2013 Hyundai Sonata vehicle speed control problems
86 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2013 Hyundai Sonata — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I bought the car before less than 3 months the car was good but before 10 days when I was driving it on highway , suddenly the car stopped without any light warnings I was In dangerous situations hard to got the car to right side way exit 19 A express highway when I opened the hood was smoking from…”
filed Oct 7, 2025
“When you accidently hit the side of the brake pedal or slightly touch the brake pedal there is a rubber brake pedal stopper that engages the brake light switch. The brake pedal stopper eventually gets a hole in the middle and will not completely push the tab on the brake light switch all the way…”
filed Mar 3, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Sonata years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Sonata | 6 | 14% |
| 2023 Sonata | 4 | 5% |
| 2022 Sonata | 9 | 10% |
| 2021 Sonata | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 Sonata | 7 | 4% |
| 2019 Sonata | 3 | 2% |
| 2018 Sonata | 19 | 5% |
| 2017 Sonata | 20 | 3% |
| 2016 Sonata | 30 | 4% |
| 2015 Sonata | 61 | 5% |
| 2014 Sonata | 22 | 3% |
| 2012 Sonata | 84 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Hyundai Sonata
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.