2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET, ALTHOUGH APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS PRIOR I HAD TO STOP HARD SUDDENLY FOR A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT DECIDED TO JUST STOP. I HAD ALREADY TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SEAT BELT RECALL AND HAVE SINCE RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTIFICATION FOR A SEAT BELT RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF WHEN PURCHASING USED CAR FROM HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN 2016. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND TOLD NO RECALL ON AIR BAGS, AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS TAKATA AIR BAGS IN IT. I NEED TO PAY $69 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NORMAL SPEED, A SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR PREVIOUS ENGINE TROUBLE. SUDDENLY A WARNING SOUNDED AND DISPLAYED, "HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING, STOP IMMEDIATELY, DO NOT DRIVE". CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND GAS ENGINE WAS "LOCKED UP". THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND CREATED A SEVERE DANGER TO THE OPERATOR (MY WIFE) AS SHE IN THE CENTER LANE OF 3 DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED AS COVERED IN THE 2011-2014 SAFETY RECALL INVOLVING THE 2.4L ENGINES IN THE BASE SONATAS AND THAT IS THE ENGINE IN MY CAR (WITH THE ADDITIONAL HYBRID ELECTRIC MOTOR). I HAVE REACHED OUT TO HYUNDAI FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED SITING THE WARRANTY LIMIT OF 100,000 MILES. WE HAVE 109,123 ON THE CAR. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE RECALL ALSO BE APPLIED TO THE HYBRID MODELS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING THE MAINTENANCE HISTORY AND WILL SUPPLEMENT THIS COMPLAINT AS NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN SHOOK AND A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS ENCOUNTERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,400. *BF UPDATED 8/28/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON SIDE STREET WE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. WE HAD OUR CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED ENGINE ROD FAILURE. CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES. OIL AND CLEAN AND FULL WHEN ERROR OCCURRED. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER ALERTED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO ROMERO HYUNDAI WAS PURCHASED. THEY CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS AND ADVISED TO CALL CUSTOMER CARE AS THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY HAD 10 VISITS TO DEALERSHIP FOR OTHER FAILURES. OVER THE LAST MONTH CUSTOMER CARE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER (CRENSHAW HYUNDAI, 330 HUFFMAN MILL RD, BURLINGTON, NC 27215, (336) 584-1144) STATED THAT THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY LATER REPLACED THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY, BUT HAD NOT DONE SO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *TT CONSUMER HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND STILL SUFFER SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH MUCH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. UPDATED 8/16/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 855-671-3059 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED TO CALL NHTSA. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE HAS SEIZE AFTER RESEARCHING CAME ACROSS A SIGHT THAT REQUESTED MY VIN # AND ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2011 AND 2012. UPON ENTERING MY VIN IT STATED YOUR CAR HAS BEEN AFFECTED. AND DIRECT ME TO CALL A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DORAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND INSPECTED THE PUT IN A CLAIM AND I WAS DENIED . THE REASON WAS I HAVE A REBUILT TITLE HOWEVER THE CUSTOMER RELATION SAID THAT THAT DIDNT MATTER IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED IN 2015. FOR ME A RECALL IS A RECALL WHICH A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS TO BE GRANTED BY LAW AND THE SECOND CUSTOMER RELATION REP AGREED AFTER HE RESEARCH IS STORY I WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY TITLE IS BRANDED....3 DIFFERENT STORYIES SOMBODY PLEASE HELP HYUNDAI'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 132; OWNERS MAY ALSO REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V568000.

ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A CLUNKING SOUND AT THE END OF TRAVEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS . FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GONNA FALL OFF IN MY LAP . HELP!

KEEPS BLOWING BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS. FOUND WIRING HARNESS FUSED. DEALER SAYS KNOWN PROBLEM AND CALL CORPORATE HYUNDAI FOR PARTS COVERAGE OF BRAKE LAMP ASSEMBLY. HYUNDAI SAYS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY AFTER 100,000 MILES.

STEERING COUPLING IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI FOR 2012 SONATAS AS ADMITTED BY THE DEALER. IT IS A FAULTY PIECE AND CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO BUCKLE WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL INOPERABLE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE, SHAKING, CREATING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN. IT IS ANYTIME THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHETHER IT IS CITY OR HIGHWAY.