2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO JIM BURKE AUTOMOTIVE (1301 5TH AVE N, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203, (205) 549-9387) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME IN NOVEMBER OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

CAR WAS IN MOTION AND DECELERATED IN BUSY CITY STREET TRAFFIC 55MPH 2WAY STREET. CAR COASTED AND WITHIN SECONDS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WOULD NOT RESTART. ENGINE LIGHT LIT. I BELIEVE THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT MIDDLE GLOVE BOX OVERHEATING FROM ENGINE. AIR WAS REROUTED BUT WAS TOLD ENGINE COULDN'T BE REPLACED UNLESS IT DIED.

ON JUNE 8TH, 2018 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 IN CHARLOTTE NC GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE COASTED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN TRIED TO RESTART IT AND NOTHING HAPPEN AND POWER WAS DEAD IN THE CAR. THEN HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DOORS WON'T OPEN SO HE HAD TO CLIMB OUT THOUGH THE SUNROOF TO SAFETY. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS INFLAMED WITH FIRE. HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE REASON I'M FILING THIS COMPLIANT IS BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURTOR KILLED IF THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSE. HYUNDAI HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND MY VEHOWAS TOTAL LOST. WE ALSO HAVE PICTURES AND A VIDEO. I CAN'T UPLOAD THE VIDEO SO IF SOMEONE CONTACTS ME I WILL EMAIL IT.

I WAS PULLING INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND HEARD A LOUD CRACK, SO I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS SLANTING INWARD (SEE PICTURES). I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS CRACKED AND THAT THERE WAS RUST/CORROSION AROUND THAT AREA ON THE SUBFRAME. NOW IT'S AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED...A VERY COSTLY REPAIR (REAR CROSSLINK/SUBFRAME). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY/MAJOR ROAD AND THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE'S BEEN A RECALL BEFORE ON THE RUST/SUSPENSION PROBLEMS HYUNDAI HAS HAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE SOUND INTENSIFIED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE BLOWN. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINED AT THE CONTACT'S HOUSE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (SMART CHOICE AUTO GROUP, 17650 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065, (713) 933-1003) WAS CONTACTED, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS NOT SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A CURB AND A HANDICAP SIGN. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FAIRFAX HYUNDAI (10925 FAIRFAX BLVD, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA 22030, (703) 352-0444) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH AND REQUESTED THAT A TEST DRIVE BE CONDUCTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY REPAIR SHOP TO BE EVALUATED FOR THE DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

MY CAR LOOSES ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WAY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENS FIR MULTIPLE TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND EXITING A FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTERWARDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONTACT STOPPED, SHUT OFF, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018, I WAS IN A PARKING STRUCTURE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PARK. I WAS ON THE RAMP TO THE 2ND FLOOR WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY QUICKLY REVERSED BACKWARDS AND HIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH LIKE A BUMPER CAR. I WAS TRYING TO PRESS THE BREAK BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I STARTED SCREAMING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 5 TIMES BEFORE BEING STOPPED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENED.

DRIVING 85 N TO 18 E GOING 65 TO 70 MPH, I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE ON THE ROAD. I DETERMINED THE NOISE WAS FROM MY ENGINE. WAZE FOUND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP OFF PTREE INDUSTRIAL 3 MILES AWAY. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE OIL PRESSURE AND MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATE. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. .7 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED *DOT, 911, 511 AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DIP STICK SHOWED OIL IN THE CAR. TWO METAL PIECES WERE UNDER THE OIL PAN. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR RETRIEVED ONE. ATTACHED ARE PICTURES FROM THE SCENE. I HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS BUT WERE UNABLE TO UPLOAD