Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2013)

2,025 consumer complaints on file.

#11060919January 6, 2018
STEERING
MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2013 STEERING COLUMN HAS ALWAYS MADE A CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, RECENTLY IT IS GETTING WORSE AND RAISES A CAUSE OF AWARENESS AS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT APPARENTLY KEEPS BEING REPORTED ON THIS VEHICLE. TWO PERSONAL MECHANICS AND AUTONATION HAVE AD SAID IT IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID IT WILL LOCK ON ME WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND DUE TO NEGLIGENCE OF THE GOVERNED STANDARDS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROTECT CONSUMERS VEHICLE PURCHASES. I DEEPLY REQUEST AND HIGHLY INSIST THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATE THE APPARENTLY MOST COMMON PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT BECOMES SOMETHING TO HAUNT THE COMPANY IN REGRET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060797January 5, 2018
STEERING
SEVERE CLUNK FROM STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE WHEEL IS INITIALLY TURNS, THERE IS A SHORT AMOUNT OF "PLAY" BEFORE A LOUD CLUNK CAN BE HEARD. THIS IS ALSO HEARD GOING OVER BUMPS. I FEEL THIS MAY BE SOMETHING COMING LOOSE AND CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055937December 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO DRIVE ONE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RECEIVED A JUMP START. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (11500 ROOSEVELT BLVD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19116), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055393December 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN USING BREAKS IT CAUSES BULB SOCKET TO MELT HOUSING, ETC AND BREAK LIGHT STOPS WORKING OVER AND OVER . THE REAR BREAK LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT AND MELTING INSIDE THE SOCKET. YOU HAVE TO CHANGE WHOLE SOCKET BECAUSE THE BULB JUST MELTS AND YOU CAN NOT REMOVE. IM AFRAID MY CAR IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054978December 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHT HARNESS AND TAIL LIGHT FIXTURES ARE MELTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054986December 15, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN HYUNDAI DEALER IN MIAMI, FL, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054758December 14, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE WHITE PAINT IS CHIPPING AWAY FROM THE TRUNK AND RIGHT REAR PANEL. MAACO'S EVALUATION INDICATED A PAINT DEFECT WITH CERTAIN CAR BRANDS, WHICH INCLUDES HYUNDAI. THE PAINT BUBBLES AND THEN BREAKS. MAACO STATED THE LIKELIHOOD IS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR. IF UNTREATED, CORROSION WILL EVENTUALLY SET IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054524December 13, 2017
ENGINE
PERFORMED AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTACLE. DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH ANYTHING. ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED. WOULD NOT TURN OVER. VEHICLE JUMP STARTED AND RAN. NEXT DAY THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. TOOK TO SHOP WHERE THEY CONFIRMED OIL LEVEL GOOD BUT METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT CURRENT WITH SERVICE INTERVALS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN MUCH ON HIGHWAYS AND HAS 100+ THOUSAND MILES. CONCERNED THIS ENGINE MAY BE INVOLVED IN RECENT HYUNDAI ENGINE RECALL BUT NOT TRACKED BY VIN. VEHICLE WILL GO TO HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT DECEMBER 14, 2017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054180December 12, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POTAMKIN HYUNDAI (6200 NW 167TH ST, MIAMI, FL) AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL REQUIRED THEM TO CHANGE THE DIP STICK, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO SLUDGE BEING IN THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TWO FAULTY VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, JUST THE OIL CONTROL VALVE WAS CHANGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053878December 11, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PORTER HYUNDAI (393 E CLEVELAND AVE, NEWARK, DE 19711) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE LONG BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052194December 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051645December 1, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS A SIREN GOES OFF IN MY CAR AND THE LITES START FLASHING SUCH AS BRAKE LIGHTS, THE KEY FOB LIGHT STATES SHOWING AS IF IT CAN'T BE FOUND IN VEHICLE. MOST OF ALL THE VEHICLE CAN'T START. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT TO ONE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED. THE SECOND YEAR I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED RIGHT IN THE MIST OF TRAFFIC, THE CAR STOPPED AND COULDN'T MOVE, SAME SYMPTOMS AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM SOUTH PHILA. TO BURLINGTON NJ., RESULTS WERE THAT THE RELAYS HAD FAILED. JUST THIS WEEK I WENT TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TRIED AGAIN AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND A SIREN LIKE A DIVING SUBMARINE STARTED BLARING. CALLED THE TOW SERVICE AND AGAIN BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP WITH NO CLUE AS TO WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051530November 30, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN A FATAL ERROR CODE FLASHED AND SAID STOP CAR AFTER 20 SECONDS THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DIED (NOT ENOUGH TIME TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE (NO 4-WAY FLASHERS OPERABLE). TOWED TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THE LITHIUM BATTERY WAS 3 VOLTS CAUSING THE ISSUE AND BLOWING THE SAFETY PLUG CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITH NO ELECTRICAL OPERATION. I ASKED WHY THERE IS NO WARNING THAT ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO KNOW THAT THE LITHIUM BATTERY WILL FAIL CAUSING THIS FATAL ISSUE. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO ADVANCED WARNING, WHEN THE BATTERY DIES IT SHUTS DOWN THE VEHICLE QUICKLY WITHIN 20 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON A BUSY FREEWAY AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR TRAFFIC COLLISION AS THE VEHICLE IS BLACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051279November 29, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND IF CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DOOR PANEL, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,675. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048715November 27, 2017
ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN ROAD SUDDENLY STALLED AND WOULD NOT CRANK BACK AND REPLACED BATTERY STILL NOTHING HAD SHOP CHECK IT OUT AND SEEMS MOTOR HAS LOCKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048721November 27, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE HOUSING REAR BRAKE LIGHT UNIT 3 TIMES DUE TO SHORTING OUT. THE MOST RECENT SHORT HAS CAUSED THE HOUSING UNIT TO MELT CAUSING A REPLACEMENT OF JUST THE BULB NOT AN OPTION. THE TAG LIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON AND APPEAR SOMETIMES TO BE BURNT OUT. THIS IS ALSO A SHORT/WIRING ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE CAUSE OF CONCERN FOR A TRUNK FIRE AS THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER AS A WARNING TO GET THE LIGHTS REPLACED. ALSO, THE SPOILER ON THE VEHICLE HAS NOT ONLY CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH BUT IS ALSO PEELING DUE TO COATING ISSUES. ONLY THE SPOILER ON THE CAR IS THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048733November 27, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY HESITATED WHILE AT A STOP. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT SHORTING OUT AND WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048131November 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM THE DEALER EARLY ON WE HAD HYBRID WARNING SYSTEM ISSUES WE HAVE BEEN STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES HAVING TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER RECHARGED AND SERVICE EACH TIME WE WERE TOLD THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE DEALER CHARGES THE BATTERY AND GIVES THE CAR BACK. NOW 3 YEARS LATER WE GOT THE OIL CHANGED AS NORMAL, IT'S THANKSGIVING WEEK AND WE ARE HEADED TO VACATION 3 HOURS FROM HOME WE AR E AN HOUR AWAY FROM DESTINATION AND THE CAR LOSES POWER GOING UP HILL THE OIL PAN LIGHT COMES ON, WE PULL OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOUNTAINS AND SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO FIND US. WE TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALER HOPING SOMETHING WASN'T DONE RIGHT WITH THE OIL CHANGED HOWEVER DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY SO WE WILL NEED TO PAY $6600 TO REPLACE WITH USED ENGINE. THIS CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WE REGULARLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED. WE ARE NOT GIVEN ANY REASON FOR THE SEIZED ENGINE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY WE GOT IT AND THE DEALER HAS NEVER PROVIDED MUCH HELP AS WERE ASKED TO TAKE PICTURES WHICH WE DID BUT STILL NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048104November 22, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION WAS JUMPING GEARS WHEN SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN. THIS WAS CONCERNING ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO STOPS AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE SHORTED AND WAS REPLACED AT HYUNDAI DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047294November 19, 2017
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
TIRE HAVE BUMPS MAKE NOISE AND FEEL A VIBRATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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