2012 Hyundai Sonata complaints

BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2012 SONATA A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED LAST SATURDAY MORNING AFTER I TRIED THREE TIMES TO START THE CAR. ON HIGHWAY I HAD TROUBLE REACHING 45 MPH, THE LOWEST SPEED LIMIT. IT'S CAUSED BY LOW FUEL PRESSURE. I DID SOME ONLINE SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT SONATA 2006 HAD THE RECALL OF FUEL PUMP FAILED PREMATURELY. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO THEIR 2012 ONES. AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH 2012 SONATA? THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT A WEEK AWAY. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE LOTS OF CARS TO SERVICE. IRONICALLY, I JUST RECEIVED THEIR RECALL LETTER ON 2012 SONATA FOR THEIR "INABILITY TO PLACE THE TRANSAXLE INTO THE PARK POSITION". HAVE TO RENT A CAR BECAUSE MINE MIGHT GET STRANDED ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME. WORST-CASE SCENARIO: REAR-ENDED BY CARS THAT ARE DRIVING AT A PERFECTLY NORMAL SPEED. *TR

I GUESS I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH MELTING DASHBOARD AND BOTH SIDE MIRROR HOUSING UNITS. TODAY 9-16-14, DEALER IS REPLACING MY DASH N HOUSING FOR THE SECOND TIME!!! I WAS SO FED UP WITH DEALER AND GOT CORPORATE INVOLVED, SO THEY CALLED TODAY 9-16-14 AND TOLD ME JUST ENJOY YOUR MELTING CAR. THEY SAID THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM SURE ITS GOING MELT AGAIN AND HOPING SO. I WILL HAVE TO GET A LEMON LAWYER AND SETTLE IT. IT IS NOT DEFECTIVE PARTS. ITS THE CAR ITSELF!!!! THIS HYUNDAI WILL BE MY FIRST AND WILL BE THE LAST. *TR

GOT A RECALL, AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR 1 WEEK LATER AT 9-15-14 @9 : 00. DROVE 26 MILES AND THAY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN, AND DID NOT CONTACT ME NOT TO SHOW UP? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND BACKED UP TO LEAVE, ACCIDENTALLY HITTING A STORAGE CONTAINER WITH MY REAR BUMPER. I PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL BY ITSELF TRAVELING FAST ABOUT 30 FEET. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. WE HIT A FENCE, MOVING THE FENCE ABOUT 5 FEET AND HIT THE CAR PARKED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FENCE, SMASHING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. WE HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON AND WERE NOT INJURED BUT WITHOUT SEAT BELTS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE. *TR

TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY AND EXCESSIVELY FAST. 60,000 MILES AND THREE ALIGNMENTS AND FOUR SET OF TIRES. *TR

AN ENGINE ROD BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WAS DONE AT A SPEED OF AROUND 48 MPH. THIS IS BASED ON THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN INSPECTION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT NEXT TO ANOTHER CAR WHEN THIS OCCURRED OR IT VERY LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

UPON EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP, WHILE STEERING A LEFT TURN OFF OF THE RAMP, I HEARD A FAIRLY LOUD THUD SOUND. ONCE I CAME OUT OF THE TURN THE SOUND DISAPPEARED. THIS NOISE WAS STARTLING, AS I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR. I REVIEWED THE CARFAX AND DID NOT NOTE ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE REPORTS AND THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH A PERSONAL LEASE. I HAVE HAD CONTROL ARM PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH MY PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THIS SOUND WAS VERY FAMILIAR TO ME. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS ISSUE AND ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY. THIS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS IF THE CONTROL ARM BREAKS AND PULL FROM THE AXLE. *TR

I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND POINTED OUT TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A "CLICKING" WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THAT IT WAS LOOSE. HE STATED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND THAT IT WOULD GET PROGRESSIVELY WORST. I THEN ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND HE SAID NOT YET. I WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED AND POSSIBLY AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JAN 2013 WITH 40K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS. THE PROBLEM HAS JUST ESCALATED OVER TIME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN AXEL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2012 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE AN AXEL PROBLEM AT 40,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE IN TRANSIT VEHICLE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THIS IMMEDIATELY CAUSED A DIFFICULT OPERATING EXPERIENCE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE GOT TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER DESPITE PRESSING GAS PEDAL AND RPMS WENT UP TO 7 AND 8. AFTER PUSHING GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR WILL FINALLY INCREASE IN SPEED WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING GIVEN I DRIVE ON AN INTERSTATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN PAST 4 MONTHS AND SAME EXACT THING AT 10 MPH AND RPM WENT TO 4 AND 5 AND CAR WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. I STOPPED VEHICLE AND ACCELERATED AND THEN IT OPERATED NORMALLY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN IN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AND HAS QUESTIONED ME SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT DRIVING WITH TWO FEET WHICH I DO NOT DO AND LAYING PURSE ON CONSOLE AGAINST SHIFTER WHICH I ALSO DO NOT DO. 3 OF THE 4 TIMES IT HAPPENED IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF MY DRIVE WITHIN FIRST MILE OR SO. 1 TIME WAS NEAR END AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES. PURCHASED CAR USED WITH 18000 MILES ON IT AND DID NOT DRIVE ON INTERSTATE FROM JULY 2013 UNTIL MARCH 2014 ON REGULAR BASIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRAIN AND BACK INJURIES AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS AND SHOULDER, WHO BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

CAR PUT IN PARK TO CALL A PERSONS HOUSE WAS AT HIS NEIGHBORS HOUSE NEXT DOOR FOR DIRECTIONS RAN OFF IN DITCH THOUGHT AT TIME I MIGHT HAVE LEFT CAR IN DRIVE .WENT DOWN BANK WHEN MY DOG AND I STOPPED CAR IN PARK DID NOT THINK NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT UNTIL TODAY. WENT TO STORE CAME BACK PARKED 2012 SONATA IN DRIVEWAY LEFT CAR ON TO RUN IN HOUSE RIGHT QUICK SO DOG WOULD BE COOL. I PUT LEGS OUTSIDE CAR 2012 SONATA TOOK OFF LIKE A BAT OUT OF [XXX] THREW ME OUT ON THE GROUND. I HURT MY BACK AND REAR END VERY PAINFUL AND 2012 SONATA RAN INTO MY 2004 ANNIVERSARY EDITION COLLECTORS CAR WHICH WAS AS CLOSE TO NEW AS THEY GET. THEY HAVE A RECALL ON LINE THAT SAY THE DATE HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO SEND OUT NOTICES ABOUT A PIN BREAKING IN GEAR SHIFT CAUSING THE CAR TO GO IN PARK AND STILL BE IN DRIVE . I READ ON THIS SAME SIGHT ABOUT A WOMEN WHO HAD HER CAR DO HER THE SAME WAY AND HAD TO HAVE 10 STITCHES .I CALLED HYUNDAI DEALER NEAR BY THEY SAID BRING IT IN TO BE CHECKED .I ASKED WHO WOULD FIX MY 2 WRECKED CAR THAT WILL HAVE A LOTS LESS VALUE . HE TOLD ME TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. SO I CALLED ACCIDENT WILL RAISE MY INSURANCE PAYMENT THAT WILL COST ME THE REST OF MY LIFE. DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY GOT THIS THING AT THE END OF THE MILEAGE IS 30,000 ,32000 OR 45,000 MILES AND THEY ARE RELEASE FROM FAULT WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING CLOSE TO GETTING KILLED OR CRIPPLE FOR LIFE. THESE CAR COMPANIES ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THINGS IF I DID IN MY BUSINESS THEY WOULD GET EVERYTHING I HAVE AND MAKE ME PAY FOR LIFE

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE WIRES WERE MELTING TOGETHER AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS IT WAS ONE PROBLEM AFTER THE NEXT THAT THE DEALERSHIP CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERHEATING. 3 TURBO'S REPLACED, THE FRONT AND REAR WIRING HARNESS, THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE, SOME TUBES AND HOSES AND 6 MOS LATER....THE CAR SEEMS TO BE RUNNING AGAIN BUT NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION...UGH. I TRIED TO HAVE HYUNDAI LET ME OUT OF THE LEASE SINCE I ONLY HAD A FEW MONTHS LEFT. CONSUMER AFFAIRS PASSED THE BUCK TO HYUNDAI LEASE AND VICE VERSA. IT IS A NIGHTMARE TO WORK WITH THIS CORPORATION. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND WAS ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR TWO PAYMENTS SINCE THEY HAD MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR FOR OVER 60 DAYS BUT THEY WOULD NOT LET ME OUT OF THE LEASE. WILL NEVER HAVE A HYUNDAI AGAIN BECAUSE OF HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND THE WAY THEY PASS THE BUCK, WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY ARE A HORRIBLE CORPORATION. *TR

MY RECENT 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA (32K MILES) A/C STOPPED WORKING - TOOK IT TO DEALER. HE TOLD A STONE OR DEBRIS MAY HAVE HIT THE CONDENSER AND PUT THE HOLE IN IT AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (60K). ITS NO MISTAKE OF MINE EITHER. I ALWAYS DRIVE SAFE AND MAINTAIN MY CAR NICELY. DEALER ASKED ME TO PAY 800$ OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE SAME. I AM PRETTY SURE OTHER SONATA OWNERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BECAUSE OF BAD QUALITY OF PARTS & DESIGN FOR HYUNDAI SONATA. I SINCERELY REQUEST YOU TO TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS AND PREVENT THE BRAND (HYUNDAI) AND DEALERS EXPLOITING THE CAR BUYERS LIKE THIS. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR A 30,000 SERVICE. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER HAS AN UPGRADE TO THE SOFTWARE. AFTER THE UPGRADE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEEDS UP BY 4 - 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT IS SET. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU SET IT AT 65 MPH, IT WILL SPEED UP TO 69 OR 70 MPH AND THEN SLOW BACK DOWN TO 65. IT DOES THIS WHEN YOU INITIALLY SET THE SPEED OR IF YOU BRAKE AND THEN HIT THE "RESUME" BUTTON. IN THE CASE OF "RESUME", IF YOU INITIALLY SET IT AT 65 MPH AND USE THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN USE THE "RESUME" BUTTON, THE CAR WILL SPEED UP TO 69 OR 70 BEFORE GOING BACK DOWN TO 65. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DO THIS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU INITIAL SET IT AT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AND THE SERVICE PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE. SO THEY SAID THEY RAN THE UPGRADE TO THE SOFTWARE AGAIN, BUT IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE SURGE IN SPEED WAS WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE TOLERANCE RANGE. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER DONE THAT AND THIS CAR DID NOT DO IT PRIOR TO THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. IT IS PRETTY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE IN HER RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT FELL WHICH CAUSED HER TO SCRAPE HER CHIN NEEDING 10 STITCHES. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND THE POLICE ATTEMPTED TO PIECE TOGETHER THE SCENARIO, THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK, WHEN SHE TURNED IT OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COULD BE PUT INTO ANY GEAR, AND IT COULD ROLL, WHETHER IT WAS ON A FLAT OF HILLY SURFACE. UPDATED 08/20/14 UPDATED 8/27/14*CN

WHILE VISITING MY PARENTS, MY FATHER POINTED OUT THAT PART OF MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. I DID NOT BELIEVE HIM AS I HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF COLLISION NOR HAD I HEARD ANYTHING HIT MY CAR WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT INDEED A PIECE OF MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO POINT OF IMPACT, THE GLASS WAS INTACT BUT COMPLETELY SHATTERED. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, BUT SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY THEY WERE UNAWARE IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. I AM TAKING MY CAR IN MONDAY MORNING AND HOPE TO HEAR GOOD NEWS. I AM EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE MY SUNROOF WAS OPEN WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND REAR QUARTER PANEL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE AIR BAGS FAILED DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK, SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

IN JUNE 2012 WHILE MY SONATA WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE DRIVER SIDE GLASS SHATTERED WITH NO IMPACT. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT THINKING IT WAS DAMAGED SOMEHOW. BUT YESTERDAY YET AGAIN MY SONATA WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE THIS TIME AND THE DRIVER SIDE GLASS SHATTERED AGAIN. THIS MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE CAR SOMEHOW. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK RAN A STOP SIGN COMING FROM MY LEFT AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE FRONT DOOR AND FENDER OF MY CAR. THE LEFT CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLY. MY SHOULDER HIT THE DOOR. *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AROUND 8:45 AM WITH A SPEED OF 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXPLOSION INSIDE MY CAR. I BECAME VERY STARTLED. I THEN HEARD THIS ROARING OF WIND AND GLASS THROUGH SOME OF THE FABRIC WHICH ACTS AS BARRIER BETWEEN ME AND SUNROOF/MOONROOF. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH ME AT THE TIME, NO ANIMALS, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE OR NOTHING AROUND TO HAVE CAUSED THIS. IT LITERALLY SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. I THEN FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER TO INSPECT WHAT HAPPENED, I THEN HAD TO TURN AROUND TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THEY WOULD INSPECT IT BUT I WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS SINCE 1) IT HAD OVER 60,000 MILES ALREADY, IN WHICH I HAVE DOCUMENTED ABOVE 66,400 MILES ON MY CAR WHICH IS APPROXIMATE CALCULATION DUE TO NOT HAVING MY VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THIS TIME DUE TO IT BEING INSPECTED AT DEALERSHIP, I CAN'T GIVE A EXACT MILEAGE AT THIS TIME. 2) THEY HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY MADE THIS A RECALL YET, AS TO MY NEXT POINT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST APPARENTLY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I DID HAVE GLASS FALL INTO MY VEHICLE AND HAD THE BARRIER NOT BE THERE WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AS I COULD HAVE HAD GLASS CUT ME AND EVEN WORSE GET IN MY EYES AND CUT MY EYES OR CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE. I STRONGLY SUGGEST SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS IMMEDIATELY AS THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE OR SAFE. I WILL NOT STAND FOR HYUNDAI BLAMING ME OR BULLYING ME, AND LETTING THIS CONTINUE

WHEN I APPLIED BREAK MY RPM IDLE GOES UP. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SAFE I SHOW IN OTHER CAR RPM GOES DOWN. I TOOK TO DEALER GOT OIL CHANGE. AND I ASKED WHY THIS HAPPENS. HE TOLD ME TO CHACK ECO SYSTEM. I CHACK ECO SYSTEM IT WAS ON OFF POSTION. I ASK HIM WHEN I BOUGHT CAR I NEVER SHOW RPM GO UP WHEN I HATE BREAK. THERE NO ENGINE SING COMESUP ON DASHBOARD EITHER. THIS REALLY SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. RPM SHOULD NOT GO UP WHEN U HATE BREAKS. IT'S SHOULD BRING RPM DOWN. RPM SHOULD GO UP WHEN U HATE GAS PADEL. I GET THIS. BUT WHEN I GO TO ANY SPEED. AND TRIED TO APPLIED BREAK IT SHOULD DROP RPM SHOULD NOT GO UP.

FIRST LET ME TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] TELLING ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, REPLACED THE A/C UNIT. BLUE TOOTH FUSES HAVE BLOWN OUT SEVERAL TIMES NO RADIO, THEY REPLACED THE FUSES, THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY ... THERE IS A ELECTRICAL SHORT SOME WHERE .. THE DATE ABOVE IN OCTOBER I WAS SO MAD I WAS TRAVELING ON A INTER STATE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE, THEN MY CAR LOST POWER,, AT 67 MPH NO BRAKES NO NOTHING THANKS GOD.. I HAD TO WAIT TO POWER DOWN... I WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES SHAKING ... I KEPT TRYING TO START THE CAR WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START NOTHING HAPPENED I THEN CALLED HYUNDAI ROAD SERVICE ... AFTER WAITING ... FINALLY THE CAR STARTED .. I HAD POWER BUT NO RADIO ,,, I DROVE OFF THE INTER STATE AND IT WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM THE CAR DEALERSHIP.. I WAS SO MAD ALSO MY BLUE TOOTH AND ONE LIGHT BURNED OUT.. AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE MGR.. HE TOLD ME TO WAIT IN WHICH I DID...2 HOURS LATER A SERVICE GUY CAME TO TALK TO ME AND SAID HE COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG AGAIN.. EXCEPT THAT HE WOULD REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB... AFTER THAT I ASKED THE SALES REP TO PUT ME INTO ANOTHER CAR.. THEY SAID OK BUT FOR 50.00 MORE A MONTH AND A LOSS OF 2 YEARS PAYING FOR THE CAR ... I THEN WENT TO THE SAME OWNER DEALERSHIP AND THEY WORKED WITH ME FOR 2 DAYS I GOT A NEW CAR 20.00 MORE A MONTH AND A LOSS OF 2 YEARS IN PAYMENTS... PLEASE NOTE THAT A NEW SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE WORKED AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME

MY WIFE WAS PARKING CAR PULLING INTO SPACE AT APROX. 5MPH ,SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TOO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING, THE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL OVER CEMENT STOPPER ONTO MAIN THOROUGH FAIR, SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP BY THROWING CAR INTO PARK. SHE RESTARTED CAR AND BRAKES WERE OK..WE BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER , THEY KEPT CAR FOR ONE WEEK AND COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG I SHOWED THEM 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE IF CAR NOT REPEAT PROBLEM. WE TRADED CAR FOR FEAR THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN POSSIBLY KILLING OURSELVES OR SOME INNOCENT BYSTANDER.THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS MATTER AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM MY SISTERS AT 17 MILE AND GARFIELD HOME WHEN I NOTICED MY LOW PRESSURE TIRE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON. I STOP AT THE MARATHON GAS STATION AT 14 MILE BETWEEN HOOVER AND SCHOENNER TO FILL THE TIRE. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE TEAR/CUT IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AIR WOULD NOT FILL BACK INTO THE TIRE. I EVEN TRIED TO USE FIX A FLAT, AND THAT WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP A FEW DAYS AGO, AND THEY HAD CHECKED ON THEIR SHEET THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS. ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD HEARD THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH HYUNDAI AND THEIR TIRES HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM! I AM HOPING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECTIFIED...DON'T EVEN NO WHERE TO START! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH. NO OTHER CARS WERE ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG ALMOST LIKE A GUN SHOT. HE PULLED OVER AND SAW THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO ROCKS OR ANYTHING FOUND TO INDICATE AN OBJECT HITTING THE SUNROOF HAD CAUSED THE BROKEN GLASS. THE GLASS SHATTERED OUT OF NOWHERE. *TR

TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKE OFF FROM THE CAR, IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN WE NOTICED IT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT , NO DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF SOMEONE HITTING IT. LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC PART OF THE LIGHT HOLDING IT TO THE BOLTS JUST BROKE OFF. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE AT ALL, OF THIS HAPPENING.

VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN STRAIGHT LINE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70 MPH. STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO STICK IN CURRENT POSITION, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO TURN. IT IS AS IF THE STEERING IS HELD IN POSITION BY A MAGNET AND THE MAGNETIC FIELD HAS TO BE BROKEN IN ORDER TO TURN THE WHEEL. STEERING THEN "JUMPS" TO NEW POSITION INSTEAD OF TURNING SMOOTHLY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE THE LONGER IT IS DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH A SET OF KUMHO SOLUSK H25 TIRES, SIZE: P205/65/R16 AND DOT NUMBER YOL4YPL81411. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE TIRES BEGAN TO SLIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD TREAD. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT A REMEDY WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TIRES WERE COLD, THERE WAS NO GRIP, WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW, WHEN THE TIRES WARMED UP, THE SNOW STUCK TO THE TIRES

VEHICLE DRIFTS LEFT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM BUT NOW THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED WITH A SLOP IN STEERING OR A DEAD ZONE TWO INCHES OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHERE THE CAR DRIFTS AND YOU HAVE TO CORRECT CONSTANTLY, CAUSING AN UNSAFE OVER CORRECTION TO STAY IN YOUR LANE OF TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND GETS WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE IT ONE HOUR OR MORE. IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING LINKAGE DIS-CONNECTS AND THEN ENGAGES. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO PREVENT SHOOTING INTO A INTERSECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY THREW A NUMBER OF CODES, AND A ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM CONDITION CODE, CHECK ENGINE CODE.... DEALER TELLS ME WHEN UNLOADED OFF THE TOW-TRUCK THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AFTER 6 DAYS OF HAVING THE CAR THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER IS TELLING ME NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. THE TREMENDOUS FORCE AND FLYING DEBRIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO REACT AND BRUSH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AGAINST THE CURB. PLASTIC PIECES WERE THROWN THROUGHOUT THE FRONT OF THE CAR. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. EARLIER THAT SAME DAY THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR A RADIO ISSUE. *TR

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH WHEN STARTED. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4000 RPM. AGAIN, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A SMALL RURAL PARKING LOT AND PARKED FACING A WOOD FENCE IN THE AFTERNOON. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT TEN FEET, KNOCKING OVER A WOOD FENCE POST AND INCURRING $3,000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND SLAMMED IT INSTANTLY AS THE CAR LURCHED. FORTUNATELY, NO PERSON WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDEWALK, AND I HAD MY SEAT BELT IN PLACE. I INSISTED THE CAR BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER RATHER THAN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, SINCE I WANTED TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, OTHER THAN THE FRONT END DAMAGE. I INSISTED THAT HYUNDAI NATIONAL SEND OUT AN ENGINEER TO CHECK THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO FOUND A REPORT ON THE INTERNET FROM KMOV.COM NEWS IN ST. LOUIS 2/28/13, THAT THREE LOCAL OWNERS THERE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CASE DETAILED IN THE NEWS REPORT WAS EXACTLY LIKE MY EXPERIENCE OF SUDDEN LURCHING ACCELERATION FROM A PARKED POSITION, BUT THE HYUNDAI ENGINEER REPORTED NOTHING WAS WRONG. HOWEVER, OUR EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM UNRELATED TO DRIVER ERROR. I HAVE TOLD HYUNDAI THAT I WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR.

I WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS -2 DEGREES SO I WENT TO WARM UP THE CAR FOR 20 MINS AND THEN STARTED TO HEAD OUT TO WORK. AS I WAS LEAVING NOT EVEN 5 MINS LATER I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SO I PULLED OVER AND STARTED TO SEE SMOKE, THEN I STARTED TO LOOK AROUND TO FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM AND I SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK SEAT RIGHT BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. SO I STARTED TAKING MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER REMOVING MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS, I WENT TO THE CAR AND NOW THERE WAS MORE SMOKE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR SEAT CLOSEST TO THE REAR DOOR DRIVER SIDE. SO THEN I PULLED UP THE SEAT AND I SEE FLAMES, AND THERE WERE FLAMES, I CALL 911 AND THEY CAME LIKE IN 5 MINS.I'M JUST BLESSED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE MY KIDS WITH ME. *TR

IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE CAR DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO OVER CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE. I FEEL LIKE THE CAR CONSTANTLY WANDERS AND NOW WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN WE ARE CORRECTING THE CAR THE WHEEL IS STARTING TO STICK. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I WORRY FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY FOUR YEAR OLD AND MY WIFE'S. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING THIS ISSUE! *TR

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA STEERING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IT IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTIONS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DOES NOT WANT TO STAY IN ITS LANE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, ONCE FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND ONCE FOR CHANGING THE SETTING FOR THE ELECTRIC STEERING. I INFORMED HYUNDAI OF AMERICA ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE CAR SHOULD BE WORKING AS IT SHOULD AND THAT IS ALL THEY CAN DO. *TR

WHEN I WAS BRAKING, THE PASSENGER FRONT BRAKES MADE A HORRIBLE METAL ON METAL SOUND. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE BRAKES (TO FAR FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER). THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THIS. HAS GONE ON FOR MONTHS. I HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL PADS WERE STILL GOOD. I FINALLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHO EXPLAINED TO ME (THE ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED) WHAT, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. NO, I HAD ALL ROTORS REPLACED AND NEW BRAKE PADS ALL THE WAY AROUND. GUESS WHAT, STILL MAKING THE SOUND IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

I HAVE HAD ISSUES GALORE WITH MY CAR SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. FIRST ISSUE AND STILL IS JUST GAVE UP ON BRINGING IT BACK WAS THE STEERING THAT DRIFTED. THEN I HAD A SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT MADE A LOUD NOISE. I ALSO HAVE A SOUND COMING FROM THE SUN ROOF. AFTER THAT I HAD A OIL LEAK IN IT'S FIRST YEAR. MY RADIO WENT OUT, MY DRIVER WINDOW STOP WORKING. MY TURBO QUIT ON ME. BATTERY DIED. I WAS STRANDED BY THE CAR 3 TIMES. IT WOULD TURN OVER FAST BUT NOT CRANK. I CALLED ROAD SIDE ON ONE OF THOSE. MY AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT RATTLES LIKE CHEAP PARTS. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI WITH NO RESPONSE AS OF YET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I PAY A CAR NOT FOR A CAR I DON'T TRUST TO DRIVE. *TR

WALKED OUT OF STORE I HAD BEEN SHOPPING IN FOR OVER AN HOUR AND CAR WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR EXPLAINED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT STARTED AT THE MAIN ENGINE WIRE HARNESS AND MELTED THE TUBING/WIRING ALL THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOWN NEAR PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND THE MELTING WIRES/TUBING/RUBBER DRIPPED AND IGNITED ON A PILE OF LEAVES UNDERNEATH THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE. THE RESULTING FIRE AND ELECTRICAL BURN MELTED ALL RUBBER PLASTIC,EXTERNAL BELTS, WIRE HARNESS, FRONT BUMPER, INTAKE MANIFOLD AND ANY PLASTIC RUBBER,FLUID LIDS, EXTERIOR PARTS SURROUNDING OR ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHERE I ALERTED THE SERVICE REP TO AN ISSUE WITH MY DASHBOARD. FOR OVER A YEAR I HAD NOTICED AN AREA OF 'SLICKNESS" ON MY DASH .AS THE SUMMER WENT ON, THIS AREA NOW APPEARS TO BE MELTING! I WAS TOLD THAT THE AREA WAS THERE BASED ON :SOMETHING " THAT I HAD DONE & HAD SUBSEQUENTLY TRIED TO FIX IT! NEEDLESS TO SAY , I WAS FIT TO BE TIED!! HOW DO YOU ACCUSE SOMEONE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE FACTS? I WAS TOLD BY NUMEROUS SERVICE PEOPLE AS WELL AS MANAGEMENT THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE! DOES NOT ONE NEED TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER AS OPPOSED TO IT IS YOUR PROBLEM -NOT OURS? IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT & I WANT THE DASHBOARD REPLACED!! *TR

WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A CRASH AND REALIZED THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY REAR BUMPER COVER FELL OFF. THIS WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM, AS I HAVE NEVER BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND AND THERE WERE NO DENTS, SCRATCHES, CRACKS OR OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER COVER WHEN IT FELL OFF. THE BUMPER AND BUMPER COVER SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT THE PLASTIC CLIPS HOLDING THE BUMPER COVER TO MY BUMPER APPEARED SEVERELY DEGRADED AND DAMAGED. WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT, THE MAN WHO TOWED MY TRUCK BROKE OFF THE REMAINING CLIPS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BUMPER. THE NEXT DAY, I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE, AND MY BUMPER AND BUMPER COVER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WAS SHOCKED, CONSIDERING THE BUMPER FELL OFF, AND BELIEVE THERE IS NO REASON WHY I SHOULD SPEND MONEY ON A COMPLETELY NEW BUMPER AND BUMPER COVER IF JUST THE CLIPS WERE BROKEN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SIMPLY TOLD ME THE CLIPS WERE DAMAGED AND THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR WHEN I ASKED HOW THE CLIPS COULD POSSIBLY BECOME DAMAGED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING, WHEN THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER COVER. HE BROUGHT UP THE POSSIBILITY THAT I HAD BEEN HIT IN A PARKING LOT AND DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO, IF THIS WAS THE CASE, I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN ENTIRE BUMPER FALLING OFF A VEHICLE. LITTLE FENDER BENDERS AND PARKING LOT ACCIDENTS ARE COMMON, BUMPERS FALLING OFF A CAR ARE NOT

CAR HAS BEEN WANDERING ALL OVER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND ALL ROADS. 2ND SONATA IN THREE YEARS BOTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSTANTLY CORRECTING THE STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. *TR

ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 1, 2103, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AS I STARTED THE CAR AND BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE. I CHECKED AND RECHECKED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OFF AND THE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. EVERY OTHER TIME OR SO, WHEN WE USED THE CAR, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND WE ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECKED TO ENSURE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS OFF. ON OCTOBER 7, 2103, WE WENT TO THE JENKINS HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR THE COMPUTER. AS WE LEFT THE PLACE, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE 20 MILE TRIP HOME. THE HYUNDAI WARRANTY STATES THAT WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS EITHER A BRAKE PROBLEM OR A COMPUTER AND I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE IT FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AFTER LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT GOING ON/OFF FOR 2 DAYS(TIRE PRESSURE WAS FINE) ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK WENT TO PICKUP "FIXED" AUTO AND WHEN STARTED CAR ALL THE LIGHTS ON DASH LIT AGAIN. ANOTHER WEEK GOES BY AND THEY "FOUND" A FAULTY SRS CONTROL MODULE (AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE) WHICH THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO ISSUES UNTIL OCT 7TH WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH ALL LIGHTS LIT AGAIN ON DASH AND SPEEDOMETER AND RPM'S IMMEDIATELY WENT TO ZERO EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL MOVING. HAD TO BE TOWED AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP. THEY "FOUND" A GROUND WIRE CORRODED AT LEFT FRONT STRUT TOWER. CLEANED THE CONNECTION AND REINSTALLED...DID NOT REPLACE. WENT TO PICKUP CAR AFTER NUMEROUS TEST DRIVES BY DEALERSHIP ON OCT 18TH AND AGAIN UPON STARTING ALL DASH LIGHTS LIT AND COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

STARTING ON 10/16/2013 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. RPMS WERE AT 3K AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE EVEN WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT ON 10/17, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, RPMS SPIKED AT 6.5K AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. ON 10/18 I ATTEMPTED AND SUCCEEDED IN REPLICATING BOTH BEHAVIORS. WHEN EXPERIENCING THE SPIKING RPMS WITHOUT SHIFTING CONDITION, I MANUALLY SHIFTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE PADDLE SHIFTER TO GET IT TO UP SHIFT. WHEN THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING AGAIN IN ON IT'S OWN, IT THEN DOWNSHIFTED AND AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE WAS MET WITH NO RESPONSE EVEN WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THESE BEHAVIORS CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM MOVING THE CAR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OR ACCELERATING TO GET TO SPEED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT IT TODAY. *TR

ON 09/22/13, I LEFT FOR A 75 MILE TRIP. WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY CAR THAT MORNING, I NOTICED IT WAS MOVING SLUGGISHLY, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO OUR OVERNIGHT CHILLY TEMPERATURES. I DROVE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO THE INTERSTATE. AS I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE, I HAD THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PREPARE TO MERGE AND DISCOVERED THAT I HAD PRACTICALLY NO ACCELERATION! MY CAR GOT TO BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 RPMS BEFORE IT SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR! AT THAT POINT, I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE, IN FRONT OF A SEMI THAT WOULD NOT GET OVER FOR ME TO MERGE. I LITERALLY HAD MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, AS THE CAR AGAIN HIT BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 RPMS TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR! I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET MY CAR TO 65 AND TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL . I DOUBLE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I WAS IN DRIVE (RATHER THAN NEUTRAL OR MANUAL--NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON). ON OCCASION DURING THAT DRIVE, I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO SEE IF WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED WAS A FLUKE'IT WAS NOT. MY ACCELERATOR WAS LITERALLY MASHED TO THE FLOOR AS MY CAR'S SPEED SLOWLY LURCHED HIGHER, WHILE MY RPMS RAISED ABOVE 5000 BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NEXT GEAR. ONCE I RETURNED HOME, I TURNED OFF MY CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES, BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE TO TEST IT. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS GONE (ALTHOUGH I QUESTION WHETHER MY TURBO IS STILL WORKING EFFECTIVELY, AS IT SEEMS LESS RESPONSIVE). TODAY, I TO