2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK ON FRIDAY AROUND 2130, I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 65-70MPH WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS DECLINING IN SPEED WITHOUT ME LETTING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS IN A FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME, I PRESSED DOWN FURTHER ON THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY AND INCREASE SPEED WHILE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO SAFELY GET OFF OF THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CAR INITIALLY DID NOT SPEED BACK UP, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS, IT SPED BACK UP. THE CAR DID THIS THREE TIMES DURING MY, NORMALLY 25 MINUTE, DRIVE HOME. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY, ESPECIALLY BEING IN HEAVY CHICAGO TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING SATURDAY MORNING AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT CHECKED. THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WAS TODAY, TUESDAY, AND I HAD THE VEHICLE THERE AT 0700. THE VEHICLE WAS SCANNED AND PULLED SEVERAL CODES: C1283, C1213, C1513, B1102, B112, C1334, C1335, C1126, C1662, C1312, C1314, AND C1315. THEY THEN PERFORMED INDIVIDUAL CODE DIAGNOSTICS AND TRACED CODE FAILURES TO YAW-RATE SENSOR, BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND EVAP PURGE SOLENOID. ESTIMATED $1276.97 + TAX.

ON MY WAY TO WORK I HAD TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A SIDE STREET AND MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS. I COASTED IT TO THE SIDE TO SAFETY. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT DID AND NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWED UP BUT WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WAITING ON AN ANSWER BUT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE PART OF AN ENGINE RECALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL FAILURE IF IT HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR IN ANOTHER TRAFFIC SITUATION.

REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL 15V75900 IE. BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER PAD MY VEHICLE HAS THIS EXACT ISSUE, HOWEVER WAS MANUFACTURED JUST AFTER THE RECALL PERIOD AND THUS I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT IT WILL NOT BE FIXED. OBVIOUSLY, THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO VEHICLES MADE AFTER THE APRIL 2011 DATE.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY OR HIGHWAYS USING MY TURN SIGNALS, HAZARD LIGHTS OR BRAKES MY TAIL LIGHT KEEPS OVERHEATING AND MELTING THE PLASTIC CASING, I HAVE REPLACED THE CASING ALREADY AND THE BULBS KEEP BLOWING, THE PLASTIC FROM THE NEW CASING LOOKS BURNED AND CONTINUES TO HAVE SMOKE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS WEEKLY OVER A YEAR TO DATE. THESE BULBS ARE ALL BEING REPLACED BY A REPUTABLE SHOP AND NOT AN INDIVIDUAL. I HAVE RECEIPTS TO CONFIRMED THE NUMBER OF BULBS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED SINCE MY PURCHASE IN DEC 2014. I STOPPED BY CLEM'S GOODYEAR TO INSPECT THE CONSTANT BULB OUTAGE. I WAS IN FORMED THE ENTIRE CASE HAS MELTED DUE THE TYPE OF BULBS HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER ARE USING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE OR AN EXPLOSION. THE MECHANIC WENT ON TO SAY IT'S TO CLOSE TO MY GAS TANK AND POTENTIALLY BE DETRIMENTAL. THE MECHANIC CALLED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR LIGHTING KIT AND WAS INFORMED THEY KEEP THIS KIT HEAVILY STOCKED BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THEY GET REGARDING THE READ BREAK LIGHTS FREQUENT OUTAGE.QUOTED PRICE $540. SO I STOPPED BY BENTLEY HYUNDAI TO DISCUSS THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE MECHANIC. I OVERHEARD THE SERVICE MECHANIC CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAY TO A MECHANIC WE GOT ANOTHER ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. WHEN THE SERVICE REP RETURNED HE INFORMED THEY HAVE THE PART AND QUOTED ME $440 TO REPLACE. THIS IS AN INDICATION THEY IS A LIGHTING/ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL SOMEONE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE IT'S TO LATE.

THE STEERING ON MY HYUNDAI SONATA APPEARS TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND HAS A VERY WEIRD PULL. ON PERFECTLY FLAT ROADS, IT MOVES TO THE RIGHT AND OR LEFT WHEN LEFT ALONE. MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IMPLIES THAT DRIVING REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING ASSISTANCE CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVING. I ACTUALLY NOTICED THIS ISSUE ONLY AFTER MOVING TO ANOTHER CITY. I USED TO LIVE ON THE HILLS AND I ASSUMED THIS WAS DUE TO THE TERRAIN. BUT NOW IT IT DEFINITELY AN ISSUE. ON AN ANOTHER NOTE, THE STEERING BEHAVES PERFECTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. IT IS ONLY AFTER YOU CROSS 40MPH THAT THIS ISSUE CROPS UP. I HAVE BSERVED IT FOR OVER A MONTH AND I HAVE HAD MY WHEELS BALANCED, TIRES ROTATED AND INSPECTED AT A DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A RING IN THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HYUNDAI BREAK SWITCH, HYUNDAI BREAK LIGHTS, SUNROOF, AIR CONDITIONING BREAK SWITCH GONE OUT FOUR TIMES. TOOK TO SAVANNAH HYUNDAI TO BE FIXED. NO FIX AS CAR CONTINUALLY DOES NOT ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE - ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN GETTING READY TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC - VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORP CONCERNING THIS ISSUE SINCE 2015. SAVANNAH HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER MIKE TOLD US THAT WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO RETURN FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY GOT FRUSTRATED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. BREAK LIGHT NEVER WORKS. HAD THIS REPAIRED 3 TIMES. SAVANNAH HYUNDAI PUT NEW SUNROOF ON. FOUR MONTHS LATER IT WONT OPEN OR CLOSE. WE HAVE PAID FOR EVERYTHING OVER AND OVER AND OVER USING OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND COPAYS. EVEN IF HYUNDAI OR SAVANNAH HYUNDAI PREVIOUSLY FIXED SOMETHING AND IT WAS EVEN WITHIN 90 TO 120 DAYS THAT THE REPAIR WAS BAD, THEY NEVER OFFERED TO FIX WITHOUT CHARGE. ALWAYS MADE US REPAY FULL DEDUCTIBLE AND COSTS.. CAR DOES NOT TURN ON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY. TRIPS GET AWFULLY HOT. SOMETIMES STARTING UP CAR AND RESTARTING FIXES. SAVANNAH HYUNDAI NEVER ABLE TO FIX. SAVANNAH HYUNDAI HAS REPORTED ON TWO OCCASIONS THAT OUR CAR HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THEY BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO SUNROOF AND BRAKE LIGHT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES BEFORE 60,000 MILES AND STIL LHAS UNDER 90,000 AND SAME ISSUES REPEATEDLY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAR IS UNSAFE. CURRENTLY EMAILED DAVID ZUKOWSKI OF HYUNDAI, OTHER HYUNDAI OUTLETS, MESSAGE HYUNDA ON FB. UNRESOLVED.

RECALL CAMPAIGN 132. VEHICLE STALLED/LOCKED UP CAUSING A COLLISION WITH HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED AND RPMS WOULD FLUCTUATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.