Lights occasionally shut off while driving. Happens on its own but happens more often when switching on high beams. All lights shut off inside and outside car. Has happened many times since owning the car
2011 Hyundai Sonata lights complaints
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Back lights always going out not working during braking, air bag light won't go off, fuel gauge doesn't work, noted rattling noise under the front end, always having to replace tires.
I am consistently having to replace my tail and brake lights on both the driver and passenger side every 2-6 months. I just replaced the bulbs in july and now in september, they're bad again. But now even with new bulbs in, the tail lights do not work but the brake lights do. I am also having an issue with the interior dome light not turning off while set on the "door" setting with all doors closed. For this, I have checked the door jamb switch and the inside of the dome light switch and there are no obvious causes for this issue. I'm not sure if these light problems are connected or not, but the dome light worked perfectly fine until I replaced my tail/brake light bulbs yesterday and discovered that they aren't working at all.
The first problem is about the headlights when turning the car on whether it is stationary or in motion, the headlights intermittently blinking or cutting off shortly which is dangerous when driving in dark. The problem may be related to the multi-function switch. The second problem is related to the battery, the battery on this car, 2011 hyundai sonata gls, can not last long and it needs to be replaced every couple of months. The problem is related to parasitic electricity in this model as the dealership told me. It might be caused by electricity drainage on the radio part. The third common problem in this model is the overheating engine. I realized the radiator fan is not working until I stop the car, open the hood, and then give the fan blades a push! Also, the fan can turn on by itself only if I turn on the AC on high blowing level.
Headlights going out at night as well as the interior dash lights going out for no reason, while driving. Benn happing every few days since july
Tail light burns out after being replaced. Brake lights out; got hit from rear. Window brake light came on in the middle of night while car was parked... I was indoors, happened to notice it while looking out house window, apparently had been on for hours until I went outside and turned key and stepped on brake pedal repeatedly. I'm concerned that there's a electrical issue.
First, my low beams quit working months ago. Bulbs are good. I even took it in to a shop to have it checked. They said they couldn't find anything and that it was an electrical issue. That makes sense since I just started having issues with the dome lights inside as well. Have to have the inside lights turned off or they will not go off. Most recently, on the highway on my way to work, my car lost power and the dash lit up with lights and I had to pull over. Started making a loud clanging noise as well. Took it to the shop again to get it looked at. They said my oil was almost gone. No oil on the dipstick. I just recently had the oil changed! Should not be out of oil. They further noted that there were no signs of oil leakage anywhere. Suggested that the engine was faulty and was excessively burning oil. Not sure what I aza m supposed to do now. I have a issues with safety due to my lights not working, and a bigger issue with my engine not working properly. I need help!
Interior dome light stays illuminated when vehicle is running and doors are closed. In order to have the interior dome lights not illuminated, dome light switch has to be kept in the 'off ' position.
The fuel sensor stopped working. Can not tell how much gas is in the car. My daughter ran out of gas in the middle of the highway on her way home from college! The car has now failed inspection. I was told that it was the fuel sensor. Paid to have this replaced at firestone auto care. Did not fix the problem. Was then told that the hyundai dealership would have to fix it because it must have to do with the computer system. This car has multiple recalls and even the engine itself blew up. I can not keep lights on it because every time the bulbs are replaced they blow. I even ordered whole other tail light package thinking that would help but it did not. This car is nothing but a safety hazard!!!!!
The driver side tail light bulb was out. When I attempted to replace it, I noticed that the light assembly molding had melted (due to the heat for the taillight) and I could not remove the tail light bulb. When I looked at the passenger side, it had melted as well. At this time, I even have a taillight bulb that fell into the light assembly on the passenger side because it could not be pulled through the melted molding. The light sockets for both the driver and passenger tail lights had burn marks on them.
While in drive and park, brakes lights and tail lights keep going out. Have replaced bulbs 4 times in less than a year. Both seat belt lights constantly flashes even when buckled up. Air bags and tire pressure light will not go out after resetting repeatedly. Dome lights no longer work in automatic
The brakes lights and head lights goes out alot.. Bulbs melting into socket and burning out frequently and having to replace the whole assembly. It's very hazard because it can catch fire. I was driving on highway doing rain and noticed my head light just went out and I pulled over to check and checked the back as well cause I smelled something burnt. The rear break light was burnt and melted into socket. I've replaced the back assembly aleast once to twice a year.
On wednesday, february 5, 2020, I was at a traffic light when someone motioned to speak to me in regards to my driver side brake light being out. I proceeded to drive to my dealership to get it changed out knowing it was probably just a burnt out bulb. The dealership service personnel informed me that the whole socket where the light bulb sits in had melted. This caused alot of erosion in the bulb socket and affected the wiring as well. I feel deeply that this can cause a fire considering the light bulb busted and caused the whole inside of the socket to melt. I payed $150.00 to repair the socket and wiring to fix the problem for now. I was told it may not last long. I'm hoping this problem doesn't linger and create more problems. I am very concerned on how these light bulbs pop and melt everything. I would like this to be treated as a safety issue. Please help me resolve this issue. Thank you for your time and have a great day.
This is the second time the left rear lamp has failed showing signs of burning. The lamp assembly was replaced by the dealership approximately 2 years ago. When the turn signal failed recently I went to change the bulb and discovered that's a socket showed signs of being burnt again.
Tail light wiring harness melts, then overheats bulbs and melts the tail light housing. Side effect was that my headlights turn off when using a blinker at night. This happens at speed. Not only is it a fire hazard from the wiring melting / bulb overheating / melted tail light housing, but it is a safety hazard from the lake of headlights on a turn. Hundreds of complaints online for 2011-2013 sonatas with this exact issue. Paid $400 at dealership to get wiring harness and housing replaced, but it is original stock gear so it will likely happena gain.
The rear brake lamps and rear lamps repeatedly burns out within two weeks of replacing them. The signals lamps burn out in less than one year.
I parked my car after coming from work, went back out to change my brake light that was out, after I couldn't change my bulb because its toasted to the harness, I tried starting up my car which it did, but my shift lock was locked on on park and my traction control came on and I have no brake lights.
At 1st my car my consuming a lot of oil. I was going to get top off at my oil place every week. I tried to take it to my nearby hyundai, they told me they wanted $350 to do a test. Then my car was not gasing the way it usually did. It was stalling, I had a burning smell coming from my engine. I took it to my mechanic and he replaced the o2 sensor, heating sensor, pcv valve, he did a transmission flush. It started to work ok, and I was driving with my disabled husband and our 4 year old daughter when the car engine went out on us on the highway. We got the car tow to our mechanic and its more problems then solutions . Its now the cadillac converter, this car is extremely dangerous to drive. I have receipts of the repairs, towing and daily oil inputs.
This issue has been going on for months now. And I have driven around seeing many other hyundai sonatas with he same issue. When I hit my brake, the brake lights will not go out. I have finally figured out how to get them to go out (pulling my brake upwards with my foot). This has resulted in my lights staying on and my car dying a few times. It is a very dangerous problem as others are not able to tell when I am braking because my brake lights stay on wihtout putting my foot under the brake and pulling up on it.
This is my son's car but the title is in my name. We went to dennis hyundai for repairs related to several recalls on the 2011 hyundai sonata. Beforehand we noticed that the driver side tail light was out. We assumed that it was just a burned out bulb but since the car was in for service we decided to let the service department check it out. The service department at dennis hyundai investigated and stated that socket on the tail light appeared to be "melted" and it was a defect in the tail light wiring assembly that hyundai is aware of. The service managers at dennis hyundai stated that the tail light wiring assembly was redesigned to fix the flaw but that the redesigned tail light wiring assembly does not fit the older model hyundai sonatas such as my 2011. Dennis hyundai wants to charge $311.42 to fix their defect. A search of the web shows a lot of these complaints. This is just one website: http://www.carproblemzoo.com/hyundai/sonata/2011/tail-light-switch-problems.php. If hyundai is aware of the problem and admit that it is a design flaw why are they charging their customers to fix it? Considering that the tail light assembly involves the brake lights this would be a big safety issue. If both tail light wiring assemblies fail due to the issue of the sockets melting, something I've never heard of, the driver would have no brake lights at all except for the high stop light. Why has there been no recall to address this problem and why are hyundai dealerships being permitted to charge customers to fix what they know is a design flaw on their vehicles?
I purchased this vehicle march 2018, I have spent unnecessary money on headlights and my back brake lights. I've spent 180.00 replacing my harnesses due to my bulbs melting inside of my harnesses. My car smells of wires burning inside of my car. It's multiple people driving these particular cars and I've noticed their sonata's have the same issues with the lights... I have people that drive the same car pulling me over or pulling beside me asking if I have trouble with my lights. You guys need to really recall these cars back in, my car shouldn't have a burning smell
My front, back, break lights are constantly out. I'm replacing them several times a month. I've taken it back to the dealer where they've changed the housing. Problem still continues. This is very unsafe because there is an over heating issue with this vehicle.
My headlights and rear lights and brake lights keep going bad, there is a problem with the lights staying on some kind of electrical issue.
2011 hyundai sonata. My headlights and interior started blinking off and on by themselves while I was driving at night for about a 30 or 40 second interval. Took to dealership and had it diagnosed and they found that the there was an intermittent internal fault with the multi-functional switch. Just got it back so I've only driven it about 50 miles at night so far no problem but it's too early to say for sure if this fixed the problem to my satisfaction. The problem only happened about 3 times but it is unpreditcable when the problem occurs but when it does happen and it's dark, it's not safe so we took it in right away on the third time because this was the longest period of time that the problem lasted. If you're having any problem like this, I suggest you get it looked at right away, very dangerous. It cost me $209 to have it fixed. The vehicle was moving about 55mph when this occurred. Date was 10-17-2019.
Head lights go out when directional is touched, front end bottom out going over dips in roadway, steering has lots of play when turning wheel left and right
The brake light explodes every couple of months.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the engine failed to function normally. The vehicle was taken to atlantic hyundai (193 sunrise hwy north service rd, west islip, ny 11795, (631) 587-0700) where it was repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v934000 (engine, fuel system, gasoline). The remedy failed and the check engine indicator illuminated; however, the dealer refused to repair the vehicle again. In addition, the tail lights shorted out numerous times and the bulbs were replaced more than five times. The vehicle was unable to be driven due to the faulty engine. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was not available.
The rear tail lights need to be replaced constantly and have gotten so hot as to melt the tail light assemblies.
Takata recall it started like 3 weeks ago sounds like the motor is knocking. Then a week ago my airbag like wont go off.
My front end and break lights continue to go out. No matter how many times I purchased. Had accident. Vehicles I see in my town, with the same year and model have same issues.lights consistently blow out.
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