2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

DRIVING IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE OF A SIX LANE HIGHWAY MY ENGINE DIED. NO WARNING OF ANY SORT PRECEDED THE FAILURE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE ACROSS THE OTHER TRAVEL LANES IN A VEHICLE WITH NO POWER..

THE ENGINE SEIZE THEY TRY TO BLAME IT ON THE FRIST OWNER !!!!! WHICH WAS CRAZY THEY GAVE ME ONE THOUSAND TOO HELP BUY NEW ENGINE CAST IS 5140 MINUS THE ONE THOSUAND CAME TOO 4140 DOLLARS THEY STINK BAD FAIL ONTHE STREET IN MOTION

DRIVING AT APPROX. 60 MPH, CAR MADE TERRIBLE NOISE IN ENGINE BAY AND STALLED ON ON HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED HYUNDAI DEALER, ENGINE SEIZED WITH THE SAME RECALLED PROBLEM AS THE STANDARD SONATA MODELS. HYUNDAI SAID THE HYBRID IS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WILL DO NOTHING!!!! WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP!!

THE CAP OVER THE ANTENNA SYSTEM ON THE TOP OF THE BACK OF THE CAR FLEW OFF. NO REPLACEMENT THEY INDICATED UNLESS I PURCHASE THE WHOLE UNIT AND I ONLY NEED THE PROTECTIVE CAP. I HEARD A BANG AND WAS MOVING SLOW OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER STOPPED AND LOOKED AND IT WAS GONE FOUND ONLY A BROKEN PIECE.

THE AIR BAG DASHBOARD WARNING INDICATOR HAS BECOME ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS WHEN BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE SONATA IS A 2012 WITH 37,000 AND HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS. HYUNDAI WANTS TO CHARGE ME $150 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC PLUS REPAIR COSTS.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65MPH WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND ME, ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA LIT UP AND THE ENGINE SIEZED. THE RPM DIAL INDICATED "0" AND I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, SO I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SEIZED. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR AND HAVE MAINTAINED SERVICE PROPERLY INCLUDING HAVING IT INSPECTED WHEN RECALLS WERE RECEIVED. I AM NOW GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM HYUNDAI AS THEY SAY IT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY FINANCING HAS NOT EVEN COME TO AN END, BUT THE ENGINE DID AND I DO NOT FIND THAT ACCEPTABLE. ESPECIALLY SINCE LEARNING HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A CLICKING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM BURKE HYUNDAI (1424 5TH AVE N A, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,700.

TAKATA RECALL ENGINE ROD BEARING, THIS CAR HAS HAD 7 RECALLS. THE ENGINE CAN GO NOW. I JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR INTO SOMETHING WHERE THE MANUFACTURE DIDNOT RUSH TO PUT TOGETHER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE TAKEN THE CAR FOR THE ENGINE NOISE AND THE CLICKING. OIL IS NOT STAYING IN THE CAR. "HELP"

ENGINE HAS TICKING / KNOCKING HAS RECALL ON ENGINE WONDERING WHAT TO DO TO HAVE FIXED, SERVICE DEPT SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT ADDED EX QUART OIL AND LONGER DIP STICK?? SAID SHOULD TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM BUT STILL TICKS , THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND TRAVEL SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED?

LAST YEAR (2016) 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA MY ENGINE FAILED. I REALIZED IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL ON MY CAR. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND CAR FACTS DID NOT MENTION OPEN RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY OR BE INVOLVED IN THE FIXING OF THE CAR OR THE RENTAL. EVEN THOUGH I PAID 2000 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE HYUNDAI COMPANY COMPLETED THE RECALL FIX ON MY ENGINE AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY (STATE FARM ) GOT THE DEALERSHIP TO COVER HALF THE COST OF THE RENTAL. THIS YEAR (2017) ALMOST EXACTLY 1 YEAR LATER I AM DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY ENGINE FAILS ONCE AGAIN. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE SAME MERCED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAT "FIXED" THE PROBLEM LAST YEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL TANK HAS METAL DEBRI IN IT FROM THE TIME HEY BUILT THE CAR AND OVER TIME AS IT PASSED THROUGH YOUR ENGINE IT BREAKS IT DOWN. THE "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING MY ENGINE BLOCK BUT NOT REPLACING HE FUEL TANK SO WON'T THE PROBLEM JUST HAPPEN AGAIN? I AM HOPING THEY DON'T TRY TO MAKE ME PAY FOR IT THIS TIME AROUND. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY OPTIONS FOR THIS SITUATION AND WHO NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.