2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE CARS STEERING TENDS TO OVERSTEER REQUIRING CONSTANT WHEEL ADJUSTMENT. THE FEEL IS SIMILAR TO THE WIND BLOWING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT CAN BE FELT AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT IS MORE PREVALENT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 3/26/13 AND WAS TOLD ITS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING AND THAT IT IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. THEY TOLD ME IT,S DIFFERENT THE HYDRAULIC STEERING AND IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO GET USE TO IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE USING THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHUT DOWN WITHOUT BEING SECURED IN PARK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AVOIDING AN INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE SUNROOF WAS TILTED OPEN AND THE GLASS FROM THE EXPLOSION FELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED FROM THE GLASS. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE GLASS REMOVED FROM THEIR SCALP AND RIGHT EYE BROW. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A MIXTURE OF BAD GLASS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUNROOF GLASS ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,896 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 05/08/13*LJ UPDATED 05/21/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THE STEERING PROGRESSIVELY BECAME VERY SENSITIVE AND DIFFICULT TO KEEP STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT, SIMILAR TO ALTERNATING CROSS WINDS. MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT TRACK IS DIFFICULT AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION AND CORRECTION. VEHICLE WANDER CREATES HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DRIVER FATIGUE, POSING PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. VEHICLE IS ALSO UNABLE TO TRACK SMOOTHLY AROUND CURVES, AGAIN REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THREE DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS FOR RESOLUTION. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS DENY THERE IS PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE DRIFTS LEFT AND RIGHT AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REQUIRING CONSTANT ATTENTION AND CORRECTION BY THE DRIVER, WHICH IS DISTRACTING AND CONTRIBUTES TO DRIVER FATIGUE. UNABLE TO TRACK SMOOTHLY AROUND CURVES. SIMILAR TO ALTERNATING CROSS WINDS, EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NONE. SITUATION VERY AGGRAVATING IN ACTUAL CROSS WINDS. ANY POLICE OFFICER WOULD BE JUSTIFIED IN ISSUING A TICKET FOR "WEAVING". DEALER TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A NEGATIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF ELECTRICAL STEERING AND NOTHING TO BE DONE FOR IT. HE SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED SOME SETTING FROM "HARD" TO "SOFT', BUT THAT HAD NO EFFECT AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER, MAYBE EVEN BEING WORSE. I COMPLAINED TO HYUNDAI ON THEIR WEBSITE, WITH NO RESPONSE TO DATE. I AM A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (MOSTLY AVIATION) AND SUSPECT THAT SOME DAMPING NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME, I AM NOTICING THAT ABOUT HALF OF THE 2013 SONATA COMPLAINTS CONCERN THE STEERING SYSTEM. NHTSA SHOULD TAKE ACTION BEFORE ACCIDENTS BEGIN OCCURRING DUE TO THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR UPDATED 05/23/13 UPDATED 09/10/13*LJ UPDATED 01/02/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO DECELERATE FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 800. UPDATED 3/20/13 *CN THE CONSUMERS HANDWRITING WAS ILLEGIBLE.

THERE IS AN ONGOING STEERING PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR DRIFTS DANGEROUSLY TO THE RIGHT. I NOTICED IT WITHIN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE CAR PURCHASE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD, THIS IS WITHIN "SPECS." THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO RIDE IN THE CAR WHILE I DROVE IT TO DEMONSTRATE THE ISSUE. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT ON A BRAND NEW 2013 SONATA, IS ABOUT SEVERE INTERIOR WINDSHIELD DISTRACTION CAUSED BY THE REFLECTION OF THE INTERIOR DASH ONTO THE FRONT, DRIVERS WINDSHIELD. THE REFLECTION OF THE INTERIOR ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO SEVERE THAT IT IMPAIRS SAFE DRIVING. DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING, EVERYTHING THAT IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD VIVIDLY REFLECTS ONTO THE INTERIOR WINDSHIELD. DESIGN EFFECTS, SPEAKERS, STEERING WHEEL AND EVEN THE DRIVERS HANDS WITH FINGERNAILS ON THE WINDSHIELD. EVENING DRIVING THE REFLECTION IS ALSO EXTREMELY IMPAIRED VIA DISTRACTION, FOR EXAMPLE THE ODOMETER REFLECTS ABOVE THE INTERIOR DRIVERS WINDOW, ABOVE THE MIRROR AND ITS IN FULL COLOR! ON A TEST DRIVE, AFTER MY COMPLAINT, THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT IT MAYBE FROM CLEANING FLUID USED DURING THE DETAILING PROCESS AND HAD THE CAR RE-DETAILED, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DIRECTLY NOTIFIED HYUNDAI BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE IS A DANGEROUS FLAW IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GLASS IN THIS CAR.

ON 6 OCCASIONS THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON, ALL AT SPEEDS 75-80, ALL AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 HOURS. (TRIPS TO LA, TUCSON). THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED OUT OK WHEN I STOPPED EACH TIME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT EACH TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND A TROUBLE CODE. THE HYUNDAI BLUELINK DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM HAS INDICATED A TROUBLE CONDITION SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND STILL INDICATES A TROUBLE CONDITION EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER HAS INDICATED IT HAS BEEN RESET ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, AND WAS RESET AGAIN BY HYUNDAI USA ON 1/2/13. THE TPMS DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE TIRES ARE COLD, AS ONE WOULD EXPECT. THE DEALER INDICATED THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THE CAR SHOWS NO TROUBLE CODES. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA AND THEY INDICATE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. BECAUSE OF ALL THE FALSE WARNINGS, I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL NOT KNOW IF THERE IS A TRUE PROBLEM WITH MY TIRES OR JUST ANOTHER FALSE WARNING FROM THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.