2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS A HIGHER CONSUMPTION OF ENGINE OIL THAN USUAL. THE ENGINE AND LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ISSUES WITH LOUD RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 40 MPH.CALLED HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE DEPT.& MADE APPT TO GET INSPECTED. SERVICE REP CLAIMED THE MECHANIC HEARD NO NOISE, SO I HAD TO GO DRIVE CAR WITH MECHANIC TO IDENTIFY NOISE. (NOISE OBVIOUSLY NOTICEABLE) AFTER DRIVING CAR WITH MECHANIC HE SAID THE CVTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK MY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA # 15V-568. I ASKED IF THIS WAS DUE TO METAL DEBRIS LEFT IN ENGINE THEY SAID NO.THEY GAVE ME A RENTAL.TOOK 2 WEEKS FOR CVTS TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT 8 DAYS LATER AFTER HYUNDAI RETURNING CAR THE NOISE WAS BACK. 3 WEEKS IT GOT WORSE, CALLED HYUNDAI DEALER, TOOK IT BACK. THE SERVICE REP. AGAIN CLAIMS THEY DONT HEAR ANTHING.HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR AGAIN TO IDENTIFY NOISE TO MECHANIC.ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. THERE STILL IS NO SOLUTION TO RATTLE NOISE, RECALL OR HAVE THEY INSPECTED MY CAR PROPERLY FOR THE CAR ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING & REPORTING TO THEM. THE CAR STALLED ON MY WAY TO DROP IT OFF. RPMS INCREASED BUT CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. LET OFF GAS PEDAL THEN TRIED AGAIN SERVERAL TIMES FINALLY THE CAR PUTTERED & PROCEEDED. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME SO IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION FOR THE BOTH OF US. I TOLD THE SERVICE REP WHAT JUST HAPPENED. LEFT MY CAR & THEY GAVE ME RENTAL.I HAVE EXPERIENCED LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN DECEMBER 2011. WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE LOUD & MAKE THE RATTLE NOISE BC OF ECO ENGINE. AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE HAS WORSEN. IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. I DONT FEEL SAFE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. IVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES BATTERY, STEERLING WHEEL , RADIO, ETC..BAD EXPERINCES. IVE MAINTAINED THE CAR WITH PROPER OIL CHANGES, REPORTED ALL ISSUES ON FILE WITH HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT .HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS & FIND A REMEDY TO THIER ENGINE RECALL ASAP. SAFETY IS IMPORTANT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

RECEIVED EMAIL FROM NTSB A FEW MONTHS AGO, RECEIVED LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. JUST CHECKED WITH SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD THEY STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED THE FIX YET. LOOKING AT ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE NO ONE HAS THE PARTS YET! IS IT CHEAPER TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THAN REPLACE THE PART? IT HASN'T FAILED YET BUT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ALMOST INEVITABLE!

MY 2012 SONATA HAS STOPPED ACCELERATING AND SHIFTING PROPERLY. WHEN THE GAS PEDDAL IS PRESSED, THE CAR REVS HIGH AND DOES NOT UPSHIFT PROPERLY, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL POWER LOSS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DAYS AFTER THIS BEGAN AND GAVE CODE P2562 FOR AN ERROR IN THE TURBOCHARGER. FURTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE RELATING TO THE WASTE VALVE OF THE TURBOCHARGER. THIS IS A GRAVE SAFETY CONCERN AS THE CAR CANNOT SAFELY MERGE ONTO ROADWAYS AND CAN LOSE POWER RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT POSTED SPEEDS ON SIDE ROADS AND ON HIGHWAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE AND MUST CHARGE ME TO DIAGNOSE BEFORE DETERMINING IT IS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.

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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ....UPDATED 03-31-16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. *JS

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD, "CLANKING" NOISE., AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IF I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE NOISE WOULD BECOME LOUDER. WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANICS STATED THE ENGINE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A REBUILT ENGINE, WITH 50,000 MILES WAS PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO OBTAIN A RENTAL CAR FOR A WEEK WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. I HAVE FAITHFULLY HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN MY CAR EVERY 3,000 MILES AND HAD TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. I CONTACT A HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOLD ME TO UPLOAD MY EXPENSES INCURRED TO THE WEBSITE, WHICH I HAVE DONE. HE ALSO TOOK MY INFORMATION AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR THE ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE OR HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY INVOICES; IF NOT, I WILL RESUBMIT. A WEEK OR SO AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I NOTICED A RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ; 04/27/18*JB *TR

REAR PASSENGER SEAT GETS VERY HOT WHEN DRIVING EVEN WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON IN SUMMER. SOMETIMES GETS HOT ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE IT COULD START SOME KIND OF FIRE INSIDE SEAT AREA. EVEN IN WINTER THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS.