKE IT'S A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS MODEL CARS.

CANNOT ENTER CAR FROM KEY REMOTE. THEN CRANKING THE CAR BECAME A REAL PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AFTER IT GOT HEATED. NOT ABLE TO START CAR ONCE IT CUT OFF.

A KNOCKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD AS I STARTED MY CAR UP. I TOOK IT TO THE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY, AND WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE WAS GOING BAD. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS 4 MILES AWAY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE UP, I DROVE IT FIFTY FEET AWAY FROM MY MECHANIC AND THE ENGINE MADE A SEIZING SOUND AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION AND WOULDN'T STOP AS THE BRAKES WOULDN'T ENGAGE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, JUST NARROWLY AVOIDING A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAD NO WARNING INDICATORS THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, I HAD ZERO ENGINE LIGHTS WARNING OF ANY IMPENDING ISSUES BEFORE THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE, WHICH ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. MY MECHANIC HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A FULL HISTORY OF EVERY OIL CHANGE AND REPAIR ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS MECHANIC IS ALSO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF A REPUTABLE AUTO SHOP AND ASSURED ME I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT AND HYUNDAI SOLD A LEMON. I DID TAKE A PICTURE OF MY DASH BOARD 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS EVENT HAPPENING. THIS CAN CONFIRM I DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE WARNING LIGHT PROVIDING A WARNING BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZING UP COMPLETELY. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING I WAS REQUIRED TO BY HYUNDAI TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE. BUT THE ENGINE SEIZED REGARDLESS. 2013 SONATA SE 2.0 T MILEAGE : 63,223 SOLID MAINTENANCE HISTORY ON THE ENGINE AND CAR. I CAN PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE LIST WHEN REQUESTED. NEED A FEW DAYS TO GET THE ENTIRE HISTORY.

STEERING IS STICKY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE.11

DEALER (D'ARCY HYUNDAI, JOLIET, IL) CHANGED OIL AND PERFORMED ECM UPDATE 4 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE (65MPH), WHILE ON THE WAY HOME FROM OUT OF STATE. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LOSS OF POWER. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD AND TO A GAS STATION. CHECKED OIL AND COOLANT. CALLED NEARBY MECHANIC. HE REPORTED ENGINE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE LIKELY. BUT BEING NYE, COULDN'T REALLY HELP. LEFT CAR AND RETURNED TO TOW IT BACK 350 MILES FEW DAYS LATER. CALLED DEALER, SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON, AND ECM UPDATE DID EXACTLY WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE. TOLD ME TO TOW IT BACK TO HIM AND HE'D GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. HAD I KNOWN PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE ENGINE ISSUE, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RENTED A CAR FOR THE ROAD TRIP. OR IF THE ECM UPDATE WAS EXPLAINED PROPERLY AT THE VERY LEAST. SERVICE CAMPAIGN 953 VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TAKEN TO BROWN'S MANASSAS HYUNDAI (703-361-9600, LOCATED AT 8651 CENTREVILLE RD, MANASSAS, VA 20110). THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COUPLING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,700.

FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN REPLACING LIGHT BULBS FOR MY TAIL LIGHT AND THE BULB KEEP BLOWING OUT OR BUSING IN THE TAIL LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS AND IN 2011-2015 HYUNDAI SONATA THEY HAVE A SHORTAGE IN THEM. I THINK THEY NEED TO RECALL AND THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE FIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SONATA RECALL: WELL FOR STARTERS I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A 18 WHEELER BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKY I WAS TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT IT HIT THE SIDE RAIL BECAUSE I COULDNT GET IT TO STOP.NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL. ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE AND IT SCARED ME TO DEATH BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER AND A LOUD CLUNKING/KNOCKING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR HAD ALL SERVICE DONE ON TIME.