2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Complaints

STEERING IS VERY "LOOSE" AND MAKES ALARMING CLUNKING SOUNDS ON TURNS OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH

THIS VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS WELL AS CONTINUED ACCELERATION AFTER THE FOOT IS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE PEDAL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THE PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

DROVE VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE 405 SOUTHBOUND AT 60 MPH AND ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED THAT THERE WAS A HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE. SAFELY STOP AND DO NOT DRIVE. TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED FROM ERROR CODES THAT THE POWER TRAIN FAILED AT 63K MILES. HYUNDAI HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE HYBRID SYSTEM CATASTROPHIC FAILURE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE OIL WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,278.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. "HYBRID BATTERY LOW, SHIFT TO PARK POSITION" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

"TAKATA RECALL MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID LIMITED IS COMING UP WITH A WARNING SIGNAL "HYBRID SAFETY WARNING DO NOT DRIVE".AND CHECK BRAKETHIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND NO BODY ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR SOUNDS AN ALARM AND THE MESSAGE COMES UP ON THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER CARE LINE CANNOT PROVIDE EXPLANATION OR FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PISTON ROD BLEW OUT AND THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.