Tail Light Switch Problems of Hyundai Sonata - part 2

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. .

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Tail lights/ brake lights continuously burnout. I have replaced the bulbs on both the right and left sides over 10 times since purchasing the vehicle. The bulb is at times so hot it's melting the plastic casing that it sits in.

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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.

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For years now, I have had to replace multiple brake lights day after day. I've gotten tickets from this. I have pictures of burnt plastic melting (fire hazard!) why is this not being addressed as I just read over 50 of the same comment?! then recently, I replaced the entire tail light assembly on both sides. A few days ago, my brakes will not turn off! I am driving and my brake lights stay on all the time! again, safety issue! I have young kids and one car! I just left dealership showing them problem and get the car back with the brake lights still on!! $300 later and my problem isn't fixed!! it wasn't even touched! I keep reading the same problems over and over and nothing is addressed!! I have spent more money on repairs vs what I actually paid for the car (not to mention I've bought it brand new in 2013. In 2016 I needed a new engine! please make the lights and electrical wiring a recall!! we need help this crap is expensive! I regret buying this vehicle so much!!.

Tail lights remain on even when car is turned off keys out of ignition and light switch is off . . . Tail lights remain on when car is on and running in drive the tail lights remain on giving cars behind me false sense that I'm breaking.

Brake lights and tail light has blown 50+ times since I've had the vehicle. The brake lights are overheating and causing discoloration and a fire hazard. The bulbs get so hot that the plastic casing are warped.

I have a 2013 Hyundai Sonata limited and have been replacing rear tail lights on the left side, driver, more than 3x a year. No problems with the right tail light. Have been issued repair work order at least twice. Late December 2018 replaced light again and verified light on January 19, 2019 and bulb is not working again and replaced. And the side light cover is melted from the side bulb. Was told by auto tech that this an ongoing problem with the vehicle.

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. .

After having every recall imaginable including the replacement of my engine recently after it stalled while driving down one of the busiest highways in las vegas, I am stunned that the steering column and the electrical for the brakes hasn't been recalled yet. My steering column is clicking and making noises that have increased in the volume of the sound and it does this every single time I turn the wheel. I see others have already had this fail in their 2012 Sonatas entirely and previous years of my exact vehicle for the same issues have been recalled. I drive a three year old around frequently and I am afraid that soon my column will completely detach itself and cause an accident. I see other consumers have had to pay to have it fixed out of pocket at low mileage as well. Clearly we cannot all be misusing our vehicles. Previous Sonata models have also had the exact same safety recalls for these exact same problems that we are seeing now in this specific year and still they choose to deny it is their fault. My miles aren't even 70,000 yet. I have also replaced my left rear brake light 4 times now, how many more times will I have to do this before I am hit by someone or before someone else's brake lights fail and they end up in an accident that could be fatal? I have already been pulled over for having a tail light out that I had just replaced a week prior. This year make and model should just be recalled and scrapped entirely and owners given their money back. I had a seatbelt recall that was then later on recalled again!! I mean come on Hyundai!.

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

I have no light sockets they are melted rite out the baulb fall rite out I have to change my headlight every 2 months and my tail lights every week.

The tail lights on my 2013 Sonata constantly burn out. This time the bulb is not blown, and both filaments are intact, the tail lights do not come on with the headlights, but the brake lights still work. Also, now the bulbs are stuck in the sockets, and the bulbs got so hot it melted the outer edge of where the bulb socket on the back of the tail light housing goes, not allowing the socket to properly go back into place.

The rear tail lights burn out, the housing unit or lenses melt and the lights do not work. This has happened several times, replacement of light bulbs are continuous and the lights seem to have some sort of shortage. They work sometimes and sometimes they do not.

Tail lights brake lights head lights keep blowing.

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.

Tail light always keep going out and head light engines keep acting funny my seatbelt don't lock or keep me in place.

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Tail lights constantly burning out due to melted tail light assemblies in my 2011 Hyundai Sonata. I could change the bulb and it would only work for a short period of time. Tail light assemblies had to be replaced at a cost of $448. 81. Numerous complaints posted online for the same issue. I have also emailed Hyundai directly. This is a major safety issue.

Driver side tail light assembly melted causing brake light to not turn on when depressed. No reasonable explanation provided by the Hyundai dealership that would explain why components melted. I. E. , 'riding the brakes'. For the most part my commute is rural, few stops, minimal braking. Replacing the assembly does not address the question as to why it melted. Maintenance is done as recommended and the vehicle is in good to excellent condition. The instrument panel does not alert driver to this problem thereby posing a problem of rear end collision during night driving and/or pulled over by the police for faulty tail light.

I feel like I'm investing more money into this vehicle than I should. You guys know that these Hyundai Sonata 2013+ has electrical issue and should have a recall to be fixed. My horn doesn't work and my tail lights are melting after I just payed to get them fixed. This is a safety hazard !!!!!!! you guys need to get this right , it doesn't take more than 24hrs to do a investigation and approve the recalls for people to get their cars fixed , I will never buy a Hyundai again.

I've had problems with all front and rear lights. Mainly the headlights, tail lights and brake lights burning out. Since I got the car I've had problems with my brake lights not lighting up on one side, the tail light will work fine but once I press that brake my passenger brake light won't light up. Also I had my passenger side brake light heat up and melt the socket and housing of the taillight. All lights burn out way too soon like the car is providing too much juice and frying the bulbs.

Both brake taillights bulbs keeps burning out this is an ongoing issue, it happened four times for me this year 8/1/2018, and three times last year 2017. Every time it happens I change the bulbs with the manufacture standard ones but fails again and again, I have done some google research and find forums of complaints regarding this brake light problem. Its becoming a safety issue because the tail lights sockets are overheating causing the buld to melt and stick into the tail lights socket, I notice the same problem when I change my bulb earlier this year. There's a lot of Hyundai owners complaining about this issue it needs to be fix before someone's car catch on fire.

Tail lights and brake lights constantly burn out. This issue has been going on for over 4 years for me and according to complaints online, it's been an issue as far back as 2010 for Sonatas. The bulbs are burning out too quickly and I am afraid that it may lead to a fire. I should not have to continue buying replacement bulbs or paying fees to fix this problem which Hyundai is responsible for.

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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving various speeds the vehicle tail lights failed to operate. The failure happened intermittently. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by a dealer. The manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000. Nd.

I have been having an ongoing issue on my 2013 Hyundai Sonata limited. If you just look at 2011+ Hyundai Sonata's on the road while driving 90% of them have a tail light out! the issue is the tail light assembly where the bulb clips in is melted so the bulb will not stay in place. The bulb is constantly moving around while driving so it comes lose or blows over and over. The only proper fix for this is to change the whole tail light so I believe Hyundai needs to do something about this as if your tail lights are out you can easily meet in an accident. I have changed my bulb at least 6 times for far and I have only had the car for 6 months, its a 2013 Hyundai Sonata limited 2. 4 non turbo na. I searched several forums online and others have reported this issue or spend $300 to fix one or $00 for both. This a manufacturer defect the tail light should not be melting.

I have several complaints with my Sonata as it relates to brakes and tail lights. I have had to replace the brake stopper as it was making the car randomly slow down in when I was driving on the highway at speeds in excess of 70 mph . . When this was happening the traction control light also remained on in the dashboard. I also had brake calibers that were locked in place on my front brakes causing an issue having metal against metal. At this same time, my tail lights were remaining on even when the car was off. The stopper fixed this issue but I was also advised that I had to replace the whole rear light module because the wires had melted together this time it was the left side. In October I relaxed the whole right side rear lighting module because the wires had melted together in that light too! all of these repairs took place within a years timeframe. I have documentation but not with me right at this moment. All of these scenarios are pretty scary and put me and my son at risk. Not too mention my car is currently under an oil consumption test becaus we have no idea where the engine oil is going. The car has 140,000 miles.

Rear tail light out. Unable to change bulb as it has melted to assembly apparatus. Bulb appears black. Research online revealed a multitude of owners having electrical issues relating to tail lights; requires frequent bulb replacement. Risk of bulb bursting/fire hazard is present.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that her tail light bulbs had repeatedly gone out without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where they have repeatedly replaced both tail lights; however, the failure persisted. The contact then took the vehicle to bakersfield Hyundai(5300 wible rd, bakersfield, CA 93313) where they informed her that her left tail light had melted and that right tail light harness had shorted. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the brake lights and tail lights were faulty, and the sockets for the brake lights were burnt. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to autonation east (28825 euclid avenue, wicklife, OH 44092, (440) 296-3020), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,067.

This is an ongoing problem, the plastic that the tail light bulb is attached to is melting and I have had to replace the tail light casing already recently. Since the replacement, I replaces a bulb and the plastic is starting to look burned again. Two weeks since I replaced that bulb, the light is out again. Everytime I have this problem my check engine light comes on. After a few days it goes off. When I take call the dealer they said if the light goes off they cannot check the problem, this problem started about 3 years after I got this car and now my check engine light is on again and will not go off. The driver side airbag light is alway on since a year ago. No accident. Looks like there are a lot of similar issues with Sonata.

For the last year I have been replacing light bulbs for my tail light and the bulb keep blowing out or busing in the tail light. I took it to Hyundai and they told me it was the wiring harness and in 2011-2015 Hyundai Sonata they have a shortage in them. I think they need to recall and this problem need to be fix as soon as possible.

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.

While driving down the street I came to a slowing to make a left hand turn, my car filled with smoke. I pull over to find smoke coming from trunk are and behind the back seats. Open the trunk to find flames near drivers side tail light. Car went into flames and was a total loss.

Keeps blowing brake lights and tail light bulbs. Found wiring harness fused. Dealer says known problem and call corporate Hyundai for parts coverage of brake lamp assembly. Hyundai says no recall issued for this problem. Vehicle out of warranty after 100,000 miles.

Months ago I had a burned out tail light and thought it was the passenger side - the housing would not disengage from the tail light - turned out it was the left one, so didn't follow up. The right bulb burned out apparently today - took 30 minutes to loosen the housing to find a blackened bulb(always like that) and the bulb melted into the housing. The bulb base was adhered to the housing and the housing cracked and will not hold a bulb. Taking to dealership for hopeful warranty replacements. All lights on this car and my 2006 have to be replaced every six months or so - this is a known ongoing problem with Sonatas that Hyundai has never addressed. My left front low beam nearly explodied when I replaced itand it was too hot to even touch and is now dim - there is something seriously wrong with the lighting wiring in these cars and as they are a safety issue, an investigation and recall is appropriate. Work on these oarts is too expensive and given even the small number of complaints on this site - it is clear there's an issue - since the year model is relatively new, perhaps many have been repaired under the 50,000 mile warranty. I am taking my 60000 ,mileage car to werner Hyundai in tallahassee and fully expect repair of both tail lights under the 10 year warranty.