2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

BRAKE PEDDLE STICKING NOT RELEASING BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN OF IN REAR.WHICH CAUSED A SHORTAGE..IN ELECTRICAL WIRING THAT SHORTED OUT WHOLE DASH SYSTEM AND SECURITY INCLUDING POWER WINDOWS GLOVE DEPARTMENT ETC. ISSUES WHEN BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT RELEASING TRANSMISSION WAS JUMPING TO GEAR OF REVERSE AND DRIVE WITH OUT MY CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER RAY BRANDT HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 1700 WESTBANK EXPY, HARVEY, LA 70058, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL HAD OCCURRED HOWEVER, THE HYBRID SONATA WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. INVALID VIN.

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER. 2 DAYS LATER DRIVING 80MPH ON A 4 LANE FREEWAY THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND STOPS. I LIMP CAR OFF BUSY FREEWAY (MIND YOU WITH AN ARIZONA HWY PATROL OFFICER IN THE MEDIAN DIDN'T ASK ME IF I NEEDED HELP). FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE BLOCK HAD METAL IN THAT WAS LEFT IN IT WHEN THE ENGINES WERE MADE IN ALABAMA. HYUNDAI KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TOLD THE NHTSA THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE? NOT A SAFETY ISSUE TO LOSE POWER AT 80MPH??? [XXX]? TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP JIM CLICK MAZDA/HYUNDAI TUCSON AZ AND THEY HAVE IT BACK TO ME IN 2 DAYS? A NEW ENGINE BLOCK WITH ALL THE OLD PARTS PUT ON IT? [XXX]??? CAR IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I PICK IT UP THAT IT WASN'T MAKING BEFORE THE ENGINE WENT OUT. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP SAY HEY CAR'S MAKING A FUNNY NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE KINDA LIKE IT WAS BEFORE THE MOTOR WENT OUT. WHICH BY THE WAY WAS UNDER SAFETY RECALL.SO TODAY I AM DIVING AND LOSE ALL MY AC NO AC IT'S 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE I CALL A FRIEND TO LOOK AT IT HE POPS THE HOOD AND RIGHT AWAY NOTICES 2 BOLTS/BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE AC HIGH PRESSURE LINE TO THE CAR MISSING! WAIT BOLTS ARE MISSING??? YES WHEN THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER THEY FORGOT TO BOLT THE THING DOWN?? I TELL MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT HYUNDAI ABOUT IT AND SHOW HIM WHEN I GET THE CAR THERE. LIKE UMMM HELLO???? WHERE ARE THESE BOLTS. HE DOWNPLAYS IT AND ACTS LIKE I AM STUPID. IT'S THEIR FAULT. SO THEN HE CALLS ME TO TELL ME THE ISSUE IS THE COOLOING FAN AND RESISITOR FOR THE ENGINE. THE WIRES ARE MELTED!!! [XXX] AGAIN?? LIKE ARE U SERIOUS? I FEEL LIKE THEY DID A [XXX] JOB TO BEGIN WITH PUTTING THE NEW ENGINE BLOCK IN AND PROBABLY THE SAME GUY WHO DIDN'T PUT THE BOLTS IN IS MOST LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE WITH THE COOLING FAN!!!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLICKING NOISES. WHEN EVER I'M DRIVING, GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG STAYS ON.

THE EPS JUST CAME ON WHEN I CRUNK MY CAR UP YESTERDAY EVENING. THE SEATVELT LIGHT BEEN ON ABOUT A WEEK NOW

STEERING WHEEL CLICKS CONSTANTLY AND DRIVE SHAFT GIGGLES AND MAKES LOUD CLUCKING NOISES, ESPECIALLY ON ROUGH TERRAIN IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO SNAP AND I LOOSE ALL STEERING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I WENT TO GET IT FIXED AND THE MECHANIC STATED HE COULDN'T DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF IT.

MY HYUNDAI SONATA 2012 RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ENGINE SEIZURE ON A 5 LANE HIGHWAY IN NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT 70 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER.CAR WAS CHECKED FOR THIS RECALL YEAR AGO AND SUPPOSEDLY SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED TO NOTIFY IF ENGINE WAS TO FAIL. THERE WAS NO WARNING! DEALER CONFIRMED THE ENGINE DIED AND IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I ALSO HAD MENTIONED CONCERN ABOUT THE NOISE UNDER THE CAR. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE & SERPENTINE BELT AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK IN 3 DAYS AS IT WAS TOO EARLY TO DO THE INSPECTION. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK THE NOISE WAS STILL UNDER THE CAR, THE TIRE LIGHT CAME ON, BACK DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING AND AC STOPPED WORKING I CALLED BACK AND THEY TOLD ME $1500 WORTH OF WORK TO PASS INSPECTION. 3 DAYS EARLIER THEY SAID THE CAR WAS GOOD TO PASS. INCLUDING CONTINENTAL TIRES THAT HYUNDAIS HORRIBLE SUSPENSION RUINED AT 16K MILES(TIRE WARRANTY 70K MILES) AND BOTH SWAY BARS AND SWAY BAR LINK. WHICH MEANS I COULD HAVE ROLLED THE CAR AT ANY CURVE.AXLES WERE CHANGED TWICE ON THIS CAR AS THEY TOLD ME " MANUFACTORY FAULTY" AXLES THEY PUT ON AND OTHER SUSPENSION PARTS. TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNED BY THEM! IF THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH PERSON WORKING ON MY CAR DAMAGED BOTH OF MY FRONT DOORS WHEN LETTING THE CAR OFF THE LIFT.THEN THE DEALER TRIED TO COVER UP THE DAMAGE AND SIGN ME THE CAR BACK! CAR HAS SOME SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH INTERIOR/EXTERIOR. LIGHTS MELTING, BULBS BURNING AND NOW THE CAR DOORS LOCKS. BETTER YET NEW RECALL SAYS IF YOU HAD YOUR ENGINE REPLACED YOU ARE IN A DANGER OF THE FIRE.HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TRUST THIS "CERTIFIED DEALER" ? + THE OTHER 8 RECALLS AND CLASS ACTIONS ABOUT THIS CAR- HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO BUY BACK THESE ALL OF THESE CARS. NOT ONLY IS THAT NOT SAFE FOR ME ITS ALSO NOT SAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS! I'VE ALSO BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH AT THIS POINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD WHERE THERE WERE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 179,000. *AS

OIL IS NOT SUFFICIENT. I'M LOSING OIL FAST AND THERE IS NOT AN OIL LEAK. I'M HEARING A RATTLE NOISE.MY RADIO CHANGES MEDIA MODES ON ITS OWN.

MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON MY FRONT END FROM WHAT MECHANICS THOUGHT WERE THE PROBLEM BUT MY WHEEL STILL STICKS/PULL TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE FRONT END WORK AND ALIGNMENTS. ALSO, I'VE REPLACED HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BREAKS AND REVERSE LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE SOMETHING KEEPS BLOWING THEM. WHEN I PRESS THE VOLUME BUTTON ON THE STEERING IT CHANGES THE SCREEN ON THE RADIO. I'M ASSUMING IT'S SOMETHING WITH WIRING MALFUNCTIONING. THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE WHEEL DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK AS WELL