2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE AIR BAG AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE SIMPLY A NOTICE THAT AIR BAG WAS NOT ENABLED. NO PROBABLE PROBLEM! THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,580. *TR*JB

FAILURE TO PERFORM WARRANTY REPAIR. VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NO HELP. PLEASE ADVICE. MATTHEW HIGHWAY STALLING AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS, LITHIUM BATTERY REPLACED. CAR TOWED MORE THAN TWICE TO DEALERSHIP AND COSTS FOR TOWING. THANKS

POWER STEERING AND NON-REQUESTED ACTIVATION OF TRACTION CONTROL_ I WAS PULLING INTO MY CARPORT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING ON MY CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN THE NEXT DAY. THE NEXT DAY THE POWER STEERING WORKED AS NORMAL SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND THEY SUGGESTED TO BRING THE CAR IN IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS LEAVING MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT ON JUNE 12TH AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM I WAS NEARBY AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO THEM. I GOT ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE WHEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. LUCKILY IT WAS A 35 MPH SPEED ZONE SO I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER QUICKLY. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE DIED BUT IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM FIXED ITSELF, BUT THE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON AND I STILL HAD NO POWER STEERING. I MADE MY WAY SLOWLY THE 5 OR SO MILES TO THE SHOP. MY VEHICLE HAD 54,358 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME. OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS OVER 50,000 MILES. THIS SORT OF ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE, OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATION, BRAKE INSPECTIONS, ETC.I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE $1310.00 IN REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE UPPER PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE THE 'POWER STEERING UNIT' IS LOCATED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I DISAGREE. MY CAR HAS LOW MILES AND THIS TYPE OF DANGER SHOULD PROMPT A RECALL AND RE-IMBURSEMENT OF MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF MY EXPENSES. I COMMUTE TO WORK ON INTERSTATE 5 AND IF I HAD BEEN GOING THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MAYBE THE DRIVERS AROUND ME . I AM NOT ENTIRELY SURE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REALLY FIXED. I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING MY OWN CAR.

DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE RETURNING HOME THE SOUND GOT LOUDER, THEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I REGAIN SOME CONTROL AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I REALIZED THAT ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT AND THERE WERE SOME METAL PARTS ON THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY TOLD ME A ROD FELL THROUGH THE ENGINE.

I OWN A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND I BROUGHT MY CAR TO BE LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO SAID THIS WEEK ALONE HE HAD 4 SONATA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HE SAID IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AS WAS DONE WITH THE 2011 SONATA'S THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS PREVIOUS CLAIMS ON THE INTERNET HAVE STATED LOOSING THEIR STEERING ALL TOGETHER THE CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 ON IT

RADIO STOPS WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY. MUST DISCONNECT FUSE ON LEFT SIDE OF DASHBOARD AND RECONNECT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. HIGH BEAM SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, MUST WIGGLE SWITCH TO ENGAGE HIGH BEAM FUNCTION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY LOCKS UP (CAN'T SHIFT) WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN PARK, MUST WIGGLE GEAR SHIFTER OR PUSH RELEASE LOCK BUTTON TO START.

TAKATA RECALL. MI CARRO HYUNDAI SONATA DESDE QUE LO COMPRE TENIA PROBLEMAS LO LLEVABA AL DEALER Y ME COBRABAN POR TODO, MENOS POR EL CAMBIO DE ACEITE. RESULTA QUE EL DEALER DE ROSWELL REPARANDO EL SISTEMA ELECTRICO PUSO MI CARRO A 0 MILLAS, ELLOS DICEN QUE NO PERO YO TENGO LOS RECIBOS. LLEVO AL REDEDOR DE 3 SEMANA SIN CARRO, A MI Y MI MARIDO NOS DESPIDIERON DEL TRABAJO Y ESTAMOS DURMIENDO EN LA CALLE EN EL CARRO DE UN PRIMO SIN AIRE Y SIN NADA, LA HYUNDAI DICE QUE YO TENGO QUE PAGAR ESO, ESROY PAGANDO POR ALGO QUE EN REALIDAD NO FUNCIONA, POR FAVOR AYUDARME. YA HE HABLADO CON EL MANAGER YA HE HABLADO CON TODO EL MUNDO HASTA CON EL BANCO EL CARRO PASO SU PRIMERA INSPECCION EN OCTUBRE Y EN FEBRERO NOS DAN UNA MULTA POR EL CINTURON Y LA LUZ DELANTERA, NO FRENABA, NO ENFRIABA,PROBLEMAS EN LA DIRECCION, GASTABA LA GOMA, CUANDO ECHABAMOS GASOLINA EL OLOR SE QUEDABA DENTRO, PROBLEMAS ELECTRICOS, LOS INTERMITENTES PONAS PARA LA DERECHA Y SALA EL DE LA IZQUIERDA, MUCHO RUIDO DENTRO DEL CARRO, CON TODO Y ESO NO ME IMPORT SEGU PAGANDO EL CARRO A PESAR QUE ELLOS ME COBRABAN POR TODO, PERO AHORA ESTO DE LAS MILLAS SI QUE NO. Y HYUNDAI NO QUIERE HACER NADA, EL GERENTE DICE QUE ELLOS NO PUSIERON EL CARRO A 0 MILLAS PERO YO TENGO EL COMPROBANTE DE TODO. POR FAVOR NO TENGO DONDE VIVIR, NO TENGO TRABAJO, NECESITO QUE ME AYUDEN POR FAVOR PARA AUNQUE SEA BUSCAR UN TRABAJO

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED DRIVING ROUGH. IT MADE SOME LOUD CLICKING SOUNDS AND STARTED TO MISFIRE AND STUTTER. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE OIL WAS EMPTY, BUT I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE A FEW MONTHS EARLIER AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. HE DID AN OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RIDE ROUGH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC A FEW DAYS LATER AND THE OIL WAS LOW AGAIN. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK. HE CHECKED EVERYTHING AGAIN AND SAID IT APPEARED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE FAILING. TWO WEEKS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I ADDED OIL. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC (I WAS OUT OF TOWN). HE CLEANED THE SPARK PLUGS. FOUR DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED ACTING REALLY HORRIBLE, MAKING LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND STUTTERING. I ADDED OIL AGAIN AND TOOK IT BACK TO MY ORIGINAL MECHANIC. HE TREATED THE OIL AND ASKED ME TO COME BACK IN A WEEK SO HE COULD MONITOR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR DROVE SMOOTH AND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM THEN ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC THE CAR MADE LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. HE IS LOOKING TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. IN ALL THIS THE INDICATOR LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON (OIL OR CHECK ENGINE).

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, A SERIES OF CLICKS WILL START TO HAPPEN WHETHER OR NOT THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED ON. WHENEVER ON THE INTERSTATE, ANYTIME I GET NEAR 60 OR 70 MPH THE WHEEL STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY.

MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A SHOP BEING LOOKED AT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE CONSTANT LIGHTING ISSUES WHERE I HAVE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS EVERY MONTH TO 2 MONTHS. LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM ALL THE TIME. IT HAS A CLICKING SOUND THAT NEVER GOES AWAY. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. I OWE 2 MORE YEARS ON THIS CAR AND I'M AFRAID IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO WORK NOW AND I MAY BE AT RISK OF LOSING BOTH JOBS I HAVE. I'M SO DISGUSTED IN MY CHOICE OF VEHICLES RIGHT NOW.