2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

HELLO. SO I AM DRIVING HYUNDAI SONATA 2012 SINCE FEBRUARY 2015. I BOUGH IT USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 42000 MILES. WHEN I BOUGH A CAR I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION BUT REALIZED THAT BRAKING ON LOW SPEEDS DOWNHILL OR ON FLAT SURFACE - BRAKES WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AT AROUND 55000 MILES I REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND DID BRAKE FLUID CHANGE, AND THEN LATER I REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE ISSUES STILL IS THERE. AT 107000 MILES I RECENTLY CHANGED AGAIN FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT IT FAULT HECU UNIT. I SAW THAT THERE IS RECALL #13V489000 FOR HYUNDAI GENESIS WITH WHAT APPEARS LIKE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE A CHANCE THAT MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THAT RECALL? OR THAT YOU HAVE SOME COMPLAINS FROM OTHER OWNERS OR CURRENT INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND AN ALARM NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TAYLOR HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 3233 WASHINGTON RD, AGUATA, GA 30907, (706) 868-1200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD ROD IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STILL REMAINED AT THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK CASE HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 3180 SATELLITE BLVD NW, DULUTH, GA 30096, (678) 321-1584) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HYBRIDS WERE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15688279. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, IT JUMPS ALL AROUND IN MILEAGE. HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH IS IN THE GAS TANK. HAVE TO FILL AFTER I GO 300 OR SO MILES JUST TO BE SAFE. THE FUEL MILEAGE INDICATOR WILL GO FROM HIGH 360 TO 47 MILES LEFT AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN, THE CAR CAN BE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR MOVING, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE

THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT DISPLAYING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE SHOWS EMPTY EVEN AFTER I HAVE FILLED IT UP WITH GAS. IT ALSO FLUCTUATES RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL SETTINGS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN I HEARD AN ENGINE KNOCK I LOOKED OUT MY WINDOW TO SEE ORANGE FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR PULLED OVER THE INTERIOR CAR AND GOLF IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD ONE ADULT PASSENGER A 12 YEAR OLD CHILD AND MYSELF IN THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SCARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE HOOD AND BASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT ACTS AS IF ITS NOT GETTING ANY GAS, SO WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT AND REPRESS IT, IT MOVES RIGHT ALONG. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. NOW, I EXITED THE CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON.

THE FIRST TIME I WENT OUT TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED HYUNDAI FREEHOLD AND THEY SAID THERE 'MAY BE' A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BUT THEY WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL THEY BROUGHT IT IN. (REALLY, EVEN WITH THE MASSIVE RECALLS ACROSS THE NATION? OKAY.) THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE TOW. THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME AFTER THE FACT. I PLAYED DUMB AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEM BUT REPORTED IT TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE. THEN HYUNDAI OF FREEHOLD ADMITTED THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A NEW ENGINE. THE SECOND TIME I WAS COMING OUT OF THE COLLEGE FROM A NIGHT CLASS AND IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED THEM THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING (WE WON'T PAY FOR THE TOW WE WILL REIMBURSE YOU). THEY KNEW BY THE SECOND TIME AROUND THAT I HAD PURCHASED A THIRD PARTY WARRANTY SO EITHER WAY THEY WOULDN'T BE STUCK WITH THE BILL. I HAD IT TOWED BY THE THIRD PARTY AND PAID THE DIFFERENCE AS THE FIRST TIME. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE STARTER. (HMMM, OKAY). NOW HERE I AM A FEW MONTHS LATER. AND I GO OUT TO MY CAR AND THE CAR ISN'T STARTING (AGAIN). SHOULD I BOTHER TO CALL THEM AND ASK THEM IF THEY WILL PAY FOR THE TOW THIS TIME? WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE RIGHT AS LONG AS I'M NOT PAYING ANYTHING BUT HE DIFFERENCE AFTER THIRD PARTY PAYMENT YOU ASK? IT'S THE PRINCIPLE! ALSO, WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MY THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT RUNS OUT AND THESE KNUCKLEHEADS ARE STILL SAYING (WE HAVE TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING WE DID!?! OR WORSE YET, SOMETHING HAPPENS WHILE I'M OUT WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD?! THEY ARE CLEARLY DOING THIS TO OTHER PEOPLE I CHECKED THEIR YELP PAGE I'M NOT THE ONLY VICTIM. PLEASE HELP?! I CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT UNTIL MY THIRD PARTY WARRANTY IS UP FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ME A VEHICLE OF THE SAME VALUE MINS THE PROBLEMS. IT'S LITERALLY BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. AND FORGET ABOUT ASKING FOR A LOANER!

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY AND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THERE IS A CLICKING IN THE DASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF, AN ALARM SOUNDED THAT ALERTED THE CONTACT TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.