Tail Light Switch problems of the 2014 Hyundai Sonata

The tail lights are failing on my Hyundai. Hyundai is very well aware of this issue and there is several online accounts of it from other owners. The tail lights flicker on and off rapidly like a hazard light. This occurs during the daytime with the daytime running lights and most especially during the night while operating the vehicle. Hyundai has been advised of the issue and refused to replace them despite the safety hazard, citing the age and mileage of my car. However, at the same time the installed a new engine in the same car with the same age and mileage.

I have a 2014 Hyundai Sonata and I've had to replace the tail lights at least three times because the bulbs were burning out the sockets. At one point none of my tail lights were coming on at all. Please do a recall on the tail lights.

I have replaced my light bulbs in the back 2 tail lights within a month of each other. And the light bulbs keep going out. It is something electrical going on. I have also a melted housing light. Every time I put a light bulb in. It goes back out. The only stopping light that works is the one it the back window. So only my left light works when I turn on the lights. But no brake lights. Just the one in the window. My car was stationary and you could plainly see the lights were not working. And also I had someone to step on the brakes to see if they would come on. And they are not. I did get them to work at one moment. But the just went out when u stepped on the brakes. This has been going on for months now. Just thought the car need some work done. But it's only 6 years old. And I should not be having electrical issues so soon.

Purchased a Hyundai Sonata 2014 Nov 2016. Are very serious issues with interior and especially with exterior lighting, brakes lights, rear lights. Break lighting assembly and wiring harness melts and burns to a black crisp, bulbs burst due to severe overheating during "normal operation" of the vehicle. Safety and fire hazard with rear tail light lap assembly, bulb burns extremely hot right through plastic housing unit. Unable to replace bulbs because lighting assembly melts to the socket's core and the socket melts over the bulb metal base. Expect extreme damage prohibiting replacement of any bulbs. After being pulled over repeatedly, informed exterior lights were even after just changing them. . Light bulbs burn hot rapidly, melt to the socket make it unable to get any replacement light bulbs to work because entire unit is then damaged, burnt and melted. Bulb will not fit because plastic unit has melted from circular to inward. Lights fail without the owner ever knowing until its too late. I've been parked at mall police officer informed me light was out, driving on highway pulled over 7 times given warning, repair orders due to lights out, pulled over on side street, road and lights just go out on highway. By the time bulb goes out its burned the entire unit through wiring, anything touching or around it. Change lights every 2, 3 weeks. When changing them I notice damage worsening, metal and bulb are burnt to a crisp. When I replace on side, a week or two later I have to change the other side. Creating a trickle affect. Once one goes out. Another goes out and so fourth. You literally have to replace the entire housing unit which is very expensive. Same repeats. . Tried to replace bulb with a halogen bulb instead and the base and bulb also burned. . Under assumption that doesn't burn hot. Did not work. During severe rain pre-existing issues only worsen and magnify. .

Will be driving down the road and the tail lights will start flickering. Sometimes one will go out, or not come on. Sometimes it the other one doing it. I haven't had the occasion to noticed it when sitting still. .

Tail light bulbs melted into socket. Had to get both replaced. Fire hazard and a defect in design.

Led tail lights started flickering while driving down the road. Driver side brake light would flicker on and off when brake was depressed. Checked wiring connections, replaced turn signal bulbs, nothing would stop the flickering. Finally the passenger side tail light failed completely. Then about 2 weeks later the driver side tail light failed. These are leds. Took it to a Hyundai dealer. The checked out the lights. Verified power was coming to the lights, but they would still not illuminate. Applied external power to the lights, still no illumination. Recommendation from the dealer was to completely replace the units. Suspect brake lights can fail next without warning to the driver.

The led tail lights are known to fail. The entire circuit board fries itself out. The tail lights flicker and pulse when on, and the brake light will do the same when it is pressed.

I am having to replace tail lights and head light bulbs frequently. If not mistaken I am changing a bulb out every month on this vehicle. I had to purchase new tail light assemblies due to the bulb melted the plastic housing and the new bulb will not lock in. I also have an issue with the headlights going out and turning back on. I was pulled over 3 weeks ago, due to having a head light out, but when the office walked to the front of the vehicle he apologized and said it was back on. This is not the first time I have been stopped due to either my head lights or tail lights being out and magically turning back on. On going electrical problem.

Potential Sonata fire hazard info. . . . . . . . . Car purchased new in may 2014. Car is 2 1/2 yrs. Old with 42 k mileage. While replacing car's oem rear burned out brake light incandescent bulb at home during stationary, owner discovered both rear brakelight bulbs on rt/ lft sides had burned out and melted with normal use, smell of plastic melting and melted both side bulb housing, brakelight tail light assembly and connector wires. Both main bulbs could not be extracted for routine maintenance due to melted housing. Owner took car to local dealership who had to "crack open" both light bulb housings to replace bulbs for tail & brake lights due to melted fusing of plastic parts. Car under oem warranty; suggest you have new led tail lights & assembly installed for less heat and potential melting of assembly.