In 2018 I started periodically to smell an electrical burning odor while driving my car. My driver's side headlamp went out. I replaced it on saturday with replacement part from autozone. Sunday that bulb went out. Took to dealership 4/24/18, they replaced it-hasn't gone out again. Smelled burning again. Received police ticket for driver's side taillight out. Took to dealership 6/26/18, explained smell. Verified wiring assy/socket was burnt up & bulb melted to socket. Called hyundai cs because they wanted me to pay for repair, explained periodic burning smell. Hyundai replaced harness & bulb, no charge to me. In june & july 2019, I had been told by unhappy motorists, you have no rear lights &/or brake lights. Took to dealership 7/19/19 explained burning smell. Was told passenger brake light burnt out. It was replaced, I was charged $44.84. They said nothing about smell. Not being happy with the service dept not addressing the smell, I called hyundai cs again. A case was opened. Took car to different dealership for diagnostic per hyundai case. They only did the rearend, tech said they had known issues on this. Both sides were found to have burnt up wiring assemblies again that need to be replaced. Tech reported to me that the last tech at the other shop would have seen this issue at the time they replaced the bulb, if they replaced it! Hyundai gave me 2 options; they pay parts & labor-no warranty on either, or they pay parts & I pay labor for 12 month/12,000 mile warranty. I am paying labor for warranty. There are numerous reports online regarding this same issue. I will live in fear of my car burning up with/without me in it. Or god forbid being in an accident for rear lighting failure which could result in injury or death to myself and/or others. This issue needs to be fixed by hyundai and a recall & extended warranty time granted due to manufacturing problems!
2014 Hyundai Sonata lights complaints
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Takata recall, the brake light & housing for the brake light burns & gets hot immediately after pressing the brake, whether the car is off or on. The brake light also needs to be changed too often...seems dangerous, there's a defect. I took my other car (same exact model & year) to ontario hyundai about 4 or 5 years ago & they changed the housing, stating there had been issues & now I'm experiencing the same issue & it's not showing on the recall list.
The LED tail lights are known to fail. The entire circuit board fries itself out. The tail lights flicker and pulse when on, and the brake light will do the same when it is pressed.
I have a 2014 hyundai sonata and I've had to replace the tail lights at least three times because the bulbs were burning out the sockets. At one point none of my tail lights were coming on at all. Please do a recall on the tail lights
Had my hyundai for about a year now. There are very serious issue with exterior lighting, brakes lights, rear lights. Break lighting assembly and wiring harness melts and burns to a black crisp, bulbs burst due to severe overheating during "normal operation" of the vehicle. Safety and fire hazard with rear tail light lap assembly, bulb burns extremely hot right through plastic housing unit. Unable to replace bulbs because lighting assembly melts to the socket's core and the socket melts over the bulb metal base. Expect extreme damage prohibiting replacement of any bulbs. After being pulled over repeatedly, informed exterior lights were even after just changing them.. Light bulbs burn hot rapidly, melt to the socket make it unable to get any replacement light bulbs to work because entire unit is then damaged, burnt and melted. Bulb will not fit because plastic unit has melted from circular to inward. Lights fail without the owner ever knowing until its too late. I've been parked at mall police officer informed me light was out, driving on highway pulled over 7 times given warning, repair orders due to lights out, pulled over on side street, road and lights just go out on highway. By the time bulb goes out its burned the entire unit through wiring, anything touching or around it. Change lights every 2, 3 weeks. When changing them I notice damage worsening, metal and bulb are burnt to a crisp. When I replace on side, a week or two later I have to change the other side. Creating a trickle affect. Once one goes out. Another goes out and so fourth. You literally have to replace the entire housing unit which is very expensive. Same repeats.. Did not work. My front exterior light are now out as of a week ago. Meaning I only have 1 working light. I went to the dealership and was told it would be 300 per side to get it fixed because I need new electrical wiring ! Seriously !
I was driving 60 miles an hour on 15 s 930 am in the fast lane. Ok had a 3/4thba tank of gas when my car shook and then the speed declined rapidly. I put my hazards on and moved over basically glided to the side of the road. The car was dead. Lights and radio worked but nothing else. I had it towed to hyundai hendersen. 4 recalls on the engine and it could have killed me if a car was behind me.
The drivers side brake light melted to socket. I had it replaced & hyundai dealer charged me over $300.00. Now the other side has melted and I cant get the part.
I and many others have had to replace rear brake bulbs, and rear running lights consecutively over the past 7 months and they burn out to quickly and are a serious fire hazard. This needs to be considered as a recall because of the hazard with of the harness burning. Fix it!
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai sonata. The contact stated that the rear brake lights blew out without warning. The contact replaced the bulbs, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to homestead hyundai (786‑255‑7400, located at 111 s homestead blvd, homestead, fl 33030) where it was diagnosed that the harness burned and needed to be replaced with a newer harness because the older ones were no longer available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.
I have had my car about a year now and I have had to replace the rear light bulbs 3-4 times because they keep burning out. It will eventually lead to a fire with this hazard. The bulb housing is burnt inside and the bulbs were stuck in there from being burnt. Also, the headlights are so dim and short out. I have to use my lights on bright and they still are dim. There needs to be a recall for this for the 2014 hyundai sonata before it causes a fire. I am only commenting because I read the exact same thing as my car has been doing and figured if enough people complained then they would realize this is hazardous. This has happened about 3-4 times and I am picking the date below for the last incident. Also, it only has a yes or no under was there a fire. I would have picked almost due to the burnt housing. I just wanted to point that out
Brake light failure-replaced bulbs 4 times in the last 2 years using the manufacturers suggested bulb stock number. This is a fire hazard .hyundai recalled 2011-2013 for brake light failures- what about 2014??
Purchased a hyundai sonata 2014 nov 2016. Are very serious issues with interior and especially with exterior lighting, brakes lights, rear lights. Break lighting assembly and wiring harness melts and burns to a black crisp, bulbs burst due to severe overheating during "normal operation" of the vehicle. Safety and fire hazard with rear tail light lap assembly, bulb burns extremely hot right through plastic housing unit. Unable to replace bulbs because lighting assembly melts to the socket's core and the socket melts over the bulb metal base. Expect extreme damage prohibiting replacement of any bulbs. After being pulled over repeatedly, informed exterior lights were even after just changing them.. Light bulbs burn hot rapidly, melt to the socket make it unable to get any replacement light bulbs to work because entire unit is then damaged, burnt and melted. Bulb will not fit because plastic unit has melted from circular to inward. Lights fail without the owner ever knowing until its too late. I've been parked at mall police officer informed me light was out, driving on highway pulled over 7 times given warning, repair orders due to lights out, pulled over on side street, road and lights just go out on highway. By the time bulb goes out its burned the entire unit through wiring, anything touching or around it. Change lights every 2, 3 weeks. When changing them I notice damage worsening, metal and bulb are burnt to a crisp. When I replace on side, a week or two later I have to change the other side. Creating a trickle affect. Once one goes out. Another goes out and so fourth. You literally have to replace the entire housing unit which is very expensive. Same repeats.. Tried to replace bulb with a halogen bulb instead and the base and bulb also burned.. Under assumption that doesn't burn hot. Did not work. During severe rain pre-existing issues only worsen and magnify..
I am having to replace tail lights and head light bulbs frequently. If not mistaken I am changing a bulb out every month on this vehicle. I had to purchase new tail light assemblies due to the bulb melted the plastic housing and the new bulb will not lock in. I also have an issue with the headlights going out and turning back on. I was pulled over 3 weeks ago, due to having a head light out, but when the office walked to the front of the vehicle he apologized and said it was back on. This is not the first time I have been stopped due to either my head lights or tail lights being out and magically turning back on. On going electrical problem.
My brake lights don't work I checked the bulbs and fuses and there ok
Since owning this car I have replaced the head lamps about ever 2-6 months. The next issue that is worse than the head lamps is the tail lamps. When the tail lamps burn out they melt into the housing so you can not just change the bulb you have to change the entire wiring harness. This first happened on the drivers side and now on the passenger side. Called the dealer and they have no wiring harnesses in the state closest one is in ohio.
The left rear light keeps burning out very quickly. The housing has had to be replaced and the bulb was difficult to take out, like it was melting to the housing. The bulb looked burnt. Also, both my headlights will not turn on normally, I have to turn on my bright lights in order to have any lights at all, and when I turn on my blinkers, the lights turn off and I have to quickly adjust to turn them back on. It if very dangerous! There seems to be a short in the wiring because the left rear light, the back license plate light, the washer fluid button, and the front lights do not work properly. They all seem to have quit working or intermittently quit working at the same time. I have gotten stopped by the police a few times and given warnings because of my dim or randomly non-working lights. This is extremely dangerous and terribly frustrating.
Break lighting assembly and wiring harness melts during normal operation. Unable to replace bulbs because lighting assembly melts to the socket or the socket melts over the bulb metal base. This causes break lights to fail without the owner knowing. Which could result in accident due to no break lights also the traction control system can be effected by this short by shorting out the break light relay.
Will be driving down the road and the tail lights will start flickering. Sometimes one will go out, or not come on. Sometimes it the other one doing it.I haven't had the occasion to noticed it when sitting still..
The left rear light where I place the bulb is burned out. The housing of where the bulb goes has to be replaced. Also, both headlights where I replace the bulb has burned out and needs to be replaced. There is a shortage in the wiring in the rear lights.
The back lights are going out extremely to often. I have to change them out at least once a month and when changing them I notice that the bulb is black, almost like they are burning out. When I replace on side, a week or two later I have to change the other side. It seems to be a wiring issue.
Tail light bulbs melted into socket. Had to get both replaced. Fire hazard and a defect in design.
The steering wheel keeps clicking when you turn it and hitting bumps in the road. Cause it to jam an be in safe
The headlights point at the ground less than 30 feet in front of the car. The headlights are not level and even. Left headlamp is brighter than the right headlamp I must use high beams to see at night. Dealership states they cannot adjust the headlight levels or 'replicate' the problem...it can be see by driving up to a wall with lights on. Three other people/friends replicate the issue during night time driving without issue.
Led tail lights started flickering while driving down the road. Driver side brake light would flicker on and off when brake was depressed. Checked wiring connections, replaced turn signal bulbs, nothing would stop the flickering. Finally the passenger side tail light failed completely. Then about 2 weeks later the driver side tail light failed. These are leds. Took it to a hyundai dealer. The checked out the lights. Verified power was coming to the lights, but they would still not illuminate. Applied external power to the lights, still no illumination. Recommendation from the dealer was to completely replace the units. Suspect brake lights can fail next without warning to the driver.
Hyundai has ongoing problems with turn signal stalk switch assembly, which causes intermittent blinking of dashboard lights and headlamps even while cris in motion. This is a dangerous problem that has been noted in multiple models across multiple years. Search any owner forum group and there will be multiple mentions of this problem.
Headlamps and taillights continues to go out been up to the dealership over 7x this year.
I noticed as I was using my turn signal as I was getting on the highway at 5:00 in the morning that my headlights had appeared to go out. A few seconds later they came back on. I thought maybe I was seeing things but then it happened again as I was signaling to change lanes. For the rest of the 25 miles to get to work on a busy highway I stopped using my turn signal for fear that my headlights would not come back on. I took by car to the dealer to have the headlight issue and check engine light issue fixed. I was called while my car was still at the dealer that they could not replicate the headlight issue and that they replaced some part that had to do with the oil. Of course with the engine only being 2 years old I had to pay. I paid $458 and when I left the dealer the check engine light was off. I let my nephew borrow my car for a week and when I picked it up the check engine light was back on and was still having the headlight issue when signaling. I took it back to the dealer to have the same issues looked at again. A week goes by and I hear nothing but I do get an automated voicemail from the dealer regarding a great incentive to trade in my car for a newer model. No thanks!! I'm done with hyundai. I call the dealer to check on the status of my car twice and get no answer. I drive to the dealer to speak to someone. Once again I am told they cannot replicate the headlight issue and diagnostic shows no issues but it could be the turn signal switch. Then the check engine light was on because the cam shift sensor went bad. Now I'm trying to figure out why this was not found the first time I brought the car in. So now I'm told the shop foreman was out all week and they are waiting for him to look at my car to see if he can figure out the headlight issue. I'm really irritated at this point and will be trading this car in and it won't be with hyundai.
2014 sonata 56,000 miles I am requesting further information into my blinker switch makes my headlights flicker on and off when in use of the blinker. This is absolutely terrifying when this happened friday night... And reproducible; I lost all seeing capability for a moment . As a mother and I travel to and from work during night hours I fear for my safety and others safety. I fear in the safety and design/construction in the vehicle; as stated I would like further investigation into why the headlights flickering, as well resolution and repair. I have found others on complaint sites with the identical issue and same year sonata.
Fire hazard rear tail lap assemble, bulb burns through plastic housing
The interior/exterior lights flash off and on when driving.I have the lights set for automatic-I am traveling both highway and city streets.
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