2013 Hyundai Sonata Exterior Lighting

The lights bulbs have burned out multiple times. The hole where the bulb fits is misshapen and is very hard to install new light bulbs (practically impossible). Reported to dealership. They said it is a known issue and that Hyundai will not fix it now. Told me to buy new lights. I did that and the bulbs are still burning out. The socket the bulb goes into is melted, the spot the light bulb goes into the light is melted. This is not safe. I have put over 10 light bulbs in the trail lights in a little over 3 years.

Tail lights are CONSTANTLY going out. This is the second time over a 20 day period that I replaced them. It’s not normal. I’m afraid to drive at night due to this matter, as I do not want another vehicle colliding with my rear end. The bulbs are brand new but yet it’s still goes out. This matter should be looked into immediately as it is a safety hazard for nighttime drivers.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the hazard lights would independently activate without warning. The failure would return soon after the depression of the hazard light button. The failure would continue while stationery with the engine off; the contact would have to disconnect the battery to stop the failure. The contact's wife had taken the vehicle to the dealer where they disconnected that button, cleaned out the area, and checked for loose wiring. Despite the services performed on the vehicle, the failure persisted soon after repair. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000. Vehicle has been repaired.

DRIVER SIDE BREAK LIGHT BULB NO LONGER WORK PROPERLY. EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN CHANGED IT WORKS SPORADICALLY BECAUSE THE BULB IS LOOSE IN THE SOCKET OF THE WIRE HARNESS OR THE SOCKET WILL MELT. THIS CAUSES MORE THAN ONE SAFETY ISSUE. CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHT ON ONE SIDE AND COULD AT ANYTIME CATCH ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES BUT HYUNDAI HASN'T ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED VERY SOON. TRIED OF REPLACE HARNESSES AND BULBS.

Most of my exterior bulbs burn out out constantly. Headlights at least once a year, most of the time twice a year. Brake lights/ rear license plate bulbs burn out multiple times a year. Fog lights and high beams affected too. Apart from the annoyance of constantly being pulled over and given verbal warnings, or people yelling at me, trying to help me out by letting me know that yet another bulb is out, it's a safety concern. If I'm breaking and the person behind me isn't paying attention, they could slam into me. Where I live durning certain times of the year the fog gets so thick that without fog lights, it's scary to drive. The spot where that 60 car pile up that happen in Virgina a few years ago, is part of my commute. There was a time when a fog light and a head light went out with in minutes of each other, while I was driving in snow. Now, if the bulbs I have used were cheap ones, then I would be more lenient on then burning out faster. But I'm using top tier Sylvania and Phillips bulbs. These bulbs are expensive and having to change them is costly. I've gone to dealerships and the response is always the same. "Bulbs just burn out, we'll sell you some for $30 each" That's what a Hyundai dealership near me told me when they failed my Sonata's State Inspection. I needed two break lights. I know it isn't just my car either. I've been watching Sonata's for probably about a year now, and would you know it, their brake lights are usually out (right side most often) Or their head light is out. A quick Google search is proof enough that I'm not alone.

EVERY OTHER MONTH MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND/OR HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MELTING INTO THE SOCKET. I'VE REPLACED THE SOCKETS ONCE AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN.

I HAVE HAD BOTH MY BACK LIGHT HARNESSES WHERE A BULB HAS BLOWN AND IT WAS SO HOT IT MELTED THE BULB ENDS INTO THE SOCKET AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HARNESS FOR BOTH SIDES. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. THIS IS CONCERNING TO ME AND I KNOW THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUES, BUT YET THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANY RECALLS. WHY PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU *TR

HAVING TO REPLACE EXTERIOR BACK RUNNING / BRAKE LIGHT BULBS AT LEAST OR NEAR EVERY 2 MONTHS. NOTICED THAT MAYBE THE BULB IS GETTING TO HOT CAUSING THE LENS TO WRAP WHICH IS MAKING CHANGING THE BULB A REAL TASK AND HARD TO GET THE BULB BACK IN PLACE. GETTING READY TO CHANGE IT AGAIN TODAY (3/10/2020).

REAR TAIL LIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS INSIDE THE SOCKET. IT'S A BIG FIRE HAZARD. THE HEAT MELTED THE INNER PART WHICH MADE ME REPLACE THE WHOLE TAIL LIGHT. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. WHILE REPLACING THE BULBS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED INTO THE BULB SOCKET. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ALSO WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER FIVE STAR HYUNDAI OF MACON LOCATED AT 3010 RIVERSIDE DR, MACON, GA 31210 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB EVERY SIXTY TO NINETY DAYS. THE CONTACT WOULD BECOME AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER NOTIFIED HER ON THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FIRST TO ONTARIO HYUNDAI, 1307 KETTERING DR A, ONTARIO, CA 91761, AND WAS DIAGNOSED BUT COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO VICTORVILLE HYUNDAI, 14821 PALMDALE RD, VICTORVILLE, CA 92392, AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULB NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

I HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS VERY OFTEN. THEY ARE ALWAYS BLOWING OUT. VERY UNSAFE. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN BOTH FRONT LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AND I'VE ENDED UP IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.

HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT WAY EARLIER THAN THEY SHOULD. THEY ARE BEING INSTALLED PROPERLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND LOTS OF OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AS I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHEN THEY ARE BURNT OUT.

I KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS. THEY KEEP BLOWING. HEADLIGHTS FOG LIGHTS BRAKE LIGHTS TAIL LIGHTS.

I HAVE TO CHANGE MY PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT BULB EVERY MONTH THIS IS NOT NORMAL, NOW SINCE IT GOT OVERHEATED IT HAD MELTED TO THE SOCKET,I FOUND IT VERY HAZARDOUS

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN DRIVING AND ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS VEHICLE USES THE SAME PARTS AS THE 2014 KIA SOUL AND THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED FOR THE KIA SOUL ON TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NO. ELE093. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM FOR 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A TSB WITH OWNER COMMUNICATION TO BE FIXED RAPIDLY.

MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT. I'M ALWAYS CHANGING IT AND A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP (ALLEN HYUNDAI, GULFPORT, MS) AND I GOT MY 'BRAKE LAMP STOPPER' REPLACED AND HE SAID MY LIGHTS SHOULD WORK FINE. I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE MY 3RD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IT WOULD CAUSE ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. IT GOES NOW, BUT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS TROUBLE CATCHING SPEED. I'VE SPOKE TO OTHER SONATA OWNERS AND THEY TOO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT GOING OUT. IT'S A HAZARD AND IT ALSO CAN GIVE US TICKETS FROM THE POLICE. PLEASE HAVE THIS LOOKED IN TO. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I AM PULLED OVER FOR HAVING A LEFT TAIL-LIGHT THAT IS OUT. I HAVE UTILIZED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP RECENTLY TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION AS I FREQUENTLY CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB OUT, AND END UP WITH YET THE SAME LIGHT OUT WITHIN DAYS/WEEKS. AFTER I HAVE PAID THE DEALERSHIP ROUGHLY $75 TO GET A 'BRAKE SWITCH' REPLACED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, MY LIGHT IS OUT ONCE AGAIN. *TR

THE LIGHTS TURN OFF AFTER TURNING OR EVEN JUST NORMAL DRIVING. THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR SHOWS THIS HAPPENING. THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO HOPE THEY TURN ON.

I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TAILLIGHT BULBS EVERY 2 OR 3 MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2016. ONE OF MY LIGHTS IS OUT AGAIN. I COULD NOT FIND A RECALL ON IT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE HOUSING IS MELTING AS WELL, MAKING IT MOST DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE BULBS. NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAZARD. THE COST SHOULD NOT BE ON THE OWNER AS THIS HAS BECOME A MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE VEHICLE PROBLEM. I CANNOT GO THROUGH INSPECTION WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND CAN GET TICKETS WHILE DRIVING. THIS ISSUE NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND RELIEF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT'S SON-IN-LAW CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAXON HYUNDAI MAZDA LOCATED AT 2329 US-22, UNION, NJ 07083, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BRAKE LIGHT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE ONLINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.*DT*JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF OR BLINK OUT. THIS HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY OR SOMETIMES WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL. THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND REAR TAIL LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.

ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE CAR ARE CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO BE REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED THE ASSEMBLY. BULB WILL NO LONGER FIT OR CANNOT BE MOUNTED BECAUSE OF THE MELTED ASSEMBLY. BRAKE LIGHT EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN CHANGED WORKS SPORADICALLY. THIS CAUSES MORE THAN ONE SAFETY ISSUE. CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHT ON ONE SIDE AND COULD AT ANYTIME CATCH ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES BUT HYUNDAI IS NOT YET ADDRESSING. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, SO I PULLED OVER CHECKED MY BULBS AND THEY WERE PERFECTLY FINE NOT BURNED OUT NEITHER WAS THE FUSE, I WAS STUMPED SO I CALLED MY INSURANCE CARRIER TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE ONLY TO CHARGE ME $95 FOR A FIND OF THE WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE AFFECTED , IVE READ ONLINE OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SAME THING NOT TO MENTION THE MANUFACTURER HAVING OVER 5 RECALLS FOR THESE VEHICLE WHICH CONSIDERS THEM AS LEMON VEHICLES UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW

THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS CONTINUE TO GO BAD. I REPLACE BULBS ALMOST 2 A MONTH. I RECENTLY JUST GOT STOPPED SATURDAY MAY 30 2020 FOR A NON FUNCTIONING TAIL LIGHT. I REPLACED IT 10 MIN LATER AND TODAY JUNE 1 2020 IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THERE'S OBVIOUS SIGN OF WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING BUT I'VE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON BULBS ITS RIDICULOUS. *TR