2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

WITH THE HONDA SONATA THE DOOR LIGHTS WANT GO OFF ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITH THIS PROBLEMS IN MIND I HAVE TO KEEP BUYING BATTERY BECAUSE IT KEEP KILLING THE BATTERY. I KEEP APPLYING TAPE ON THE KNOB TO KEEP THE LIGHT FROM STAYING ON BUT THAT'S NOT WORKING. I KNOW THIS IS A DEFECT BECAUSE ITS ON BOTH DOORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY STEERING WHEELED LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT TO GET OVER AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT LOCKED WHILE GOING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. I WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE I WRECKED. WHEN THE OFFICER ARRIVED ON SEEN HE COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED. SO HE HAD TO USE HIS CAR TO PUSH MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFICS WAY. THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGED DONE THEY WANT TO TOTAL THE CAR. ...UPDATED 10/17/17 *BF UPDATED 7/27/18*JB

CAR SHAKES A LITTLE BIT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. TYPICALLY IN PARKING LOTS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. DO NOT HEAR THE POPPING WHEN DRIVING EVER. YOU CAN ALSO SIT IN THE CAR WITH THE CAR RUNNING, TURN THE WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION AND WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL BACK YOU CAN FEEL AND HEAR THE POPPING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTINUE GOING BACK AND FORTH PRODUCING THE POPPING NOISE AND VIBRATION WITH EVERY TURN OF THE WHEEL. HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED AT PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE INNER TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CAR HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT 90000 MILES RELATED TO ANOTHER RECALL. CHARGED ME 400 DOLLARS FOR A NEW STARTER AT THAT TIME WHEN NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STARTER PRIOR TO THE ENGINE SEIZING. THE CAR NOW HAS 99900 MILES ON IT, BUT THE POPPING NOISE HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE 94000 MILES. ONE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS RACK AND PINION ANOTHER IS SAYING EPS NEEDS REPLACED. I AM CALLING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW BUT BOTH ARE COSTLY REPAIRS AND A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON.

WAS AT A REPAIR SHOP LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO LOOK INTO A RECALL FOR MY STEERING WHEEL. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN ADJUSTED OR WHEN WHEEL TURNED LIKE A CLUNK NOISE. WHEN I CHECKED MY VIN # IT SHOWED NO RECALL. SO NOW I' AM A BIT CONCERNED THAT MAYBE MY VIN, MAKE AND MODEL DIDN'T SHOW AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL BUT IS AFFECTED. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN TIRE SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, MOUNTED, AND BALANCED THE WHEELS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK CASE HYUNDAI ROSWELL (11446 ALPHARETTA HWY, ROSWELL, GA 30076, (855) 254-5294) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER A WARRANTY PROGRAM; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE 100,000 MILE LIMITATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,487.

2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE RECALL REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. ALSO, THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR A BREAK RECALL REPAIR. UPDATED 10/03/2017*JS

ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME ON MY LUNCH BREAK AND WAS HEADING DOWN MAIN STREET IN SAUGUS, MA DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH. I CAME TO THE END OF THE ROAD, AND AS THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, I PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND I COULDN'T STOP. THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE IN MY DASH. THE BRAKES ENDED UP "KICKING IN" THANKFULLY ALLOWING ME TO STOP IN TIME. THE SAME DAY, AS I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK, I WAS GOING 15 MPH BY WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WENT TO GO BRAKE, AND I COULDN'T STOP. ABS SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS KICKING IN, BUT NO ILLUMINATION, AND THANKFULLY STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THAT FOLLOWING WEEKEND, SAME THING HAPPENED PULLING OFF OF MY STREET, AND I COULDN'T STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, AND INSTEAD, SKIDDED DOWN THE HILL AND STOPPED ABOUT 2 FEET PASSED THE STOP SIGN. NO ILLUMINATION. IT FEELS LIKE YOUR SLIDING DOWN AN ICY HILL AND THE ABS KICKS IN, BUT THE LIGHT DOESN'T TURN ON WARNING ME. IT LITERALLY JUST WORKS WHEN IT WANTS AND IT'S EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND SCARY. THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT WAS THIS MONDAY, AND WHEN BRAKING, I COULDN'T STOP RIGHT AWAY, ABS KICKS IN, NO ILLUMINATION, AND MY HEART IN MY THROAT. WHEN READING ON WHAT WAS GOING ON THAT NIGHT, I FOUND THAT THE 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR ABS MALFUNCTIONS DURING MAY 28TH 2014 TO AUGUST 21ST, 2015 WHERE HYUNDAI RECALLED OVER 65,000 VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FOLLOWING: " IN THE EVENT OF AN ABS MALFUNCTION, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, BUT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. SINCE THE VEHICLES HAVE ABS MALFUNCTION LIGHTS THAT DO NOT ILLUMINATE, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NUMBER 135, "LIGHT VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEMS." I SINCERELY FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE IS ALSO AFFECTED AND SHOULD BE HONORED BY THIS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. LEE HYUNDAI IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE CONTACT BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN UPDATED 7/23/18*JB *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS IT MAY STAY ON EVEN THOUGH YOU PUSH CANCEL., IF YOU PUSH THE REDUCE SPEED BUTTON, IT MAY CANCEL CRUISE CONTROL, SPEED IT UP, OR REDUCE SPEED. WHEN THIS OCCURS, TO GET THE CAR TO DISENGAGE THE CRUSE CONTROL YOU MUST ENGAGE THE BREAKS.