2012 HYUNDAI SONATA Engine Problems

I WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE ENGINE STOP WITH ANY REASON SO PAID A TOW TRUCK AND HEADED BACK HOME I CALL A TECHNICIAN HE CHECK EVERYTHING TAIMING CHAINS OIL SYSTEM COUNTERCHAFT ALSO HE TRIED TO ROTATE THE ENGINE AND DOESN'T MOVE AT THE END HE TELLS ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE

DEC 2016 SONATA STALLED OUT SUDDENLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 75 M.P.H. ON A RURAL HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR FOR THREE MONTHS RETURNING IT IN MARCH 2017 HAVING, SUPPOSEDLY, REPLACED THE ENGINE PER COURT ORDER. NOW, FALL 2018 I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR NOW AFTER IF HAS BEEN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL EVEN AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND HAS TROUBLE WITH HOLDING RPM NORMAL WHILE ASSENING OR DESCENDING HILLS. WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT APPEARS BRIEFLY FOR ONE MINUTE IT IS ONLY AT THE POINT WHEN THE DIP STICK SHOWS NO OIL AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC HAS REVEALED THE NEED FOR YET ANOTHER NEW ENGINE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE COST SAYING THAT THEY ONLY PROVIDE A 12 MONTH OR 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED ENGINE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY EVEN GAVE ME...

CAR WAS IN MOTION AND DECELERATED IN BUSY CITY STREET TRAFFIC 55MPH 2WAY STREET. CAR COASTED AND WITHIN SECONDS CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WOULD NOT RESTART. ENGINE LIGHT LIT. I BELIEVE THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT MIDDLE GLOVE BOX OVERHEATING FROM ENGINE. AIR WAS REROUTED BUT WAS TOLD ENGINE COULDN'T BE REPLACED UNLESS IT DIED.

ON JUNE 8TH, 2018 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 IN CHARLOTTE NC GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE COASTED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN TRIED TO RESTART IT AND NOTHING HAPPEN AND POWER WAS DEAD IN THE CAR. THEN HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DOORS WON'T OPEN SO HE HAD TO CLIMB OUT THOUGH THE SUNROOF TO SAFETY. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS INFLAMED WITH FIRE. HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE REASON I'M FILING THIS COMPLIANT IS BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURTOR KILLED IF THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSE. HYUNDAI HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND MY VEHOWAS TOTAL LOST. WE ALSO HAVE PICTURES AND A VIDEO. I CAN'T UPLOAD THE VIDEO SO IF SOMEONE CONTACTS ME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THE SOUND INTENSIFIED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE BLOWN. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINED AT THE CONTACT'S HOUSE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (SMART CHOICE AUTO GROUP, 17650 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065, (713) 933-1003) WAS CONTACTED, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS NOT SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND EXITING A FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTERWARDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONTACT STOPPED, SHUT OFF, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MOMENTS LATER, FLAMES APPEARED THAT SPREAD TO THE REAR SEATS. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT JUST WENT UP IN FLAMES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (CASE NUMBER: 1810104). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT CALLED BAKERSFIELD HYUNDAI (5300 WIBLE RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (661) 834-5300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DRIVING 85 N TO 18 E GOING 65 TO 70 MPH, I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE ON THE ROAD. I DETERMINED THE NOISE WAS FROM MY ENGINE. WAZE FOUND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP OFF PTREE INDUSTRIAL 3 MILES AWAY. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE OIL PRESSURE AND MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATE. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. .7 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED *DOT, 911, 511 AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DIP STICK SHOWED OIL IN THE CAR. TWO METAL PIECES WERE UNDER THE OIL PAN. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR RETRIEVED ONE. ATTACHED ARE PICTURES FROM THE SCENE. I HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS BUT WERE UNABLE TO UPLOAD

ON 10/10/18 MY VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MILES. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SUBSEQUENTLY BURST INTO FLAMES. 911 WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THERE WAS NOT A CRASH PRECEDING THE FIRE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HOOD AREA OF THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. A CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED WITH INSURANCE AND A REPORT WAS GENERATED BY THE THOMASTON FIRE AND THOMASTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE ARE ATTACHED.

FIRST ISSUE OCCURRED IN MY JOB'S PARKING LOT ,AS I TRIED TO CRANK MY CAR IT MADE A ROARING START AND DIDN'T WANT TO STAY ON. CUT THE CAR OFF, CHECKED OIL. THERE WAS BARELY ANY ON THE STICK (JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE ON 09/21/18 AT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP). ADDED 2 QTS HAD MOM DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP PER SERVICEMAN REQUEST. THEY CHANGED MY OIL AND INFORMED MY MOM OF AN ONGOING ISSUE. WELL GET OFF HEADED HOME, ON REGULAR COUNTY ROAD HEADLIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON ALONE WITH RADIO CONSOLE. PULLED OVER LIGHTS STAYED ON, BUT I NOTICE TAILLIGHT THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS WAS OUT AGAIN. TRIED TO REPLACE IT AND THE WIRE WAS HOT AND BULB WOULDN'T COME OUT. SO, I DECIDED TO WAIT TILL I GET HOME. BUT NOW I'M WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE MY ENGINE LIGHT...

AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES ON HIGHWAY, MY 2012 SONATA HYBRID WILL START TO JUMP AND BUCK. IT SLOWLY LOSES POWER AND WHEN IT REACHES LOWER SPEEDS (UNDER 40 MPH) AS I TRY TO ACCELERATE IT WILL FEEL LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CATCH THE NEXT GEAR BUT WON'T. I WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE POWER SO I HAVE TO TRY TO LEAVE HIGHWAY OR PULL OVER, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2018. JUST TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP BUT FIRST TWO TIMES THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING IT AND ALL DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THE CAR IS FINE. I SEE IN SOME WEB SITES THAT OTHER USERS NATION-WIDE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT WITH NO RESOLUTION AT HAND. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR BEHIND ME...

"TAKATA RECALL" 9/29/2017 MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA 2.0T ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO LOST OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO USUALLY WORKS ON MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. COME TO FIND OUT THEY SAID THE MOTOR WAS LOCKING UP AND THEY WOLD SUBMIT A FORM TO HYUNDAI TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE MY ENGINE. 07/05/2018 MY CAR HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THEY REPLACED IT LAST TIME AND I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY GETTING MY OIL CHANGED.

ON JULY 15TH 2018 AT 10:30 AM WHILE DRIVING AT 35+ MPH THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM THE HOOD AREA, AFTER PULLING OVER I NOTICED IT WAS SMOKING QUITE HEAVY, I RAISED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE... HYUNDAI OF CANADA REFUSES TO RESPOND TO MY REQUESTS FOR COMPENSATION...*DT *TR *JB *JS*JB

TAKATA RECALL. ENGINE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN WORKING PROPERLY IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS SO I PULLED UP THE VIN NUMBER AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD A FEW RECALLS WENT TO SONATA CFL IN CLERMONT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX ANYTHING BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT THAT THEY FIXED THE AIRBAG RECALL. SO I'M STILL RUNNING MY CAR, WHICH IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WITH AN AIRBAG AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. I'M SCARED FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. I CALLED TODAY AGAIN TO SEEK ASSISTANCE OR SOMEWHAT OF ANSWERS OF WHATS GOING ON. THEY SHARED WITH ME LAST TIME THAT MY CAR HAD TO MANY MILEAGE THAT AT THE TIME HAD ABOUT 120436

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. WHILE DRIVING, THE ODOR OF FUEL ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN A THICK, DARK CLOUD OF SMOKE AND FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. KEFFER HYUNDAI (9010 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NORTH CAROLINA 28105, (704) 343-8238) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 115-743-89. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET AND MY CAR REVVED UP BETWEEN 4 AND 5, AND THAN ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP AND MY CAR DIED. I COASTED INTO PARKING LOT (SAFELY THANKFULLY) AND CAR STARTED SMOKING SO GOT OUT IMMEDIATELY. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED STARTER WHICH WAS WHAT THEY BELIEVED IT TO BE. TURNS OUT IT WAS NOT STARTER IT IS ENGINE THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I LOOKED INTO RECALLS AND CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO INFORMED ME THIS ENGINE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED ALREADY. I WAS DIRECTED TO DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE AS 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' ONLY COVERS UP TO 120000 MILES WHICH MY CAR IS OVER. THE REPAIR SHOP I WENT TO MENTIONED THERE WAS NO OIL ON DIPSTICK WHEN CHECKED WHICH IS CONCERNING TO ME AS THAT SEEMS TO BE...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDIA SONATA DOWN THE ROAD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE WHOLE CAR SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I SMELLED SMOKE. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING, SO I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I SAW A BALL OF FIRE, AND QUICKLY GRABBED MY 4 YEAR OLD AND 10 YEAR OLD OUT OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME I GOT THEM OUT OF THE CAR, THE WHOLE ENGINE BAY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. AFTER TELLING MY STORY, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME WITH SIMILAR STORIES.

WHILE DRIVING CAR ON RT 50 WEST BOUND TOWARDS THE BAY BRIDGE, AN ENGINE POPPING NOISE OCCURRED, THEN FUMES STARTING COMING FROM VENTS. PULL CAR OVER WHILE GETTING OUT FLAMES WERE ALREADY COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WITHIN MINUTES THE WHOLE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NO TIME TO RETRIEVE ANY ITEMS INSIDE THE CAR. THE MD TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY POLICE WERE ON THE SEEN AND CALLED FIRE DEPT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL BASED ON SPARKS AS THEY WERE PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. HYUNDAI INVESTIGATED THE CAR REMAINS AND COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY CAUSE.CAR PICTURES ARE TO LARGE OF A FILE TO SUBMIT

WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION OR AFTER DRIVING BRIEFLY AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT MAY COME ON, OR THE ACTUAL BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD START TO FLICKER FOR NO REASON. THE RPMS ON THE CAR WOULD DROP VERY LOW AND THEN RISE OVER 3000. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN DECELERATE AND NOT ALLOW TO GO HIGHER THAN 25 MPH. THE ENGINE ALSO MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. THIS HAS CAUSED TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS ,ONE BEING T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ALMOST BEING HIT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN STATED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT LEAST TWICE AND THEY STATE THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT WOULD CAUSE THESE ISSUES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TAYLOR HYUNDAI OF AUGUSTA EACH TIME TO BE INSPECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN, BUT SEIZED AGAIN AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

'ENGINE SEIZURE'I WAS DRVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA (105,000 MILES) ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, AND SUDDENLY AFTER A QUICK PASSING EFFORT BY ME RENDERED THE CAR DEAD, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHILE I WAS MID WAY PASSING THE CAR I HAD TO BREAK A LITTLE AND PULL UP ON THE SIDE (STILL ON THE MAIN ROAD). TURNED OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY AND TRIED TURNING ON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. GOT IT TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID ALL THE ENGINE OIL HAD DRAINED OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED OUT. NOW AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE ABOUT 4K MILES/3MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, AN OIL CHANGE WAS IMMINENTLY NEAR BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AFTER 4K MILES OF AN OIL CHANGE. AFTER READING UP, SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS SONATA, AND MY CAR HAD GONE THROUGH AN ENGINE...

TAKATA RECALL. MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR STATE ROUTE AT 9:30PM WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, SHORTLY THERE AFTER, IT STALLED OUT, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT ON AND WITHIN 2-3 MINS, SMOKE POURED FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND WITHIN 2 MINS THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ONE HUGE BLAZE OF FIRE. HE WAS LUCKY TO GET OUT IN TIME. IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC FOR HIM TO SAY THE LEAST, NOT TO MENTION AS HIS PARENTS, WE WERE ON FACE TIME WITH HIM AFTER HE PULLED OVER AND SAW THIS AS IT WAS HAPPENING AND COULDN'T BE THERE TO ASSIST HIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AT LESS THEN 60,000 MILES. HYUNDAI OF BEDFORD (18300 ROCKSIDE RD, BEDFORD, OH 44146, (440) 439-0700) STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER ONLY PART OF THE ENGINE FAILURE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE THAT SHOULD COVER THE ENGINE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE ABNORMAL NOISES AND THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. RICK CASE HYUNDAI (3550 WESTON RD, DAVIE, FL 33331, (954) 994-2397) WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLENISHED THE OIL; HOWEVER, WITHIN TWO WEEKS, THE OIL WAS LOW WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED OR EXCLUDED FROM AN ENGINE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING

WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SHORTLY AFTER. THE CAR WILL REV UP TO 5000-6000 RPM WITH VERY LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SONATAS WITH TURBOS. I WAS TOLD IT'S THE WASTE GATE ACTUATOR FOR THE TURBO. WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND COULDN'T GET UP THE MOUNTAIN FAST ENOUGH SO I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH MY HAZARDS. THE REMAINDER OF THE CLIMB OVER THE MOUNTAINS I WAS GOING 20-30 MPH (WHILE I'M AT 5000 RPM OR OVER).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT CALLED TERRY LABONTE CHEVROLET AT 336-447-1535 (LOCATED AT 1401 BRIDFORD PKWY, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,062.

I WAS PARKED. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO MOVE IT CLOSER TO A BUILDING, FROM ONE SIDE OF A DIRT DRIVEWAY TO THE OTHER. WHEN I STARTED BACKING UP EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE BUT AFTER A FEW, MAYBE 3 SECONDS, THE ENGINE STARTED ROARING AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AT TREMENDOUS SPEED. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THE CAR WENT.I HIT THE BUILDING, THAT'S WHAT STOPPED THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED OTHERWISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND THE KEY FOB FAILED TO CONNECT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE FOB BEING IN THE CHARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER (ROUND ROCK HYUNDAI, 2405 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, ROUND ROCK, TX 78665, (512) 904-6400) WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE WAS STUTTERING WHILE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS MADE AWARE THAT MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS KNOCKING NOISE IN THE MOTOR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE (NOT CONTINUOUS) BUT SEVERAL TIMES. WAS LESS THAN A MILE WHEN THE POWER CUT OUT AND I DRIFTED TO THE MERGE AREA AND OFF TO THE SIDE. NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG- NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, JUST STOPPED. HAD AUTO TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE DID A THOROUGH CHECK - INDICATED THERE WERE SLIVERS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE METALLIC PIECES IN OIL (OIL WAS JUST CHANGED LESS THAT 1000 MILES). MECHANIC DECLARED ENGINE WAS DEAD-

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR IS KNOCKING OUT OF GEAR, NOT GETTING ACCELERATION. PRETTY CERTAIN ITS THE GEAR SHIFTER. ALSO A BURNING SMELL COMES FROM MY MOTOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL AND THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER (LESTER GLENN HYUNDAI, 386 ROUTE 37 E, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753, (732) 691-4108). THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V152000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE REMEDY WOULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION BY REPLACING THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,918.

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.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING. HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRIP I HEARD A RUBBING, GRINDING NOISE. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE, BUT FIGURED IT WAS A BELT ISSUE SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I CALLED THE NEARBY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY KNEW WHAT IT COULD BE. THEY DID NOT BUT CHECKED MY VIN FOR RECALLS. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS SO I HEADED TOWARDS THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. SOON AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD A LOUD BANG OCCURRED AND THE EXHAUST STARTED SMOKING. I PULLED OVER TO CALL FOR A TOW AND AGAIN OPENED THE HOOD. I NOTICED A FIRE HAD STARTED UNDER THE ENGINE SO I GOT MY WIFE OUT OF THE CAR AND THE CAR BECAME FULLY ENGULFED. CALLED 911 AND A FIRE UNIT RESPONDED...

SON DRIVING CAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SON WAS ABLE TO GET TO VACANT LOT. SON TRIED TO CRANK CAR 2 TIMES AND IT WOULD NOT START. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FLASHED ON AND OFF ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER CUTTING ON AND OFF. SON GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SON RAN TO BUSHES AND 5 MINUTES OR LESS CAR ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES.

I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND IT SHUT DOWN I ROLLED TO THE SIDE STARTED IT AGAIN BUT SAME NOISE HAPPENED I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC HE SAID IT MIGHT BE OUT OF OUT I TOWED IT TO NEAREST MECHANIC SHOP THEY SAID YOUR ENGINE BLOW UP THEY WANTED TO CHARGE 4500 DOLLARS PLUS TAX TO GET USED ENGINE SO I STARTED TO CALL OTHER MECHANICS TO LOOK FOR CHEAPER SERVICE AND ONE OF THE MECHANIC TOLD ME BEFORE I DO THAT I SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI BECAUSE THEY HAD RECALL FOR ENGINES ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTORS AND THEY SAID ITS TRUE I TYPED IN ON THEIR WEBSITE MY VIN NUMBER AND IT GAVE ME 4 CODES FOR RECALL THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED AND IT GAVE ME OPTION TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT SO I TOWED MY CAR...

EVERY OWNER OF A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT HAS OVER 130,000 MILES THAT I TALKED TO COMPLAINS THE CAR USES FAR TOO MUCH OIL (3 TO 4 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES) UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND DO NOT CHECK YOU OIL WEEKLY, YOU WILL RUIN AN ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF OIL.

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

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

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

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

I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY SONATA, TROUBLE SINCE DAY 1! I WAS GOING ON A FAMILY TRIP I HAVE ABOUT A 300 NIKE DRIVE NOT EVEN AN HOUR INTO THE DRIVE MY CAR STOPS ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO GET ASSISTANCE TO MOVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ROAD RANGER SPOTS ME AND STOPS TO HELP HE TELLS ME I HAD ENGINE FAILURE! I THEN HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP AND PRETTY MUCH LEFT MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I RETURNED FROM MY TRIP. THEN GET MY CAR TOWED BACK TO HYUNDAI WHICH COST ME ABOUT 400, HYUNDAI KEEPS MY CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT NOT THE TURBO BECAUSE IT WASN'T APART OF TH RECALL, REALLY! MY CAR DRIVES LIKE CRAP WITHOUT THE TURBO , MADE A COMPLAINT WITH CORPORATE AND NOTHING HAS GOTTEN...

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

BELOW IS A RECALL FROM HYUNDAI REGARDING THE ENGINE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET IT INSPECTED AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS FINE, HOWEVER, A YEAR LATER THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE RECALL INFO BELOW IS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IS HOW WE NOTICED THE ISSUE. OUR CONCERN IS; HYUNDAI TOLD US IT WAS FINE WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO GET INSPECTED AND NOW THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED (BY US) HYUNDAI STATED THAT IT WAS AFTER THE 120,000 MILE LIMIT (126,000) THAT IS ON THE RECALL SO NO HELP IS PROVIDED. IF IT HAD BEEN INSPECTED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME, WE MAY HAVE NOT HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED, ALSO, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY PUT A LIMIT ON IT (120,000), JUST REPLACE WHAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR REPAIR WHAT IS THE PROBLEM...OR...

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FULLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND ASSISTED WITH PUSHING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT USED A HEAT GUN TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS NO COMBUSTION OR FIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE SMOKE AND ODOR ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE REPORT STATUS WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO FIRE TO EXTINGUISH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FAIRFAX HYUNDAI, 10925 FAIRFAX BLVD, FAIRFAX, VA, 22030) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BROCHURE THAT WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL THE DAY AFTER THE FAILURE, BUT IT...