2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LYNNES HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 401 BLOOMFIELD AVE, BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003, AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A DECISION FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. AROUND THE SAME TIME, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE THE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY DECIDED THAT THE DEALER WAS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY SONATA ENGINE SEIZE THEY HAVE A RECALL ON IT BUT HYUNDAI WONT HONOR IT THEY BLAME IT ON SLUDGE THEY TELL EVERY BODY THIS SO THEY DONT HAVE TOO FIX THE CAR !!!! BUT WANT ME TO PAY 5125 FOR NEW ENGINE WE NEED HELP WITH THIS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE STEERING CATCHES WHEN TRYING TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. WHEN IT CATCHES, AND I HAVE TO FORCE THE CORRECTION, IT TENDS TO RELEASE AND OVER CORRECT. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL TO STAY IN MY LANE. THIS IS A CONSTANT AND ON GOING ISSUE. I WON'T LET MY SON DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE HIM TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I'VE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ON-LINE. IT IS EXHAUSTING TRYING TO MAINTAIN YOUR LANE ON THE INTERSTATE AND IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

MY CAR HAS HAD INCREASED METALLIC ENGINE NOISE WHILE STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY THAT INCREASES IN SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT EVERYTHING SOUNDS FINE THOUGH YOU CLEARLY HEAR THE ENGINE DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT. THREE WEEKS AGO, A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO A HYUNDAI CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. THEY DID WORK ON IT AND SAID MY CAR WAS FIXED. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON ABOUT 12 HOURS LATER. ON THE SECOND VISIT, ALL THEY DID WAS 'CLEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' AND TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT AROUND FOR A COUPLE DAYS THAT IF THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON TO BRING MY CAR IN AGAIN. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK IN AND THEY STILL HAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO THIS DAY 6/23/17. THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A METALLIC KNOCKING AND IS HESITANT TO DRIVE AT TIMES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR ABOUT 11 TOTAL DAYS WHILE THE DEALERSHIP DRIVES IT AROUND AND TRIES TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THIS LAST VISIT LEFT ME WITHOUT MY CAR (CURRENTLY IN A RENTAL THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED) FOR OVER SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THEY HAVE IGNORED MY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE ENGINE NOISE AND SAID MY ENGINE SOUNDS NORMAL EVEN THOUGH OTHER HYUNDAI SONATAS OR ANY OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLE WITH THE SAME 2.4L ENGINE 'NOT AFFECTED BY THE 162 RECALL SOUNDS VERY DIFFERENT FROM MINE. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF THERE ON 6/15/17 FOR THE THIRD TIME TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BY CERTIFIED HYUNDAI MECHANICS. THEY HAVE NOT FIXED MY CAR AND HAVE NOT OFFERED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE EVEN THOUGH MY ENGINE IS PART OF RECALL 'NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V-226 ' HYUNDAI CAMPAIGN162'. I ATTACHED THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT OF WORK DONE THEY CLAIMED WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX MY CAR, WHICH DID NOT.

MY BREAK LIGHTS WENT OUT SO I ENDED UP CHANGING THE BULBS AND THE FUSE COME TO FIND OUT ITS THE BREAK SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE WIRES TO BREAK AND THE BULBS MELTED THE TAIL END COVERINGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HYUNDAI ON RTE 22 IN UNION, NJ) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKELY RELATED TO THE RECALL. CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE CONTACT SPOKE TO SUPERIOR HYUNDAI (110 S QUINTARD AVE, ANNISTON, AL 36201) WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONTACT PAID A FEE. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE TO SERRA HYUNDAI (1201 CENTER POINT PKWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35215) WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE RECALL ISSUE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE STARTED MAKING LOUDER AND LOUDER CLICKING AND GRINDING NOISES. ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. VEHICLE IS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T.

THIS VEHICLES STEERING WILL NOT STAY CENTERED WHILE DRIVING. THERE'S A HARD SPOT AT CENTER THAT CAUSES YOU TO BE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT OF IT CAUSING CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT IN YOUR LANE. HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE'S NO RECALL OR TSB'S ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. RESEARCHING THE WEB I'VE DISCOVERED DOZENS OF HYUNDAI OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE CENTERED IN YOUR LANE ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS! ONE SERVICE WRITER IN FT. COLLINS COLORADO ACTUALLY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT FIXING IT. THE SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ON 2012 SONATAS BUT APPARENTLY NOTHING WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM IN 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.