NHTSA Complaint #11104221 — 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA

CAR BEGAN TO START BRAKING ON ITS OWN AT APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING IN CLEAR WEATHER BOTH AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ESC MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER WAS REPLACED. (NOTE: THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ON THIS MODEL) LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER WEEKS OF BACK AND FORTH WITH HYUNDAI, THEY FINALLY SENT AN ENGINEER. NOW THEY'RE SAYING THE CASING FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BURNED THE WIRING AND MELTED THE CASING. ALL DURING THIS TIME, MY CAR WILL START (PUSH BUTTON) WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE READ REPORTS OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER ISSUE. I'M ASSUMING THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE MELTING AND WIRING ISSUE. THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS MODEL!