2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLICKING AND POPPING SOUND WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED LEFT AND RIGHT, THE VEHICLE IS ALSO PULLING VERY HARD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVE MY VEHICLE MY CAR STALLS AND IT ALMOST CAUSE ME TO WRECK. I HAD FUEL PUMP PROBLEM IN WHICH I SPENT OVER $1,000 TO GET FIXED IS STILL HAVING ISSUES AND THE HYUNDAI WILL NOT REFUND ME MY MONEY KNOWING THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS A RECALL. THEY HAVE CONSTANTLY BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND.

THE HYUNDAI SONATA HAS A KNOWN STEERING ISSUE. THERE IS A LOOSE CLICKING SOUND WHEN STEERING. IT APPARENTLY IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY RUBBER COUPLING IN THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM. (PART # 57315 2K000FFF 'FLEXIBLE COUPLING'). THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THIS PART WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION.

I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY SONATA AFTER DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO LOOSES ACCELERATION POWER. WHEN I COME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THE RPMS WILL PEAK OUT IF I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE WILL STILL ONLY CRAWL OR MOVE VERY SLOWLY 2-3MPH. IT IS SO BAD THAT SAY IF I'M ON AN INCLINE HEADED UPWARDS THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS AS I'M TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND I HAVE TO ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART AND TRY AGAIN UNTIL I CAN GET BACK TO THE HILL AND OVER IT AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SIT A FEW HOURS AND COME BACK TO GET IT TO MAKE IT WORK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CAN AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. ALSO AT A STOP LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD THEREFORE I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS NO TRAFFIC AT ALL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE MY TURN AND GET BACK INTO TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUNDS WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER AND SEVERAL HYUNDAI SPECIALIST IN MY AREA AS WELL AS RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET WHICH I FOUND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO ONE HAS ANY ANSWERS AS THERE IS NO WAY TO SCAN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHT. THIS IS TERRIBLE AS MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56275 MILES ON IT AND I CAN NOT GET IT TO WORK CORRECTLY OR EVEN IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I AM UNWILLING TO CONTINUE TO PAY MONEY TO DEALERSHIPS WITH NO ANSWERS AND BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY ANSWERS PLEASE HELP AS I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SELL THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY SONATA AFTER DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO LOOSES ACCELERATION POWER. WHEN I COME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THE RPMS WILL PEAK OUT IF I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE WILL STILL ONLY CRAWL OR MOVE VERY SLOWLY 2-3MPH. IT IS SO BAD THAT SAY IF I'M ON AN INCLINE HEADED UPWARDS THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS AS I'M TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND I HAVE TO ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART AND TRY AGAIN UNTIL I CAN GET BACK TO THE HILL AND OVER IT AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SIT A FEW HOURS AND COME BACK TO GET IT TO MAKE IT WORK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CAN AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. ALSO AT A STOP LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD THEREFORE I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS NO TRAFFIC AT ALL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE MY TURN AND GET BACK INTO TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR SOUNDS WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER AND SEVERAL HYUNDAI SPECIALIST IN MY AREA AS WELL AS RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET WHICH I FOUND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO ONE HAS ANY ANSWERS AS THERE IS NO WAY TO SCAN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHT. THIS IS TERRIBLE AS MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56275 MILES ON IT AND I CAN NOT GET IT TO WORK CORRECTLY OR EVEN IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I AM UNWILLING TO CONTINUE TO PAY MONEY TO DEALERSHIPS WITH NO ANSWERS AND BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY ANSWERS PLEASE HELP AS I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SELL THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THANK YOU.

MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS OVER 150,000 MILES ON IT AND I KEPT UP MY MAINTENANCE. MY ENGINE HAS SEIZED MORE THAN ONCE. MY VEHICLE NEVER LET ME KNOW I WAS ON EMPTY, MY DASHBOARD SHOWED ME I HAD 3 LINES OF FUEL BUT IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL I PUT GAS. WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY ENGINE SEIZED, I CHECKED MY OIL AND I HAD ZERO FUEL, THIS WAS A MONTH AFTER MY OIL CHANGE. THE SECOND TIME MY ENGINE SEIZED I WAS TURNING ON A CITY STREET AND I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE MY ENGINE SEIZED AGAIN. FOR SOME REASON, MY FUEL JUST DISAPPEARS WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS.

URGENT. 1) DEFECTIVE ENGINE PER HYUNDAI'S ADMISSION. I WILL NOT ACCEPT A SOFTWARE 'BANDAID' APPROACH TO PATCH TO MY MAIN ECM TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I DID GO IN TO SHEPPARD MOTORS TO GET THIS BANDAID APPLIED TO MY CAR. THIS IS A BANDAID, AND SHAME ON HYUNDAI. MY ENGINE IS WARRANTIED THROUGH JULY 2023. I'VE BEEN AROUND. 2) MY CAR IS BRAND NEW, WITH ONLY 27,400 MILES ON HER 3) THE LATEST RECALL ON BOTH THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE/ HOSES ETC. SHOULD I WAIT FOR A FIRE HERE? DEAR NHTSA: PLEASE LOOK UP ALL OF THE RECALLS AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON MY VEHICLE. UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. I BELIEVE THAT NO QUALITY CONTROL WHATSOEVER WAS PRACTICED AND APPLIED ON THE FACTORY PRODUCTION LINES. HYUNDAI FOCUS -- BIG MONEY. PRESSURING FACTORY WORKERS TO PUT IN ANY PART THEY CAN FIND. I HAVE SOME STORIES HERE ABOUT THE AUDIO SYSTEM ON MY CAR THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY BLOW YOUR COLLECTIVE MINDS. I'VE BEEN AROUND. 4) HYUNDAI LONG SINCE SENT ME EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON A) THE ENTIRE ENGINE B) BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER C) FRONT COIL SPRINGS D) SEAT BELT TENSIONERS (DRIVERS TENSIONER WAS ALREADY REPLACED, AND YET, IT STILL DOES NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE PRAY TELL, WHAT GIVES HYUNDAI? NEW CAR HERE. MY GREATEST CONCERNS ABOUT THIS NEW CAR THAT I PAID FOR IN CASH -- AND WAS DEFRAUDED IN THAT PROCESS AS WELL -- I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A HONDA FOR MUCH LESS, AND NEVER HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I AM RATHER FRUSTRATED HERE AND PRAY FOR GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY AND INTERVENTION. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. #1 I NEED A BRAND NEW MOTOR, THE WHOLE MOTOR, WHICH HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY QUALITY CONTROL TESTED AND PROVEN, AND WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETELY TESTED. MY MOTOR IS VERY, VERY NOISY. SO, DO I WAIT FOR THE ROD BEARINGS TO FAIL COMPLETELY AND STALL OUT MY CAR, CAUSING A FATAL CRASH? #2 I NEED BOTH MY LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES AND HOSES, ETC. REPLACED

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET CITY ABOUT 35MPH THE ENGINE DIED THEN A MINOR ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED.

HYUNDAI CORPORATION KNEW THAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND IDENTICAL CARS STEERING WHEEL COUPLER AND THEREFORE INCREASED COVERAGE FOR REPAIR FROM 50000 MILES TO 100000 NAMING ' CONCERN' INSTEAD OF FAULTY- DEFECTIVE TO AVOID RECALL. THEY NEVER NOTIFIED COSTUMERS REGARDING THIS CONCERN! MOST INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CLICK SOUND THAT LATER TURNS INTO CLANK WHEN PART IS TOTALLY DAMAGED AND THAT TIME THEIR CAR IS BEYOND 100000 MILES. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS FAILED INTENTIONALLY TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN BENEFITING CHARGING $380 TO $480 TO REPLACE $2 PART. IF YOU REVIEW ONLINE COMPLAINTS YOU WILL SEE SIMILAR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STATEMENTS. FURTHER MORE HYUNDAI CORPORATION AND DEALERSHIPS COMPROMISED LIVES BECAUSE OF VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS YOU MAY OBTAIN COPIES OF REPAIR DOCUMENTS FROM HYUNDAI, DEALERS AND OWNERS REGARDING THIS ONGOING OUTRAGES ACT THAT TOOK PLACE INTENTIONALLY TO AVOID COST , LIABILITIES AND BENEFIT FROM REPAIRS WHILE DISADVANTAGING OWNERS, JEOPARDIZING LIVES AND GETTING PAID FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ' RECALLED ' . I CAN GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE THAT HYUNDAI ISSUED SAFETY RECALL FUEL PUMP THAT SMALL CRACK CAN LEAD TO MAJOR PROBLEM AND NO TIME OR MILLAGE LIMITS APPLIED. ON THE OTHER HAND STEERING WHEEL FLEX COUPLER CAN START AS SMALL CRACK AND CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS YET THAT FAILED TO TREAT THIS DEFECT SAME WAY AND FAILED TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION OF HIS VEHICLE, HE BECAME AWARE THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED EXCESSIVELY, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO EASTERN SHORE HYUNDAI (29736 FREDERICK BLVD, DAPHNE, AL 36526) FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND THE TEST DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE DEALER INITIALLY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BUT AFTER CONTACTING THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THE DEALER OFFERED 75% OFF THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,274.