2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

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.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MOMENTS LATER, FLAMES APPEARED THAT SPREAD TO THE REAR SEATS. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT JUST WENT UP IN FLAMES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED BOB KING HYUNDAI AT (336) 724-2861 (LOCATED AT 1601 SILAS CREEK PKWY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127) AND WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 11679903. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (CASE NUMBER: 1810104). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT CALLED BAKERSFIELD HYUNDAI (5300 WIBLE RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (661) 834-5300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

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

TAKATA RECALL WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS THE CAR STALLS THEN DRIVES . WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS THE BACK TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT. I TOOK MY CAR TO HYUNDAI MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THESE AND THE AIR BAGS CHECKED OUT AND STILL THEY DIDN'T FIX NOTHING. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR I HAD TOTAKE IT TO HYUNDAI BC IT SMELLED LIKE SMOKE THEY FIXED IT BUT NOW WHEN U TURN ON THE AIR THE CAR DON'T EXCEL THE WAY IT DOES WHEN THE HEAT IS ONE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (SPORT DURST HYUNDAI, 4511 DURHAM CHAPEL HILL BLVD, DURHAM, NC 27707, (919) 489-6531) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

ON 10/10/18 MY VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MILES. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SUBSEQUENTLY BURST INTO FLAMES. 911 WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THERE WAS NOT A CRASH PRECEDING THE FIRE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HOOD AREA OF THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. A CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED WITH INSURANCE AND A REPORT WAS GENERATED BY THE THOMASTON FIRE AND THOMASTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE ARE ATTACHED.

CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. STARTED OFF VERY SOFT POPPING/CLICKING SOUND FEW MONTHS IN IT IS VERY LOUD AND NOW GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD IT HAS GOTTEN VERY LOUD. ALSO MAKES SOUND WHEN SITTING AND JUST TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD GIVE OUT AT ANY MOMENT.

FIRST ISSUE OCCURRED IN MY JOB'S PARKING LOT ,AS I TRIED TO CRANK MY CAR IT MADE A ROARING START AND DIDN'T WANT TO STAY ON. CUT THE CAR OFF, CHECKED OIL. THERE WAS BARELY ANY ON THE STICK (JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE ON 09/21/18 AT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP). ADDED 2 QTS HAD MOM DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP PER SERVICEMAN REQUEST. THEY CHANGED MY OIL AND INFORMED MY MOM OF AN ONGOING ISSUE. WELL GET OFF HEADED HOME, ON REGULAR COUNTY ROAD HEADLIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON ALONE WITH RADIO CONSOLE. PULLED OVER LIGHTS STAYED ON, BUT I NOTICE TAILLIGHT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS WAS OUT AGAIN. TRIED TO REPLACE IT AND THE WIRE WAS HOT AND BULB WOULDN'T COME OUT. SO, I DECIDED TO WAIT TILL I GET HOME. BUT NOW I'M WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. CAN BE HEARD WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON AND HAVE IT IN PARK AND TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. CAN BE HEARD BOTH WAYS. I HAVE BEEN READING A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. ONLY HAVE 42,000 MILES ON MY CAR. WILL THIS BE A RECALL?

WHILE STATIONARY, TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND AND HAS TO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING. WHILE IN MOTION IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AGAIN WAY TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING. THIS IS CAUSE OF CONCERN. BEEN NOTICING FOR A FEW MONTHS

MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. STARTED 3 WEEKS AGO, AT 1ST, IT WAS A QUARTER IN EITHER DIRECTION, WHILE STATIONARY, & HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE TO NOW 1/16 TURN & EVEN SOMETIMES IN MOTION. MY VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 119,000 MILES IT NOW.& I FOUND A STEERING COUPLING RECALL FOR THIS FOR MY VEHICLE,BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ONE, & THE RECALL I FOUND WAS FOR 100,000 MILES. FROM WHAT I READ THIS IS A $5.00 PART & THEY ARE CHARGING $300.00 - $700.00 TO FIX? TO MY KNOWLEDGE I'VE ONLY RECEIVED 4/5 RECALL NOTICES #123, #132 ,#136, #160 & #169. I FOUND A SONATA STEERING COUPLING EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YRS OR 100,00 MILES TXX7 ISSUED ON FEB 27,2017 THAT I NEVER RECEIVED, & SINCE MINE NOW HAS ALMOST 119,000 MILES, IT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED. THEY SAY THIS DEFECT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT'S PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE, BUT WHEN THE TY-ROD OR RACK & PINION BREAKS & CAUSES A CRASH..TO ME THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES ON HIGHWAY, MY 2012 SONATA HYBRID WILL START TO JUMP AND BUCK. IT SLOWLY LOSES POWER AND WHEN IT REACHES LOWER SPEEDS (UNDER 40 MPH) AS I TRY TO ACCELERATE IT WILL FEEL LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CATCH THE NEXT GEAR BUT WON'T. I WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE POWER SO I HAVE TO TRY TO LEAVE HIGHWAY OR PULL OVER, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2018. JUST TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT FIRST TWO TIMES THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING IT AND ALL DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THE CAR IS FINE. I SEE IN SOME WEB SITES THAT OTHER USERS NATION-WIDE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION AT HAND. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST RUN INTO ME AS MY CAR LOST POWER AND SPEED RAPIDLY AND STARTED TO BUCK/STUTTER.

NOTICED CLICKING NOISE WHEM TURNING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE IN AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY AXLES ARE BAD.

MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN HEADLIGHTS STARTED DIMMING THEN CAR LOST POWER AND WAS BEGIGGING TO STOP..KEPT DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL AND CAR THEN STARTED MOVING AGAIN. I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN ROAD IN LEFT LANE WHEN THIS HAPPENED WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS BRAKE LIGHT BULBS REPLACED AND KEY FOB WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED TO START CAR BUT CAR WILL START WHEN KEYFOB INSERTED INTO CHARGER IN MIIDDLE CONSOLE. KEY FOB WILL WORK TO OPEN AND LOCK DOOR BUT NOT FOR STARTING CAR.

"TAKATA RECALL" 9/29/2017 MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO LOST OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO USUALLY WORKS ON MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. COME TO FIND OUT THEY SAID THE MOTOR WAS LOCKING UP AND THEY WOLD SUBMIT A FORM TO HYUNDAI TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE MY ENGINE. 07/05/2018 MY CAR HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THEY REPLACED IT LAST TIME AND I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY GETTING MY OIL CHANGED.

1.) I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL LIGHT FLASHING AS IF I AM OUT OF GAS, WHEN I JUST PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP CHANGED AND THAT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SO NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. 2.) I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS, MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE IT SHOWS THAT THERE IS NOT ANY REMEDIES AVAILABLE. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. HEAVEN FORBID I GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND THE AIRS BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY, WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAPPEN. THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. 3.) I NOTICED ON THE RECALL LIST THAT MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS AS WELL; ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE IF I WERE GO GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON BUT VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT

KEY FOB IN 2012 HYUNDAI SONATAS NOT RECOGNIZED AND DON'T ALLOW YOU TO START UP YOUR CAR USING THE PUSH/START BUTTON; ALSO, DOORS WON'T UNLOCK WITH FOB AND MANUALLY HAVE TO BE ENTERED USING ACTUAL KEY. SEEMS LIKE SOME PROGRAMMING TO THE FOB HAS BEEN LOST; DASHBOARD WOULD TURN ON AND SAY"KEY NOT IN VEHICLE" OR "INSERT KEY" WHEN DEPRESSING THE PUSH/START BUTTON. APPARENTLY, DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT MAY NOT ACTUALLY REPORT IT AND TREAT AS SOMETHING ELSE ONLY AFTER NUMEROUS OTHER REPAIRS. YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THESE ISSUES AS I'VE DESCRIBED ARE AVAILABLE. VEHICLE IS STATIONERY WHEN THIS HAPPENS; THEN IT WOULD WORK AND THEN STOP AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS. CHANGED BATTERIES IN BOTH FOBS AND STILL THE SAME ISSUE. ORIGINALLY STARTING HAPPENING A WEEK PRIOR TO 9/27/2018.

ON JULY 15TH 2018 AT 10:30 AM WHILE DRIVING AT 35+ MPH THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM THE HOOD AREA, AFTER PULLING OVER I NOTICED IT WAS SMOKING QUITE HEAVY, I RAISED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE... HYUNDAI OF CANADA REFUSES TO RESPOND TO MY REQUESTS FOR COMPENSATION...*DT *TR *JB *JS*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (AIR BAGS), WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VERY LOUD CLICKING / POPING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER (KEYES HYUNDAI, 5746 VAN NUYS BOULEVARD, VAN NUYS, CA 91401) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REMAINING ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND WHEN DRIVING. REAR DRIVERS MAY NOT KNOW THAT I'M STOPPING OR DRIVING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICKSON CITY HYUNDAI (1519 SCRANTON CARBONDALE HWY, SCRANTON, PA 18508, (570) 487-5000) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. **TR THE CONSUMER STATED DICKSON CITY HYUNDAI REPORTED FAILURE DURING SERVICE. *TR

DRIVING FROM VA CLINIC BONHAM, TX TO HOME IN MCKINNEY, TX. AUTO FAILED TO START ON FIRST TRY, STARTED ON SECOND TRY (NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE). WENT TO LUNCH IN BONHAM. RESTARTED CAR FIRST TRY. DROVE HIGHWAY TX121 APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MILES AND ENGINE DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TRIED A ROLLING RESTART WITHOUT LUCK. PARKED AND TRIED RESTART TO NO AVAIL. SITTING IN CAR CALLING TOW TRUCK AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SMOKE CONTINUED TO BE THICKER SO GOT OUT AND WAVED DOWN TRAFFIC TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER (NONE AVAILABLE) AND CALLED 911; EMPTIED BELONGINGS FROM CAR AND WATCHED IT BURN. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT IT OUT BUT COMPLETELY BURNED.

CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. STARTED OFF VERY SOFT POPPING/CLICKING SOUND FEW MONTHS IN IT IS VERY LOUD AND NOW GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD IT HAS GOTTEN VERY LOUD. SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD GIVE OUT AT ANY MOMENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE HYUNDAI DEALER THE COST IS $400 TO FIX FOR A $3.00 PART. THIS IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED FOR THE STEERING TO GO OUT. IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO OCCUR I WILL CERTAINLY BE CALLING MY LAWYER. HYUNDAI FIX YOUR PROBLEMS BEFORE WE GO ELSEWHERE.

STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING AND HAS SLIGHT RESISTANCE.

TAKATA RECALL. ENGINE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN WORKING PROPERLY IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS SO I PULLED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD A FEW RECALLS WENT TO SONATA CFL IN CLERMONT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX ANYTHING BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT THAT THEY FIXED THE AIRBAG RECALL. SO I'M STILL RUNNING MY CAR, WHICH IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WITH AN AIRBAG AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. I'M SCARED FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. I CALLED TODAY AGAIN TO SEEK ASSISTANCE OR SOMEWHAT OF ANSWERS OF WHATS GOING ON. THEY SHARED WITH ME LAST TIME THAT MY CAR HAD TO MANY MILEAGE THAT AT THE TIME HAD ABOUT 120436

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED PEACOCK HYUNDAI HILTON HEAD AT 843-208-1234 (LOCATED AT 51 AUTO MALL BLVD SUITE A, HARDEEVILLE, SC 29927) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN HYUNDAI DEALER IN MEMPHIS, TN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY STICKY AND HARD TO TURN ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WHEELS IN THE SONATA STICK A LITTLE. ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I STARTED HEARING A CLICKING/POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. ON SEP 1, 2018 I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY CAR WAS PARKED AND STILL RUNNING THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS STICKY AND MAKING A CLICKING/POPPING NOISE. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHICH CHECKED THE FRONT END AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. HE NOTICED THE CLICKING/POPPING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND SAID THIS WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE.. I HAVE HAD MY HYUNDAI FOR 5 YEARS AND IT'S BEEN ONE RECALL AFTER ANOTHER OR THEY ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR. HYUNDAI SHOULD START TO RECALL THE SONATA'S FOR THIS STEERING WHEEL ISSUE AS I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT COULD BE SERIOUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. WHILE DRIVING, THE ODOR OF FUEL ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN A THICK, DARK CLOUD OF SMOKE AND FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. KEFFER HYUNDAI (9010 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NORTH CAROLINA 28105, (704) 343-8238) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 115-743-89. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET AND MY CAR REVVED UP BETWEEN 4 AND 5, AND THAN ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP AND MY CAR DIED. I COASTED INTO PARKING LOT (SAFELY THANKFULLY) AND CAR STARTED SMOKING SO GOT OUT IMMEDIATELY. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED STARTER WHICH WAS WHAT THEY BELIEVED IT TO BE. TURNS OUT IT WAS NOT STARTER IT IS ENGINE THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I LOOKED INTO RECALLS AND CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO INFORMED ME THIS ENGINE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED ALREADY. I WAS DIRECTED TO DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE AS 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' ONLY COVERS UP TO 120000 MILES WHICH MY CAR IS OVER. THE REPAIR SHOP I WENT TO MENTIONED THERE WAS NO OIL ON DIPSTICK WHEN CHECKED WHICH IS CONCERNING TO ME AS THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT RESULT OF RECALL THAT WAS COMPLETED WOULD RESULT IN, ALONG WITH OTHER SYMPTOMS LIKE DASH LIGHTING UP WHICH I READ FROM OTHER REPORTS. I AM ALWAYS UP TO DATE ON GETTING REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT 5000 MILES THEY NOW RECOMMEND INSTEAD OF 3000 MILES (WHICH DEALERSHIP RECORDS WILL SHOW), AND WAS NOT AT 5000 MILE POINT SO THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. I ALSO DO NOT RECALL BEING INFORMED OF ANY OIL LEAKS OR CONCERNS FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO KEEP AN EYE ON. I HAVE YET TO FOLLOW UP WITH DEALERSHIP AS IT IS HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO WILL SEE WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO. I WANT TO KNOW WHO TO CONTACT IF A RECALL DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE TO HELP ME AS A CONSUMER WHO ALWA

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDIA SONATA DOWN THE ROAD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE WHOLE CAR SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I SMELLED SMOKE. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING, SO I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I SAW A BALL OF FIRE, AND QUICKLY GRABBED MY 4 YEAR OLD AND 10 YEAR OLD OUT OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME I GOT THEM OUT OF THE CAR, THE WHOLE ENGINE BAY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. AFTER TELLING MY STORY, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME WITH SIMILAR STORIES.

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *LD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD *JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LEE HYUNDAI (1960 SKIBO RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28314, (910) 864-7100) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED GETTEL HYUNDAI OF SARASOTA AT 941-343-4904 (LOCATED AT 3500 BEE RIDGE RD, SARASOTA, FL 34239) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING CAR ON RT 50 WEST BOUND TOWARDS THE BAY BRIDGE, AN ENGINE POPPING NOISE OCCURRED, THEN FUMES STARTING COMING FROM VENTS. PULL CAR OVER WHILE GETTING OUT FLAMES WERE ALREADY COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WITHIN MINUTES THE WHOLE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NO TIME TO RETRIEVE ANY ITEMS INSIDE THE CAR. THE MD TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY POLICE WERE ON THE SEEN AND CALLED FIRE DEPT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL BASED ON SPARKS AS THEY WERE PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. HYUNDAI INVESTIGATED THE CAR REMAINS AND COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY CAUSE.CAR PICTURES ARE TO LARGE OF A FILE TO SUBMIT

STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE AND RATTLE AFTER RENTING A CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT. MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD SAFELY HYUNDAI NEED TO STOP BEING SO [XXX] CHEAP AND PUT A RECALL OUT ON THIS [XXX] BECAUSE I KNOW MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE DOING THIS, YOU SHOULD LOOK IT UP ONLINE AND YOU WILL BE SURPRISED AT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE OUT THERE ABOUT THIS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AROUND 60,000 MILES, MY DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HARNESS MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AROUND 80,000 MILES, MY PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT HARNESS MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AROUND THE SAME TIME, 80,000 MILES, MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK MASTER SWITCH BEGAN FAILING. I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL FLAW CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. PERHAPS THE WRITING DOESN'T HOLD UP IN HOT CLIMATES, I LIVE IN A DESERT WHERE THE CAR IS SUBJECT TO TEMPERATURE UP TO 140F AS IT IS PARKED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. I NOTICE MORE MALFUNCTION WITH LOCKS ON EXTREMELY HOT DAYS.

THERE IS A "POPPING" NOISE HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE WITH A PLASTIC BUSHING LOCATED WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALL DEAL WITH THE SAME PART BEING "CHEWED UP" WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN.

WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION OR AFTER DRIVING BRIEFLY AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT MAY COME ON, OR THE ACTUAL BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD START TO FLICKER FOR NO REASON. THE RPMS ON THE CAR WOULD DROP VERY LOW AND THEN RISE OVER 3000. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN DECELERATE AND NOT ALLOW TO GO HIGHER THAN 25 MPH. THE ENGINE ALSO MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. THIS HAS CAUSED TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS ,ONE BEING T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ALMOST BEING HIT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN STATED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE AND THEY STATE THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THESE ISSUES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TAYLOR HYUNDAI OF AUGUSTA EACH TIME TO BE INSPECTED.

CLICKING NOISE WHEN STEERING,TURNING, AND DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPOT. NEVER HEARD ANY OTHER CAR MAKING CLICKING NOISE BEFORE THIS CAR AND I HAVE DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT MAKE AND MODEL CARS! HYUNDAI SHOULD ISSUE AN ORDER TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO.

THE CAR WILL FREQUENTLY AND RANDOMLY REFUSE TO START RENDERING THE VEHICLE IMOBILE.