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2013 Hyundai Sonata electronic stability control (esc) problems

35 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2013 Hyundai Sonata cite electronic stability control (esc), 2% of all 1,917 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
35
2% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the electronic stability control (esc)

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“SO MY STEERING WHEEL COUPLER HAS GONE BAD I KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR; WHEN I WENT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP NOBODY WOULD FIX IT AND THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME $600 TO FIX IT. AND BECAUSE OF COVID I COULDNT GET IT FIXED SINCE I WAS FURLOUGHED. THEN I WAS CHARGED $500 TO TRY TO FIND WHAT A TICKING NOISE.WAS IN MY CAR AND I WAS CHARGED FOR.SOMETHING THAT HYUNDAI DIDNT FIX AND OTHER DEALERS CHARGED ME AND MY ISSUE STILL WASNT FIXED. ALL TOGETHER I WASTED ALMOST $1100 TO FIND A WAY TO FIX MY ISSUES AND NOTHING WAS FIXED. THE SECOND ISSUE I WAS TOLD WAS HEAT BOX AND ACTUATOR BUT IT WASNT FIXED BECAUSE HYUNDAI TRIED TO CHARGE ME $3,041.84..... I KNOW ALOT OF.THINGS ARE APART OF THESE RECALLS THIS CAR HAVE BUT NO ONE EVEN HYUNDAI WAS WILLING TO FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 8, 2020Steering, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11353891
“THE PAINT IS PEELING ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR. ON THE DASH THERE ARE 2 CRACKS ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AIRBAG ENCLOSURE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS THE RUBBER PEELING OFF. THE PAINT ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF PANEL IS CRACKED/READY TO PEEL OFF. THE CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR WITH HARNESS 6/03/2030 I ONLY HAD 42171 MILES AT THE COST OF $751.47 . MY WARRANTY IS FOR 10 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES BUT THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I MADE THE APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY AND BROUGHT IT IN 6/03/2020 TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 11, 2020Structure, Unknown or other, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11348619
“I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU I HAD MY CAR IN PARK BECAUSE THE LINE WAS LONG ONCE I TRIED TO PULL UP MY WOULDNT MOVE THE GEARS WAS SLIDING UP AND DOWN AND I DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR 4 HOURS LATER A TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOW THE CAR AND IT COST ME $100 BUCKS ITS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND MY CAR STILL DO NOT SHIFT”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 27, 2020Power train, Electronic stability control (esc), EngineODI 11341583
“I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH ON MAIN ROAD AND VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I ATTEMPTED TO GET A JUMP ENGINE DOES NOT START. WEIRD SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 23, 2020Electrical system, Electronic stability control (esc), EngineODI 11341087
“WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE THIRD LEFT LANE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO BEEP AND STATED HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE STOP TAKE TO SHOP DON'T DRIVE BUT THE CAR LOST POWER BEFORE I CAN PULL OVER AND STALL ON THE HIGHWAY LUCKILY I CUT IT ALL THE WAY OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 24, 2020Electrical system, Unknown or other, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11330681
“IT FIRST, JUST STARTED WITH THE TAIL LIGHT GOING OUT. THEN, THEY STARTED GETTING REAL HOT. T THE BULB STARTED MELTING AND COULD GET OUT. NOW, IT'S BURN WHERE THE BULB GOES. IT'S BURNED AND HAD MELTED AROUND WHERE CAN'T REPLACE A BULB. CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID; NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE LAMP EACH SIDE IS $230 FOR EACH. I HAD GOT STOP WATCH BY THE POLICE FOR NOT HAVING NO TAIL LIGHTS. I CAN NOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS. MY CAR NOTE IS $362.00. AND, HAVE BEEN OFF AND ON OF WORK DO TO CONV19. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 13, 2020Electrical system, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11328674

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.