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When driving the -€œCheck Brake-€ warning comes out and the brakes hit the tires allowing for minimal movement of the vehicle. Right after that, a -€œHybrid System Warning - Safely Stop and Do Not Drive-€ comes up. At times, The warnings will continue for days or hours and other times, imthey would just disappear. When bringing the car to the dealer they wouldn-€™t be able to understand the issue as the warnings suddenly disappear and they would just start guess-repairing the car which can be extremely expensive for us the consumers
I was driving on the freeway and I put my foot on the gas to accelerate and my car would not go. It had no power. It is intermittent. I can be driving and it is fine then all of a sudden it won-€™t go more then 30 mph. My brake lights are always going out. Now my break lights won-€™t turn off.
I was driving on the Highway and my vehicle started blinking with all of the check lights going off and it stated -€œhybrid system warning stop and pull over immediately-€. The car seemed to continue to jerk with the gas than the brakes went off. My steering wheel would not allow my to turn and I was very close to getting into an accident. My 6 month old baby was in the car and I feared for both of our lives. Every time I turn the car on it states the same thing... please help
Stopped at a stoplight with the engine running, gear in drive and the brake depressed, but the engine started to rev and lurch forward--with my foot still on the brake. Moved forward a couple of feet with my foot still on the foot brake but finally came to a stop on its own.
- Lexington Park, MD, USA
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A warning keeps happening with no codes it says to check brakes and pull over I can only go about 15 miles an hour and the brakes pedal has a weird grinding noise like it's something to do with the ABS system it is very scary and it does it intermittently
The vehicle slows down on its own and will not allow me to rev up even when pressing the gas pedal down. Also the light for traction control turns on and the brake lights stay on all day and all night whether the car is on or off.
For 6 months I have received emergency notification "hybrid system warning! safely stop and do not drive" also "check brakes" most recently the warning lights came on while driving 65mph and the car lost all power. Most often this occurs when the car is parked. The dealership has looked at it twice. The first time they replaced the battery to resolve the issue. The second time they were "unable to replicate the problem" and said there was nothing they could do to fix the problem. As the car lost power while on a major highway I feel it is unsafe to drive. When the warning lights are on the brakes must be fully pressed down to engage. I filed a case with Hyundai but have received no response in two weeks
Could not start car parked in the garage, and fault drained battery. Warning lights said do not operate car hybrid system not functioning. Have car towed. Also had brake waring light light up on dash. Had to have car towed. Good thing this did not happen when driving but when trying to start the car. Dealer reported that ABS module failed. 57,200 miles on vehicle. Repair cost estimate is over $3,200.
The brake lights keep burning out every couple months. You can check from my VIN that I have only serviced from local Hyundai dealership since I bought it from them. I researched online and this problem is affecting many Hyundai models. Basically, the brake light socket is so hot that it burns and melts the light bulb. This is really a fire hazard. Why is there not a recall yet on this problem? over the past year, I have replaced my light bulbs like 4 or 5 times. Please take a look into this. It will save a lots of people
When driving the car makes an awful beeping noise and says hybrid system malfunction safely stop and do not drive and the brake light is on in the dash. While all brake function is suddenly gone and I have to stop with the E-brake. This happened both on the city streets country highways and freeways at random times. I was told it was the hydrolic brake pump. This has been happening since November.
Driving home on November 24th 2018 I was on a gram to market road and a deer jumped in front of the car. When I went to brake and the car made a high screetch and didn't stop. When I hit the deer neither airbag deployed. It had just been returned to me from the previous engine recall
Loud beeping alarm goes off, the power behind the gas pedal starts to decrease and breaks start to make a terrible grinding sound. The screen says to stop so I have to pull off to the side of the road. Even after I turned the car back on the yellow '(!)' sign was still flashing and the beeping alarm started again. The screen says 'hybrid system warning...' then changes to 'check brakes'. the red emergency brake light is on constantly. It has done this 3 times in past 4 days.
I noticed the brake lights were still on after the car was parked and turned off in the garage. On further inspection the brake pedal switch stopper had disintegrated and was no longer depressing the switch. The vehicle could shift out of gear without pressing the brake. I did not feel safe driving the vehicle until this was repaired. This was supposedly replaced in 2016 under a recall for a similar failure. I drove a separate vehicle to obtain a replacement part and the problem is now fixed. There was no warning before failure.
When I purchased the vehicle in September of 2020 I noticed every once in awhile when I push on the brake the brake light would come on and the panel felt very spongy. I took it to the dealership and they fix the light they told me the brake pedal feel was normal. But Kia and Hyundai have a recall out right now it does not cover my car but from what I've read of the recall it sounds like that's what's happening to my car. The pedal feels very spongy it always feels like it's going down to the floorboard when you press the brake
While driving 25 miles on walnut St in rialto ca.all of a sudden my hybrid Hyundai Sonata made a grinding noise and stop responding I avoid hitting a car infront of me and approached the side walk messing up my right front bumper, when I finally stopped I put the car on park and it made a nasty grinding sound. I tried to put the car on D and it wouldn't move I put it on R and nothing. It was a very scarry experience, I want to know if there is anything you can help me with if there is a recall on the transmission because thats what it sounds like. I had it towed to my house because the gears are not workingit. It has 149346 miles
Brake peddle sticking not releasing brake lights to turn of in rear.which caused a shortage..in electrical wiring that shorted out whole dash system and security including power windows glove department etc. Issues when brake light was not releasing transmission was jumping to gear of reverse and drive with out my control
Having purchased the aforementioned VIN last month, the break lights stay on even tho the car is off, thus draining the battery. With a heightened fear of being rear-ended, or worse, for the now we disconnect the battery cable. Also, the car wants to stall when stepping on the gas pedal, the acceleration is delayed, this at any speed. Fearful of the engine catching afire, we appreciate post haste.
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- Miami, FL, USA