Major Problems with 2012 Hyundai Sonata Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Hyundai Sonata

2012 Hyundai Sonata ENGINE Victims: 5 Mileage: 131000 miles

2012 Hyundai Sonata ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 60000 miles

2012 Hyundai Sonata SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 38000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata hybrid. the contact stated when attempting to accelerate the vehicle hesitated to...	290 ~ 69275 miles
STEERING this is for a 2012 sonata. your options to select this make and model only showed 2011 as the option...	259 ~ 59314 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the blue tooth device was not compatible with...	123 ~ 61097 miles
AIR BAGS vehicle was parked in parking lot when we came out the driver side curtain air bag (front and back) had...	106 ~ 61827 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while driving a night the headlights were dim...	62 ~ 78647 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL three problems cropped up immediately or shortly after initial ownership. the car pulls to the right and the steering wheel...	59 ~ 47671 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph a loud abnormal bang...	57 ~ 57504 miles
POWER TRAIN vehicle check engine lit and all dash lights lit upon starting the car. it would not let me shift it...	55 ~ 69692 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER vehicle check engine lit and all dash lights lit upon starting the car. it would not let me shift it...	53 ~ 59570 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM this is a hybrid vehicle. it chugs hesitates and almost stalls when accelerating from a complete stop. the service people	52 ~ 64395 miles
SEAT BELTS the car was purchased new in feb 2012. we noticed the rear seat belts have frayed the rear middle seat...	50 ~ 47454 miles
SUSPENSION vehicle pulls to the right all the time. dealer indicates alignment is ok per their alignment calibration machine but the...	32 ~ 29329 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL have been in dealership 3 times for repair all 3 times car has been out of alignment. the car has...	29 ~ 57195 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE three problems cropped up immediately or shortly after initial ownership. the car pulls to the right and the steering wheel...	22 ~ 56220 miles
WHEELS 1) the vehicle is purchased on 10/15/2012 at mileage 45. after driving 10 miles felt vomiting sensation and head ache...	21 ~ 34694 miles
TIRES completely new vehicle (hyundai sonata limited 2012) with new tires as supplied by manufacturer hyundai. car kept skidding on a...	9 ~ 7663 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that when he looked through the rear view mirror...	7 ~ 22071 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall without warning followed by...	6 ~ 24733 miles
SEATS i was getting ready for work and the temperature outside was -2 degrees so i went to warm up the...	5 ~ 51160 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY while the vehicle was in reverse the dashboard's back up camera screen remained completely unidentifiable throughout the rainy weather day...	5 ~ 23000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY while driving on the parkway at approximately 60 mph the sunroof of my 2012 hyundai sonata shattered. i heard the...	5 ~ 35160 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. the...	5 ~ 15900 miles
VISIBILITY the windshield has ripples in the glass. driving at night is hard because it picks up headlights and it makes...	5 ~ 81 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the headlights illuminated dimmer than normal...	5 ~ 10554 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. while driving various speeds or when the vehicle was parked the brake...	4 ~ 101629 miles
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. while driving approximately 15 mph the police stopped the contact because the...	4 ~ 70750 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC car lost anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control functions. this was caused by the drivers front wheel sensor wire rubbing	4 ~ 9984 miles
PRETENSIONER > SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated which was...	3 ~ 80000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata equipped with kumho solus kh25 tires size p205/65r16. while driving approximately 25...	3 ~ 39333 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata equipped with a set of kumho solusk h25 tires size: p205/65/r16 and...	3 ~ 87167 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. while driving various speeds or while the vehicle was parked the rear...	2 ~ 33000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while idled the accelerator pedal was depressed but...	2 ~ 49426 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM 2012 hyundai sonata. consumer writes in regards to manufacturers false mpg claims and vehicle acceleration issues. *smd the consumer noticed...	2 ~ 75000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while at a complete stop the vehicle suddenly...	2 ~ 71000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES the sides of the tire in question seem very prone to sidewall failure. this tire has a lip on it...	2 ~ 2250 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY in june 2012 while my sonata was sitting in the driveway the driver side glass shattered with no impact. i...	2 ~ 35000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the windshield was distorted and the view was...	2 ~ 36 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the headlights illuminated dimmer than normal...	2 ~ 5894 miles
COLUMN > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the steering wheel made a clicking noise when...	1 ~ 86000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. when the contact entered the vehicle the instrument panel stated that the...	1 ~ 5988 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING failure of brake light switch allowing starting car in park and shifting to drive with out pressing brakes.same as safety	1 ~ 80000 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE complete and total motor failure while driving at highway speed. previously needed fuel pump replacement. cv joint (axel) failed prematurely.	1 ~ 40200 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS vehicle type: 2012 hyundai sonata se on thursday april 14 2016 at approximately 6p in the evening the air bag...	1 ~ 82800 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > PASSENGER SIDE > FRONTAL vehicle type: 2012 hyundai sonata se on thursday april 14 2016 at approximately 6p in the evening the air bag...	1 ~ 82800 miles
RACK > RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. while driving 45 mph and changing lanes the steering column made a...	1 ~ 55000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that while driving at 45 mph an abnormal burning...	1 ~ 42000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated while driving 55 mph with the cruise control activated...	1 ~ 22425 miles
PARKING BRAKE on or about october 1 2103 the emergency brake light on the dash came on as i started the car...	1 ~ 10297 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES kuhmo tires constantly low air pressure refilled with nitrogen gas numerous times was told by dealership it was due to...	1 ~ 23000 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. the...	1 ~ 2000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a owns a 2012 hyundai sonata. the contact stated that the headlights illuminated dimmer than normal...	1 ~ 3788 miles

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