2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

I HAVE PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2014. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE GOING OUT MORE THAN THE NORM (FOR OTHER VEHICLES). I HAVE RECEIVED COUNTLESS OF TICKETS OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT THE 2012-2014 HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS HAVE YET TO GET RESOLVED/ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF MY POLICE FRIENDS AND OTHER CURRENT/FORMER HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS TO TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE PULLED MANY PEOPLE OVER WITH THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL FOR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE IS HAZARDOUS FOR NOT ONLY ME AND MY CHILD, BUT ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE THE ROAD WITH ME. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS THE LAST AND FINAL STRAW FOR ME. I WAS DRIVING WHEN ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT YET AGAIN. I WENT TO THE AUTOZONE TO ATTEMPT TO CHANGE MY LIGHT BULB JUST TO DISCOVER THAT THE ELECTRICAL MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE BULB IN PLACE IS BROKEN. IT APPEARED THAT THE LIGHT BULB WENT THROUGH A MILD BURST OF FLAMES. TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY AS A MOTHER, ON THE SAME SIDE AS MY CHILD SITS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I'M SURE THAT IF YOU CONDUCT YOUR OWN RESEARCH WITH POLICE ABOUT VEHICLES BEING PULLED OVER, YOU WILL SURELY SEE THAT THE NUMBER ONE REASON WAS BECAUSE OF A BROKEN BRAKE LIGHT. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERT OGDEN HARLINGEN HYUNDAI 8621 E FRONTAGE RD, HARLINGEN, TX 78552 956-4230-5555, TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND NOT THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO HAVE A SPECIALIST PERFORM A SOUND TEST FROM INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SPECIALIST FOUND NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WAS INFORMED THAT ON A PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER UNREPAIRED WITH THE ENGINE FAILURE AND ALSO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

MY CAR WILL NOT START. JUST BUY IT AND IT STALL AND WILL NOT CRACK OR START..CAN'T BE JUMPED EITHER.. ALL LIGHTS TURN ON. RADIO PLAYS .

BRAKES LIGHT STAY ON AFTER IGNITION TURNED OFF. CAR DE-ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF OUR HOME AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. TODAY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG FROM THE FRONT WINDOW COLUMN DEPLOYED ALL ON ITS OWN! THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE FORTUNATELY WHENEVER IT WENT OFF. *TR

THIS STARTED MAY 1, 2020...REAR BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY STAY ON WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, SEATBELTS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 2 DAYS THEREAFTER ON DASHBOARD, THEN ESC INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON 1 DAY THEREAFTER ON DASHBOARD. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, WHEN STEERING. IT'S A RATTLING METAL CLICKING SOUND. CAR SEEMS TO STEER, BUT THE NOISE IS WORRISOME. I CAN BE DRIVING AND WHEN I MOVE STEERING WHEEL, IT CLICKS AND WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. IT CLICKS WITH MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL. *TR

MY DRIVERS AIRBAG INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE ONLY PARKED CAR THAT WAS 20 FT FROM THE CORNER. *TR

THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN 2018 ON OUR 2012 SONATA HYBRID UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO CONTAMINATION. MILEAGE WAS 82,,895. ON 5/9/2020 WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD KNOCKING/TAPPING NOISE (EXACTLY LIKE LAST TIME) ALONG WITH STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOISE CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER SO PULLED OVER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER IN PENSACOLA, FL. WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST TO US WOULD BE APPOX. $5,500 FOR A USED ENGINE WITH 98,000 MILES ON IT. WE NOW HAVE 107,000 MILES WHICH IS APPOX. 24,000 ON THE NEW ENGINE. UPON INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THAT 470,000 2011 & 2012 SONATAS WERE RECALLED ON SEPT. 2, 2015 AFTER NHTSA RAISED THE ISSUE OF ENGINE NOISE AND PROBLEMS. IT REPLACED ENGINES AND INCREASED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YRS OR 120,000 MILES. IN JANUARY 2019 100,000 OF THESE SAME ENGINES WERE RECALLED AGAIN DUE TO DAMAGED FUEL LINES CAUSED WHEN THE ENGINES WERE REPLACED DURING PREVIOUS RECALLS. HYUNDAI HAS DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR THIS TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS IS A HYBRID. OTHER SONATA HYBRID OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE FAITHFULLY TAKE OUR CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ANY PROBLEMS AND OIL CHANGES AND HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION IF NEEDED. WE WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE US. THANK YOU.

STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE RAPIDLY WHEN DRIVING. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.

THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON. TODAY MY BRAKES JUST LOCKED UP AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICK WHEN TURNED LEFT AND RIGHT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR USED AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH TIME. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN MOTOR MDPS RUBBER COUPLER LINK HAD BEGAN TO FAIL. THIS CAUSE A DEAD ZONE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH GETS WORSE WITH TIME. THE LINK IS A KNOWN FAILING PART AND COST $10 TO REPLACE THE PART BUT 300 FOR LABOR DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDING TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED TO REPLACE THE FAULTY RUBBER PART. *TR

AFTER HAVING TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO MY CRANK SHAFT GETTING CLOGGED WITH METAL PIECES ON THE HIGHWAY AND DESTROYING THE ENGINE. I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE FEELING LIKE IT'S STALLING OUT OR LOSING THROTTLE EITHER DURING A TURN OR SHORTLY AFTER. IT'S NEVER POPPED AND ERROR CODE AND ONLY HAPPENS NOW AND THEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURING, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC LINKED THE FAILURE TO TWO UNKNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ABOUT 2+ MONTHS AGO, I HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR BRAKES, OIL CHANGE, AND FILTERS. WITHIN A DAY OR TWO I NOTICED A CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIRBAG PASSENGER UNIT. THINKING IT WAS FLORIDA HEAT RELATED, I PAID IT NO ATTENTION. DURING THIS COVID PANDEMIC I NOW SEE THAT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOTATION ON THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AS WELL, AND THE LAST TIME MY HUSBAND AND I RAN AN ERRAND, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. NOW I'M AFRAID TO USE THE CAR TO ANY EXTENT EXCEPT AROUND TOWN FOR SHORT ERRANDS AND WAS WONDERING WHAT I SHOULD DO. THE RECALL NUMBER 174 SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE...HOWEVER....ALL RECEIPTS I HAVE SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE DO NOT SHOW IT HAVING BEEN REPAIRED. I SEE THAT THE INITIAL REPORT OF THE RECALL (NOT REMEDY) WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE SEAT BELT ISSUE, HOWEVER, THE REMEDY NOTICE IS THE ONE I HAVE NO RECORD OF HAVING BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER HAS RECOMMENDED OTHER WORK BE DONE ON THE VEHICLE EACH TIME I'VE BROUGHT IT IN FOR A RECALL ITEM (??)! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON EXITING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FIRE WAS SEEN. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A HOME OWNER WITH A GARDEN HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED A DEALER FOR A FAILURE DIAGNOSES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS STILL AWAITING THE MANUFACTURER TOW AS HIS INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

ENGINE STARTED RATTLING WHILE IDLING. SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING LOSE IN THE ENGINE. LOOKED UP THE VIN AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI. HAVENT USED THE CAR SINCE. IT HAD BEEN PARKED. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY 5/3/2020 AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RECALL WAS GONE.

STEERING WHEEL NOISE MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.

CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK ON MY SONATA THE DASH BOARD INDICATES THAT I HAVE ZERO GAS AVAILABLE THIS CAUSED MY CHECK ENGINE TO COME ON ITS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD OR THE CAR CAN CATCH ON FIRE THIS SITUATION HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN I START IT AS WELL.*JB

I HAD A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA I FINANCED FROM PRESTIGE AUTO IN DARTMOUTH MA. THE VEHICLE HAD 66,002 MILEAGE. I MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS UP TO DATE AND FIXED PRIOR TO PURCHASING VEHICLE. LONG STORY SHORT WITH ALL THE RECALLS THESE SONATAS HAVE ENGINE BEING ONE OF THEM. I STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE FEAR OF BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED AND CAUSING INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON DUE TO THIS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTOR CORPORATION AND BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU AND WAS FORWARDED TO CONTACT THIS. I TRADED IN THE VEHICLE ONLY GETTING 1,500 FOR IT WHEN I STILL OWED 6,698 AND HAD TO PAY THAT OUT OF MY POCKET. ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF HYUNDAI WAS COOPERATIVE BUT INSTEAD THEY DID NOTHING!! I WASN'T KEEPING A VEHICLE THAT WAS UNSAFE AND TO WORRY IF I'M GOING TO BE ALIVE OR DECEASED EVERY TIME I'M IN IT.

TAIL LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS AND BREAK LIGHTS KEEP MELTING THE BULB TO THE SOCKET LEAVING ME WITH NO BREAK LIGHTS AND NOT KNOWING UNTIL SOMEONE PULLS UP N YELLS AT ME. IT ALSO HAS CAUSED ME TO GET PULLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES. ADVANCED AUTO PARTS TOLD ME THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE TOLD THEM THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THEM BC IT IS A KNOWN HYUNDAI ISSUE AND IT'S DANGEROUS THAT'S WHY THEIR BULBS KEEP GOING OUT OF STOCK FOR THIS CAR. LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR SOME TIMES FLICKER ON AND OFF AND TWICE THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF MY CAR WENT PITCH BLACK CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE OVER 200 PICS OF OTHER HYUNDAI WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND I HAVE TOLD HYUNDAI ABOUT IT AND CALLED CORPORATE ABOUT IT NUMEROUS TIMES. I ATTACHED A COLLAGE WITH SOME PLACES I GO N RANDOMLY ALWAYS SEE OTHERS W THE SAAAAME LIGHT OUT OR NO LIGHTS AT ALL!! OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE FORCED TO PAY $400/ PER LIGHT TO FIX A SOCKET!!! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2016 AND I'M JUST ABOUT TIRED OF IT BC IT SEEMS TO KEEP GETTING WORSE!!!

TAG LIGHT KEEPS BLOWING AN EVERY TIME THE RADIO IS ON IF I HIT A HUMP IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AN COMES BACK ON AFTER U HIT ANOTHER ONE SO IT BASICALLY KEEPS SHUTTING OFF N KEEP COMING BACK ON

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START AS IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY FOB. MY DAUGHTERS AND WIFE HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AS THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL AS THE ENGINE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. I AM SCARED TO TAKE THE CAR ON LONG TRIPS AS THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND IT CAN TAKE UP TO 20 ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS. PLEASE HELP!!

I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING THE FOLLOWING RECALLS, PART 573 SAFETY RECALL REPORT 17V-226 AND 15V-568 AFTER VISITING HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TWICE, MY CAR STILL HAS KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE LAST MONTH MY CAR ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE

BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO THINK I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. ALSO, THEY DO NOT TURN OFF AFTER I PARK THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP AND IT IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT, BUT NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL IN JAN OF 2016, BUT NOT ON MY CAR. IT WAS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PLUNGER. *TR

IN MOTION GOING 20 MPH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ACCIDENT. AIR BAG BUSTED ON MY HEAD, BACK, AND RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE. WITH A POWDERY SHARP FILM ON ME. AIR BAG RECALL WAS NOT FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I REPORTED IT TO HYUNDAI WHICH LEAD TO COUNTLESS EMAIL WITH NO REPAIRS MADE. SEAT AND DOOR PANEL IS RUINED WITH A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT HAS SPREAD. ENGINE HAD BEEN STALLING AND PRODUCING WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAILPIPES. WHILE IN MOTION CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP GOES OFF COMES ON DISPLAYS KEY NOT IN VEHICLE WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ARMREST PLUGGED IN. BRAKE PEDAL FREEZES UP PREVENTING THE CAR TO START. RADIO DOES NOT WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. REACH OUT TO HYUNDAI WEBB ON ROUTE 30 IN MERRILLVILLE, IN. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH DUE TO THE ENGINE RECALL AND TURBO RECALL. THEY FORCED ME TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP AFTER HAVING IT FOR A MONTH. IN MOTION FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR CUTS OFF. I GET IT BACK ON A BIG CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE PRODUCES AND CUTS OFF AGAIN WHILE IN TRAFFIC. PRIOR TO PICKING THE CAR UP THE MANAGER OF THE SHOP CALLED INFORMED ME TO COME PICK IT UP AND BRING A BATTERY DUE TO THE BATTERY IN THE CAR IS DEAD. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP...THEY DID NOT HAVE THE COURTESY TO CHARGE TO BATTERY TO TEST THE WORK THAT WAS DONE. I TAKE A BATTERY UP THERE THEY KEEP THE CAR FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR 2. WHEN I PICK IT UP THE ARMREST IS BROKEN THEY PUT A SCREW IN THE POSITIVE CABLE

ON SUNDAY MARCH 29,2020, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO HER DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE ENGINE WENT DEAD. IT DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL TO START IT. IT WAS TOWED TO MY WIFE'S DAUGHTER'S HOUSE BY A FRIEND OF MINE WITH A STRAP TO PULL A VEHICLE. THE DISTANCE TO HER HOUSE WAS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE. THE NEXT DAY ON 03/30/2020 I WENT TO GO CHECK ON IT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON THE ENGINE. ON 03/31/2020 I CONTACTED ALLSTATE, MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A WRECKER TO AN AUTO ELECTRIC BUSINESS. ON 04/02/2020 THE MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR, THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED. THAT SAME DAY ALLSTATE TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC. ON 04/03/2020 THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND SAID THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED AND NOT RESPONDING. HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR OR A USED ONE. I THEN LEFT IT THERE UNTIL I RESEARCHED ANY RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ON 04/08/2020 I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT IS AUTOSERVICE. HYUNDAIUSA.COM AND IT DID SAY MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED. I REQUEST A RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL ON THE ENGINE TO BE INSPECTED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER. MY COMPLAINT AS A BUYER ON THIS VEHICLE IS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM OF METAL DEBRIS GENERATED ON THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE. THESE ENGINES WERE MANUFACTURED AT HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING ALABAMA.

MY BRAKE SWITCH LIGHT KEEPS FAILING I HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE ALREADY AND NOW ONCE AGAIN MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL A WHILE AGO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BEING PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LAMP BULB WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, BRAKE LAMP WAS STILL INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMP WARNING LIGHT REMAINED DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN

MY VEHICLE WAS WELL KEPT. IT HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WHICH WERE NOT MY FAULT BUT DIDN'T INVOLVE THE SUSPENSION. THIS WEEK THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED ON ONE SIDE AND IS GOING TO BREAK ON THE OTHER ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY SAY IT'S DUE TO STRUTS BEING UNDER STRESS. THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THOUGHT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS? THE CAR HAS HAD ALL OF ITS ROUTINE SERVICE AND RECALLS REPAIRED. IS THERE ANY THING I CAN DO?

THE SOCKET ON EITHER TAILLIGHTS HAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT CREATING A MULTITUDE OF SAFETY HAZARDS, INCLUDING A FIRE HAZARD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE BREAK, NEITHER TAIL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY ONE NIGHT AND WILL NOT GO OFF, IT WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF BUT EVENTUALLY JUST STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENED A FEW NIGHTS AGO. I NOTICED IT ONCE I PARKED AT HOME. THIS MORNING WHEN I CRUNK THE CAR, IT WAS ON AND THEN WENT OFF AND CAME ON EVERY TIME I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL UNTIL IT JUST STAYED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON UNLESS I HAVE THEM TURNED OFF (IF THEY ARE SET TO COME ON WITH 'DOOR OPEN' THEY STAY ON INDEFINITELY)

MY VEHICLE IS NOT RECOGNIZING THAT IT IS IN PARK SO IT IS NOT COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS AN 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL, AND THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ABD OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

STEERING WHEEL STARTED "STICKING" AS YOUR GOING STRAIT. IT IS NOTICEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS WHERE IT IS EASY TO OVER-CORRECT STEERING. BEEN READING REVIEWS OF COMMON USER COMPLAINTS BUT DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS AS OF YET. OPENED CASE WITH HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA CASE#: 16870224 - WAS ASKED TO GO TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT.

EPS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP ON ME NOW I CANTSEI

I NEVER HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE BUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I RECENTLY GOT MY OIL CHANGED..

CONTINUED ISSUES SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE WITH REAR BREAK LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT AND BULBS MELTING WHERE THERE TO BE INSTALLED. CAUSING ISSUES WITH REPLACING NEW BULBS ALL TOGETHER AND UNABLE TO TWIST IN/OUT OF REPLACEMENT BULBS. PREVENTING NEW BULBS FROM BEING ABLE TO BE REPLACED.

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT. IT GETS WORSE AS YOU ACCELERATE IN SPEED. FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY YOU CAN TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND STILL HEAR THE CLICKING SOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO (PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURN ENGINE OFF). THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TULSA HYUNDAI LOCATED AT (9777 S. MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133) TO BE DIAGNOSED WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND CURRENTLY STILL AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY $1,500 OF THE REPAIR COST FOR GOODWILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE

YOU CAN ADD MY SONATA TO THE LIST OF BLOWN ENGINE.ITS IN THE SHOP NOW HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONLY 73,000 + MILES ON IT ALWAYS USED MOBIL ONE.OIL AT AROUND 7,000 MILE INTERVALS. WAS JUST RETURNING HOME GETTING OFF FREEWAY RUNNING AROUND 70MPH SLOWED DOWN FOR CURVE IN SIDE ROAD TO ABOUT 45MPH . ACCELERATED AND ENGINE QUIT SHUTTERED AND VIBRATED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT A MILE ON THE BATTERY TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WHEN TO BATTERY RAN OUT..

THE BRAKE SOCKETS ARE BURNT AND LIGHTBULBS ARE MELTING. MY BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT.

WHILE OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS, I HAVE REGULARLY MAINTAINED ALL ASPECTS OF THE CAR FROM OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES TO RECALL NOTICES. I WAS JUST DUE FOR A 3000 MILE OIL CHANGE WHEN WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR SHUT DOWN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED, AND I ASSUMED THE ALTERNATOR DIED. I GOT IT TOWED AND MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE IS DONE, THERE IS NO OIL! THIS CAME AS A SHOCK SINCE I HAVE IT CHANGED TIMELY AND THERE WAS NO SENSOR OR LIGHT IN THE CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE INDICATED LOW OIL. I READ ON CARGURU WEBSITE WITH OTHER REVIEWS THIS HAPPENED WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MODEL. VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH THIS CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE SO SOON.

WHEN I GOT THIS CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT CONTAINER DOESNT STAY FULL. IN FACT, I HAVE TO GO TO WALMART TO BY COLLANT AND FILL THE CONTAINER EVERY WEEK. I NOTICED THERE IS A LEAK AS WELL AND ITS SPRAYING ALL OVER THE MOTOR AND BATTERY. ALDO AFTER DRIVING FOR HOURS, I'M ABLE TO OPEN THE CAP TO THE COLLANT CONTAINER WITH NO ISSUES. IT'S NOT HOT OR ANYTHING. NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS CAR AND DINT WANT GO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT.

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE, LEFT & RIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RETURNING FROM (PRESTON HYUNDAI 4327 PRESTON RD, HURLOCK, MD 21643) FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE CONTACT INVESTIGATED AND BECAME AWARE THAT THE PLASTIC UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BECAME UNSTEADY WHICH MADE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,801.