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Recommended lights for brakes keep burning, causing the brake light sockets to melt. I have replaced them twice and replaced the complete tail lights and wiring. Purchasing stock tail lights, bulbs as well as after market. The bulbs continue to blow or get so hot that they are melting the plastic. My car was smoking today from the rear and upon poping my trunk it was filled with smoke from the tail lights burning. This needs to be recalled and fixed.
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.
Seatbelt failed too retract correctly allowing door to be shut on it leading too door ajar sensor damage or failure leaving red light at bottom of driver door always turned on draining battery every time overnight. Only fix for this was too remove sensor to prevent battery drain but now my car locks door even with engine turned on. Saftey issue. Cost of fuel roadside unlock assistance and battery check or replacement cost.
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.
- Collinsville, OK, USA
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I am constantly changing out my brake lights/ tail lights. As soon as I replace them., they go out. My brake lights may work but my tail lights will not. I'm afraid to drive at night for fear of not knowing if I have brake lights or not.
Sometimes my brake lights are on when I am not pressing on the brakes. Why is this happening. It seems that something is malfunctioning because it does not happen all the time.
My car burns bulbs like crazy. When I went to change my tail light, I noticed that it had cought on fire. Ive put 6 headlight bulbs both high and low beems in my car in the ladt 2 yrs.. and changed my tail light 2 times. Tail light had caught fire and burned. Not cool..
The lights they go out I replace them they go out again. The lights burn in the sockets. I have replaced 1 already my brake lights will not work and the lights that I brought were from Hyundai which means it's a problem with the car.
Brake and tail light continues to burn out. I have replaced bulbs and entire assembly every couple weeks and it melts the units as well as my engine stalls out and will not accelerate and does this intermittently.
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated both rear tail lights and the front driver side headlight were experiencing bulbs burning which caused melting of wiring into the sockets of the vehicle. The bulbs were original parts. The contacted stated the failure first occurred when the driver side rear taillight burned out, shortly after the passenger rear taillight and front driver side head light experienced the same failure. The contact repaired and replaced both rear head lights and bulbs himself but the failure persisted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.
I have to change tail lights every month. Now a new assembly is required because the blown bulb has melted it. This is very unsafe and I'm trying to avoid tickets and court if possible. Also there's a shortage in the wiring.
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
I sent a notice before explaining what happen but I was mcdonald's line my car was in park and when I try to put it in drive I heard a click noise my car wouldn't move out of park and after holding the line up over an hour I had someone to help me move it. It was after 9pm so I had to sleep in my car until midnight waiting for help I finally was able to get the car towed to my home and it was a $90 fee I missed 3 days of work to find a local mechanic to fix it because Hyundai said my car wasn't under warranty it had expire so now I barely drive it but still have to make payment it still not fixed correctly now when I try to shift gears it takes a while before the computer reads it. My light issues in the car the front headlight keeps going out I spent over $100 in the past month. Nothing is showing it's over heating or melting I had to pay someone to look at it and they can't seem to figure it out this had cause me to get pulled over more than once because I work overnight. Please help
My steering wheel coupler is broken no one is able to due the work on it my wheel shakes bad when I get onto the highway and when driving street way also also the brakes lights are keep going out I have to get my brake lights changed every two weeks
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.
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.
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.
My right tail light wiring is so hot it blow my light and its also have my my light melt by being so hot and I got another tail light assembly and it was from pull a part and now its doing to same thing it did before I changed it out
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.
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- Zachary, LA, USA