2013 Hyundai Sonata Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 86about this part
- Share
- 4%of 1,917 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 86 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2013 Hyundai Sonata, 4% of the 1,917 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 miles. 14 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Out of no where the transmission started to give me issues. It now takes longer for the gear to change from a stop, reving my car past 4,000 RPM's to 5,000rpm's. When breaking the gears jerk when lowering, and when driving with cruise control, my car will not stay the same pace. It wil lag or it will kick higher, either way making my car jerk.”
NHTSA complaint #11337590, filed 2020-07, 193,000 miles“I took my car in to the hyundia dealership for a recall for heavy oil consumption; they told me the catalytic converter went out because it was clogged, I told them if it was clogged it was due to the oil loss that made it way into the catalytic converter. The hyundia corporation refused to fix the engine or catalytic converter.”
NHTSA complaint #11269152, filed 2019-10, 170,000 miles“While driving the car on a highway in the passing lane, I abruptly received a warning of hybrid emergency safely pull off road do not drive . I had no other warnings and the car gave me no time to pull off the road and it just shut down. The car would not start again and I was stuck in the passing lane on a very busy highway.”
NHTSA complaint #10991620, filed 2017-05, 97,000 miles“As I am driving my car tends to switch to manual drive from automatic on its own. The first time I was turning into a driveway and it switched to 2 on my dash. A few other times I was driving on a highway and regular raod way when it switched to manual and popped into 3 and 4.”
NHTSA complaint #11089072, filed 2018-04, 50,000 miles“On april 18, 2016, while pulling into a handicapped parking spot, I was almost parked when the engine started roaring like it was revved up. My car went over the parking barrier and up the handicapped pole and over on hood of the car in front of me. I have been with my insurance company 39 years and I have never had an accident. I am a very safe driver . I am a truthful and responsible person.”
NHTSA complaint #10874626, filed 2016-06, 13,761 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 24% |
| 2024 | 6 | 13% |
| 2023 | 4 | 5% |
| 2022 | 9 | 9% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 | 7 | 4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 2% |
| 2018 | 19 | 5% |
| 2017 | 20 | 3% |
| 2016 | 30 | 4% |
| 2015 | 61 | 5% |
| 2014 | 22 | 3% |
| 2013 | 86 | 4% |
| 2012 | 84 | 5% |
| 2011 | 95 | 3% |
| 2010 | 11 | 3% |
| 2009 | 31 | 7% |
| 2008 | 14 | 3% |
| 2007 | 20 | 3% |
| 2006 | 39 | 4% |
| 2005 | 6 | 4% |
| 2004 | 5 | 2% |
| 2003 | 3 | 2% |
| 2002 | 8 | 3% |
| 2001 | 13 | 6% |
| 2000 | 7 | 3% |
| 1999 | 4 | 3% |
| 1997 | 3 | 6% |
| 1996 | 1 | 4% |
| 1995 | 6 | 9% |
| 1992 | 1 | 5% |
| 1991 | 1 | 3% |
| 1990 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2013 Hyundai Sonata
739 complaintsSteering
342 complaintsElectrical system
261 complaintsFuel system
211 complaintsExterior lighting
197 complaintsOther or unknown
181 complaintsBrakes
149 complaintsAir bags
104 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
94 complaintsSeat belts
62 complaintsBody and structure
50 complaintsSuspension
48 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Hyundai Sonata
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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