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I have had several malfunctions with this vehicle that is less than 6 years old. It started with clicking in the wheel, key stuck in the ignition and now my air bag light is on and that is a malfunction in the system. It seems like everything is a malfunction that shouldn't be happening to a car less than 6 Y/O. my car stay in the shop for some reason or another. I can honestly say I will never purchase another Hyundai of any kind.
Last week, my power steering suddenly stopped working while driving on a city street making it very difficult to maneuver. The eps dashboard trouble light as well as the airbag and ESC lamps all illuminated at the same time. Thankfully, there was light traffic at the time so was able to pull off to the side to regain my composure. Using extreme caution, I drove the next few miles back home carefully avoiding any sudden situations where I was forced to make sharp turns. I had an extremely hard time steering. Yesterday, I took the veh into the local dealership. After a couple of hours, they said the steering column had to be replaced and that somehow it was also causing all the other unrelated trouble lamps to light at the same time!. approx. $1200 repair cost. The veh is 2012 with 82,000 miles. I asked if it was covered by the 100K mile warranty. They said no. After only 4 years of owning this car, I can't believe the steering column broke. I never heard of that before. I went on-line and noticed that 2011 Sonata's had a similar problem the year prior and as a result, there was a national recall to rectify the problem by replacing faulty equipment. I can't help but think that perhaps the same faulty equipment was perhaps installed in some of the 2012's also.
Sonata recall. The airbag light has been on for 3days now and won't shut off no matter what I do and I'm scared it will deploy. Back in may I noticed the paint in my car shipping after I took it to get washed, now my car looks ugly.
Takata recall- I have read online that there are 4 safety recall issues on my vehicle that will be towed to a dealership this am to be checked out. My case number with Hyundai is 9059835 (kelly-contact person) 855-671-3059. I read about a side airbag issue as the fourth issue but was told that there is no recall issue on the airbags. How do I proceed?
My car is slowing down while I'm driving and in order to pick up speed I have to take my foot off of the gas and put it back on to accelerate. I am also having electrical issues which includes changing my brake lights several times every couple of months. The electrical issue also includes my check engine light, seat belt light, check tire light and truck light on when it is not open. The electrical problem is also affecting my doors and alarm system I.e. my car is currently only manual when it should be automatic.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. While driving 10 mph and switching lanes, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot and repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. While driving 60 mph, the front driver side curtain air bag and both rear curtain air bags deployed without an impact occurring. The contact sustained spine trauma that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that after the vehicle was started, the driver side air bag warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the passenger side seat belt warning light flashed when the seat was vacant. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V568000 (engine) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer determined that the air bag detached itself from the steering column and needed to be re-attached. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and only offered to pay for a portion of the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 78,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. While operating the vehicle, the front passenger side seat belt sensor light would intermittently flash off and on although the passenger seat was unoccupied. Eventually, the front passenger side air bag sensor light would also flash off and on when a passenger was not present. The check engine light also illuminated. While driving approximately 60 mph, the stability control ESC sensor light illuminated and the vehicle would not accelerate. After shutting the vehicle off and restarting the engine, the vehicle operated as normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. No additional information was available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 18,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, a loud, abnormal bang was heard from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle then lost braking and steering abilities as the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the contact was injured. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact stated that the loud bang was a result of either a tire blowing or a defective strut that caused the tire blow. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the crash. The manufacturer advised that they would investigate the crash. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Vehicle was parked in parking lot when we came out the driver side curtain air bag (front and back) had deployed....inspected for damage in parking lot and there was none found in other words nobody hit vehicle....took vehicle to dealer in columbia Missouri, joe machens Hyundai, and they indicated they had never seen anything like this and were contacting Hyundai usa for information...they ran computer codes on vehicle everything was fine...also checked for damage to vehicle and none found...major concern is that if this happened while driving this could have been a serious problem...could this be a major a problem with 2012 Sonatas??
- Kissimmee, FL, USA
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