2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

STEERING, VEERING ONE WAY THEN ANOTHER. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS STUCK OR IS STICKING, NOT HAPPY AT ALL. HAD IT BACK TO DEALER & SAID IT WAS IN SPEC. HELP *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT CORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY COCKED TO THE RIGHT AND VERY SENSITIVE. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STEER STRAIGHT. DARTS ONE WAY AND THEN ANOTHER. DEALER RE-CALIBRATED STEERING AND ALIGNMENT. ALTHOUGH STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM IS FIXED IT REMAINS VERY SENSITIVE AND STILL VEERS ONE WAY THEN ANOTHER. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT STEER A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE PATH THE CAR IS GOING IN. I HAVE WONDERED OUT OF THE LANE I WAS TRAVELING IN SEVERAL TIMES. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES A LIFE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I65 TOWARD DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE, IN SOME HEAVY RAIN - ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD AN EXPLOSION THAT SCARED THE [XXX] OUT OF ME - I THOUGHT, MAYBE IT WAS A COLLISION, THEN I HEARD THINGS ON THE ROOF - OH NO, COULD IT BE HAILING - DIDN'T SEE ANY ICY DROPS/ROCKS HIT THE ROAD - BUT THE SOUNDS IN MY CAR WERE AMPLIFIED. SO, I PULLED BACK THE SUN SHADE ABOUT AN INCH - AND WOW, I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES!! THE SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED - TOTALLY SHATTERED AND THE PIECES OF GLASS WERE FLYING OVER AND HITTING THE REAR WINDOW (SOUNDED LIKE HAIL). OMG, I WAS SHAKING SO BAD, I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO CALL OR WHAT TO DO - SHOULD I PULL OVER ON OF I65 IN A HEAVY STORM TO WAIT FOR HELP? HOW MUCH RAIN COULD THE SHADE DEFLECT BEFORE CAVING IN ON ME!! I CALLED HYUNDAI SERVICE, TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND I WAS ON MY WAY THERE! THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT HYUNDAI TOLD ME HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT - MAYBE THE GLASS WASN'T COMPLETELY CLOSED AND BUCKLED! WHAT?? IN A DOWNPOUR, I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE SUNROOF OPEN??? IS HE NUTS?? AND, WHY WOULD THE SUNROOF EXPLODE IF IT WERE SLIGHTLY OPEN? I THINK HE WAS TRYING TO BLAME ME AND HAVE ME FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, SO HYUNDAI WOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! HE TOOK PHOTOS AND SENT THEM TO HYUNDAI AND SAID HE WILL LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT REPLACING IT!! ALSO, WHEN I ASKED FOR A LOANER CAR, HE TOLD ME HYUNDAI MAY NOT AUTHORIZE IT AND I WOULD BE STUCK PAYING FOR THE RENTAL!!! I DECIDED TO GOOGLE ?HYUNDAI SONATA SUNROOF EXPLOSIONS? AND FOUND THE ARTICLE: "[XXX] WAS STOPPING TO GET GAS FOR HIS 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, HIS SUNROOF SHATTERED INTO PIECES.? ALSO IT STATED THERE IS/WAS A HYUNDAI RECALL #108. I HAVE HAD NO RECALL NOTICE TO DATE AND I'VE HAD MY SONATA SINCE JULY 20, 2013. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE DRIVING IT UNTIL YESTERDAY!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS PARKING AT A RESTAURANT IN AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE NEAR A CONCRETE PLATFORM WHERE DUMPSTERS ARE KEPT. HALF WAY INTO THE SPACE, WHILE I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE, MY CAR SURGED FORWARD VERY FAST AND SLAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE PLATFORM. I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR NEVER STOPPED. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT AND WAS NOT INJURED BUT THERE WAS ALMOST $7,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED, BUT I AM UNDER CONTRACT OF A LEASE WITH THIS CAR AND HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. I AM SO AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN THAT I WILL NEVER ALLOW FAMILY OR FRIENDS TO RIDE IN THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 6000 AS THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,600. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN UPDATED 04/22/14

I TOOK THE EXIT ON 605 NORTH AND STOP AT THE LIGHT TO TURN RIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS A NO TURN ON RED SIGN. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I START THE VEHICLE TO TURN RIGHT THEN GOT HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE UP TO THE FRONT END. THE OTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIS SPEED WAS ABOUT 45-50 MPH. MY CAR GOT HIT HARD AT THE FRONT AND TURNED 180 DEGREE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WAS DEPLOYED. AS A SAFETY CONCERN, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS I AM GONNA HAVE A BABY SOON THIS YEAR 2014. WHAT IF THAT ANOTHER ACCIDENT OCCUR AND THE BABY OR MY SPOUSE IN THE CAR WITH ME? *TR

DRIVING MY NEW 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T, I KNOW THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ON THE CAR. MY CAR JUST KEEPS WANDERING WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH ON FREEWAY. IT WILL KEEP WANDERING TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO KEEP MY CAR IN THE LANE AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. WHEN THE CAR WANDERS TO THE LEFT, I WOULD TRY TO CORRECT IT BACK TO CENTER, BUT IT WON'T STAY STRAIGHT AND IT WANDERS TO THE RIGHT AFTER CORRECTION. DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. IT OFTEN GOES INTO THE OTHER LANE NEXT TO ME AND I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. IT IS SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS A SOFTWARE GLITCH, THEY KEEP SAYING IT IS FIXED BUT IT IS NOT. THEY HAVE PERFORMED SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS AND IT IS NOT THE ISSUE. IT IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA'S STEERING THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER. PLEASE REQUEST HYUNDAI TO RECALL THE EPS SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE BEFORE MANY PEOPLE GET HURT FROM THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

VEHICLE WANDERS BADLY ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD A STRAIGHT LANE, SO IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN MY LANE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR