2014 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BULB BURNED OUT AND THE SOCKET APPEARED BROWN AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LIBERTY HYUNDAI DEALER, LOCATED AT: 305 NJ-17, MAHWAH, NJ 07430 AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP BULBS WITH ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED BRAKE LAMP BULBS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE BULB WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, MY CAR LOST CONTROL MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE CAR STOP WAS TO THROW THE CAR INTO PARK. AFTER STOPPING MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, THE CAR STAYED ON AND KEY COULDN'T TURN

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS SOME TIMES FLICKER LIKE FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THIS IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT WHEN THEY GO COMPLETELY OUT ON 2 LANE HIGHWAYS AT MIDNIGHT IT IS HEART STOPPING. HAVE LEARNED IT MIGHT BE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH ( TURN SIGNAL SWITCH). TO BE REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE. REP FROM HYUNDAI TOLD ME HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN AS DEALER MECHANICS SAYS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.. MAYBE ANOTHER CLASS ACTION WOULD GET THEIR ATTENTION BEFORE SOME IS KILLED.

DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB EXPLODED, AND MELTED INTO THE SOCKET. I WAS ADVISED THAT YOU CANNOT REPLACE JUST THE SOCKET AND HYUNDAI IS QUOTING $400 FOR THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND CAUSES AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE LOSS OF THE BRAKE LIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT CALLED THE FREEHOLD HYUNDAI DEALER LOCATED AT 4065 U.S. 9, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ 07728, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ORIGINAL SOCKETS AND WIRING, BURN SO HOT THAT IT MELTS THE SOCKETS. THIS CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE LIGHTBULBS ARE REPEATEDLY BEING BURNED OUT AND MELTED INTO THE SOCKETS. IN MOTIIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE WESTSIDE HYUNDAI DEALER, LOCATED AT: 1672 CASSAT AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

EXPERIENCED SLIGHT HESITATION UPON NORMAL GO STOP DRIVING RURAL AND CITY ROADS. SERVICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 20V121000 NUMBER:189 PERFORMED AT OBRIEN HYUNDAI, FT. MYERS FL, 7 AUG 20. TECH SHOWED ME A BLUE STRIP WHICH HE CLAIMED WAS USED TO DETECT PRESENCE OF A GASOLINE LEAK WHEN APPLIED TO SUSPECTED ORIGINAL GASOLINE TUBE, CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 189. TECH THEN MENTIONED THAT RESULT DISPLAYED NO APPARENT LEAK AT PRESENT TIME, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE OR RULE OUT A FUTURE LEAK. PROCESS IS TO BE PERFORMED AT SERVICE INTERVALS AS PART OF REGULAR MULTIPOINT INSPECTION TO RULE OUT EXISTENCE OF POSSIBLE LEAK OF ORIGINAL INSTALLED AND NEVER REPLACED CAMPAIGN PART TO SAFE GUARD LIFE OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF POTENTIALLY ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE FUEL TUBE, 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO HER RESIDENCE AND COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED HER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.