Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2013)

2,025 consumer complaints on file.

#11265963October 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
STEERING BEGAN RATTLING INSIDE WHILE TURNING - WE REPAIRED - 2 DAYS LATER DROVE TO TN VISITING RELATIVES, WHILE COMING BACK TO GA CAR BEGAN MAKING A WARNING SOUND AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD STEERING STARTED LOCKING UP POWERED DOWN AND STOPPED. HASN'T RAN SINCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265304October 1, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVE SIDE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE BULB IS REPLACED. I'VE BEEN STOPPED BY OTHER MOTORISTS AND POLICE OFFICERS ADVISING THAT MY LIGHT IS OUT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE APPARENTLY SINCE I'VE GOTTEN THE VEHICLE AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO CORRECT IT. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO FEAR FOR MY SAFETY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266270September 30, 2019
STEERING
LOUD CLICKING/STICKING/HESITATION OF STEERING WHEEL AS IT IS TURNED. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL AND/OR MOVING.HAVE TO ALMOST OVER CORRECT TO GET IT TO MOVE PROPERLY WHEN EXECUTING CURVES. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258859September 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STARTED BRAKING, LOST POWER STEERING,STOPPED AND WARNING ON DASH SAID HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM, DO NOT DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO TURNING LANE. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. WARNING GONE ON DASH, PUT INTO GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NO PROBLEM. MADE SERVICE APT. DROVE 60 MILES BEFORE HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS TIME WOULD NOT RESTART.TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.WAS TOLD HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. I HAVE 20,000 MILES ON CAR BUT 1 YR OUT OF WARRANTY. $2,700.00 AND 3 DAYS LATER THEY SAY THIS PART HAS 1YR WARRANTY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON FREEWAY IT COULD HAVE BECOME DEADLY FOR ME. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258494September 27, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FLUID IS LOW, RESERVE TANK IS EMPTY, BUT THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT. STARTED DRIVING OFF DRIVE WAY, DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME SAFETY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258429September 26, 2019
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM CJ AUTO LOANS AND FINANCED THROUGH CREDIT ACCEPTANCE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2018. I WAS NOT INFORMED FROM NEITHER CREDIT ACCEPTANCE NOR CJ AUTO LOANS THAT THE CAR HAD A ENGINE RECALL. IN JUNE OF 2019 THE CAR WOULD NOT START OR TURN OVER AFTER BEING PARKED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR ENGINE CEASED. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I ALSO PURCHASED A VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY CAME TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE CAR. BUT, I WAS NEVER INFORMED FROM THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT THE ENGINE HAD A RECALL FOR THE MAKE YEAR AND MODEL OF THE CAR. I HAVE LOST LOTS OF MONEY AND EVEN WAS WAS FORCED TO DO A VOLUNTARY REPO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258210September 25, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT APPROX 50MPH IN TRAFFIC. I GAVE THE ENGINE GAS AS I CHANGED LANES INTO AN EXPRESS LANE. IN THE MIDDLE OF CHANGING LANES, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP (BATTERY, OIL, ENGINE, ETC.). HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME TO INSPECT. UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS. CAR CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP AWAITING INSPECTION. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF A RECALL, OR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON. PLEASE HELP US!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257941September 25, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING
1. STEERING WHEEL: MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING ANY TURN; SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE CHANGE 2. CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING: AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME, ONLY THING WORKING WAS THE ELECTRIC (RADIO STILL PLAYS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257675September 24, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD TO REPEATEDLY REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS IN THE CAR. I'VE HAD TO WORK IN AN EXTRA $28-$52 FOR LIGHTS AND ALWAYS KEEP A SPARE. I NOTICE MANY OTHER SIMILAR SONATA'S WITH BLOWN LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257679September 24, 2019
STEERING
THERE HAS BEEN AN UNIDENTIFIABLE CLICK IN THE STEERING SINCE PURCHASED NEW. MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES NOW WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN HITTING SLIGHTEST BUMPS IN ROAD. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. OUR REPAIR SHOP DIDN'T WANT TO WORK ON IT AND SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT I CANNOT FIND ONE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257484September 23, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN PARK, UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. AS IF SYSTEM THINKS CAR NOT IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257511September 23, 2019
ENGINE
I'M LEASING MY CAR AND I HAVEN'T HAD IT A TOTAL YEAR YET, I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 10:50PM AND ALL MY DASH BOARDS LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY CAR ALSO SLOWED DOWN I TRIED HITTING THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THANK GOD IT WAS A GAS STATION I COULD PULL INTO AND BY THE TIME MADE IT INTO THE GAS STATION MY CAR TURNED JUST STOPPED COMPLETELY MY STARTER HAS GONE OUT , AND NOW MY ENGINE IS LOCKED UP!! I HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME II WANT TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY CAR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256987September 21, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS DEVELOPED TWO LARGE CRACKS. IT APPEARS TO BE OVER THE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY DAMAGE THE UNDERLYING AIRBAG SINCE IT IS NOW EXPOSED TO THE "ELEMENTS" , SUNLIGHT, CLEANING SOLUTIONS ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256779September 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EL VEHICULO SONATA 2013 TIENE 134,000 MILLAS Y ESTA GASTANDO 1 CUARTO DE ACEITE POR CADA 600 MILLAS. ENTIENDO QUE ES UN PROBLEMA DE FABRICA YA QUE NO ES NORMAL QUE UN VEHICULO NUEVO ESTE GASTANDO ESTA CANTIDAD DE ACEITE PARA ESE MILLAJE. VARIOS MECANICOS ME HAN DICHO LO MISMO. QUE NO ES NORMAL PARA UN VEHICULO NUEVO. PRACTICAMENTE. TIENE TODOS LOS CAMBIOS DE ACEITE Y FILTRO CADA 3000 MILLAS Y TODOS LOS MANTENIMIENTOS AL DIA. SERIA BUENO QUE VERIFICARAN YA QUE EL VEHICULO NO HA DADO PROBLEMAS DE NADA ANTERIORMENTE, EXCEPT LA GASTAERA DE ACEITE QUE LE ESTOY PRESENTANDO ACTUALMENTE. EL VEHICULO LO UTILIZE DIARIAMENTE PARA MI TRABAJO Y NUNCA ME HA DADO PROBLEMAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256084September 17, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL" DEARS, I HAVE SONATA 2013 LIMITED AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PIPE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, AND NOW THERE IS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE PIPE, I TRIED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART IN MY COUNTRY BUT I COULDN'T FIND. I'M STAYING IN KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN (GCC COUNTRY), AND I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM UAE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN REPLACE THIS PIPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256091September 17, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I'M DRIVING THE LIGHTS COME ON OUT OF NOWHERE I EVEN COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND IT STILL KEEPS HAPPENING SEEMS LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256177September 17, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256249September 17, 2019
STEERING
IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA, LE, 2.0 T, IN SEPTEMBER 2013, THE STEERING MECHANISM DISPLAYED SLACK AND A CLICKING, THUMPING NOISE WHEN IN 'DRIVE' OR 'PARK' POSITION , AND WHENEVER PRODDING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE HYUNDAI OF LONG ISLAND CITY DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT, AND WAS DISMISSIVELY TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO "VEHICLE'S SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC STEERING". OVER ENSUING YEARS, AND WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER ITS 5-YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO REPLACEMENT OF ITS DAMAGED 'FLEXIBLE STEERING COUPLING' [PART 56315-2K000-FFF] ON 08/27/19, BUT SAID REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT PERSISTENT STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY PROBLEM, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT PART 56500-3Q400! RESPECTFULLY, I BELIEVE THIS PREVALENT, ONGOING STEERING GEAR PROBLEM SHOULD BECOME AN NHTSA 'RECALL' OR A HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB), SINCE THOUSANDS OF HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM, MANY PAST THEIR WARRANTY PERIODS, WHICH IS EXACTLY HOW THE COMMON 'FLEXIBLE STEERING COUPLING' DEFECT RECENTLY BECAME A TSB, AND WHY SUCH REPAIRS ARE NOW BEING MADE AND HONORED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES PAST THEIR WARRANTY PERIODS. I BELIEVE THAT MY STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ADDRESSED WHEN I FIRST PRESENTED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BACK IN 2013, AND WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER ITS WARRANTY! PLEASE HELP US INVESTIGATE THIS VEHICLE'S SERIOUS, WIDESPREAD MECHANICAL DESIGN/MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, AND PLEASE ORDER OR CONVINCE HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA TO COVER THIS REPAIR OF APPROXIMATELY $1,200, BEYOND ITS WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ASSISTANCE REGARDING THIS IMPORTANT PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN, WHICH CONTINUES TO AFFECT COUNTLESS HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLES AND THEIR OWNERS THROUGHOUT THE USA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255710September 16, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JERKED AND THE RPM GUAGE WENT TO ZERO AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED AND THE LOSS OF TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON UPON KILLING THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT IT DROVE FINE WITH NO PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO INSPECT AND TO CHECK AND FIX RECALLS AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CHANGED THE OIL FOR THE RECALL ON MY VEHICHLE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR SINCE IT WAS NOT ACTING UP AT THAT TIME. WEEK LATER IT DONE IT AGAIN AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK AND WAS TOLD IT CAME WITH CODE FOR CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND 10 MINUTES LATER WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM IT WAS A FAULTY ECM AND REPLACED IT. A WEEK LATER DONE THE EXACT SAME THING AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AFTER KEEPING IT FOR A MONTH. TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER AUTO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH CAR UNLESS IT WAS ACTING UP. NOW HERE I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT WILL ACT UP OCCASIONALLY AND NOW IT SEEMS THAT IT GETTING WORSE WHEN I STOPPED AND STARTED UP A HILL IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL ON METAL CLANGING AND HAVE VERY SUSPICIOUS FEELING IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GDI ENGINE RECALL BUT CANT GET ANYONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS SINCE IT'S SO HARD TO DRIVE A CAR ACTING UP IN CITY LIMITS WHEN IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO UNLESS YOU GOT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. UNSURE IF IT IS RECALL OR SOMETHING ELSE AND DEALERSHIP DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255711September 16, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOUT 18 INCHES. OUR HYUNDAI SERVICE REP SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE AIRBAGS UNDER THE DASHBOARD EXPANDING FROM THE HEAT. HYUNDAI SHOULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, OBVIOUSLY MADE OF FAULTY MATERIAL. OUR REP SAID IT WOULD COST US $1,000.00. I'M AFRAID THAT AIRBAGS WILL CRACK IT COMPLETELY IN HALF AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT BE DRIVABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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