2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Visibilitywiper Problems
10 NHTSA complaints on file
Visibilitywiper Issues in the 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA
10 visibilitywiper complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Visibilitywiper Complaints
I HAVE HAD BOTH MY BACK LIGHT HARNESSES WHERE A BULB HAS BLOWN AND IT WAS SO HOT IT MELTED THE BULB ENDS INTO THE SOCKET AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HARNESS FOR ONE SIDE AND MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE IT FOR THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE INSIDE DASH LIGHTS WOULD ALSO START FLICKERING OFF AND ON AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS CONCERNING TO ME AND I KNOW THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT YET THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANY RECALLS. WHY PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND BREAK LIGHTS CONTINUE GOING OUT. FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE BREAK LIGHTS, THEY HAD MELTED TO THE UNIT. I HAVE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE NOW AND IT IS LOOKING LIKE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN SOON, HEADLIGHTS ARE GETTING DULL (IT'S HARD TO SEE, AND MY BRIGHTS WON'T CLICK ON (IT IS NOT THE BLINKER COLUMN)), THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL. THIS IS GETTING EXPENSIVE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE BLINKER COLUMN WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY THE ALTERNATOR. REPLACING THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS, THE ALTERNATOR PROBLEM STARTED LAST YEAR, SO WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF REPLACING IT THE FIRST TIME, IT WENT OUT AGAIN, AND NOW 5 MONTHS LATER, IT IS NEEDING TO THE BE REPLACED AGAIN. IT APPEARS...
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, I HEAR A LOUD SOUND FROM THE ROOF OF MY CAR. I PULLED ASIDE AND SAW THAT THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF ON MY CAR (HYUNDAI SONATA 2013) WAS BROKEN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HIT THE CAR BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT THE CAR. IT JUST EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, I WAS NOTIFIED WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC STOP. I CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB THAT SAME DAY, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE BULB WAS BURNT OUT AGAIN. I CHANGED THE BULB THINKING IT WAS A BAD BULB, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK LATER. I WAS TOLD AT HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WAS A WIRING ISSUE, AND THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER, A MONTH LATER, MY BULB IS OUT AGAIN, PLUS MY TWO LICENSE PLATE BULBS, AND A TAILLIGHT. I AGAIN FIXED ALL LIGHTS, AND TO NO SURPRISE, PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT ONCE AGAIN. ALSO, MY HEADLIGHTS WERE JUST REPLACED THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THEY SEEMED DIM. BRAND NEW, SUPPOSEDLY BRIGHTER BULBS, LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE OLD DIM LIGHTS. I CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS I...
TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER GRAND DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT TAIL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BULB WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TAIL ASSEMBLY SOCKET WAS MELTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI ((301) 725-4400 LOCATED ON 3516 FORT MEADE RD, LAUREL, MD 20724) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALLS WERE ASSOCIATED AND THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED....
ON 2/19/2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS AND NO WARNING. IT WAS NOT BELOW FREEZING, IT WAS RAINING(I WASN'T USING IT), AND THERE WAS NO FALLING DEBRIS OF ANY KIND. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT WENT OFF BY MY FACE. HAD THIS HAPPENED TO AN INEXPERIENCED OR INSECURE DRIVER IT COULD NOT ONLY CAUSE A HIGHWAY COLLISION BUT FATALITIES. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OR POSSIBLY THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF THE GLASS USED WHICH MAKES IT SUSCEPTIBLE SOMEHOW(THE ENTIRE SUNROOF WAS GONE, 90%+) HOWEVER THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO THINK AND MAKE SURE I WAS UNHARMED, THEN CALLED MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND DROVE STRAIGHT THERE. THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN A REPAIR ORDER WHICH AT FIRST WAS DENIED BY HYUNDAI. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND STARTED...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE KEY FOB, IT FAILED TO OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,672.
DRIVING SOUTHBOUND AT 70 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE IN MY CITY AT APPROXIMATELY 1:25 PM, THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH A SOUND SIMILAR TO A SHOTGUN. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SOUND. DID NOT SEE ANY ROAD HAZARDS FLYING THROUGH THE AIR. SHADE WAS CLOSED SO ALL GLASS STAYED ABOVE MYSELF AND OTHER OCCUPANTS. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 94F AND SUNNY. PHOTO TAKEN TO DOCUMENT AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE TO PULL OVER.
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. THEY ARE GETTING WORSE AS THEY ARE CUTTING COMPLETELY OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOME TIMES IT WILL EVEN DIM OR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS.THE LIGHTS CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I'VE HAD IT IN SERVICE 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME IS THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED AND CALLED IT IN FOR REPAIR. THEY HAVE SINCE THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR IN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH NONE OF THIS HAS SUCCESSFULLY HELPED. THE CAR DOES THIS MAINLY WHILE DRIVING, BUT SOMETIMES WHILE IN A STATIONARY POSITION. MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO WORK NIGHTS WHICH I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE MY CAR FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE IN THE FEAR OF CAUSING A WRECK AND POSSIBLY INJURING SOMEONE OR MYSELF. I...
THIS CAR HAS A DISTURBING REFLECTION OF THE TOP DECK OF DASHBOARD ON THE WINDSHIELD..IT INTERFERES WITH CONCENTRATION....CAR WAS PURCHASED 7/19/12 IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE WITH OTHER HYUNDAI SONATAS....... *TR
Other 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA Problem Areas
Engine
701 complaints
Steering
338 complaints
Electrical System
249 complaints
Exterior Lighting
177 complaints
Unknown Or Other
173 complaints
Service Brakes
138 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
125 complaints
Air Bags
97 complaints
Power Train
90 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
85 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
71 complaints
Seat Belts
57 complaints
Suspension
47 complaints
Structurebody
43 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
37 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
35 complaints
Wheels
12 complaints
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
10 complaints
Exterior Lightingbrake Lights
9 complaints
Tires
8 complaints
Exterior Lightingtail Lights
6 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
6 complaints
Firerelated
4 complaints
Electrical Systemwiring
3 complaints
Equipment Adaptivemobility
3 complaints
Seat Beltspretensioner
3 complaints
Structure
3 complaints
Structureinterior Panelsdashboard
3 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
2 complaints
Exterior Lightingbrake Lightsbulbs
2 complaints
Exterior Lightingheadlights
2 complaints
Exterior Lightingtail Lightsbulbs
2 complaints
Structurebodydoor
2 complaints
Suspensionfrontspringscoil Springs
2 complaints
Traction Control System
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontaldriver Clockspringspiral Cassette
1 complaint
Back Over Prevention Warnings
1 complaint
Back Over Preventionwarningsexternalpedestrian Alert
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignition
1 complaint
Electrical Systemstarter Assembly
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling Systemradiator Assembly
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengineengine Control Module Ecuecm
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubrication
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingbrake Lightsswitch
1 complaint
Exterior Lightinghazard Flashing Warning Lightsswitch
1 complaint
Fuel System Diesel
1 complaint
Fuel System Dieseldeliveryhoses Linespiping And Fittings
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinedeliveryfuel Pump
1 complaint
Hybrid Propulsion System
1 complaint
Interior Lighting
1 complaint
Lane Departure Blind Spot Detection
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkagestrunk Lidlock
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmissionlever And Linkagecolumn Shift
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfrontbuckle Assembly
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfrontretractor
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfrontwarning Lightdevices
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Seatsfront Assemblyseat Heatercooler
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfluid
1 complaint
Steering Steering Wheelhandle Bar
1 complaint
Steeringelectric Power Assist System
1 complaint
Structurebodybumpers
1 complaint
Structureframe And Membersunderbody Shields
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
1 complaint