2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS DISTORTED AND THE VIEW WAS NOT CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD BE DEPRESSED AT LEAST SIX INCHES FURTHER THAN NORMAL WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 644.

BOUGHT FROM DEALER, NEW CAR, 7MILES ON ODOMETER. CAR DOES NOT STEER OR TRACK STRAIGHT AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAME WITH 16" WHEELS AND TIRE PRESSURE IS TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. CAR DID HAVE 18" WHEELS PRIOR TO SALE BUT DID NOT WANT TO PAY THE EXTRA $1000 FOR THIS OPTION. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO CORRECT ALIGNMENT ISSUE, THEY CONFIRMED AND INSTALLED A CAMBER KIT TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY. CAR TRACKING RIGHT CORRECTED; HOWEVER, IT NOW WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT REQUIRING CONTINUOUS SMALL (1/4 INCH) CORRECTIONS TO STEERING INPUT EVERY 5 -10 SECONDS TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. THIS CAUSES FATIGUE IN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF PRECISION AND CONCENTRATION NEEDED TO CONTINUOUSLY MAKE STEERING CORRECTIONS REQUIRED TO KEEP CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT. *TR

COMPLETELY NEW VEHICLE (HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2012) WITH NEW TIRES AS SUPPLIED BY MANUFACTURER HYUNDAI. CAR KEPT SKIDDING ON A VERY LIGHT SNOW (LESS THAN HALF INCH OF SNOW), AND TIRES WOULD HOLD NO TRACTION. HAPPENED REPEATEDLY WHENEVER THERE WAS EVEN A LIGHT SNOW. WILL NOT GO UP A GENTLE SLOPE WITH SNOW. HAS TIRES HANKOOK OPTIMO H-431. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, HIS FOOT WOULD SWELL, CAUSING HIM TO PAY LESS ATTENTION TO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ONLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR LOST ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FUNCTIONS. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WIRE RUBBING AGAINST A SHARP SHEET METAL EDGE. SEE PHOTOS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY TURNED LEFT AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE TEST DID NOT GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING, FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING MY NEW 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY CROSS ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES, AND ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE. I WAS TOLD THE TECHNICIAN RETESTED VEHICLE OPERATION, THAT THE TRACKING WAS OKAY, AND NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MINUTE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS STILL DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, EXACTLY AS IT HAD BEEN WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK THE SECOND TIME, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THEY PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT INSPECTION AND FOUND CAMBER SETTINGS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THEY INSTALLED CAMBER BOLT KITS TO GET SETTINGS INTO SPECS. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THIS TIME, I NOTICED THAT THE PULL SEEMED LESS HARD, AND THE DRIFT TOOK LONGER, BUT IT ULTIMATELY DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. I WENT BACK AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ROAD CROWING IS NOW CAUSING THE DRIFT, AND THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO EVALUATE. IF I STILL FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY WILL HAVE THE TECHNICIAN TEST DRIVE THE CAR WITH ME PRESENT. *TR

DISCOVERED ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. IT HAS VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. DASHBOARD IS REFLECTED ON TO THE WINDSHEILD WHEN SUN IS ON YOUR LEFT (IT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING SOUTH AROUND 8.30AM). THIS IMPAIRS THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TT