2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

MY STEERING WHEEL IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. TRYING TO GET THE CAR COMPANY TO COVER, BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO. THE COUPLER I BELIEVE IN THE STEERING IS THE ISSUE. THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE AND AFFECTING THE STEERING. FIGHTING WITH THEM NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND MAKES A CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS IT HAS BEEN GOING ON A MONTH OR SO

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE 95 TRAVELING AT APPROX 70 MPH WHEN I FELT A COUPLE SMALL JERKS FOLLOWED BY A TAPPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE WHICH GOT LOUDER AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED, TOWED TO POHANKA HYUNDAI. THE DIAGNOSE FROM THEIR SERVICE DEPT WAS "A BLOWN ENGINE" I WAS INFORMED THAT SOMETHING"PROBABLE PISTON ROD" WENT THRU THE BLOCK AND OIL PAN AND THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS REQUIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY HOWEVER, IS/WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, OIL CHANGED JUST 700 MILES PRIOR. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF ANY ISSUES, NO TAPPING OR SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, NO INDICATION. I DO HAVE A CUSTOMER COPY OF THE DEALERS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION.

I CAN BE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND AS YOU NEED TO CORRECT DRIVING LINE OF CAR THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS AS IF YOU ACTUALLY FEEL IT TRY TO HOLD YOU FROM CORRECTING. IT IS ONLY FOR A SPLIT SECOND BUT THIS IS CONSTANTLY GOING ON AS YOU DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH. IT SEEMS YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT LINE OF CAR MUCH MORE THAN USUAL AS IS WANTS TO DRIFT LEFT OR RIGHT. WITH THE CONSTANT CORRECTION AND STICKING (OR HANGING FEELING) IN THE STEERING WHEEL IT IS VERY AGGRAVATING AND VERY STRESSFUL ON A TRIP. I AM AFRAID THIS STICKING OF THE WHEEL MAY ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT RELEASE AND A WRECK IS LIKELY. IT ONLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ALL WITH AROUND TOWN DRIVING OR ON SHORT TRIPS BELOW 60 MPH. ONE HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE REP SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 49 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE DROVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED TO OWNERS OF OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS WITH ELECTRIC STEERING NOT HAVING STEERING COMPLAINTS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN LATE 2014 AND HAVE PUT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 28,000 MILES. PUT NEW TIRES ON IT ABOUT 5,000 MILES AGO. I CONSTANTLY CHECK AIR PRESSURE AND THE FRONT END IS IN LINE. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS A SAFETY CONCERN HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT BEFORE PEOPLE HAVE SERIOUS WRECKS. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW OF EITHER THE COMPUTER CONTROL, THE ELECTRICS CONTROLLING THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, OR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ITSELF. I AM AMAZED THAT PROPER QUALITY CONTROL TESTING DIDN'T CATCH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT WENT INTO PRODUCTION. IT IS APPARENT THIS IS A BROAD PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ABOUT THESE SAME STEERING PROBLEMS ON MANY WEB SITES.

MY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT. WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE IT I FOUND IT VERY HARD TO TAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS OUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. UPON FINALLY GETTING THE LIGHT BULBS OUT I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING ON BOTH SIDES HAD MELTED AND WARPED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET THE BULBS OUT. ALONG WITH THIS THE LIGHT BULBS HAD FUSED THEMSELVES INTO THEIR SOCKETS. I HAD TO BREAK THE BULBS TO GET THE COMPLETE BULB UNIT OUT OF THE SOCKET. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE NEW BULBS INTO THE SOCKET RELATIVELY EASY. HOWEVER, WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THEM BACK INTO THE BRAKE HOUSING I HAD TO FORCE THEM BACK IN. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS THE HOUSING COULD MELT MORE AND IGNITE ON FIRE. I DO NOT HAVE PICTURES OF IT BUT I DO HAVE VIDEO OF THE ISSUE. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE THE BULDS IN A PARKING LOT CLOSE TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS COMPANY WHERE I WORK.

MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD SOMETHING CAUGHT UNDER MY CAR OR UNDER BUT AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I CHECKED OIL AND ALL WAS FINE, GOT AN OIL CHANGE JUST TO BE SAFE BUT STILL KNOCKING. CHECKED RECALLS AND SEE THAT THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THE ENGINE KNOCKING AND SEIZING UP FOR 2011- DEC 2012 BUT MY VIN NOT INCLUDED, I SEE OTHERS WITH 2013 AS WELL WITH SAME PROBLEMS AND ENGINES HAVE SEIZED UP. BRINGING CAR TO DEALER IN THE MORNING AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT HAPPENS. HOPEFULLY I MAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP.

WILL NOT TRACK IN LINE WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL I KNOW THIS IS NOT TRUE I HAVE CHEVY WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IT DON'T ACT LIKE THE HYUNDAI.THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SONATA OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM

MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T STARTED KNOCKING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING THE KNOCKING NOISE GOT WORSE. SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I GOT IT TOWED, NONE OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SIEZED. I SEE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA'S AND MY 2013 DID THE SAME THING AS THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA ARE DOING. I REALLY BELIEVE MY 2.0T HAD A ENGINE DEFECT. THEY TOOK OFF THE OIL PAN ANS SAW IT WAS SIEZED AND ITS THE SAME REASON THEY RECALL THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA. THEY NEED TO CHECK TO SEE 2013 ENGINE HAVE THAT PROBLEM AS WELL. MY VEHICAL WAS MANUFACTURED IN ALABAMA IN 2012, THE SAME PLANT THAT HAD THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR MIGHT BE FAILING AND THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTER WAS REPLACED AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTATING ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED A LOUD RUBBING AND METAL CLANKING NOISE WHILE TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T STARTED KNOCKING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING THE KNOCKING NOISE GOT WORSER. SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I GOT IT TOWED, NONE F THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SIEZED. I SEE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA'S AND MY 2013 DID THE SAME THING AS THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA ARE DOING. I REALLY BELIEVE MY 2.0T HAD A ENGINE DEFECT. THEY TOOK OFF THE OIL PAN ANS SAW IT WAS SIEZED AND ITS THE SAME REASON THEY RECALL THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA. THEY NEED TO CHECK TO SEE 2013 ENGINE HAVE THAT PROBLEM AS WELL.