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2013 Hyundai Sonata repairs by problem area
Engine (27%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (13%)
Brakes and Traction Control (8%)
Suspension and Steering (11%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (26%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (6%)
Other (8%)
Chart based on 101 repairs.
2013 Hyundai Sonata repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (1%)
$500 - $999 (6%)
$100 - $499 (17%)
< $100 (74%)
Chart based on 78 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2013 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 274hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Hyundai Sonata in New Hampshire, United States Dec 2012 - Apr 2016 | |||
| Jan 2013 | Dashboard mounted Trunk Release switch had no spring pressure. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Washington, United States Sep 2013 - Apr 2016 | |||
| Sep 201316000 mi | Engine quit on highway, dealer found no problem first time, engine died a few days later in slow moving traffic. Dealer replaced ECM unit. Car since stalled out again so I guess it's not the ECM? | ||
| Nov 201322600 mi | Car stalled again after dealer reprogrammed the PCM. Dealership replaced the electronic throttle system. All seems well. Dealer also performed an alignment at this service as the car pulls to the left. | ||
| Dec 201327000 mi | Noticed a burning smell after a long highway drive in very cold weather. Dealer found an oil leak and replaced the valve cover and gasket moulding. | ||
| Mar 201439000 mi | Dealer replaced front struts due to thunking noise in front end. Noise still present. Dealer then replaced steering components. Noise gone. Transmission was shifting very harsh with delayed up shifts. There was also a check engine light present. Dealer reflashed the computer. Problem resolved for a few weeks and has since returned. | ||
| Jun 201443000 mi | A/c not blowing cold at times | ||
| Sep 201451000 mi | Check engine light. Dealer cleared code and recommended fuel system cleaning | ||
| Nov 201454700 mi | Dash rattle at idle | ||
| Feb 201563600 mi | Replace both strut mounts and struts. | ||
| Jun 201570000 mi | A/C blowing warm with no flow from the dash vents | ||
| Dec 201575000 mi | Transmission holding gears longer than normal when car is cold. Dealer flushed fluid and updates to software completed. | ||
| Mar 201678000 mi | engine seized on highway. Dealership bought car after repairs. Common issue it seems, I no longer own this vehicle. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Nebraska, United States Nov 2014 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jan 201879000 miUS $90 | Original battery replacement. Got more than normal life out of it. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Washington, United States Apr 2016 - Dec 2017 | |||
| May 201640800 mi | Wheel too loose, car would wander on freeway. Dealer tech changed computer steering setting. | ||
| Nov 201646400 mi | Door handle unlock button stuck in depressed position. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Nebraska, United States Aug 2014 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Apr 201537700 mi | Wheel speed sensor | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in New Jersey, United States Dec 2014 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Jul 201511200 miUS $21 | AC blows hot air, I did not agree with the $128 diagnostic fee and the fact that I have a bumper to bumper 100K warranty and they still charge me. Did not fix, had only the oil change done! | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Wisconsin, United States Jan 2018 - Nov 2018 | |||
| Feb 201865000 mi | Replaced right side tie rod | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Colorado, United States Jul 2014 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Oct 201531200 mi | Clear coat peeling on front bumper. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Minnesota, United States Dec 2017 - Sep 2023 | |||
| May 201866000 miUS $500 | A/C was blowing hot air. There was a leak, needed repair to stop leak as well as recharge. Replaced pads, refinished rotors. | ||
| Feb 202188000 miUS $60 | Headlight out | ||
| May 202187311 miUS $180 | Replaced tie rod end (outer tie rod, left). $80 for part and $100 for labor. | ||
| Feb 202297000 mi | Long block replaced under warranty. The problem was found due to a timing issue which caused the car to not start. | ||
| May 202299000 miUS $20 | Driver’s side headlight out. Rear inner tail light/running light. | ||
| Oct 2022101000 miUS $250 | Front brake rotors and pads replaced. | ||
| Mar 2023106000 miUS $350 | Alternator died and battery discharged while driving. Replaced alternator and serpentine belt. | ||
| Jun 2023109000 mi | Recall on fuel hose | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in New Jersey, United States Jan 2015 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Jul 201625200 mi | Camera | ||
| Jul 202276000 miUS $200 | Steering was vibrating when driven above 65 MPH. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in British Columbia, Canada Mar 2015 - Jul 2016 | |||
| Nov 201549640 mi | Front axels | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Mississippi, United States Apr 2012 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Aug 201431000 mi | The transmission began having problems shifting and a warning light on the dash illuminated. A faulty transmission temperature sensor was replaced. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in West Virginia, United States Aug 2015 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Aug 201552000 miUS $300 | Transmission shifting hard. They reset the driving mode of the computer, which didn't fix the issue. I then received a check engine light and a Blue Link notification. Called them and they diagnosed a Temperature Sensor issue. | ||
2013 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sedan
200-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Hyundai Sonata in Massachusetts, United States Mar 2015 - Aug 2017 | |||
| Feb 201535000 mi | I notice difficulty starting car. The check engine light came on and it felt very underpowered while I was driving. I had it towed to the dealership and they said that the high pressure fuel pump failed. It was covered under my powertrain warranty. | ||
| Mar 201755000 miUS $95 | Check engine light came on and the code read was for the rear O2 sensor. I ordered the part with a PCV valve and had a family member install it. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Missouri, United States May 2012 - Sep 2013 | |||
| Jun 20134000 mi | Leather on bottom of steering wheel is starting to tear. Whining noise from transmission under light acceleration at low speeds of 25 to 35 mph. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Florida, United States Sep 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| May 2018125000 miUS $5000 | Long block replaced due to recall | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Connecticut, United States Sep 2013 - Sep 2016 | |||
| Mar 20146000 mi | Transmission would flutter about on the highway. | ||
| Mar 201525000 mi | Left speaker on driver's side stopped working, dealer replaced at no cost to me. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Florida, United States Jul 2013 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Jul 20131000 mi | Transmission lost fluid and slipping. Car would not drive. | ||
2013 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sedan
198-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Hyundai Sonata in Georgia, United States Sep 2015 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Oct 201640000 mi | Actuator for left rear door failed and replaced under warranty. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Ohio, United States Jul 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Sep 201740000 miUS $150 | Driver's headlight assembly out of alignment, including DRL, low, & high beams. Possibly due to an accident before I bought it, though mechanics say they can't tell it was in one. Not fixed. Possible that the tech was incompetent. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Florida, United States Dec 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Aug 201786000 miUS $25 | Replaced wipers | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Maryland, United States Aug 2015 - Dec 2017 | |||
| May 201758000 miUS $140 | Replace dead battery by AAA. Car would not start. | ||
| Oct 201761000 miUS $132 | passenger side headlight burned out. Replaced the bulb. did not light; removed replaced, no light. Bought another bulb; same result. Took to AAA; they had no problem with bulb. Second time this year with that headlight. No , I did not touch the bulb glass. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in New Hampshire, United States Nov 2012 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 201749000 mi | Fix seat belt - recall | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Maryland, United States Jul 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| May 201787000 mi | Recall to protect critical under body components from rust | ||
| Sep 201796000 mi | Some engines during build, had residual particulate matter left behind, which could damage crank shaft ans seals. Engine was inspected, oil changed, and additional 20,000 mile engine warranty added | ||
| May 2018112000 miUS $140 | Replaced relay for solenoid, did not fix problem,got est to replace compressor over 1200.00. Did not do repair. Shipped car to California, a/c and backup camera started working. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Texas, United States Apr 2015 - May 2017 | |||
| Apr 201745000 mi | Dealer replaced high pressure fuel pump. There were recalls on the part so warranty covered it. Thank goodness, other wise it would have been a 1,000 repair. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Missouri, United States Sep 2013 - Nov 2017 | |||
| Nov 201535000 mi | Oil drip | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in California, United States Sep 2012 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jul 201550800 mi | Metal shavings in the engine, engine was rebuilt. Broken AC condensor, something pierced it and caused loss of freon. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in California, United States Aug 2012 - Oct 2015 | |||
| Oct 20138200 mi | Replaced driver's seat upholstery. Stitching came undone. | ||
| Sep 201520000 mi | The car was cranking a long time before turning over and running rough, with hesitations, loss of power, and trouble shifting (Auto Transmission). The Dealer said the symptoms matched a TSB and a software update would fix it. | ||
| Oct 201520000 mi | After the previous repair attempt, the problem returned in one day: extended cranking, rough running, hesitation, loss of power, trouble shifting. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Arizona, United States Aug 2012 - Sep 2014 | |||
| Feb 20134700 mi | Vehicle downshifts while coasting at 38 mph and 22 mph. Reported to service writer. Dealer reprogrammed computer. Still downshifting. Will require another appointment and visit | ||
| Apr 20138800 mi | Noise found to be due to improper fit of headliner around moonroof. Required dropping headliner, adjustment, etc. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Alabama, United States Jun 2012 - Jun 2013 | |||
| Jun 201318000 mi | Cruise control started to malfunction. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Florida, United States Jun 2012 - Jul 2016 | |||
| Sep 201321000 mi | Gas lid refused to open from inside cockpit. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in New Jersey, United States Sep 2012 - Jul 2021 | |||
| Aug 201572800 miUS $299 | Abnormal wear on driver side tires. Bumps on in side of tire. Replaced rear shocks. | ||
| Jul 201685800 mi | The engine blew. It needs to be replaced. Approx 5 weeks ago Hyundai sent me a notice they were extending my warranty by 20K miles because of possible piston problems. Well driving home from the store the motor blew. No warning lights. | ||
| Aug 201687300 mi | Motor Blew. Needed replacement. Car had 87500 miles on odometer. Replaced motor under Hyundai warranty. | ||
| Jun 2017102000 mi | Hyundai has a engine recall notice to check engines for malfunctions. This was free of charge. It was done at dealer with oil change. Oil change was no charge because of the engine check. This is for the 2.4 engines in Sonata's. | ||
| Dec 2017109000 miUS $800 | New Front Brakes and Rotors Left front axle replaced due to torn CV boot. Front end Alignment | ||
| Mar 2018113000 miUS $100 | Original battery died. Replaced with a COSTCO Interstate Battery. 3 year free replacement | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Nevada, United States Oct 2012 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jul 20136000 mi | Check Engine light came on. Dealer said it was a vacuum leak (probably gas cap) and reset the check engine light. I had filled by tank two days before and had driven over 200 miles before the check engine light came on? Wait for fix?? | ||
| Oct 201525000 miUS $125 | Replaced oem battery at Pep Boys | ||
| Aug 201738000 mi | A test was run on the engine on a recall. A recording was made and sent to Hyundai for further analysis. Then the engine oil was drained and replaced along with the oil filer. A new dip stick was also installed. Engine was found to be okay. | ||
| Jun 201839000 mi | Recall for seat belt tensioner | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Massachusetts, United States Jan 2018 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Feb 2021114000 miUS $7 | A star-like steering coupler got destroyed and caused clicking noise when steering the driving wheel. By replacing the steering coupler, it fixed the problem. | ||
| Nov 2021135000 miUS $100 | Got a P0713 engine code: a thermo sensor was malfunctioned that causes the car to jerk and could decrease transmision performance and eventually could destroy the transmission if this problem prolong. Transmission thermo sensor and rubber seal got replaced. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Ohio, United States Mar 2014 - Jun 2014 | |||
| Jun 201415000 mi | Tire pressure monitoring sensor has failed. Two trips to the dealer and still not fixed. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Texas, United States Apr 2013 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 201657000 mi | Front wheel bearings, both sides. | ||
| Dec 201780000 miUS $500 | Transmission would not shift all the way into park and the key interlock would not release the key. | ||
| Feb 201883000 mi | Seat heaters did not work because tech forgot to plug them in on the previous repair trip | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Michigan, United States Apr 2013 - May 2013 | |||
| May 201343000 miUS $118 | XM Radio not receiving signal; screen displays XM loagding | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in North Carolina, United States Feb 2013 - Oct 2015 | |||
| Apr 201536500 mi | Driver side brake piston stuck causing the inner brake shoe to wear to the metal. Dealer replaced the driver side caliper and replaced both passenger and driver brake pads and resurfaced both passenger and driver roters | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Washington, United States Oct 2016 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Jan 201850000 mi | Heating the car and seat belts | ||
2013 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sedan
159-horsepower 2.4L I4 Hybrid 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Hyundai Sonata in Michigan, United States Jan 2014 - May 2017 | |||
| Jul 201646700 mi | Nav system locked up, I took photo of screen, can not be duplicated and it works, but I took car in anyway to document situation | ||
| May 201759000 mi | The hybrid battery alert came on - it said "stop driving car" - looked this up online and other people have experienced it. From seeing what others' experiences were (dealers not even being aware of the warning existing) never mind having any idea how to diagnose, we traded off the car and got a Chevrolet Volt. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Nova Scotia, Canada Aug 2013 - Sep 2019 | |||
| Aug 20146200 mi | Hybrid system fault lights keep coming on. No codes in memory. The faults cause the Hybrid system to shut down completely. Repairs still not completed. | ||
| Sep 20146200 mi | The water pump for the Hybrid electric motor failed and had to be replaced | ||
| Oct 20146600 mi | Well after several trips and several days of troubleshooting the dealer replaced the generator. This unit transfers gas engine energy to the storage batteries. | ||
| May 201511740 mi | Generator from engine to Hybrid system battery stopped working | ||
| Sep 201514880 mi | Entire compressor had to be replaced | ||
| Aug 201619220 mi | Had to replace one caliper (rear right), brake pads (rear), both rear brake rotors | ||
| May 201828520 miC $755 | Had to replace both front rotors and brake pads and have the rear brakes serviced again Mechanic reported rear rotors will have to be replaced again next spring (he estimates) | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Florida, United States Aug 2013 - Sep 2016 | |||
| Aug 201527000 mi | Both DC outlets in the front center console kept tripping when a cell phone charger was plugged in. | ||
| Aug 201641000 mi | Upon entering address into nav system an unknown address would pop up and the nav would set for that address, one time attempting to send me across country. Then Bluetooth attempt to dial numbers would never allow the correct number. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Colorado, United States Dec 2013 - Mar 2018 | |||
| May 201622000 mi | (Hybrid) High voltage battery was over charging - replaced HV battery and voltage control modual (under warranty). 22,092 miles $6700 estimated charge back | ||
| Jan 201730541 mi | Sudden poor gas mileage. Gas was OK, no error codes. Pulled battery cable to discharge for one hour - performance returned to near normal. Cause unknown. | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in British Columbia, Canada Nov 2013 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Feb 201411740 mi | Transmission slipping in 3rd and 4th gear, hy-brid battery drains from 1/2 to less than 1/8 on gauge. Trans.fluid smelt burnt. Transmission replaced. | ||
| May 2022104160 miC $750 | Wheel bearing replacement but then a bolt broke while they were replacing the wheel and it took a week to get that repaired (that was paid for by the shop but we were not given a loaner vehicle for the duration) | ||
| Hyundai Sonata in Connecticut, United States Mar 2014 - Mar 2017 | |||
| Jul 201621200 miUS $1052 | Took in for routine Maint. & oil change. Dealer found oil pan seal failed & leaking said extremely unusual for this engine replaced gasket and resealed oil pan. After Hyundai tried to gank me for 4 new tires and did NOT check for the cause of the premature/uneven front tire wear, I took it to Firestone. They found the Driver Side Wheel bearing was shot at only 20,000 miles! | ||
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