2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) HAS DISPLAYED ERRONEOUS TIRE PRESSURE READINGS DURING COLD WEATHER CLIMATES NUMEROUS DIFFERENT TIMES DESPITE HAVING THE CORRECT PSI OR ADDING AIR TO REACH AN ULTIMATE PSI READING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHER MODELS OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES WITH THE TPMS FEATURE ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

SEP 2014: RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE MAY DETACH FROM THE SHIFT LEVER PIN. SEP 2014: CONTACTED HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER, BRANDON HYUNDAI, 9915 ADAMO DRIVE E, TAMPA FL 33619 AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR SEP 22/14 TO HAVE THE RECALL ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. SEP 22/14: TOOK VEHICLE TO HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER; HOWEVER, WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON ORDER AND SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME ONCE THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. OCT 1/2014: CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 855-671-3058 AND SPOKE TO [XXX] (# [XXX]) AS NO ONE CONTACTED ME AND I AM ASSUMED THAT THE PART WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. DEC 3/14: CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CONNECT CENTER AT [email protected] FOR ASSISTANCE. DEC 3/14: HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA ADVISED ME "WE WILL CONTACT BRANDON HYUNDAI ON YOUR BEHALF TO SEE WHEN PARTS WILL ARRIVE. WE WILL CONTACT YOU WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS WHEN AN UPDATE TO YOUR CASE IS AVAILABLE AND LOOK FORWARD TO ASSISTING YOU FURTHER." TO DATE: NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME AND I AM STILL DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT HYUNDAI RECALLED TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING AROUND 60-65MPH. I HEARD A LOUD BOOM THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT, AS SOON AS I HAD A SAFE MOMENT TO PULL OVER I THEN REALIZED IT WAS MY SUNROOF THAT HAS BUSTED. I THEN WAS ABLE TO STEP OUT OF MY CAR AND REALIZED MY SUNROOF HAD BUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO STAY CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTIVE. I COULDN'T IMAGINE IF THE PULL OF MY SUNROOF FROM INSIDE THE CALL HAD BEEN OPENED. IT WOULD HAVE DEFIANTLY CAUSED A HAZARD NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT TO OTHER PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WAS DRIVING 35 MPH MAKING A TURN WHEN I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. WAS SUBTLE AT FIRST. CHECKED OIL AND WAS LOW. ADDED 1 QRT OF OIL. DROVE HOME ABOUT 2 MILES AND KNOCKING BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. TOOK IT TO LEN STOLER HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, DRIVE BELT, PISTONS, AND VALVES NEED TO BE REPLACED. BASICALLY, $6300.00 WORTH OF WORK. CAR IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE. NO OTHER ISSUES WITH CAR. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ENGINE DAMAGE AND NO HELP WAS GIVEN. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ENGINE ISSUES. HYUNDAI SHOULD REPLACE! *TR

STARTER AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. *TR

FIRST TIME NOTICED THAT THE OIL PAN IS LEAKING AT 15,042 MILES. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RESEALED IT UNDER WARRANTY. STARTED LEAKING AGAIN AT 22,566 MILES AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE OIL PAN AND RESEALED IT AGAIN UNDER THE WARRANTY. I JUST NOTICED IT THAT IT'S LEAKING AGAIN AT 30,660 MILES. I AM REALLY CONCERNED THAT THIS BRAND NEW CAR IS LEAKING OIL LIKE THIS. ALSO, I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE FIX IS NOT ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING ISSUE WHICH MAY BE SOMETHING ELSE. I THINK HYUNDAI NEEDS TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE CLOSELY AND MUST COME UP WITH A PERMANENT SOLID FIX. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE HYUNDAI SONATA FORUM THAT MANY ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM SURPRISE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS YET. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST HYUNDAI. *TR

I COMMUTE TO WORK FROM PA TO NJ AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THE HIGH WAY 280E TO ROOT 21 I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO MARKET STREET, JUST WHEN PROCEEDED ONWARD WITHIN A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE LAST STOP LIGHT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL; THEN SUDDENLY, II SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CAREENING TOWARDS DOUBLE YELLOW LANE FISHTAILING AS THE REAR END KEPT TRYING TO SWING AROUND ME I FOUGHT IT BY COUNTER STEERING AWAY FROM THE UP COMING TRAFFIC AND TO A FORCED STOP FACING THE CURVE. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE THIS MORNING. MIND YOU, I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE HIGH SAFETY RATING ADVERTISED ON TV. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIR BY HUDSON HYUNDAI IN 977 COMMUNIPAW AVE JERSEY CITY, NJ. I DON'T LIKE THIS CAR ANY MORE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AS THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V457000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHEN GOING TO WORK I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I CAME OUT TO TRY TO START IT SAID CHECK BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE NOT ON, I THEN PRESSED THE BRAKES AND PUSHED THE BUTTON AND IT SAID IT NEEDED THE KEY. I PUT IT IN THE SLOT AND IT STILL SAID THE SAME THE WHOLE TIME MAKING THE SOUND WHEN IT STARTS. THE TOW NUMBER AND THE CLOSEST DEALER SAID TO HOLD THE BRAKE IN AND THE KEY AGAINST THE PUSH FOR ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS, STILL DID NOT START. THE TOW TRUCK HIRED TO COME ASKED ME TO TAKE THE KEY INSIDE THE KEY AND PUT IT IN DRIVER'S DOOR AND LOCK AND UNLOCK THEN DO THE THIRTY SECOND BRAKE WITH PUSHING THE BUTTON AGAIN STILL WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO DEALER SERVICE MANAGER ACTED LIKE HE NEVER HAD ANYONE EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS BEFORE. I ASKED HIM HOW ROAD ASSISTANCE AND THE OTHER DEALER AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER KNEW. I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL I CAN GET OUT OF THIS LEASE. *TR