2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

ON 2/19/2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS AND NO WARNING. IT WAS NOT BELOW FREEZING, IT WAS RAINING(I WASN'T USING IT), AND THERE WAS NO FALLING DEBRIS OF ANY KIND. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WENT OFF BY MY FACE. HAD THIS HAPPENED TO AN INEXPERIENCED OR INSECURE DRIVER IT COULD NOT ONLY CAUSE A HIGHWAY COLLISION BUT FATALITIES. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OR POSSIBLY THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF THE GLASS USED WHICH MAKES IT SUSCEPTIBLE SOMEHOW(THE ENTIRE SUNROOF WAS GONE, 90%+) HOWEVER THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO THINK AND MAKE SURE I WAS UNHARMED, THEN CALLED MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND DROVE STRAIGHT THERE. THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN A REPAIR ORDER WHICH AT FIRST WAS DENIED BY HYUNDAI. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND STARTED A CASE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS HYUNDAI APPROVED THE SECOND ATTEMPT AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER IF THIS HAPPENED ONCE I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WOULD LIKE A RECALL ISSUED OR AT THE VERY LEAST INVESTIGATED. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE OIL COOLER. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE METAL SHAVING FOUND IN THE SUM PAN AND OIL COOLANT MIXING IN THE RADIATOR. ON A SEPERATE OCCASION ENGINE OIL WAS FOUND IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM. ANOTHER, OCCASION OIL WAS AGAIN ENTERING THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT STILL EXPERIENCED FAILURES. *JS

IT WENT TO KNOCKING AND DIED THE GARAGE SAID ENGINE BEARINGS WORE OUT AND IT'S UNDER RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE KEY FOB, IT FAILED TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,672.

2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO METAL CONTAMINATION WHICH MAY RESULT IN BEARING AND ENGINE FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE 20,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS UNSATISFACTORY GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF THE MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES. *JS

THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FROM DAY ONE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN JANUARY 2018. FIRST DRIVE TO WORK. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE STEERING STICKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 50-75 MPH. AS ONE DRIVES DOWN THE ROAD, YOU ARE ALWAYS MAKING LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT OR WHILE IN A LONG SWEEPING BEND OR TURN. MY CAR WILL CATCH OR STICK IN THE STRAIGHT UP STEERING POSITION OR WHEN MAKING LONG SWEEPING TURNS. INSTEAD OF THE STEERING WHEEL MOVING SMOOTHLY WHILE MAKE THESE ADJUSTMENTS, THE STEERING WILL STICK AND CAUSE YOU TO OVER STEER. MAKES YOU HAVE TO USE FORCE TO GET THE WHEEL TO MOVE OUT OF ITS STUCK POSITION. IT TENDS TO WEAR YOU OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING WITH THE STEERING. I DEAL WITH THIS DAILY AS MY COMMUTE IS 90 MILES A DAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON OTHER SITES AS WELL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAVE ADJUSTED THE STEERING MODE. THE CAR WORKS FINE AT CITY SPEEDS(0-50MPH) BUT TENDS TO REALLY STIFFIN AND GETS "STICKY" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I FEEL THIS IS REALLY GOING TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS. BEING THE CAR JERKS TO THE SIDE WHEN ADJUSTING. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS.

I HAD BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACE ON 2/19/2018 ON 2/22/2018 THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT GOING ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME TOLD MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I CONFIRMED IT MYSELF WHEN I GOT HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE WEISNER HYUNDAI DEALER AT 1645 INTERSTATE 45 N #400 IN CONROE, TX AND DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE JULY 22, 2017. THE PROBLEM CAN BE BEST DESCRIBED AS MY CAR REACTING AS IF I WAS FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL WHEN I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CAR WOULD REV BETWEEN 3- 4 RPM WHILE ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED IT AS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. AT THE TIME I HAD JUST UNDER 139,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SEVEN MONTHS LATER, I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THE DOCUMENTATION ON WHAT HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED ON MY VEHICLE BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THE FOLLOWING HAS OCCURRED TO NO AVAIL: 'TWO REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED 'THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) RESET AND REPROGRAMMED MANUALLY 'A NEW ECU WAS INSTALLED DUE TO THE ORIGINAL ECU BEING A CALIFORNIA STATE COMPLIANT COMPUTER NOT MATCHING THE 48 STATE PARTS OF THE REST OF MY VEHICLE. 'SEVERAL MAPPING SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 'UNSPECIFIED BRACKETS 'SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR 'HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP HAS ALSO FLOWN AN ENGINEER OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE IT HAS BECOME CLEAR TO ME AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA AND FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THAT HYUNDAI IS NOT CAPABLE OF DIAGNOSING OR FIXING THE PROBLEM. HYUNDAI'S INABILITY TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE HAS CONFIRMED MY SUSPICION THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.