2013 Hyundai Sonata Tires & Wheels Problems

While driving the car when slowing for a stop, or just closing down in traffic the car/engine at times will jerk and lurch while braking. If I am not a safe distance from a car in front of me I could cause and accident and hit a car, so I try to keep a good distance when in traffic and refuse to drive the car on long distances on the highway. I can't predict when it will happen and when it does the slippery when wet signal comes on even though it is not wet or slippery condiitons. I don't trust the car while driving, and have no faith in it's safety. I haven't scheduled an appointment for repair because the last time I did they kept the car for over 20 days due to what they said was a system, sensor failure and charges me $3100,when I got the car back I noticed liquid leaking from the car and then the above started happening. The car is available for inspection on request. Car has not been inspected yet, not sure if I can reproduce every time. But it happen almost every day I drive the car to work within 20 miles of my home. The dealership the last time would not give me a loaner car and I need the car to travel back and forth to work since I live in a place without access to public transportation.

I purchased (4 tires) 205/65R16 Sumitomo HTR A/S P02 for my vehicle in January 2019. In the past few months I’ve noticed a constant rumbling noise from the rear while driving. I have had my vehicle serviced for an inspection and oil change. Each time I received no recommendations during the multipoint inspections related to my tires. The last time I took it in I mentioned that I planned to purchase new tires and the mechanic looked at me strangely. He measured that my tire thread were at a 6 and he could not see any visible defects. Once the tires were rotated the noise moved from the back to the front. There is clearly a defect with the tire and it is out of warranty to be replaced.

BRAND NEW TIRE WITH 500 MILES ON IT SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AND COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE TREAD AND THE BEAD. I HAVE PICS.

FINANCED OUR '13 SONATA IN OCT 2013 W/ 9,033 MILES ON IT. HAVE SINCE PUT 3RD SET OF TIRES AND NOW AT 46,345 MILES. BROUGHT TO PLANET HYUNDAI IN LV & BRONCO MOTORS IN ID FOR DIAGNOSTIC AS TO WHILE TIRES WEARING SO FAST. NO SOLUTION OTHER THEN TO BUY NEW TIRES. HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TIRE COMPANY AND HYUNDAI. EVEN REACHED OUT TO HYUNDAI AMERICA. NO ALIGNMENT ISSUES, WAS TOLD NO SUSPENSION ISSUES. TIRES FEATHERING, CUPPING. BECOMING SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD BE A HUGE DENT IN MY WALLET REPLACING TIRES EVERY 10-14K MILES.

FOUND OUT TODAY FROM A NON-DEALER MECHANIC THAT I NEED A WHEEL BEARING ON THE FRONT-RIGHT OF MY 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. MILEAGE 56K. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT, AND WHEN I'M AT WORK IT'S IN A COVERED PARKING GARAGE. SYMPTOM: EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE, EVEN AFTER TIRE ROTATION. SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE PREMATURE FOR A WHEEL BEARING TO GO OUT, AND OF COURSE IT WON'T BE COVERED UNDER HYUNDAI'S 5/60 WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THAT OTHER FAILURES COULD OCCUR IF PART IS NOT REPLACED.

KUMHO TIRES INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WEAR PREMATURELY. TIRES WERE WORN TO 4/32 AT 12,000 MILES. NEW TIRE WERE INSTALLED AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED. WHILE THE ORIGINAL TIRE MAY MEET WHATEVER APPLICABLE STANDARDS EXIST THEY WERE INADEQUATE FOR THE 2013 SONATA.

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. CAR HAS 11,500 MILES. TIRE WEAR AS MEASURED BY THE DEALER IS 5/32 REAR AND 4 /32 FRONT. NEITHER DEALER OR TIRE MANUFACTURER KUMHO THINKS THIS IS AN ISSUE OR IS WILLING TO TAKE ANY ACTION. BOTH CLAIM TIRE WEAR IS NOT WARRANTIED. TIRES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THIS QUICKLY AND IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT PROPERLY SPECIFIED FOR THIS CAR, 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. *TR

POOR TRACTION CONTROL IN SNOW CONDITIONS. UNABLE TO STOP CAR FOR A RED LIGHT. UNABLE TO GET UP A SMALL INCLINE WITH OUT FISHTAILING. *TR

MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TIRES WENT BALD, THIS CAR WAS HORRIBLE IN THE SNOW WE HAD TO BUY SNOW TIRES. ALL SEASON DOESN'T DO IT IN THE SNOW. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TERRIBLE AT NIGHT IT LIMITS YOUR VISION IN FRONT OF YOU MAKES IT HARD TO SEE CURVES. ALSO THERE REALLY ISN'T A OFF FOR THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITION SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE ONE OR THE OTHER. THE WINDOWS STEAM UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS CAR WAS ALSO RECALLED FOR THE SHIFTER LINKAGE COMING DETACHED WE HAD IT FIXED SO WE THOUGHT AND NOW A YEAR LATER IT IS GIVING US THE PROBLEMS THE RECALL SPECIFIES. THERE ARE A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS WE DON'T LIKE ABOUT THIS CAR AND I DON'T THINK I WOULD BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI .

APPROXIMATELY 2 - 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DISCOVERY MY PROBLEM ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAY ON. I CHECKED MY BLUELINK SYSTEM TO SEE IF I HAD AN ERROR, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOT ISSUES APPARENTLY. I DECIDED TO WAIT AS I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR MY SECOND OIL CHANGE. ON THE DAY IN QUESTION I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE A TWO HOUR DRIVE. WHEN I GOT ON TO HWY I HEARD A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR I PULLED OVER, GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT CAR COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING, GOT BACK ON HWY, NOISE BEGAN AGAIN. SEEING I WAS NOT FAR FROM A DEALERSHIP I DECIDED TO GO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I EXPLAINED ABOUT THE ESC LIGHT REMAINING ON. THEY TOOK MY CAR IN TO SHOP AND LOOKED AT IT. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT ALL MY TIRES WERE BALD. I ASKED HOW THIS WAS POSSIBLE THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW. I HAD DONE ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD DONE IT PRIOR TO IT BEING NEEDED. DEALER CHECKED RECORDS TO VERIFY THAT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WAS DONE, WHICH THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I CALLED CORPORATE HYUNDAI WHO STATED IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT THEIR ISSUE, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD TRANSFER ME TO KUMHO THE MAKER OF MY TIRES. CORPORATE ADVISED ME THAT ONCE TIRE ISSUE WAS CORRECTED IF I STILL HAD AN ESC ISSUE THEN THEY COULD LOOK AT GETTING THAT FIXED. KUMHO WANTED ME TO GET TREAD MEASUREMENTS DONE, FORWARD INFO TO THEM AND THEN THEY WOULD MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE GOING TO POSSIBLY HELP ME OUT ON THE COST OF NEW TIRE. REMEMBER JUST OVER 8000 MILES ON MY CAR THAT WAS BOUGHT AT THE END OF DEC 2012. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE IF I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED MY TWO HOUR DRIVE, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MOSTLY HWY DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. *TR

THE TIRES ON MY 2013 ARE DEAFENING. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY CARE OF MY CAR. I AM UP TO DATE ON MY SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS FOR LEASING THE CAR. I JUST CAN'T TAKE THE TIRE NOISE ANYMORE. ON LOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS THE TIRE NOISE IS OUT OF CONTROL. I THINK THE BRAND TIRES ON THE CAR ARE TERRIBLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. WHEN MY CAR'S LEASE IS UP I AM HAVING SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT LEASING ANOTHER ONE. I WOULD LOVE TO AFFORD A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES TO SEE IF IT A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. UNFORTUNATELY, IM STUCK WITH THESE TIRES FOR ANOTHER 2 AND HALF YEARS. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS UNHAPPY OWNER OF 4 CRUMBY TIRES. *JS

TPMS LIGHT HAS CAME ON NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM 7 TIMES.THE TIRE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE MODULE WAS REPLACED ON THE NEXT TO LAST TIME AT THE DEALER. AFTER THE MODULE WAS REPLACED THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON FOR 1400 MILES. THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DECIDED TO MOVE THE MODULE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. EACH TIME THE DEALER CHECKED AND IT WAS REPORTED TO BE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I HAD THEM TO ROTATE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TO THE RIGHT FRONT AND THE RIGHT FRONT TO THE RIGHT REAR. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT ALSO POINTED TO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS I WAS ALMOST HIT THE LAST TIME WHEN I WAS OFF THE ROAD AND CHECKING THE TIRES AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON. HYUNDAI TRIES TO BLAME ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE FOR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER MANUFACTURERS VEHICLES SINCE THE TPMS SYSTEM WAS MADE MANDATORY AND NEVER HAD A THE LIGHT TO COME ON UNLESS THE TIRE HAD LOST PRESSURE. *TR