2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,300. UPDATED 1/13/16 LN *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,560. UPDATED 1/27/16 *SS *JS

THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN CLICKING WHENEVER I TURNED THE WHEEL AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW IT SHAKES WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HYUNDAI SAID THE STEERING WHEEL BUSHING HAS GONE BAD WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THE 2011'S WERE RECALLED FOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,872.

WHENEVER I'M DRIVING FOR THE PAST 5 GOING ON 6 MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I'VE NOTICED THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. NO MATTER THE SPEED I'M TRAVELING THE STEERING COLUMN CONTINUES TO MAKE THIS NOISE. I HAVE NOTICED THE ON GOING ISSUE HAS AFFECTED A LOT OF OTHER CONSUMERS ON NUMEROUS OTHER HYUNDAI SONATA YEAR MODELS! I'M AFRAID THAT IF THIS ISSUE IS LEFT UNRESOLVED THAT STEERING COLUMN MAY DETACH AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND OR DEATH!! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE ASAP!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND EMITTED A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY OR PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE), BUT THE REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 SONATA ON THE INTERSTATE AT NORMAL SPEEDS, WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND THEN SOME CLICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER QUICKLY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I GOT OUT, THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I CALLED 911 WHEN MY QUICK ATTEMPT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER WAS USELESS. I WAS ADVISED BY 911 TO GET CLEAR OF THE CAR AND SO I WATCHED AS MY CAR WITH LESS THEN 35,000 MILES BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE HAD BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR UP UNTIL THIS FIRE. IT TOTALLY BURNED IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.