2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MAKING A TURN, WHEN I GIVE THE GAS THE RPM ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR DOES NOT SPEED UP.

THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A HORRIBLE CLANKING NOISE THAT IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND IT IS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

WHILE PURCHASING NEW TIRES, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SPRING ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA (ONLY 43,000 MILES) WAS BROKEN. DRIVING UNDER THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE SPRING HAD MOVED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. MY DAUGHTER SAID SHE OCCASIONALLY WOULD HEAR A RATTLE AT THE FRONT WHEEL-WELL WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO THE BREAK BEING IDENTIFIED. I DROVE THE CAR AND FOUND THE RATTLING NOISE TO BE CONTINUOUS ON SMALL ROAD DEFECTS/BUMPS ON THE WAY TO THE REPAIR SHOP. SUSPENSION SPRINGS SHOULD NORMALLY LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS AT THE SHOP FOR FOUR DAYS AWAITING A HYUNDAI DEALER TO GET THE PART BACK IN STOCK, FORCING MY DAUGHTER TO GET A RENTAL CAR. THE REPLACEMENT HYUNDAI PART NUMBER IS 54630 3Q114. A LIMITED RECALL WAS ISSUED SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR 2011 SONATA'S WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. A GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THAT NUMEROUS OTHER SONATA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT PROBLEM SINCE THAT RECALL BUT SO FAR IT HAS NOT BEEN EXPANDED. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY MORE PREVALENT IN NORTHERN CLIMATES WHERE SALT IS USED FOR SNOW/ICE REMOVAL CAUSING CORROSION IN THE SPRINGS. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE AN EXPANDED RECALL FOR ALL SONATA'S.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS ON MY WAY TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT ON HIGHWAY 270 COMING FROM HAGERSTOWN MD WHEN MY PASSENGER TOLD ME SOMEONE IS TRYING TO GET MY ATTENTION THE DRIVER TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT IT WAS AT THAT TIME I REALIZED WHY THE OTHER DRIVERS WAS STOPPING SO CLOSE TO MY CAR. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BAD DRIVERS NOT KNOWING THEY COULDN'T TELL I WAS STOPPING. AS SOON AS I COULD I GOT OUT TO CHECK AND NEITHER BRAKE LIGHT WAS WORKING. I CHECK THE BULBS ALTHOUGH I JUST CHANGED THEM ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND THE BULBS WAS FINE. SO I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS FROM AUTO TO WHERE THEY ARE JUST ON AND THE LIGHTS WORK.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ALWAYS GOING OUT , NOW WHEN I TURN ON MY HEAD LIGHTS MY CAR STOP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (DELRAY HYUNDAI, 541 NE 6TH AVENUE, DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33483) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE CAR CONFRONTS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BARGS SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENED TO US IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER A CHANGE OF LIGHT THE CAR WAS RUNNING AT 8 TO 10 MPH AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR EXPLODED THE FRONT AIR BAGS AND BOTH OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS.

CAR TRUNK POPS OPEN WHEN CAR IS OFF. CAR CONSTANTLY LOCKS WHEN OFF AMD WHEN ON. SONETIMES TAKES 5 MINUTES TO GET IT YO UNLOCK SO I CAN GET OUT. SOME TIMES THE DOOR STARTS TO UNLOCK AND THEN DOESN'T FULLY .LIGHTS INSIDE ON CEILING WON'T GO OFF UNTIL CAR IS RESTARTED AND THE OFF SIDE IS CLICKED. RADIO GOES ON AND OFF. CAR BEEPS SOMETIMES FOR NO REASON WHEN ITS ON AND WHEN ITS OFF AND SOME DAYS WON'T STOP FOR A FEW MINUTES . NOT LIKE ALARM BEEPING. JUST RANDOM BEEPS . ITS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE CAR BUT WASN'T TOKD IF THERE WAS ANY ISSUE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT USED.

MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2013 STEERING COLUMN MAKES A CLUNK AND KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. AND RECENTLY IT IS GETTING WORSE ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND RAISES A CAUSE OF AWARENESS AS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WITH AN INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD STEERING COUPLER NEEDS REPLACEMENT. AT AT 130, 000 MILES I AM OUT OF WARRANTY.

RECENTLY, CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER TURNING STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS, AND HYUNDAI HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS FIX, FOR CARS UNDER 100K MILES OR 10YRS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 91876 MILES AND IS A 2013 (5YRS OLD). OILD CHANGE DUE AT 94874. HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING CAR SINCE THEN. TAKING IT TO HYUNDAI SERVICE.