2012 Hyundai Sonata Complaint Log

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.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE DASHBOARD WE CHECKED THE FUSES THEY ARE GOOD. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL NEVER GOT A CALL BACK. HAVE A I/P BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR RECALLS TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LIGHT THEY LOOKED AT MY TAIL LIGHTS. WE HAVE THE BRAKE RUBBER PIECE REPLACED UNDER LIFE TIME WARRANTY THAT WENT OUT BUT THEY DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT. THE EMISSIONS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AS WELL. THE STEERING POPS WHILE DRIVING THIS WE HAVE HAD HYUNDIA LOOK AT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. INSIDE LIGHTS THERE IS FAULT THERE THEY WON'T GO OFF SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN OFF MODE NO DOOR MODE. DEALSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST ME TO FIX. ONGOING SINCE A YEAR AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR.

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

POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ESPECIALLY IN A TIGHT MANEUVER WHEN PARKING OR BACKING UP. AFTER READING ABOUT MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WHERE SOME DRIVERS HAVE EVEN LOST T;HEIR POWER STEERING COMPLETELY, I AM OF THE OPINION THAT A RECALL IS WARRANTED AS THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CULPRIT IN MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS SEEMS TO BE AN INEXPENSIVE PART MADE OF RUBBER OR NEOPRENE CALLED A "FLEXIBLE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING COUPLING". AS THIS PART BEGINS TO FAIL, SERIOUS STEERING PROBLEMS BEGIN TO APPEAR WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.

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.

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.

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.

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.

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD CLUCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT, WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND FEELS LOOSE LIKE IT WILL COME OFF.

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.

RECALL KOREA...2009-2014 SONSTA MDPS.. HTTP://AUTO.NAVER.COM/MAGAZINE/MAGAZINETHEMEREAD.NHN?SEQ=16145

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD FUEL. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A LOCAL DEALER (ANTWERPEN HYUNDAI, 6440 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, CATONSVILLE, MD 21228) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ON MY VEHICLE CONSTANTLY CLICKS. THIS IS A EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN WITH HYUNDAI HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN RICHMOND, VA IN JANUARY 2017 AND THEY TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND GAVE ME A QUOTE TO FIX IT OF $800. THIS WAS BEFORE THE VEHICLE HIT 100,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY CAMPAIGN WAS RELEASED. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK IN OCTOBER BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND IT ANYMORE, HYUNDAI REFUSED TO FIX IT AS IT WAS AT 106,000 MILES. THEY NEVER DOCUMENTED THE ISSUE IN JANUARY. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED ITS INSPECTION, EVEN THOUGH HYUNDAI TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE.

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.

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 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

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.

STEERING COLUMN COUPLER MAKES RATTLING NOISE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE AND VIBRATED HEAVILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST BROAD HYUNDAI (8903 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23294) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE FOR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10110922 (STEERING, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNQUALIFIED DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED PER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *TT

THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN IT TO THE WHEEL LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. ALSO WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES THE SAME LOUD NOISE. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION . THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL DUE TO THE HIGH POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM!!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

My 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid has not had any resolution after the motor seized in 2016. The dealership service department said the motor needed to be replaced in 2016 but refused to honor the warranty. I drove the car part way home when the motor seized on the highway. At that time I made multiple attempts for Hyundai to honor the warranty. The Sonata had 58,708 miles on it. It had to be towed has been in storage since that time. Hyundai since has placed a recall on the motor. The Hyundai customer care center is refusing to cover the cost of towing and loaner vehicle while ‘they check it out to see if it covered under the recall’. I would like to know what rights I have? Will I need to initiate a law suit to get resolution? My VIN indicates it is included in the recall. I contacted a Hyundai dealership who stated they would get back with me also. They also have not contacted me to date. Six years has passed and Hyundai has been fined billions according to your website yet they do not respond in any reasonable fashion. Do have have any information about what they are required to do for someone in my position? It has been pointed out to me that many other parts will need replacing such as the hybrid battery, connectors, hoses and so on due to the time lapse which Hyundai purposely created by their refusal to act in a timely manner. I am making a complaint against them for the above reasons.

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

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEHIGH VALLEY HYUNDAI (675 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-16227242, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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

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.

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.

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 NEED TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE BULB WHEN IT GOES OUT. NOT TO MENTION THE HUGE RISK OF A FIRE BY HAVING A HOT LIGHT BULB BY A BUNCH OF MELTING PLASTIC. I MEAN REALLY HYUNDAI, MY CAR HITS ITS WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU ARE TRYING TO KILL ME! *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND VIBRATION WERE PRESENT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC COUPLING INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,451. UPDATED 06/07/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND BECAME LOOSE AS IF IT WERE GOING TO SEPARATE. UPDATED 09/07/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN INOPERABLE REAR BRAKE STOP LAMP. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE STOP LAMP BULB, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VAN HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 1301 S INTERSTATE 35E, CARROLLTON, TX 75006, 972-437-8334) TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,682.

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

"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.

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 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

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

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

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.