Hyundai Sonata Complaints (2013)

2,025 consumer complaints on file.

#11240953July 31, 2019
ENGINE, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS DESCRIBE IS THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE ENGINE REPAIR 2 TIMES .BREAK LIGHTS BURNED REPLACED BY AUTO ZONE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND TIRE ROD IN OUTER REPLACED IT IS SO STRESSFUL HARD TO EVEN TALK ABOUT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240699July 30, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND SMELLED OVERWHELMING GAS FUMES. MY FUEL IS BEING DEPLETED QUICKER THAN NORMAL AND THE SMELL HAS ONLY INTENSIFIED OVER TIME. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD, I SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE FUEL BEING SPEWED OUT FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. I TOOK MY CAR TO HYUNDAI AND WAS GIVEN A $800 QUOTE TO FIX THE PART AND WAS NEVER ALERTED TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL RELATED TO THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240358July 29, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND STOP AT THE RED LIGHT THEN THE CAR DIED. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE MOTOR WILL NOT TURN OVER. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK. THESE PAST FEW MONTHS THE ENGINE DISAPPEARED BEFORE NEXT SCHEDULED OIL APPOINTMENTS. THERE IS A CLUCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AT TIMES. THIS HAPPEN ON JULY 4TH 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240182July 28, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT IS CHIPPING ACROSS THE WHOLE VEHICLE. SOME AREAS ARE JUST LITTLE SPOTS BUT OTHERS ARE LARGE CHUNKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED YET THE PAINT IS CHIPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11235229July 27, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL, I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKES, MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I BRAKE, AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS MY TAIL LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF AND ON. ALL THESE ISSUES WERE FROM JANUARY OF 2019 CURRENT DATE JULY 27, 2019. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MAVIS TIRE. I GOT A NEW AXLE, BRAKES, ROUTERS, NEW TAIL LIGHTS NOTHING IS WORKING. IT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE. HYUNDAI DEALER WANTS A TOTAL OF $1700 TO FIX. I REFUSE WHEN I VERBAL TOLD THEM THERE ARE COMPLAINT FROM ALL VEHICLE OWNERS THAT HAD THE SAME MODULE VEHICLE AS ME. I LOOKED AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE ISSUES. I TOLD THEM I HAVE THREE LITTLE KIDS AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR ANYWHERE BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES. HYUNDAI REFUSE TO HELP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11235309July 27, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT OFTEN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE LIGHT HOUSING IS BAD. THE PLACE YOU INSERT THE BULB IS BURNT AND MELTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234674July 25, 2019
STEERING
STEERING COUPLER WEARS OUT CAUSES VEHICLE TO TURN OUT OF CONTROL AND OUT OF LINE HARD TO GET TO WHEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11234878July 25, 2019
SUSPENSION
TOOK MY CAR INTO JIM CLICK HYUNDAI DEALER..FIXED RACK AND PINION COVERED UNDER RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE, AND FOUND NO ISSUES REGARDING A BAD RIDE ON THE ROAD..I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THEY ARE LYING AND HAVEN'T CHECKED A FULL SUSPENSION CHECK AND MAY NOT HAVE DONE A THROUGH TEST DRIVE..IT SHOULD RIDE NICE INSTEAD OF A BAD RIDE WITH BUMPING AND THUMPING SOUNDS UNDER THE CAR..THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TECHNICIAN COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN THERE CLEARLY IS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234884July 25, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
YESTERDAY, I NOTICED DRIVING THAT 3 SENSORS CAME ON IN MY CAR . THE SENSORS WERE ABS, ECS, AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND STATED THE PROBLEM THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME TO COME IN THURSDAY JULY 25TH 2019 AND THAT IT WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC . THURSDAY MORNING I AWOKE AND TRAVEL 30 MINUTES AWAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON 15 MINUTES FROM MY DEPARTURE A 4TH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD (EPS) I BEGIN TO FEEL TENSION IN MY STEERING WHEEL . ONCE I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP I INFORMED THEM THAT DURING MY ROUTE HERE ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING . HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A BAD ABS SPEED SENSOR AND THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD AMOUNT TO ROUGHLY $600 R. WE ASKED TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES IF IT WAS SAFE FOR US TO EVEN DRIVE THEY BOTH STATED YES I DEPARTED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND ONCE I MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY MY HEART DROPPED AS I SEEN A NEW LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON MY DASHBOARD AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT LOCKED UP ON ME I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE GROUND I WAS ABOUT 20 FT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SHOULDER I WOULD HAVE CRASHED NOT ONLY WERE MYSELF AND MY FIANC'S LIFE AT RISK BUT MY UNBORN CHILD ALSO AND THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED AT 60 MILES PER HOUR THIS HAS ME VERY UPSET AND ANXIOUS BEING I ALMOST GOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT 2 WEEK BEFORE MY EXPECTED DUE DATE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NO CAR SHOULD BE DOING THIS UNEXPECTEDLY, WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THANK YOU SINCERELY, [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234547July 24, 2019
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL IM DRIVING ON SMALL ROAD ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF DASHBOARD LIGHT BLINKING LIKE THE CARS BATTERY WENT DEAD. MADE A SLIGHT TICKING NOSE WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR THE CAR LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233222July 18, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE LEFT, FRONT SPRING ON MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO BROKE DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. A SIMILAR EVENT ON THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS TRIGGERED A RECALL, SO IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE TWO VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. I SUSPECT THAT THE TWO MODELS HAVE SIMILAR SUSPENSION DESIGN, SINCE THE SONATA TURBO MODEL HAS STIFFER SUSPENSION. I BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI MAY HAVE SIMPLY USED THE SANTA FE'S SPRING, RATHER THAN CREATING A NEW DESIGN. THIS MULTIPLE USAGE OF PARTS IS COMMON IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY, AND MAKES SENSE AS A COST-SAVING MEASURE. THEREFORE, I THINK THE HYUNDAI SONATA MAY NEED A RECALL FOR THEIR FRONT SPRINGS ON THE SONATA TURBO MODEL. THE TURBO IS NOT A VERY COMMON MODEL, SO THERE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233251July 18, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SINCE BUYING THIS CAR AS 2ND OWNER I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE BULB 5 TIMES IN 1 YR. THE WIRING SEEMS TO BE THE ISSUE. LAST WEEK CAR LITERALLY DOESN'T START WHEN TRYING TO IT SPUTTERS AND THEN I HAVE TO CUT IT OFF TO GO FINALLY GET IT TO START. TODAY IT TURNED OVER BUT SPUTTERING CONTINUES 2 MORE TIMES WHEN TRY TO TO START, THEN 3RD TIME IT CRANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232739July 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT BULB LIGHTS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POHANKA HYUNDAI (1770 RITCHIE STATION CT, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20743, (301) 899-0480) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A WIRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232450July 16, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TODAY, MY ENGINE DIED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO A FRONTAGE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART MY VEHICLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. I OPENED THE HOOD TO LET OTHER DRIVERS KNOW I WAS STRANDED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL THEN FLAMES COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I CLOSED THE HOOD HOPING IT WOULD PUT OUT THE FIRE. UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT. I HAVE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE SMOKE, THEN FIRE AND EVENTUALLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. I PERFORMED A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND AN APRIL 2019 CAR AND DRIVER ARTICLE STATING THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE EXACT SAME THING. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231963July 15, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
HYUNDAI HAS CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS SINCE BUYING THIS CAR IN MY LIFE. I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS CORRECTED AND RECENTLY GOT A MOTO REPLACEMENT AFTER ALMOST KILLING MYSELF DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY AND MY CAR SHUTTING OFF ON ME. ALSO, YOU CAN DRIVE FROM MY JOB AND HOUSE AND FIND 3-4 SONATA'S WHO HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231666July 14, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
IN THE EVENING OF 07/11/2019 I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA ON THE BISHOP FORD EXPRESSWAY, WHEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE HOOD. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND AT THAT TIME , MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE, AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, FOOT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR COASTED UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED. BY THIS TIME, THE CAR WAS IN FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT BEFORE IT COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO ME THAT THIS CAR WAS GOING TO START ON FIRE. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. TWO ENGINES IN 6 YEARS IS DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THAT CAR.. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231815July 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTING INTERMITENTLY. STARTING PROCEDURE IS TO ENGAGE BRAKE AND THEN PRESS - ENGINE SART STOP BUTTON. AUTO WILL THEN START . FIRST INCIDENT STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. TOOK VEHICLE TO TEST BATTERY, BATTERY WAS BAD, REPLACE BATTERY. WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK. WHEN ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS T GET IT STARTED. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORST, MORE ATTEMPTS TO GET STARTED . ALSO AT TIMES GETTING A MESSAGE ON SCREEN THAT SAYS, BATTERY DISCHARGING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231390July 12, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY SOCKETS CONSTANTLY MELT , THE CONNECTOR FOR MY STARTER MELTED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START HYUNDAI WANTED ME TO PAY THOUSANDS TO REPLACE MY WIRE HARNESS WHEN THEY ARE AWARE 2011-2014 HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ALSO MY LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF I HAVE TO UNHOOK MY BATTERY EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF MY CAR. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING SO NOBODY KNOWS IF IM STOPPING OR NOTAND EVERY HYUNDAI I SEE SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW IT IS A DEFECT THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO CLAIM. I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE REPLACED, ALSO MY BRAKES GO BAD EXTREMELY FAST DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH MY AXLES THAT WERE MYSTERIOUSLY REPLACE A MONTH BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT THEY WONT COVER ME BECAUSE IM A SECOND OWNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231051July 11, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME AGO. I CALLED PATERSON HYUNDAI IN ALTOONA PA TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR OVER A WEEK LATER. I TOOK THE CAR TO JIFFY LUBE FOR AN OIL CHANGE YESTERDAY AND AFTER LEAVING THERE THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING SCREECHING NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO PATERSON HYUNDAI WHICH WAS ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY. I MADE IT WITHIN A MILE OF THE GARAGE AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO TRY TO START THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PATERSON HYUNDAI. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE GUY THIS MORNING AND HE SAID THE WOULD TRY TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP TODAY. HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD CHECK FOR RECALLS ON THE CAR. WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM AT ALL TODAY. I CHECKED THE RECALLS AND FOUND ONE ISSUED FOR MOTOR PROBLEMS ON MY VIN NUMBER. WE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230841July 10, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED AND HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. I'M SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER SONATA OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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