2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

MY CAR SHUTDOWN WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD, THURS. SEPT. 20TH, 2018 AT 10 PM.. I COULDN'T GET TO TURN BACK OVER, COULDN'T GET THE HAZARDS TO WANT TO STAY ON, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I CALLED 911 BASED ON THE FACT I WAS ON A BACK ROAD, AND HAD VEHICLES PASSING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I THEN NOTICED AN ODD SMELL, WHICH I MENTIONED TO 911. LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER, SMOKE BEGAN POURING THROUGH THE VENTS. AS THEY ASK MY LOCATION, I NOTICED A FLICKER OUTSIDE MY WINDOW TOWARDS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE (ALMOST LOOKED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE WHEEL WELL). I GOT OUT, ANSWERED THE QUESTION, AS THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REACTED QUICKLY, BUT THE CAR WAS A LOSS. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM INSURANCE, AS I HAD RECENTLY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FEB. OF 2017, WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS.

ON SEPT 7 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MY SONATA 2013 SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FIRE UNDER HOOD OF CAR. MY CAR IS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR. NO LIGHTS CAME ON . MY CAR WAS RUNNING GOOD AND HAD ALL PROPER MAINTENANCE. NIGHTMARISH EXPERIENCE. WAITING FOR STATE TROOPER REPORT AND MIDDLETOWN FIRE DEPT NEW JERSEY

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON FRIDAY NIGHT AUG 10, 2018 AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE CAR JUST CUT OFF. WHEN I WENT TO RESTART, THE DASH BORED LIGHTS WERE GOING WILD AND THEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAR ENGINE. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.

THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS AND STICKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP STRAIGHT. THE STEERING FEELS VERY HEAVY. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, WHEN FIRST STARTING THE ENGINE UP AND TURNING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING HAS TOO MUCH PLAY.

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE.THE NOISE HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL. NOISE WHILE IN MOTION,ON A STREET/HIGHWAY,TURNING OR NOT TURNING. I'M AFRAID THE STEERING WILL GO OUT OR AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY.

THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AS IF SOME BOLTS ARE MISSING OR HAVE CAME LOOSE.

I HAVE CHANGE MY BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY AT LEAST 3 TIME A WEEK THE SOCKET HAS MELTED WHERE I HAVE TO PUT TAPE ON IT TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. I HAVE GOT WARNING FROM THE POLICE AND ALSO A TICKET BECAUSW I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY BRAKELIGHT OR OUT. SOMETIME THE LIGHT EVEN GE5 STUCK I HAD TO RIG ANOTHER SOCKET TO IT

"CLICKING" OR "POPPING" NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN THAT CAN BE FELT WHEN STEERING. STEERING WHEEL LOOSE AND HAS "SLACK" WHEN STEERING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CROSSED OVER SOME RAILROAD TRACKS. ONCE I CROSSED THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND BEGAN TO COME UP A HILL, MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL. SUDDENLY, MY CAR'S GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK, THEN MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, AND THEN ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON (AS PICTURE) I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND I HAD NO WAY OF STOPPING MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I GOT MY CAR TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I COULD NOT CRANK MY CAR UP OR MOVE IT OUT OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY WHOLE CAR LOCKED UP AND BECAME UNMOVABLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY EVERYTHING ELSE FAILED AND I ALMOST WRECKED INTO A WOODED AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE ON THE BUSY ROAD. I HAD TO CALL POLICE TO CONTROL TRAFFIC AND TO KEEP ME AND MY VEHICLE SAFE. I WENT TO TUSCALOOSA HYUNDAI IN ALABAMA AND THEY SAID THAT MY CARS ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT OUT.

THE GLASS SUNROOF EXPLODED FOR NO REASON.. I WAS DRIVING 9/5/18 ABOUT 5PM, NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME, NOTHING OVERHEADS, AND I HEARD A LOUD SOUND (LIKE A BULLET) DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING AROUND ME, THE WINDSHIELD LOOKED FINE, BUT THE GLASS SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THANK GOODNESS THE INSIDE ROOF LINER WAS CLOSED AND THE SHATTERED GLASS DID NOT FALL ON MY FACE OR INTO MY CAR.