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After hitting the brakes the brake lights stayed on, after a few minutes the car went to idle without warning, then back to cruise then back to idle and stayed about a minute, then back to cruise, then back to idle. Hyundai is aware of the problem, but not issuing a recall. The problem almost cause a crash with cars going around us. If it would have happen on the freeway it would have been worse.
Both brake taillights bulbs keeps burning out this is an ongoing issue, it happened four times for me this year 8/1/2018, and three times last year 2017. Every time it happens I change the bulbs with the manufacture standard ones but fails again and again, I have done some google research and find forums of complaints regarding this brake light problem. Its becoming a safety issue because the tail lights sockets are overheating causing the buld to melt and stick into the tail lights socket, I notice the same problem when I change my bulb earlier this year. There's a lot of Hyundai owners complaining about this issue it needs to be fix before someone's car catch on fire.
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!
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. While driving 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. As a result, the contact drove the vehicle home. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 89,000.
- Louisville, KY, USA
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When using breaks it causes bulb socket to melt housing, etc and break light stops working over and over. The rear break light keeps burning out and melting inside the socket. You have to change whole socket because the bulb just melts and you can not remove. Im afraid my car is going to catch fire.
I have now replaced the housing rear brake light unit 3 times due to shorting out. The most recent short has caused the housing unit to melt causing a replacement of just the bulb not an option. The tag lights turn off and on and appear sometimes to be burnt out. This is also a short/wiring issue. This is a huge cause of concern for a trunk fire as this happens when the vehicle is in motion. I have been pulled over as a warning to get the lights replaced. Also, the spoiler on the vehicle has not only cracked all the way through but is also peeling due to coating issues. Only the spoiler on the car is the problem.
2013 Hyundai Sonata. Consumer writes seeking reimbursement for vehicle repairs. The consumer stated the engine recall repair exceeded a reasonable amount of time. Also, the consumer was seeking a reimbursement for a break recall repair. Updated 10/03/2017
About a week ago I was driving home on my lunch break and was heading down main street in saugus, MA driving about 35mph. I came to the end of the road, and as the light turned yellow, I proceeded to slow down and come to a stop. As I was slowing down my brakes locked up, and I couldn't stop. The ABS light did not illuminate in my dash. The brakes ended up "kicking in" thankfully allowing me to stop in time. The same day, as I was driving back to work, I was going 15 mph by wakefield high school, and I went to go brake, and I couldn't stop. ABS sounded like it was kicking in, but no illumination, and thankfully stopped in time before hitting the car in front of me. That following weekend, same thing happened pulling off of my street, and I couldn't stop at the stop sign, and instead, skidded down the hill and stopped about 2 feet passed the stop sign. No illumination. It feels like your sliding down an icy hill and the ABS kicks in, but the light doesn't turn on warning me. It literally just works when it wants and it's extremely unsafe and scary. The last time I drove it was this Monday, and when braking, I couldn't stop right away, ABS kicks in, no illumination, and my heart in my throat. When reading on what was going on that night, I found that the 2015 Hyundai Sonata model had a recall for ABS malfunctions during May 28th 2014 to August 21st, 2015 where Hyundai recalled over 65,000 vehicles for the same issue with the following: " in the event of an ABS malfunction, the brake system warning light will illuminate, but the ABS warning light will not illuminate. Since the vehicles have ABS malfunction lights that do not illuminate, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "light vehicle brake systems." I sincerely feel that my vehicle is also affected and should be honored by this recall.
Electrical issue is causing traction control light to remain on and the burning out and melting of brake light socket. Short is causing extreme heat to the tail/brake light housing.
The brake pedal and accelerator pedal are so close together as to interfere with each other. Specifically, as one comes to a stop, the brake pedal is so close to the accelerator both laterally and vertically, that the operators foot may hit both pedals at the same time just before coming to a stop, causing an unintended sudden acceleration. This is a significant safety issue for the driver, occupants, pedestrians and other vehicles or items in the path of the car. I have has 4 such incidents, one involving a rear end bump. The Hyundai dealer inspected the car for sudden acceleration and found nothing and dismissed the concern. Hyundai customer care representative erin thompson stated " I did not design the car, it operates as designed and there is nothing I can do for you". further, she stated "I will not say it again" when I tried to offer clarification of the issue. I believe this problem is a fundamental design defect in the car and violates the implied warranty of freedom of design and manufacturing defects and fitness of purpose. It may also not meet federal specifications for ergonomic considerations. Can you help? thank you the consumer requested a copy of the examiner's report.
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. While driving 10 mph, the brakes were applied, but failed to respond. The contact's vehicle crashed into the rear of a Ford Explorer. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 10462825. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.
This has occurred twice in the last year, only in the morning after starting the car for the first time. I have applied the brakes at the end of my (city) street, only to have the brakes engage for a moment, then disengage, allowing the car to coast for several feet, before finally re-engaging and stopping. This last time it occurred, I almost drifted into oncoming traffic. I took the car to my mechanic and they can't find anything wrong. I now have it at the dealership, but they haven't been able to re-create the issue.
My break lights went out so I ended up changing the bulbs and the fuse come to find out its the break switch which caused the wires to break and the bulbs melted the tail end coverings
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the brake pedal was applied, but failed to respond. The vehicle accelerated without warning. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,208.
Vehicle does not recognize either key fob and will not start just goes into accessory mode. When placing foot on brake pad it is extremely hard. Yet every time we let vehicle drift down our driveway and get level it starts no problem. We are worried when our daughter is driving the vehicle it won't recognize the key fob and shut down. It has happened at least 5 times
Every-time I start driving, I can hear a grinding noise so I changed the front breaks and the noise never went away. Then out of know where the back breaks and rotors went out fixed them and noise is still there. I hear a small knocking and squealing and when I stop, I can hear a grinding. I haven't even had the car for a year yet. I can hear it whenever I'm driving.
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the exterior brake lights failed to work without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (homer skelton Hyundai; 8145 craft rd, olive branch, ms 38654; (662) 890-0100) where it was diagnosed that the light bulb socket and housing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-633-5151 and stated that the vehicle was not under warranty. Case number: 10261518 was provided. The failure mileage was 81,684. Updated 07/11/17 updated 12/5/2017
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- Jacksonville, FL, USA