2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Engine Problems

HAVE CAR FOR 6 MOS. BOUGHT WITH 30K MILES ON IT. NOW AT 42K. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY/STREETS, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS START FLASHING, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER GO TO ZERO THEN BACK UP TO 100 MPH AND THEN BACK DOWN TO ZERO, AC BLOWS HOT AIR, NO POWER STEERING. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP TWICE. FIRST TIME, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND SENT ME ON MY WAY WITH THE CAR. HAPPENED AGAIN (OBVIOUSLY). DROPPED IT OFF A SECOND TIME AND THEY PERFORMED A "CLUSTER" (WHATEVER THAT IS). THAT DID NOT WORK. THEY KEPT THE CAR. MECHANIC SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON DURING A TEST DRIVE, BUT WHEN CHECKED IN THE SHOP, FOUND NOTHING. THEY STILL HAVE THE CAR AND I HAD TO RENT ONE. THEY ARE CALLING HYUNDAI, BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL BE DONE AND THEIR MECHANICS HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. JUST MY LUCK. I HAVE VIDEO...

WHILST DRIVING ON MD 50 HIGHWAY, IN THE RIGHT LANE FORTUNATELY, THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN TOWED TO MY MECHANIC IT WAS EXAMINED AND THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS OCCURRED WITH THE 2011 AND 2012 MODELS OF THIS CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS ARE NOT FULLY RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER FOR EXAMINATION. (PRESTON HYUNDAI, HURLOCK MARYLAND)

I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION NOTIFICATION. BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS MISTAKE THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF A PREMATURE BEARING WEAR ON MY VEHICLE. A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING WILL PRODUCE A METALLIC, CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHICH INCREASES IN FREQUENCY AS THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES. IF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN WITH A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING, THE BEARING CAN FAIL, AND THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WHILE IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. I DID ADDRESS IT TO THE DEALER AND REQUESTED A REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF MY CAR IS EFFECTED BY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT, UNTIL THE ENGINE FAIL, OR A CRASH HAPPENS. SUCH EXPLANATION IS JUST NOT SATISFACTORY. HYUNDAI OFFERS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 120000 MILES. AFTER THAT ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TO KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED AND FACE THE POTENTIAL OF ENGINE...

30000 MILES CAR STARTED TI HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC THEN TOWED TO DEALER. ENGINE SEIZED. PROOF OF OIL CHANGES PROVIDED HOWEVER DEALER CLAIMED CUSTOMER NEGLECT. NEGOTIATED FROM $7000 TO $3000 TO $1000 BUT ONLY IF I AGREED TO ALSO HAVE BRAKES CHANGED BY HYUNDAI OTHERWISE DEAL WAS OFF. ENGINE REPLACED. WITHOUT CAR FOR APPROX 5 WEEKS.

CLATTERING NOISE, CHATTER? NOISY! CONCERNED WITH PROBLEMS. APPROX. 31500 MILES!

HAD ABOUT A MONTH WITH HOW THE CAR ACCELARATED. THE CAR MADE A LOT OF NOISE THEN THE OIL LIGHT WOULD GO ON. FINALLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, BROUGHT THE CAR IN DUE TO AN ENGINE LIGHT, AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL, I KNEW THAT BC I WAS ADDING OIL. WAS TOLD JUST TODAY THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED YESTERDAY AFTER I DROPPED IT OFF AND NOW I NEED TO PAY FOR IT. DID I MENTION THIS IS A LEASE AND ITS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT? NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE NO CAR IN A RENTAL I HAVE TO PAY FOR. SPOKE TO A FEW MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD ITS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. GREAT! BUT NOW IM STUCK W THE BILL OF THE ENGINE OR THE EARLY RETURN LEASE BC THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE!!!

WHEN I WENT TO PARK THE CAR AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF THE HORN BEGAN TO HONK AS I TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHERE FLASHING AT THE SAME TIME THE HORN WAS HONKING. I RE EBTERED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED STICKING THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION. NO SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AT ALL. WOULD NOT TURN ON. I ADJUSTED THE GEARS WITH THE KEY & LET IT SIT FOR 40 MINUTES. I WAS THEN ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SO ANNOYING AND STRESSFUL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS ELECTRICAL OR WHAT BUT IT WAS CERTAINTLY NOT THE BATTERY. ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE CAME ON EVEN THE RADIO. FOUR DAYS AGO I HAD FUSES REPLACED FOR THE RADIO AND THE DOOR LOCKS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE VEHICLE...

ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND CAR DIED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO SOUTHERN STATE HYUNDAI IN RALEIGH NC AND WAS TOLD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. 10 YEAR 100,000 MILE. RAN THROUGH HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND CLAIM DENIED. WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT AS THEY STATED THEY FOUND SLUDGE FROM THE OIL. CAN'T GUARANTEE THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP, BUT WOULD COST MORE MONEY TO TAKE ENGINE COMPLETELY APART. QUOTED $6000-7500 FOR ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, JUST KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. WE DID 2 OIL CHANGES AT THE DEALERSHIP AND 2 OR 3 AT JIFFY LUBE, SO THEY STATE POOR MAINTENANCE ON OUR PART. THE 2011 AND 2012 ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON. SO MY ENGINE FOR THE 2013 HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT I AM 2 WEEKS OUT WAITING ON AN ENGINE, NO CAR...

ENGINE KNOCKING AND CLATTERIING NOISE WHEN ENGINE ON.

WHILE ON AN OUT-OF-STATE ROAD TRIP, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ON A FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. AFTER A LONG AND EXPENSIVE TOW HOME, THE LOCAL DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE ENGINE AND TURBOCHARGER FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY WITH A REBUILT BLOCK AND NEW PISTONS, HEAD, AND TURBO. THEY DIDN'T EVEN QUESTION THE MAINTENANCE OR ASK FOR RECORDS, AND POINTED OUT THAT IT LOOKS VERY CLEAN UNDER THE VALVE COVER AND IN THE OIL PAN. I CHANGE THE OIL WITH SYNTHETIC EVERY 5000 MILES, WHICH PROBABLY HELPED. I WAS PREVIOUSLY PLANNING TO KEEP THIS CAR LONG-TERM, BUT NOW I THINK I MIGHT TRADE IT IN DURING THE COMING MONTHS DUE TO LONGEVITY CONCERNS. THIS SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO PROBLEMS REPORTED FOR...

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE 95 TRAVELING AT APPROX 70 MPH WHEN I FELT A COUPLE SMALL JERKS FOLLOWED BY A TAPPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE WHICH GOT LOUDER AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED, TOWED TO POHANKA HYUNDAI. THE DIAGNOSE FROM THEIR SERVICE DEPT WAS "A BLOWN ENGINE" I WAS INFORMED THAT SOMETHING"PROBABLE PISTON ROD" WENT THRU THE BLOCK AND OIL PAN AND THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS REQUIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY HOWEVER, IS/WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, OIL CHANGED JUST 700 MILES PRIOR. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING OF ANY ISSUES, NO TAPPING OR SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, NO INDICATION. I DO HAVE A CUSTOMER COPY OF THE DEALERS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION.

MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD SOMETHING CAUGHT UNDER MY CAR OR UNDER BUT AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I CHECKED OIL AND ALL WAS FINE, GOT AN OIL CHANGE JUST TO BE SAFE BUT STILL KNOCKING. CHECKED RECALLS AND SEE THAT THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR THE ENGINE KNOCKING AND SEIZING UP FOR 2011- DEC 2012 BUT MY VIN NOT INCLUDED, I SEE OTHERS WITH 2013 AS WELL WITH SAME PROBLEMS AND ENGINES HAVE SEIZED UP. BRINGING CAR TO DEALER IN THE MORNING AND WILL FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT HAPPENS. HOPEFULLY I MAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP.

MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T STARTED KNOCKING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING THE KNOCKING NOISE GOT WORSE. SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I GOT IT TOWED, NONE OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SIEZED. I SEE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA'S AND MY 2013 DID THE SAME THING AS THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA ARE DOING. I REALLY BELIEVE MY 2.0T HAD A ENGINE DEFECT. THEY TOOK OFF THE OIL PAN ANS SAW IT WAS SIEZED AND ITS THE SAME REASON THEY RECALL THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA. THEY NEED TO CHECK TO SEE 2013 ENGINE HAVE THAT PROBLEM AS WELL. MY VEHICAL WAS MANUFACTURED IN ALABAMA IN 2012, THE SAME PLANT THAT HAD THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR MIGHT BE FAILING AND THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTER WAS REPLACED AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTATING ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T STARTED KNOCKING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING THE KNOCKING NOISE GOT WORSER. SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I GOT IT TOWED, NONE F THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SIEZED. I SEE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA'S AND MY 2013 DID THE SAME THING AS THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA ARE DOING. I REALLY BELIEVE MY 2.0T HAD A ENGINE DEFECT. THEY TOOK OFF THE OIL PAN ANS SAW IT WAS SIEZED AND ITS THE SAME REASON THEY RECALL THE 2011 AND 2012 SONATA. THEY NEED TO CHECK TO SEE 2013 ENGINE HAVE THAT PROBLEM AS WELL.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. WHILE RUNNING A FEW ERRANS MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DECIDED TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT BACK UP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE CAR DIED OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIV8NG. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO LET THE CAR COAST IN A SEMI SAFE PLACE. AFTER THE CAR STALLED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE THE CAR TRIED TO START MULTIPLE TIMES ON ITS OWN AND THE SMELL WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE SMELLED. IN ADDITION, I'VE BEEN BATTLINNG HYUNDAI TO SET UP MY BLUE LINK WHICH THEY DID NOT! LASTLY, I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO CAPTURE THIS ORDEAL ON MY DASH CAM!

2013 SONATA STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY, TRIED DRIVING IT TO GO TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, KNOCKING NOISE GETS WORSE, CAR STALLS ON FREEWAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO COAST OVER TO RIGHT SHOULDER ON FREEWAY. ENGINE SIEZED. THERE ARE RECALLS ON 2011 AND 2012 SONATA ENGINES FOR ENGINE DEFECT MADE IN MANUFACTURING PLANT. ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS A 2013 IT DID EXACTLY WHAT OTHERS COMPLAINED ABOUT WITH THERE SONATA'S. I BELIEVE MY 2013 SONATA HAD AN ENGINE DEFECT. I HAVE A PICTURE OF METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL PAN, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SIEZE AND IS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL ON 2011 AND 2012 SONATAS.

ENGINE SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATORS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON HWY. LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER BRAKING AND STEERING.

TAKATA RECALL - ON NOV. 16, 2013, I PURCHASED A NEW 2013 HYUNDAI, SONATA SE FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER IN TURNERSVILLE, NJ. AT TIME OF POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE SALESMAN MADE A POINT TO LIFT THE HOOD & INFORMED OF A SLIGHT TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE SAID THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER. EACH TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT & I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ALMOST 15,700 MILES ON IT & TAPS QUITE LOUD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVING ON 12-29-2015 & AGAIN I MENTIONED THE ENGINE TAP. WHEN THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETE, THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE KNOCK AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. HE SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT & SAID...

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND CAR DIED, TOWED TO O'BRIEN HYUNDAI IN FORT MYERS, FL AND WAS TOLD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. CAR WAS JUST IN 1 WEEK PRIOR TO A STEERING WHEEL RECALL AND A 27 POINT INSPECTION WAS DONE WITH NO ISSUES. 10 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT AS THEY STATED THEY FOUND SLUDGE FROM THE OIL (THEY DIDN'T SEE THIS 7DAYS EARLIER), CAN'T GUARANTEE THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE, BUT WOULD COST MORE MONEY TO TAKE ENGINE COMPLETELY APART. RAN THROUGH HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND CLAIM DENIED. QUOTED $6000-7500 FOR ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, JUST KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. WE DID NOT DO OIL CHANGES AT THE DEALERSHIP, SO THEY STATE POOR MAINTENANCE ON OUR PART. THE 2011 AND 2012 ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON, AND ARE BACKORDERED, SO MY ENGINE FOR THE 2013 HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BUT I...

ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK. MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE SEIZED REQUIRING A TOW. HYUNDAI SERVICE REPORTED THAT A BEARING FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE. PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR DID NOT REPORT OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. HYUNDAI IS COVERING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT NOT THE LABOR. THE FAILURE MODE OF THE VEHICLE IS AS DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN EFFECTING THE 2011 AND 2012 MOTORS. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY VEHICLE COVERED. IT IS A 2013, BUT WAS AN EARLY MODEL YEAR BUILD IN 2012. THE CAR HAS BEEN UNDER REPAIR FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE SCARCITY PART AS A RESULT OF THE 2012 RECALL. MY FEELING IS THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED.

ON 10/13/15 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS CAR STUTTER WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR DID NOT STALL SO I KEPT ON DRIVING. ON 10/16/15 WHILE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL I WAS CROSSING THE MAN-O-WAR AND LYON DRIVE INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I COASTED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WENT ON RUNNING AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. ON 10/18/15 I DECIDED TO LOOK THE ENGINE OVER TO SEE IF I COULD SEE WHY THE ENGINE STOPPED. I CHECKED THE OIL AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DIP STICK SHOWED NO OIL. I ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL I HAD ON HAND AND THE DIP STICK NOW SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE HAD OIL, BUT IT WAS STILL BELOW THE LOW MARK ON THE DIP STICK. THAT DAY WHILE...

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SUNROOF LEAKING AND DAMAGING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF CV JOINTS TWICE AND AS OF YESTERDAY FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH NO RESOLUTION. WHEN I DROPPED OFF MY VEHICLE IT WAS FINE WITH NO LIGHTS, NO OIL CHANGE LIGHT ON OR ANYTHING, BUT THEY CALLED TO LET ME KNOW I HAD SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE AND IT IS GOING TO LOCK UP ON ME. MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT SO I WILL NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE ISSUE ON A BRAND NEW CAR .I HAVE ALSO HAD TO CHANGE MY TIRES ON THE CAR AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. I PURCHASED A WARRANTY FOR TIRES AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I HAD NO POWER AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE WITH NO PROBLEMS. ONCE I GOT STOPPED, I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK WHICH TOOK IT TO TEXOMA HYUNDAI IN SHERMAN, TEXAS. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR WAS A LITTLE OVER 6,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS COVERED UP TO 100,000 MILES BUT SINCE I BOUGHT IT AS A SLIGHTLY USED CAR THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO SPEND $4500 TO HAVE SOMEONE REBUILD MY MOTOR. UPON ASKING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA AND HAD NOT HAD THAT KIND OF THING HAPPEN BEFORE. WHILE MY ENGINE...

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN TWO MINOR ACCIDENTS/OFF/ROAD INCIDENTS, BATTERY (WHICH HAS TESTED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION) NEEDS TO BE JUMP STARTED 4-5 TIMES A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE. RADIO, CHARGING PORTS, AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ARE NOT CURRENTLY WORKING, LIGHTS INSIDE CAR FLASH, HEADLIGHTS BECOME LOCKED ON, EVERY SINGLE FUNCTION IN CAR HAS ENDED TWICE LOCKING ME OUT COMPLETELY. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED ON MANY DIFFERENT DATES AND THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP US, BUT I AM ENTERING THE DATE OF THE LAST INCIDENT BELOW.

I RECIEVED AN OIL CHANGE AND ENGINE FLUSH ON 9/5/2015..THE CAR ACT AS IF IT WOULD CUT OFF AFTERWARDS...I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I HAD NO OIL SLUDGE AND METAL DEPRI IN THE ENGINE...I WAS THEN TOLD I DON'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR IS A 2013 BUT I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PETAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHEN PARKED, THE VEHICLE HAD A DELAYED START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,772.

ENGINE MAKING NOISE AND TRYING TO STALL OUT. WORSE AFTER OIL CHANGE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP STATED METAL SAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. CAR HAS APPROX. 42,000 MILES ON IT. HYUNDAI IS NOT HONORING WARRANTY BECAUSE WE CANNOT FIND A COUPLE OF OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. WE HAVE SEVERAL SHOWING WE GOT OIL CHANGED. THEY JUST RECALLED 2011-2012 MODELS FOR METAL IN ENGINE. STATE PROBLEM FIXED IN APRIL 2012 MY CAR ASSEMBLED JUNE 2012. A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA JUST SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY DIED. ABOUT 3-4 DAYS PRIOR IT HAD STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND WOULD BLOW PUFFS OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST ON CRANKING AND HEAVY ACCELERATION. THIS ALL STARTED RIGHT AFTER MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE OIL. I GOT IN THE CAR TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH DOWN A RURAL ROAD, IT COMPLETELY CUT OFF. I COASTED OFF OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, AND CRANKED THE CAR. IT ACTED FINE, BUT THE KNOCKING WAS DEFINITELY STILL THERE. AFTER MY HUSBAND GOT HOME FROM WORK HE WAS GOING TO CHECK THE CAR OUT AND SEE IF HE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. HE DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, I AM GETTING A PHONE CALL FROM HIM ASKING ME TO COME PICK HIM...

WHILE DRIVING APROX 30 MPH ENGINE STALLED.

THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, JUST A KNOCK. HYUNDAI IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THIS LEASED VEHICLE. NO LOANER CAR, NO RENTAL REIMBURSEMENT AS PROMISED. THEY CLAIMED I NEGLECTED IT, EVEN AFTER I PRODUCED A FOLDER OF MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS. THEY GAVE THE BBB ARBITRATOR PICTURES OF A CRAPPY ENGINE AND AN OLD OIL FILTER THEY SAID WAS MINE. I TOLD THE ARBITRATOR ABOUT THE INVESTIGATIONS AND LAWSUITS FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE AS MINE. I SAID THE ENGINE HAD A DEFECT AND THEY DENIED IT TO THE ARBITRATOR. (THEY KNEW) NOW I HAVE NO CAR (I AM DISABLED) AND I STILL MUST PAY MONTHLY LEASE FEE (ENDS 2016) AND THE VERY COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE I AM REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN. SO I CANNOT AFFORD A CAR AND IF I REPLACE THE ENGINE (5-7 THOUSAND) I AM RETURNING IT IN NOV. 2016 ANYWAY. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT HESITATION AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE BEING ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OBSERVED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

ON MAY 29, 2015 I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A SIDE ROAD ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. THE BRAKES EVEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING DOWN THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. THE SERVICE GUY NAMED ANDY TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT MY OIL WAS LOW CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP, STATING THE OIL LOOKED LIKE SLUDGE! WE WERE UNABLE TO PRESENT EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF MAINTENANCE RECORD, SO WE WERE TOLD OUR WARRANTY WAS VOID. THE OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED IN APRIL AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP OR "LOOK...

THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND THEN JUST QUIT. GOT IT RESTARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE ROADWAY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY STATED THERE WAS NO OIL AND THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND THE TEMP GAUGE DID NOT SHOW THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT OR ANYTHING. IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH AND MY ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. I DRIFTED OFF OF THE ROAD AND CONTACTED HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 3 BUSINESS DAYS OF NOT GETTING ANY ANSWERS ON THE PROBLEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP THEY FINALLY CALLED ME AND SAID THE ENGINE HAD "SLUDGE" AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS A 2013 THAT I PURCHASED IN 10/2012 AND HAD 45,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE DONE AND THE WARRANTY WAS DECLINED DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGES). I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED THE SAME DAY THAT THIS HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO AND A USED ENGINE WOULD COST $4,000+. I DECLINED THE SERVICE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT BOTH HYUNDAI AND...

MY CAR REVVED TO BETWEEN 4 AND 6 THOUSAND RPMS WHEN I WAS PARKING IN MY WORK PARKING GARAGE. IN THE PROCESS I ENDED UP HITTING TWO SUVS AND DID OVER $5,500 IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO OUR HYUNDAI SERVICE TO HAVE THE ENGINE LOOKED AT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON FRIDAY, MAY 15 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON RT 70 AT THE TOP OF BRADDOCK MOUNTAIN MY CAR REVVED AGAIN FOR NO REASON. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE REV HAPPENED. THIS REV HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,062.

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, WE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND THEN A LOSS OF POWER, BUT IT CAME BACK AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE CLICKING AND LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET, AGAIN FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS. THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, A RED LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BUT DID NOT STAY ON, UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE LIGHT AT THAT TIME. THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE, WHICH AT THAT TIME WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, AND THAT IT HAD GOOP IN THE OIL PAN. THE DEALER THEN SAID THAT THE RINGS ARE BURNT UP AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE HAD...

I WAS DRIVING ON ROAD (AROUND 45 MPH) AND THE CAR STALLED AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY . MANAGED TO SAFELY PULL OVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN I REALIZED THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER IN SPITE OF ME TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND KEEP IT GOING. SECONDS BEFORE CAR STALLED, CHECK ENGINE, OIL, EPS AND BATTERY INDICATORS LIGHTED ON. TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK, CHECKED AND ASSURED US THE CAR WAS FINE TO DRIVE BUT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING (AROUND 45 MPH) TO OFFICE ON 14 APRIL 2015 AND THE CAR ODOMETER READING WAS SHOWING18385. SAME AS BEFORE CHECK ENGINE, OIL, EPS AND BATTERY INDICATORS LIGHTED ON AND CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WOULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING IF IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED LIKE 10 MINUTES EARLIER AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS TIME...

IN RAIN CAR LOOSES POWER. WANTS TO CUT OFF. *TR

I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR MADE A JERKING MOTION, AS IT HAD DID ONE DAY PRIOR AS WELL. I LOOKED AT MY DASH AND THE EPS LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ONE MORE LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR FORWARD AND IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF TO TRY AND RESTART IT, BUT THE BREAK WOULD NOT PUSH DOWN FOR ME TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE I SHOWED TWO SERVICE TECHNICIANS THE PHOTO OF THE DASHBOARD THAT I TOOK, AND BOTH SAID THAT MY ENGINE HAD CUT OFF. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND DROVE ON IT TO TRY AND RECREATE THE PROBLEM, ALONG WITH RUNNING MULTIPLE TESTS, AND NOTHING SHOWED UP. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. *TR

I WAS TURNING ON TO SMITH SWITCH ROAD IN ASHBURN VIRGINIA FROM WAXPOOL ROAD. I REACHED TO TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS DUE TO BICYCLIST ON THE ROADWAY AND I BUMPED THE STARTER SWITCH FOR THE CAR AND IT SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MOTION. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE HEAVY AND BRAKES VERY HARD TO USE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE TOTALLY AND PUT BACK INTO PARK BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHILE IT WAS COASTING. I TRIED AND IT DIDN'T WORK. *TR

HAVE THE 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA TURBO AND WAS TOLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT THAT IT WOULD APPEAR TO DRIVE DIFFERENTLY. IT RACES BEFORE IT SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR AND AT TIMES IT SEEMS TO PICK UP SPEED WHEN I AM NOT ON THE GAS. HAVE CALLED AND ASKED TO BE TOLD THAT THE RPM SYSTEM HAS TO GET AS HIGH AS 4 BEFORE IT SHIFTS - THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT AND IT MAKES THE STEERING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. THE ACCELERATION IS POOR AND I ONLY HAVE 11,000 MILES ON IT BUT I'M READY TO TRADE IT IN - NOT SURE IF A TURBO IS SUPPOSE TO REALLY DRIVE THIS WAY AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET AN ANSWER FROM THE DEALER WHEN I CALL. THEIR SERVICE HOURS ARE NOT GOOD BECAUSE THEY'RE OPEN WHILE I WORK. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 6000 AS THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,600. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN UPDATED 04/22/14

WHEN BRAKING, THE CAR SELF-ACCELERATES. THERE IS NO PREDICTING WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN- SOMETIMES IT DOES, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES WHEN I HAVE STARTED/STOPPED THE CAR WHILE PARKING AND ALSO ONCE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE CIOCCA HYUNDAI DEALER IN QUAKERTOWN, PA THREE TIMES. THEY'VE KEPT IT AS LONG AS THREE DAYS. THEY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD IT DID NOT OCCUR. THEY'VE TOLD ME THAT THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THEY CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HYUNDAI- REGIONAL CASE #6004610 AND CASE #6342874. AFTER FILING THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BESIDES FILE THE REPORT WITH THE...

FIRST OCCURRENCE I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO MOVE, CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITH AN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. SECOND OCCURRENCE I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO PROCEED THROUGH, STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS IN KANSAS AND MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING. IT SURGED AGAIN AND WE BOTH NOTICED IT. FOURTH OCCURRENCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IN RINGGOLD GA ON 10-28-13. I WAS STARTING TO PARK IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH, THE CAR SURGED FAST AND I TRIED TO STOP IT WITH MY BRAKE, BUT IT CONTINUED INTO THE CONCRETE BUILDING RESULTING IN MY SERIOUS INJURY AND $6,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. WITH GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THIS CAR, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY HAD EVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND THEY SAID, "NO". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

I WAS DRIVING A NEW 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA IN A PARKING AREA, APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE FOR A STRAIGHT-IN PARKING FACING A BUILDING. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 10MPH. I BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE PARKING SPACE AND CRASHED INTO THE BRICK WALL FACADE OF THE BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRICK WALL WAS NOT DAMAGED. I HAD ABOUT 5 MINOR BRUISES ON MY RIGHT LEG, AND TWO BELOW UMBILICUS (SEAT BELT AREA). I ALSO SUFFERED FROM FRIGHT AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. A NEARBY PEDESTRIAN WAS CUT ON THE ANKLE BY CRASH DEBRIS THAT PROJECTED OUT SIDEWAYS FROM THE IMPACT. THE DEBRIS ALSO SCRATCHED A CAR IN THE ADJACENT PARKING SPACE. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR SAID THAT THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS FROM THE DAMAGE. *TR