9.6

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
850 miles

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problem #2

Mar 272018

Kona

  • 600 miles
When driving at night 98 % of oncoming drivers flash their lights at me to indicate that I had forgotten to dim my lights when in fact I did not have my high beams engaged. I took this issue to the dealership which did it's best to fix the problem but was unable to correct it. After doing some research I found that there was indeed an issue with the led lights on the vehicle. I discovered that Hyundai engineers had reconfigured the projector beams to correct the issue on all cars built after May 2018. Hyundai was totally dismissive in spite of the following. The 2018 Hyundai Kona has received the top safety pick+ rating, but the rating only applies to vehicles built after May 2018. To make sure that the Kona's headlights are up to par, Hyundai made changes to the Kona's available led projector headlights to limit glare for oncoming drivers. The led headlights, which are available on the limited and ultimate trim lines now have a good rating. Pretty much impossible to safely drive this vehicle at night.

- Redmond, WA, USA

problem #1

Nov 282018

Kona

  • 1,100 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Kona. The contact stated that "blind spot has been disabled" illuminated on the instrument panel. Shortly after, the blind spot monitors turned off and failed to work. The contact had to turn the vehicle on and off for the blind spot monitors to work properly again. The vehicle was taken to kunes country Hyundai of quincy (207 N 36th St, quincy, il 62301) where it was determined that there was a glitch, but the dealer was unable to repair the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1,100. Off then on. Consumer stated safety feature of blind spot technology should be on at all times but "blind-spot" feature was disabled.

- Monroe City, MO, USA