2013 Hyundai Sonata
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 1,910 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 26 Sonata model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 93 involved a crash and 97 involved a fire. 77 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, hoses, lines/piping, and fittingsMay 6, 2022
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Sonata vehicles. The low pressure fuel hose that connects the low pressure fuel pump to the direct injection fuel pump may crack over time, due to heat generated within the engine compartment.
A cracked fuel hose may leak fuel, which can increase the risk of a fire.
Dealers will replace the low pressure fuel hose, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 227. This recall replaces NHTSA recall number 20V-121. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 20V-121 that did not receive a replacement fuel hose will need to have this new recall remedy performed.
Campaign 22V312000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, hoses, lines/piping, and fittingsFeb 28, 2020
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Sonata vehicles. The low pressure fuel hose that connects the low pressure fuel pump to the direct injection fuel pump may crack over time due to heat generated within the engine compartment.
If the fuel line cracks, a fuel leak can occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the low-pressure fuel hose for damage or leaking, replacing it as necessary. If no damage or leaking is found, heat-protective tape will be installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began August 10, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 189. This recall has been replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-314.
Campaign 20V121000 on NHTSA.gov
EngineDec 28, 2018
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Sonata and 2013-2014 Santa Fe Sport vehicles previously repaired under recall numbers 15V-568 and 17V-226. The high pressure fuel pipe that connects to the fuel pump outlet may have been damaged, misaligned, or improperly torqued during the engine replacement procedure, allowing fuel to leak from the pipe.
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pipe, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 1, 2019. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's recall number for this recall is 180.
Campaign 18V934000 on NHTSA.gov
Seat belts, pretensionerFeb 27, 2018
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Sonata and 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. On February 27, 2018, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) notified NHTSA that they were recalling 154,753 model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. On April 18, 2018, Hyundai expanded the recall to include an additional 425,305 model year 2012-2013 Sonata and 2011-2012 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the air bag control unit (ACU) may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying.
If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install an external wire filter kit, free of charge. The recall began October 15, 2018. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 174.
Campaign 18V137000 on NHTSA.gov
Seat belts, pretensionerOct 4, 2017
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Sonata and 2011-2015 Sonata Hybrid vehicles previously repaired under recall campaign 17V-152. The seat belt linkages for both front seat belts may detach from the seat belt anchor pretensioners.
If the seat belt linkage detaches from the seat belt anchorage, it can not properly restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will again verify the connection between the seat belt linkage and the pretensioner and additionally install a warning label to prevent future seat belt linkage detachment, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 169.
Campaign 17V617000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine cooling, engineMar 31, 2017
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Sonata and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. Machining errors during the engine manufacturing process may cause premature bearing wear within the engine.
Bearing wear may result in the engine seizing, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine, replacing the engine short block, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 162.
Campaign 17V226000 on NHTSA.gov
Seat belts, front, anchorageMar 8, 2017
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Sonata and 2011-2015 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the seat belt linkages for both front seat belts may detach from the seat belt anchor pretensioners.
In the event of a crash, if the seat belts detach from the anchor pretensioners, it can increase the risk of injury.
Hyundai will notify owners and dealers will inspect the connection between the seat belt linkages and the seat belt anchor pretensioners, repairing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 7, 2017. Owner's may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for the recall is 160.
Campaign 17V152000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmissionJul 18, 2014
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Sonata vehicles manufactured December 11, 2009, through May 29, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable may detach from from the shift lever pin.
If the transmission shift cable detaches, the transmission gear selection may not match the indicated gear and the vehicle may move in an unintended or unexpected direction, increasing the risk of a crash. Furthermore, when the driver parks the vehicle, despite selecting the 'PARK' position, the transmission may not be in 'PARK.' If the vehicle is not in the 'PARK' position and the parking brake is not applied, there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, repair the connection between the shift cable and shift lever, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 123.
Campaign 14V434000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, side/windowJul 24, 2012
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Hyundai Sonata passenger cars, manufactured from January 24, 2012, through June 21, 2012. The curtain side airbags on these vehicles may inflate without deployment command due to an error during manufacturing.
The curtain airbag may inflate without deployment command and increase the risk of injury to occupants of the vehicle. Additionally, an unexpected deployment would be a significant driver distraction and would limit the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai dealers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the curtain side airbags free of charge. This recall began on August 31, 2012. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151.
Campaign 12V352000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
1,910 reports, newest first.
Steering, Jan 20, 2017
AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR WILL NOT TRACK TO CENTER, YOU MUST ADJUST TO ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF AND YOU MUST ADJUST AGAINST THE RESISTANCE ON THE WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHICH IS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IT HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. IT IS LISTED AT VARIOUS WEBSITES AS A PROBLEM. WE FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED LAST YEAR ON THE TRACKING ISSUE AND STARTING IN JANUARY 2017 THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN, IT STICKS. THIS IS THE TERM USED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS AND ONE FATALITY. SOME PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS INFO WAS ON THE ON THE INTERNET.
Steering, Jan 19, 2017
STEERING COUPLER WORN OUT AFTER JUST 103,000 MILES . WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS . THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SONATA . THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN A NATION WIDE RECALL
Steering, Jan 19, 2017
STEERING COUPLING WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A HOLLOW METAL ON METAL SOUND.
Steering, Jan 18, 2017
I BOUGHT A USED 2013 SONATA WITH ONLY 15 K MILES ON IT. THE CAR LOOKED PERFECT. SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A 96 TACOMA FOR 12 YRS. I ASSUMED I WAS NOT USED TO ELECTRONIC STEERING. IF THIS IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE, COUNT ME OUT. I CAN'T KEEP THIS CAR IN MY LANE TO SAVE MY LIFE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY RETIREMENT SO I COULD DO SOME CROSS COUNTRY TRIPS, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING ANY TIME SOON. I GUESS I'LL RENT. *TR
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 15, 2017
TAPPING NOISE INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD ON THE INITIAL START ALSO ENGINE SHAKING ONLY HAS 43000 MILES ON THE CAR ODOMETER READING
Steering, Jan 13, 2017
ELECTRIC STEERING AT ALL TIMES CAUSES MY SONATA TO STEER A LITTLE FARTHER RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN I MOVE STEERING WHEEL WHICH CAUSES ME THE DRIVER TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS SO I CAN TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS VERY TIRING AND FRUSTRATING AND I THINK DANGEROUS. FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET MANY OTHER SONATA AND ELANTRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I WANT HYUNDAI TO OWN UP TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY AS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I AM SURE HYUNDAI KNOWS ALL ABOUT THIS AND VERY LIKELY HAVE A FIX FOR THIS, BUT WOULD RATHER LET TIME TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I REALLY LIKE THE HYUNDAI AND KIA CARS AND IM NOT SURE IF I WILL PURCHASE A NEW ONE UNTIL THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR AND FOR MANY OTHER OWNERS. THE YEARS MOST LIKELY AFFECTED ARE FROM 2010 THROUGH 2015
Suspension, Jan 10, 2017
WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE BROKEN COIL PUNCTURING THE TIRE. THIS OCCURRED ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD AROUND A HAIRPIN TURN AT 6PM IN THE EVENING. HOWARD COUNTY POLICE WERE CALLED UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED DUE TO THE DANGER PRESENTED BY THE ROAD. AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGED TIRE. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON 2011 HYUNDAI SONATAS AND ELANTRAS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (RECALL 15V629000). *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jan 5, 2017, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,600.
Steering, Jan 1, 2017
THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO STICK WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. YOU HAVE TO LITERALLY TUG ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TAKING CURVES ON THE HIGHWAY. IT BEGAN TO MAKE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF HOW DIFFICULT IT HAD BECOME TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL AFTER THE CURVES. I KNOW THAT A PLASTIC PART BROKE BEFORE, AND THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT WITH A METAL PART, NOT SURE IF IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Steering, Dec 29, 2016
THE STEERING OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO KEEP CENTERED. IT DOES NOT PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT LIKE WHEN A VEHICLE IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WHEN THE WHEEL IS CENTERED IT FEELS "STICKY", WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AS CORRECTIONS ARE NEEDED TO STAY CENTERED. THE INFAMOUS STEERING COUPLER HAS BEEN REPLACED WHEN IT WAS AT ITS' WORST. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO TAMERON HYUNDAI IN HOOVER, AL AND THE STEERING MODE WAS SET TO GLS, BUT DID NOT IMPROVE STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK A SECOND TIME TO BE EVALUATED, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DEEMED IT "NORMAL OPERATION".
Engine and engine cooling, Dec 28, 2016
WHILE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE BEGAN. THE ENGINE NOISE CONTINUED TO GROW. I STOPPED MOMENTARILY FOR AN APPOINTMENT PRAYING THE CAR WOULD START. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT IT DID RESTART BUT THE ENGINE NOISE WAS WORSE, I CALLED THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP & DESCRIBED THE SITUATION. I INFORMED THEM I WOULD BE DRIVING THE CAR TO THEM. NOT ONCE DID THEY MENTION ENGINES SEIZING IN THIS MAKE! I PROCEEDED TO GET BACK ON THE INTERSTATE AND ACCELERATE WITH INCREASING KNOCKING OF THE ENGINE. THE CAR THEN STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE, AND ALL DASH LIGHTS BLINKED, THEN SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN AND STARTED SMOKING. I HAD TO COAST THE CAR OFF OF THE VERY BUSY & DANGEROUS INTERSTATE. NOT SAFE AT ALL! THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TR
Power train, Dec 17, 2016
SOME 2013 SONATAS ARE UNDER NHTSA RECALL 14V43400 FOR A VEHICLE THAT MAY ROLL WHILE IN PARK. (WORN PARKING PAWL?). MY VEHICLE (70K MILES) IS NOT LISTED BUT MY CAR WILL ROLL CONTINUOUSLY ON AN INCLINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. CAN I GET MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL??
Power train, Dec 16, 2016, crash
ALTHOUGH MY VIN WAS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA DRIVE TRAIN RECALL, I AM REPORTING WHAT I BELIEVE IS RELATED TO THAT RECALL. ON WEDS., DEC. 14, 2016, WHILE TAKING MY MOTHER TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, I STOPPED MY VEHICLE BY THE BUILDING ENTRANCE TO ASSIST HER. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE DRIVER'S-SIDE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE. IN AN EFFORT TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY RIGHT LEG BECAME TRAPPED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AS THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. MY CAR TRAVELED ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE ROLLING INTO A PARKED CAR WHICH CLOSED THE DOOR ON MY UPPER LEG ACROSS THE FEMUR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, STRIKING ANOTHER PARKED CAR, WHICH STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION BUT KEPT MY BODY TRAPPED BY THE DOOR. ONLY WHEN SOMEONE CLIMBED INTO THE CAR AND REVERSED IT WAS MY LEG RELEASED. APPARENTLY I WAS HOLDING ON TO THE DOOR FRAME WITH MY RIGHT HAND/ARM BECAUSE MY THUMB AND PALM ARE ALSO SWOLLEN AND MY FOREARM IS BRUISED. I HAVE TO CONTACT AN ORTHOPEDIC FOR A FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT. THE EMT'S TOLD ME I WAS VERY LUCKY; USUALLY WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THIS SITUATION, THEY END-UP UNDER THE CAR.
Steering, Dec 12, 2016
MY STEERING WHEEL HAS A CLICKING NOISE AS I TURN THE WHEEL WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING. I WENT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS A STEERING COLUMN COUPER THAT IS WORN DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS IN PROCESS OF SEEING IF HYUNDAI WILL REPLACE THE SMALL DEVICE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS COMPLAINT. SO FAR, I CAUGHT IT EARLY AND IT DOES NOT SHAKE YET LIKE SOME.
Steering, Dec 8, 2016
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHETHER IT BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT THE CENTER POSITION AND IT NEEDS TO BE TUGGED ON TO GET IT TO MOVE. IT STARTED OUT NOT THAT NOTICEABLE BUT AS TIME HAS PASSED IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM OF THE STEERING WHEEL STICKING THE CAR SWERVES QUITE A BIT WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN IF NOT REPAIRED. THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I CAN'T SEE HOW IT CANNOT BE A DANGER TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS STATE. *TR
Service brakes, Engine, Dec 7, 2016, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF BUT THE ENGINE REMAINED OPERABLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.
Steering, Nov 28, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V190000 (STEERING), 10V457000 (STEERING), AND 10V426000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Steering, Nov 27, 2016
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SHAKE IF THE VEHICLE REACHES HIGH SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE.
Seat belts, Nov 17, 2016, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.....UPDATED 12/05/16 *BF UPDATED 7/6/18*JB
Steering, Nov 17, 2016
LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ RECENTLY, I AM ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING. WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE STEERING DOESN'T CENTER, INSTEAD THE CAR WANDERS TO THE LEFT, THERE IS A BLANK SPACE IN THE STEERING, AND WHEN YOU GO TO TURN RIGHT IT DOESN'T CATCH RIGHT AWAY, THEN OVER-CORRECTS, WHICH THEN CAUSES YOU TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE OTHER DIRECTION, SO IT'S A CONSTANT, EXHAUSTING BATTLE WHILE DRIVING. MY FOREARMS GET TIRED. IT WAS BARELY NOTICEABLE WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH LOW MILEAGE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION, BUT NOW IT'S WORSE AND TIRING. CURRENT MILEAGE 25,000. I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (WHO IS GREAT) AND THEY SAID EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING PREVIOUSLY, THAT IT'S THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM INSTEAD OF HYDRAULIC, THAT THERE ISN'T MUCH THEY CAN DO, AND TO GET USED TO IT. THEY DID TRY, AND REPROGRAMMED THE CAR TO THE SPORT STEERING MODE, WHICH DOES HELP THE OVERALL HANDLING OF THE CAR, WHICH I APPRECIATED, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THEY SAID THERE IS NO IMMINENT DANGER, WHICH I WAS RELIEVED TO HEAR, BUT DRIVING LONG DISTANCES DOES NOT EXCITE ME ANY LONGER. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD BE DAMAGING FOR HYUNDAI AS THE COMPLAINTS ARE STARTING TO STACK UP. IT SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL FOR THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDS TO HAPPEN, BUT I HOPE BY REGISTERING MY COMPLAINT, SOMETHING MAY GET DONE ABOUT IT. IF ANYONE KNOWS A DIRECTION TO GO WITH THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THEY DID NOT OFFER TO REPLACE THE STEERING COUPLER. EACH DAY THAT I DRIVE IT IT SEEMS TO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR FROM SIDE TO SIDE INCREASING RISK OF SIDESWIPING OTHER CARS OR OBSTACLES.
Steering, Nov 8, 2016
WHILE RUNNING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES A LOUD CLACKING SOUND WHICH HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO COME OFF! AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A LIGHT CLACK SOUND BUT NOW IT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE LOUDER. THIS IS REALLY SCARY AND LIFE THREATENING. I AM AFRAID OF HAVING MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IT PRESENTS.
Steering, Nov 3, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.
Exterior lighting, Oct 25, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Steering, Oct 17, 2016
MY CAR CAN NOT STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I AM HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT MY STEERING. LONG DRIVES ACTUALLY MAKE MY HAND HURT. CAR FEELS LOOSE LIKE I'M GOING TO DRIFT INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S LANE. I GET NERVOUS WHEN COPS COME BEHIND ME BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE I'M DRUNK. TERRIBLE. *TR
Engine, Oct 15, 2016
ENGINE SEIZED AT 41K MILES WHILE DRIVING. AT DEALERSHIP NOW. HYUNDAI REPLACING ENGINE AT NO COST. WAS NOT UNDER RECALL.