2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IT IS TURNED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO RATTLES WHEN THE CAR IS GOING AT HIGH SPEED OR GOING OVER ROUGHER SURFACE. THIS WAS REPORTED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE ALSO AND IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE.

WHEN STOPPING OR PULLING OUT WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM TIME TO TIME IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO TRYING TO PULL OUT IF IT DOESNT GO I COULD GET HIT BY UN COMING TRAFFIC,ALSO THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM I HAVE CHANGE ONE LIGHT EVERY MONTH SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR EITHER A HEADLIGHT BRAKE LIGHT OR TAIL LIGHT

I PURCHASED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA FROM SMITTY'S AUTO SALES IN DES MOINES IOWA ON 2-24-2017 AND WAS TOLD CAR HAD CLEAN TITLE AND 70,000 MILES. I NOTICED THE ODO SAID 26, AND ASKED THE DEALER HE SAID IT WAS THE TRIP NOT ACTUAL MILES. I WAS SCEPTICAL ABOUT CAR SO I CALLED BACK THE NEXT DAY TO SEE IF THIS CAR HAD SALVAGE TITLE THEIR CRAIGLIST AD SAID CLEAN TITLE WHICH WAS FALSE. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A SALVAGE BY FLOOD AND THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T WORK. I WAS ANGRY ASKED FOR MY MONEY BACK FOR FALSE ADVERTISING AND AUTO FRAUD THEY KNEW AIR BAGS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE VEHICLE HAD OUTSTANDING RECALLS AND DIDN'T DISCLOSE ANY OF THIS IN WRITING. WHAT CAN I DO?

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I'M WORRIED THE AIRBAGS WON'T INFLATE IF I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. 5 YEARS IS TOO EARLY FOR SENSORS TO WEAR OUT.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR A WEEK AND WON'T TURN OFF WHEN CAR IS IN TURNED ON. THE LIGHT CAME ON AS I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2012 SONATA WITH TURBO. I

CAR JUST STALLS OUT. ALSO CLANGING OF METAL SOUNDING UNDER CAR; NO LEAKS.

LEFT REAR LIGHTING ASSEMBLY MELTED DUE TO REAR LIGHT BULB POSSIBLY SHORTING OUT OR OVER HEATING. IT CAUSED ENOUGH HEAT FOR THE BULB TO BECOME LODGED AND STUCK INTO THE ASSEMBLY DUE TO THE BULB ASSEMBLY MELTING AROUND IT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD THAT COULD IGNITE THE PLASTIC CAUSING A FIRE IN THE TRUNK. WE ARE ASSUMING THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING. THE BULB THAT BURNT OUT WAS BLACKEN DUE TO THE HEAT.

STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE, VIBRATES, CLICKS, VERY LOOSE STEERING, NOT GOOD CONTROL SEEMS THE STEERING WHEEL IS DEFECTIVE SOMEHOW BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WETHER DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

STEERING WHEEL HAS PLAN, SHAKES AND MAKES LOUD NOISES WHEN DRIVING ON BUMPY HYWAYS AND CAUSES MANY STEERING CORRECTIONS WHILD DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD REMAIN ACTIVATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V759000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

ON 9/29/2016, I REPORTED AN ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP (JIM BURKE AUTOMOTIVE) WITH THE STEERING MAKING A LOUD THUMP WHEN TURNING (SLIGHTLY). THE SERVICE PERSON REPORTED "CAR NEEDS MDPS COUPLING" AND THE CHARGE WOULD BE $350(!). I EXPRESSED A CONCERN THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL OR COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE SEEN MANY POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE PART INVOLVED HAS BEEN REDESIGNED 2 OR 3 TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, A RESPECTED LOCAL REPAIR (ROBE MANNS) REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND (ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER) THAT THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IF THE CAR HAD UNDER 50,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ISSUE STARTS WELL BEFORE 50,000 MILES BUT DOES NOT SEEM SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS SO SUBTLE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A REPORTED PROBLEM ON THE 2011 MODEL YEAR AND MAY HAVE HAD A RECALL - IF SO, THE 2012 SHOULD ALSO BECAUSE IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED OR EVEN STOPPED WHEN TURNING.

STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A CLACKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED OR WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT MATTER. AN AUDIBLE CLICK COULD BE HEARD WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE CAR WENT OVER ANY SPEED BUMPS OR POT HOLES, A CLACKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE STEERING COUPLER WAS COMPLETELY WORN DOWN. IT STARTED VERY SUBTLY FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN WITHIN A MONTH, WOULD MAKE NOISE WITH EVEN THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENTS OR BUMPS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF ON THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WITH A LOUD SOUND, AND GLASS CAME SHOWERING INTO THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME WITNESSED THE EVENT AND SOME OF THE GLASS HIT HIS VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED. WE BOTH PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND EXCHANGED CONTACT INFORMATION. HE WITNESSED THAT NO OBJECT HIT MY SUNROOF, IT SIMPLY SHATTERED.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2014 IT WAS USED AND HAD 38,940 MILES. I'VE HAD TO BUY THREE 3 STARTERS & 1 BATTERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE MECHANIC IN FLORIDA STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH WAS SHORTING OUT MY STARTER/BATTERY. I TOOK THE CAR TO RICK CASE HYUNDAI IN PLANTATION, FL, AFTER THE FIRST STARTER DIED, I DO NOT RECALL THE EXACT DATE AND THEY TOLD ME TO GET A REFUND FROM HYUNDAI AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WOULD HAVE BEEN BETWEEN SEPT.-DEC. 2014. I HAVE ONLY BEEN REIMBURSED $310.00 FROM HYUNDAI TO DATE FOR THE FIRST STARTER. I GET MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000-5,000 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR TO LITHIA HYUNDAI IN FRESNO TWICE, JAN. 2016 FOR RECALL 132 ' THEY CLAIMED NOTHING IS WRONG. SEVEN MONTHS LATER I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FIRST COMPLAINT, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HOME LAST NIGHT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING; I HAD TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD WITH CARS AROUND. WHEN BACKING THE CAR, THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE. THIS MORNING, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE IT WOULD SLOW DOWN WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL ' IT WAS LIKE I AM RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND I HAVE THE TANK ALMOST FULL. IT WOULD TAKE OFF AGAIN AFTER TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WAS ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WITH A LOT OF CARS. MY FIANC TOOK THE CAR AUGUST 2016 TO VISALIA HYUNDAI AND THEY TRIED TO CLAIM MY CAR/VIN # DOES NOT SHOW IT AS BEING UNDER RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $81.00 TO G

MY HYUNDAI SONATA HAS HAD A REALLY LOUD AND ANNOYING RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE MAYBE LAST YEAR. IT STARTED OUT LITTLE TO NO NOISE AT ALL AND NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER, EVEN DRIVING CAUSES IT TO RATTLE. IF I HIT A BUMP, IT'S SO LOUD THAT IT SCARES MY PASSENGERS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I AM UNABLE TO, AT VERY RANDOM TIMES, KEEP CONTROL OF STEERING FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS IS GETTING TOO DANGEROUS FOR MY COMFORT! I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI ON THIS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE IS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT IT IS A RECALL ITEM FOR 2011. THIS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2012 AS WELL. A VIDEO CAN BE EMAILED OR UPLOADED UPON REQUEST.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T. WE'VE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS, AND ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, WE STARTING NOTICING A "CLICKING" SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. WHAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE ALARMING IS THAT THE LOUD CLICKING SOUND HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE HITTING ANY BUMP ON THE ROAD. THIS IS DEFINITELY VERY ALARMING, ESPECIALLY AFTER INVESTIGATING AND FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME IN THIS 2012 VEHICLE, AS WELL AS EARLIER MODELS. THE CONCLUSION APPEARS TO BE THE STEERING COUPLING (A RUBBER), WHERE THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL FOR OLDER MODELS BUT NOT THIS 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS AT RISK OF A CAR ACCIDENT, INCLUDING TWO SMALL CHILDREN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND/OR HAVE A RECALL FOR WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED ALREADY ON NEWER MODELS. THIS IS VERY URGENT.

WE HAVE A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA, BOUGHT NEW, AND NOW WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE...LESS THAN 13,000 MILES AS OF FEBRUARY, 2017. ORIGINAL TIRES ARE KUMHO P205/65R16. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CONSISTENTLY LOSES AIR PRESSURE WHEN GARAGED. TOOK ONLY A FEW DAYS TO GO FROM 33 PSI TO 24. THIS TIRE HAS TO BE RE-INFLATED AT LEAST EACH WEEK. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, TIRES WERE INSPECTED, AND REPORTED AS HAVING NO PROBLEMS. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THIS DEALERSHIP FEW DAYS AGO. SERVICE ADVISOR WAS SYMPATHETIC BUT OFFERED NO HELP. SMILED, THEN WALKED AWAY. WILL NOW BE TAKING THE CAR TO A TIRE OUTLET, AT OUR EXPENSE, FOR YET ANOTHER TIRE INSPECTION. WE FEEL THAT THESE KUMHO TIRES MAY BE UNSAFE. WE MAY END UP REPLACING THEM WITH A MORE SUPERIOR BRAND TIRE AND / OR SELLING THE CAR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION THAT RESULTED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,656.

WHEN BUCKLING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IT WON'T FASTEN CORRECTLY AND IT WILL POP BACK OUT. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO PUSH IT IN 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL STAY IN PLACE. IT MAY ALSO JUST POP OUT WHILE YOUR DRIVING FOE NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

WHETHER IN MOTION OR NOT IN MOTION, STEERING MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNED SIDE TO SIDE, IT FEELS LOOSE. WHILE IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAY, STEERING WILL BEGIN TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, THEN STOPS AS SUDDENLY AS IT STARTED.

THE STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND HAS A LITTLE SLACK IN IT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THEY SENT ME TO THE DEALER SAYING THAT HE SEEN SO MANY OF THEM HE KNOWS IT HAS TO BE A RECALL BY NOW AND THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE COST. MY HUSBAND CALLED NISSAN'S COMPLAINT CENTER AND THEY MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ME TO HAVE A LOANER CAR. I WAS TO BRING THE CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT THE FOLLOWING MORNING AT 7:30 WHEN I ARRIVED I WAS SUPPOSED TO SEE A WOMAN NAME HOLLY SHE WAS VERY RUDE SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WASN'T GIVING ME A LOANER BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN I'D HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS $180 MORE THAN WHAT I WAS QUOTED AT THE LOCAL CAR PAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD BY A FEW HYUNDAI OWNERS THAT IT WAS A RECALL ITEM HOWEVER IT WAS ON 2011 I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM ON 2012 AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY I'M JUST LOCAL STREETS EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP IT HAS A TERRIBLE RATTLE I BELIEVE IT'S ON SAFE JUST A MATTER TIME THAT THE POWER STEERING IS GOING TO GO OUT AND I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. HOWEVER I'M ON JURY DUTY AS I EXPLAINED TO THEM FOR THE NEXT SIX WEEKS I HAPPEN TO HAVE TODAY OFF BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL HAVE ANOTHER DAY OFF AND IT'S A LONG DAY. *TR

75,000 MILES , HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP INFORMING ME I HAVE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A PLASTIC SPIDER GEAR AND DEALERSHIP WANTS $489 TO REPLACE. CAR COULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE BUT NO RECALLS?

THE CAR SUDDENLY TURNED 'OFF', LOST PROPULSION AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE DASHBOARD GAS GAUGE SHOWED APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS BUT IT TURNS OUT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. THE LIKELY CAUSE IS A DEFECTIVE GAUGE IN THE GAS TANK.

THE SRS LIGHT ON THE DASH TURNED 'ON' AND DISABLED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN.

TAKATA RECALL??? 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA AIR BAGS NOT WORKING. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN MY 2012 SONATA (BOUGHT BRAND NEW) STAYS ON. MY CONCERN INITIALLY WAS THAT THE BAGS WOULD DEPLOY SPONTANEOUSLY BUT WHEN TAKEN INTO DEALER, I WAS TOLD "THEY WOULD NOT DEPLOY AT ALL - EVEN IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT." THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT. COULD THIS BE UNDER THE TAKATA RECAL? .

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. AS WELL AS THE HORRIBLE TICKING (CYLINDERS NOT INJECTORS!) MAINLY AT FIRST WAS THE RADIO WOULD GO OUT. WAS NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, DEALERS ANSWER WAS TO "REMOVE THE FUSE AND PUSH BACK IN AND IT WILL WORK". SO I DID, SHADY BUT I DID. THEN CRUISE WOULD NOT WORK, WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT OFF VEHICLE THEN MAYBE IT WOULD WORK. NEXT MY CAR KEPT BURNING OUT HEADLAMPS. FRIGGIN EXPENSIVE (I USE SILVER SILVERSTAR ULTRA HEADLIGHTS FOR LONG TRIPS) I'M NOW ON MY 8TH SET. I EVEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR CHEAP HEADLIGHTS! OOPS! THEN THE CLICKING AND POPPING STARTED WITH THE FRONT WHEELS FIRST ONLY IN REVERSE THEN ALL THE TIME ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING. I WAS PAST THE WARRANTY AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T ASK ABOUT IT BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY DIDN'T FIX IT!!! THEN THE CRAZY ELECTRICAL STUFF STARTED! MY DOME LIGHT STOPPED WORKING RIGHT SO I HAD TO TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY. THEN PARKING TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY I WENT THROUGH MY THIRD BATTERY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO ASK WHAT ALL THIS CRAPPIE AS ABOUT, OH IT'S A BAD BATTERY, YOU KNOW THEY DO GO BAD THEY SAID. WELL THANK GOD I PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY FIXED AN AXLE, CLOCK SPRING REPLACED BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL, I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. RECENTLY AFTER THIS WHOLE ORDEAL I STARTED WITH THE DEALER IN AUGUST AND DIDN'T GET MY CAR FIXED AND BACK TO ME UNTIL ALMOST CHRISTMAS! GOT MY CAR BACK

THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN IT TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. WHEN YOU TRAVEL OVER 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. WHEN YOU GO OVER ANY BUMPS THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES THE SAME LOUD NOISE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR AS IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO BREAK OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL DUE TO THE HIGH POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND IT IS GOING TO COST APPROXIMATELY $400.00 TO FIX FOR A PART THAT COST ONLY $4.00. THIS PART SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LISTEN TO YOUR CONSUMERS AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

STEERING COUPLING (RUBBER) FAULTY, WORN, CAUSING KNOCKING IN STEERING. ESC (ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL, CAUSED LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, BOTH CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI THEY TOLD ME TAKE A PICTURE AND SEND IT TO THEM...? ENGINE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THEN RECONNECTS TAIL LIGHTS STAY ON AIR CONDITIONER MAKES LOUD NOISES. *TR

CLUNKING SOUND BEGAN TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS GRINDING INSIDE THE COLUMN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $120 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH TURNED UP THE PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH SONATAS AND IS THIS LITTLE THREE DOLLAR PLASTIC WHEEL THAT APPARENTLY GRINDS UP AND FALLS APART. THE DEALERSHIP STILL WANTED $120 TO DIAGNOSE WAS WAS WRONG DESPITE ME TELLING THEM AND THEN WANTED $360 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT BUT IS FOUR MONTHS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP DID AGREE TO SELL ME THE THREE DOLLAR PLASTIC WHEEL THING BUT WHEN I ASKED IF THEY MADE ONE OUT OF METAL OR SOMETHING THAT WON'T BREAK THEY APPARENTLY DO NOT. I GUESS I CAN HAVE A SHOP PUT THE NEW WHEEL IN BUT I WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING IT SINCE ITS THE SAME CHEAP PLASTIC AND WILL BE GROUND UP BY NORMAL USE AND LEAVE ME WITH AN UNSAFE, CLUNKING AND LOOSE STEERING WHEEL.

WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED OR DRIVING. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ FROM PEOPLE AND EVEN THE DEALERSHIP KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. IF THIS PART GOES OUT THERE IS A CHANCE SOMEONE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

THE STEERING CLICKS WHEN I BACK THE CAR UP AND TURN THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS IS HOW THE PROBLEM STARTED. NOW, OVER A TWO-MONTH PERIOD, IT MAKES THE SAME SOUND WHEN MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY AND TURNING THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS. WHEN I GOT READY TO CUT OFF MY CAR IT CUT OFF BUT I COULDNT TAKE THE KEY OUT IT WAS STUCK AND PLUS WHEN THE KEY IS IN ACC POSITION I CAN MOVE GEARSHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT ITS NOT SUPPOSE TO DO THAT. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL RECALL THIS OR SOMETHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OUT OF THE LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,200.

I LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FROM A GAS STATION AND ALMOST HIT CARS IN THE PARALLEL LANES BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN QUICKLY ENOUGH. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED JUST PRIOR TO LOSING POWER STEERING.

STEERING WAS CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING WITH EXCESSIVE MOVING CONTROL. *TR

STARTED CAR ON MORNING OF 12/15 2016, EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING NOT WORKING AT ALL, EVEN AFTER CAR WAS COMPLETELY WARMED UP.. COULD NOT EVEN STEER ENOUGH TO BACK THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. COULD NOT EVEN GET TO ROAD TO TRY TO DRIVE DOWN STREET. HAD CAR 4 YEARS 11 MONTHS, 59600 MILES. TRYING TO DRIVE WITHOUT EPS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO HAVE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUNDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SOUNDED LIKE A KNOCKING AND IT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY LOUD. IT AFFECTS THE STEERING OF THE CAR AND SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE POINT IT IS NOT COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE OVER 50 MPH. IN CALIFORNIA, IF I DRIVE 50 ON THE HIGHWAY I AM GOING TO GET RAMMED OFF THE ROAD. I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY HYUNDAI SO THAT EVERYONE CAN DRIVE THEIR CARS SAFELY. I FEEL THAT I AM IN DANGER DRIVING MY CAR AND HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO CONSIDER RENTING A CAR JUST TO TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS. I AM TOO AFRAID OF BREAKING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE OR IN THE DARK. I LEARNED THAT THE PART THAT IS NEEDED IS A STEERING FLEX COUPLER THAT IS ONLY A 4$ PART (PART #APDTY 112837) AND YET THE DEALER OR ANY SHOP WANTS 400$ WHICH IS SO RIDICULOUS! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. LESS SERIOUS BUT STILL AN ISSUE IS THE LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES IN THE CAR. BOTH THE FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND THE BACK TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE SO PROPERLY MADE THAT THE PLASTIC HAS LITERALLY MELTED THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR THE BULB AND THEY GET STUCK INSIDE. I HAD TO EXPLAIN THIS TO AN OFFICER WHO WAS NOT VERY AMUSED AND THEN ENDED UP PAYING A SHOP 40$ TO GET IT OUT WHICH THEY DID. THANKFULLY THEY DID BECAUSE WHEN THEY GOT IT OUT YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT IS MELTED AND HOW IT WAS STUCK. THAT IS NOT OK! I

THE COUPLING HAS WORN DOWN RESULTING IN A HORRIBLE CLUNKING SOUND AND FEEL WHEN DRIVING. I AM SCARED MY STEERING COLUMN WILL FALL APART EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP....THAT OR MY WHEELS WILL FALL OFF. $400 BUCKS TO FIX. I'VE READ IT'S HAPPENING TO YHSIBMAKE AND MODEL AND TEAR ALL OVER THE PLACE...WHY DID HYUNDAI USE PLASTIC COUPLINGS? HYUNDAI... YOU NEED TO RECALL THIS.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE SOUND IS THE LOUDEST WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR WHEN REVERSING TO PARK. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT SOUNDS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS GRINDING AGAINST A PART. THIS NOISE HAS BEGAN IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

WHEN YOU TURN THE STEARING WHEEL IT JERKS, THE DIAGNOSIS I WAS GIVEN SAYS IT IS A U JOINT ISUUE WHICH IS A RECALL ON 2011 HUNDAI SONATA

THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BECOME VERY LOOSENED. WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE STEERING COLUMN WILL POP AND JERK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND SOMETIMES CAUSE MY CAR TO STEER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE MANUFACTURING COULD HAVE BEEN EITHER IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED OR INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT COULD SUDDENLY CAUSE ME TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER MY VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WITH A POTENTIAL FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY AND DEATH. HYUNDAI (HOMER SKELTON, OLIVE BRANCH, MS) IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY $305.00. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP IN FEB. 2016. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING UNIT HAS A DEFECT, WHICH CAUSED IT TO MELT AND THE BLOW THE BULB. THE BULB IS HARD TO REMOVE BECAUSE THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY HAS MELTED TO THE BULB. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN EVEN CAUSE A FIRE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HYUNDAI (HOMER SKELTON, OLIVE BRANCH, MS), THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHT FIXTURE, JUST TO REPLACE THIS BLOWN BULB. THE COST WILL BE $253.00. IF HYUNDAI HAS HAD SOME OF THE SAME KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE 2011 SONATA, SOMEONE SHOULD HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO RECALL THE 2012 SONATA AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE SAME ISSUES, BEFORE THESE DEFECTS CAUSE SOMEONE AND/OR THEIR FAMILY THEIR LIVES. *TR

AT 61080 MILES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING AFFECTING STEERING CONTROL. THE EVENT WAS SUDDEN AND THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FLEXIBLE COUPLING (PN 56315-2K000-FFF) TO CORRECT THE ISSUE CAUSED BY THE COUPLER THEY DESCRIBED AS "WORN OUT". REPLACEMENT OF THE COUPLER IS NOT IDENTIFIED BY HYUNDAI AS A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEM. TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST WAS $321.39

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING COUPLING BELOW THE DASHBOARD FELT LOOSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, AND WAS NO FAULT OF THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I'M HEARING CLICKING IN STEERING WHEELS , IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE STEERING WILL FALL OFF. I WAS TOLD I NEED STEERING COUPLER REPLACEMENT

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT EITHER MOVING OR SITTING STILL THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING SYSTEM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE $3.00 STEERING COUPLER IS FAILING WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THIS STARTED AT 82,000 MILES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $276 TO REPLACE THE PART. BECAUSE THIS PART IS MADE OF RUBBER AND HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE I DO NOT KNOW WHY A SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT THE DEALERSHIPS CAN USE TO EXPLOIT THE CONSUMER. *TR

I OWN SONATA 2012 GLS WITH CURRENT MILEAGE APPROX. 41000. I GET SOME NOISE EVERY TIME I TURN THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT. WHEN I INQUIRED TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, THEY SAID IT WAS A COUPLING ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH SONATAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2011-13. I HAVE TO PAY FEW HUNDREDS TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE WINTER APPROACHES ELSE IT WILL GET WORSE. IF THIS IS COMMON IN SONATAS, WHY HYUNDAI HASN'T RECALLED THEM YET. I DO NOT THINK ANY OTHER CAR, WHICH IS UNDER 45000 MILES EXPERIENCING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I AM VERY MUCH UPSET WITH HYUNDAI.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.