2011 Hyundai Sonata Exterior Lighting

Brake light housing has melted and deformed so that the bulb is stuck in the tail light assembly and cannot be changed. Without working brake lights the car is unsafe to be driven on the road. I’m assuming there is an electrical problem that caused the lights to overheat and melt the housing. This is a common complaint with this make and model based on my research. The socket also does not lock into the assembly due to the deformed housing. My daughter is the owner of the vehicle and made me aware of the issue today.

The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the headlights ceased to operate as designed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the headlight bulbs were replaced three times within a month; however, the failure persisted. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

break lights burn out in less than 3 months after replacing the light bulb

The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that after turning off the vehicle, he and his wife exited the vehicle and both noticed that the brake lights had remained illuminated. The brake lights failed to turn off as designed. The dealer and the manufacturer were both contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V759000 (Exterior Lighting). No additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 120,000.

My passenger rear brake light will not come on after car has been in repair shop 11 times to correct issue. They have replaced the bulb, socket, light wiring harness, fuse etc. The brake light will work for a very short time after repair shop, but then go out again.

my passenger headlight continuously goes out. I also have where my headlights completely go out as well as my interior lights. there is nothing out of the ordinary when it happens. Sometimes it will do it when I use a turn signal, other times just on it's own. I will have it happen very frequently and then not again for months. I also have the taillight burn out very often

Several people we know have the same issue as we do...the brake light wiring harness shorts out and keeps the lights from working and you can smack the side of the fender and it will work for a little while and go back off....my car was already inspected for this issue and it is an electrical issue. The headlights on our friends cars does it also.

Well my break lights keep burning out the whole harness and light part were the bulbs go burns and melted the harness completely on both sides I have had to replace them twice for both break lights The satellite antenna on the roof of the car is completely out and doesn’t get a signal The key keeps getting stuck in the ignition where the battery had to be disconnected to remove it

All of the light wither short out or burn out all the time. I always have an out tail light . I’ve bought replacements at the dealer as well as auto zone. I have noticed many people also have this problem. We get tickets in California for this and half time I don’t even know it’s our because I just changed it 2 months ago. This is not normal and I have all of me receipts and could potentially get someone rear ended they short out it’s very strange !!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TAIL LIGHT BULBS HAD REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY REPLACED BOTH TAIL LIGHTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BAKERSFIELD HYUNDAI(5300 WIBLE RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313) WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT MELTED AND THAT PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS HAD SHORTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND DOORS ARE CLOSED. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATED, DOME LIGHT SWITCH HAS TO BE KEPT IN THE 'OFF ' POSITION. *TR

TAIL LIGHT WIRING HARNESS MELTS, THEN OVERHEATS BULBS AND MELTS THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING. SIDE EFFECT WAS THAT MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN USING A BLINKER AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEED. NOT ONLY IS IT A FIRE HAZARD FROM THE WIRING MELTING / BULB OVERHEATING / MELTED TAIL LIGHT HOUSING, BUT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FROM THE LAKE OF HEADLIGHTS ON A TURN. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR 2011-2013 SONATAS WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. PAID $400 AT DEALERSHIP TO GET WIRING HARNESS AND HOUSING REPLACED, BUT IT IS ORIGINAL STOCK GEAR SO IT WILL LIKELY HAPPENA GAIN.

THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BULB WAS OUT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE IT, I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY MOLDING HAD MELTED (DUE TO THE HEAT FOR THE TAILLIGHT) AND I COULD NOT REMOVE THE TAIL LIGHT BULB. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE, IT HAD MELTED AS WELL. AT THIS TIME, I EVEN HAVE A TAILLIGHT BULB THAT FELL INTO THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE PULLED THROUGH THE MELTED MOLDING. THE LIGHT SOCKETS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TAIL LIGHTS HAD BURN MARKS ON THEM. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE LAMPS AND REAR LAMPS REPEATEDLY BURNS OUT WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF REPLACING THEM. THE SIGNALS LAMPS BURN OUT IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR.

THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED CONSTANTLY AND HAVE GOTTEN SO HOT AS TO MELT THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES.

THIS IS MY SON'S CAR BUT THE TITLE IS IN MY NAME. WE WENT TO DENNIS HYUNDAI FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. BEFOREHAND WE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT. WE ASSUMED THAT IT WAS JUST A BURNED OUT BULB BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE WE DECIDED TO LET THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK IT OUT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DENNIS HYUNDAI INVESTIGATED AND STATED THAT SOCKET ON THE TAIL LIGHT APPEARED TO BE "MELTED" AND IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE TAIL LIGHT WIRING ASSEMBLY THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF. THE SERVICE MANAGERS AT DENNIS HYUNDAI STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT WIRING ASSEMBLY WAS REDESIGNED TO FIX THE FLAW BUT THAT THE REDESIGNED TAIL LIGHT WIRING ASSEMBLY DOES NOT FIT THE OLDER MODEL HYUNDAI SONATAS SUCH AS MY 2011. DENNIS HYUNDAI WANTS TO CHARGE $311.42 TO FIX THEIR DEFECT. A SEARCH OF THE WEB SHOWS A LOT OF THESE COMPLAINTS. THIS IS JUST ONE WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HYUNDAI/SONATA/2011/TAIL-LIGHT-SWITCH-PROBLEMS.PHP. IF HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ADMIT THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW WHY ARE THEY CHARGING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO FIX IT? CONSIDERING THAT THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY INVOLVES THE BRAKE LIGHTS THIS WOULD BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. IF BOTH TAIL LIGHT WIRING ASSEMBLIES FAIL DUE TO THE ISSUE OF THE SOCKETS MELTING, SOMETHING I'VE NEVER HEARD OF, THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE HIGH STOP LIGHT. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND WHY ARE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS BEING PERMITTED TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS TO FIX WHAT THEY KNOW IS A DESIGN FLAW ON THEIR VEHICLES?

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE MARCH 2018, I HAVE SPENT UNNECESSARY MONEY ON HEADLIGHTS AND MY BACK BRAKE LIGHTS. I'VE SPENT 180.00 REPLACING MY HARNESSES DUE TO MY BULBS MELTING INSIDE OF MY HARNESSES. MY CAR SMELLS OF WIRES BURNING INSIDE OF MY CAR. IT'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE DRIVING THESE PARTICULAR CARS AND I'VE NOTICED THEIR SONATA'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS... I HAVE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE SAME CAR PULLING ME OVER OR PULLING BESIDE ME ASKING IF I HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY LIGHTS. YOU GUYS NEED TO REALLY RECALL THESE CARS BACK IN, MY CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE A BURNING SMELL

MY FRONT, BACK, BREAK LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY OUT. I'M REPLACING THEM SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY'VE CHANGED THE HOUSING. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THERE IS AN OVER HEATING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

MY HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING BAD, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS STAYING ON SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE.

TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY MELTED AT BULB INSERTION AREA, FREQUENTLY NEEDS BULB REPLACEMENT. HAS BECOME A NUISANCE AND HAZARD.

BRAKE LIGHTS ASSEMBLY IS MESSED UP. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH TAIL LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD TO CONSTANTLY BE CHANGED. THE LIGHTS WERE CHANGED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THORNTON ROAD HYUNDAI (669 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO WORK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED RED MCCOMBS HYUNDAI (4800 NW LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229, (210) 593-3658) AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS WERE FRACTURED AND MELTED, AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED SEVERAL REPLACEMENT BULBS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLLER HYUNDAI (1150 N ORLANDO AVE, WINTER PARK, FL 32789, (407) 628-4343), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,283.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MODERN HYUNDAI OF CONCORD (965 CONCORD PKWY S, CONCORD, NC 28027, 704-262-4408) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,448. *TT *TR