2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS AND ON THE STEERING WHEEL IT'S SEEMS TO BE OPEN ON ITS OWN A LITTLE BIT COULD I DRIVE MY CAR THIS WAY? I WAS JUST ROUTINELY DRIVING MY CAR THE LIGHT CAME ON WENT OFF CAME BACK ON AND IT'S STILL ON IT'S BEEN A WEEK NOW

AFTER A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT INTO THE SONATA DUE TO RECALL , WITHIN 24 HOURS THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CATCHING FIRE CAUSING DRIVER TO ABANDON VEHICLE ON HIGH WAY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

200,000 MILES. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL " CHATTERS IN A SIDEWAYS MOTION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF YOU PUT A LITTLE SIDEWAYS STEERING PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL AND THEN LET GO, IT JUMPS ALL AROUND. TIE RODS AND RACK/PINION HAVE BEEN RULED OUT AS THE CAUSE BY MICHIGAN STATE CERTIFIED AND LICENSED MECHANICS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AT A PARKING LIGHT OVER NIGHT, WHEN NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER AND DOOR SIDE WAS BURNED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED NO ONE WAS INJURED OR SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER CAPITOL HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER LOCATED AT 1050 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136, (408) 445-1600, WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED A THIRD PARTY COMPANY INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT RELEASE ANY INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

IN JULY 2019 I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOBODY IN THE CAR AT THAT TIME. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE BRAKE LIGHT WERE TUNING ON EVEN WHEN I WAS NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN THE SAME TIME THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL STARTED TO TAKE OVER AND IT REFUSED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK WAS TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN PRESS IT AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS BEHAVING VERY STRANGE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS A RUBBER STOPPER THAT KEPT THE BREAK PEDAL IN PLACE. WHEN IT IS WORN, IT BEHAVES AS IF SOMEBODY TRIED TO HIT THE BREAK. AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS RECALL 136 THE ACCURATELY DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM FOR MY CAR MODEL. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL BUT I GOT NO RESPONSE.

VEHICLE GAVE A WARNING THAT THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILED AND TO SAFELY LEAVE THE ROAD AND STOP DRIVING. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND BEFORE I COULD LEAVE THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. NOT EVEN ENOUGH POWER FOR HAZARD LIGHTS.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE I RECEIVED A LOUD CHIME AND A WARNING ON THE SMALL SCREEN ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATING A BRAKE FAILURE, AND THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A VERY LOUD GRINDING AND CHATTERING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKING ACTION. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT. THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. I THEN CHECKED OUTSIDE OF THE CAR FOR LEAKING FLUID. THERE WAS NONE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. I WIGGLED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE FLUID CONNECTIONS ALSO. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART. THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM.

BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME EVEN AFTER REPLACING. HAVE NOW REPLACED WIRING IN BOTH AND NEW PROBLEMS NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REMAINING ON EVEN IF BRAKE PADS ARE NOT BEING DEPRESSED. WHILE DRIVING OR IN PARK. THE CAR ALSO WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

WASTEGATE ACCUATOR DEFECTIVE MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE ENGINE FAILURE REPLACEMENT.. BUT RICK CASE HYUNDAI WONT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS GIVING ISSUES WHEN THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS STILL VALID. POSSIBLY DAMAGED AT THE TIME OF BLOCK REPLACEMENT AS I HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO RESOLVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TURBO FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED, AS LONG AS IT IS IN A FAIRLY STRAIGHT LINE, THE STEERING HAS A CATCH IN IT WHEN YOU TRY TO EASE THE CAR TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN A RUT AND YOU HAVE TO TURN HARDER THAN EXPECTED TO BREAK IT OUT OF THAT RUT. THIS CAUSES INSTANCES OF OVERSTEERING. THIS CAN'T BE SAFE AT ALL!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAGS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI DE FAJARDO (LOCATED AT KM 51., PR-3, FAJARDO, 00738, PUERTO RICO), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

WE OWN A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA AND THE BRAKE-TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. ONE TAIL LIGHT WE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY BECAUSE THE HOLE THAT THE BULB GOES IN MELTED. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT YOU DO THEY ALWAYS BURN OUT. WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND I'M BEHIND A HYUNDAI SONATA OR ELANTRA AROUND THE 2012 MODEL THEY ALWAYS HAVE A TAIL LIGHT THAT DOES NOT WORK. I KNOW A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I EMAILED HYUNDAI ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEIR BASICALLY NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF YOU.

BREAK LIGHTS WON'T SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR IS OFF IT DRAINS MY BATTERY CAR HAS A HARD TIME DRIVING AT A CERTAIN SEED CONSTANTLY JERKS WHILE DRIVING AND CAR SPEEDS UP WHEN NOT GOING FAST AT TIMES I'VE TAKEN IT TO HYUNDAI THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY STATED THEY'VE GONE INTO THE CAR TO MANY TIMES I HAVE CHILDREN I CAN NOT KEEP DRIVING THIS CAR LIKE THIS IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN EXCHANGE MY CAR FOR SOMETHING WITH THE SAME VALUE CAR HAD AN ENGINE RECALL THE CAR STARTED SMOKING I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR IN A HALF I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE ISSUES AT ALL

THERE IS A KNOCK IN THE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN I HIT A BUMP ITS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOSE THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE OR WHEN IM SITTING STILL IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT KNOCKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEHIGH VALLEY HYUNDAI (675 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-16227242, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

IN JUNE 2019 I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES ( GENERAL ALTIMAX BRAND) FROM BENTLEY HYUNDAI. SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAD TO REPLACE ONE NEW TIRE IN AUGUST 2019 DUE TO FREQUENT LOW AIR PRESSURE. NOW I'M IN DEC 2019 AND FREQUENT LOW AIR PRESSURE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE GENERAL ALTIMAX TIRE BRAND IS DANGEROUS AND HAS POOR QUALITY. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TIRES SERVICED THERE WAS NO NAILS IN THE TIRE BUT WAS INFORMED GENERAL ALTIMAX TIRES ARE SUBSTANDARD QUALITY AND MAY CAUSE SAFETY CONCERNS. AS A DRIVER I DO NOT WANT TO BE ON THE ROAD AND THE AIR JUST DEFLATES CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. MY VEHICLE IS PARKED AT WORK 8 PLUS HOURS 5-6 DAYS A WEEK OR DRIVING CITY STREETS TO RUN ERRANDS OR AT CHURCH. FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS MY VEHICLES HAS BEEN PARKED AND TODAY I START MY VEHICLE AND THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. I JUST HAD MY TIRES CHECK ON 11/26/19. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE MANY LOW PRESSURE TIRE ISSUES. I AM REQUESTING A REIMBURSEMENT.

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE IN DEC 2014 I HAVE REPLACED 12 OR MORE LIGHTS BULBS. FRONT HEADLIGHT AND BACK BRAKE LIGHTS. BENTLEY HYUANDAI DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD THE VEHICLE TOLD THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS ENTIRE CASING HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT MELTED. I JUST CHANGED THE FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS A MONTH AGO AND THE NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEREFORE I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AND NEITHER CAN THE OTHER DRIVERS SEE MY VEHICLE. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING INCIDENT. THIS SAFETY HAZARD IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT BENTLEY HYUNDAI AT THE END OF LAST MONTH AND NOW MY HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT AGAIN.

AFTER APPX 65K MILES, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED CLICKING WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE DESCRIBED THE ISSUE AS THE STEERING KNUCKLE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY ISSUE WAS NOT ONLY THE KNUCKLE, BUT THE STEERING GEARBOX. THERE WERE TEETH BROKEN ON THE GEARS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. $2000-$4000. THESE ISSUES SHOULD NOT HAPPEN UNLESS THERE WERE WEAK OR DEFECTIVE PARTS INSTALLED DURING THE BUILD PROCESS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

LOOSE POWER AND NOISE FROM ENGINE WHILE IN DRIVE 60 MPH....DONOT KNOW WHAT IT IS FOR SURE .HAPPENS IN CITY STREETS TURNING AN DRIVING AT THE SAME TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS INCREASED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,700.

FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN BUYING LIGHT BULBS FOR THE CAR. THEY ARE EITHER BLOWING ARE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S MAKING THEM GO OUT. IF WE CHANGE ONE EITHER THAT SAME ONE OR ANOTHER ONE GOES OUT. AND IT'S WITH THE FRONT LIGHTS BACK LIGHTS AND I CURRENTLY HAVE AN INTERIOR LIGHT OUT ALONG WITH A FRONT HEAD LIGHT. I CAN'T PIN POINT IF THEY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING OR NOT ALL I KNOW WE HAVE GOTTEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT A LIGHT WE DIDN'T KNOW WAS OUT.

"HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING SAFELY STOP AND DO NOT DRIVE" MESSAGE COME UP ON THE DISPLAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIME. THE FIRST TIME AT A STOP LIGHT, AND THE MOTOR KEPT REVVING AND WOULD THE CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE. AFTER GETTING OFF THE ROAD, PARKED, KILLED THE CAR AND CRANKED IT BACK UP. THE MESSAGE CLEARED. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF A COUPLE TIMES AND MADE A TRIP ROUND THE PARKING LOT, STOPPING, SIFTING GEARS, ETC... WITH NO LUCK OF DUPLICATING THE ISSUE. THE SECOND TIME TWO MONTHS LATE, I WAS JUST PARKED AND THE MESSAGE CAME ON AS I WAS KILLING IT. I TRIED CRANKING THE CAR BUT KEPT GETTING THE ERROR AND THE EPS CAME ON BUT THE CAR DIDNT CRANK AND COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. MULTIPLE ON AND OFFS THE CAR FULL CRANKED UP AND WAS ABLE TAKE IT OUT OF PARK AND DRIVE FOR TEST SPIN AROUND THE PARKING LOT, TEST THE GEARS FROM D TO P .. NEVER GOT IT TO DO IT AGAIN. A WEEK LATER DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER. TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF AND ALL THE LIGHTS CLEARED. ABOUT A MONTH LATER GOT IN THE CAR TO GOT WORK AND THE SAME MESSAGE CAME ON ALONG WITH A CHECK ENGINE. THE CAR CRANKED BUT THE MESSAGE WOULDNT GO AWAY AFTER MULTIPLE ON/OFF'S AND SHIFTING OF GEARS. I SHOULD MENTION THAT WHEN YOU SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS THE THE LIGHT ON THE DASH LINE UP. I NEVER HAVE PROBLEM WHILE SWITCHING GEAR FROM P TO R OR DRIVE. MOST WHILE DRIVING/STOPPING OR AFTER PARKING GOING FROM D TO P. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE TOWED IN TO THE DE

WAS GETTING READY TO MOVE FROM NC TO LA. DURING ACCELERATION ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION, STUMBLED AND THEN DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. HAD A HARD TIME STEERING AND BRAKING, BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS NO VEHICLE AROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE AS FAILING/SEIZED. RECALL 132 WAS PERFORMED, BUT ENGINE WAS NOT REPLACED AND ONLY INSPECTED. RECALL DESCRIPTION : GDI ENGINE INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT. ; COMPLETED : MAY 23, 2018

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T LIMITED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND BEFORE I STOPPED ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WERE OUT. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO CUT IT OFF WITH THE PUSH STOP BUTTON AND IT WOULD NOT CUT OFF. THEN I CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND BEFORE I ENDED THE CALL THE ENGINE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRESSING THE ENGINE STOP BUTTON. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN A BUSY AREA THE COULD HAVE ENDED IN A FATALITY. WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS?

CLUNKING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. CLUNKING WHEN STATIONARY AND TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT.

AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT GO AWAY. NO ACCIDENT. HEADLIGHT AND BRAKELIGHT BURNS OUT EVERY 6-8 MONTHS.

ON JUNE 22TH, 2019 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AND I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND UNDER MY HOOD AND MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER TO BE SAFE. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE BUT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL WAS TWO PLUS HOURS. SINCE I WAS WITHIN A HALF MILE OF MY HOME I CONTINUED ON. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH BENTLEY HYUNDAI IN HUNTSVILLE, AL FOR JUNE 24TH, 2019. MY CAR SAT FOR 2 DAYS BECAUSE IT WAS THE WEEKEND AND BENTLEY HYUNDAI SERVICE WAS CLOSED. THE MORNING OF JUNE 24TH, 2019 MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START SO I HAD IT TOWED TO BENTLEY HYUNDAI. I ASK CHRIS ERICKSON SERVICE ADVISOR WAS THERE ANY SERVICE CAMPAIGNS OR RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE SINCE I HAD MANY OTHERS FOR MY HYUNDAI SONATA GLS RECENTLY. AFTER ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES HE CAME BACK AND SAID NO WHICH WAS NOT TRUE. HERE IS THE PROOF: HYUNDAI ASSURANCE CAR CARE WEBSITE IT STATES; SERVICE CAMPAIGN T3G DEALER BEST PRACTICE LAUNCH FEBRUARY 15TH, 2019 FOR SONATA/SANTE FE SPORT/ TUCSON ENGINE DTC P1326 WIRING INSPECTION/INSTALLATION AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT (TSB # 19-01-006H SUPERCEDES TSB # 18-01-032-2). IT SPECIFICALLY STATES AFFECTED VEHICLES AFFECTED 2011-2014 MY SONATA (YF) VEHICLES WITH 2.0L TURBO AND 2.4 ENGINES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE THE CHECK LIGHT ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P1326. ACCORDING TO BENTLEY HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT WAS A SWITCH ISSUES WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I PAID $572.36 FOR REPAIRS. ON 11/10/2019 I EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE KNOCKING UNDER THE HOOD AND ENGINE L

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE A MONTH AGO.SOON AS I LEAVE OIL LUBE,NOT EVEN HALFWAY HOME MY CAR STARTED HESITATING AND CUTTING OFF.BY THE TIME I MADE IT HOME NOT EVEN 10 MINS AWAY MY CAR STARTED KNOCKING.I PURCHASED THIS CAR 4 MONTHS AGO AND CAN'T DRIVE IT I WAS IN THE CITY LIMITS OF HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA

ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE A LOT OF NOISE AND THE STEERING COLUMN RATTLES WHEN YOU HIT THE SMALLEST BUMPS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT AND IT IS MY WIFE'S CALL DRIVING MY FAMILY TO SCHOOL ETC. IT WILL CATCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN INCREASING THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE QUICK MOVES.

CAR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE WAS MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. PRIOR TO BEING ON THIS ROAD I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 35-40 MILES BEFORE IT STOPPED AND WOULDN'T MOVE. WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. I CALLED HYUNDAI THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE

WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR WOULD JUST STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST STOP. WE NEARLY GOT ON A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE NO PICTURE DIE TO IT SITTING AT THE SHOP NOW FOR 3 WEEKS. MY HUSBAND RISKS LOSING HIS JOB CAUSE OF THE ENGINE GOING OUT ON OUR 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AND IT COULD POSSIBLY GET REPOSSESSED. THEN WE COULDNT DRIVE IT ANYMORE. IT WONT CRANK OR TURN OVER AT ALL. IT WOULD IT UP ALOT OF OIL JUST IN ONE MONTH AND WE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE WINDOWS WOULDNT GO DOWN AND THE LOCKS WOULDNT LOCK. HAD ALOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THATS OUR ONLY CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK,NOW WE HAVE NOTHING CAUSE WE CANT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. NO ONE WILL HELP US WITH THIS RECALL ON THIS VIECHLE. WE WILL LOSE OUR CAR IF THE RECALL ON THIS CAR/ENGINE AND ETC THAT IS RECALLED ON THIS VIECHLE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (65 TO 70 MPH), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR LOST POWER. I WAS VERY STARTLED AND I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AND HEADED TO MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAD ALMOST NO POWER AND WAS BUCKING HARD. THE ENGINE HAD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND THAT GREW IN INTENSITY AS THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED. I DROVE GENTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES AS I WAS STARTLED AND LOST POWER AT THE SAME TIME IN MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN EXIT FROM THE ROADWAY TO AVOID MANY MORE MILES OF TRAVEL TO GET TO HELP.

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE CAR JOLTED AND SOMETHING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I DISCOVERED MOTOR OIL ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY AND IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. UPON INSPECTION BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICAL SHOPS AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY, A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 90,017 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN INDICATED THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WOULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE AND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. HYUNDAI IS CLAIMING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE THETA II ENGINE RECALL AND HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SLOW TO ASSIST. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2017 WITH APPROXIMATELY 39,500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CHANGED OIL WITH SYNTHETIC OIL EVERY 7500 MILES WHICH IS THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, ETC. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE.

MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. I RECEIVED A JUMP. THE CAR STARTED. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I RECEIVED A JUMP. THE CAR STARTED. I LET IT RUN 40 MINS. I SHUT IT OFF; TRIED TO START THE CAR BACK UP; AND IT WOULD NOT START. I RECEIVED A THIRD JUMP, IT STARTED, AND I TOOK MY BATTERY TO GET TESTED. THE BATTERY WAS FINE. WE WENT TO JUMP IT AGAIN, AND WE COULD NOT GET IT TO START. I HAD IT TOWED. AFTER INSPECTION, THE BATTERY TESTED AS FINE FOR A 2ND TIME. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE STARTED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC CAME OUT FOR THE STARTED REPLACEMENT BUT WANTED TO RUN SOME ADDITIONAL TESTS DUE TO THIS BEING A COMMON SONATA ISSUE. HE JUMPED THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY IT STARTED BY BYPASSING THE BREAK. HE TESTED THE BATTERY (3RD TIME)--PASSED. ALTERNATOR--PASSED. STARTER--PASSED. HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM PINPOINT THE RELAY/SIGNAL THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY WORKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REQUIRED ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE A BAD BATTERY, DESPITE IT HAVING PASSED 3X PRIOR AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER BECAUSE THEY SAY ITS A BAD BATTERY AND NOTHING ELSE--DESPITE ME CONSISTENTLY TELLING THEM THE CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE PURCHASED (CPO) AND THIS BEING A [GOOGLE-ABLE AND] VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2012 SONATA. LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO, I EXPERIENCED A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TURNING OFF AS WELL. THE 2011 - 2013 SONATAS ARE RIDDEN WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT HYUNDAI IS COVERING UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE DETECTED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED BLAISE ALEXANDER HYUNDAI (1703 W COLLEGE AVE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801, (814) 234-2886) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING INTO PARKING PLACE. ALSO MY SONATA LOCKS DOORS BY ITSELF. I CAN BE IN HOUSE AND CAR IS IN GARAGE AND I CAN HEAR THE DOORS LOCK. SOMETIMES WHEN I LEAVE MY HOUSE TO GET IN CAR THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. WHY IS THAT? THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. HYUNDAI SERVICE SAID TO BRING CAR IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. I DID NOT DO THAT DUE TO NEEDING THE CAR EVERY DAY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT'S LIKE THE CAR SHUTS OFF, SLOWING TO ABOUT 45. AS I PUSH ON GAS IT DOES NOTHING THEN ABOUT 3 SECONDS LATER JERKS BACK UP AND THEN REPEATS. IT DOES THIS NOW EVERYTIME I AM TRAVELING. BESIDES GIVING ME WHIPLASH, IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A CRASH. MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. ALSO THERE IS ALWAYS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. IT SOUNDS AWFUL.

MY COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT STARTED KNOCKING. THEN A WARNING CAME UP THAT SAID TO PARK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY, HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE. AFTER HAVING HER CAR TOWED, IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT'S A 2.4 LITER ENGINE VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL CURRENTLY GOING ON WITH THE THETA II ENGINES.

STEERING COLUMN RATTLES AND SHAKES WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS/POT HOLES. MY MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE INCIDENTS AS SIMILAR TO ONES WHICH HE HAS SEEN ON OTHER SONATAS AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR.

BRAKE LIGHT BURNT OUT ALSO BURNT THE LIGHT FIXTURE. DEALER SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM SO THEY CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHT PIECE ON THE HARNESS AND THE FIXTURE. BUT THE DIDNT RECALL IT. SO IF YOU ORDER ANOTHER LIGHT HARNESS IT WON'T FIT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE. SMH NOW AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. NOW RIDING WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHT. I'VE SEEN SO MANY OF THE SAME WITHOUT 1 BRAKE LIGHT SMH. GUESS SAME PROBLEM!

WAS CHANGING LANES AND TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED. AT WHICH POINT MY ENGINE LOCKED UP AND NO LONGER TURN OVER. THIS CAUSED MY POWER STEERING TO FAIL, BRAKES TO BE APPLIED DESPITE ME NOT PRESSING THEM. THEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE IT WAS BURNING. I WAS GOING 50 ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS ACCRUED DURING RUSH HOUR.

DASHBOARD WAS SLOWLY CRACKING TOLD DEALERSHIP AND SAID "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THE CAR IS OLD" IT IS A 2012 SONATA. NOW THE DASHBOARD IS COMPROMISING THE AIRBAGS WHICH WILL SOMEDAY EXPLODE !!!!

WHEN I TRY TO PRESS ON THE GAS IT SEEN LIKE IT'S TRYING TO SLOW DOWN HELP I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOING ON.

CAR HESITATES UNDER ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. DOES IT ON ROAD AND FREEWAY. BREAK LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY OTHER WEEK POSSIBLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WIRE HARNESS. SHOCKS AND STRUTS STARTED MAKING NOISE RIGHT BEFORE THE 60,000 MILE MARK WEARS OFF TIRE BECAUSE OF IT. CAR STARTED HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS EARLY ON WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AT AROUND 12,000 MILES FOR THE ACCELERATION. BREAK LIGHT PROBLEMS AROUND 60,000 MILES SUSPENSION AROUND THE SAME TIME. HAVE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACE TWICE ON THIS CAR. AND CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN.

THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I SEE IN THESE CARS. THE TAILLIGHTS MELT AND MELT THE HOUSING CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD AND COLLISION HAZARD DUE TO NO BRAKE LIGHTS

MY STEERING WHEEL STICKS IN ONE POSITION WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER I TAKE MY CAR TO ABOUT IT AND AT FIRST THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE. I MENTIONED IT AGAIN AND THE LEAD SERVICE TECH EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THATS ALL FINE EXCEPT IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THEN I AM BY NO MEANS THE FIRST PERSON TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM WORRIED THAT ONE DAY IT WILL FINALLY LOCK UP COMPLETELY. I NOTICE THE ISSUE ON THE HIGHWAY THE MOST AS THERE ARE NOT AS MANY TURNS BUT YOU CAN ALSO NOTICE IT A LOT WHEN ON STRAIGHT BACK ROADS/COUNTY ROADS. IT HAS BEEN SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE NOTICED THIS ISSUE, SO AROUND 15,000 OR SO MILES NOW.

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKING OF THE CAR AND WHEN RUNNING OVER MAN HOLES

MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. IF THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED AFTER STOPPING IT JERKS VERY HARD BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. ALSO, MY MILEAGE FOR GAS IS BROKEN. THE ELECTRIC METER WILL GO UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN AND DOES NOT READ PROPERLY. NO MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, THE GAS METER WILL JUMP UP OR DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN UNIVERSAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.