2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

WHEN USING BREAKS IT CAUSES BULB SOCKET TO MELT HOUSING, ETC AND BREAK LIGHT STOPS WORKING OVER AND OVER . THE REAR BREAK LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT AND MELTING INSIDE THE SOCKET. YOU HAVE TO CHANGE WHOLE SOCKET BECAUSE THE BULB JUST MELTS AND YOU CAN NOT REMOVE. IM AFRAID MY CAR IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN HYUNDAI DEALER IN MIAMI, FL, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

THE WHITE PAINT IS CHIPPING AWAY FROM THE TRUNK AND RIGHT REAR PANEL. MAACO'S EVALUATION INDICATED A PAINT DEFECT WITH CERTAIN CAR BRANDS, WHICH INCLUDES HYUNDAI. THE PAINT BUBBLES AND THEN BREAKS. MAACO STATED THE LIKELIHOOD IS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR. IF UNTREATED, CORROSION WILL EVENTUALLY SET IN.

PERFORMED AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTACLE. DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH ANYTHING. ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED. WOULD NOT TURN OVER. VEHICLE JUMP STARTED AND RAN. NEXT DAY THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. TOOK TO SHOP WHERE THEY CONFIRMED OIL LEVEL GOOD BUT METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT CURRENT WITH SERVICE INTERVALS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN MUCH ON HIGHWAYS AND HAS 100+ THOUSAND MILES. CONCERNED THIS ENGINE MAY BE INVOLVED IN RECENT HYUNDAI ENGINE RECALL BUT NOT TRACKED BY VIN. VEHICLE WILL GO TO HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT DECEMBER 14, 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POTAMKIN HYUNDAI (6200 NW 167TH ST, MIAMI, FL) AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REQUIRED THEM TO CHANGE THE DIP STICK, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO SLUDGE BEING IN THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TWO FAULTY VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, JUST THE OIL CONTROL VALVE WAS CHANGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PORTER HYUNDAI (393 E CLEVELAND AVE, NEWARK, DE 19711) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE LONG BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND IF CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DOOR PANEL, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,675. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY HESITATED WHILE AT A STOP. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT SHORTING OUT AND WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE HOUSING REAR BRAKE LIGHT UNIT 3 TIMES DUE TO SHORTING OUT. THE MOST RECENT SHORT HAS CAUSED THE HOUSING UNIT TO MELT CAUSING A REPLACEMENT OF JUST THE BULB NOT AN OPTION. THE TAG LIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON AND APPEAR SOMETIMES TO BE BURNT OUT. THIS IS ALSO A SHORT/WIRING ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE CAUSE OF CONCERN FOR A TRUNK FIRE AS THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER AS A WARNING TO GET THE LIGHTS REPLACED. ALSO, THE SPOILER ON THE VEHICLE HAS NOT ONLY CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH BUT IS ALSO PEELING DUE TO COATING ISSUES. ONLY THE SPOILER ON THE CAR IS THE PROBLEM.