Headlights flicker while driving. They are getting worse as they are cutting completely off driving down the road. Some times it will even dim or completely shut off the interior lights.the lights cut off in the middle of a turn. I've had it in service 3 or 4 times and they can not seem to find the problem. The day I bought the car on the way home is the first time I noticed and called it in for repair. They have since then replaced the battery and the alternator in attempt to fix the problem which none of this has successfully helped. The car does this mainly while driving, but sometimes while in a stationary position. My job requires me to work nights which I can not even drive my car for this safety issue in the fear of causing a wreck and possibly injuring someone or myself. I had a video to share, but its not in the right format so it will not let me post. Please help me find the solution to this.
2013 Hyundai Sonata visibility complaints
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I was on my way into work driving down the highway and out of no where a hear this very loud explosion like a gun going off and thought someone had shot me. I then felt things falling on my head and lap, so I pulled over to the shoulder of the highway and turned the inside light on and saw shattered glass and then looked up and my sunroof was gone. I drove to the dealership and got out of my car and I could see with the glass remaining on the back part of the sunroof that the piece of glass was going outward, just like if something blew up. This could have caused me to be injured or have a accident. Please look into this matter before someone really gets hurt.
Tl-the contact owns a 2013 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving at 62 MPH, there was a loud noise and discovered that the sunroof exploded. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000. Djr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving 62 MPH, the sunroof exploded making a loud noise. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000.
Sunroof collapsed into car that was sitting driveway with less than 2 inches of snow/ice on the roof. Nothing fell into the roof it simply collapsed during snow and temperature change.
On mar 18, 2014, at approximately 11:25pm my wife and I heard a very loud noise, ie; explosion, that we knew came from the top of our car. We pulled over and noticed that our sunroof had exploded; over half the glass was gone and strewn all over the roof and trunk area of our car. We had just pulled away from a stop light after it turned green and were accelerating up to speed. We were traveling somewhere between 30 - 40mph when the sunroof blew for no apparent reason. We took the car to the hyundai dealership for repair the next day. The dealership couldn't determine what caused the sunroof to rupture like it did. The dealership thought we were hit by a rock, but both the wife and I refuted that idea. We stand by our claim that it blew for no apparent reason. Even if a rock did hit us, the sunroof glass should not have exploded/ruptured like it did. We feel there's a very serious defect with the glass and that this incident needs to be addressed more closely. I have pictures if you would like them.
I was driving on i65 toward downtown nashville, in some heavy rain - all of a sudden I heard an explosion that scared the [xxx] out of me - I thought, maybe it was a collision, then I heard things on the roof - oh no, could it be hailing - didn't see any icy drops/rocks hit the road - but the sounds in my car were amplified. So, I pulled back the sun shade about an inch - and wow, I could not believe my eyes!! The sun roof had exploded - totally shattered and the pieces of glass were flying over and hitting the rear window (sounded like hail). Omg, I was shaking so bad, I didn't know who to call or what to do - should I pull over on of i65 in a heavy storm to wait for help? How much rain could the shade deflect before caving in on me!! I called hyundai service, told them what happened and I was on my way there! The service representative at hyundai told me he had never seen anything like it - maybe the glass wasn't completely closed and buckled! What?? In a downpour, I'm going to leave the sunroof open??? Is he nuts?? And, why would the sunroof explode if it were slightly open? I think he was trying to blame me and have me file a claim with my insurance company, so hyundai would not have to take responsibility! He took photos and sent them to hyundai and said he will let me know what they say about replacing it!! Also, when I asked for a loaner car, he told me hyundai may not authorize it and I would be stuck paying for the rental!!! I decided to google ?hyundai sonata sunroof explosions? And found the article: "[xxx] was stopping to get gas for his 2012 hyundai sonata when suddenly, without warning, his sunroof shattered into pieces.? Also it stated there is/was a hyundai recall #108. I have had no recall notice to date and I've had my sonata since july 20, 2013. It has been a pleasure driving it until yesterday!!! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was driving & heard something falling down on my back window - it sounded like ice falling down from the roof. I get to work & park in a parking spot only to realize that my panoramic sunroof has completely shattered! The middle was cracked & sticking up & the rest was shattered in a web effect. When I closed the door the whole thing just fell down. Luckily I had the inside visor of the sunroof closed so it didn't go inside the car. However, what would have happened if it was open & I was driving on the parkway still?? I am sure I would have gotten into an accident. I haven't even had this car for a whole year yet. I bought it on june 30, 2012, brand new. I am very disappointed & concerned that this will happen again in the future. It is currently back at the dealer pending repairs.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the sunroof exploded. The sunroof was tilted open and the glass from the explosion fell inside and outside of the vehicle. The contact and passenger were injured from the glass. The contact had to have glass removed from their scalp and right eye brow. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer and the dealer advised that the failure occurred because of a mixture of bad glass. The dealer replaced the sunroof glass assembly. The failure mileage was 2,896 and the current mileage was 3,000. Updated 05/08/13*lj updated 05/21/2013
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.
Air conditioner blew hard, intermittent and would not respond to controls. Car drifts left to right, have to fight to keep it on the road.
This car has a disturbing reflection of the top deck of dashboard on the windshield..it interferes with concentration....car was purchased 7/19/12 in searching the internet I have found complaints of this nature with other hyundai sonatas.......
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