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After parking car and turning the car off, key would not release, key stuck in ignition, key works fine, car drive fine, however unable to remove key from ignition. ( key will not turn pass accessory. Car shifts gears, steering wheel will not lock, key cannot be removed. I had to un plug the fuse to radio/ assessories to remove/release key.
The dashboard on the passenger side has developed two large cracks. It appears to be over the airbag. My concern is that it may damage the underlying airbag since it is now exposed to the "elements", sunlight, cleaning solutions etc.
El vehiculo Sonata 2013 tiene 134,000 millas Y esta gastando 1 cuarto de aceite por cada 600 millas. Entiendo que ES un problema de fabrica ya que no ES normal que un vehiculo nuevo este gastando esta cantidad de aceite para ese millaje. Varios mecanicos me han dicho lo mismo. Que no ES normal para un vehiculo nuevo. Practicamente. Tiene todos los cambios de aceite Y filtro cada 3000 millas Y todos los mantenimientos al dia. Seria bueno que verificaran ya que el vehiculo no ha dado problemas de nada anteriormente, except la gastaera de aceite que le estoy presentando actualmente. El vehiculo lo utilize diariamente para mi trabajo Y nunca me ha dado problemas.
- Manati, PR, USA
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The top of the dashboard cracked about 18 inches. Our Hyundai service rep said it was caused by the airbags under the dashboard expanding from the heat. Hyundai should replace the dashboard, obviously made of faulty material. Our rep said it would cost us $1,000. I'm afraid that airbags will crack it completely in half and then the car would not be drivable.
I was driving my car home from work and all of a sudden my car jerked and the RPM guage went to zero and the air conditioner stopped and the loss of traction light came on upon killing the car and restarting it it drove fine with no problem. Took it to dealer to inspect and to check and fix recalls and was told that they changed the oil for the recall on my vehichle and they could not find anything wrong with car since it was not acting up at that time. Week later it done it again and took to dealership to check and was told it came with code for crankshaft sensor and 10 minutes later was told that was not the problem it was a faulty ECM and replaced it. A week later done the exact same thing and they could not find anything wrong after keeping it for a month. Took the car to another auto mechanic and was told they could not figure out what was wrong with car unless it was acting up. Now here I am driving a car that will act up occasionally and now it seems that it getting worse when I stopped and started up a hill it sounded like metal on metal clanging and have very suspicious feeling it has something to do with the gdi engine recall but cant get anyone to figure out what it is since it's so hard to drive a car acting up in city limits when it does not want to go unless you got the gas pedal to the floor. Unsure if it is recall or something else and dealership dont know how to fix
Car sometimes looses power. When pressing on the gas peddle from being stationary we have to press all the way to the floor before the car will slowly accelerate. When breaking and the speed gets between 40-30 mph the car bucks. The car does not have any codes.
I have owned my 2013 Hyundai Sonata for 4 years and I have had to change the brake light bulbs 2- 3 times each year. In March of 2019 I spent $197 for new brake light bulbs. It is now August of 2019 and all of my lights are out, even the top light. My mechanic has confirmed that these vehicles have constant issue involving blown light bulbs. He could not find a recall on it. I have spoken with other Hyundai Sonata and elantra owners and they are having the same issue.
"takata recall" when putting the car in park the key is stuck in the ignition and wont come out will have to drive around for a couple of minutes. This have happened several times
Purchased used 2013 Hyundai Sonata hybrid on 1/18/2019. On 5/22/19 had oil changed & requested diagnostic due to accelerator issues and hitting high speed bump. Same issue occurred along with car not starting on 5/28 and brought car to dealer on 5/29/19. Dealer could not repeat issue but replaced batteries in both key fobs. Drove car to ct (from nc) on 7/12/19. Car was fine except the A/C was not cooling well. Turned car off & let sit for 10 mins. It was better. On 7/18/19 my 17 yo was in motion on busy interstate 91 South in ct. Car decelerated & alarms rang out. A warning advised "hybrid battery failure" & "safely pull over". she was able to drive to the side. Highway safety patrol came & advised her to start car again. Lights came on but engine would not. Had car towed to lia Hyundai in enfield, ct. Called 7/19, left message rtc. I asked for manager who advised the same & said he would have to run a diagnostic to see what was wrong. I called Hyundai motor America & got a ticket number. Was told that if it was the battery they "may be willing to pay and may be willing to tow car back to nc once completed" again if approved. Need tech to submit a work order req and special tow request if prior authorization was approved. On 7/22 a diagnostic was ran & sent to hma showing hybrid battery needs to be replaced. I called hma & was given a national team ticket. Service manager rich called on 7/29 advising Hyundai is requiring more tests & wants pictures. He called back to advise that Hyundai is now telling him to just replace the safety plug & relay switch. Advised Hyundai would pay 60% and we would need to pay 40%. cost was $1000 but part needed to be ordered. Can't guarantee that it will work. I spoke to nicolette on 7/29. Was told they would only pay the 60% as a good will gesture. Car purchased in January 2019 at 96610 miles & only drove till 104513.
We noticed a knocking sound coming from the engine a short time ago. I called paterson Hyundai in altoona pa to make an appointment for them to check it out. We were scheduled for over a week later. I took the car to jiffy lube for an oil change yesterday and after leaving there the noise got louder and the car started making screeching noise. The check engine light was on. I decided to drive it to paterson Hyundai which was only a few miles away. I made it within a mile of the garage and the car shut down. All of the dash lights came on and I had to drift to the right shoulder of a heavily traveled highway. I waited a few minutes to try to start the car. It would not turn over. I called aaa and had the car towed to paterson Hyundai. I talked to the service guy this morning and he said the would try to get it into the shop today. He also said he would check for recalls on the car. We haven't heard from them at all today. I checked the recalls and found one issued for motor problems on my VIN number. We never received notification of the recall. We are the second owners of the vehicle.
While driving and my phone is on the gas pedal my car lives in the middle of me pushing the gas so I had to take my foot off the gas and push it down on it again
I have a Hyundai Sonata 2013, when I go to start my car my key is not being detected. I have a push to start keyless entry car. I have had the battery replaced, changed the battery in the key pad thinking that would solve the problem but apparently it did not. This is ridiculous, I have to wait 30 mins before my car will start.
I made appointment for my recalls but at the appointment the dealership didn't do nothing but switch my oil stick and lie about fixing the recalls I called Hyundai compliant department still nothing done but I have pics of old oil light still on airbag I just wanted my recalls done instead of a lie I also contacted BBB for assistance but still no help.
I drove my car to work and after I parked, I was unable to remove my key from the ignition.since the key was unable to be removed, the care was on acc, which means, you would need to leave your car running, if not your battery would drain/die. It took 20-30 minutes to get the key out. It began to happen more frequently and as I researched I found that this was a common problem with Hyundai Sonata's in general. To remove the key, a person would need to pull up on the shift lever, put something in the shift lock release (such as a pen or small wrench) or if all else fails disconnect the battery. I was sent by the dealer to a locksmith, but they shared it was something in the shift lever itself. I was recommended to put wd 40 in the ignition, but that did not solve the issue. I took the car to the dealership where, they need to replace the shift lever assembly, to which I was told it was a common problem and that they had performed several within the last few weeks. As of now, my car has been repaired.
I was leaving a parking lot and my gear shift would not move, I had to put a pair of scissors in the shift lock so it would move, then my brake lights went out. I havent had it fixed yet. My engine blew also a few years ago, I had that fixed but I should not be having issues like this. It may be the brake light switch or the shifter cable
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- Aurora, IL, USA