2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT, PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. PURCHASED CAR 9/10/12. EARLIEST APPOINTMENT TO RETURNED TO DEALER 9/22/11. TECH. RESET TIRE PRESSURE. HE DROVE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED COMPLAINT. TRACK BALANCE -TRACKED FOR 17 SECONDS. CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN BUT HAD TO LEAVE FOR FLORIDA. WENT TO ORLANDO DEALER JAN.3, 2012. THEY INDICATED NJ DEALER REPLACED BOTH TIE RODS, PERFORMED ALIGNMENT, RECALIBRATED STEERING, CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE. NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. CONSTANT CORRECTIONS ARE NEEDED TO KEEP VEHICLE IN PROPER DIRECTION. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT ANY SPEED. CONTACTED NJ DEALER[XXX]) NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESTATE THAT THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. RETURNING TO THE DEALER APRIL,2012 TO REQUEST REPLACEMENT. THIS CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! 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 APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNINTENDEDLY WANDER INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FOUR TIRES WERE ROTATED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS LIT UPON STARTING THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT LET ME SHIFT IT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH THEM CONSULTING WITH HYUNDAI. THEY REPLACED SOME CONTROL MODULE TO REPAIR IT. -------------------------- TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. IDIOT LIGHTS WERE ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR,BUT I COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. DEALERSHIP SWEARS ITS A DIFFERENT ISSUE AND THEY ARE CONSULTING HYUNDAI YET AGAIN. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHEN I'LL GET IT BACK. *TR

2012 SONATA LTD 2.0T - STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT RANDOM TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HOWEVER, IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR PULLS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BUT MAINLY LEFT. MUST KEEP STEERING WHEEL TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT MOST OF THE TIME TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. PARTICULARLY AFTER MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, EITHER AS A LANE CHANGE OR A PROPER TURN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE SECOND WEEK OF OWNERSHIP AND HAD THEM TEST THE CAR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND MAYBE THE ISSUE WAS TORQUE STEER. I TOLD THEM THAT I KNOW ABOUT TORQUE STEER AND THAT IT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD AFTER THEIR TECH AND SERVICE MANAGER TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. I WILL BE GOING IN TOMORROW FOR A SECOND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN FEB 2012. WE NOTICED THE REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE FRAYED, THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT HAS BEGUN TO FRAY TROUGH 1/2 INCH OF THE BELT AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BELT IS FRAYED THROUGH APX. HALF. BOTH OF THESE TEARS ARE NEAR THE TOP AT THE POINT NEAR THE EXIT FOR THE RETRACTION ASSEMBLY. *JS

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2012. THE CAR ONLY HAS 600 MILES ON IT. STEERING IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THE CAR RUNS OFF THE ROAD IF YOU DONT PAY ATTENTION. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. IN ORDER TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR YOU MUST CONSTANTLY STEER THE VEHICLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CAR GOES TO THE RIGHT AND THEN WILL IMMEDIATLY GO TO THE LEFT. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM IDLE, SUCH AS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, OR WAITING TO PULL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE WILL JUST START TO MOVE THE CAR AND THEN DELAY, ALLOWING YOU TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE FOR 2-4 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES OF DAY AND WEATHER. THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR IS THAT IT HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN AT IDLE FOR A MOMENT, SUCH AS COASTING THROUGH A PARKING LOT OR SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 2-4 DAYS. VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE NOW PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY ONLY FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE ENGINE NEVER TURNS OFF, IT JUST DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ABNORMALLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OUT OF THE LANE IN WHICH THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT TWICE BUT FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO PULL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT MOVE IF SHE HOLDS IT STRAIGHT. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DOES GO TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER STATED CONSTANT CORRECTIONS ARE NEEDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN RIGHT DIRECTION. UPDATED 03/23/12

ERRATIC STEERING PULLS LFT OR RIGHT MAINLY RIGHT BROUGHT IN 3X STILL NOT FIXED. *TR