2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO STICK WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. YOU HAVE TO LITERALLY TUG ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TAKING CURVES ON THE HIGHWAY. IT BEGAN TO MAKE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF HOW DIFFICULT IT HAD BECOME TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL AFTER THE CURVES. I KNOW THAT A PLASTIC PART BROKE BEFORE, AND THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT WITH A METAL PART, NOT SURE IF IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE STEERING OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO KEEP CENTERED. IT DOES NOT PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT LIKE WHEN A VEHICLE IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WHEN THE WHEEL IS CENTERED IT FEELS "STICKY", WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AS CORRECTIONS ARE NEEDED TO STAY CENTERED. THE INFAMOUS STEERING COUPLER HAS BEEN REPLACED WHEN IT WAS AT ITS' WORST. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO TAMERON HYUNDAI IN HOOVER, AL AND THE STEERING MODE WAS SET TO GLS, BUT DID NOT IMPROVE STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK A SECOND TIME TO BE EVALUATED, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DEEMED IT "NORMAL OPERATION".

WHILE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE BEGAN. THE ENGINE NOISE CONTINUED TO GROW. I STOPPED MOMENTARILY FOR AN APPOINTMENT PRAYING THE CAR WOULD START. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT IT DID RESTART BUT THE ENGINE NOISE WAS WORSE, I CALLED THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP & DESCRIBED THE SITUATION. I INFORMED THEM I WOULD BE DRIVING THE CAR TO THEM. NOT ONCE DID THEY MENTION ENGINES SEIZING IN THIS MAKE! I PROCEEDED TO GET BACK ON THE INTERSTATE AND ACCELERATE WITH INCREASING KNOCKING OF THE ENGINE. THE CAR THEN STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE, AND ALL DASH LIGHTS BLINKED, THEN SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN AND STARTED SMOKING. I HAD TO COAST THE CAR OFF OF THE VERY BUSY & DANGEROUS INTERSTATE. NOT SAFE AT ALL! THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TR

SOME 2013 SONATAS ARE UNDER NHTSA RECALL 14V43400 FOR A VEHICLE THAT MAY ROLL WHILE IN PARK. (WORN PARKING PAWL?). MY VEHICLE (70K MILES) IS NOT LISTED BUT MY CAR WILL ROLL CONTINUOUSLY ON AN INCLINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. CAN I GET MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL??

ALTHOUGH MY VIN WAS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVE TRAIN RECALL, I AM REPORTING WHAT I BELIEVE IS RELATED TO THAT RECALL. ON WEDS., DEC. 14, 2016, WHILE TAKING MY MOTHER TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, I STOPPED MY VEHICLE BY THE BUILDING ENTRANCE TO ASSIST HER. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE DRIVER'S-SIDE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE. IN AN EFFORT TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY RIGHT LEG BECAME TRAPPED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AS THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. MY CAR TRAVELED ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE ROLLING INTO A PARKED CAR WHICH CLOSED THE DOOR ON MY UPPER LEG ACROSS THE FEMUR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, STRIKING ANOTHER PARKED CAR, WHICH STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION BUT KEPT MY BODY TRAPPED BY THE DOOR. ONLY WHEN SOMEONE CLIMBED INTO THE CAR AND REVERSED IT WAS MY LEG RELEASED. APPARENTLY I WAS HOLDING ON TO THE DOOR FRAME WITH MY RIGHT HAND/ARM BECAUSE MY THUMB AND PALM ARE ALSO SWOLLEN AND MY FOREARM IS BRUISED. I HAVE TO CONTACT AN ORTHOPEDIC FOR A FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT. THE EMT'S TOLD ME I WAS VERY LUCKY; USUALLY WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THIS SITUATION, THEY END-UP UNDER THE CAR.

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS A CLICKING NOISE AS I TURN THE WHEEL WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING. I WENT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS A STEERING COLUMN COUPER THAT IS WORN DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS IN PROCESS OF SEEING IF HYUNDAI WILL REPLACE THE SMALL DEVICE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS COMPLAINT. SO FAR, I CAUGHT IT EARLY AND IT DOES NOT SHAKE YET LIKE SOME.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHETHER IT BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT THE CENTER POSITION AND IT NEEDS TO BE TUGGED ON TO GET IT TO MOVE. IT STARTED OUT NOT THAT NOTICEABLE BUT AS TIME HAS PASSED IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM OF THE STEERING WHEEL STICKING THE CAR SWERVES QUITE A BIT WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN IF NOT REPAIRED. THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I CAN'T SEE HOW IT CANNOT BE A DANGER TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS STATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF BUT THE ENGINE REMAINED OPERABLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V190000 (STEERING), 10V457000 (STEERING), AND 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SHAKE IF THE VEHICLE REACHES HIGH SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE.