2011 Hyundai Sonata Exterior Lighting

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ILLUMINATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM SCREWS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2011 SONATA WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THIS IS NOT AN OPEN RECALL HOWEVER I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING PROPERLY. STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND ON A STREET AND HIGHWAY. THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF.

TAIL LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT DUE TO MELTED TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES IN MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. I COULD CHANGE THE BULB AND IT WOULD ONLY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $448.81. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED ONLINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO EMAILED HYUNDAI DIRECTLY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO NOT TURN ON WHEN DEPRESSED. NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION PROVIDED BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY COMPONENTS MELTED. I.E., 'RIDING THE BRAKES'. FOR THE MOST PART MY COMMUTE IS RURAL, FEW STOPS, MINIMAL BRAKING. REPLACING THE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT ADDRESS THE QUESTION AS TO WHY IT MELTED. MAINTENANCE IS DONE AS RECOMMENDED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT ALERT DRIVER TO THIS PROBLEM THEREBY POSING A PROBLEM OF REAR END COLLISION DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND/OR PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FOR FAULTY TAIL LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS HANGING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (BILLION HYUNDAI OF SOUTH DAKOTA, 4004 W 41ST STREET, 605-365-1818, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA) WAS CALLED, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT APPROVE THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED IN JULY OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

HYUNDAI SONATA 2011 BRAKE LIGHTS. WE BOUGHT OUR CAR NEW. WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE OUT BRAKE LIGHTS A FEW TIMES A YEAR. NOW, THE SIGNAL, BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK. BEFORE, AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAD THE LIGHTS FIXED. THEY SAID, "THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING, AND HAD BURNED." WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT. WE HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THE REAR WINDOW LIGHTS REMAINS CONSTANT. NEVER GOES OFF UNLESS CAR IN OFF. WE CAN'T DRIVE OUR CAR. NOW, THEY ARE TELLING US RECALL "136" IS NOT SUITABLE FOR OUR SITUATION. ALSO, THEY ARE IMPLYING THAT RECALLS ARE NOT EXTENDED BEYOND AN EXPIRED WARRANTY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS CHARGING US $800.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. WE ARE OUT OF A CAR AND MONEY WE DON'T HAVE TO FIX HYUNDAI'S PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR LIGHTS FOR OVER 5 YEARS IS NOT MORE.

COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11067179 MODIFICATION: SIGNAL LIGHTS DO WORK

BREAK LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF 6-8 MONTHS. RECENTLY THEY NEED REPLACED JUST WEEKS APART. USUALLY BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT NOT ALWAYS. BOTH SOCKETS ARE NOW BURNT OUT. NEW BULBS DON'T WORK IN EITHER SOCKET, AND BOTH SOCKETS APPEAR TO BE BLACKENED/SLIGHTLY MELTED AND PLASTIC AROUND THE SOCKET EASILY CRACKS. EACH TIME THEY WENT OUT, THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AFTER BEING PULLED OVER, IN OR AROUND THE CITY, AND KINDLY INFORMED BY AN OFFICER.

THE BREAK LIGHT KEEP GOIN OUT PLUZ KEEP SMELLING A BURNING SMELL

I'VE REPLACED MY BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE FAULKNER HYUNDAI DEALER THAT THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I SHOULD BE REPLACING IT SO MANY TIMES, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WITH EITHER A FUSE OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE.

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 126.

I HAVE REPLACED MORE BULBS THAN I CAN COUNT ON MY CAR, HEADLIGHTS, BRIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, IT SEEMS LIKE I HAVE REPLACED A LIGHT EVERY WEEK JUST ABOUT, LONG WITH MY LIGHTS RANDOMLY CUTTING ON/OFF, FLASHING, BLINKING, NOT WORKING AT ALL. MY HORN ALSO WILL SOMETIMES GO OFF UNCONTROLLABLY SOMETIMES WHEN MY KEYS ARE NOT EVEN IN THE CAR. MY BATTERY IS CONSTANTLY DEAD. THESE ARE HUGE SAFETY ISSUES AND HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF BUY THE DEALERSHIP EVERY TIME I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THESE ISSUES AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES FOR LIGHTS BEING OUT AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF NO HEADLIGHTS. SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND I HAVE BEEN TREATED RUDE AND MADE TO FEEL STUPID EVERY TIME I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT THE ISSUE.

IN 2015, 305,000 SEDANS 2011 AND 2012 RECALLED DUE TO ISSUE WITH BRAKE ASSEMBLY THAT PREVENT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FROM SHUTTING OFF AND CAUSING THE BULBS TO BLOW QUICKER THAN NORMAL.

HEARD A NOISE IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. CHECKED THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS HANGING FROM THE CAR. THE ONLY THING KEEPING IT FROM FALLING OFF WERE THE LIGHT WIRES. THE PLASTIC BOLTS WERE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. CHECKED THE LEFT REAR ASSEMBLY AND WAS THE SAME. THE PLASTIC IS BROKEN AND BRITTLE. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY. CALLED HYUNDAI AND OF COURSE THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN ASSISTING IN ANYWAY. NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI.

THE PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB MELTED AND DEFORMED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS BURNED OUT AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED CAUSING A DANGEROUS NO BRAKE LIGHT SITUATION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES. FROM SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER AND RESEARCHING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.

AT NIGHT TIME WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEY WILL FLICK ON AND OFF WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS, WHEN I TURN ON MY BRIGHTS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I MOVE BETWEEN PARK AND DRIVE/REVERSE. SOMETIMES IT'LL DO IT A LOT AND OTHER TIMES NOT SO MUCH. IT IS A 2011 WITH 114,000 MILES AND ONLY STARTED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I WONDER IF THIS IS WHAT'S CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DIE QUICKER? SINCE I'VE REPLACED IT TWICE IN THE LAST 4 YEARS I'VE HAD IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLASDEN HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 28000 TELEGRAPH RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034, (877) 814-3153) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT SUPPORT MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE FIRST LIGHT FAILURE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT MELTED TO THE POINT IN WHICH IT COULD NOT BE PROPERLY REPLACED. JIM BURKE HYUNDAI OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,209.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOP LAMP ON THE VEHICLE MELTED INTO THE LIGHTING STRUCTURE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LAMP NOT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TAKATA RECALL MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER AND GO OUT WHEN EVERY I USE MY BLINKERS TO MAKE A TURN. IF MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON AND I DON'T USE MY BLINKERS WHEN I TURN I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN I USE THE LEFT BLINKER. ALSO, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLICKER AT THE SAME TIME.

REAR LIGHT CASING IS MELTING AND THE BULBS ARE BLOWING EVERY FEW WEEKS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND MY VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY LIGHT ON FIRE WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE A FULL WARRANTY, AND THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS NOT COVERED. *TR

REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WASN'T WORKING AND WHEN I TRIED TO REPLACE IT, THE PLASTIC HOUSING WHERE THE LIGHT BULB GOES HAD MELTED. NOW THE LIGHT BULB DOESN'T FIT IN THE HOLE. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM INDICATES THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME.

THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE WIRING WAS BAD AND CAN CAUSE THE LIGHT TO MELT OR FUSE TOGETHER. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTE IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE HYUNDAI CARS. I HAVE 2 KIDS, STILL IN CAR SEATS, AND CAN'T TAKE THE RISK OF THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRES CATCHING FIRE. I AM HOPING THIS ISSUE WILL BE RESEARCHED AND A RECALL IMPLEMENTED.

BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT, OPENED BREAK LIGHT COMPARTMENT , LIGHT BULB WAS MELTED INSIDE OF SOCKET, TOOK TO DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. HOW CAN THIS BE NORMAL? ? COULD THIS HAVE STARTED A FIRE, WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY, 250.00 LATER

BOTH MY REAR LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LAMPS KEEP BURNING OUT CONSTANTLY, EVEN THOUGH I'VE REPLACED THE BULBS MANY TIMES. EVERY TIME I CHANGE THEM, IT IS VERY HARD BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR SEEMS TO HAVE MELTED TO THE HOUSING LAMP. WHEN I TALKED TO A SERVICE REP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, HE TOLD ME THE WIRING HARNESS WAS POORLY DESIGNED, AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE, WHICH ISN'T EVEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW, AND IF THEY AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY, THEY POSE A HUGE RISK TO DRIVER AND THOSE AROUND HIM. IF THE WIRING HARNESS IS REALLY TO BLAME, HYUNDAI SHOULD OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE AND REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, OR THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE THEM DO A MASS RECALL FOR THE SAKE OF EVERYONE'S SAFETY. I CANNOT KEEP CHANGING THE BULBS AND REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS SYSTEMS WITH FAULTY DESIGNS AND RISKING GETTING FIX-IT-TICKETS. I'VE EVEN TRIED BUYING MORE EXPENSIVE LED BULBS THAT PRODUCE LESS HEAT, AND THEY STILL GO OUT AFTER A SHORT TIME. A SHORT SEARCH FROM OTHER REPORTS SHOWS MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES