2007 Hyundai Sonata Lights Problems

While driving at 30 mph, your electronic stability control (ESC) warning light came on, causing your brakes to lock up and preventing normal acceleration. The vehicle returned to normal operation after cooling down. Your dealer diagnosed a faulty hydraulic control unit and said it needs to be replaced, but the manufacturer has discontinued the necessary parts.

HEAD LIGHTS BULBS KEEP BLOWING OUT. THEY WILL LAST ABOUT A MONTH OR MORE. ALL OF THE HEAD LIGHTS BULBS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT BLOW ABOUT THE SAME TIME. IT DOES NOT MATTER DRIVING OR SITTING STILL OR THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL EXPLODED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. ..UPDATED 02/02/17 *BF *CN

THE CAR HAD IT'S BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2013. TODAY THE SWITCH WENT OUT AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS, BUT ALL OTHER LISTS WORK FINE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND VERIFIED THE RECALL REPAIR AND ASKED IF THE REPAIR THIS TIME WOULD BE COVERED. IT WON'T AND THE CAR IS WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS TILL FIXED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE ESC-OFF LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE ESC OFF DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). AFTER DRIVING ALMOST 32,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE SAME REPAIR WAS MADE. AFTER DRIVING 244 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE SAME REPAIR WAS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,559.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING ALONE, MY PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT FLASHES NOT STOP. THIS TWO THINGS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE NOW. ALSO MY LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER I SWITCH MY LIGHTS OFF, I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON AND TURN THEM BACK OFF UNTIL THEY SHUT OFF. A MECHANIC TOLD ME ITS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TECHNICIANS LOOK AT THESE ISSUES, AND IT WILL COST HUNDREDS TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE HYUNDAI IS MISSING OUT THE POINT THAT THE 2007 SONATA MODELS HAVE AN AIR BAG ISSUE TOO. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE BRAKE RELAY SWITCH. HOWEVER MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE UNRELIABLE SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED IN AUG OF 2011. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS SEVERAL TIMES. MY MECHANIC NOW IS TALKING ABOUT REPLACING WIRING AND OR WIRING ASSEMBLIES. THERE IS STILL SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIGURE IT OUT. IN ALL THE CARS I HAVE OWNED I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A DANGEROUS AND ONGOING PROBLEM. THE DEALER SHIP SAYS TOUGH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE BY A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED FOR AN EXTERIOR LIGHT RECALL. WHILE STOPPED, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THREE OUT OF FOUR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION UNLESS THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON; ONE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT FUNCTION EVEN WITH THE HEADLIGHT ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT BRAKE LIGHTS. CONSUMER EXPRESSED A DISCONTENT IN REGARDS TO THE COST OF THE LIGHTS THEMSELVES AND THE LABOR CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, SHE BELIEVED THE REASON THE BRAKE LIGHTS BURNED OUT WAS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP. *JB

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HAS AN AIR BAG AND BACK LIGHT PROBLEM WITH RECALL NOTICE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED THE USE, SAFETY AND VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE HIGH MOUNTED REAR STOP LIGHT BULB FAILED. THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT INCLUDE OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS ON REPLACEMENT OF THE HIGH MOUNTED REAR STOP LIGHT BULB. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,221.

I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH DARKNESS IN FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE HEAD LIGHT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY STATED THERE ISN'T ANY PROBLEM. I REFERRED TO YOUR CAMPAIGN #08E021000. HYUNDAI STATED MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED. I EXPLAINED THAT I FELT IT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY REFUSED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2007 KIA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE IS UNABLE TO GET HELP WITH THEIR PROBLEM ALSO. I UNDERSTAND THESE CARS USE THE SAME HEADLIGHT CONFIGURATION. THANK YOU. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON 2007 SONATA HAS GONE OUT 4 TIMES AND HAS BEEN CHANGED BY THE DEALER AND THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM ALSO THE REAR LIGHTS IT HAS BECOME COSTLY TO ME IN A COUPLE OF WAYS MISSING WORK AND ALSO GETTING PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE UNAWARE OF THE LIGHTS OUT WHICH CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND TICKETS AND ETC. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

NOTICED LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING BUT THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW WORKS PROPERLY. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND THEY ARE FINE. REPLACED FUSES ANYWAYS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH UNDER DASH BY BRAKE PEDAL AND STILL DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. I THINK THERE IS A RELAY THAT MAY BE BAD, BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO EXPLANATION FROM SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE EXPERTS. ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS (4 OF THEM) ARE FINE AND IT WOULD BE SURPRISING IF ALL 4 WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME. ALL OTHER LIGHTS OPERATE PROPERLY INCLUDING TAILLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND REVERSE LIGHTS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM AS FAR AS VISIBILITY IS CONCERNED. THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT LIGHT UP DISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT IS MADE. THERE IS BAR THAT CUTS THE LIGHT BEAM OFF AT THE TOP. WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SIMPLY ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH WAS WORSE BECAUSE IN THE FOG THE LIGHTS WERE NOW AIMED STRAIGHT OUT DECREASING VISIBILITY AND MAKING IT DANGEROUS. *TR

I SMELLED SMOKE WHEN COMMUTING TO WORK. I FOUND A SMALL HOLE WAS BURNT THROUGH THE FABRIC COVERING THE SHELF UNDER THE REAR WINDOW. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE LIGHT BULB IN THE LIGHT IN THE REAR WINDOW THAT GOES ON WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE. THE LIGHT GETS SO HOT THAT IT BURNT THROUGH. I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED YET. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA (V6 - LIMITED - AUTO TRANSMISSION) HAS FAILED TWICE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. BOTH TIMES, FAILURE BEGAN WITH AUTOMATIC DEACTIVATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (AS INDICATED BY A LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL), FOLLOWED SEVERAL DAYS LATER BY FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE CAR TO/FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE (OR PARK). WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT BUT SUDDENLY NEEDED TO REVERSE MY DIRECTION TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DID NOT YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. WITH NO WARNING, I SUDDENLY FOUND THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE INTO REVERSE BECAUSE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK (CONTROLLED BY THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH) WOULD NOT ALLOW THE LEVER TO MOVE. I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY A TRUCK BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE! LUCKILY, I REMEMBERED HOW TO REMOVE THE SMALL COVER OVER THE MANUAL DISENGAGEMENT POINT AND WAS ABLE TO USE A LEATHERMAN TOOL TO DEACTIVATE THE SHIFT LOCK SYSTEM AND PLACE THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC SITUATION IF I HAD BEEN HIT BY THE TRUCK OR IF THIS HAD HAPPENED NEAR A RAILROAD CROSSING OR AS I WAS BOARDING A FERRY BOAT ON PUGET SOUND. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI AUTOMOBILES AS I FOUND BY RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE WEB. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL! THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS WILL DO LITTLE GOOD IF I AM KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED THE NEXT TIME FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT PROJECTING A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF LIGHT ONTO THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. INSTEAD, IT ONLY BLINDED ONCOMING DRIVERS IN THE OPPOSITE LANES. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHTS WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE THIRD TIME, THE DEALER WANTED TO RAISE THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN, BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED. HE CALLED THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN NEW JERSEY AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 782 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,800. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY SHINE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT'S VISION IS RESTRICTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPROACHING A HILL WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE FURTHER THAN 2 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. WHEN DRIVING IN COUNTRY SETTINGS USING THE LOW BEAMS WHERE THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS HE HAD THE MOST DIFFICULTY. WHEN DRIVING ON A LEVEL STREET WITH LIGHTS ON EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THE ROAD CONDITIONS VARIED, AND CONTACT HAD THE PROBLEM NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED AT 670 MILES, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO ADJUST THE HEADLIGHTS LOW BEAM TO THE STATE REQUIREMENTS. THE CONTACT CLAIMED THIS DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 2, 200 MILES. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB