2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AROUND 6AM I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POP UP AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL WENT DOWN AND IT WON'T PEDAL OR MOVE NO MORE. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL MY CAR WAS TOWED THE DEALERSHIP PLACE WHERE I WAS TOLD IS A RECALL. TWO WEEKS AFTER I WAS CALLED THAT MY CAR IS READY AND GOOD TO GO BUT UNFORTUNATELY BEFORE THE CAR GOT TO MY PLACE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DON'T MOVE NORMALLY AGAIN, WHEN YOU ARE ON MOTION AND YOU TRY TO CHANGE LANE OR OVERTAKING THE PEDAL WON'T MOVE UNTIL YOU FORCE IT WITH PRESSURE AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN, THE CAR DON'T MOVE NORMAL AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM AGAIN AND THEY TOOK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF THAT IT SHOULD BE FINE AFTER BUT ALAS THE PROBLEM IS WORSENING DAY IN DAY OUT AND MY SAFETY IS ON THE LINE NOW. INITIALLY I WAS TOLD THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BUT I REALIZED THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THE ENGINE INSTEAD SOME PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THAT MAKES IT WORSE THAN BEFORE. DRIVING THE CAR NOW IS AT THE HIGH RISK FOR ME OR OTHER ROAD USERS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE PEDAL STILL NOT MOVING WELL AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE MOVING UPHILL. PLEASE I WILL LIKE THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE I DON'T IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA STOPPED ON ME. IT WAS LIKE THE ENGINE CUT OFF, ALL THE CAR LIGHTS CAME ON--THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, EPS LIGHT, ETC. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE AND THE DRIVING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME, IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY STREET WHERE OTHER CARS WERE PASSING BY ME. HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR PRESS ON THE BRAKES ON THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE CAR WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR BACK UP WITH NO LUCK. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR "ON"--AS IN BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO BUT THE CAR WOULD NEVER FULLY TURN OVER. WHEN TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO CRANK UP I BEGAN TO NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE AND A SPARK COMING FROM THE ENGINE WOULD LIGHT UP A LITTLE EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO TURN OVER. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HOOD OF THE CAR ALSO SMELLED LIKE BURNT METAL WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EVEN BEFORE I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR AFTER IT CUT OFF ON ME. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ALL MY MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES WITH MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA WERE UP TO DATE. I HAD GOT MY CAR SERVICED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO BEFORE THIS HAPPENED TO ME, THE ENGINE SEIZED. AFTER REPEATEDLY TRYING TO START THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME AND TOW MY CAR.

I HAVE BEEN REPLACING BREAK/TAIL LIGHT BULBS FOR 3 YEARS, MY BULBS MELT INTO THE HARNESS CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO DIG THE BULB OUT. RIGHT NOW I HAVE GLASS EVERYWHERE IN THE TAIL LIGHT DUE TO MY BULB EXPLODING. THIS MORNING I STARTED MY CAR AND HAD NO BACK RUNNING LIGHTS AND NO BREAK LIGHTS, THAT'S VERY INCONVENIENT WHEN I GO TO WORK BEFORE AN AUTO STORE IS OPEN. A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE DEALING WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOT SURE IF IT'S FAULTY WIRING BUT THE BULBS BURN WAY TO HOT. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER IF YOU BARELY USE THE LIGHTS OR NOT, EVEN IF YOU ARE PARKED AND LIGHTS ARE ON AND EVEN IF YOU ARE JUST DRIVING. TODAY MY LIGHT SPARKED, THE BULB EXPLODED AND I HAD TO CUT THE LIGHTS OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE SPARKS FROM CAUSING A FIRE.

CAR SOMETIMES LOOSES POWER. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDDLE FROM BEING STATIONARY WE HAVE TO PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WILL SLOWLY ACCELERATE. WHEN BREAKING AND THE SPEED GETS BETWEEN 40-30 MPH THE CAR BUCKS. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY CODES.

ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY STEERING STARTED MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL OR HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND 4 DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR EVERY RECALL AND HAD MY OIL CHANGED LIKE I'M SUPPOSE TO. IT'S JUST ODD THAT IT STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE OUT OF THE BLUE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE STEERING? I KNOW THIS ISN'T NORMAL FOR A CARS STEERING TO MAKE NOISES.

TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I HAVE NO RECORD OF THEM EVER HAVING REPAIRED IT. THANKS, RLC

LOUD POP WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND THEN CONSIDERABLE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY, FAILED TO RESPOND, AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO LEE HYUNDAI OF GOLDSBORO (LOCATED AT 304 N OAK FOREST RD, GOLDSBORO, NC 27534, (866) 789-1488), BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,800.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR ROADWAY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY SHUT OFF AND MUCH OF THE LIGHTS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, ETC LIT UP. I LOST ALL POWER AND BRAKES AND COASTED TO A SIDE STREET. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND BEGAN HEAVY SMOKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE AT A COMPETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THE CONTACTS SPOUSE SUSTAINED SEVERE BRUISING FROM THE SEATBELT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORT MILL HYUNDAI (805 GOLD HILL ROAD, FORT HILL, SC 29708, 855-615-6368). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CASE NUMBER 15899953 WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A COPY OF THE VEHICLE LOGS AND INFORMED THAT CONTACT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TT *TR PHOTOS ATTACHED '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).'*JB