Driving on the highway at 70 MPH, the complete left rear taillight fell off and out of the vehicle, dangling only by the light bulb wiring harness. Another driver had to flag down my wife down to get her attention that the light had fallen out. All 4 bolt housing pieces had crumble apart internally causing this.
2011 Hyundai Sonata lights complaints
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Found left rear fender tail light assembly no longer mounted. Further inspection found all four mount stud plastic molding broken away, light assembly being supported by single electrical connector. Dealer service department was not surprised and stated they have seen this issue before, most likely over torqued during manufacture. Now, 6/17/2014, at 68111 odometer, the right tail light assembly, p/n 92402-3q000, had the same physical/mechanical failure. This poses a serious threat not only to other vehicles inability to determine what my vehicle is doing but as a foreign object threat to other vehicles as 5 pound, two foot long projectile.
I was driving down a road which is only 25 MPH in my parents neighborhood when I turned around to head back once I got out the car I noticed that my drivers side taillight was hanging out by the wires. There was no damage to the taillight or on the car, the inside plastic pieces where it is mounted to the car were broken. Going to try calling hyundai tomorrow as it just happened tonight. But after reading all the other complaints it sounds as though they will do nothing. This is a safety concern.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the headlight housing was fractured. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was made aware. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. The VIN was not available.
In december, as I was walking to my car in the morning to go to work, I noticed my brake light hanging out on the right side of the car. The whole lighting fixture was removed from the plastic and not connected to the hinges anymore. I couldn't afford to fix it at the time so I rigged it so it would stay in place temporarily. About 2 months later, the left side did the same thing. The entire lamp light was hanging out of the sockets again! I became enraged because both times this happened while the car was parked. When I took it to the dealership, they said it was vandalism and said I would have to pay full price for both lights. After I did some research, I found lots and lots of posts with the same thing occurring to them. This is not a coincidence! There needs to be a recall for this as this is not safe. I am scared to wash my car due to the electrical wires that may be get shorted. I am going to try my best to complain about this in many platforms as I can until this is deemed fair and addressed by the proper authorities. I was actually praising hyundai for the experience up until this point. Now, I feel robbed and will not recommend this car due to the injustice experience. If this has happened to you, please report it. Thank you for listening.
Add me to the growing list of tail light issues. My taillight was found hanging for no apparent reason. When I took it to the dealership for warranty replacement, pictures were taken and forwarded to their rep as the dealer had not seen this issue before and they were looking for authorization. Although there was no exterior damage to the tailllight, the inside plastic where it is mounted to the car was all broken up. A determination was made by someone who had not even seen the vehicle to deny warranty work due to damage. There is no damage to my car! The dealer offered to install the taillight at no charge if I would buy the part. I didn't feel that I should pay $182 for a new taillight and they offered to find me one used. What does that tell you? I was able to find an aftermarket replacement for $61 and they will install for free. How foolish of hyundai to lose a customer for a cheap repair. What good is their warranty if they don't honor it? And, by the way, they don't recognize your website with all others who have issues.
I have purchase my vehicle in march-2011 as a certified pre-owned vehicle. There are several complaints I have on this vehicle since purchased, but I will stick with a recurring issue. 4/11/12 I took my vehicle in because a blown passenger low beam headlight that went out. They determined that upon inspection found an open circuit due to blown right front bulb. It was "corrected." 06/07/12 took my vehicle once again for the drivers side headlight that went out. Installed bulb 5/2/13 took my vehicle for a blown passenger low beam headlight that went out. "undetermined." 2/5/14 took my vehicle for a blown passenger low beam headlight that went out. "undetermined updated 04/17/14*lj
I have experienced several issues related to the sonata within the last several months starting in december, 2013. * several of the service indicators have lighted up on the dashboard that have never behaved this way before. * doors will not lock unless I have my key in the ignition and the engine turned on. Remote switch does not function at all. * the front low-beam lights do not function. * the clock on the dashboard does not function. * internal dome lights do not function at all on any switch. * the ESC light is malfunctioning is appears. Comes on for no reason and stays on. * several times it has been hard to get the car into "d" drive and then to get out of "d" and back into park. * engine makes weird noises, roaring, and clinking that it has never made before. * overall I am happy with this vehicle up until these issues happened and they seem to all happen at this particular time. Within the last three months.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that she attempted to start her vehicle but to no avail. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the brake light stop switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000.
While driving at 65mph on highway, there was a sudden loss of acceleration. It was as if I had let go of the gas pedal. Of course the pedal was at the same position and did not change. I let go of the pedal and repressed it and noticed that I got my power back. It does this intermittently for the last two months.no code errors appearing on dash or obd reading. Will happen at any given speed. Other issue is the driver side break light will work for a few weeks and then burn out, in which it will leave the remaining center and passenger brake light permanently on while the headlights are turned on. So it appears that I am breaking but I am not. Only temporary fix is to remove the left bulb from its socket.
Hyundai sonata 2011 push button start. I am the original owner of the vehicle. Yesterday I went into my car and proceeded to start my car. I had to push the start button three times before it actually started up. This happened twice within 2 hours. 5 days prior my vehicle had been to the hyundai dealership for the recall on the stop lamp switch. An existing recall (the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v113000) indicates that for the 2011 hyundai sonata the stop lamp switch may not function correctly. They, the dealership,performed the service and replaced the stoplamp switch. As result my car is experiencing intermittent switch point contact with the push-button start. This is crazy.
Nov. 21, 1013 exterior lighting tail light. I am the original owner of a 2011 hyundai sonata (approx 28,000 miles). I walked out to my parked car and noticed that the drivers side rear tail light was hanging by some wires. I had passengers in the car and there was no impact , accident, or anything else to cause the tail light to pop off and hang by some threads. Upon further inspection I could see that the plastic studs were broke and the metal stud was detached or never attached. The following day I took it to the laguna niguel hyundai dealership that I purchased it from. One the service advisors ,346, came out and looked at the tail light. .he saw plastic pieces around the screws that were cracked and broken off which caused the tail light to dislodge and fall off. He said that I was fault and he wrote me an estimate for $248.00. I am obviously not at fault. The dealership taped the tail light onto the body frame. I was very lucky that the tail light did not fall off ,I did not cause an accident, it was raining, and that I was not pulled over by the police. I phoned hyundai to file a case. I received a phone call from the dealership on 11/28/13. I was told to bring the car in so that the service manger, [xxx] could look at the car (very in convenient, the car had been at their dealership 3 days prior for several hours while they serviced 3 more recalls for this vehicle). [xxx] basically did nothing except walk out to the car. He did not take the tape off to inspect the problem. He told me that he had been touch with hyundai. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
In april 2013 I drove from suffern,ny to bridgewater,nj;I set the alarm and went inside. Twenty minutes later, I went back outside only to discover the taillight on the passenger side hanging out by the wires. Noone was home in area and there were no marks on the car- my alarm never went off a year prior (not sure of the exact date) in a parking lot =when I went into a building to play bingo, the taillight was fine when I returned to the car a few hours later the taillight on the driver side was hanging out (again hanging by the wires) both times I brought my car to hyundai because I felt it was a defect in the car but they insisted it was vandalism and made me pay approx. $300 to get a new one. There is no way someone could take this taillight out with not one mark on the car and it never caused my alarm to go off. Hyundai insisted because inside the screws were broken to hold it in,' that it had to be vandalism and refused to do anything for me=I even called the corporate office.' if you do a search of hyundai sonata 2011 hanging taillights, lots of sites with complaints.this is a defect in this model of the car and needs to be repaired and recalled.it is very dangerous, mine fell out while parked but many others fell out while driving at high seeds and could have caused severe accidents.I cant afford to fix the 2nd side and have it taped into place- I should get refunded for what I paid for the first side.here are links to sites with other complaints. Http://www.carproblemzoo.com/hyundai/sonata/2011/tail-light-switch-problems.php http://www.carcomplaints.com/hyundai/sonata/2011/lights/exterior_lighting.shtml http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2011/hyundai/sonata/exterior_lighting/problem.aspx please look into this, tons of complaints and not our fault but they are not doing anything about it. It needs to be recalled. Other things wrong with car but this is worst.
The passenger rear tail light fell out of the housing unit. There was no noise or issue before hand & it wasn't noticed until I came to a complete stop at my destination where I saw it hanging along the side of the car. I pushed it back info the housing unit as firmly as I could and continued into my appointment. Upon leaving, I instinctively lowered my speed to 45-50 MPH when I heard a thud about 20 miles from where I first noticed it had fallen out. The total unit had then broke loose from the housing, the wiring came undone & the light fixture crashed into the highway (60 MPH speed limit) where the automobile behind me had to swerve to avoid the fixture hitting his vehicle, as it bounced around on the pavement because of the dropping.
Complaintant walked out of home to vehicle. Upon approaching vehicle, complaintant noticed that the left rear brake light housing (driver's side) was detached, and sticking out about 1 inch from the vehicle. Complaintant carefully slid the housing back into its cavity, where it stayed. Complaintant then departed. About 3 days later, complaintant noticed that the housing was again detached from the vehicle, and again slid it back into place. Over time, the complaintant repeated returning the housing into the cavity three (3) additional times. When the complaintant was confronted with a 5th event of the housing detaching from the vehicle, complaintant shined a flashlight down into the cavity, and saw that the housing mounting sockets were fractured/shattered, and none of the several mounting studs/bolts were attached. But, the studs/bolts were still attached to the vehicle shell. The only thing holding the housing assembly onto the car, were the wires to the brake light, back-up light, and turn signal light. No surface scratches, nor body damage experienced. After inspecting the defective housing, complaintant surmised that hyundai tail light housing is made of hard, brittle plastic, which shatters when overly tightened at factory, or due to the vibration of this overly hard riding vehicle. Additionally, complaintant noticed when vehicle was purchased new, that the driver's side tail light was not flush with the rear trunk gate, and was extended outward about 1/4 inch. The light assembly on the right/passenger side was flush with the trunk gate, and has not produced a similar issue, yet. Complaintant secured housing to the vehicle cavity by using duct tape. Complaintant scheduled vehicle repair with hyundai dealership for tomorrow. Update to follow.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the passenger's side headlamp was lower than the driver's side headlamp, causing the headlights not to provide illumination at a greater distance. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who adjusted the headlamps however, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 19,000. ..updated 12-26-13 *bf the consumer stated the lights were adjusted as high as possible, which helped the lighting while driving at night.
While driving my 2011 hyundai sonata (approx 45,000 miles) down the highway the right rear tail light popped off and was hanging. After looking in the trunk at the inside tail light area, I saw plastic pieces around the screws that were cracked and broken off; thus causing the tail light to pop off and hang. I was very lucky that the tail light did not fall off the car completely and cause an accident. I then dicovered that the left rear tail light studs were beginning to break off too and do the same thing. When I took it to the dealership they claimed the clips broke but it looked forced and would not be covered under warranty. Understand this car was not involved in an accident and I am a stay at home mom who has a garage for the car. I was simplying driving down the road and the tail light popped off. This is a huge safety concern for me and others.
I enjoy the car but the low head light beams are dangerously poor. I have replaced the bulbs and have had the dealership raise them to their highest level. They still do not reach out 10 feet past the hood and as speed increase the amount of light becomes less. I mainly have to drive on high beams or take another vehicle when we go out at night. Is there any recall on this problem. There are many blogs on this and we need help from this agency to prevent hyundai from selling more cars with inferior lighting.
Rear tail light on drivers side for no reason broke off from the car. There was no accident , no damage or evidence of someone hitting it. Looks like the part of the light holding it to the car just broke off for no reason. Dealer said not covered by warranty.
In a parking lot I found my 2011 sonata with the right tail light assembly completely broken and hanging by the electrical wires. The threaded portion of the assembly had broken off and was still attached to the bolts that hold the assembly to the body of the car. I took the car to the dealership for what I thought would be a warranty repair. I recieved a call from the service representative saying that both tail light assemblies were broken. She believed that someone attempted to steal the asssemblys. She said there is a small mark near one of the lens. This is something I failed to notice after inspecting the vehicle closely. I had them put both lenses on because the car was due for a state inspection. When I picked up the car the service representative showed me the marks she believed were caused by someone attempting to pry the lenses off the vehicle. There are two small hair line scratches on the paint. There was no damage to the tail light assembly with the exception of the broken off bolts. I told the representative that scratches were most likely caused when I attempted to push the tail light assembly back into place. I told her that the force needed to break the four bolts out of the assembly would cause much more damage to the car and than two small hair line scratches on the paint. Anyone attempting to steal a tail light assembly in this manner knows it would render the part unusable. The tail light assemblies were installed improperly at the factory or the part itself is defective. I noticed from the federal safety agency website that I am the 14th person to document this problem. My concern is I own two of these cars and if the same thing happens with the second sonata the tail light assembly could break off and hit a car behind me. This could cause an accident and lead to serious injury or death.
I took one of my two 2011 sonatas to a hyundai dealership in woodbridge virginia because the right tail lens was completely broken and hanging off the car. The bolts holding the tail lens to the body were still in the body with the plastic thread portion of the lens. I thought it would be warranty because there are no signs of marks on the car that would indicate the force required to break a tail lens. I believe the lens were installed improperly and the stress finally caused the plastic to break. To my surprise I got a call from the service representative saying the left lens was broken as well. She said they believe someone attempted to steal the lens. She said there is a small mark near one of the lens. I did not notice the mark when I took the car in for service. However, if it was so small for me to notice there is no way someone could have attempted to pry off the lens with enough force to beak 4 large bolts without leaving a highly noticeable mark (s) on the car. The marks she is referring could have been from my attempt to push the lens back into the housing so that I could drive it to the dealership. I noticed I am the 14th person to report this to your agency. My concerns are: 1. I paid over 400.00 to repair what should have been a warranty repair and 2. I have another 2011 sonata and I have liability concerns should the second car experience the same issue. If a tail lens weighing a pound or two flies off into a car following me at 50 or 60 miles an hour and the driver behind me reacts he or she could end up getting hurt or killed. Please look into this. I kept all the parts I have pictures of the new lens installed and the old lens that are broken. I will even mail one of the damage ones to you to inspect at my cost.
While driving the car on the highway the back drivers side tail light flew off the car and into traffic. I was able to retrieve the taillight and the plastic holding all 4 bolts in place were broken. I read online and there are several other incidents of this so I feel I needed to report it to prevent any accidents in the future.
An existing recall (the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v113000) indicates that for 2011 hyundai sonata the stop lamp switch may not function correctly. The recall notice states that: "during the affected models' production periods, some vehicles were equipped with stop lamp switch assemblies that may experience intermittent switch point contact. This condition could potentially result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, intermittent ability to remove the vehicle's shifter from the park position, illumination of the ESC' (electronic stability control) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster, intermittent interference with operation of the cruise control feature, or intermittent operation of the stop lamps." all of these symptoms have been observed in my vehicle, yet this VIN is not covered in the recall notice.
I looked in my rear view mirror while driving and saw something hanging from car. All of the plastic brackets inside my left rear tail light had broken and my light was hanging on by the wires. Two months later the same thing happened with my right rear tail light - all of the inside brackets broke and it was hanging by the wires. There was no incident either time to trigger this. Both lights were still working but were no longer able to be held.
Left driver's side tail light assembly popped out. It appears that the bolt mounts have broken due to a defect. I am also having problems with the trunk releasing without intentionally opening. Several times, I have found the trunk open in the morning or when I return to the car after work, or shopping. Hyundai service says that I accidentally push the release button somehow. This is not the case as I purposely place the key fob where it cannot be activated and still have that problem. Also, the low-beam headlights are not sufficient. The only cast a beam about 50 feet in front of the vehicle with a distinct line of light about 5 feet above the road. While this is not a problem on straight roads, it is a hazard when driving on hilly roads.
I closed the trunk and the driver side brake light housing unit pulled away from the vehicle. I opened the trunk again to look from inside and noticed the four screws holding the unit in place were totally broken off. The plastic holding the screws to the main housing unit crumbled into little pieces.
I was driving at the freeway speed limit, I did not feel anything when it happened but I know that it happened on the freeway. I pulled over to get some gas, looked back near the gas cap and saw that my driver's side tailight assembly was hanging by the wires onto my bumper. When it fell out, it bounced and placed several dings and chips in the plastic bumper. I noticed that the wheels(cogs) inside the tailight assembly were completely broken off. I had to take the light out and place it in my trunk and drive the rest of the two hundred miles with no left tail light or turn signal. If it had fallen into the middle of the freeway, I am sure there would have been much more to write about and none of it good!
Upon arriving at my destination, I noticed that my driver-side taillight assembly was dangling out of the fender by it's wiring harness. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that the posts that the bolts secure into had failed, causing the lamp assembly to fall out of the fender. When I inquired with a hyundai service and parts associate at a service center, they stated that this was a common problem with my vehicle model and the component was replaced under warranty.
Left rear taillight assembly fell off, hanging by wiring. Four plastic mounting bosses at mounting studs have broken. Not the result of any impact or crash. I was alerted to it by another driver beside me who beeped. The taillight has no damage other than the failed mounts. Dealer said it will be replaced under warranty.
Many other buyers of this vehicle have complained same issue. Tails lights are falling out on their own without any impact. It seems that plastic studs holding lights in place are cracking off. There are four studs that metal screws are holding light on by. Hyundai is not honoring this as a warranty, this is a dangerous situation because one driver had his light pop out driving on highway.
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