I was pulling into a parking space when the car accelerated into a stone wall. I have contacted hyundai and they claim there is nothing wrong with the vehicle, but I know differently as I drive it. It continues to randomly accelerate while driving along, just hope it doesn't happen again while trying to park.
2013 Hyundai Sonata body complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai sonata. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, a scrapping sound emitted from the front driver wheel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that that fender liner needed to be replaced. The failure was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,623.
2013 hyundai sonata. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle bumper issues. *smd the consumer stated in march 2014, the bumper fender skirt and inner fender well dropped to the ground while driving on a well maintained road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where they stated a plastic bag may have wrapped around the bumper, and pulled it down, but there was no defect. The consumer took the vehicle to a body shop, where they informed her the design was not very good, as plastic parts were used. The second incident happened on may 12th. As the consumer was driving, the right front end dropped again. The consumer returned to the auto body shop, where they fixed it again. *jb updated 09/29/14.
My wife had an accident today which seems to be caused by some kind of mechanical acceleration when she was pulling into a parking space. It all happened so fast that, at first, she thought she might have pushed the accelerator instead of the brake. But, as the fog of the incident clears, she recalls slowly applying the brake to pull into the parking space and the next thing she knows is that the engine is racing and she's knocked down metal signs, trees and bushes. The car would not stop. She just missed the front of a building. We were relieved that no people or vehicles were also involved. She sustained no injuries and the air bags did not inflate. We are glad that she wasn't on a highway and where much more damage could have occurred. The car has been towed to casey's auto body, at 4515 ohara ave, brentwood, ca 94513-2206 in case you would like to inspect the vehicle. There is a lot of damage to the front and driver's side front from the signs, trees and bushes. We do not have an estimate yet from casey's. I also have sent this information to hyundai.
I was t-boned tonight in an accident~~ I was driving approx. 35 and another car drove straight into my drivers side of my car going about 25-30~~she hit hard enough to ruin both doors, "crumpled" metal, rear fender, and scrub tires~~ none of the airbags deployed????? Need better safety than this~~~ I got tossed around pretty good inside~~~~4 hrs later and I am in severe neck and shoulder pain!!!
When I came out to get in my car, at work, I noticed that front bumper on the passenger side was pulled away from the body. No scratches or signs of impact were visible. The parking space butts up to grass. I took the vehicle to the dealership where purchased and was told that they get 30 to 40 of these complaints a year. They said the clips that hold the bumper do not hold up under all conditions. Because of the extreme low clearance between the bumper and the road, almost any pothole or bump or concrete parking block could cause them to break. This has to be a defect in the clip attachment of the bumper to the vehicle and a design flaw for the car to be so low to the ground. The dealer said the repair, which actually entails replacing, painting and attachment, comes to just short of $900. This could be a safety hazard should the car hit a pothole and the bumper flies off, obstructing the driver's vision, safety and for those behind.
The chrome off the indoor handles peeled off and can cut your fingers when trying to open the doors
I was on the right most lane on highway 121 at 70 miles speed when my car started pulling right & left as if it was skidding on ice. The weather was fine. It was very scary. I was holding the steering with both hands. After that day, whenever I go over the speed of 60, car starts pulling left & right. I have to be extra careful while driving on the freeways.
This complaint on a brand new 2013 sonata, is about severe interior windshield distraction caused by the reflection of the interior dash onto the front, drivers windshield. The reflection of the interior on the windshield is so severe that it impairs safe driving. During daylight driving, everything that is located on the top of the interior dashboard vividly reflects onto the interior windshield. Design effects, speakers, steering wheel and even the drivers hands with fingernails on the windshield. Evening driving the reflection is also extremely impaired via distraction, for example the odometer reflects above the interior drivers window, above the mirror and its in full color! On a test drive, after my complaint, the dealer acknowledged this problem and suggested that it maybe from cleaning fluid used during the detailing process and had the car re-detailed, however this did not rectify the problem. I have directly notified hyundai but have not heard back from them. I believe this a safety hazard and there is a dangerous flaw in the construction of the glass in this car.
The plastic tabs on the left side bumper cover (so called bumper) broke completely off when it appears that the l- shaped lip of the plastic shield under the car rub up against a parking curve. The bottom of the bumper or the shield underneath the car was not scratched to indicate that the car dragged on the curve. The dealer stated the l-shaped lip of the shield rubbed upon the curve and lifted the bumper causing the tabs on the left side of the bumper to break off. The car will need a new painted bumper installed to repair this problem as the plastic tabs are molded to the bumper cover. I have never had a vehicle that would do any damage if the car shield scraped a parking curve. I have never seen a toy battery operated car break like this if it hit or scraped an object. It appears if I ran over a bottle, piece of wood, gravel, etc.,in the road and it hit this shield, if could break this bumper cover. I did not pay over $30,000 for a toy? The shield (should be other than bendable plastic) under this vehicle needs to be bolted to the frame of the car and not the bumper cover. When I pushed the shield under the car, the whole bumper cover lifts up! This is not a vehicle that should be on the roads and highways. It is a safety hazard! This car will not meet the 0 miles per hours test in a crash under any federal regulations safety tests. How could the manufacturer be allowed to put this car on the market? I would like to discuss this matter further and, also, would like for the federal safety agency to have a representative inspect this car. Because it is so fragile, I am sort of afraid to drive it!.
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