2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND BACKED UP TO LEAVE, ACCIDENTALLY HITTING A STORAGE CONTAINER WITH MY REAR BUMPER. I PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL BY ITSELF TRAVELING FAST ABOUT 30 FEET. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. WE HIT A FENCE, MOVING THE FENCE ABOUT 5 FEET AND HIT THE CAR PARKED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FENCE, SMASHING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON AND WERE NOT INJURED BUT WITHOUT SEAT BELTS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE. *TR

AN ENGINE ROD BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WAS DONE AT A SPEED OF AROUND 48 MPH. THIS IS BASED ON THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN INSPECTION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT NEXT TO ANOTHER CAR WHEN THIS OCCURRED OR IT VERY LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

UPON EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP, WHILE STEERING A LEFT TURN OFF OF THE RAMP, I HEARD A FAIRLY LOUD THUD SOUND. ONCE I CAME OUT OF THE TURN THE SOUND DISAPPEARED. THIS NOISE WAS STARTLING, AS I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. I REVIEWED THE CARFAX AND DID NOT NOTE ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE REPORTS AND THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH A PERSONAL LEASE. I HAVE HAD CONTROL ARM PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH MY PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THIS SOUND WAS VERY FAMILIAR TO ME. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS ISSUE AND ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY. THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS IF THE CONTROL ARM BREAKS AND PULL FROM THE AXLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JAN 2013 WITH 40K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS. THE PROBLEM HAS JUST ESCALATED OVER TIME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN AXEL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2012 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE AN AXEL PROBLEM AT 40,000 MILES. *TR

I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND POINTED OUT TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A "CLICKING" WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THAT IT WAS LOOSE. HE STATED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND THAT IT WOULD GET PROGRESSIVELY WORST. I THEN ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND HE SAID NOT YET. I WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED AND POSSIBLY AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WHILE IN TRANSIT VEHICLE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THIS IMMEDIATELY CAUSED A DIFFICULT OPERATING EXPERIENCE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE GOT TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER DESPITE PRESSING GAS PEDAL AND RPMS WENT UP TO 7 AND 8. AFTER PUSHING GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR WILL FINALLY INCREASE IN SPEED WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING GIVEN I DRIVE ON AN INTERSTATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN PAST 4 MONTHS AND SAME EXACT THING AT 10 MPH AND RPM WENT TO 4 AND 5 AND CAR WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. I STOPPED VEHICLE AND ACCELERATED AND THEN IT OPERATED NORMALLY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN IN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AND HAS QUESTIONED ME SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT DRIVING WITH TWO FEET WHICH I DO NOT DO AND LAYING PURSE ON CONSOLE AGAINST SHIFTER WHICH I ALSO DO NOT DO. 3 OF THE 4 TIMES IT HAPPENED IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF MY DRIVE WITHIN FIRST MILE OR SO. 1 TIME WAS NEAR END AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES. PURCHASED CAR USED WITH 18000 MILES ON IT AND DID NOT DRIVE ON INTERSTATE FROM JULY 2013 UNTIL MARCH 2014 ON REGULAR BASIS. *TR

CAR PUT IN PARK TO CALL A PERSONS HOUSE WAS AT HIS NEIGHBORS HOUSE NEXT DOOR FOR DIRECTIONS RAN OFF IN DITCH THOUGHT AT TIME I MIGHT HAVE LEFT CAR IN DRIVE .WENT DOWN BANK WHEN MY DOG AND I STOPPED CAR IN PARK DID NOT THINK NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT UNTIL TODAY. WENT TO STORE CAME BACK PARKED 2012 SONATA IN DRIVEWAY LEFT CAR ON TO RUN IN HOUSE RIGHT QUICK SO DOG WOULD BE COOL. I PUT LEGS OUTSIDE CAR 2012 SONATA TOOK OFF LIKE A BAT OUT OF [XXX] THREW ME OUT ON THE GROUND. I HURT MY BACK AND REAR END VERY PAINFUL AND 2012 SONATA RAN INTO MY 2004 ANNIVERSARY EDITION COLLECTORS CAR WHICH WAS AS CLOSE TO NEW AS THEY GET. THEY HAVE A RECALL ON LINE THAT SAY THE DATE HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO SEND OUT NOTICES ABOUT A PIN BREAKING IN GEAR SHIFT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO IN PARK AND STILL BE IN DRIVE . I READ ON THIS SAME SIGHT ABOUT A WOMEN WHO HAD HER CAR DO HER THE SAME WAY AND HAD TO HAVE 10 STITCHES .I CALLED HYUNDAI DEALER NEAR BY THEY SAID BRING IT IN TO BE CHECKED .I ASKED WHO WOULD FIX MY 2 WRECKED CAR THAT WILL HAVE A LOTS LESS VALUE . HE TOLD ME TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. SO I CALLED ACCIDENT WILL RAISE MY INSURANCE PAYMENT THAT WILL COST ME THE REST OF MY LIFE. DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY GOT THIS THING AT THE END OF THE MILEAGE IS 30,000 ,32000 OR 45,000 MILES AND THEY ARE RELEASE FROM FAULT WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING CLOSE TO GETTING KILLED OR CRIPPLE FOR LIFE. THESE CAR COMPANIES ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THINGS IF I DID IN MY BUSINESS THEY WOULD GET EVERYTHING I HAVE AND MAKE ME PAY FOR LIFE HOPE I HAVE BETTER LUCK THAN THESE OTHER PEOPLE. THEY ARE GOING TO TOW THE CAR IN AND CHECK THE PROBLEM. WHO IS TO SAY THEY WILL FIX IT AND SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG LIKE I HAVE ALREADY READ. PLEASE BE CAREFUL IF YOU ON A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRAIN AND BACK INJURIES AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS AND SHOULDER, WHO BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.