Major Problems with 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid BODY Victims: 2 Mileage: 40000 miles

2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid POWER TRAIN Mileage: 7450 miles

2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid SERVICE BRAKES Mileage: 1800 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, POWER TRAIN and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Sonata Hybrid owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE we were traveling down highway 125 when my 2012 hyundai sonata hybrid caught on fire. it completely burned to the...	45 ~ 83042 miles
POWER TRAIN while slowly moving downhill on the freeway during rush hour traffic i attempted to change lanes and accelerated quickly. the...	23 ~ 75592 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM pulling into traffic the car quit leaving me starring down the oncoming traffic. i was able to coast to the...	21 ~ 61997 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL electrical smell like melting plastic wiring: first incident as noted above 2nd incident on 1/29/2013 mileage 9227-on vehicle start up...	12 ~ 64174 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER while slowly moving downhill on the freeway during rush hour traffic i attempted to change lanes and accelerated quickly. the...	11 ~ 56324 miles
SERVICE BRAKES proceeded to back out of parking space. brakes began making loud grinding noise. pulled back into parking space when brakes...	10 ~ 50949 miles
STEERING we took the vehicle to the dealership for service and when it was returned to us we were notified that...	9 ~ 83125 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM slowly accelerating up a small hill at approximately 3 to 5 mph. began to break at top of hill which...	5 ~ 35270 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the moving portion of the panoramic sunroof scattered raining glass shards onto the driver and over the exterior of the	4 ~ 30075 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata hybrid. while driving 20 mph and making a left turn at an...	3 ~ 21333 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i have had to change my break lights 8 times since january. both my rear left and right brake lamps...	2 ~ 85000 miles
SEAT BELTS failure to perform warranty repair. vehicle still under warranty. no help. please advice. matthew highway stalling and dash board lights	2 ~ 32000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL failure to perform warranty repair. vehicle still under warranty. no help. please advice. matthew highway stalling and dash board lights	2 ~ 114500 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY the moving portion of the panoramic sunroof scattered raining glass shards onto the driver and over the exterior of the	2 ~ 29250 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while slowly moving downhill on the freeway during rush hour traffic i attempted to change lanes and accelerated quickly. the...	2 ~ 42355 miles
WHEELS two and a half years ago i leased a sonata hybrid from broadway automotive in green bay wisconsin. i leased...	2 ~ 52000 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM suddenly gave warning while driving not drive hybrid system failure. please call me at [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the	1 ~ 12 miles
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata hybrid. while driving various speeds the emergency brake engaged independently. the contact...	1 ~ 119451 miles
SEATS we were traveling down highway 125 when my 2012 hyundai sonata hybrid caught on fire. it completely burned to the...	1 ~ 40000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the warning signal "hybrid safety warning do not drive" appeared and i could not move my car. the day before...	1 ~ 13286 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER glass partition located between windshield and sunroof shattered after being hit by a small pebble while driving on interstate. *tr...	1 ~ 8500 miles
VISIBILITY front section of panoramic glass roof exploded while driving on highway. immediately pulled over and looked at roof after recovering...	1 ~ 21800 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata hybrid. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph the hybrid brake...	1 ~ 1300 miles
BACK-UP ALARM > BACK OVER PREVENTION back up camera takes 10 to 15 seconds before coming on (average 12 seconds) audio on radio cd player and	1 ~ 3722 miles

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