2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND TOOK A WRONG TURN ENDING UP ON A DEAD END STREET ON A HILL IN SONORA. WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE TURNED AROUND THEN STARTED GOING FORWARD MY ENTIRE CAR AND BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I QUICKLY THROUGH ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT STOPPED ME FROM HITTING A TREE. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED THERE AS THE NEXT MORNING I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A 2 LANE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY WITH ALL 3 OF MY DAUGHTERS ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. MY CAR HAS HAD ALL SERVICES AND HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED RECENTLY THERE WERE NO ISSUES AND NO RECALLS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE NEXT TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FRACTURED METAL FRAGMENTS WERE IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON I-65 IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF AND SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS HIT THE CARS BEHIND ME. NOTHING HIT MY CAR. I WASN'T GOING UNDER AN OVERPASS, NOR WERE THERE TRUCKS AROUND ME. THE DEALERSHIP NOR HYUNDAI WILL REPLACE IT SO I WILL HAVE TO FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE AND PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE. HYUNDAI HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES (VELOSTER) FOR THIS EXACT SAME REASON BUT WILL NOT FIX THE SITUATION WITH THE SONATAS! MY CAR HAS THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF, JUST LIKE THE VELOSTERS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT!! THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A NOISE LIKE ITS GOING TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PART NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS LIKE A COUPLER, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT MANY SONATAS PRESENT THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE FIX COSTS APPROXIMATELY 315.00 DOLLARS. HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED A RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON IN MOST CARS.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A ROD IS GOING BAD. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED ON REGULAR BASIS. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM AND I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AND THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON SECOND LETTER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. IN THE MEAN TIME, MY CAR IS NOT FIXED AND THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IN NEED OF HELP AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN VACATIONING WITH FAMILY LEAVING ORLANDO FLORIDA WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING SLOW UP IN TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE AND SHAKE UP/DOWN AND IN AND OUT OF STEERING COLUMN AT 65 MPH (NOT LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN STEERING). IT ALSO MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE CAR EVEN WHEN SLIGHTLY CORRECTING. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY FIXED THE THE ISSUE SAYING IT WAS "COMMON". THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN 2011. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE/LOANER/AND OTHER FEES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX FOR FREE FOR THEIR CONSUMERS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HYUNDAI AND REQUESTED A REFUND BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2012 SONATA I NOTICED THAT THE CAR LIKES TO "WANDER" AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT'S A CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, HAVING TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE CAR FROM MOVING SLIGHTLY LEFT AND RIGHT, BUT NEVER IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I'VE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO HYUNDAI, AND MENTIONED IT EVERY TIME I HAD IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE ANSWER WAS ALWAYS IT'S THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING AND THAT'S THE WAY THE STEERING WORKS. I RECENTLY FOUND A FORUM '' HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/YF-2011-SONATA-I45/163171-2013-SONATA-STEERING-PROBLEM-SOLVED.HTML '' WHICH HAD 43 PAGES OF SONATA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE SOLUTION SOUNDS AS SIMPLE AS A QUICK COMPUTER UPDATE, YET THE SERVICE CENTERS HAVE ALWAYS STATED NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I FEEL IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO DRIVE THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POLICE STOPPED THE CONTACT BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES ON BOTH SIDES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

AT 105K MILES GOT THE "CLUNK" FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. FOR $411 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COUPLER AND IT DRIVES LIKE NEW. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY.