2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,895.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THERE WAS STRONG ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FROM FL TO SC AT 75MPH WITH AN INFANT IN THE CAR WHEN WITH NO WARNING STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, LUCKILY AN EXIT WAS RIGHT THERE WITH A GAS STATION AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL THE CAR IN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TAKEN TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID MY MOTOR HAS SEIZED. I WAS STRANDED AT NIGHT TIME WITH AN INFANT IN GEORGIA, 2 HRS AWAY FROM HOME KNOWING NO ONE. I AM A SINGLE MOM THAT IS ALREADY STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY $5,300 FOR A NEW ENGINE FOR A CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD!!! I'VE BEEN READING A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT YEAR VEHICLE.

I WAS BRINGING A RESCUE DOG TO HIS NEW OWNERS AND DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY 495 SOUTH BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS( NOT A CONSTANCE 70 MPH) AND THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND I HAD NO POWER IN THE GAS PETAL. STOPPED ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY FOR A TOW AND CONTACTED A RENTAL CAR AGENCY. THE CAR WENT TO A WESTFORD BP GARAGE IN WESTFORD MASSACHUSETTS THE PEOPLE WHO RESCUED THE DOG RESCUED US ALL FROM SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND HE REFERRED US TO THAT GARAGE.. WENT HOME AND WENT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED THERE, WHICH IS CLOSER TO MY RESIDENT THEY DID A CHECK AND DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED AN NEW ENGINE. WE BOTH GOT ON THE PHONES WITH HYUNDAI AND HYUNDAI PAID FOR THE PARTS BUT I PAID 2150.00 FOR THE TOW AND THE SERVICE TO THE ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MY CAR BACK. A WEEK LATER I HEAR ON THE NEWS THAT YOU ALL HAVE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WHICH I HAD REPLACED. I HAVE THE PAPER WORK OF THE WORK ORDER AND WORK COMPLETED AND RECEIPT OF PAYMENT.

ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS (AS HYUNDAI STATES WE WOULD HAVE) WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 73-75 MPH. WAS ACCELERATING TO MOVE FROM LEFT LANE TO RIGHT IN ORDER TO EXIT HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON NJ 78 WEST. WITHOUT WARNING ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PAYING TO HAVE A USED ENGINE INSTALLED WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP SAYS HYUNDAI WILL NOT REPLACE OUR ENGINE FOR FREE BECAUSE WE WERE OVER THE WSRRSNTY PERIOD.

I SAW THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE PAPER. CALL DEALER,HAD APPOINTMENT TODAY. WHEN ARRIVED TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM YET. THIS IS BULL I THINK HYUNDAI IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A CHEAP WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM KILL OR INJURED BEFORE THEY FIND THEIR CHEAP SOLUTION. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND BECAUSE OF MY HUSBAND RECENT DEATH, I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE TRY TO EXPEDITE HYUNDAI TO FIX.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I NOTICE MY CAR MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE,AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. I THEN PULLED OVER AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD MY CAR TOLLED TO HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT.THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY OIL PAN HAD SLUDGE AND METAL PARTICLES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF LACK OF OIL CHANGES AND NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.I DISAGREED,BUT WAS FORCE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP.WITH THE RECENT HYUNDAI SONATA RECALLS, I FEEL THIS WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I HAD. I AM HOPING THAT I CAN GET SOME ANSWERS AND A REFUND.

THERE HAS BEEN A LICKING SOUND WHEN I TURN MY STEERING FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS NOW. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THEY TEST THE VEHICLE THEY DID NOT HEAR ANY SOUNDS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO HE SOUND WAS MORE NOTICEABLE AS SOON AS THE STEERING WAS TURNED. I SOON NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHENEVER THE ROAD IS ROUGH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21 2015; I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE BOTH COUPLING WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. THE REASON THAT FORCED ME TO BRING IT IN ON MONDAY IS THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY TO WORK AND I STEPPED ON THE BREAKS AND THE STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE REALLY BAD AND I HAD A HARD TIME CONTROLLING THE CAR. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMPLAINS BUT THEY HAVE NOT OPENED AN INVESTIGATION ON IT AS OF YET THEREFORE THERE IS NO RECALL. I ASKED WHAT IF I HAD GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT; THE RESPONSE WAS IF THAT SHOULD HAPPEN THERE WOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION AND IF HYUNDAI IS AT FAULT THEN THEY WOULD COMPENSATE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY KILL SOMEONE, IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE SOON. I ASKED HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE COUPLING BROKE COMPLETELY OFF AND MY CAR IS A 2012 CAR WHICH MAKES IT ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD AND THEY SAID BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE. THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE; I HAVE SEEN CARS 10YRS OLD AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY THAT BUT 6MTHS AGO I ALSO HAD TO CHANGE MY GAS PUMP.

STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND MADE CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER SAID THIS WAS COMMON WITH 2010 TO 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA AND COULD CREATE A SAFETY PROBLEM OF THE CAR BEING HARD TO STEER. HE SAID THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS HE HAS HAD MANY WARRANTY CLAIMS OF THIS PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED WORM SHAFT FLEX COUPLING PART # 56315F00 AND 56315-2K000-FFF. HYUNDAI SUPPOSEDLY REDESIGNED PART IN 2014 MODEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AT STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE HANDLE BAR SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,487. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.