2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR STARTED KNOCKING NOT RUNNING WELL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY STATED I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT HAD SEIZED. THE REPAIR SHOP ALSO STATED THEY HAD REPLACED 20 OF THE SAME MODEL WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER IT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE ENGINE WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES

DRIVING VEHICLE AND SPUTTERS AS IF LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. STARTED SMALL NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHILE ON FREEWAY. THEN CONTINUED WHEN GOT OFF EXIT AND REDUCED SPEED THEN STOP CAR WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. TURNED CAR OFF WAITED THEN PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER TAKING TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME ISSUE THIS TIME WAS WITH MY WIFE AND KID ON WEDDING DAY. PLEASE HELP US!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD A VERY SCARY INCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT, 12/18/20 ABOUT 8:30PM. I WAS ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO THE 5 FWY NORTH TO GO HOME, AND AS I AM COMING OUT OF THE TURN, AND ACCELERATING TO ANTICIPATE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, I SEE A BIG RIG IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR IN THE DISTANCE. NATURALLY, I STEP ON THE GAS TO PUNCH IT, TO GIVE MYSELF AND THE RIG PLENTY OF DISTANCE AS TO NOT COLLIDE. MY CAR REVVED UP AND DECELERATES TO ABOUT 2MPH . I PANICKED AND MANAGED TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AS FAR RIGHT AS I COULD AND THE RIG BARRELS DOWN PAST ME. I WAS AFRAID TO COMPLETELY STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FWY, AND THE CAR LASTED LONG ENOUGH TO COAST TO THE NEXT EXIT. I AM ABLE TO CONTINUE STEERING MY CAR CLOSE TO THE SHOULDER AT A CRAWLING PACE, AND TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I HAD PEOPLE MAD BEHIND ME, BUT I COULD NOT SPEED UP. I MANAGED TO COAST TO THE NEAREST EXIT, COME DOWN THE RAMP, AND STOP BRIEFLY WITH JUST ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO STEER LEFT ONTO TELEGRAPH IN COMMERCE, AND MY CAR COMPLETELY DIES IN THE FIRST LANE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY CAR JUST DIES ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING! FIRST TIME WAS THREE YEARS AGO IN DECEMBER 2017 . THE CAR HAD INITIALLY DIED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. HOWEVER, AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND DRIVE NO MORE THAN 30 MPH TO THE SAME DOWNEY HYUNDAI. THE ISSUE WAS UNDER FULL WARRANTY AND REPAIRED, BUT NOW A SECOND TIME? WORSE YET, THIS HAPPENED WHILE EXCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR THAT HAS REPEATED RECALLS FOR VARIOUS ISSUES. I ALSO DON'T WANT TO WORRY OF MY CAR DYING ON ME A THIRD TIME. MY SONATA IS CURRENTLY AT DOWNEY HYUNDAI AND THEY HAVE STARTED DIAGNOSTICS AND WILL HAVE A BETTER READING AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF ANY PASSENGERS I MAY HAVE WITH ME.

MY ENGINE THREW A ROD AT APPROX. 85000 MILES (10/2019). HYUNDAI REPLACED THE SHORT BLOCK BUT SINCE THEN I CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY CAR. AFTER THEY REPLACED THE SHORT BLOCK AND I PICKED MY CAR UP, THE CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING CONSISTENT FUEL LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. WHILE I AM DRIVING, THE CAR SEEMS TO LURCH AT RANDOM TIMES AND THIS ISSUE HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THIS (WHAT I CALL LURCHING) MAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF. ONE TIME I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND THE WARNING BELLS AND WHISTLES WENT OFF, THE CAR STALLED, THEN RESTARTED ITSELF WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE MOST RECENT TIME (10/26/20 - 11/10/20), THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 WEEKS, THEY DID NOT FIX IT. THEY PUT 337 MILES ON MY CAR WHILE THEY HAD IT AND I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT TO THEM SINCE THE BEGINNING, AFTER I DROVE IT 38 MILES. THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR OR FIX IT. 10/2019 THREW ROD - REPLACED SHORT BLOCK SEE ATTACHED 1/3/2020 REPLACED HSG BELT - DID NOT FIX ISSUE SEE ATTACHED DATE UNKNOWN - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF BEFORE THEY COULD RUN CODES.UNABLE TO FIND ISSUES - DID NOTHING NO PAPERWORK 7/3/2020 - UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERNS, PROVIDED SOFTWARE UPDATES. 8/20/2020 I CALLED SAN TAN HYUNDAI AND TOLD THEM I CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I TOLD THEM I NEEDED A LOANER CAR AS I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I WAS ADVISED THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE AVAILABLE BUT WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY DID. THEY NEVER CALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 10/25 WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN SO I TOOK IT TO THEM 10/26. I HAVE PAID FOR 2 RENTAL CARS NOW WHILE TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. 10/26/20 TRANS RESET RECYCLE CLEARED CODES - DID NOT FIX ISSUE SEE ATTACHED

12/12/2020 AT 7:00AM LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME MY CAR STALLED ON A COUNTRY ROAD. AS I WAS GOING UP THE HILL I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. WHEN I REACHED TO THE TOP OF THE HILL THE CAR LOST POWER AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS/SYMBOLS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. THE CAR COASTED AND THEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, TESTED THE BATTERY AND CHECK THE OIL DIP STICK. THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. SOON AFTER SOMEONE SAID THE COULD SEE SMOKE AND SMELL AN ACRID ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI DEALER. THIS DEALER DOES MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES.THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE RECALL OR GIVING ME A LOANER/RENTAL CAR. I WAS TOLD IT COULD TAKE WEEKS OR MONTHS FOR A NEW ENGINE TO COME FROM PR, USA OR KOREA. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS NOT TOLD ME HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. ONLY THAT THE REPAIR WILL BE COVERED AT NO COST TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON START OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS UPON ACCELERATION, HE HAD HEARD AN ABNORMAL FLUTTERING NOISE EMIT FROM THE ENGINE, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ST. CHARLES HYUNDAI (5701 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY, ST PETERS, MO 63376) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND THAT THE ENGINE COULD POSSIBLY LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE THEY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN HITTING BRAKES AND IS LOOSE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW ON ONE SIDE DOES NOT GO DOWN. THE AIRBAG SIGNAL STAYS ON.

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ALSO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 5 OR MORE TIMES BECAUSE OF ISSUES. THE MOST RECENT BECAUSE OF A CONTINUOUS INCIDENT OF LOSS OF POWER DURING COMMUTE. MY CAR LOST POWER FROM THE TURBO. SOUNDS LIKE ITS DYING OUT AND STRUGGLES TO STAY ON.. DEALERSHIPS NUMBER ONE STATED BECAUSE OF TURBO FAILED SO ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE. THEN THE SECOND DEALER TOLD ME ITS THE WASTE GATE SO ITS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT APART OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE. SAID THAT IS WOULD COST MORE THAN 2,000 TO FIX AND MY CAR BARELY 9 YEARS OLD...... SO I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THE CAR THE DEALERSHIP ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AWAY IN A DANGEROUS DEATH TRAP AND NOTHING FIXED. THATS JUST ONE ISSUE AMONGST A TON OF RECALLS THAT APPARENTLY DO NOT AFFECT MY CAR.

MY CAR STALLS ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUT THE BLUE DURING DRIVING SOMETIMES IT KILLS CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET HIT A COUPLE TIMES BECAUSE IT JUST GOES OUT DURING DRIVING. IT HAS A MISFIRE AND A STRONG SCENT OF EXHAUST COMING FROM THE CAR. I HAVE TAKE IT TO MIKE MORGAN HYUANDI IN LOUISIANA WHERE THE MECHANIC CLEARLY TELLS ME THEY FEEL THE MISFIRE AND SMELL THE EXHAUST BUT NO ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON SO NO CODES CAN BE READ AND THEY CANT DO ANYTHING. HE EVEN TOLD ME IF I'M DRIVING AND THE CAR STALLS TRY TO GET A VIDEO OF THE RPMS OF WHAT THE CAR IS DOING AND READING DURING THAT TIME SO HE CAN HAVE SOMETHING TO GO OFF OF, BOY HOW UNSAFE WAS THAT ADVICE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO GATEWAY AS WELL AS A LOCAL MECHANIC ALL WHO HAS PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE YET STILL NOONE CAN FIND THE ISSUE BECAUSE AGAIN IT HAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON SO WHAT DO I DO. I DONT HAVE MONEY TO JUST BUY PARTS AND HOPE THAT FIXES IT. THE CAR DRINKS OIL BUT THERE IS NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS. NO DROPPINGS IN MY DRIVE WAY. SOME ONE TOLD ME THE PCV VALVE MAY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED BUT AGAIN I DONT HAVE MONEY TO KEEP CHANGING OUT PARTS HOPING THATS IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND I FEEL HYUANDI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING THAT ALL CONSUMERS ARE DOING WRONG THE MOTORS ARE JUST NO GOOD