2011 hyundai sonata. Consumer writes in regards to the federal safety agency's campaign number 15v‑568. Consumer states that vehicle was repaired but the issue still exist. *ld the consumer stated the brake light switch was replaced several times, and there was clicking sound coming from the steering wheel.
2011 Hyundai Sonata lights complaints
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Came out to the parked vehicle in our driveway to find the entire passenger rear light assembly falling out. The car was never hit or in a accident. Noticed that the studs (fasteners) going into the tail light assembly cracked apart and separated from the studs and the assembly allowing the assembly to fall from the body. A new tail light assembly will be needed to repair. This looks as though there could be a tensile strength problem with the plastic. This seems to be a problem reoccurring with people throughout the social media.
Cant get light to work, have replace bulbs a few times, and have take it to an advance auto place where they have told me it's a problem with the electric work and engine not the bulb. The bulbs were fine and not burnt out. Have been having issues since last october 1st was only one head light now as of this weekend its both.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the exterior lighting, alarm system, front passenger side headlight, and lower brake lights failed. The alarm system activated randomly. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v759000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and stated that the vehicle experienced the brake light failures listed in the consequence section of the notice. The vehicle was repaired, but the issue spread to other lighting and electrical components. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.
"takata recall" I was driving on the interstate the other day and my car was shaking, so scary. I'm not a mechanic, but I know when something is wrong. The lights on my car gets so hot that they keep going out and the car is a drifter. I just happen to enter my VIN# in the system and I was shock. I have been driving this car not knowing my car has 4 recalls on it. I would like to get another car because at this point I do not feel safe driving my family even if they serviced it. Just hearing all the problems that wrong with this car, I do not feel safe. Who do I need to talk to about this matter?
I had the same problem recently, my tail light assembly melted around the connector for the brake light bulb on the driver and passenger side. The connector and bulb got so hot that surrounding plastic and connector plastic melted, causing the brake light to fail and making replacement cost around $650. The problem also caused a fuse to short out and the brake sensor under the paddle failed (which is already an ongoing issue currently being recalled for sonata's ) and the car would not start. Hyundai dealer claim replacement bulbs were put in wrong when changed out which caused the problem, but I find that hard to believe. I decided to do a little research and found hundreds of complaints for the same exact problem. I agree this should be recalled by the federal safety agency. This is definitely a manufacturing defect that is causing a safety hazard for 2011 hyundai drivers and other drivers that encounter cars with the failing brake light assembly.
I have replaced all my external lights bulbs two times since I've had the car, with the last time about 6 months ago. I keep on having intermittent external lights go out, then come back on. In general, when they temporarily go off its just the beginning of the end. They tend to permanently burn out. I always have replaced all light bulbs when the first one goes out, because the rest usually start going out. I have twice replaced all the bulbs at the same time, but keeping having issues. Also, my rear drivers side light assembly was hanging off the car by the wire harness. Somehow the plastic part broke that keeps it attached to the frame of the car.
Tail light assembly is melting around the connector for the brake light bulb. The connector and bulb get so hot that surrounding plastic and connector plastic melt causing the brake light to fail and making replacement impossible. Hyundai replaced two melted brake light assemblies on the passenger side and one brake light assembly on the drivers side in less than 4 years. Now the driver side brake light assembly is melting again. This is a fire hazard and a safety hazard because the brake light stops working when the connector melts. Hyundai replaced two assemblies under warranty. I paid $250 for one brake light assembly and now hyundai wants to charge me $250 for the fourth brake light assembly. This should be recalled by the federal safety agency. Googling the hyundai 2011 brake like assembly list many other people with the same issue. This is a manufacturing defect that is causing a safety hazard for 2011 hyundai drivers and other drivers that encounter cars with the failing brake light assembly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel was loose and made an abnormal noise. In addition, the rear driver side light failed and was hanging from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000. Updated 02/05/16*lj the dealer informed the consumer there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. Updated 02/16/16
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly stall. The cause of the failure was undetermined. The manufacturer was notified. The contact also indicated that the brake lights would erroneously remain activated while operating the vehicle. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Rubber washer broke off brake pedal allowing the brake lights to stay on all the time. It burnt up both tail light lenses and brake lights. There was no way to shut the brake lights off without disconnecting the battery or removing the bulbs, which I did and burnt my fingers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the headlights, brake lights, and tail lights intermittently failed. The contact also stated the vehicle would jerk and the ignition switch was loose. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v568000 (engine) however, the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
There are open factory recalls on this car and I have not received a letter to fix the deficiencies before it gets to become an issue of potential physical harm on the roadway. Driving down the road the front spring just broke a section off about a foot long, now drives dangerously brakes, transmission, engine, head lamps, suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. While driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled in the middle of the highway without warning. In addition, the brake light was consistently illuminated, even when the vehicle was parked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,683.
The engine on my car seized and was towed to the dealership. While being repaired, the dealership found that my tail light assemblies had melted including the wires and I had no brake lights. I believe this is a safety issue. My warranty will not cover it and is saying it's a cosmetic issue, not safety.
In mid--august 2015, my car began to have odd things happen such as the car alarm randomly going off. I replaced the battery thinking it may be the cause. That did not help. The alarm still randomly went off. I did not think this was a serious problem until my daughter was driving at highway speeds. On aug 14th she reported to me that her steering became erratic regardless of what she did. After she pulled over, she noticed the fuel gauge went to zero and the low fuel light began blinking despite having recently filled the tank. When she got back on the road, the cruise control suddenly stopped working. Finally, within the next couple of days, the brake lights came on and would not go off. This caused the left tail light assembly to completely melt! Then, on aug 24th, she drove the car to o'brien hyundai in ft myers, fl. They replaced the steering angle sensor, sending unit, brake switch, brake switch stopper, and tail light assembly. They could not tell her or me what the root cause was for this electrical issue that nearly caused a accident.
My hyundai sonata tail lights, brake lights are melting the paneling and destroying the sockets where the bulbs go. The dealer service department charged me $250 to replace the brake lamp switch which was a recall on 2011 hyundai sonatas but claimed my car was not one on the service recall. The service department said the bulbs had melted the paneling and that they had to shave down the panel to get the bulb to work. Now the left tail light is not working and they said I need to replace it for another $250 this is not caused by me the consumer and with the melting of this I am afraid it will cause an elecrtrical fire in my rear. Hyundai needs to fix this issue and refund me money I already paid out.
I walked out of my home and around the back of the vehicle. I noticed that the right rear brake light housing (passenger's side) was sticking out about 1 inch from the vehicle. I opened the trunk and removed the interior access panel cover to look at the light assembly from the inside and found that all the mounting holes were fractured/shattered, and none of the studs like bolts were attached to the tail light assembly. The only thing holding the housing assembly onto the car was the taillight wire assembly. There was no damage to the vehicle in any way. No surface scratches. No body damage. It appears that the plastic shattered from cracks incurred at installation when overly tightened at factory and/or normal vibration of the vehicle.
My hyundai sonata tail lights, brake lights are melting the paneling and destroying the sockets where the bulbs go. The dealer service department charged me $250 to replace the brake lamp switch which was a recall on 2011 hyundai sonatas but claimed my car was not one on the service recall. The service department said the bulbs had melted the paneling and that they had to shave down the panel to get the bulb to work. Now the left tail light is not working and they said I need to replace it for another $250 this is not caused by me the consumer and with the melting of this I am afraid it will cause an elecrtrical fire in my rear. Hyundai needs to fix this issue and refund me money I already paid out.
As I was driving, I slowed down used my turn signal and as I made the turn and completed it the interior light and head lights shut off or begin to flicker. You have to jiggle the end of the stem to get the lights to turn back on. I changed the setting from auto to just the headlights and the same thing happened again. It mostly occurs with the left turns, but can occur with the right turn signal. I occurred once when I first purchased the car in 2014 but then did not become a problem until now. It is very dangerous to be driving down the road at night and lose your headlights. Also it causes the headlights to flicker at other drivers and they may think that I am having other issues. I also have a 16 year old daughter who is driving my car and it concerns me that this had happened when she is driving and may not be able to know what to do to fix the situation.
Riding down the interstate look through my side mirror and noticed my tail light hanging off and it fell off before I could stop to check it,and when I did stop I noticed the one one the opposite side was about to do the same.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that both rear brake light assemblies fractured without warning. The contact replaced the brake light assemblies, but did not take the vehicle to the dealer to determine what caused the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.
Went to lakeland automall which is a hyundai dealership to get some recalls taken care of. Upon arrival I gave them some recall paperwork in which they refused to look at and said that they have it in their database. The recall that has to do with the "stop lamp switch malfunction" was not complete. When I got my car back I checked my brake lights and they did not work properly. I told them that when I drive in cruise control my car releases it and my brake lights stay illuminated and my ESC control light comes on. Also on ocassion one of my tail brake lights work but not the other. They told me that they fixed this problem last april of 2014 but apparantly the same problem is replicating. They then told me it needed a whole tailight assembly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. In addition, the contact stated that the brake lights and headlights failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the stop brake lamp and the starter motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 68,000.
2011 hyundai sonata defect in the light stem switch that causes headlights and dash lights to flicker *cn the consumer stated he began to experience occasional episodes of flickering headlights, especially when switching between high and low beam.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the driver and passenger side headlight failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.
I was informed by several co-workers that there were recalls for our car, the 2011 hyundai sonata. The problems that are affecting my 2011 hyundai sonata are: exterior lighting: brake lights: switches, brake light and steering: gear box: shaft sector. The only recall that the hyundai dealer honored was from campaign 123. Campaign 110 and 122 will not be honored due to the manufacture date of my vehicle which is march 28, 2011. If my car is having the same problems as the other 2011 hyundai sonatas why can't my vehicle be repaired under the recall. I feel that this is unfair to consumers of the 2011 hyundai sonata due to a manufacturing date. Please give me some type of remedy for this matter!!! Had I known about the business practices of hyundai I would have never purchased this vehicle!!!
While I was driving, at about 40 MPH, another driver flag me down and asked me to check my taillight. I parked my car on the side, and I noticed that the whole taillight had fallen off the car. It was just hanging from the wires. Upon inspection I noticed that the plastic studs holding the taillight had broken off. Lots of small plastic pieces all over. Glad I wasn't on the freeway, because it would had caused an accident if it would had fallen off the car. The taillight shows no signs of any impact at all it is clean.
Have replaced brake lights 5 times due to someome telling me they were out. Was stop by a cop today because both brake lights he said we're out. Why are these lights burning out so fast? Automotive guy said put some grease on bulb then place them in. I did and they still went out?
Left and right taillight assemblies falling out of taillight housing/car body. Metal taillight bolts no longer secured in plastic taillight assembly. Plastic taillight housing "crumbling" where taillight bolts are affixed into housing.
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