2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT 68,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT 2011'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ITEM BUT NOT 2012'S, SO IT IS A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT IT WAS BEYOND THE 60,000 MILES FOR WARRANTY. DEALER SAID IT'S "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE" SO I COULD KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL I HAD THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

MY HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2012 STEERING WHEEL RECENTLY STARTED SHAKING ONCE I HIT 65 MPH. IT'S DOING IT ON AND OFF, BUT AT TIMES IT SOUND SCARY LIKE IT'S GOING TO FLY OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAD AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORT AND CONTAINED RUST AND CORROSION. ALSO, THE SOCKETS MELTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT HAD TO BE REMOVED TO PREVENT THE MIDDLE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FROM REMAINING ILLUMINATED. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS OPERABLE, BUT EVENTUALLY SHORTED OUT AS WELL. THE CONTACT ORDERED REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHTS THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS) AND 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATIONS. MCGRATH CITY HYUNDAI (6750 W GRAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60707, (773) 889-9090) WAS CONTACTED, BUT HAD NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE, THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE AND DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL QUICKLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. VICTORVILLE HYUNDAI (14821 PALMADALE RD A, VICTORVILLE, CA 92392) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

WELL I BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW YEARS BACK. I LEARNED ABOUT A FEW RECALLS ON THE CAR AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN. THEY FIXED ONE ISSUE, WHILE THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FINE. 2 YEARS PASS AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NOTE THERE WHERE NO SIGNS OF THE ENGINE HAVING TROUBLE. JUST PASSED SMOG. HAD THE OIL CHANGED, THE AIR FILTERS AND INTAKE FILTERS CHANGED. THE CAR MAKES THIS NOISE LIKE A RATTLE NOISE. I TURN OFF MY MUSIC AND WAS LISTENING TO THE NOISE. THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ACCELERATING WAS DECLINING . ALL OF A SUDDEN CHE K ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NOT EVEN A MOMENT LATER THE ENGINE TURNS OFF. I WAS SCARED. ON THE FREEWAY AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP COULDN'T USE THE BRAKE AND WHEEL WAS USELESS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED FOR A MOMENT TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND DOWN TO A SAFE AREA BUT THEN THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN AND WOULDN'T RESTART. HAS IT TOWED HOME. NOT ONLY WAS THIS HIGHLY UNSAFE, IT PUT MY LIFE MY KIDS LIFE AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK IN GETTING INTO A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY. BUT THE EXPERIENCE WAS SOMETHING ELSE. ALSO THE SEAT BELTS DONT ALWAYS LOCK IN AFTER THE FIRST TRY. U HAVE TO BUCKLE 3 TIMES BEFORE IT STAYS

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYNDAI SONATA DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ON VACATION MY KIDS AND I AND IT GAVE ME A WARNING SIGN TO STOP DRIVING PUTTING US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 5 HOURS MY HAZARD LIGHTS STOP WORKING AND THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER A LONG CRAZY NIGHT TRYING TO GET HELP OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD PUT A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BELT ON BECAUSE THE BELT CAUGHT FIRE BUT IT'S STILL ISN'T STARTING NO ONE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON WHAT DO I DO?

ENGINE SEIZED ON EXPRESS WAY. HAD TO BE TOWED. ENGINE REPLACED. NOW WE HAVE A RECALL. STATING "DURING ENGINE REPLACEMENTS UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 132 AND 162, THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL P IPE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, MISALIGNED, OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED DURING THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESSENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF FIRE. WE BELIEVE WE CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE OUR VEHICLE.

TAIL LIGHTS REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF KEYS OUT OF IGNITION AND LIGHT SWITCH IS OFF ... TAIL LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN CAR IS ON AND RUNNING IN DRIVE THE TAIL LIGHTS REMAIN ON GIVING CARS BEHIND ME FALSE SENSE THAT I'M BREAKING

SONATA HAD A NOTICEABLE DECLINE IN ACCELERATION MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE HAD A SMALL FIRE. THE CAR WAS CHUGGING SLIGHTLY WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN, ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND I QUICKLY PULLED OVER. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART IT, THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. DURING THIS DRIVE ON LOCAL STREETS, I NEVER WENT ABOVE 45 MPH AND WASN'T DRIVING THE CAR HARD.

2012 SONATA INCONSISTENTLY WILL DISPLAY "SHIFT TO P" WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT WON'T ALLOW THE NAVIGATION SCREEN TO TURN OFF. THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF BUT THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN DUE TO THE SCREEN BEING CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED DURING THIS ISSUE. SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE UP TO 25 MINUTES TO GET THIS ISSUE TO RESOLVE ITSELF BY RESTARTING THE ENGINE, SHIFTING TO DRIVE AND THEN BACK TO PARK, AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE CAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS ISSUE OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN GOING ON SHORT DRIVES.

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S NORMAL BUT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS NOT MAKING THAT NOISE AT ALL. IT NO LONGER FILLS TO 410 MILES WHEN I PUT GAS AND THE GAS DOES NOT LAST AS LONG AS IT USED TO. WHEN PARKED AND THE CAR IS ON IT WILL START SHAKING

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY LAST NIGHT MY CAR STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS, SOUNDS OR SMELLS COMING FROM THE CAR. AS MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MYSELF TO THE SHOULDER AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME AND TRIED STARTING IT THIS MORNING, NOTHING. IT WOULD CLICK, THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BUT STILL WILL NOT START. I CONTACTED BLUE LINK AND THEY TOLD ME ALL SYSTEM WE'RE GREEN ON THEIR END AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND COULD NOT DO AN ON DEMAND DIAGNOSTIC FOR MY CAR, I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO PERFORM THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, I ACTIVATED THE BLUE LINK PRODUCT 2 DAYS AGO AND NOW THIS HAPPENS. I SEE THERE HAS BEEN 8 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BY VISITING THIS WEBSITE. I'VE HAD THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF ANY OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND IF ANY OF THE REMAINING RECALLS COULD STALL THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT 2 RECALLS: #174 AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT AND #953 SOFTWARE UPDATE TO ENGINE CONTROL MODULE.

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND LOSE SPEED THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED OUT PROFUSELY. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT STARTED TO SLIP AGAIN THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP AFTER NEW (REMANUFACTURED) TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BY THE HYUNDAI DEALER. PRIOR TO THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE ALTERNATOR IN MY CAR FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TRAFFIC. THIS COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL ENGINE SEIZED AND FAILED PRIOR. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE NEWLY INSTALLED ALTERNATOR FAILED AGAIN. A NEW ALTERNATOR WAS ONCE AGAIN INSTALLED. I AM NOW HAVING SIMILAR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS YET AGAIN AND THERE IS A CURRENT CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE MAY POSSIBLY STOP SUDDENLY AND HAZARDOUSLY AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION.

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND NOTICED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WAS STEPPING AWAY FROM MY CAR AND PUSHED THE LOCK BUTTON THERE WAS NO CLICKING SOUND. I CONTINUED INTO THE BUILDING AND RETURNED TO MY CAR A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT WOULD NOT START. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, BUT THE BRAKE LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY WHICH DID NOT WORK. I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY CABLES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO RESET THE LOCK SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY UNLOCK THE STARTING SYSTEM, WHICH DID NOT WORK EITHER. IT HAS ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I TOOK THIS VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM UPDATED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE ISSUES IN OTHER VEHICLES. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND IT DOES NOT SHOW FROM WHAT I CAN TELL A RECALL. HOWEVER I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED INTO THEM SO THEY CAN CHECK TO SEE IF IT IS ENGINE FAILURE OR A NUMBER OF RECALL ISSUES THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN AWARE OF.

STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, 1: WHEN YOU USE THE BUTTON TO ROLL UP FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW OR PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE ELECTRIC TRUNK OPENER WILL POP THE TRUNK OPEN. 2: TROUBLE WITH LOW VOLTAGE TO THE WASTE GATE ACCURATER SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE TURBOCHARGER UNIT. 3: NUMBER 2 DID NOT START UNTIL TWO OTHER CODES SHOWED UP ON MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THOSE TWO CODES ARE P0011 & P0014. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. ME AND MY WIFE ARE ON DISABILITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE COST OF A DEALERSHIP TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIX IT WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS. WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, A KNOCKING NOISE OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROSEN HYUNDAI OF ALGONQUIN (LOCATED AT 771 S RANDALL RD, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102, (847) 854-6700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GRAYSON HYUNDAI (8729 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923, (865) 693-4550). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

VEHICLE WAS DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS WITH A USED MOTOR, FULLY INSPECTED AND REPLACED PER HYUNDAI PROTOCOL AT A REGISTERED REPAIR SHOP AFTER HYUNDAI DENIED MY MOTOR REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE DIED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE, WHEN BROUGHT TO HYUNDAI WAS IMMEDIATELY DENIED WITHOUT ENTERING REPAIR FACILITY DUE TO "VEHICLE HISTORY". VIDEO CAN BE PROVIDED, CANNOT ATTACH. FIRE WAS DUE TO STARTER MOTOR CATCHING FIRE AT FAILURE. EXTINGUISHED MYSELF.

I ALWAYS BEEN UP TO DATE WITH MY OIL CHANGE TUNE UP AND EVERYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. ONE DAY MY ENGINE WENT DOES NOT HAVE HIGH MILEAGE. DON'T DRIVE IT FAR. I WAS READING A ARTICULA ABOUT A RECALL BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING FIX ENGINE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT MY CAR HAS THAT PROBLEM. COULD SOME GET BACK TO ME ASAP MY CAR BEEN PARK IN MY DRIVE WAY FOR 8 MONTHS ITS STARTS BUT CAN'T MOVE IT.

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V-137 AND HYUNDAI RECALL NUMBER 174. *AS *TR

LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING SPEED OF 50 MPH OR MORE ON THE INTERSTATE, SUDDENLY LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL AND HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUM COUPLING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEED REPLACING. RESEARCHED FOUND THAT THIS WAS INVESTIGATED FEBRUARY 2017 TSB #5NP-G5Z6W-03 , HOWEVER I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE POPPING NOISES AND SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROMISED TO CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V934000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE) AND 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,701. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE) AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE FAULTY, AND THE SOCKETS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BURNT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION EAST (28825 EUCLID AVENUE, WICKLIFE, OH 44092, (440) 296-3020), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,067.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI OF NEW BERN (2910 US-70, NEW BERN, NC 28560, (252) 637-0007) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,515.

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, THE PLASTIC THAT THE TAIL LIGHT BULB IS ATTACHED TO IS MELTING AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT CASING ALREADY RECENTLY. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, I REPLACES A BULB AND THE PLASTIC IS STARTING TO LOOK BURNED AGAIN. TWO WEEKS SINCE I REPLACED THAT BULB, THE LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN.EVERYTIME I HAVE THIS PROBLEM MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER A FEW DAYS IT GOES OFF. WHEN I TAKE CALL THE DEALER THEY SAID IF THE LIGHT GOES OFF THEY CANNOT CHECK THE PROBLEM, THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER I GOT THIS CAR AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND WILL NOT GO OFF.THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAY ON SINCE A YEAR AGO. NO ACCIDENT. LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH SONATA

DRIVER DOOR, UNABLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE TO CAR, EVER, ORIGINAL OWNER, CAR IN MINT CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 53 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BILLION DOLLAR AUTO (3401 WEST 41 ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 51706) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I HAD TAKEN MY CAR IN DECEMBER 2018 AND I WAS INFORMED TO CHECK MY STEERING FOR THE COUPLING, BUT THAT WE WOULD. IT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY. JAN 31. 2019 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN IT STALED. I TOOK TO A MECHANIC. WHO CALLED ME AND STATED THAT MY STEERING COUPLING WAS SHAVED DOWN AND CAUSE MY STEERING NOT TO WORK WHICH ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY TIE RODS. HE TOLD ME THIS WAS A RECALL FOR CAMPAIGN 132 BUT I INFORMED HIM THAT IN 2016 ACTUAL PART. I ALSO WENT BACK AND LOOKED TO SEE IF I HAD THE COUPLING PART ON MY RECEIPTS AND THERE IS NOTHING ON IT.

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE. IT HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY, OR WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING. HAD A WORN STEERING COUPLER REPLACED 1-10-19. HAVING SAME NOISE. NOW THEY SAY IT'S THE STEERING SHAFT AND IT'S GOING TO COST $420. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS.

THE CAR WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. WE TESTED THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WILL BE THE ISSUE BUT EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE AND MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE. WE DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATING AND INCREASING IN RPMS TO MAINTAIN SPEED.TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. FROM A STOP IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE ENGAGED GEAR FORWARD.SMELL OF BURNING FLUID CAME FROM THE SONATA.THIS WAS A THIRD AND FINAL INCIDENT WITH THE POWER TRAIN. PREVIOUS INCIDENTS INVOLVED HARD SHIFTS THAT THREW PASSENGERS BACK INTO THEIR SEATS AND SLUGGISH RESPONSE MERGING ON FREEWAY.

THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED A STALLED ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CAR COASTED, DESPITE REPEATED BRAKING ATTEMPTS, AND JUMPED A CURB AND STOPPED WHEN IT RAN OVER ONTO A PERSON'S LAWN. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STEER AND STOP MULTIPLE TIMES. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CAR WILL BE TOWED TO A DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED.

STEERING COUPLER HAS DISINTEGRATED ALLOWING DANGEROUS FREE PLAY IN STEERING ACCORDING TO AUTO TECH. OCCURS WHILE STATIONARY IF WHEEL IS MOVED SIDE TO SIDE, AS WELL AS IN MOTION. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROX 6MO BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE SO IT WAS JUST TAKEN TO A PRIVATE GARAGE FOR DIAGNOSIS. I REVIEWED FOR RECALLS BUT DID NOT FIND ANY FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THIS VIN. I BELIEVE MANUFACTURE SHOULD COVER REPAIRS DUE TO NATURE OF PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY THE GAS HAND GOES DOWN FROM 367 TO 0, ----- WHEN I KNOW THERE IS GAS IN THE CAR, SOMETIMES THE GAS HAND WILL COME BACK UP TO WHERE IT BELONGS AND WHEN IT DOES NOT COME BACK AND YOU KEEP ON DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE YOU FILL THE CAR BACK UP ABOUT $4 WORTH THAT IS ALL IT WILL TAKE DRIVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT, BUT THE GAS HAND STILL WILL GO TO EMPTY AFTER YOU REACH ABOUT 300 GAS TO EMPTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SUDDENLY UNLOCKED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT QUICKLY STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AS THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE DEBRIS THAT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT DURING VEHICLE PRODUCTION. THE FAILURE INCREASED THE RISK OF THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT CALLED NHTSA AND WAS REFERRED TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TO REPORT THAT HE WAS SOLD A VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2018 THAT WAS FAULTY AND INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN AMATO HYUNDAI (8301 N 76TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53223, (414) 616-3220), BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. A CASE MANAGER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON HOW THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,900.

THE REAR COMBINATION LIGHT BULBS# 4 (STOP/TAIL LIGHT). THE BULB BURNT INTO THE SOCKET. ACTUAL THE BULBS WAS ON FIRE TO WHERE THE WHOLE COMBINATION SET HAS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP BESIDE ME TO LET ME KNOW MY CAR ON FIRE.BUT IT WAS INSIDE THE LIGHT FIXER.

MY FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. BOTH INCIDENCES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN VERY COLD WEATHER. BOTH INCIDENCES HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I HEARD THE METAL FALL OUT OF MY CAR SO I PARKED AND WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE PORTION OF THE COIL THAT FELL OFF. I ATTACHED A PICTURE FOR CLOSER REVIEW.

STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THEN BEGAN OPERATING AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO A KNOCKING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT.

WHEN I LOOK UP RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, I GET THIS SUMMARY: MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER174 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER18V137000 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS WERE SHOWN FOR MY VEHICLE??? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN???

WHILE DRIVING TO MOBILE ALABAMA AFTER OUR VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS FINE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO GET HIT BY SEMI TRUCKS AT THE TIME. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WE WERE HEADED SOUTH BOUND ON I-55 AT 70 MPH. IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC, THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT.

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA, IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, LEFT OR RIGHT, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. RECOMMENDED SERVICE HAS BEEN TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT WHICH IS EXTREMELY COSTLY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHILE DRIVING. AS OF DATE, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL CAMPAIGN, ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 200 COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA). WILL HYUNDAI ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?

2012 2.0T LIMITED WITH 95K. 12-18-18, WHILE DRIVING FROM AUSTIN TO HOUSTON TX VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, ALONG WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT (WHICH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND DEALERSHIP YET TO DEFINE PROBLEM), AND ABRUPTLY GOES FROM 75 TO 0 MPH. VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY ACCELERATION AND I HAVE TO FIND A WAY FROM THE FREEWAY TO FEEDER WITHOUT POWER. INOPERABLE. LIMPED THREE MILES WITH POLICE ESCORT. CAR TOWED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. I MAKE THEM KEEP VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE. THEY GET A CODE ERROR AND CHANGE OUT THE ECM FOR A MERE $1400. MEANWHILE, I MUST FIND TRANSPORTATION IN A CITY I DO NOT LIVE AND RENT A CAR FOR A WEEK. RETRIEVED VEHICLE. 2 WEEKS LATER, TRAVELING TO HOUSTON ON 12-26, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE; SPITTING, FEELS LIKE NO GAS GETTING TO ENGINE, HEAVY SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE. CHRISTMAS EVE, NO PLACE TO STOP. BARELY MAKE IT TO HOUSTON. INOPERABLE. CAR GOES TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON. AGAIN, WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION IN A CITY I DO NOT LIVE IN. FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. CARBON BUILDUP. ANOTHER $1100. PRIOR TO THAT, MARCH 2017, ENGINE FAILURE TRAVELLING TO HOUSTON. KNOCKING NOISE. WONT GO. INOPERABLE (LUCKILY, THIS ONE I MADE IT TO A FULL STOP). CAR TOWED. WAITED THREE MONTHS FOR A NEW ENGINE (NOT IN MY HOMETOWN). HAD TO TRAVEL TO PICK UP VEHICLE. (CAR HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY HOMETOWN DEALERSHIP SPECIFICALLY FOR METAL DEBRIS AND IT DID NOT GET FLAGGED FOR REPLACEME

STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLICKING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO LEFT. NOISE ALSO HEARD WHEN CAR GOES OVER A SPEED BUMP OR POTHOLES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVERY TWO SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,616.

ENGINE SEIZE UP

CAR HAD A THRUSTING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY, LOST STRENGTH POWER, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. ELECTRICAL WENT OUT, THEN CAME BACK ON WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. UPON DECELERATION, SMOKE COMING FROM BACK, THEN UPON STOP SMOKE WAS IN FRONT. WHEN HOOD WAS LIFTED, FIRE AT THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK.

MY BREAK LIGHT WAS STAYIN ON EVEN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK PAD.I NOTICED A SMALL. RUBBER BREAK STOPPER FALL OFF THE BREAK PAD.I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR WHICH THEY STATED 'NO',AND I ENDED UP PAYING 152.31 FOR THE FIX WHICH HAS A GUARANTEE FOR AS LONG AS I OWN MY CAR IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN.I RECENTLY CHECKED MY CREDIT ON CREDIT KARMA WHICH SHOW MY INFORMATION AS OWNER OF THE 2012 SONATA AND IT SHOWS THE BREAK LIGHT RECALL WHICH I WAS CORRECT WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM.AND IT SHOW ON MY CREDIT KARMA AS NOT DONE AS YET.I HAVE RECEIPT OF PROOF THAT THEY DID THE JOB AND CHARGED ME THE 152.31 WHICH I WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO PAY AS IT IS A RECALL.MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE BREAK LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF.IT WAS FIXED ON APRIL 30TH 2018.I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT BEING A RECALL BUT THEY DENIED IT.I FOUND OUT IT WAS A RECALL THROUGH MY CREDIT KARMA AND VIN NUMBER.

THE CAR HAS RANDOMLY STALLED THREE TIMES, TWO OF WHICH OCCURRED WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC (RIGHT-TURN MAJOR INTERSECTION AND ENTERING HIGHWAY). ALL LIGHTS ON DASH APPEAR WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE, BRAKE OPTIMALLY, OR STEER (LIKE IN THE LAST INSTANCE). CAR WON'T START BACK UP AT ALL NOW, WON;T EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER. ALL INSTANCES OCCURRED RANDOMLY WHILE IN MOTION. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED THE CAR STARTED UP WITH A SPUTTERING HESITATION, NOW I AM PRETTY SURE THE ENGINE SEIZED ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE.