Tail Light Switch Problems of Hyundai Sonata - part 1

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.

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My VIN is showing 2 recalls that are incomplete that I have taken to a local dealership to be corrected. My 2011 Hyundai burns oil very quickly within weeks of an oil change. I am constantly adding oil. There is no oil leak detected in the vehicle. I was assured that the engine recall was looked at and not affected but according to this site that recall is incomplete. I also have to replace tail and headlights and when I use a blinker at night the headlights turn off. I had my vehicle serviced at jenkins Hyundai of jacksonville FL 904/420-7171.

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2012 Hyundai Sonata on may 8,2020 Hyundai replaced my engine due to a recall . On August 18,2020 I had complained about the smell of gas that I smelled in my car . They inspected my vehicle and said it was fine . But every so often I kept smelling gas inside my car but no engine light or any light turned on and plus I thought it was fine since Hyundai inspected my car but February 4, 2021 I was parked with my vehicle running and the fuel smell started getting worse , entering my vehicle through the air vent. My vehicle would smell like gas even when it was turned off . So I turned my car off and I heard loud boiling bubble noises inside my car which is strange. I waited a few minutes turned my car on and then my thermostat maxed out all the way to hot so I shut my car off . I callled Hyundai & took my car to the palm springs dealership and they inspected it and told me that it's the high pressure fuel pipe . My vehicle is still at the dealership because I can't afford $1000. 00 to pay for something that's a recall. Especially since I complained about the gas smell on August 2020 . Also my right tail light is completely out . I replaced the bulbs multiple times but it ended up burning out . The wires are burnt and melted. This is car is nothing but problems .

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Radio went completely out. Head lights and tail light always going out.

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.

Brake and tail lights go out a lot and need to be replaced to often. The driver side brake and tail light are out now and when the bulb blew, it melted the housing element and can't get a new bulb in it. So now the vehicle is being operated with only the passenger side brake and tail lights.

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. .

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.

I am consistently having to replace my tail and brake lights on both the driver and passenger side every 2-6 months. I just replaced the bulbs in July and now in September, they're bad again. But now even with new bulbs in, the tail lights do not work but the brake lights do. I am also having an issue with the interior dome light not turning off while set on the "door" setting with all doors closed. For this, I have checked the door jamb switch and the inside of the dome light switch and there are no obvious causes for this issue. I'm not sure if these light problems are connected or not, but the dome light worked perfectly fine until I replaced my tail/brake light bulbs yesterday and discovered that they aren't working at all.

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.

The front bumper and grill have partially detached from broken or faulty clips, wheels original size rub against wheel well covering and constant sensor failure for tire api. Actual speed is lower then the speed indicated on the vehicle where as 55 mph actual speed shows 59 on the gage. Cruis control will not work and traction control will not turn off, after replacement of all tires and sensors. Exterior- head lights need replaced every 2 to 3 months due to failure, break lights replaced 6x in 4 months and wiring harness to breaklights has partially melted the casing and entry spot for bulb. Replacement bulb didn't remedy the problem, as break lights now do not work at all on vehicle, only tail lights. Fog light have also been replaced 1x im 1 year and 1 is out. Rear plate light also not wiring. Fuses are good. Possible wiring issue. Faulty body issue and possible computer and or sensor issue.

Multiple parts have been replaced on my front end from what mechanics thought were the problem but my wheel still sticks/pull to the left while driving even after multiple front end work and alignments. Also, I've replaced head lights, tail lights, breaks and reverse lights numerous times because something keeps blowing them. When I press the volume button on the steering it changes the screen on the radio. I'm assuming it's something with wiring malfunctioning. The cruise control on the wheel doesn't always work as well.

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.

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Tail light burns out after being replaced. Brake lights out; got hit from rear. Window brake light came on in the middle of night while car was parked. . . I was indoors, happened to notice it while looking out house window, apparently had been on for hours until I went outside and turned key and stepped on brake pedal repeatedly. I'm concerned that there's a electrical issue.

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.

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.

The socket on either taillights has completely burned out creating a multitude of safety hazards, including a fire hazard. When attempting to operate the break, neither tail light will illuminate.

Head lights and tail lights consistently burn out, rear tail lamps caused melting of the assembly on both sides near where the socket goes. Rectified rear lamp issue using lower wattage leds, not a solution for this but a band aid. Car automatic locks have ceased working, fan assembly cut on and off causing failure of radiator. Buttons on steering wheel activate wrong settings often when used. High pressure fuel pump stopped functioning, only low pressure system remains. All problems listed happen intermittently either moving or stationary.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated after being pulled over by the police she discovered her right tail light was not illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local auto shop to replace the bulb however the new bulb did not work therefore the old bulb was placed bak in. Also the contact stated the brake light stays illuminated. The dual failures reoccured. The failure mileage was unknown. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v759000(service brakes, hydraulic) however VIN was not included tp.

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.

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 passenger tail light routinely burns out melting the plastic tail light assembly.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated both rear tail lights and the front driver side headlights the bulbs is burning which caused melting of wiring into the sockets of the vehicle. The contacted stated the failure first occurred when driver side rear taillight burn out, shortly after the passenger rear taillight and front driver side head light. Also burn out in which the contact replace the bulbs and from each taillight. The sockets for each where melted into the into bulb and taillights. The contact repaired and replace both rear head lights and bulbs. 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. Vw.

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. . Read more...

My rear passenger tail light keeps shorting out. Ive replaced the bulb half a dozen times now. Ive even replaced the tail lamp housing and it keeps blowing the light. This is a very common issue with these cars and the manufacturer needs to take responsibility for it and replace it under a recall. Why should I be responsible for it? theyre the ones selling defective junk to the public. Ive had numerous problems with this car. The absolute worst car ive ever owned. Ive even had the engine replaced under recall. Totally unacceptable.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the driver side tail light was inoperable. Upon inspection it was discovered that the driver side rear tail light wire harness was faulty and had experienced melting and was deformed due to over heating. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer terry lee Hyundai who replaced the wire harness. The manufacturer was notified of the failure (case16214958). The failure mileage was 80,000. Jft.

The fuel sensor stopped working. Can not tell how much gas is in the car. My daughter ran out of gas in the middle of the highway on her way home from college! the car has now failed inspection. I was told that it was the fuel sensor. Paid to have this replaced at firestone auto care. Did not fix the problem. Was then told that the Hyundai dealership would have to fix it because it must have to do with the computer system. This car has multiple recalls and even the engine itself blew up. I can not keep lights on it because every time the bulbs are replaced they blow. I even ordered whole other tail light package thinking that would help but it did not. This car is nothing but a safety hazzard!!!!!.

Rear tail lights keeps burning out. This seems to be consistent with other consumers and Hyundai has not done a recall. See forums and videos online from other complaints. . Read more...

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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.

While in drive and park, brakes lights and tail lights keep going out. Have replaced bulbs 4 times in less than a year. Both seat belt lights constantly flashes even when buckled up. Air bags and tire pressure light will not go out after resetting repeatedly. Dome lights no longer work in automatic.

For the third time now I was pulled over on the freeway for having a tail light out on my 2012 Hyundai Sonata. No matter how many times I replace the bulbs they just keep blowing. I haven't received a ticket yet from any of these occurrences, thank god, but I'm sure eventually. . . I am starting to fear I am going to be somewhere at night and someone is going to hit me. This cannot be normal for my year Hyundai.

Both tail light housing melted requiring lights not to work. This is a manufacture issue with housing melting malfunction. Hyundai should recall these knowing housing melting issue. The customer should not be held responsible for repair cost when it's a faulty manufacturer equipment issue.

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 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.

My Sonata 2013 GLS when driving suddenly the low and hight lights started flickering many times. When the car is parked en engine turned off the brake lights stayed on,then the bulb burnt and melted . The dealer said I have to replace the whole tail back light because the melt.