2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

HELLO: BEGINNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2017, WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA WILL OCCASSIONALLY SMELL LIKE BURNING WIRES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL COULD NEVER BE DETERMINED. IT SEEMS TO BE STRONGEST ON REALLY HOT DAYS WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING. I RECENTLY SAW AN ARTICLE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME CARS HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF THE ISSUES AND I REALIZED THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING CAUSING THIS AND I NEEDED TO REPORT.

THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT IN MY CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING. I HAVE REPLACED THEM AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I CONSULTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD A DEFECT. THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET OVERHEATED AND MELTED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. I CHECKED THE SOCKET, AND IT IS MELTED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A BRAKE SENSOR PROBLEM. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BRAKE/TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. I ONLY LEARN THAT MY LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING WHEN SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, USUALLY SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND ME, LETS ME KNOW. ALSO, THE MELTED SOCKET WOULD SEEM TO BE A REAL FIRE HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,209.

I'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE JULY OF 2017 AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS INTO OWNING IT I NOTICED A LOSS IN POWER DURING ACCELERATION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHILE IT'S PARKED, AFTER IT'S BEEN DRIVEN, THE CAR MAKES A POPPING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AREA. RECENTLY I WAS WAITING IN TRAFFIC AT A STOPLIGHT AND THE CAR SHUDDERED AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF BUT THEN SMOOTHED OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE DURING IDLING SINCE THEN. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE CAR DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY.

TAKATA INFLATORS/AIRBAG CONTROL UNITS/ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. REF. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 18V137000. AIR BAGS ON DRIVERS SIDE FAILED TO INFLATE UPON SEVERE DRIVERS SIDE IMPACT.

MY STEERING HAS STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURN OR WHEN HITTING A BUMP. IT ALSO MAKES THIS NOISE WHEN IN PART AND THE STEERING IS TURNED EITHER WAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (JOE PECHELES HYUNDAI, 203 S.E. GREENVILLE BLVD, GREENVILLE, NC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

'TAKATA RECALL' MY CAR ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING GOING ONE. I HAVE CHANGED ONE OF BREAK LIGHT LIKE 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF. IT'S SOME TIME OF ELECTRIAL ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD TO SOMETHING DANGEROUS. I AM HONESTLY SCARED TO KEEP DRIVING MY CAR WITH MY CHILD INSIDE. DON'T EVEN KNOW IF MY AIRBAG WORKS BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC BUT THAT LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. I'M TRIED OF CHANGING MY BREAK LIGHT OVER AND OVER AGAIN I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IN FULL SPEED 70MPH, AFTER IT STARTED BACK WOULD SLOW DOWN TO LOWER SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING, THEN IT STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE KEY FAB, AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL.

MY CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I'VE REPLACED ONLY MY LEFT BRAKE LIGHT BULB ABOUT 6 TIMES AND ON THE LAST TIME REPLACING IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID I NEED A HARNESS REPLACEMENT. SO NOW IT HAS STARTED TO AFFECT MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. I COMES ON AND STAYED ON ONCE I TURN ON MY HEAD LIGHTS. ALSO MY DONE LIGHT TURNS FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN THE AUTO/NEUTRAL POSITION. THIS TO ME IS A CLEAR FIRE HAZARD BEING THAT IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. ALL STARTING FROM THE HARNESS I NEED FOR A BRAKE LIGHT.