Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2013)

2,025 consumer complaints on file.

#11165790January 8, 2019
STEERING
STEERING IS STICKY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE.11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165753January 4, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN REPLACING LIGHT BULBS FOR MY TAIL LIGHT AND THE BULB KEEP BLOWING OUT OR BUSING IN THE TAIL LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS AND IN 2011-2015 HYUNDAI SONATA THEY HAVE A SHORTAGE IN THEM. I THINK THEY NEED TO RECALL AND THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE FIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165840January 4, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TAKEN TO BROWN'S MANASSAS HYUNDAI (703-361-9600, LOCATED AT 8651 CENTREVILLE RD, MANASSAS, VA 20110). THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COUPLING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164679January 2, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER AND A LOUD CLUNKING/KNOCKING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR HAD ALL SERVICE DONE ON TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164682January 2, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SONATA RECALL: WELL FOR STARTERS I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A 18 WHEELER BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKY I WAS TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT IT HIT THE SIDE RAIL BECAUSE I COULDNT GET IT TO STOP.NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL. ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE AND IT SCARED ME TO DEATH BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164156December 31, 2018
STEERING
STREERING WHEEL MAKING A THUMPING SOUND WHEN ITS TURNED TO LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE CAR IS ON. MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS POSSIBLY THE BUSHINGS AND MENTIONED THEIR MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164257December 31, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I CAN RESET IT AND THE LIGHT GOES AWAY BUT COMES BACK LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163836December 28, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED, UNCONTROLLED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. I STARTED THE VEHICLE, MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT TO DRIVE AND IT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS IT RACED ACROSS A PARKING LOT, JUMPED A CURB, RAN UP AND THEN BACK DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CROSSED BACK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT UNTIL THE ACCELERATION CEASED. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HYUNDAI AMERICA AND THEY HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THEIR RESPONSE WAS "WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY MALFUNCTIONS OR DEFECTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AS YOU ALLEGE. NOR WAS OUR INSPECTOR ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION THAT YOU INDICATED CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDINGLY, WHILE WE SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU ABOUT THE INCIDENT, FROM THE INFORMATION WE HAVE, WE MUST RESPECTFULLY DENY ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE INCIDENT."
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11163852December 28, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. THEN 2 MINS LATER IT SHUTS OFF ON ME. LEAVING ME STRANDED FOR AN HOUR ON I66. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HEARING KNOCKING NOISES AND MY LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING BUT WHENEVER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OF COURSE THE CAR NEVER MADE THE NOISES. I ALWAYS HAVE TO CHANGE MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT. THERE'S A SHORT IN THE WIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163265December 24, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL BACK IN MAY I DISCOVER A NOISE FROM MY ENGINE A TICKING NOISE I WAS WORRIED SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BRAKES SO I PAID TO GET THE WORK DONE BUT SATURDAY MORNING I GOT UP TO WARM MY CAR UP TO GO GET AN OIL CHANGE I NOTICE A KNOCKING SOUND FROM MY ENGINE ALONG WITH THE TICKING NOISE SO I TOLD HIM I'M GOING TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP SO I ARRIVE AT WALMART MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION THE ENGINE AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE SATURDAY SO I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHAT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALERSHIP IF I HAVE THESE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CAMPAIGN 174,162 SHOWS COMPLETE BUT HOW WHEN MY ENGINE GONE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THEY AUTOMATICALLY CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR CAR HAVE RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM OK MY QUESTION TO HER IS WHY IS MY AIRBAGS NOT FIX IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IT'S SHOWS COMPLETE FOR CAMPAIGN 162 BUT MY ENGINE GONE I HAVE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS CAR NEEDS ANSWERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163241December 24, 2018
ENGINE
I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED OUT OF NOWHERE NO WARNING SIGNS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS NOTHING HYUNDAI IS STATING THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE WHICH AFTER DOING RESEARCH IS AN EXTREME LIE AND IS REFUSING ANY HELP SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER I'M ALSO BEING BLAMED FOR POOR MAINTENANCE SINCE I DON'T GET MY MAINTENANCE DONE AT A DEALERSHIP BUT MY MAINTENANCE IS DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT WERE SWEPT UNDER THE RUG HAVING MY BRAKE LIGHTS MELT CONSTANTLY AFTER HAVING THE HARNESS CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES THE ONLY WAY THEY DON'T IS BY USING ELECTRICAL TAPE AND TAPING THEM SO THAT THEY AREN'T SAFELY TURNED IN LIKE THEY SHOULD BE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163002December 21, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND IN THE PAST MONTH IT HAD HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING FIRST IT HAPPENED WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS AND THEN IT DONE IT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT USING A TURN SIGNAL I WAS ON A CITY STREET EVERY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED I AM JUST A LITTLE OVER 60,000 MILES ,FEELING A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT AT NIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162297December 18, 2018
ENGINE
THE CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST SHUT DOWN. IT HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND EVERYTHING WAS KEPT UP. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161342December 14, 2018
ENGINE, STEERING
EVER SINCE I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD ISSUES ON TOP OF ISSUES WITH IT. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED 4 HEADLIGHTS AND ONE OF THE REAR LIGHTS, HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, MY STEERING WHEEL WAS CLICKING FOR MONTHS UNTIL FIRESTONE TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY STEERING WHEEL, MY CAR HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS ON IT AND I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2018 (NO LETTER WAS SENT TO ME) , AND THEN MY ENGINE SEIZED UP 2 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY! ONCE BACK IN OCTOBER WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THE RE-CALLS AND AGAIN ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2018 IN WHICH I HAD TO WAIT 3 HOURS IN THE COLD FOR A TOW TRUCK THAT THEN COST $50.00. I KEEP ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR ANYTHING THAT IS DONE TO THE CAR, EVEN OIL CHANGES. ALSO BACK IN OCTOBER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO RESOLVE THE RECALLS, MY ENGINE PASSED A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS TEST EVEN THOUGH IT SEIZED UP. NOTHING WAS DONE UNTIL THIS WEEK AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT SEIZED UP ON 12/10/18. THIS IS MY 3RD CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED, FIRST A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA, AND THEN A 2015 DODGE DART (LEASE) AND NOW THIS HYUNDAI SONATA. OUT OF ALL THE CARS THAT I HAVE OWNED, THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME THE MOST ISSUES. ON TOP OF THE ISSUES I HAVE LISTED ABOVE, THE HEAT/AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT EVEN TURN OFF PROPERLY. IF I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO THIS MANY ISSUES I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED A HYUNDAI. I AM A SINGLE FULL TIME STUDENT WHO ALSO WORKS FULL TIME AND I OWN MY OWN HOUSE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF MONEY TO KEEP FORKING OUT ON THIS CAR. CURRENTLY LANCASTER HYUNDAI IS REPLACING MY ENGINE, BUT HONESTLY, I WISH I HAD A NEW CAR WITH ALL THESE ADDED EXPENSES. I PAID $15,183.15 ON THIS CAR, I STILL OWE $11,705 ON THIS CAR AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. THE ISSUES ARE CURRENTLY BEING FIXED AT MY LOCAL HYUNDAI BUT I WOULD RATHER GET A NEW CAR,TOO BAD I OWE SO MUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161188December 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE TO CHANGE MY BRAKE LIGHTS EVERY FEW WEEKS SAME WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160681December 11, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN AND STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157254December 10, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS) ON FEBRUARY 27, 2018. PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND TWO REAR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, NECK PAIN, AND BACK PAIN THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. GREAT LAKES HYUNDAI (9630 OH-14, STREETSBORO, OH 44241, (330) 422-1212) WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A LETTER ON JULY 9, 2016 STATING THAT THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE COLLISION DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD AUTHORIZE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#11157269December 10, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT,HAVE TO REPLACE BULBS EVERY FEW WEEKS, IT HAS BURNED/MELTED THE HOUSING TO THE POINT THAT BULB CAN NO LONGER BE LOCKED IN PLACE IN THE HOUSING, INTERIOR LIGHTS START TURNING ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN, STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS WILL PERFORM ANOTHER FUNCTION THAN WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND USUALLY ONLY WHILE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME BUT CAN BE ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156764December 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SUMMER OF 2018 I COMPLAINED TO CARMAX ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO CHECK. MY HORN UNEXPECTEDLY WILL NOT WORK, MY MONITOR STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED (OCT 2018) BUT NOW IT BLINKS OFF AND ON, AND I WOULD REPLACE MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS ALMOST EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. RECENTLY (NOV 2018) I WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT SO I WENT TO REPLACE THEM AT AUTOZONE AND WAS TOLD MY LIGHT CASES ARE MELTED AS WELL AS THE BULB HOLDER IS BURNT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 1 YEAR AND 10 MONTHS. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR I HAVE REPLACED MY CV JOINTS 4 TIMES, HAD A NEW MONITOR PUT IN THE CAR, NEW ENGINE AND OTHER RECALLS COMPLETED ON THIS CAR. I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE MANUFACTURER COMPLETELY RECALL THIS MODEL YEAR FOR SAFETY REASONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156551December 6, 2018
STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO FEEL A LITTLE LOOSE AND STARTED MAKING A THUMPING NOISE WHEN STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT DOES THIS ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN IDLE OR WHILE BEEN DRIVEN, DOES NOT DO THIS WHEN TURNED OFF. I WAS JUST TOLD BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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