2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN, BUT SEIZED AGAIN AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A NORMAL PART OF STARTUP BUT IS NO LONGER SHUTTING OFF; REMAINING ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. A TRIP TO THE DEALER (EDWARDS HYUNDAI IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA IN JULY, 2018) RESULTING IN THEM WANTING TO CHARGE A $170 DIAGNOSTIC FEE DESPITE THE CURRENT RECALL ON AIRBAGS FOR MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 103K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED.

'ENGINE SEIZURE'I WAS DRVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA (105,000 MILES) ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AND SUDDENLY AFTER A QUICK PASSING EFFORT BY ME RENDERED THE CAR DEAD, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHILE I WAS MID WAY PASSING THE CAR I HAD TO BREAK A LITTLE AND PULL UP ON THE SIDE (STILL ON THE MAIN ROAD). TURNED OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY AND TRIED TURNING ON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. GOT IT TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID ALL THE ENGINE OIL HAD DRAINED OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED OUT. NOW AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE ABOUT 4K MILES/3MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, AN OIL CHANGE WAS IMMINENTLY NEAR BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AFTER 4K MILES OF AN OIL CHANGE. AFTER READING UP, SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS SONATA, AND MY CAR HAD GONE THROUGH AN ENGINE RECALL AT A DEALERSHIP 9 MONTHS AGO, AND NOTHING GOT PICKED UP THERE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP. SCARIEST THING IS THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY/VACATION/WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE CAR, IT IS NOT A SMALL ISSUE AS IT MIGHT SOUND

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR RECALLS ARE #174 AND 160 AND I AM DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS CAN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN A WAY TO FIX THEM. BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A REAL HARD SHAKING IN AND LOUD AND AGGRESSIVE TAPPING IN THE WHEEL COLUMN MAKES THIS SOUND WHEN U GO TO A CERTAIN SPEED.FOR OVER 60 MPH. THE KNOCKING GOES FAST AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE WHEEL ESPECIALLY, ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ALL OF THESE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. GOING TO MEET WITH THE DEALER IN TOMORROW TO SEE HOW I CAN BE ASSISTED WITH THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR WAS STATIONARY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO BREATHE AND IT CAUSED HIS EYES TO BURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ABC HYUNDAI (6825 REDWOOD ST, LAS VEGAS, NV 89118, (702) 475-8698) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF THE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 11389896. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TAKATA RECALL. MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR STATE ROUTE AT 9:30PM WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, SHORTLY THERE AFTER, IT STALLED OUT, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT ON AND WITHIN 2-3 MINS, SMOKE POURED FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND WITHIN 2 MINS THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ONE HUGE BLAZE OF FIRE. HE WAS LUCKY TO GET OUT IN TIME. IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC FOR HIM TO SAY THE LEAST, NOT TO MENTION AS HIS PARENTS, WE WERE ON FACE TIME WITH HIM AFTER HE PULLED OVER AND SAW THIS AS IT WAS HAPPENING AND COULDN'T BE THERE TO ASSIST HIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AT LESS THEN 60,000 MILES. HYUNDAI OF BEDFORD (18300 ROCKSIDE RD, BEDFORD, OH 44146, (440) 439-0700) STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER ONLY PART OF THE ENGINE FAILURE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD COVER THE ENGINE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TAKATA RECALL FILED FEB 27,2018. HYUNDAI DOES NOT YET HAVE A REMEDY AS OF JULY 28, 2018

I BOUGHT MY SONATA IN JAN 2013. I WENT TO START MY CAR A FEW DAYS AGO AND MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG CAME ON AND WENT OUT LIKE NORMAL BUT THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASH CAME BACK ON AND IT STAYS LIT WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE THE CAR IS ON IN A STATIONARY POSITION. IT ONLY GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

RECALL #18V137000:WHEN WILL THIS GET FIXED? MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE HER CAR. NO HELP OR UP TO DATE INFO FROM HYUNDAI ON WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED! PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON THEM TO GET THIS FIXED. AFRAID TO USE THE CAR. CAN'T SELL IT DUE RECALL. A BIG PROBLEM FOR US!

THE ELECTRONIC FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT GO BELOW TWO BARS. I WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY STREET AND THE CAR STALLED. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER PUT ONE GALLON OF GAS AND THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. I NOW FILL UP MY CAR WAY BEFORE IT GETS DOWN TO TWO BARS ON THE GAS GAUGE.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SHOWING ON DASH. 121,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR EVERY DAY. VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY BURNED OUT. THE DEALER (HYUNDAI OF KENNESAW, 2878 BARRETT LAKES BLVD, KENNESAW, GA 30144, (678) 631-3575) STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

IN THE TWO YEARS IVE HAD THIS CAR THERE HAVE BEEN 3 RECALLS THAT I HAVE GOTTEN TAKEN CARE OF AT SOUTH CHARLOTTE HYUNDAI HERE IN CHARLOTTE, NC. THE DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT I CHANGED THE BULBS 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS BECAUSE THE TAIL LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 3 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JUNE OF 2016 WHERE MY RADIO FREEZES AND I CANT USE ANY OF THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES THEY DONT KNOW THE PROBLEM SO NOW IVE BEEN JUS UNPLUGGING THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS THEN PLUG IT BACK IN AND IT WORKS I GO THROUGH THIS ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH. THEN MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT HAS GONE OUT, MY LEFT FOG LIGHT WENT OUT, AND NOW MY RIGHT FOG LIGHT HAS WENT OUT. I CHECKED THE BULBS ALL BULBS ARE STILL GOOD THEY JUST DONT WANT TO LIGHT UP. ALSO WHEN I CLOSE MY DOORS MY INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK LIKE A STROBE LIGHT SO I HAVE TO LEAVE THE SWITCH IN OFF SO THEY DONT COME ON AT ALL. AS I RIDE AROUND THEY CITY EVERY SONATA I SEE HAS A HEAD LIGHT(S) OUT AND TAIL OR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO GET ON THIS ASAP

THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. STEERING WHEEL COLUMN POPS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUTONATION HYUNDAI TEMPE (8050 S AUTOPLEX LOOP, TEMPE, AZ 85284, (480) 505-4247) 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.

FRONT HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT WEEKLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE ABNORMAL NOISES AND THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. RICK CASE HYUNDAI (3550 WESTON RD, DAVIE, FL 33331, (954) 994-2397) WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLENISHED THE OIL; HOWEVER, WITHIN TWO WEEKS, THE OIL WAS LOW WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED OR EXCLUDED FROM AN ENGINE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INITIATE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY THE ON/OFF BUTTON WILL WORK, SHOW WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CRUISE LIGHT ON THE DASH CONSOLE. THE SET AND RESUME BUTTONS WILL ONLY WORK APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THE TIME AND THE CANCEL BUTTON NEVER WORKS. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ALLOWING ME TO SET IT THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE IT IS VIA THE BRAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, 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 WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. 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), WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING IT INSPECTED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROUND ROCK HYUNDAI (2405 N INTERSTATE HWY, 35 ROUND ROCK, TX 78665, 512-904-6400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WITH NO ADDITIONAL CHARGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DAUGHTER CAME OUT OF WORK TO GO HOME AND HER DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. SHE HAD BEEN AT WORK ALL DAY NO DAMAGE TO AUTO WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPEN IT IS A MARION FORD HYUNDAI I FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF CORPERATE THEY ARE GONNA CHECK IT OUT MY CASE NUMBER IS 11388926 I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON AIRBAGS BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS IN AN ACCIDENT THEY DON'T GO OFF I THANK GOD MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT DRIVING SHE TRAVELS A VERY BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY NO TELLING HOW MANEY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURYED OR KILLED THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE IN DECEMBER IT LEFT HER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ANOTHER RECALL THAT WE ARE NEVER NOTIFITED OF I FEAR FOR MY DAUGHTERS LIFE IF THEY REPLACE THE AIRBAG WITH THE SAME KIND THAT WENT OFF RIGHT NOW I'M BEING TOLD THEIR IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM THAT THEY'RE NOT EVEN SURE WHAT CAUSED THIS I TOLD THEM I WANTED CAR PAID OFF AND MY DAUGHTER PAID BACK FOR HER DOWN PAYMENT AND ALL THE PAYMENTS THAT SHE HAS MADE SO SHE CAN GET A DIFFERENT CAR NOT HAPPY WITH HYUNDAI

THE CAR IS NOT COOLING ITSELF. I HAD FREON PUT IN IT AND IN A DAY'S TIME IT HAD STARTED TO SHOW NO SIGNS THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING IN CAR WAS WORKING.

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLLEGE PARK HYUNDAI (9500 BALTIMORE AVE, COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740, (301) 441-1313) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRES WERE BURNT, WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

RECALL #15V759000, DATED 11/16/15 FOR 2011-2012 SONATA'S BUILT BETWEEN CERTAIN DATES. MY CAR FELL OUTSIDE OF THOSE DATES WITH A JANUARY 3, 2012 DATE. HOWEVER MY 2012 SONATA, VIN NUMBER [XXX] IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HOW MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH SONATAS BUILT AFTER THE JUNE 30,2011 CUTOFF DATE ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM AS WELL. AS FOR ME, I WAS FIRST ALERTED BY OTHER DRIVERS THAT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHEN I WAS BRAKING OR NOT THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ABILITY TO RETAIN A CHARGE ON MY BATTERY DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ILLUMINATED, DRAINING THE BATTERY CHARGE, PREVENTING ACCURATE COMMUNICATION TO REARWARD FOLLOWING VEHICLES THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING OR STOPPING. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE BRAKE SWITCH PLUNGER IS NOT RETRACTED, THEN THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS KNOWN, THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH AND HARM TO INDIVIDUALS, UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH. I SUGGEST THIS BE RESEARCHED FOR THE NEED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2012 SONATAS THAT WERE CONTINUED TO BE BUILT AFTER 6/30/2011. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND RISK DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO HYUNDAI USA'S INACTION. NHTSA RECALL 18V137000 HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2018 AND HYUNDAI USA STILL HAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AS OF TODAY, JULY 7, 2018. HYUNDAI US HAS PROVIDED NO UPDATES AS TO WHEN THIS REPAIR WILL BE MADE. HYUNDAI SHOULD PAY A FINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V617000 (SEAT BELTS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, HIS VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V617000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE RECALL DETAILED BELOW WAS DATED MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS AGO WITH STILL NO FIX YET AVAILABLE AS OF TODAY AND NO ESTIMATION OF WHEN A FIX WILL BE OFFERED. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 18V137000 RECALL DATE: FEBRUARY 27, 2018 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 174 HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (HYUNDAI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2011 SONATA VEHICLES. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) MAY SHORT CIRCUIT, PREVENTING THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS, AND SIDE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING.

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL REGARDING AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT AND POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL OVERSTRESS DAMAGE TO THE MODULE CIRCUITRY WHICH COULD PREVENT FRONTAL AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS, AND SIDE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CARE WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD - PLEASE EXPEDITE FINDING A FIX ASAP!

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE IN USE, THE CAR RANDOMLY LOSES POWER, HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, ENTIRE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, THEN AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, POWERS BACK ON. THE LIGHTS, ENGINE, EVERYTHING TURNS OFF. ALSO, WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE IN USE, CRUISE CONTROL AND STABILITY DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE TWO NEAREST DEALERS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. GENERALLY, THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKING, USING TURN SIGNALS, CHANGING TO HI BEAM/LOW BEAM, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE WHICH INCLUDES A NOTED AIRBAG RECALL. BELOW IS A LIST OF ISSUES I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT HAVE ME CONCERNED WITH THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THESE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED OVER VARIOUS DATES WHICH I'M UNAWARE OF THE SPECIFIC DATES. 1. STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROLS DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY (AT TIMES WHEN I TRY TO INCREASE THE VOLUME OF THE STEREO, THE VOLUME DOESN'T INCREASE OR STARTS THE VOICE CONTROLS INSTEAD.) 2. THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IS MALFUNCTIONING SO THE PARKING BRAKE AND SEAT BELT INDICATORS ARE PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. 3. PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CASINGS BURNED 4. HYUNDAI RECALL CAMPAIGN 174 IS FOR AIRBAGS WHERE "IN SOME STANCES, ELECTRICAL OVERSTRESS HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN THE MODULE CIRCUITRY, WHICH MAY PREVENT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS, SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS, AND SIDE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING. " ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING THIS CAMPAIGN ARE BELOW. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 174 HYUNDAI RECALL DATE: FEBRUARY 27, 2018 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 18V137000 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE

BILATERAL BRAKE LIGHT TO LARGE AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF HOLDER. CAUSING MELTING TO PLASTIC COMPARTMENTS SURROUNDINGS.

MY CAR IS NOT STARTING UP. WHEN I PUSH KEY START AND PRESS THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COMES ON BUT THE CAR WONT START. IF I WAIT A FEWS HOURS THEN IT WILL START. I HAVE WAITED AS LONG AS 5 HOURS IN A PARKING GARAGE. THE CAR READS "KEY NOT IN VEHICLE". I HAVE GOTTEN NEW BATTERIES FOR BOTH KEY FOBS. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR DID THIS AFTER A FEW HOURS LATER IT STARTED AND I DIDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. SINCE THAT TIME THE CAR HAS NOT STARTED ON 3 OTHER OCCASIONS. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID I NEEDED THE FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED. SO I PAID TO HAVE THAT DONE AND THEN THE CAR STARTED EVERY TIME FOR ONE DAY. THE VERY NEXT DAY THE WOULDN'T START AGAIN IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER AN HOUR IT STARTED AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING AND MY DAUGHTER MISSED WORK. WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T START ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO COME ON BUT THE CAR JUST WONT START. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE CAR HAS BEEN STATIONARY. I CANT LEAVE MY CAR RUNNING WHILE I GO TO THE STORE BECAUSE I'M AFRAID IT WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. I HAVE READ ARTICLE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE PUSH START VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE CONTACT AND HE LURCHED FORWARD. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THREE TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE POINT OF PURCHASE WHERE CARMAX AND HYUNDAI WORKED ON THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND IT HAD TO BE RETURNED TO THE POINT OF PURCHASE OR ONCE AGAIN IT WAS UNREPAIRED UPON HIS RETURN. THIS TOOK PLACE SEVERAL TIMES DURING OWNERSHIP. FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS CAUSING IT TO DOWNSHIFT ON IT WHILE DRIVING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED. THE REAR TAIL LIGHT HOUSE IN UNITS KEPT BLOWING BULBS IN SHORT-CIRCUITING OUT. REAR TAILLIGHT UNITS WERE SMOKING WHICH WAS CAUSING A BURNING SMOKE AND OR ODOR INSIDE THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND COLLIDED WITH THE DEER. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. UPDATED 10/12/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V137000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, 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 WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED PART UNAVAILABILITY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SHORTLY AFTER. THE CAR WILL REV UP TO 5000-6000 RPM WITH VERY LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SONATAS WITH TURBOS. I WAS TOLD IT'S THE WASTE GATE ACTUATOR FOR THE TURBO. WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND COULDN'T GET UP THE MOUNTAIN FAST ENOUGH SO I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH MY HAZARDS. THE REMAINDER OF THE CLIMB OVER THE MOUNTAINS I WAS GOING 20-30 MPH (WHILE I'M AT 5000 RPM OR OVER).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT CALLED TERRY LABONTE CHEVROLET AT 336-447-1535 (LOCATED AT 1401 BRIDFORD PKWY, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,062.

I WAS PARKED. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO MOVE IT CLOSER TO A BUILDING, FROM ONE SIDE OF A DIRT DRIVEWAY TO THE OTHER. WHEN I STARTED BACKING UP EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE BUT AFTER A FEW, MAYBE 3 SECONDS, THE ENGINE STARTED ROARING AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AT TREMENDOUS SPEED. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THE CAR WENT.I HIT THE BUILDING, THAT'S WHAT STOPPED THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED OTHERWISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. SURESKY HYUNDAI IN GOSHEN, NY WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

SECURITY ALARM DOES NOT WORK. STEERING COLUMN JERKS WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON STREET OR HIGHWAY.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY (IDLE AT A STOPLIGHT), THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE THEN HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING AFTER THE INCIDENT - LEAVING MY CAR SITTING IDLE IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. IN ADDITION, DUE TO THE SAME MECHANICAL ERROR, MY CAR WHILE IN MOTION (ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65MPH), THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ENGINE POWER AND "SPUTTERED" SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL PERFORMANCE. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR MOVING AT SPEEDS THAT WERE UNDER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO BRAKE QUICKLY TO AVOID REAR-ENDING ME. FINALLY, AGAIN DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE, THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING (WHILE NOT IN MOTION).

WHILE IN MOTION AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS EXTREMELY POOR. AFTER SLOWLY ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD THEN "SPUTTER" AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER (WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION), CAUSING THE CAR TO NEARLY STOP ON THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED TRAFFIC TO BACK UP ON THE ROAD, AND FORCED CARS BEHIND MY VEHICLE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES SO AS NOT TO REAR-END MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND THE KEY FOB FAILED TO CONNECT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE FOB BEING IN THE CHARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER (ROUND ROCK HYUNDAI, 2405 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, ROUND ROCK, TX 78665, (512) 904-6400) WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON 6/16/18 MY CAR BRAKE LIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT WE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT WE GOT A TICKET FOR THE LIGHTS STAYING ON. THE LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES NOT TURN OFF OR NOT TURN ON. THEN THE CAR SEEM TO BE WORKING GREAT AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR 3 MONTHS AGO HOPING THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT ON GAS, LAST ME AT LEAST 20 YEARS, AND THAT IT WAS A GREAT CAR TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. NEXT, THING I KNOW PEOPLE ARE FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS AND BEEPING THEIR HORNS AND ACTING STRANGE TRYING TO GET ME AND MY FIANC'S ATTENTION. WHEN WE BOTH LOOKED BACK WE SAW THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE WHILE WE WERE MOVING 45 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE PULLED OVER ALL OF THE BYSTANDERS HELPED US PUT OUT THE FIRE. WHEN IT WAS FINALLY OUT THE LIGHT HAD MELTED OFF AND THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HANGING WAS WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT ATTACHED ONCE WAS THE LIGHT BULB.

THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AND MAKES LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND FEELS LOOSE. WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE VIBRATION AND SHAKING AND LOUD BANGING NOISE GETS WORSE. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS VERY LOOSE. VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY 109,000 MILES.

WATER LEAKING INSIDE CABIN ON PASSENGER SIDE. MOLD ACCUMULATING BEHIND DASHBOARD. ALSO LOUD NOISE OF SPRAYING WATER,WHICH IS DISTRACTING DURING DRIVING ESPECIALLY DURING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNING. PASSENGER EXPERIENCED A NEAR SLIP AND FALL AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE ON A SLICK SURFACE, NOT REALIZING HER SHOES WERE WET FROM THE DRENCHED CARPET ON THAT SIDE OF THE CABIN.THERE IS ALSO A NOTICEABLE STENCH IN THE CABIN THAT HAS MADE ME NAUSEOUSLY SICK. I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE SOUND OF SPRAYING WATER TO THE POINT OF TRYING TO LOCATE IT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY OR HIGHWAYS. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHILE DRIVING.