2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

MY STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING WHEN I GO OVER 60MPH AND WHENEVER I DRIVE THROUGH A SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD

THE TRUNK NO LONGER OPENS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON ON REMOTE KEY AND/OR TRUNK BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR'S DISPLAY SYSTEM NO LONGER OPERATES PROPERLY AND WHEN TOUCHING THE SCREEN TO SELECT AN OPTION, IT OPERATES A DIFFERENT FUNCTION THEN PRESSED. SUCH AS. SELECTING VOLUME UP MIGHT CHANGE THE RADIO STATION INSTEAD. WHEN PRESSING THE SCREEN TO SELECT A DIFFERENT MODE FOR MUSIC, SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLACK WHILE NAVIGATING (CAR IN MOTION) AND WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE REAR VIEW CAMERA HAS FAILED AS WELL AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE, THERE IS MERELY A BLUE SCREEN AND NO VISUAL OF THE REAR. I HAD AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN ON 15 JULY 20, BUT I AM UNCERTAIN IF THIS IS RELATABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN BUT DID NOT STOP. DURING THE CRASH THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY WHICH LATER REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,400. *BF *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 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 CALLED RICK CASE HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 3550 WESTERN RD, DAVIE, FL 33331, (954)377-4100 AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED AT STOPLIGHT. HAD TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANICS SHOP FOR EVALUATION. AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROX 10-15 MILES AND IT RAN OK. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, ON ABOUT JULY 22, 2020 THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, 6 LANE ROAD. CAR PUSHED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TOWED TO MECHANICS SHOP. FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN MECHANIC CRANKED THE CAR THE ENGINE KNOCKED! THE MECHANIC, WHO IS A CERTIFIED 'MASTER MECHANIC' SAID IT WAS A ROD KNOCK. COULD ONLY BE REPAIRED WITH NEW ENGINE. THE CAR HAS 126,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS PUT INTO SERVICE BRAND NEW AS MY SON'E BUSINESS CAR FURNISHED BY HIS COMPANY. AT 90,000 MILES THE CAR WAS WHOLESALED TO ME FOR MY GRANDSON. WE HAVE COMPLETE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGED RECORDS FOR ENTIRE LIFE OF CAR. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED US WE WOULD HAVE TO DELIVER THE CAR AND PAY $130 FOR THEM TO EVALUATE AND THEY WERE VERY DISCOURAGING THAT HYUNDAI WOULD HONOR ANY KIND OF WARRANTY. WE LEARNED THERE WAS A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT INVOLVING THESE ENGINE FAILURES SO WE INTEND TO PURSUE THAT COURSE OF ACTION. VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF HYUNDAI AND THEIR RESPONSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THEY HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE RESIDENCE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,092.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH A WARNING FOR THE HYBRID SYSTEM APPEARED ON THE MIDDLE SCREEN BETWEEN THE GAUGES ALONG WITH AN AUDIBLE CHIME INSTRUCTING TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE CAR I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DISPLAY STATED THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS LOW AND NOT TO START THE ENGINE. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED SINCE PURCHASE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT HYUNDAI SONATA HAD A RECALL FOR ENGINE FAILURES, BUT MY MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED.

I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU I HAD MY CAR IN PARK BECAUSE THE LINE WAS LONG ONCE I TRIED TO PULL UP MY WOULDNT MOVE THE GEARS WAS SLIDING UP AND DOWN AND I DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR 4 HOURS LATER A TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOW THE CAR AND IT COST ME $100 BUCKS ITS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND MY CAR STILL DO NOT SHIFT

THE REAR LIGHTS MELT AROUND THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE BULB BECAUSE THE WHOLE WHERE IT GOES INTO MELTS BOTH SIDES ARE CURRENTLY MELTED

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR SHUT OFF AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THE CRAZY PART IS. THE CAR STILL WAS MOVING AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I STOPPED AND PULLED OVER.(SO WEIRD) I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP. IT CAME ON WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND IT'S FLASHING. I NEVER SEE A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. BACK TO THE STORY I'M DRIVING BUT I CAN ONLY GO A CERTAIN SPEED OR THE CAR WOULD STALL AND JERK LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO CUT OFF. I DID NOT REPEAT DID NOT STOP UNTIL I MADE IT HOME LOL. THE WHOLE TIME DRIVING IT KEPT STALLING. IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET HOME I HAD TO JUMP ON THE HIGHWAY BUT I TOOK BACK ROADS JUST BECAUSE I WAS SCARED THE CAR WOULD STOP ON THE HIGHWAY.O AND DON'T LET ME STOP AT A RED LIGHT HUNNI, IT'S TAKING ITS TIME TO GET UP SOME SPEED. THIS THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME IT DID THAT BUT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IS THIS UNDER A RECALL? IF NOT IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE BECAUSE THAT WAS SO [XXX] SCARY DRIVING. THAT WAS THE LONGEST 23 MINS EVER LOL. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).