2013 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Complaints

CAR HAS 65K MILES. WARNING "CHIME" CAME ON, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, PULLED OF ROAD SAFELY. WARNING LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON ... HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING...SAFELY STOP... DO NOT DRIVE...THEN....CHECK BRAKE....THEN BACK TO HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING...DO NOT DRIVE....THEN BACK TO CHECK BRAKE. AND ON AND ON. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AFTER A MINUTE AND RESTARTED CAR DROVE ANOTHER SEVERAL MILES AND THEN SAME SITUATION. I HAVE SEEN A VIDEO POST ON YOUTUBE AND HAVE SEEN OTHER POSTS AS WELL AND ONE WITH A VEHICLE HAVING ONLY 3500 MILES. I'M TRYING TO SEE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND TOTALLY UNSAFE.

CAR WILL NOT START. ALL THE POWER, RADIO & THE LIGHT COMES ON BUT WHEN TURN THE IGNITION IT DOESN'T MAKE A SOUND. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENTLY NOT START . REVIEWED ONLINE SEEMS LIKE SIMILAR TO OR RELATED TO SWITCH-INHIBITOR ("42700R00 SWITCH ASSY-TRANSMISSION RANGE. HAD THE CAR AT DEALER DUE TO WARNING LIGHT FOR HYBRID SYSTEM 2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPEAT ISSUE

PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY MY BUSINESS NUMBER IS [XXX]. I AM NOT HERE TO BASH HYUNDAI BECAUSE I BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR 10 YEARS. THE 2013 HYBRIDS HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT EXACTLY BUT I WILL TRY MY BEST TO TYPE IT ACCURATELY. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND U COME TO A RED LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN OR EVEN JUS BRAKING DO TO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALL AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE . I ALMOST DIED 3 TIMES IN THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE . I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND A TRUCK WAS DOWN THE STREET TO MY LEFT THERE WAS NO IN COMING TRAFFIC TO MY RIGHT I PROCEEDED TO HIT THE GAS BUT THE VEHICLE ROLLED SLOWLY AND I STILL HAD MY FOOT FLAT ON THE PEDAL , IT TOOK ALMOST 17 SECONDS FOR MY ENGINE TO ACTUALLY MOVE MY CAR WHICH WAS ALMOST FLIPPED BY THE INCOMING TRUCK DRIVER WHO THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO TURN AND KEEP GOING LEFT IN THE OPPOSITE LANE SO HE DIDN'T HIT BRAKES FROM EARLY AND MY ENGINE KICKED IN AND ACTED LIKE I WAS DOING A BURN OUT MEANING FOR EXAMPLE AT A DEAD STOP AND I FLOOR THE PEDAL CAUSIN THE CAR TO TAKE OFF FASTER THAN NORMAL SAFE OPERATOR PRACTICES .BUT I ALMOST DIED TODAY AND THE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF I HAVE A BUNCH OF VIDEOS OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (HEADQUARTER HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 3775 US-17, SANFORD, FL 32773; (407) 292-0000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-633-5151 AND ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER. CASE NUMBER: 10207156 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. ORIGINAL FRONT TIRES WORE BADLY ON THE OUTSIDE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 41K MILES. REPLACEMENT TIRES HAD A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY BUT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 42K MILES FOR THE SAME REASON. HAD MANY ALIGNMENTS, AND TIRE ROTATIONS. STORE MANAGER ALWAY STATED THAT THE CAR WAS ALIGNED TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT THIS TYPE OF WEAR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT APPROX 40K MILES, WAS TYPICAL OF ALL SONATAS.

CAR FAILED TO START NORMALLY. NO EV READY MODE. DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKE, PRESSING START BUTTON, MOVING SHIFTER THROUGH GEAR SELECTION QUICKLY, THEN PRESSING START BUTTON AGAIN. RECURRED 4 TIMES IN A 1 WEEK PERIOD. ABOUT THE SAME DATE, CAR HAD WARNING TO STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT DRIVE. THIS WARNING CAME ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE SAME WEEK AS STARTING PROBLEMS.

CAR MAKE A NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVE TRAIN WHILE DRIVING. SOUNDS LIKE A WEARING OR RUBBING NOISE WHILE MOVING THAT INCREASES DURING TURNING (WHILE AT ROAD SPEED GOING THROUGH A CURVE IN ROADWAY). NOISE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR THE LAST 30K MILES (CURRENT MILEAGE IS APROX 88K MILES). NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT A FEW DAYS AGO DO NOT LESSEN THE NOISE.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I HAD TO MANEVOUR TO THE FAR RIGHT OF THE FREEWAY TO COME TO A STOP. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE THEN RE STARTED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON.

THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP POSITION AT A LIGHT OR DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR ALSO JERKS FROM TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APROX 9PM MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE THIS LOUD ABNOXIOUS SOUND THAT STATES FOR ME TO SLOWLY STOP AND DO NOT DRIVE. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER FROM THE FAST LANE TO THE SIDE, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I WAS SO AFRAID BECAUSE THERE WERE OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS RIGHT BEHIND ME AND I FEARED FOR MY LIFE.I AM TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MAN. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR A YEAR AGO AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. THIS IS UNSAFE ME LIFE THREATENING AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP. I HAVE ALSO READ REVIEWS ONLINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN MY SAME SITUATION AND THAT THEY TOO HAVE BEEN IN LA LIFE THREATENING SCENARIO IN REGARDS TO THIS DEFECT WITH THE SAME EXACT CAR.