2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL HYUNDAI IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ *CN

HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF SOMETIMES THE PARKING LIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES THEY DONT, REAR WINDOWS WORK SOMETIMES , INTERIOR UNLOCK BUTTONS AND WINDOW BUTTONS COME DETACHED,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEALER (RAY SKILLMAN FORD LOCATED AT 1250 US HIGHWAY 31 S GREENWOOD, IN 46143 317-217-5809) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10247411. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HOMER SKELTON HYUNDAI; 8145 CRAFT RD, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 38654; (662) 890-0100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET AND HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-633-5151 AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CASE NUMBER: 10261518 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,684. UPDATED 07/11/17*LJ UPDATED 12/5/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LUTHER BLOOMINGTON) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LUTHER BLOOMINGTON WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALER WAS BEING DISHONEST, AND SHOULD KNOW WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND AT 70 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE IN MY CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 1:25 PM, THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH A SOUND SIMILAR TO A SHOTGUN. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SOUND. DID NOT SEE ANY ROAD HAZARDS FLYING THROUGH THE AIR. SHADE WAS CLOSED SO ALL GLASS STAYED ABOVE MYSELF AND OTHER OCCUPANTS. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 94F AND SUNNY. PHOTO TAKEN TO DOCUMENT AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE TO PULL OVER.

HYUNDAI HAS NOTIFIED ME OF A RECALL THAT EFFECTS THE ENGINE AND THAT MAY LEAD TO A POSSIBLE CRASH -- BUT HAS OFFERED NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AND HOW CAN I ASSURE THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY?

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THE CAR RUNNING FUNNY AND RPMS WERE AT 4000 INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 2000. WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR I HEARD A WEIRD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING FLAPPING IN THE WIND. GAVE IT GAS, NOISE WENT AWAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOT OVERHEATING. AFTER ABOUT 3 MILES THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF THE LIGHT COMING ON. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A SAFE PARKING PLACE. CHECKED THE OIL, THE COOLANT, ALL WAS GOOD. NOTHING WAS LEAKING, NO SMOKE. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND DIED. WOULDNT TURN OVER AFTER THAT. SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED. NOW ITS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE, I ABRUPTLY RECEIVED A WARNING OF "HYBRID EMERGENCY SAFELY PULL OFF ROAD" "DO NOT DRIVE". I HAD NO OTHER WARNINGS AND THE CAR GAVE ME NO TIME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND I WAS STUCK IN THE PASSING LANE ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (HOSELTON AUTO MALL, LOCATED AT 909 FAIRPORT RD, EAST ROCHESTER, NEW YORK), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION (VISION HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 755 RIDGE RD, WEBSTER, NY), BUT THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. HOSELTON AUTO MALL STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERS INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,500. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.