2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

WHEN I START DRIVING OVER 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AS WELL AS WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES OR GO OVER ROUGH/PATCHY ROAD. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE STEERING WILL FALL OFF. CAR ONLY HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, THEY SAID IT WAS A COUPLING ON THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. THAT IS RIDICULOUS, BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES OVER YEARS, SOME WITH OVER 200,000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS. I HAD TO BITE THE BULLET AND PAY THE PRICE TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE OF HOW DANGEROUS IT FELT DRIVING, AS IF AT ANY MOMENT I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SONATAS, BUT YET HYUNDAI HASN'T RECALLED THEM, BUT DID GO ON TO REPLACE THEM IN THE NEWER MODELS, AS IF LEAVING OWNERS OF THE PRE-2013 STYLES TO THEIR OWN DEVICES. NOT TO MENTION, COUNTLESS OTHER PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH THE THIS PARTICULAR SONATA, SUCH AS THE STARER GOING OUT WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT, THE CONSTANT LOCKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL (TO WHICH I AM AFRAID IT WILL DO WHILE DRIVING), AND THE RADIO GOING OUT WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED WITH A COMPANY IN MY LIFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT INTENSIFIED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE KNOCKING NOISE PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM HEARING ANY OTHER SOUNDS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

COMPLETE AND TOTAL MOTOR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PREVIOUSLY NEEDED FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. CV JOINT (AXEL) FAILED PREMATURELY. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS FAILING, MUCH LIKE THE 2011 MODEL THAT WAS RECALLED. THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND "CLUNKS" TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOW OR NO SPEED. IT FEELS LESS STABLE AND LIKE MORE WORK TO DRIVE.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY CAR TAKES A WHILE BEFORE IT ACTUALLY CRANKS AND WHILE I'M DRIVING IT BEGINS TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE I GO OVER 60MPH MY STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY.

STEERING COLUMN HAS BECOME LOOSE WHEN TURNED. RATTLES BACK AND FORTH WHEN TURNING. AFTER NUMEROUS STOPS AT CAR REPAIR PLACES, FINALLY FOUND A PLACE IN A VERY TINY TOWN WHO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS IS THE THIRD CAR THEY HAVE SAID YHEY HAVE REPAIRED. HYUNDAI APPARENTLY KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AS THIS SHOP HAD TO WAIT AS THE PART WAS SERIOUSLY BACK ORDERED. FORTUNATELY THEY ORDERED EXTRAS AS THE OWNERS MOTHER HAS THE SAME VEHICLE. JUST WAITING FOR HERS TO FALL APART. HE ALSO SHOWED ME THE NEW PART(COG WHEEL) AD AN OLD CHEWED UP ONE OFF A REPAIR. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ALL WHO HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STARTING APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MONTHS AGO, MY STEERING STARTED RATTLING AND SHAKING WHEN THE CAR HITS BUMPS OR WHEN GOING HIGHER SPEEDS, SUCH AS ON THE INTERSTATE. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. ALSO, THERE IS "SLACK" IN THE STEERING AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN TURNED. I WAS SURPRISED THAT SEVERAL OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED THAT I AM AWARE OF. *TR

CLUNKING SOUND CAUSED BY THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS ON A CITY STREET. STEERING IS WIGGLING ITSELF AND LOOSE.

THE FIRST ISSUE IS THAT MY CAR WILL NOT START SOMETIMES. THEN AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO IT WILL START. I HAVE THE PUSH BUTTON TO START MY CAR. IT IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT MY STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 SONATA (PURCHASED AT FREEMAN HYUNDAI IN IRVING, TX) IT STARTED TO HAVE LOOSE STEERING THEN STARTED TO HESITATE FREQUENTLY. WHILE DRIVING IT STARTED TO HESITATE AND A CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE ENSUED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. WAS ALSO TOLD THE OIL HAD METAL SHAVINGS WHICH WAS EFFECTING THE MOTOR. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE OIL CHANGES WERE NOT DONE BY THEM. ANY SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN MY CAR STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

VEHICLE HAS LOOSE STEERING, VIBRATING AND MAKES ODD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATED

OIL FEEDER LINE LEAKED. THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE 2011 VEHICLES. OCCURRED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2012 MODELS AS WELL.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 1/21/15 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED W/ 39,011 4/10/15 AS I WAS DRIVING ON A TOWN ROAD DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON ME AND TURNED ITSELF BACK IMMEDIATELY. THE HEAT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THE SHUTDOWN, BUT WHEN THE CAR TURNED BACK ON, THE BLOWERS CAME ON FULL BLAST. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER IT WAS LIKE MY CAR WAS POSSESSED. MECHANIC ONLY TESTED THE BATTERY AT THIS TIME, BATTERY IS FINE, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. 8/3/15 ENGINE SEIZED WITH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 ON A STATE HIGHWAY. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND LATER A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE MANUFACTURER. 9/18/16 VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE DOING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHILE SWITCHING LANES. LOST POWER STEERING BRIEFLY AND THE VEHICLE CAME RIGHT BACK ON, ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, RADIO CAME BACK ON BLASTING (WAS NOT LIKE THAT PRIOR TO SHUTTING OFF). MAYBE IT WAS A COINCIDENCE OR NOT, BUT THE SECOND I TURNED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON, IS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. IT CAME BACK ON MAYBE 3 SECONDS LATER. ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP CLAIMED A LOOSE CONNECTION WITH THE BATTERY CAUSED IT, HOWEVER, THEY DID NO FURTHER TESTING OR INVESTIGATING. IT IS CURRENTLY AT ANOTHER HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP GETTING ASSESSED. FROM 2/20/15 UNTIL PRESENT, I HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY: EX. THE MODE BUTTON WILL MUTE THE VOLUME, THE CHANNEL CHANGER AND VOLUME WILL START MAKING CALLS ON MY BLUETOOTH CALL LOG OR ACTIVATE THE VOICE CONTROLS. VOLUM

I OWN A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T. THE CONDITION I AM DESCRIBING HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE STARTING OUT AS SOMETHING YOU BARLEY NOTICED TO AN ISSUE THAT NOW CAUSES YOU TO BE SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS ABOUT 75000 MILES AND HAS A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE. AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED AS ON AN INTERSTATE OR PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE IT ALSO RATTLES AND THE WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE IN YOUR HANDS. IT ALSO HAS A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND YOU ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. THIS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF 2012 SONATAS AND RECALL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR 2011 VEHICLES. AS I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS CAN BE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE PARTS. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH REPAIRS FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER OF PART DEFECT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD INTENDED TO GIVE THIS CAR TO MY DAUGHTER WHO WILL SOON BE A TEEN DRIVER. IT WOULD BE SHAMEFUL FOR AN INEXPERIENCED TEEN DRIVER'S LIFE TO BE AS RISK IN A VEHICLE WITH STEERING PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE DUE TO THE FACT HER PARENTS CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR BUY ANOTHER CAR AND THE MANUFACTURER'S UNWILLINGNESS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. MINE IS NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT / CONCERN OVER THIS. THERE ARE MANY UNHAPPY OWNERS OUT THERE. KEEP IN MIND THESE 2011/2012 SONATAS HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES THAT ARE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD.

I HAVE 2012 SONATA GLX, MOST OF THE TIME, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO GRAB SOMETHINGT CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED THE CAR AND NOTHING OUT OF THE SPEAKERS. EVERYTHING WORKS ON THE SCREEN, MAP, CLOCK, RADIO BUT NO SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS EARLIER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WENT TO DEALER AND FIXED TWICE, IT IS RIDICULOUS GOING TO THE DEALER AND TO GET RECTIFIED. NOW AGAIN I HAD SAME PROBLEM, I NEED PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP !!!

THE CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CAR ALSO HESITATES, AND IT IS A LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE ISSUES OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, AND ON THE CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY. WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE THE CAR CUTS OFF.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN A SMALL BUMP IS HIT. LOUD RATTLE. STEERING WHEEL KNOCKS WITH A SLIGHT TURN BOTH WAYS. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE DAY TO DAY. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL ROADS.

I HAVE NOTICED A KNOCK IN MY STEERING WHEEL. THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN MY TIRES GO OVER A BUMP. I WILL BE BRINGING IT INTO THE SHOP IN A FEW DAYS TO GET REPAIRED. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM, AS IT IS UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IF THIS DOESN'T WARRANT A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT DOES. MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WHEN THIS ISSUE BEGAN, BUT HAS GOT EXCESSIVELY WORSE. I JUST RAN OUT ON MY 1000,000 MILE WARRANTY, BY ABOUT 250 MILES.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD. IT STARTED WITH CLICKING IN THE WHEEL, KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND NOW MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND THAT IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS A MALFUNCTION THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING TO A CAR LESS THAN 6 Y/O. MY CAR STAY IN THE SHOP FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER. I CAN HONESTLY SAY I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HYUNDAI OF ANY KIND.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. I GOT HOME AND HAD NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON. I STARTED THE CAR UP 10 MINUTES LATER AND MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED LIKE 70 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE AND THEN MORE MONEY FOR LABOR. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. I COULDN'T AFFORD IT. HONDA DIAGNOSES AND COVERS STUFF LIKE THAT 100%. THEY SAY HYUNDAI HAS THE BEST WARRANTY BUT SO FAR NO PROBLEMS I'VE HAD HAS BEEN COVERED. A MECHANIC AND NEIGHBOR OF MINE SAYS THEY'VE SEEN MANY HYUNDAI AIRBAG LIGHTS AND ARE SURPRISED THERE'S NOT A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO STEER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ *TR

I DRIVE 45 MINUTES ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY BETWEEN FORT COLLINS, CO AND CHEYENNE, WY EACH DAY. AS I ARRIVED IN CHEYENNE AND EXITED THE FREEWAY I MADE ONE TURN TO THE RIGHT ON TO MISSLE DR AND WAS ROLLING FORWARD WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING. I MANAGED TO MAKE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND COAST SLIGHTLY UP THE HILL NEAR THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, NOTHING WORKED AND I COULD SMELL AND SEE ELECTRICAL SMOKE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND MELTED THE STARTER. I DID SEE SMOKE BUT NO FLAMES. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE BETWEEN FT COLLINS AND CHEYENNE. AT THIS TIME I'M WAITING TO HEAR IF MY CAR IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

STEERING COUPLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED MAKES LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER NUMBS OR TURNING.SEEMS TO BE AN OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH SONATA 2012. DEALER WANTS $550 TO REPLACE A $2 PART. THAT'S CORRECT A $2 PART LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS AND A SCAM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND MADE A RECALL ASAP.

STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE TURNING. THE STEERING WHEEL LITERALLY FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF IN MY LAP. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE QUITE RAPIDLY TO THE POINT WHERE IT DOES IT AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD NORMALLY AROUND 65 MPH OR FASTER. IT ALSO SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WILL WALK ALL OVER THE ROAD WHILE IT IS MAKING THIS NOISE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO HAS SLACK AND MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE STATIONARY IF YOU MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH. I INITIALLY THOUGHT MY TIE RODS HAD ALREADY WORN OUT ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE TIE RODS REPLACED TO FIND OUT IT IS IN MY STEERING COLUMN. IT SEEMS AS IF A BOX IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE OR BAD AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I AM GOING TO LOSE THE STEERING SHAFT IF IT DOESN'T GET FIXED. IT IS ALSO BELIEVED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE. IT HAS CAUSED A SENSOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO GO OUT. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF RECALL FOR THE STEERING ON MY CAR AND THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING. BUT THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND SAID THAT MY STEERING COUPLER MOST LIKELY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS GOING TO SET ME BACK AT LEAST $350. SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND A KNOWN ISSUE, I ASK WHY THERE ISNT A RECALL AND JUST GOT TOLD HE DOESNT KNOW. I WAS READING THAT THERE IS THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 2011 SONATAS. MY CAR IS A 2012 BUT WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN DEC 2011 BUT THEY STILL WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END. THE POLICE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,658.

ON AUGUST 06, 2016 I DISCOVERED A NOISE EMITTING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL. ON MONDAY AUGUST 08, 2016 I WENT TO MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR AN OPINION. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN/WRITER INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A RUBBER BUSHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLER HAS STARTED TO SHOW SIGN OF DETERIORATION. THIS MUST BE REPLACED AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. FAILURE TO DO SO IN A TIMELY MANNER WILL RENDER THE STEERING UNUSABLE. FAILURE OF STEERING CONTROL WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SUCH ACCIDENT WILL CAUSE BODILY INJURY AND OR DEATH. RESEARCHING THE SYMPTOM AND CAUSE ON-THE-INTERNET, I CAME ACROSS RECALLS AND CONCERNS BY HYUNDAI IN REGARD TO SAFETY ISSUES THAT WILL RESULT IN POWER STEERING LOSS THUS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH TO OTHERS AND SELF. IT MUST BE NOTED THAT HYUNDAI, IN THE PAST, ACTED PROACTIVELY TO PREVENT A RECALL...I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE A CASE TO CONSIDER. COMPLAINTS FOR A 2012 YEAR VEHICLE WITH FAILED MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING("MDPS") FLEXIBLE COUPLING. HIS VERY FIRST QUESTION AFTER DESCRIBING MY CONCERN IS "WHAT YEAR IS YOUR VEHICLE". ACCORDING TO THE HARBOR HYUNDAI TECHNICAL WRITER, THIS CONCERN IS NOW BECOMING A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. A COMPARATIVE OF A GOOD AND BAD (CHEWED-UP) MDPS COUPLING WAS SHOWN TO ME. THIS MDPS COUPLING SPACER SITS BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN FEBRUARY 2012. I TRUST, ALL COMPONENTS INSTALLED IN ITS ASSEMBLY WAS NOT PART OF 2011. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS MADE TO THE DEALER THAT IS RELATIVE TO MY VEHICLE PERTINENT TO 2011 R

LAST WEEK, MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE EPS DASHBOARD TROUBLE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG AND ESC LAMPS ALL ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC AT THE TIME SO WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE TO REGAIN MY COMPOSURE. USING EXTREME CAUTION, I DROVE THE NEXT FEW MILES BACK HOME CAREFULLY AVOIDING ANY SUDDEN SITUATIONS WHERE I WAS FORCED TO MAKE SHARP TURNS. I HAD AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME STEERING. YESTERDAY, I TOOK THE VEH INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, THEY SAID THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SOMEHOW IT WAS ALSO CAUSING ALL THE OTHER UNRELATED TROUBLE LAMPS TO LIGHT AT THE SAME TIME!. APPROX. $1200 REPAIR COST. THE VEH IS 2012 WITH 82,000 MILES. I ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED BY THE 100K MILE WARRANTY. THEY SAID NO. AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS OF OWNING THIS CAR, I CAN'T BELIEVE THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. I NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE. I WENT ON-LINE AND NOTICED THAT 2011 SONATA'S HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM THE YEAR PRIOR AND AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A NATIONAL RECALL TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT PERHAPS THE SAME FAULTY EQUIPMENT WAS PERHAPS INSTALLED IN SOME OF THE 2012'S ALSO.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL SONATAS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE POWER STEERING FEATURE WAS USED, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,294.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK- WAS PARKED AND WENT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT, CALLED MECHANIC USED SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON TO GET OUT OF PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROL DOESNT WORK, ECS LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL, THEY SOLD US THE BRAKE PADAL SWITCH THAT I THOUGHT WAS THE RECALL BUT THEY SAID WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM!!! THIS IS MY 17YR OLDS CAR AND I AM VERY NERVOUS TO HAVE HER DRIVE THIS CAR NOW, BUT IT CAN NOT BE UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT BRAKE LIGHTS!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I HAVE TRIED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET MY RECALL SERVICED AT HOOMAN HYUNDAI IN INGLEWOOD, CA AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO WORK ON MY CAR. I KEEP GETTING EXCUSES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THEM TO CHECK MY ENGINE BECAUSE IT CAN STALL.

I WRITING BECAUSE I AM HAVING ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. IT WILL NOT CRANK. THE BATTERY IS NOT DEAD BECAUSE THE LIGHTS, RADIO COMES ON, IT WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL I HAVE A PUSH BOTTON ONE. I TOOK IT FOR A OIL CHANGE ON JULY 15 2016 AND HAD TO PAY A EXTRA $75.00 FOR AIR FILTER CHANGE. NOW BEFORE I GOT THE OIL CHANGE MY CAR WAS FINE. SO ON MONDAY 18, 2016 LEAVING THE RESTAURANT MY CAR WILL NOT START.I PRESS THE BOTTON AND NOTHING HAPPEN I SMELL AND SAW SMOKE. LEFT UP THE HOOD NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I READ ON MEDIA NETWORK, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2012 2.0 T SONATA HYUNDAI, CAR NOT STARTING AND MINES IS ONE OF THEM. I JUST GOT THE CAR MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND NOW THE CAR IS ACTING UP. I DON'T HAVE $1200.00 TO PAY WHAT MEDLIN HYUNDAI IN ROCKY MOUNT CAN'T FIND. THE SERVICE GUY SAYS IT MYBE THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR, WHEN SOMEONE TRIED TO JUMP START IT THROUGHT IT OFF. BUT I TOLD HIM THAT BEFORE I EVEN GOT A JUMP START. THE CAR MADE A NOISE AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THEY STILL BLAMING ME BUT I THINK ITS THEIR FAULT. THE SERVICES GUY SAID THAT THE PERSON THAT CHANGE THE OIL AND AIR FILTER THE CAR ACT LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO START. SO WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME THAT? I FEEL THAT THEY MESS IT UP OR THERE IS A ISSUE WITH ALL THE 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0 T THAT A RECALL NEED TO BE SO THE DEALERSHIP CAR FIX THE ALL PROBLEMS FREE. I NEED THIS TO GO TO CEO OF HYUNDAI. THERE IS SOMETHING TRUELY WRONG WITH 2012 HYUNDAI 2.0 T SONATA. AND YOU KNOW THE DEALERSHIP SE

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL LAST YEAR. FINALLY, IN FEBRUARY 2016, HYUNDAI HAD A FIX FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S ALLEGED METAL DEBRIS THAT WAS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND DETERMINED ALL WAS WELL. TODAY, JUNE 21, 2016, THE CAR STALLED WHILE LEAVING FOR WORK. I RESTARTED THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY; HOWEVER, MILLISECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS KEPT HAPPENING EVERY TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW QUOTES, RANGING FROM $500 TO $1600+, AND THE HYUNDAI DEALER ADVISING THAT THE OIL CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED -- THAT "IT HAD AN EXTRA HOLE IN IT THAT WAS NOT FROM THE MANUFACTURER". THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT AFTER REPLACING THIS VALVE, THE ISSUE STILL MAY NOT BE RESOLVED. ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AND LABOR WOULD NEED TO BE DONE -- AT MY EXPENSE. I INQUIRED IF IT HAD TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE RECENT RECALL (MENTIONED ABOVE). SHE ADVISED , 'NO'. I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THESE TWO INCIDENTS OR ISSUES ARE UNRELATED. AFTER READING ABOUT THE MANY SONATA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD ENGINE TROUBLE, I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE.

MY 2012 SONATA WITH 89300 MILES WAS MAKING CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WAS LOSE. WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE STEERING WHEEL SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING APART MAKING A HARSH METAL CLANKING SOUND. I TOOK IT INTO HYAUNDI AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COUPLER AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY HYAUNDI.

CLUNK NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IS GETTING WORST WHILE I AM DRIVING, TURNING, SPEED BUMPS, STATIONARY JUST TOUCHING THE WHEEL MAKES THE HORRIBLE NOISE. I WAS READING A 2011 RECALL PROBABLY THE SAME PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND TOOK A WRONG TURN ENDING UP ON A DEAD END STREET ON A HILL IN SONORA. WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE TURNED AROUND THEN STARTED GOING FORWARD MY ENTIRE CAR AND BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I QUICKLY THROUGH ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT STOPPED ME FROM HITTING A TREE. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED THERE AS THE NEXT MORNING I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A 2 LANE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY WITH ALL 3 OF MY DAUGHTERS ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. MY CAR HAS HAD ALL SERVICES AND HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED RECENTLY THERE WERE NO ISSUES AND NO RECALLS

SONATA RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 3DAYS NOW AND WON'T SHUT OFF NO MATTER WHAT I DO AND I'M SCARED IT WILL DEPLOY. BACK IN MAY I NOTICED THE PAINT IN MY CAR SHIPPING AFTER I TOOK IT TO GET WASHED, NOW MY CAR LOOKS UGLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE NEXT TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FRACTURED METAL FRAGMENTS WERE IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON I-65 IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF AND SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS HIT THE CARS BEHIND ME. NOTHING HIT MY CAR. I WASN'T GOING UNDER AN OVERPASS, NOR WERE THERE TRUCKS AROUND ME. THE DEALERSHIP NOR HYUNDAI WILL REPLACE IT SO I WILL HAVE TO FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE AND PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE. HYUNDAI HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES (VELOSTER) FOR THIS EXACT SAME REASON BUT WILL NOT FIX THE SITUATION WITH THE SONATAS! MY CAR HAS THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF, JUST LIKE THE VELOSTERS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT!! THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH, SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A NOISE LIKE ITS GOING TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PART NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS LIKE A COUPLER, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT MANY SONATAS PRESENT THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE FIX COSTS APPROXIMATELY 315.00 DOLLARS. HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED A RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON IN MOST CARS.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A ROD IS GOING BAD. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED ON REGULAR BASIS. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM AND I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AND THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON SECOND LETTER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. IN THE MEAN TIME, MY CAR IS NOT FIXED AND THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IN NEED OF HELP AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN VACATIONING WITH FAMILY LEAVING ORLANDO FLORIDA WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING SLOW UP IN TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE AND SHAKE UP/DOWN AND IN AND OUT OF STEERING COLUMN AT 65 MPH (NOT LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN STEERING). IT ALSO MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE CAR EVEN WHEN SLIGHTLY CORRECTING. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AND THEY FIXED THE THE ISSUE SAYING IT WAS "COMMON". THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN 2011. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE/LOANER/AND OTHER FEES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX FOR FREE FOR THEIR CONSUMERS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HYUNDAI AND REQUESTED A REFUND BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2012 SONATA I NOTICED THAT THE CAR LIKES TO "WANDER" AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT'S A CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, HAVING TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE CAR FROM MOVING SLIGHTLY LEFT AND RIGHT, BUT NEVER IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I'VE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO HYUNDAI, AND MENTIONED IT EVERY TIME I HAD IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE ANSWER WAS ALWAYS IT'S THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING AND THAT'S THE WAY THE STEERING WORKS. I RECENTLY FOUND A FORUM '' HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/YF-2011-SONATA-I45/163171-2013-SONATA-STEERING-PROBLEM-SOLVED.HTML '' WHICH HAD 43 PAGES OF SONATA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE SOLUTION SOUNDS AS SIMPLE AS A QUICK COMPUTER UPDATE, YET THE SERVICE CENTERS HAVE ALWAYS STATED NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I FEEL IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO DRIVE THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY.