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2011 Hyundai SONATA Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	869449
Internal NHTSA #	10413250
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2011
File date	16/07/11
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Have owned this 2011 hyundai sonata for about three weeks now. For the first time, i operated the car at night. I was not aware of an obvious and consequential defect with the headlight low beam aiming on this automobile. With headlights on after dark, there is a sharp boundary between headlight illumination on the lower area and darkness above. On all but level roadway, this hazardous defect is apparent. Many roads where i live in pennsylvania are twisting and hilly. Traversing those roads with this sonata using the low beam headlights is unnerving and dangerous. When the front of the car dips into even a slight downgrade, road ahead is illuminated to about 40 feet in front of car. Line of sight through windshield has at least half the view above unlit. Seems that the view zone brightly illuminated below, the eyes try to compensate for contrast. Consequently, the top half seen through the windshield appears to be in complete blackness. Aside from the impaired road illumination, while driving on curving roads, there is an annoying hypnotic effect caused. Due to the harsh light and dark contrast, i find it confusing to navigate between the painted lines due to the low beam problem. Last night while on the way home over one of the winding roads, i nearly hit a deer. The animal was standing in the road but i could not see it. Because of the low beam headlights on my sonata, i nearly crashed. Fortunately, the deer jumped out of the way in the last seconds directly in front of the car. To me, the 2011 hyundai sonata low-beam headlight problem is a difficult situation. Until there is a solution, for my own protection, i now drive on those roads with the high beams, at night, all the time. I ask that you please investigate this issue as it is a serious and very dangerous situation to life and safety. *kb
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TANNERSVILLE, PA
VIN pattern	5NPEB4AC6BHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Hyundai SONATA Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Hyundai SONATA Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects

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