2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

AFTER CHANGING BRAKE LIGHT BULBS BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DON'T WORK. BULBS HAVE BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE YEAR AND NOW THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY IS MELTING AND SOCKETS HAVE CRACKED. WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY.

PRESS THE START BUTTON AND THE CAR DOESN'T CRANK TO TURN ON. POWER TO ALL OTHER SYSTEMS APPEARS FINE. I PUT THE CAR IN N THEN BACK TO P AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON. CHANGE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY ON THE KEY. STILL HAVING ISSUES. NO-START, NO-CRANK DUE TO GEAR SELECTOR RANGE SWITCH I WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI THAT MY 2012 SONATA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THERE CAMPAIGN

NOTICED KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT/RIGHT FROM CENTER POSITION. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE AND ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. SEVERAL FORUMS AND ONLINE POSTED VIDEOS DESCRIBE THE FLEXIBLE RUBBER COUPLING IN THE MDPS (MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING) ASSEMBLY GETTING WORN OUT WHICH CAUSES THE GEAR TOOTH TO HAVE A METAL-ON-METAL CONTACT. CHECK THIS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=D7K17LIY6B0) AND OTHER RELATED VIDEO DESCRIBING THE ISSUE AND FIX.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET, ALTHOUGH APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS PRIOR I HAD TO STOP HARD SUDDENLY FOR A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT DECIDED TO JUST STOP. I HAD ALREADY TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SEAT BELT RECALL AND HAVE SINCE RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTIFICATION FOR A SEAT BELT RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF WHEN PURCHASING USED CAR FROM HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN 2016. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND TOLD NO RECALL ON AIR BAGS, AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS TAKATA AIR BAGS IN IT. I NEED TO PAY $69 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN SHOOK AND A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS ENCOUNTERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,400. *BF UPDATED 8/28/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 855-671-3059 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED TO CALL NHTSA. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER (CRENSHAW HYUNDAI, 330 HUFFMAN MILL RD, BURLINGTON, NC 27215, (336) 584-1144) STATED THAT THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY LATER REPLACED THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY, BUT HAD NOT DONE SO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *TT CONSUMER HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND STILL SUFFER SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH MUCH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. UPDATED 8/16/18*JB

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA ENGINE HAS SEIZE AFTER RESEARCHING CAME ACROSS A SIGHT THAT REQUESTED MY VIN # AND ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2011 AND 2012. UPON ENTERING MY VIN IT STATED YOUR CAR HAS BEEN AFFECTED. AND DIRECT ME TO CALL A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DORAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND INSPECTED THE PUT IN A CLAIM AND I WAS DENIED . THE REASON WAS I HAVE A REBUILT TITLE HOWEVER THE CUSTOMER RELATION SAID THAT THAT DIDNT MATTER IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED IN 2015. FOR ME A RECALL IS A RECALL WHICH A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS TO BE GRANTED BY LAW AND THE SECOND CUSTOMER RELATION REP AGREED AFTER HE RESEARCH IS STORY I WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY TITLE IS BRANDED....3 DIFFERENT STORYIES SOMBODY PLEASE HELP HYUNDAI'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 132; OWNERS MAY ALSO REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V568000.

ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A CLUNKING SOUND AT THE END OF TRAVEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS . FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GONNA FALL OFF IN MY LAP . HELP!

KEEPS BLOWING BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS. FOUND WIRING HARNESS FUSED. DEALER SAYS KNOWN PROBLEM AND CALL CORPORATE HYUNDAI FOR PARTS COVERAGE OF BRAKE LAMP ASSEMBLY. HYUNDAI SAYS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY AFTER 100,000 MILES.

STEERING COUPLING IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI FOR 2012 SONATAS AS ADMITTED BY THE DEALER. IT IS A FAULTY PIECE AND CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO BUCKLE WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL INOPERABLE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE, SHAKING, CREATING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN. IT IS ANYTIME THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHETHER IT IS CITY OR HIGHWAY.

SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION ON A HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. SAW BRAKE LIGHTS ON VEHICLES AND STARTED BRAKING. SUDDENLY, MY VEHICLE SPED UP, CATCHING UP TO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BOBBING UP AND DOWN, BUT NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING WHEN I FINALLY HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. WE BOTH GOT OUT OF OUR VEHICLES AND TO MY SURPRISE, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON EITHER VEHICLE. (MIRACLE) THERE WAS NO POLICE OR TOW TRUCKS CALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR HOME SAFELY. MY CAR WILL PROBABLY BE SOLD BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS. ALSO, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I WAS SO NERVOUS I DID NOT KNOW WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE I HIT OR IF THERE WERE OTHER PASSENGERS.

I AM HAVING A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COUPLER WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, PRIMARILY AT A STOP OR LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM EARLIER YEARS, BUT THE OWNERS WERE TOLD THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN REQUIRED BY THE NHTSA. I AM EXPERIENCING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A 2012 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT. A RECALL SHOULD BE ACTIVATED BY THE NHTSA.

TURBO WASTEGATE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. NO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE STALLS. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT.

ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH STEERING COLUMN DEVELOPS A SHUDDER WHICH BUILDS AND WANES - STEERING BECOMES MORE CHALLENGING AS A RESULT. THE GREATER THE SPEED, THE MORE PRONOUNCED IS THIS CONDITION. THIS IS A SUBOPTIMAL CONDITION THAT IS NOT TYPICAL FOR A FUNCTIONAL VEHICLE, AND IS UNRELATED TO WHEEL QUALITY, ROTATION OR BALANCE. IT IS A TEMBLOR-LIKE SHUDDER WHICH CLEARLY WILL INTERFERE WITH SAFETY IF IT CONTINUES OR PROGRESSES. PERHAPS THIS IS RELATED TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10110926, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOW AT 108K MILES, SO THAT DOESN'T COVER IT, DOES IT. FURTHER, I HAVE NO RECORD OF NOTIFICATION OF RECEIVING MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 5NP-F8M5G-03. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP CONTENDING INADEQUATE NOTICE, AND NEEDING THIS TO BE REPAIRED TO ASSURE SAFETY.

MY CODE CHECK AT A GOODYEAR DEALER SHOWED CODE P0087, A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IN MY SONATA. THE CAR LOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING BY NOT ACCEPTING GAS TO INCREASE THE SPEED. THE GOODYEAR DEALER TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS HYUNDAIS.

I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY SONATA, TROUBLE SINCE DAY 1! I WAS GOING ON A FAMILY TRIP I HAVE ABOUT A 300 NIKE DRIVE NOT EVEN AN HOUR INTO THE DRIVE MY CAR STOPS ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO GET ASSISTANCE TO MOVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ROAD RANGER SPOTS ME AND STOPS TO HELP HE TELLS ME I HAD ENGINE FAILURE! I THEN HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP AND PRETTY MUCH LEFT MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I RETURNED FROM MY TRIP. THEN GET MY CAR TOWED BACK TO HYUNDAI WHICH COST ME ABOUT 400, HYUNDAI KEEPS MY CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT NOT THE TURBO BECAUSE IT WASN'T APART OF TH RECALL, REALLY! MY CAR DRIVES LIKE CRAP WITHOUT THE TURBO , MADE A COMPLAINT WITH CORPORATE AND NOTHING HAS GOTTEN RESOLVED! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN!!!!

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AFTER HEARING A LOUD CRACK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FALLING OFF THE CAR. THE UPPER CONTROL ARM MOUNTING BOLT CRACKED AND WAS BROKEN CAUSING DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE COMING OFF OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION I CAN FAX....IT WILL NOT DOWNLOAD AS IT IS TOO MANY PAGES.

WHILE DRIVING AND I PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, BUT THE ENGINE RPM GOES UP.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR THE RECALL. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL ON THE INFLATORS. IS MY VEHICLE UNDER RECALL OR NOT? THANKS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V152000 (SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.P ARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V190000 (STEERING), 10V457000 (STEERING), AND 10V426000 (STEERING) FOR THE 2011 MODELS. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED THREE TSBS ON THE STEERING FOR THE 2012 MODELS, BUT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

BELOW IS A RECALL FROM HYUNDAI REGARDING THE ENGINE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT INSPECTED AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS FINE, HOWEVER, A YEAR LATER THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE RECALL INFO BELOW IS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IS HOW WE NOTICED THE ISSUE. OUR CONCERN IS; HYUNDAI TOLD US IT WAS FINE WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO GET INSPECTED AND NOW THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED (BY US) HYUNDAI STATED THAT IT WAS AFTER THE 120,000 MILE LIMIT (126,000) THAT IS ON THE RECALL SO NO HELP IS PROVIDED. IF IT HAD BEEN INSPECTED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME, WE MAY HAVE NOT HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED, ALSO, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY PUT A LIMIT ON IT (120,000), JUST REPLACE WHAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR REPAIR WHAT IS THE PROBLEM...OR MAKE SURE TECHS KNOW HOW TO INSPECT THE CONCERNS PROPERLY. IS THERE ANY HELP OR RESOURCE YOU CAN PROVIDE? YOUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE SONATA ENGINE CONNECTING ROD BEARING INSPECTION RECALL CAMPAIGN. TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, INPUT YOUR ZIP CODE BELOW AND A LIST OF THE CLOSEST DEALERS WILL APPEAR. DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE, METAL DEBRIS MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED DURING FACTORY MACHINING OPERATIONS. IF THE DEBRIS WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT'S OIL PASSAGES, IT COULD CONTAMINATE THE CONNECTING ROD OILING PASSAGES, RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL OF PREMATURE BEARING WEAR. A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING MAY RESULT IN ONE OR MORE OF THE

I HAVE HAD 4 POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING. SPECIFICALLY, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TODDLER ON THE EXPRESSWAY, PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES OUT OF NO WHERE CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW ALL DOWN AND HAS EVEN STOPPED WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE GAS PEDAL. OR ORDER TO GET SPEED I HAVE HAD TO RELEASE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, PLACE MY FOOT BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN PRESS THE GAS AGAIN. WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. I HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE MY BATTERY. I CALLED INTO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALLS HOWEVER, THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESEMBLES THAT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES) (BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER) RECALL #136, 132.

COULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN RECALL. AFTER 3RD OR 4TH TIME OF COMPLAINING OF ENGINE WE WERE CONVINCED TO TRADE IN CAR FOR NEW CAR. SO LOST TRADE IN VALUE. IT WAS APPLIED TO CAR.

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY HYUNDAI WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $1200 TO REPLACE BOTH.IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I WAS ON THE ROAD AND THEY WENT OUT. THIS IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WAS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? I NOTICED IT AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE.I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY WERE NOT WORKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED PROFILE MOTORS BLUBERRY FORD IN MACHIAS MAINE HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED DOWN THE CLOSEST PROFILE MOTORS IS NOW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. CONSUMER COULD NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHE GOT IT FROM DUE TO THEM CLOSING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 7/31/18*JB

THE AXLE BROKE AND THE CAR FLIPPED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY

I HAVE REPLACED MY TAIL LIGHTS ON MY CAR NO LESS THAN 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. I JUST HAD MY CAR TAIL LIGHTS REPAIRED ON 09/30/17 AND THE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. EVERY SINGLE TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS AS WELL SEVERAL TIMES.

ITS A KEY-LESS, PUSH BUTTON IGNITION. WHEN TRY TO START AS I NORMALLY DO, LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD GO ON BUT CAR WONT START. I`VE TRIED EVERYTHING, I`VE HAD THE CAR TOWED FOR 50 MILES TO MY HOUSE, TRY AGAIN FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS AND STILL DONT WORK. I RESEARCH ON INTERNET TO FIND OUT LOTS OF DRIVERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE . I`M TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE STEERING WHICH IS LOOSE AND GETTING WORSE. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A BIT LOOSE BUT NOW IT CONSTANTLY RATTLES OVER BUMPS AND THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE.

STEERING COLUMN MAKES VERY LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ROADS OR WHEN TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH. IT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF IN THE DRIVER'S HANDS AND THE SOUND IS UNBEARABLE. THERE IS ALSO A FAIR AMOUNT OF "PLAY" IN THE STEERING, WITH A LOUD "CLUNK!" SOUND AT EITHER END OF THE "PLAY" ZONE. CLUNKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH LESSENS WHEN WHEEL IS ENGAGED IN A TURN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FULLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND ASSISTED WITH PUSHING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT USED A HEAT GUN TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS NO COMBUSTION OR FIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE SMOKE AND ODOR ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE REPORT STATUS WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO FIRE TO EXTINGUISH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FAIRFAX HYUNDAI, 10925 FAIRFAX BLVD, FAIRFAX, VA, 22030) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BROCHURE THAT WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL THE DAY AFTER THE FAILURE, BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED, AND WHILE THE ENGINE WAS BEING WORKED ON I REPAIRED THE STEERING, NOT KNOWING IT WAS A RECALL. WHEN I FOUND OUT I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK AND GOT A PRINTOUT OF RECEIPT SHOWING THAT I PAID FOR THAT RECALL, ALSO ADVISED THAT I HAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR THE CAR. WELL IT HAS BEEN MONTHS LATER, CAN'T SEEM TO GET A RESPONSE FROM IN REGARDS TO MY REFUND AND I WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE LIGHTS CHECKED. I HAVE HAD MY LIGHTS TO GO COMPLETELY OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT INCLUDES INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I NAVE HAD THE INSIDE LIGHTS TO GO OFF AND COME BACK ON SECONDS LATER. I HAVE HAD JUST THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS TO GO OUT FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING HOME. I HAVE HAD THE LIGHTS REPLACED AND THEY KEEP GOING OUT.

THE ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPING. APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE OIL AND THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MILES/HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AS I ENTERED A 4 LANE COUNTY ROAD GOING UP HILL.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ODMMETER GAUGES SLOW RESPOND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH BAY HYUNDAI (20433 HAWTHORNE BLVD, TORRENCE, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND FUEL PUMP WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,052.

THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) CIRCUIT BOARD MAY BE DAMAGED AND RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER FOR STEERING COLUMN. 2011 MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2012 MODEL

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, DESPITE CAR BEING OFF. REQUIRED TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TERMINAL TO PRESERVE BATTERY. TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMP ALSO REMAINS ON/ILLUMINATED AS WELL. CAR CAN SHIFT BETWEEN ALL (PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE, DRIVE) WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL. THIS IS SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL TO RECALL 136 FOR HYUNDAI, HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING THE RECALL DESPITE EXACT PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT MATTER IF CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.. IT IS CONSTANT. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON TOP OF ENGINE LEAKED FUEL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE. CAR HAS 48,000 MILES. ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH CAME UP AND DID NOT GO OFF. CAR IN DRIVEWAY WHEN DISCOVERED CAR LACKED POWER AND FELT LIKE ENGINE WAS STUTTERING. GAVE A CODE OF PO008 ON DIAGNOSTIC TOOL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. COULD PUSH ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING BUT NO ACCELERATOR RESPONSE. PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND ACCELERATION CONTROL RETURNED BUT CAR WAS RUNNING VERY POORLY AND ACCELERATION CONTROL CAME AND WENT. OBD2 CODE P0087 WAS READ WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. ALL STARTS SINCE THE INCIDENT HAVE BEEN HARD STARTS. THE WASTEGATE ACTUATOR SENSOR ROD RETAINER CLIP WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING, IT WAS REPLACED AND THE SENSOR WAS TESTED TO ENSURE CORRECT VOLTAGE (BETWEEN 3.9 AND 4.1). OBD2 CODE WAS CLEARED AND CAR RAN OK FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT THE FOLLOWING DAY, ALL SYMPTOMS HAD RETURNED AND WE AGAIN EXPERIENCED NO ACCELERATOR RESPONSE. RETEST OF THE WASTEGATE ACTUATOR INDICATED THE THE VOLTAGE WAS STILL IN RANGE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE IT RESULTS IN COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL.

I HAVE THE HYUNDIA 2012 2.0T. ON 2 DESPERATE OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS FILLED UP WITH GAS FUMES. I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND STARTED DRIVING FROM LAS VEGAS TO LAUGHLIN. IT WAS OVER 105 DEGREES , WHICH IT IS OFTEN IN THE DESERT AREAS. ABOUT 20 MINS INTO THE DRIVE MY WIFE ASKED ME DO YOU SMELL THAT IT SMELLS LIKE GAS AGAIN. WE ALREADY HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR TO OTHER RECALLS. I SAID YES SO WE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER UP . IT GOT WORSE AS WE DROVE . OUR EYESVSTARTED TEARING UP IT WAS STARTING TO GET HARD TO BREATH SO I PULLED OVER AND TOLD MY WIFE TO GET OUT AND STAND AWAY FROM THE CAR. I OPENED THE HIS SLOWLY TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LEAK OR FIRE. THERE WAS NONE SO WE STAED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT PROCEEDED TO GET WORSE WE OPENED THE SUN ROOF AND ALL THE WINDOWS. THEN WE STOPPED IN THE CITY OF SEARCHLIGHT TO WALK IT OFF. HONEST TO GOD THERE WAS ANOTHER NEWER SONATA 2014T PARKED NEXT TO US WHEN WE CAME OUT. HE ASKED US HOW WE LIKE OUR CAR . I TOLD HIM I LOVE IT BUT WE WERE HAVING GAS FUMES IN THE CAR. HE SAID THAT HE JUST LEFT LAUGHLIN ABOUT 30 MINS AGO AND THAT IS THE REASON HE PULLED OVER. IT HAPPEN TO HIM A FEW TIMES BUT IT WAS TO HARD TO BREATHE AND HIS EYES STARTED HURTING. I SAID EXACTLY. IN WAS ABOUT 105 OUTSIDE NOW. I CALLED DEALER ,ABC HYUNDAI. THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM ,IT A GAS EXHAUST VENTILATION PROBLEM. THERE IS NOT A RECALL YET SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I SAID WHAT IT'S $135 TO START. SO I CALLED BOTH CENTENNIAL HYUNDAI AND LAS VEGAS HYUNDAI. THEY BOTH KNOW ABOUT THE P

STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN MAKES VERY LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ROADS OR WHEN TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH. IT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF IN THE DRIVER'S HANDS AND THE SOUND IS UNBEARABLE. THERE IS ALSO A FAIR AMOUNT OF "PLAY" IN THE STEERING, WITH A LOUD "CLUNK!" SOUND AT EITHER END OF THE "PLAY" ZONE. CLUNKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH LESSENS WHEN WHEEL IS ENGAGED IN A TURN.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT'S STARTING TO DO THE SAME THINGS IT DID BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED... JERKING TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP BECAUSE THE GAS ENGINE'S BATTERY (NOT THE HYBRID BATTERY) WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE GUY SAID THE BATTERY ONLY SHOWED 10.8 VOLTS WHICH MEANS IT'S DEAD. HE SAID A NEW BATTERY WILL LIKELY FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S AN "ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION". I SAID, "IF THE BATTERY IS BAD/DEAD, WHY DOES IT START THE GAS ENGINE WITH NO PROBLEM??" SO I RELUCTANTLY SAID TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THEN HE TELLS ME THE BATTERY IS $400... I TOLD HIM THAT WAS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE AND I CAN BUY ONE MYSELF FOR LESS THAN 1/2 THEIR COST. SO I TOOK IT FIRST TO AN ADVANCED AUTO WHERE I ASKED THEM TO LOAD TEST THE BATTERY BEFORE I BOUGHT A NEW ONE. THEIR LOAD TESTER SHOWED THE BATTERY AS GOOD @ 12.8 VOLTS (NOT 10.8). BEFORE I LEFT, I HAD THEM TEST IT A 2ND TIME AND THAT TEST SHOWED 12.57 VOLTS... STILL GOOD. 2 DAYS LATER WHEN MY WIFE LEAVES WORK, THE TRANSMISSION STARTS JERKING AGAIN AND A YELLOW "WRENCH" ICON POPS UP ON THE DASH. SHE CALLED ME AND I HAD HER STOP BY A DIFFERENT PARTS STORE TO HAVE ANOTHER TEST ON THE CAR BATTERY. SHE STOPPED AT AN O'REILLY'S THIS TIME AND THEIR TESTER ALSO SHOWED THE BATTERY TO BE GOOD. SO THE QUESTION IS, IS THE JIM HUDSON HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP GIVING US THE RUNAROUND BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX/REPLACE THE TRANSM

WHEN I'M DRIVING WHELL KIND OF COME OFF WHEN I TURN IT'S CLICK AT THE WHELL.. SOME REASON AIRBAG LIGHT ON.. EVERY MONTH I CHANGE MY HEAD LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHT IT'S TURN OFF ALWAYS I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I THINK IT'S ELECTRICAL PROBLEM

OUR CAR ACCELERATED WITH OUT CONTACT OF THE GASPEDAL CAUSING COLLISION WITH 3 PARKED VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OUR SONATA.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING SOUND AND LOSE POWER AND THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WERE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, OIL LIGHTS OR OVERHEATING GAUGE INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THIS. AS I WAS PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD, THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND I COULD SEE THE FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE AIR BAG AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE SIMPLY A NOTICE THAT AIR BAG WAS NOT ENABLED. NO PROBABLE PROBLEM! THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,580. *TR*JB